WJ

Wouter Joustra

General Partner at Forbion

Amsterdam, North Holland

Overview

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2020 - Current

  • FEAC Board Director (NASDAQ now: ENGN)

    2021 - 2023

    De-SPAC with Engene, NASDAQ: ENGN

  • Partner

    2019 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Member (NASDAQ: NAMS)

    2024

  • Board Member (Observer) (NASDAQ: NAMS)

    2021 - 2024

  • Board Member (NASDAQ: ENGN)

    2024

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member & Founding Investor - Sold to GSK for up to $1.4bn

    2023 - 2024

  • Board Member (NASDAQ: VECT) - Sold to Ironwood for $1.2bn

    2022 - 2023

  • Board Member - Sold to Novartis for up to $1.5bn

    2021 - 2022

  • Executive Boardmember Life Sciences Franchise

    2017 - 2019

  • Senior Life Sciences Trader

    2016 - 2019

    • Actively running Kempen’s Life Sciences portfolio • Specialized in European Life Sciences & Biotech • Involved in deal structuring, equity capital market transactions, crossing large blocks of company shares (for example placed >€150mln notional in Argenx at market levels in 2019), deal structuring through warrants/derivatives • Developed an extensive network with both corporates, and specialized investors

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