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, Antarctic 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”
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
+31 651 81 53 03
“Seeing the world with a critical eye and solving problems together”
João Neves Esteves
joao.esteves@ernestpartners.eu
+32 467 05 93 15
“Capital allocation as the cornerstone for an exponential and collective growth of businesses and society”
Xavier de Troostembergh
xavier.de.troostembergh@ernestpartners.eu
+32 497 13 74 19
“Building bridges between finance and business”
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 negotiation 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’
Macan Development
‘Support in finding financing and a completion guarantee for a 130-unit residential project. Long-term collaboration on both senior and junior debt‘
Ernest Partners | Insights
Are debt funds a relevant funding source for my company?
When it comes to funding, companies almost instinctively turn to banks. They often have an established relationship with their banks and it is rather convenient – but not as easy as they imagine – to get bank financing. But what banks propose is not always adapted to...
Leasing
Real Estate Your most valuable assets are an important source to maximize your financing through a (finance) lease. But it can be complex. Will you get the best leasing solution? A real estate lease must be customized on a tax, legal, accounting and business-economic...
Belgian Banking Landscape
80 banks are registered with the National Bank of Belgium. Beyond the banks incorporated under Belgian law (28), branches of foreign banks are also active in Belgium, both from the European Economic Area (46) and from non-EEA countries (6). France, The Netherlands and...
The Risk of Becoming ESG-Obsolete
In the past few years, the financial sector started acknowledging the important effects of ESG-related problematics in their long-term investment and credit portfolios. Starting with the alarming pace of climate change, lenders and investors realized the amount of...
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...
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.van.klinkenberg@ernestpartners.eu