Welcome to Coloured Finches

Coloured Finches is an energy investment company that invests in business in the downstream conventional fuel markets including biofuels. Coloured Finches was established in 2012 by entrepreneurs and executives from the downstream fuel industry.

The partners of Coloured Finches incorporate unique and complementary expertise and international experience. As a team they stand for deep market insights, strategic leadership, entrepreneurship, operational excellence and a vast network.

Attractive opportunities

Strategy

Coloured Finches targets sustainable investment opportunities with an integrated downstream business model around logistics assets, wholesale, distribution and supply & trading.

The partners, based on their vast experience, believe that the dynamics in the global fuel markets offer attractive opportunities for independent downstream players. Coloured Finches aims to extract additional value through efficiency improvements and synergies across the supply chain.

In 2013 Coloured Finches founded a greenfield and integrated wholesale, distribution, tank storage and marine fuel business under the name FincoEnergies in Northwest Europe.

As AFCO Energy the company owns and operates an international supply & trading business with headquarters in Zug Switzerland.

Coloured Finches founded Alkion Terminals in 2016 in partnership with Paris based InfraVia. Alkion Terminals is a bulk liquid tank terminal company with 10 terminals across Europe.

Coloured Finches has a buy-and build approach by investing in existing businesses and developing new ventures which contribute to the integrated downstream model.

The Coloured Finches team takes hereby a hands-on approach getting actively involved in the daily management and the growth of the business.

The partners of Coloured Finches play an active
management role in all its investments

Investments

FincoEnergies

FincoEnergies distributes and delivers fuels that keep the world moving. The company owns and operates wholesale, logistics and reseller businesses across the downstream fuel chain.

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Alkion Terminals

Alkion is an independent tank terminal company with a portfolio of 10 terminals handling liquid bulk products across Europe established by Coloured Finches and InfraVia.

AFCO Energy

AFCO is an independent physical trading company in crude and products. The company trades across the globe with strong focus on Europe, Middle East and Asia.

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Our team

Jan-Willem van der Velden

Jan-Willem van der Velden founded Coloured Finches with Peter Nohlmans in 2012. He has extensive experience in international management and entrepreneurship. Until 2012 he was Chief Executive Officer of the Mabanaft Group in Hamburg, Germany where he worked in various positions during 15 years. He is specialized in and focuses on supply, trading and logistics, with extensive experience across the entire downstream value chain. Jan-Willem studied Business Economics at the Hogeschool of Economic Studies in Rotterdam and attended the Senior Executive Programme at the London Business School.

Peter Nohlmans

Prior to founding Coloured Finches in 2012 Peter Nohlmans was Chief Executive Officer and shareholder of North Sea Group. Peter has over 25 years of experience in various positions within the European downstream energy market at companies such as the Van der Sluijs Group and Exxon Mobil. He is specialized in and focuses on the area of logistics, sales and organization, with extensive experience across the entire downstream oil market. Peter studied Business Administration at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Rutger van Thiel

Rutger van Thiel joined Coloured Finches in 2014. He has some 25 years of experience in storage and handling of bulk liquids and gases and has various management roles across the globe over the years. As former Chief Executive Officer of the Oiltanking group he was responsible for the world’s second largest independent tank storage provider. Rutger has built and managed asset-intensive infrastructure businesses that provide vital logistical services to the international oil and gas industry. Following his MBA he started his career with Dutch Vopak and gained valuable hands-on experience in various management roles over the years. Rutger is specialized in asset management and the development and operations of tank storage terminals and related infrastructure.

Bart Veldman

Bart Veldman joined the Coloured Finches team from the early start of the company’s activities in 2013. He has over 10 years of experience in Finance, M&A and Business Development and had various roles in Investment Banking and Private Equity. Within Coloured Finches Bart is responsible for Group finance, financial strategy and acquisitions. Bart studied Business Administration, Accounting and Finance at the University of Groningen.

Kimon Palinginis

Kimon Palinginis joined Coloured Finches early 2016 with focus on overall Corporate Development. Kimon has 20 years of experience in the Energy sector where he worked with Leading International companies and NOCs in oil & gas, power and renewables with particular focus on Strategy, M&A, performance improvements and transformations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Most recently he was a Senior core member of the global Energy team at the Boston Consulting Group. Prior to that he was the Corporate Development Director at North Sea Group and prior to that he was with Booz & Co. in London. Kimon holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oregon, a M.B.A. from the College des Ingenieurs in Paris and a B.Sc. in Physics from the Karlruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

About Coloured Finches

When the naturalist and, later, the founder of the theory of evolution Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in the autumn of 1835, he saw a relationship between the finches and differences in terms of their beak shape and their behavior. He thought that these related finches had a common ancestor and that after many generations, its descendants gradually came to occupy various ecological niches.

The theory of evolution is the natural sciences’ explanation of the evolution of life on Earth. It describes the process whereby genetic characteristics within a given population of organisms change over the course of generations, as a result of genetic variation, reproduction and natural selection.

Business means capitalizing on changes, operating in line with the theory of evolution. In the long term, those companies that behave like Darwin’s finches, are the most successful.

Unfortunately, the tone of things in the world (of business) is all too often black and white. Doing business is fun, if the environment is a colorful one. The yellow of creativity, the red of society, the green of sustainability, the blue of freedom and the white of freshness.

Coloured Finches is a team of diverse and enthusiastic specialists across the downstream energy supply chain who aim to continuously evolve.

Continuous evolution

For more information, please contact us

Coloured Finches B.V.
Herengracht 456
1017 CA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

tel +31 20 2050431
info@colouredfinches.com

VAT nr.: NL852064809B01
Trade register: 56301162

Peter Nohlmans
pnohlmans@colouredfinches.com

Jan-Willem van der Velden
jwvdvelden@colouredfinches.com

Rutger van Thiel
rvthiel@colouredfinches.com

Bart Veldman
bveldman@colouredfinches.com

Kimon Palinginis
kpalinginis@colouredfinches.com

FincoEnergies welcomes new majority shareholder Glencore

News

FincoEnergies welcomes new majority shareholder Glencore

Press release – December 22, 2025

FincoEnergies, a Dutch based supplier of high-quality low carbon transportation fuels and carbon credit solutions has signed an agreement with Glencore for the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the FincoEnergies Group in a partnership with Coloured Finches, current majority shareholder.

The transaction is subject to EU anti-trust approval and the completion of the transaction is expected during the course of the second quarter of 2026.

Pontex Investment Partners will step down as shareholder on the completion date of the transaction. Pontex joined Coloured Finches as a minority shareholder in FincoEnergies in 2016 and contributed to the company’s growth in the last 10 years.

With Glencore’s majority participation in combination with founder Coloured Finches, the platform of FincoEnergies is well positioned to further expand in renewable fuel markets, insetting credits and decarbonization solutions across all transport segments and increase its physical market presence in new geographical markets in Northwest Europe.

About FincoEnergies:
FincoEnergies is an independent supplier of (bio)fuels and decarbonization services for transport and industry. With a strong foothold in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region and offices in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, FincoEnergies is committed to propel their customers’ fuel and decarbonization needs.

About Glencore Group:
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, Glencore produces, processes, recycles, sources, markets and distributes the commodities that support decarbonization while meeting the energy needs of today.

About Coloured Finches:
Coloured Finches is a Dutch based energy investment company that invests in the downstream fuel markets including sustainable biofuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Jan-Willem van der Velden and Peter Nohlmans who together with partner Rutger van Thiel invested in multiple downstream trading, storage and distribution businesses.

About Pontex:
Pontex Investment Partners is a Dutch investment firm specialised in minority investments alongside successful entrepreneurs. Through partnership and cooperation, Pontex supports Dutch companies in accelerating their growth and building a sustainable future.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Jan-Willem van der Velden
jwvdvelden@colouredfinches.com

More News

InfraVia Capital Partners and Coloured Finches sell Alkion Terminals BV (“Alkion”) to Koole Terminals BV (“Koole”)

Press release – November 17, 2022 InfraVia & Coloured Finches announce today that they have closed the transaction to sell Alkion to Koole.

InfraVia, Coloured Finches and Koole Terminals BV (”Koole”) announce they have entered into a binding agreement to transfer 100% of the ownership of Alkion Terminals BV (“Alkion”) to Koole

Amsterdam, July 29, 2022 InfraVia, Coloured Finches and Koole Terminals BV (”Koole”) announce they have entered into a binding agreement to transfer 100% of the ownership of Alkion Terminals BV (“Alkion”) to Koole

Reaching our ESG sustainability goals – FinCo has been awarded with the silver medal by EcoVadis

Rotterdam, May 9, 2022 At FinCo Fuel Group, we always challenge ourselves to provide the most sufficient sustainable solutions. After all, we want to service our customers during their CO2 journey to decarbonisation.

FinCo Fuel will collaborate with Advanced Methanol Rotterdam

Rotterdam, April 20, 2022 GIDARA Energy and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are pleased to announce GIDARA's next advanced biofuel facility in the Netherlands; Advanced Methanol Rotterdam ("AMR").

Step forward in greening: the introduction of bio-methanol

Rotterdam, December 28, 2021 At FinCo Fuel, we are always looking for better. Better raw materials, better conversion technologies that result in fuels with even greater CO2 savings.

GoodFuels opens Singapore office to serve demand for sustainable marine biofuel

Singapore, February 24, 2022 GoodFuels, the leading biofuels pioneer for the global transport industry, is expanding its activities into the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a first office in Singapore.

More CO2 savings than expected: The successful partnership between Peterson and Gulf Bunkering

Rotterdam, March 18, 2022 A fuel and CO2 saving of 14% - which ship charterer doesn't want that? Peterson Energy Logistics and Gulf Bunkering, both established in Den Helder, entered into a lucrative partnership.

First step towards reopening pellet factory of Coega Biomass Centre

Rotterdam, April 5, 2022 As of February 2022, Pellet Tech Africa, a partnership of iLive SA and Partners for Innovation, acquired full ownership of the Coega Biomass Centre pellet factory in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa.

The best possible energy mix: FinCo Fuel and EQUANS work together on Dutch electrification

Rotterdam, December 23, 2021 FinCo Fuel and EQUANS, market leader in sustainable technical services, are entering into a three-year partnership. The aim is to further stimulate e-mobility in the Netherlands.

A new step in sustainable financing

Rotterdam, December 3, 2021 A company that has the ambition to initiate change, needs to have that ambition reflected in everything.

Environmental marine frontrunner GoodFuels and Renewable Energy Group are leading the way to a more sustainable future

Amsterdam, October 26, 2021 GoodFuels, the world-leading supplier of sustainable marine biofuels, and global producer and supplier of renewable fuels Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ:REGI) ...

Sustainable transport pioneers unite for climate action voyage initiated by GoodShipping

Rotterdam, November 10, 2021 As the COP26 climate summit today holds discussions specifically focused on transport, sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping has announced a new partnership with...

Alkion completes sustainability linked refinancing

Amsterdam, July 28, 2021 Alkion completes a sustainability linked refinancing of its financial debt and raises additional capex facility to support a EUR 100m client driven investment program in its 9 terminals.

AFCO Energy centralizes international trading in Zug Switzerland

Singapore, Juy 1, 2021 After a successful presence of 7 years in Singapore the shareholders of AFCO Holding Pte Ltd have decided to centralize its international trading activities in Zug.

FinCo Fuel acquires XBEE dealership for Benelux

Rotterdam, June 7, 2021 FinCo Fuel has taken over the dealership for the distribution and sale of XBEE enzyme technology for the Benelux as of June 1, 2021. This acquisition is part of FinCo Fuel's ambition to be at the forefront of the transition to low-carbon fuels.

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