Ascend Partners has access to collaborative and multi disciplinary networks of senior professionals in main European countries

In specialized domains Ascend is partnering with trusted local firms:

• Country specific restructuring legislation
• Particular technical matters
• For human resources our preferred partner is: ACCORD

Founder and Managing Partner

Experience

• Strategy and business development
• M&A transactions (buy & sell side – corporate & family)
• Post merger integration
• Corporate finance
• Private equity fund management
• Complex projects management (Agfaphoto insolvency)

Positions

• co-Founder and Executive Committee Silk Road Partners
• Senior VP strategy & business development with Agfa Healthcare Group, member of executive committee
• VP corporate development Agfa Gevaert Group
• Managing partner Ernst & Young Corporate Finance
• Senior investment banker (Puilaetco, now KBC group)
• Executive director private equity with a family held fund
• Financial auditor with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC)
• Board memberships in Belgium and abroad

Studies

• Applied economic sciences, business administration
• Several international management training courses