Frits Vromen

Mr. Frits Vromen is a senior adviser to Mercurius Beleggingsmaatschappij B.V, an Investment Company based in Heerlen, The Netherlands.
He was previously Managing Partner of NatWest Equity Partners (now Bridgepoint Capital) based in Düsseldorf, responsible for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Benelux, focusing on the mid-cap market.
Mr. Vromen was also Managing Director of APM International (ABN-AMRO Bank subsidiary), which became Alpinvest VC Fund (now NIB Capital).
He began his career as an attorney, working in both The Netherlands and New York and responsible for tax and corporate advice to foreign investors and multinationals.
Mr. Vromen was appointed Industrial Commissioner of The Netherlands to the USA (diplomatic service) responsible for opening offices in Houston and San Francisco and for acquisition and equity financing of Dutch subsidiaries of US companies.
Mr. Vromen holds a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Nijmegen, and participated in post-graduate programs at Tilburg University (International Tax Law) and at Stanford University.