Building for the future is in Volkert Doeksen’s blood. His father and, before that, his grandfather helped build a family business that is flourishing 100 years on.

But while Doeksen sits on the board and hopes one of his own three sons will one day get involved with the family ferry company, Netherland's Rederij Doeksen, his own empire-building has taken place elsewhere at AlpInvest Partners, where he is chairman and managing partner. The €40bn fund of funds, secondaries manager and co-investor has grown four-fold in the past decade and plans to continue its growth with further diversification and more investment mandates.