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Louis Reijtenbagh (born July 18, 1946) is a Dutch businessman and investor, as well as a retired general practitioner. He is the founder and chief executive officer of The Plaza Group (“Plaza”), a family office exclusively formed to manage the capital of its founder and his direct family members.
Early life and career
Reijtenbagh was born in Den Ham, Overijssel. He graduated from the Radboud University in Nijmegen, formerly Catholic University Nijmegen (the Netherlands), in 1975 with a degree in general medicine. Reijtenbagh was awarded a scholarship under the Fulbright Program to study cardiology at Northwestern University in Chicago. During his studies Reijtenbagh voluntarily worked for the Acworth Leprosy Hospital in Mumbai. Reijtenbagh ran a general care practice in Almelo, Overijssel, from 1975 until 1990.
Reijtenbagh has always had an interest in the financial markets. From his days as a student he has been actively involved and his investments have primarily focused on global macro and discretionary long/short investing. He founded Plaza in 1985 in the Netherlands to invest across various asset classes. Reijtenbagh manages all activities since 1995 from Plaza’s headquarters in Monaco.
Personal life
Reijtenbagh moved from the Netherlands to Monaco in 1995. He is married and has two sons.
Art Collector
Reijtenbagh is an avid art collector whose collection includes and has included works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Kees van Dongen, Giorgio de Chirico, Edgar Degas and Pierre Bonnard, among others. In September 2008, Reijtenbagh sold a famous work of art - Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde’s “The bend in the Herengracht” - to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for an undisclosed sum. The work was previously displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Rembrandt formerly in Reijtenbagh's collection
Berckheyde formerly in Reijtenbagh's collection
Controversy
In March 2009, Credit Suisse’s Strategic Partners investment advisory group sued Reijtenbagh for breach of a credit agreement, alleging amongst others fraudulent misrepresentation and improper transfer of assets by Reijtenbagh and others. Reijtenbagh and Credit Suisse Strategic Partners settled the matter two months later in May 2009.
In April 2009, JPMorgan Chase sued Reijtenbagh alleging Reijtenbagh defaulted on his obligations under a credit agreement as a result of the lawsuit filed by Credit Suisse Strategic Partners. The litigation was based on a material adverse change (MAC) in circumstances. Reijtenbagh reached a settlement with JP Morgan Chase in September 2009.