Investment & Operations Teams

Jori De Baerdemaeker

Senior Associate

Jori joined Ergon in 2019 and has been involved in several transactions, including Summa, Sofico, CompaNanny, TMC and Vanreusel Snacks.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 2 years in the Private Equity team of Bain & Company in Brussels.

Jori received his MSc in Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). Jori is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

Loïc Cerfontaine

Deputy CFO

Loïc joined Ergon in 2012.

Prior to Ergon, he was Senior Auditor at Deloitte where he joined in 2009.

He received his Master in Business Engineering at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium).

Loïc is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Dutch.

Roxane Colmant

Receptionist & Office Manager

Roxane joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, she worked in the yacht services sector.

Roxane received her Bachelors of Science in Ecology and Marine Biology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She is fluent in French and English.

Louis Gabriels

Associate

Louis joined Ergon in 2021 and is currently involved in Sofico and TMC.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years at Jefferies International.

Louis received his Master in Business Engineering at University of Antwerp as well as a Master in Financial Management at Vlerick Business School. He is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

Bas Kea

Director

Bas joined Ergon in 2019 and is mainly focused on investments in the Netherlands. He is currently involved in amongst others CompaNanny and TMC.

Prior to Ergon, Bas worked at Avedon Capital Partners in Amsterdam, where he joined in 2015. He began his career in Investment Banking at the Benelux team of Lazard in 2010.

Bas holds an MSc in Financial Law (LL.M) and a MSc in Accounting & Control from RSM Erasmus University. He is fluent in Dutch and English and speaks conversational German.

Pieter Lambrecht

Partner

Pieter joined Ergon in 2007 and has been involved in several transactions, including Summa, Sofico, CompaNanny, TMC, Vanreusel Snacks, Keesing, Larcier, De Boeck Education and Joris Ide.

Prior to Ergon, he was at GE Capital in London, where he joined in 2003, occupying positions in financial management, private equity and leveraged finance.

Pieter holds degrees from Stanford University (US), London School of Economics (UK) and KU Leuven (Belgium) and has completed his CFA-designation. Pieter is fluent in Dutch, English and French and speaks conversational German and Spanish.

Wolfgang de Limburg

Managing Partner

Wolfgang joined Ergon in 2005 and has been involved in several transactions, including Dental Services Group, Telenco, Haudecoeur, svt, Keesing, opseo, Looping, Sausalitos, Elitech, Larcier Holding, De Boeck Education, ZellBios, Joris Ide, Corialis, and King Benelux. He is also independent board member of VPK Group and Immobel.

Prior to joining Ergon, he was CEO of Laboratoires Sterop Pharmacobel, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company located in Belgium, which he joined in 2003. Before that, Wolfgang spent most of his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers in New York and London, where he culminated as co-head of the European M&A Healthcare team.

Wolfgang holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (US), a Bachelor in Business Engineering and a Master in Applied Economics and Management from the Louvain School of Management (Belgium). Wolfgang is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

John Mansvelt

CFO, AIFM Conducting Officer

John joined Ergon in 2012.

Prior to Ergon, he was a Senior Manager at KPMG in Belgium, in the Audit department, where he joined in 1998 and seconded for 2 years in Canada.

John received his Degree in Economics at the Louvain School of Management (Belgium) and was designated as a certified auditor by the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises (Belgium). John is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

Marie Merch

Senior Accountant

Marie joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, she worked as an Accounting and Finance Manager at EMAsphere where she joined in 2019.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in accounting at EPHEC and a Master’s degree in Business Management at Louvain School of Management (Belgium). Marie is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Dutch.

Simon Morren

ICT Manager

Simon joined Ergon in 2012.

Prior to Ergon, he was a consultant at Technodata Italia and Trade and Training, and an IT Manager at Nycomed (now Takeda Belgium).

Simon received one Master in Communication and one in Management at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) and has several Microsoft certifications. Simon is fluent in French and English.

Saskia Otte

Assistant

Saskia joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at Medicanimalia and rescue animal clinics in Central America.

Saskia received her vet nurse degree at HelHa University in Belgium. She is fluent in French and English.

Loïc Pergola

Financial Controller

Loïc joined Ergon in 2020.

Prior to Ergon, he was an Auditor at PwC Luxembourg where he joined in 2018.

Loïc received his Master of Business Engineering at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium). Loïc is fluent in French and English.

Pauline Tonini

Assistant

Pauline joined Ergon in 2021.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Office Management at the Erasmushogeschool (Belgium).

She is fluent in Dutch, French, English, Italian and speaks conversational Spanish.

Herbert Vanden Eynde

Director

Herbert joined Ergon in 2015 and has been involved in several transactions, including Summa, Sofico, TMC, Vanreusel Snacks, Keesing, and De Boeck Education.

Prior to Ergon, he worked NPM Capital, a Benelux private equity firm, in Brussels.

Herbert received his Master in Engineering at the KU Leuven (Belgium), his MSc in Management and Strategy at the London School of Economics (UK) and has completed his CFA-designation. Herbert is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

Victor van Dusschoten

Associate

Victor joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years at Rothschild & Co in London.

Victor studied in Rotterdam and received his Master in Finance & Investments from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is fluent in Dutch and English.

Maité Van Loo

Analyst

Maité Van Loo joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she did a 6-month internship at M80 Partners and a 3-month internship at Integra Partners.

Maité received her Master in Business Administration (Finance and Risk) at Ghent University as well as a Master in Financial Management at Vlerick Business School. She is fluent in Dutch and English, and speaks conversational French.

Line Van de Velde

Assistant

Line joined Ergon in 2020.

Prior to Ergon, she worked as Executive Assistant at Room to Bloom.

She received a Master’s Degree in Languages and Literature and a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Line is fluent in Dutch, English and French.

Natalia Yek

Head of Investor Relations

Natalia joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she was part of the Capital Raising team at EQT Partners in London, where she was responsible for fundraising and marketing to global institutional investors. Prior to this, she was at Stone Milliner Asset Management where she contributed to the rapid growth in AUM of the firm, and was instrumental in building out the investor relations function. She previously worked at the placement agent Rede Partners (London) and Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore). Natalia started her career at HSBC where she worked in the London, Hong Kong and New York offices.

Natalia received a BSc in Economics and Politics from the London School of Economics and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Catalan and is conversational in Chinese and Italian.

Sakinah Bah

Assistant

Sakinah joined Ergon in 2018.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at Wey Technology as an Office Manager.

Sakinah is fluent in French and English.

Denis Fraenkel

Managing Director

Denis joined Ergon in 2011 and has been involved in several transactions, including Telenco, Haudecoeur, Vanreusel Snacks, Keesing, Larcier Holding and Elitech.

Prior to Ergon, he was active in real estate investing and spent 2 years at Morgan Stanley in London, working in the Investment Banking Division (Benelux coverage).

Denis received his BSc in Economics at the London School of Economics (UK). He is fluent in French, Dutch, English and Hebrew.

Patrick Gavoty

Managing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility

Patrick joined Ergon in 2012 and has been involved in several transactions, including Telenco, Haudecoeur, Looping, Sausalitos, De Boeck University and Corialis.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 5 years at Goldman Sachs in London, working in the Investment Banking Division (Consumer Retail).

Patrick received an MSc in Business Administration at ESSEC Business School (France). He is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Spanish.

Adrien Hautefeuille

Principal

Adrien joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, Adrien worked at H.I.G. Capital in Paris, where he was part of the LBO team since 2017. He began his career in Investment Banking at goetzpartners and then Société Générale in Paris.

Adrien studied in France and in the U.S. and received his MS in Management from HEC Paris business school. He is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Spanish.

Alexandre Larnicol

Associate

Alexandre joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years in the Investment Banking Division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Paris (M&A).

Alexandre holds a Master of Finance and Strategy from Sciences Po Paris. He is fluent in French and English.

Wolfgang de Limburg

Managing Partner

Wolfgang joined Ergon in 2005 and has been involved in several transactions, including Dental Services Group, Telenco, Haudecoeur, svt, Keesing, opseo, Looping, Sausalitos, Elitech, Larcier Holding, De Boeck Education, ZellBios, Joris Ide, Corialis, and King Benelux. He is also independent board member of VPK Group and Immobel.

Prior to joining Ergon, he was CEO of Laboratoires Sterop Pharmacobel, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company located in Belgium, which he joined in 2003. Before that, Wolfgang spent most of his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers in New York and London, where he culminated as co-head of the European M&A Healthcare team.

Wolfgang holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (US), a Bachelor in Business Engineering and a Master in Applied Economics and Management from the Louvain School of Management (Belgium). Wolfgang is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

Guillaume Rouzé

Associate

Guillaume joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years in the Mezzanine team of Access Capital Partners in Paris.

Guillaume received his MSc in Management from IESEG School of Management (France). He is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Spanish.

Jennifer Buchwald

Assistant

Jennifer joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at Lufthansa as Flight Attendant and in a Tourism Consulting Company as Junior Consultant.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Geography and Sociology at Ludwig Maximilians-University (Germany). Jennifer is fluent in German and English.

Isabella Carina Foertsch

Assistant

Isabella joined Ergon in 2015.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at upstylevent as a Project Manager and in several leading gastronomy positions.

Isabella is fluent in German and English.

Wolfgang de Limburg

Managing Partner

Wolfgang joined Ergon in 2005 and has been involved in several transactions, including Dental Services Group, Telenco, Haudecoeur, svt, Keesing, opseo, Looping, Sausalitos, Elitech, Larcier Holding, De Boeck Education, ZellBios, Joris Ide, Corialis, and King Benelux. He is also independent board member of VPK Group and Immobel.

Prior to joining Ergon, he was CEO of Laboratoires Sterop Pharmacobel, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company located in Belgium, which he joined in 2003. Before that, Wolfgang spent most of his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers in New York and London, where he culminated as co-head of the European M&A Healthcare team.

Wolfgang holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (US), a Bachelor in Business Engineering and a Master in Applied Economics and Management from the Louvain School of Management (Belgium). Wolfgang is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

Nils Lüssem

Partner

Nils joined Ergon in 2014 and has been involved in several transactions, including Dental Services Group, Stationary Care Group, svt, opseo and Sausalitos.

Prior to Ergon, Nils worked at IK Investment Partners in Hamburg, where he joined in 2007. He began his career in Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch in Frankfurt and London.

Nils studied in Germany, Argentina and the US and received his MBA from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany. He is fluent in German, English and French and speaks conversational Spanish.

Daniel Niemann

Associate

Daniel joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, he worked at GCA Altium (now part of Houlihan Lokey) in the M&A team in Munich.

Daniel studied in Germany and the US and received his MSc in Finance at European Business School. He is fluent in German and English.

Finn Pilath

Principal

Finn joined Ergon in 2018 and has been involved in several transactions, including Dental Services Group, opseo and Sausalitos.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 2 years in the Healthcare Investment Banking team of Deutsche Bank in London.

Finn studied in Germany, Spain and the UK and received his MSc in Finance at ESADE Business School (Spain). He is fluent in German and English.

Paul Schmitz-Senge

Associate

Paul joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years at Roland Berger and was a core member of the Private Equity team.

Paul studied in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Hongkong. He received his Bachelor of Science at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and his Master of Science at ESCP Europe. He is fluent in German and English.

Katja Stoltenberg

Senior Analyst

Katja joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she spent 3 years at Alvarez & Marsal in Munich, 2 years in the Transaction Advisory Group and 1 year in the Transformation Services business unit.

Katja studied in Munich and Shanghai and received her MSc in Business Administration with a focus on Finance & Accounting from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich. She is fluent in German and English.

Sebastian Walter

Director

Sebastian joined Ergon in 2021 and is currently involved in Stationary Care Group.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 4 years at Core Equity Holdings, a large-cap Private Equity fund based in Brussels. He began his career at Merrill Lynch’s TMT division and Alchemy Partners.

Sebastian studied in London and received his MBA degree at London Business School. He is fluent in German and English.

Jennifer Wasner

Assistant

Jennifer joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she spent 4 years in Singapore working as an Office Manager / Personal Assistant.

Jennifer is a qualified Bachelor Professional of Tourism. She is fluent in German and English.

Johannes Witt

Director

Johannes joined Ergon in 2015 and has been involved in several transactions, including svt, opseo, Dental Services Group, Stationary Care Group and Sausalitos.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years at The Blackstone Group in the M&A and Restructuring Advisory team in London and Frankfurt. He started his career at Nomura in London, working in the Media Investment Banking Team.

Johannes received his Diplom-Kaufmann, Diplôme Grande École and Master in Management at ESCP Europe. He is fluent in German and English.

Fabrizio Bertozzi

Principal

Fabrizio joined Ergon in 2015 and has been involved in several transactions, including Millbio, Dolciaria Acquaviva, Indo Optical, svt, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, IPE Visionnaire and Nicotra-Gebhardt.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 3 years at Barclays in London and Milan, working in the Investment Banking Division (M&A Italian coverage).

Fabrizio received his University Degree in Business Administration at Bocconi University of Milan (Italy). He is fluent in Italian and English and speaks conversational French.

Nicolò Bruno

Associate

Nicolò joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, he worked for two years as analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Lazard in Milan (M&A).

Nicolò studied in Milan and London and received his MSc in Business Administration at The London School of Economics (LSE). He is fluent in Italian and English.

Greta Cerati

Analyst

Greta joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, she did a 3-months internship in Audit at EY and a 6-months internship in the Finance & Control Team at Christian Dior Italia.

Greta studied in Milan, Kingston and Melbourne and received her MSc in Accounting, Financial management and Control at Bocconi University. She is fluent in Italian and English.

Riccardo Collini

Partner

Riccardo joined Ergon in 2007 and has been involved in several transactions, including Millbio, Dolciaria Acquaviva, Indo, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, IPE Visionnaire, Nicotra-Gebhardt and ZellBios.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 4 years as Investment Manager at BS Private Equity, one of Italy’s historical private equity firms. He began his career in the M&A division at Morgan Stanley in London and Milan.

Riccardo received his University Degree in Business Administration at Bocconi University of Milan (Italy). He is fluent in Italian and English.

Emanuele Lembo

Senior Partner

Emanuele joined Ergon at its foundation in 2005 and has been involved in several transactions, including 360º Padel Group, Satlink, Millbio, Palex Medical, Dolciaria Acquaviva, Indo Optical, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, IPE Visionnaire, Nicotra-Gebhardt, Benito, ZellBios, Seves, La Gardenia, and Stroili.

Prior to Ergon, he was at BCC Capital, an Italian M&A boutique and private equity investor, where he joined in 2001, after 3 years at Sofipa, an Italian merchant bank. He began his career at Barilla, the world leading pasta and bakery company, where he spent 8 years followed by 3 years as Business Development Manager at Birra Peroni, the leading Italian beer brewery.

Emanuele received his University Degree in Business Administration at Bocconi University of Milan (Italy). He is fluent in Italian and English, and speaks conversational French and Swedish.

Alessia Negri

Principal

Alessia joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, Alessia worked at Armònia SGR, where she was part of the private equity team since 2019. She began her career in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in London.

Alessia received her MSc in Finance at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy). She is fluent in Italian and English.

Roberta Prederi

Assistant

Roberta joined Ergon in 2011.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at myQube as Personal Assistant and at Bi-Qem as Office Manager.

Roberta is fluent in Italian and English.

Sefora De Stephanis

Assistant

Sefora joined Ergon in 2007.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at MIDA as Assistant for executive search and recruitment and at IDT Italia as Office Manager.

Sefora is fluent in Italian and English.

Natalia Yek

Head of Investor Relations

Natalia joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she was part of the Capital Raising team at EQT Partners in London, where she was responsible for fundraising and marketing to global institutional investors. Prior to this, she was at Stone Milliner Asset Management where she contributed to the rapid growth in AUM of the firm, and was instrumental in building out the investor relations function. She previously worked at the placement agent Rede Partners (London) and Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore). Natalia started her career at HSBC where she worked in the London, Hong Kong and New York offices.

Natalia received a BSc in Economics and Politics from the London School of Economics and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Catalan and is conversational in Chinese and Italian.

Céline Boudard

Senior Accountant

Céline joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, she worked as Senior Manager at Qualix where she joined in 2017 after having worked 9 years at FACTS Services, a Trust Company in Luxembourg where she started her career.

Céline received her bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Tax from Haute Ecole de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg (Hénallux) and her Luxembourg Chartered Accountant Certificate from Université de Luxembourg. She is fluent in French and English.

Céline Lamberty

Paralegal & Corporate Coordinator

Céline joined Ergon in 2021.

Prior to Ergon, she worked for four years as a Legal Compliance Supervisor at Qualix, a boutique trust and corporate administrator in Luxembourg. Prior to that, she worked for 2 years at Castik Capital, a private equity fund, for five years at Goldman Sachs Luxembourg Management Services as Paralegal and Corporate Officer and for one year at Arendt & Medernach in the Investments Funds department.

Céline received her bachelor’s degree in Management Assistant from Haute Ecole de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg (Hénallux). She is fluent in French and English.

John Mansvelt

CFO, AIFM Conducting Officer

John joined Ergon in 2012.

Prior to Ergon, he was a Senior Manager at KPMG in Belgium, in the Audit department, where he joined in 1998 and seconded for 2 years in Canada.

John received his Degree in Economics at the Louvain School of Management (Belgium) and was designated as a certified auditor by the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises (Belgium). John is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

Florentin Thevenet

Risk and Compliance Officer

Florentin joined Ergon in 2022.

Prior to Ergon, he was Compliance Officer at PAI Partners and, previously, Compliance & Regulatory Senior Officer at Alter Domus, and Senior Transfer Analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman.

Florentin holds Master’s Degree in International Management & Finance from the ISEG business school and a MBA in International Management from the ISM in Paris. He is fluent in French and English.

Paul Ung

Valuation and Financial Reporting, AIFM Conducting Officer

Paul joined Ergon in 2020.

Prior to Ergon, he was a Conducting Officer in charge of Valuation and Risk Management at KJK Management. Prior to that, he was an auditor at EY Luxembourg working in the private equity department.

Paul received an MSc in Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School (France).

Paul is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Mandarin.

María Alfaro Alonso-Lamberti

Associate

Maria joined Ergon in 2021 and is currently involved 360º Padel Group, Satlink, Palex Medical and Indo Optical.

Prior to Ergon, she spent 3 years in the Investment Banking Division of Barclays in
Madrid (M&A).

Maria studied in Spain and France and received her degree in International Business Administration at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-4; Spain). She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.

Pablo Álvarez Couso

Partner

Pablo joined Ergon in 2013 and has been involved in several transactions, including 360º Padel Group, Satlink, Palex Medical, Indo Optical, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand and Benito.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 5 years at Mercapital, one of Spain’s leading private equity firms. He began his career in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch in Madrid, focusing on the energy and power sector and the overall financial sponsor coverage.

Pablo received his double degree in Law and Business Administration at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-3; Spain). He is fluent in Spanish and English.

Cristina Arbolí

Analyst

Cristina joined Ergon in 2023.

Prior to Ergon, she spent a year in the Investment Banking Division of Bank of America in Madrid (M&A).

Cristina received her double degree in Business Administration and Law at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-3; Spain). She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Emanuele Lembo

Senior Partner

Emanuele joined Ergon at its foundation in 2005 and has been involved in several transactions, including 360º Padel Group, Satlink, Millbio, Palex Medical, Dolciaria Acquaviva, Indo Optical, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, IPE Visionnaire, Nicotra-Gebhardt, Benito, ZellBios, Seves, La Gardenia, and Stroili.

Prior to Ergon, he was at BCC Capital, an Italian M&A boutique and private equity investor, where he joined in 2001, after 3 years at Sofipa, an Italian merchant bank. He began his career at Barilla, the world leading pasta and bakery company, where he spent 8 years followed by 3 years as Business Development Manager at Birra Peroni, the leading Italian beer brewery.

Emanuele received his University Degree in Business Administration at Bocconi University of Milan (Italy). He is fluent in Italian and English, and speaks conversational French and Swedish.

Pablo Marín

Principal

Pablo joined Ergon in 2019 and is currently involved in 360º Padel Group, Satlink, Palex Medical and Indo Optical.

Prior to Ergon, he spent 4 years in the Investment Banking Division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Madrid (M&A) and London (Consumer and Retail).

Pablo studied in Spain and Italy and received his MSc in Civil Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). He is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, English and Italian.

Leticia R. Balsón

Assistant and Administration of Investor Relations

Leticia joined Ergon in 2007 and has 26 years of professional experience.

Prior to Ergon, she worked at Grey Advertising as an Office Manager and at Procter & Gamble as an Executive Assistant.

Leticia is fluent in Spanish and English.