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'''Rob Heyvaert''' is the managing partner of Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology companies in the financial services industry based in New York, US and London, UK and former CEO & founder of the [[Capco|Capital Markets Company (Capco)]]. |
'''Rob Heyvaert''' is the managing partner of Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology companies in the financial services industry based in New York, US and London, UK and former CEO & founder of the [[Capco|Capital Markets Company (Capco)]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Before founding Capco, Rob Heyvaert created Cimad Consultants and sold it to [[IBM]], and then became general manager of Securities and Capital Markets at IBM.<ref name="techcrunch londonnyc">{{cite web|url=https:// |
Before founding Capco, Rob Heyvaert created Cimad Consultants and sold it to [[IBM]], and then became general manager of Securities and Capital Markets at IBM.<ref name="techcrunch londonnyc">{{cite web|url=https://riabiz.com/a/2021/2/12/investcloud-long-tagged-an-envestnet-killer-sold-at-1-billion-valuation-level-gets-added-to-tegra118-but-some-say-not-so-fast|title=InvestCloud -- long tagged an 'Envestnet killer' -- sold at $1-billion valuation level, gets added to Tegra118, but some say, not so fast|website=riabiz.com|date=12 February 2021|author=Brooke Southall|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> |
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In 1998, Rob Heyvaert founded [[Capco|Capital Markets Company (Capco)]]. Capco helps financial services firms to accelerate the process of managing risk and regulatory change, reducing costs, and enhancing controls. In May 1999, Capco was chosen to overhaul the [[Indonesia Stock Exchange]]’s clearing and settlement system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/1999/1213/068_01.html|title=Mr. Fix-it|website=Forbes|date=13 December 1999|author=John H. Christy|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> From 1999 to 2000, the company's revenue jumped from $35 million to $100 million, with 900 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lalibre.be/economie/libre-entreprise/le-cerveau-de-capco-51b870d4e4b0de6db9a573fe|title=Le cerveau de Capco|website=Lalibre.be|date=9 February 2001|author=Patrick van Campenhout|language=fr|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
In 1998, Rob Heyvaert founded [[Capco|Capital Markets Company (Capco)]]. Capco helps financial services firms to accelerate the process of managing risk and regulatory change, reducing costs, and enhancing controls. In May 1999, Capco was chosen to overhaul the [[Indonesia Stock Exchange]]’s clearing and settlement system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/1999/1213/068_01.html|title=Mr. Fix-it|website=Forbes|date=13 December 1999|author=John H. Christy|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> From 1999 to 2000, the company's revenue jumped from $35 million to $100 million, with 900 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lalibre.be/economie/libre-entreprise/le-cerveau-de-capco-51b870d4e4b0de6db9a573fe|title=Le cerveau de Capco|website=Lalibre.be|date=9 February 2001|author=Patrick van Campenhout|language=fr|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
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In 2006 he appeared on the Belgian Flemish television channel [[VT4]] in a television program called "De Topmanager," the Belgian version of [[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://datanews.levif.be/ict/actualite/nous-en-savons-assez/article-normal-310867.html|title=Nous en savons assez|website=Levif.be|author=David Geens|language=fr|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
In 2006 he appeared on the Belgian Flemish television channel [[VT4]] in a television program called "De Topmanager," the Belgian version of [[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://datanews.levif.be/ict/actualite/nous-en-savons-assez/article-normal-310867.html|title=Nous en savons assez|website=Levif.be|author=David Geens|language=fr|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
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In 2010, [[FIS (company)|FIS]] acquired Capco and Rob Heyvaert became corporate executive vice president of FIS, member of the FIS Executive Management team, and responsible for the strategic direction of FIS' consulting services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/1449291/fis-to-acquire-capco-for-around-300-mln-update.aspx|title=FIS To Acquire Capco For Around $300 Mln – Update|website=Rttnews.com|date=19 October 2010|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
In 2010, [[FIS (company)|FIS]] acquired Capco and Rob Heyvaert became corporate executive vice president of FIS, member of the FIS Executive Management team, and responsible for the strategic direction of FIS's consulting services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/1449291/fis-to-acquire-capco-for-around-300-mln-update.aspx|title=FIS To Acquire Capco For Around $300 Mln – Update|website=Rttnews.com|date=19 October 2010|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> In 2021, Capco was sold to Wipro for $1.45 billion. |
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In 2011, Rob Heyvaert bought the penthouse on 54 Bond Street in New York (in the former building of the [[Bouwerie Lane Theatre]]) for $13 |
In 2011, Rob Heyvaert bought the penthouse on 54 Bond Street in New York (in the former building of the [[Bouwerie Lane Theatre]]) for $13.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/3/7/10479162/54-bond-streets-tripex-penthouse-sells-for-13-5-million|title=54 Bond Street's Tripex Penthouse Sells for $13.5 Million|website=Ny.curbed.com|date=7 March 2011|author=Sara Polsky|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Rob Heyvaert co-founded the company Motive Partners, a financial technology sector-specialist investment firm primarily focused on buyout and growth equity and has raised over $1.5 billion,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/motive-partners-aims-for-1-billion-1513300072-e5c3a635-6af6-45df-9cfc-1cf1aa9e20a7.html|title=Motive Partners aims for $1 billion|website=Axios.com|date=24 January 2017|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> with a team including [[Blythe Masters]], Bob Brown and Richard Lumb.<ref name="techcrunch londonnyc"/> |
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Motive Partners has invested in technology provider companies such as |
Motive Partners has invested in technology provider companies such as Avaloq,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/ion-nec-are-said-to-compete-for-stake-in-swiss-tech-firm-avaloq|title=ION, NEC Said to Compete for Stake in Swiss Tech Firm Avaloq|website=bloomberg.com|date=4 September 2020|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://njtechweekly.com/short-hills-based-dun-bradstreet-gears-up-to-be-center-of-excellence-for-big-data-and-data-analytics/|title=SHORT HILLS-BASED DUN & BRADSTREET GEARS UP TO BE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS|website=njtechweekly.com|date=14 July 2019|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> Global Shares,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/74927/motive-partners-to-acquire-40-percent-stake-in-global-shares|title=Motive Partners to acquire 40 percent stake in Global Shares|website=finextra.com|date=31 July 2018|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> With Intelligence <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.withintelligence.com/press-releases/motive-partners-acquires-majority-stake/|title=With Intelligence Announces that Motive Partners has Acquired a Majority Stake|website=With Intelligence|date=July 20, 2023|accessdate=24 Aug 2024}}</ref> and InvestCloud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/services-financiers-assurances/le-belge-rob-heyvaert-va-prendre-la-tete-d-une-licorne/10281295.html|title=Belgian Rob Heyvaert will take the head of a unicorn|website=lecho.be|date=2 February 2021|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Rob Heyvaert lived with Bart Heynen. His partner deceased in January 2024. They have 2 children together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yagg.com/2014/04/06/deco-un-couple-gay-et-ses-deux-enfants-en-vedette-dans-le-magazine-ad/|title=Déco: Un couple gay et ses deux enfants en vedette dans le magazine "AD"|website=Yagg.com|date=6 April 2014|author=Christophe Martet|language=fr|accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Motive Partners]] |
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* [[Capco|Capital Markets Company (Capco)]] |
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* [[D&B|Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)]] |
* [[D&B|Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 9 October 2024
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Rob Heyvaert is the managing partner of Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology companies in the financial services industry based in New York, US and London, UK and former CEO & founder of the Capital Markets Company (Capco).
Biography
[edit]Before founding Capco, Rob Heyvaert created Cimad Consultants and sold it to IBM, and then became general manager of Securities and Capital Markets at IBM.[1]
In 1998, Rob Heyvaert founded Capital Markets Company (Capco). Capco helps financial services firms to accelerate the process of managing risk and regulatory change, reducing costs, and enhancing controls. In May 1999, Capco was chosen to overhaul the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s clearing and settlement system.[2] From 1999 to 2000, the company's revenue jumped from $35 million to $100 million, with 900 employees.[3]
In 2006 he appeared on the Belgian Flemish television channel VT4 in a television program called "De Topmanager," the Belgian version of The Apprentice.[4]
In 2010, FIS acquired Capco and Rob Heyvaert became corporate executive vice president of FIS, member of the FIS Executive Management team, and responsible for the strategic direction of FIS's consulting services.[5] In 2021, Capco was sold to Wipro for $1.45 billion.
In 2011, Rob Heyvaert bought the penthouse on 54 Bond Street in New York (in the former building of the Bouwerie Lane Theatre) for $13.5 million.[6]
In 2016, Rob Heyvaert co-founded the company Motive Partners, a financial technology sector-specialist investment firm primarily focused on buyout and growth equity and has raised over $1.5 billion,[7] with a team including Blythe Masters, Bob Brown and Richard Lumb.[1]
Motive Partners has invested in technology provider companies such as Avaloq,[8] Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB),[9] Global Shares,[10] With Intelligence [11] and InvestCloud.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Rob Heyvaert lived with Bart Heynen. His partner deceased in January 2024. They have 2 children together.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Brooke Southall (12 February 2021). "InvestCloud -- long tagged an 'Envestnet killer' -- sold at $1-billion valuation level, gets added to Tegra118, but some say, not so fast". riabiz.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ John H. Christy (13 December 1999). "Mr. Fix-it". Forbes. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Patrick van Campenhout (9 February 2001). "Le cerveau de Capco". Lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ David Geens. "Nous en savons assez". Levif.be (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "FIS To Acquire Capco For Around $300 Mln – Update". Rttnews.com. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Sara Polsky (7 March 2011). "54 Bond Street's Tripex Penthouse Sells for $13.5 Million". Ny.curbed.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Motive Partners aims for $1 billion". Axios.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "ION, NEC Said to Compete for Stake in Swiss Tech Firm Avaloq". bloomberg.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "SHORT HILLS-BASED DUN & BRADSTREET GEARS UP TO BE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS". njtechweekly.com. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Motive Partners to acquire 40 percent stake in Global Shares". finextra.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "With Intelligence Announces that Motive Partners has Acquired a Majority Stake". With Intelligence. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Belgian Rob Heyvaert will take the head of a unicorn". lecho.be. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Christophe Martet (6 April 2014). "Déco: Un couple gay et ses deux enfants en vedette dans le magazine "AD"". Yagg.com (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Interview (2003)
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