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Mirjam Niessen

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Impact Investing Principal at DOEN Participaties

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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About

Mirjam Niessen is an investment professional with over 20 years of international experience in the investment industry, focused primarily on the agriculture, biotech, and food sectors. She works in principal investments at DOEN Ventures and serves as an external Investment Committee member for the VP Capital Venture fund at VP Capital. Her background spans impact investing, fund-of-funds investing, private equity, venture, and co-investments, and she has held roles on various investment committees, boards, and advisory committees.

Experience

  1. VP CapitalExternal IC member VP Capital Venture fundcurrent2025 — present
  2. DOEN VenturesPrincipal Impact Investment at DOEN Venturescurrent2019 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  3. Land LifeNon- Executive Board Member Land Life2023 — 2024
  4. RabobankExecutive Director Rabobank Private Equity2017 — 2019The Randstad, Netherlands
  5. RabobankMember of the Investment Committee for Rabo Equity India private equity funds2017 — 2019India
  6. RabobankSenior Manager Financial Restructuring and Recovery2012 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  7. RabobankGlobal food & agri Mergers & Acquisitions2007 — 2012Rothschild & Rabobank M&A
  8. Anterra CapitalMember of the Investment Committee for Anterra Capital2017 — 2019Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  9. Arlon Capital Partners II LPMember of the Investment Committee for Arlon Capital Partners2017 — 2019São Paulo, Brazil
  10. ABN AMRO/ FortisCredit analyst Corporate Clients2005 — 2007
  11. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. / FortisInternational Management Trainee2004 — 2005
  12. TNTInternship 8 months M&A department2003 — 2004

Skills & more

BankingAgricultureFood & BeveragePortfolio ManagementCredit RiskCreditRestructuringMergers & AcquisitionsCommodityLeveraged FinanceLoan OriginationCorporate Finance
+9 moreInvestment BankingFinancial MarketsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisFinancial StructuringDistressed DebtStart-upsNegotiation

Languages Dutch · English · French · Spanish

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Colleagues at DOEN Participaties

Alianke van de Wal
Teammedewerker at DOEN Participaties
Carol Gribnau
Directeur at DOEN Participaties
Dorien Hamming
Marketing en Communicatiemanager at DOEN Participaties
Emilie van Wonderen
Junior Programmamanager at DOEN Participaties
Emma Hogendorp
Programmamanager at DOEN Participaties
Emma Vermeulen
Financieel Manager at DOEN Participaties
Emmy van Kleef
Programmamanager at DOEN Participaties
Fabiënne Schuffelen
Teammedewerker at DOEN Participaties

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Who is Mirjam Niessen?
Mirjam Niessen is an investment professional with over 20 years of international experience in the investment industry, focused primarily on the agriculture, biotech, and food sectors. She works in principal investments at DOEN Ventures and serves as an external Investment Committee member for the VP Capital Venture fund at VP Capital. Her background spans impact investing, fund-of-funds investing, private equity, venture, and co-investments, and she has held roles on various investment committees, boards, and advisory committees.
Where does Mirjam Niessen work?
Mirjam Niessen is Impact Investing Principal at DOEN Participaties.
Where did Mirjam Niessen go to school?
Mirjam Niessen studied at IESE Business School (Executive Management Programme); Radboud University (Postdoctorate degree, Insolvency law); University of Groningen (Master, International Relations).

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