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CFG Real Estate N.V. (CFGRE),
a limited liability company established under the laws of Curaçao is the manager of the Curaçao Heritage Fund.

The Manager is a 100% subsidiary of The Curaçao Financial Group N.V., which is wholly owned and controlled by Walter Blijleven and Bharat Bhojwani. The Curaçao Financial Group N.V. (cfg) is a financial service organization which is specialized in corporate valuations, M&A advisory, company value improvement, capital raising, and in creating total investment solution packages. Check out their 10-year anniversary video here.

Walter is one of the founders of cfg and a highly experienced finance professional. Walter is well-known for his financial expertise, combined with demonstrated leadership and management capabilities, a strong sense of humor and the ability to 'keep it cool' when the heat is on.

In his role as Managing Director, Walter deploys his strengths in the areas of business valuations, mergers & acquisitions and ownership transitions while scanning the horizon for sustainable heritage investment opportunities. This includes UNESCO’s World Heritage city center of Willemstad with the aim to restore and repurpose heritage properties for the growing hospitality sector of Curaçao.

Prior to the start-up of cfg, Walter held senior management roles in both public and private organizations in financial services, banking, law enforcement and the Royal Netherlands Navy.   

Walter is a Treasurer at the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX), based in Curaçao. He holds a Master of Science in Business administration and is qualified as a Dutch Certified Public Accountant (“registeraccountant”), a (US) Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a (US) Certified Exit Planning Adviser (CEPA).

Bharat is one of the founders of cfg and a seasoned banking and corporate finance expert. Bharat is an approachable and well-networked member of various business and finance communities across the Dutch Caribbean.

With strengths in relationship management and capital raising, Bharat brings a unique drive to structuring of investments in the Dutch Caribbean. He is passionate about bringing attractive investments to market, and has a heightened interest for bringing new life into the UNESCO World Heritage city center of Willemstad by fueling the trend to restore and repurpose heritage properties for the growing hospitality sector of Curaçao. 

In his role as Managing Director, Bharat’s skills to identify specific business development needs in combination with the right (financial) solutions has been one of the driving forces behind the success of cfg.

Bharat holds an MBA in General Management in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University) and a Bachelor’s in Accounting from Boston College.