Maasbert Schouten (54) lost half a billion euros, but is fighting back: ‘It’s a matter of time before I am in Quote 500 again’

As the founder of credit intermediary Afab, Maasbert Schouten was almost a ‘half-billionaire’ just before the credit crisis. However, an investment company canceled the takeover at the last minute, and to make matters worse, things went wrong for Afab in the following few years. Schouten quickly saw new investment opportunities in SMEs. He now has the prospect of a place in the Quote 500 again. “I am prouder now than I was then.”

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