Bart is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Strada Partners.
An engineer by training, he started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels. He subsequently built more than 12 years of experience as a private equity investor, working on mid- to large-cap investments across Europe at Bain Capital in London and New York, and at Core Equity Holdings, where he was a Managing Director. Across these roles, he executed transactions involving equity investments of €100–500 million and beyond.
Bart focuses on growth and consolidation strategies in business services and healthcare. His core strengths include buy-and-build execution, financing, team development and supporting management teams in defining and testing growth strategies.
Outside of work, Bart is an avid runner, table-tennis player and a board-game enthusiast.
Bart holds a Master in Engineering of Ghent University. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Some key deals before setting up Strada include:
He has also invested in and privately supported several scale-ups, including:
* Deals represent prior experience at Bain Capital, Core Equity Holdings and deals on personal account. Other investment professionals not employed by Strada Partners were involved in the identification, evaluation, negotiation, investment, execution and operations and any sale processes with respect to such companies.
