About us

MGI B.V. is a third party marketing firm which specialises in the alternative investment arena with a particular focus on hedge funds. All MGI B.V. distribution fees are invested in funds. Our CEO Marcel Melis is knowledgeable about the hedge fund industry and has a history of success. In 2023 Marcel co-founded Fund of Funds Swaen Melis Fund (SMF) with Cliff Go at Swaen Capital.

MGI B.V. acts as an independent liaison for best in class fund managers. We work with a network of over 3000 relations who are mainly located across Europe, USA, Asia and the Middle East. We work with pension funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, fund of funds, family offices, foundations, consultants and HNWI. We are selective with the hedge funds that we are adding to our platform and only work with about 20 managers. With our global network, including partner consultants, we are well positioned to assist hedge fund managers and their investors across the globe. Our managers appreciate that our Family Office also invest its own money.

We raised about $1 billion for about 20 funds since our start in 2010.

MGI B.V. is licensed by the Netherlands Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) and is supervised by the AFM and DNB and registered across Europe. In the U.S.A., securities are offered through our business partner Young America Capital, LLC, , a broker-dealer registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

Our founders experience

Our CEO Marcel Melis is knowledgeable about the hedge fund industry and has a history of success. Marcel Melis has a proven track record in raising assets and selecting hedge funds.

Marcel  has a significant hedge fund and real estate exposure.
Marcel has one of the widest networks globally and can provide access to a wider range of funds.

Marcel often travels Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East to work with our partners.

He has over 25 years’ experience at BP, Statkraft, Reliant, DELTA Energy, Energy Capital Management /MMT Energy Fund and MGI B.V. He holds his MBA from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands) and FINRA licenses 22, 82 and 63.

In 2006 Marcel founded Energy Capital Management (AuM $150 ml) to manage the MMT Energy Fund until 2010. In 2010 Marcel founded MGI B.V. to assist a selected group of best-in-class hedge funds.

Jan Meulenbelt is a seasoned investment professional. Jan is a registered Financial Analyst (VBA) and is a licensed Investment Advisor. Also, Jan has a Master in Marketing at Tilburg University (TIAS). Experience ranging from derivatives, starting as Floor Broker on the Options Exchange in 1985, to property as General Manager at ING Real Estate Global Multi Manager business up to 2012. Specifically, the successful development of new business such as the launch of innovative structured derivatives funds and non-listed multimanager real estate investment funds are worth mentioning.

Business partners

Young America Capital, LLC

www.yacapital.com
For our U.S.A. sales activities we partner with Young America Capital. Young America Capital is a FINRA/SEC licensed broker dealer based in the New York metro area serving the investment banking needs of early stage and middle market companies. They also offer specialized services to both funds and investors in the Alternative Investment arena. Through its team of experienced investment banking advisors and funds marketing executives, Young America provides customized services to raise debt and equity capital, engage in buy and sell side mergers & acquisitions, and secure institutional capital commitments for established or new alternative fund managers.

Interested in investing?

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