Hans
Scheepers

About Hans

Hans Scheepers is a Partner at Waterland in the Netherlands. Previously, he served as the Managing Partner leading the investment team in the Netherlands.

Prior to joining Waterland, Hans was Founding Managing Director of 1st Broadband, a UK telecoms operator. Before founding 1st Broadband, Hans spent 4 years with MAST – a corporate finance boutique in London and Boston – managing mid-market mergers & acquisitions and buy-outs. He started his career as Strategy Consultant with Monitor Company in Amsterdam.

Hans holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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