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Bonno van der Putten is a Partner at Monarch Capital since June 2009. Since he joined, Bonno has been actively analysing investment opportunities in brands and specialized retail distribution in Europe, mainly in Spain, Portugal, Central and Eastern Europe, the CIS area and Russia. He has been actively involved in the investment decisions of the fund’s investments. He is also Board Member of several iconic Retail Brands and international Trade Groups Prior to joining, Bonno spent over 20 years in the international retail trade with METRO and the Carrefour Group before he got involved in investment banking, primarily in mergers and acquisitions, in London, at CVC Capital Partners, Brightpoint and Monarch. Monarch Equity Capital is a Private Equity Fund sponsored by Crown, VL Capital and LVMH – Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Groupe Arnault. With €800 million under management, Monarch is a specialized fund investing solely in brands and specialized retail with a triple AAA positioning and international growth potential. The fund has offices in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Paris, Milan and Madrid. Bonno van der Putten is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Bonno is also a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, host of the VLdesigns.com web show Ask Vince and author of the book Private Equity and Venture Capital practices. Visit bonno van der Putten's website to learn more about Bonno and his signature of no-holds-barred style based on his hard-knocks lessons learned in the entrepreneurial trenches. And remember: People will always throw stones in your path. Now it depends on you what you make o

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