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The Private Equity fund is managed by a dedicated investment team and is focused on:

  • healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers active in the lower mid-market market, for example: clinics, healthcare IT, CROs or medical equipment
  • established and profitable businesses with an EBITDA between €2-15 million
  • headquartered in Europe, primarily the Benelux and DACH region
  • preferably majority ownership

See Private Equity Portfolio for an overview of the portfolio.

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The Private Equity fund is managed by a dedicated investment team and is focused on:

  • healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers active in the lower mid-market market, for example: clinics, healthcare IT, CROs or medical equipment
  • established and profitable businesses with an EBITDA between €2-15 million
  • headquartered in Europe, primarily the Benelux and DACH region
  • preferably majority ownership

See Private Equity Portfolio for an overview of the portfolio.

Besmire Ahmati

Associate Investor Relations & Fundraising
Besmire Ahmati joined Gilde Healthcare in June 2023 as Associate Investor Relations and Fundraising. She is focused on supporting the firm's fundraising activities, investor relationships and communications. Besmire joins Gilde with previous LP experience from...

Boyd Rutten

Investment Director
Private Equity
Boyd Rutten joined the Gilde Healthcare PE team in 2019. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Boyd is actively involved with portfolio company Eetgemak. Prior to...

Camille Sinkora

Analyst
Private Equity
Camille joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Camille gained...

Dirkjan Beugelsdijk

CFO
Dirkjan Beugelsdijk joined Gilde in 2011. Dirkjan is Chief Financial Officer and Risk Officer. Dirkjan manages the support office team and is responsible for the risk management, finance & control and reporting of all Gilde...

Giel Modderman

Analyst
Private Equity
Giel joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Giel worked...

Hugo de Bruin

General Partner
Private Equity
Hugo de Bruin joined Gilde Healthcare in 2011. As a partner in the Gilde Healthcare Private Equity team, he is involved in origination and execution of transactions as well as the management of portfolio companies....

Jasper van Gorp

Managing Partner
Private Equity
Jasper van Gorp joined Gilde Healthcare in 2008 following nearly ten years with McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Jasper was a junior partner working in Healthcare and various other sectors. He gained deep international expertise...

Jelte Goettsch

Associate
Private Equity
Jelte joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2023. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Jelte worked at life...

Joep Heldens

Investment Manager
Private Equity
Joep Heldens joined Gilde Healthcare in 2018 following previous experiences at GIMV, Duff & Phelps and Roland Berger. He gained extensive experience in M&A, turnarounds, and business development. Joep holds a MSc degree in both...

Josephine Bogaerts

Senior Associate
Private Equity
Josephine Bogaerts joined the private equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2021. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Josephine worked in...

Kasia Lorek

Associate
Private Equity
Kasia Lorek joined the private equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2023. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Kasia worked at...

Kate Ebbenhorst

Management Assistant
Kate Ebbenhorst joined Gilde Healthcare in December 2023. She works as a Management Assistant supporting the team member of Gilde Healthcare. Prior to joining working at Gilde Healthcare Kate worked for a medical advice agency...

Lara Hilgert

Associate
Private Equity
Lara Hilgert joined the private equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2021. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Lara gained experience...

Ludo Suykerbuyk

General Counsel & Compliance Officer
Ludo Suykerbuyk joined Gilde Healthcare in 2019 as legal counsel and compliance officer. His primary focus within Gilde Healthcare is to manage all the legal, regulatory and compliance related matters. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare,...

Luna van den Brink

Management Assistant
Luna van den Brink has been working at Gilde Healthcare since 2024. She works as a Management Assistant supporting the team members of Gilde Healthcare. Luna previously worked in support positions at various companies. In...

Marloes Herbrink

Finance Assistant
Marloes Herbrink joined Gilde Healthcare in February 2019. She supports the controller with the daily financial activities. Prior to this Marloes has worked for 20 years for Atradius Collections consecutively as administrative assistant, management assistant...

Martin von Berg

Investment Manager
Private Equity
Martin von Berg joined the Gilde Healthcare PE team in 2022. He is involved in the origination and assessment of investment opportunities, execution of investment processes as well as portfolio management. Before joining Gilde Healthcare,...

Mette Stapel

Analyst
Private Equity
Mette joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Mette worked at private...

Oksana van Vliet

Legal & AML/KYC counsel
Oksana van Vliet joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021 as Legal & AML/KYC Counsel. Her primary focus within Gilde Healthcare is to assist with legal, regulatory and compliance related matters. Oksana has over 10 years of...

Paulien Schippers

Senior Controller
Paulien Schippers joined Gilde Healthcare in 2015. Paulien is responsible for the financial administration, the preparation of reports and the management of the administrative organization of the various Gilde Healthcare entities. Prior to joining Gilde,...

Pheline Mulitze

Analyst
Private Equity
Pheline joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. As part of the Private Equity team, she supports the firm with deal origination, assessment of investment cases, portfolio management, as well as investment and disinvestment processes. She previously...

Pieter van der Meer

Managing Partner
Pieter van der Meer is founder and managing partner of Gilde Healthcare. Pieter joined Gilde in 1998 following a consultant position with KPMG Management Consulting. He is co-responsible for general management, the investment committees and...

Rafael Natanek

General Partner
Private Equity
Rafael Natanek is a partner in the private equity team of Gilde Healthcare. He is leading deal origination and deal execution in several healthcare vectors in Europe. He serves on the supervisory board of KLIFO...

Raphael Arndt

Junior Associate
Private Equity
Raphael joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2023. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Before joining Gilde Healthcare, Raphael worked at Jefferies, a...

Redmar Koene

Investment Manager
Private Equity
Redmar Koene joined the Gilde Healthcare Private Equity team in 2017. He is involved in deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management of e.g. Synexa, KLIFO, de Scharenborg Groep and Symeres (exit 2021). Prior to...

Renée van der Ven

Business Support Manager
Renée van der Ven joined Gilde Healthcare in 2017. She is responsible for Office Management within Gilde and supports the team members of Gilde Healthcare funds in the field of project management and event management....

Robert Stein

Partner
Private Equity
Robert Stein joined Gilde Healthcare as Partner of the private equity team in Frankfurt am Main in 2021. He is responsible for the sourcing, execution and hands-on management of portfolio companies. Robert’s focus is the...

Senay Sarsik

Management Assistant
Senay Sarsik joined Gilde Healthcare in February 2024 and supports the Private Equity team in Frankfurt am Main. Before joining Gilde Healthcare, she worked as an assistant for ANXO Management Consulting. Senay has more than...

Stacey Vrijhof

Management Assistant
Stacey Vrijhof joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. As a Management Assistant she supports the team members of Gilde Healthcare. Before working at Gilde Healthcare, Stacey worked for an insurance company where she gained management experience....

Stephan Wachtveitl

Investment Manager
Private Equity
Stephan Wachtveitl joined the private equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2020. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Stephan began his...

Stephanie Mooij

Head of Responsible Investment
Stephanie Mooij joined Gilde Healthcare in Sept. 2022 as ESG/Impact manager. She has been working in this field for a decade, most recently as responsible investment manager at Aegon Asset Management. This is where she...

Tom Klein Robbenhaar

Partner
Private Equity
Tom Klein Robbenhaar joined the Gilde Healthcare Private Equity team early 2012. As a partner in the Gilde Healthcare private equity team, he focuses on origination, deal execution and serves on the supervisory boards of...

Professor Gerlach Cerfontaine

Advisor
Gerlach Cerfontaine brings extensive experience in Healthcare and the public sector in general. He was CEO of Utrecht University Hospital, Medical Director of Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital, Professor of Hospital...