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Célaine Tates is Office Manager at Active Capital Company. She is responsible for the secretarial support of the partners and for various facility services within Active Capital Company.

Célaine has worked as a Personal Assistant and Events employee at Houthoff, among others.

Albert Hartog co-founded Active Capital Company and acts as an advisor to the investment team. Albert serves as member at the advisory board of Hendrik Veder Group.

Before founding Active Capital Company Albert was CEO at CleanLeaseFortex. Albert built this company from a single laundry shop to an industrial textile company with over 20 branches.

After his studies Albert worked in South Africa for a period of 9 years where he gained experience in the automotive and mining industries.

Max Groeneveld is senior advisor of Active Capital Company. Besides his role at Active Capital Company, Max is part of the senior team at EY-Parthenon. Max has been a partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants for 20 years, before it became part of EY in 2016. During the years OC&C Strategy Consultants, Max has led the Global PE practice and the Global Consumer practice and supported a variety of corporate and PE clients in a variety of industries.

At Active Capital Company, Max acts as a strategic advisor to both the Portfolio Management- and Investment Management Teams. Max is a medical doctor and holds an MBA from Stanford University.

Dick is Managing Partner and co-founder of Active Capital Company. Prior to Active Capital Company Dick served as CFO of JVC Benelux. In his role Dick turned the company back to profitability by leading a turnaround and improving cost control. Dick started his career at KPMG accountants in The Hague.

He has experience in reorganizing and integrating companies with expertise in financial management, valuation and due diligences.

Dick holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, a postgraduate degree as certified accountant (RA) and a postgraduate degree in Business Valuation from the Rotterdam School of Management.

Mels Huige joined Active Capital Company as Investment Director in 2013, before becoming partner in 2015. He has extensive experience in guiding merger & acquisitions projects and structuring acquisitions and valuing companies. He is responsible for acquiring new shareholdings within Active Capital Company, add-ons and exits.

Previously he worked as Director at Boer & Croon Corporate Finance. Within Boer & Croon Corporate Finance Mels focused on merger and acquisition processes within the Transport & Logistics and Industry & Trade sectors. Besides that, Mels has experience with suppliers of the maritime oil and gas industries. Mels holds a Master's degree in business economics from Maastricht University and a postgraduate degree in Business Valuation from the Rotterdam School of Management. He is board member of the Dutch Private Equity Association.

Hartwig Ostermeyer is Partner at Active Capital Company. He is leading our German operations in Munich being responsible for local deal sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and portfolio management.

Hartwig started his professional career in M&A advisory in London focusing on the energy sector. After that, he worked as a project leader at Boston Consulting Group in the Munich office and gained operational experience as a manager at Sixt. Hartwig holds a 'Diplom-Ingenieur' from Technische Universität Berlin.

Boudewijn Brouwer is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and execution of (add-on) acquisitions and divestments at Active Capital Company- Special Investments. Boudewijn can quickly digest information and understand the story behind the numbers. His enthusiasm and broad interest allow him to find creative solutions when a company is confronted with challenging issues.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Boudewijn has worked for ABN AMRO for 10 years gaining experience in Asset & Liability Management, Debt Capital Markets and Financial Restructuring. Boudewijn holds bachelor’s degrees in Medical Natural Sciences and in Business Economics, a master’s degree in Finance and is a CFA Charterholder.

Leonard Spigt works as Senior Investment Manager in the Active Capital Company team. As Senior Investment Manager at Active Capital Company Leonard is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and support of portfolio companies. Leonard started as an intern at Active Capital Company and completed a Master’s degree in Finance & Investments from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Jorgos van Rooijen is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and execution of (add-on) acquisitions and divestments.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Jorgos worked at PwC in both the assurance and corporate finance practice where he gained broad experience with respect to finance and M&A transactions.

Jorgos holds a Master’s degree in business administration and a postgraduate degree as a certified accountant (RA) from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Maximiliaan Maaskant works as Investment Manager at Active Capital Company. As Investment Manager Max is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and execution of (add-on) acquisitions and divestments.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Max worked as Investment Manager at several (family-owned) investment funds and at ING, where he gained broad experience with respect to private equity and transaction financing. Max holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the VU in Amsterdam.

Robin Baaij works as Investment Manager at Active Capital Company. As Investment Manager at Active Capital Company, Robin is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities, add-ons and support of portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Robin worked as an Associate at Strategy & Amsterdam, working on deals and transformations in the (renewable) energy sector. Robin holds a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the TU Delft and an MBA from INSEAD.

Johannes Sensmeyer is Investment Manager at Active Capital Company in our German office in Munich. He is responsible for identifying and analysing investment opportunities and is supporting our portfolio companies mainly relating to the German market.

Johannes was Assistant to the CFO of Commerzbank AG before joining Active Capital Company. Before, he gained experience as an in-house consultant involved in M&A and digital transformation projects.

Johannes holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim.

Fabian Steppi works as Investment Manager at Active Capital Company. As Investment Manager Fabian is co-responsible for deal-sourcing, screening of investment opportunities and execution of (add-on) acquisitions and divestments.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Fabian worked as Investment Manager at Accursia Capital, where he gained experience in Industrials private equity. Before, he accompanied various sell- and buy-side transactions as M&A advisor at MP Corporate Finance in Vienna. Fabian holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance & Management and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Berend Jan van Meerten works as Investment Associate at Active Capital Company. As associate at Active Capital Company, Berend Jan is co-responsible for screening of investment opportunities, add-ons and support of portfolio companies. Berend Jan started as an intern at Active Capital Company and completed a Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Nathalie de Nijs is our Legal Counsel a.i. and in this role she is involved in all things legal for Active Capital Company, its funds and its portfolio companies.

Previously she was a candidate civil law notary specializing in corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and gained wide experience in international (syndicated) lending and banking & finance at ING Bank.

Rivkele Kastelein is Group Controller for Active Capital Company. In this role she is responsible for our fund administration, financial reporting and compliance.

Prior to joining Active Capital Company, Rivkele worked for BDO Accountants and gained broad experience with respect to financial reporting and compilation of financial statements. Rivkele took a career break from 2018 - 2020 to travel the world together with her husband. During this international experience she was exposed to new things on a daily base and came across a wide variety of cultures.

Miliaan Zwolle works as Investment Analyst at Active Capital Company. As an analyst, Miliaan is co-responsible for the screening of investment opportunities, deal execution and support of portfolio companies. Miliaan started as an intern at Active Capital Company and holds a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Constantijn van Wandelen currently works as Investment Analyst at Active Capital Company after starting as an intern in May 2022. He studied MSc International Management/CEMS and MSc Finance and Investments at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and did internships in M&A and venture capital.

Constantijn lived and studied in the Dominican Republic during his teenage years, shaping his appreciation of cultural differences and distinct (business) environments. He currently lives in Amsterdam and enjoys cooking and tasting good food, exercising, playing tennis, and reading.

Célaine Tates is Office Manager at Active Capital Company. She is responsible for the secretarial support of the partners and for various facility services within Active Capital Company.

Célaine has worked as a Personal Assistant and Events employee at Houthoff, among others.

Albert Hartog co-founded Active Capital Company and acts as an advisor to the investment team. Albert serves as member at the advisory board of Hendrik Veder Group.

Before founding Active Capital Company Albert was CEO at CleanLeaseFortex. Albert built this company from a single laundry shop to an industrial textile company with over 20 branches.

After his studies Albert worked in South Africa for a period of 9 years where he gained experience in the automotive and mining industries.