Today, RijnHove and Fortis Intertrust, the owner of Monterey Management BV, have reached an agreement regarding the sale of 100% of Monterey Management to RijnHove, which is based in Breda.
Based in Rotterdam, Monterey Management provides high net worth individuals with a full range of tax, legal and fiduciary services concerning succession planning and wealth preservation. Its staff are highly experienced and well-trained professionals, who have established long-standing relationships with the company and its clients.
“The acquisition of Monterey Management, a trust and fiduciary company, is in line with RijnHove’s strategy to develop on a European scale its existing business as a provider of professional trust services,” say Frans van Rijn and Sjaak ten Hove, directors of RijnHove Beheer. “Monterey complements our own business in the Netherlands. Together, we will be one of the most important medium sized trust companies in the Netherlands and we believe strongly that this will offer excellent growth opportunities in the current market, which in general is facing the effects of the stringent regulatory obligations in the Netherlands. We welcome to our group Monterey’s staff of experienced professionals, who have been responsible for Monterey’s success in recent years.”
“Monterey’s strength lies in its dedication to its clients, to whom its name as an independent provider of Dutch trust structures stands for professional service,” says Bas Schreuders, CEO of Fortis Intertrust. “Fortis Intertrust, a leading provider of trust and corporate services with more than 1100 employees in 23 countries, has chosen to operate under one Fortis flag, which will enable it to widen its range of international services and to enhance further its worldwide offering. Monterey’s position as a strong, independent provider of tax, legal and fiduciary services did not allow for a smooth integration into the new Fortis structure while a merger with Fortis Intertrust would have been detrimental to both the company and its customers. We are confident that RijnHove will allow Monterey to develop its growth potential to the full.”
This transaction will have no impact on Fortis’s net profit per share.