Ernest Partners
Your partner in capital advisory
“We are a trust bridge between your company and your stakeholders”
Our Purpose
We bridge people, companies and ideas
Our Business
We stand by your side being a bridge between your company and your stakeholders
Our Name
Inspired by Ernest Shackleton, Antartic explorer
Our Values
Durable
We approach every situation with an eye on the future
We challenge ourselves to reach solutions that will reach selected objectives and last through time
Collaborative
We encourage and trust each others’ contributions
We make success by fostering cooperation and valuing opinions & ideas
Adaptative
Every situation is unique
We leverage past experience to develop innovative solutions, adapted to specific needs
Our Team
“Each member has sat on both sides of the table”
Sebastien D’Hondt
sebastien.dhondt@ernestpartners.eu
+ 32 477 30 16 17
“Bring strength and resilience to companies”
Nicolas van Klinkenberg
nicolas.van.klinkenberg@ernestpartners.eu
+ 32 473 96 00 18
“Let people and business flourish”
Luc Devroye
+ 32 471 37 53 00
“Ensure the companies a future and stronger sustainability”
Philippe Fleurier
philippe.fleurier@ernestpartners.eu
+ 32 497 49 39 86
“Cash is key to ensure resiliency and to open growth opportunities”
Antonia Lauterbach
antonia.lauterbach@ernestpartners.eu
+ 32 470 44 40 48
“Create value through financial expertise”
David Dumoulin
david.dumoulin@ernestpartners.eu
+ 32 476 96 21 27
“Diversity of funding sources as driving force”
Peter Frijns
peter.frijns@ernestpartners.eu
+ 31 634 04 37 43
“Seeing the world with a critical eye and solving problems together”
Our Services
Capital Advisory
They trust Ernest Partners
Besix
‘Together with Besix commercial team we identified a common number of key clients, who they are and what their needs are, set up and rolled out a key account management programme, designing Sales Force requirement’
Sonaca (Industries)
‘Supported Sonaca CFO and finance team in the negociation with their banks of the amendment of the existing facilities and extension of a new 50 m facility, benefitting from Covid-19 Belgian State Guarantee scheme’
Inoopa (Data Technology)
‘Advised and implementation support for Inoopa management on funding instruments through the crisis’
Euro Shoe Group
‘Advising the Euro Shoe Group on a new capital structure and funding of an ambitious plan, through a mix of institutional loan, shareholders loan and bank financing’
Alpha Thai (Food Retail)
‘Advising the management of the company on funding for the development of its Benelux master franchise, through a combination of platform financing, bank loans and regional institutional offices’
Ernest Partners | Insights
Are lengthening supply chains and increasing raw material prices stretching your working capital?
Are volatility in raw material prices and delivery times stressing your working capital facilities? And the banks say “NO” to further increase your traditional banking facilities? Hold on tight a bit longer, help is on its way! Whilst financing receivables is a...
We are pleased to welcome Peter Frijns in our team at Ernest Partners
Peter holds a MSc degree in Finance as well as a MSc degree in International Management. He has gained international experience by living abroad in many different countries during his studies and his internship experiences in finance roles at Adidas, PepsiCo and...
Why does diversity in the workplace really matter?
In our previous post, I shared my experience about being a foreign woman navigating in the Belgian financial job market. In addition, we pointed out how Belgian companies could take a better advantage of the rich cultural diversity that exists in the country, in the...
Is the Belgian Job Market Really Valuing the Country’s Diversity? My experience as a Latin American Newcomer
May was European Diversity Month 2021. The definition of diversity might not be so clear for all, as the concept is becoming broader with time, seeing that globalization and freedom are increasing throughout the world. In particular, diversity in the workplace has...
The impact of ESG reporting on banks and corporates (part 3)
This post is the last of three to be published in our attempt to summarize the impact of ESG regulations. 5. How will it affect corporates? Eventually all companies will be required to report on adherence to ESG policies and to report on climate risk and...
The impact of ESG reporting on banks and corporates (part 2)
More and more clients ask us when and how ESG will impact their activity and the way they interact with their banks. This post is the second of three to be published in our attempt to summarize the impact of ESG regulations for the companies. 3. How does ESG scoring...
Job Offers
To help additional companies we are looking to increase and diversify our team. Do you feel like joining the adventure?
Send us your CV and cover letter at nicolas@ernestpartners.eu