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”
Tali Chafai
+32 476 59 57 58
“Alone you go faster, together you go further”
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”
Dennis Dendas
dennis.dendas@ernestpartners.eu
+32 491 48 58 05
“Chance only favours a prepared mind”
Elisa Renard
elisa.renard@ernestpartners.eu
+32 471 33 92 73
“Helping companies to grow with sustainability in mind”
Laurent Carlier
laurent.carlier@ernestpartners.eu
+32 476 22 40 41
“Delivering sustainable value”
Wim Allegaert
wim.allegaert@ernestpartners.eu
+32 474 97 74 33
“Support for growth”
Guillaume-Hadrien Marion
guillaume-hadrien.marion@ernestpartners.eu
+32 499 50 75 75
“By your side to endorse your vision and foster your 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’
Microlease
‘Raising senior and subordinated debt to support this equipment renting company in reaching its ambitious growth plans‘
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
We are pleased to announce that João Neves Esteves has joined our team at Ernest Partners!
João joined Ernest Partners as a Junior Analyst in March 2022. Although having a background in the biomedical engineering field with a BSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics, he has always been driven by the world of Finance and started his career in a Financial Auditing...
Ernest Partners wishes you a happy and prosperous 2022!
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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