Baltisse
Ghent family investment company founded in 2007 by Filip Balcaen; invests its own capital in private equity (EUR 25-250m tickets), real estate and listed equities.
USEFUL FOR Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Ghent, Belgium
- OFFICES
- Luxembourg · New York, United States
- FOUNDED
- 2007
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- BelgiumNetherlandsUnited States
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityReal estatePublic equitiesDirect investments
- TICKET
- €25M–€250M
Overview
Baltisse NV is an investment company based in Ghent, founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Filip Balcaen after the Balta and IVC flooring businesses. It invests its own money, with no external partners, through three activities: private equity, real estate development and investment, and listed equities. Private equity targets companies with EBITDA of EUR 5-50m in Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States; it also has offices in Luxembourg and New York.
Investment thesis
Evergreen partner to entrepreneurs: equity positions of EUR 25-250m in profitable companies (EBITDA EUR 5-50m) with market-leadership prospects, for growth capital, management buy-ins/outs and shareholder replacement.
Holdings & investments (16)
- Fintech · since 2024
- Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2022
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
- since 2021
- HealthTech · since 2020
- HealthTech · since 2020 · Exited
- since 2019
- since 2019 · Exited
- Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
- Food & Agriculture · since 2019
- Software & SaaS · since 2019 · Exited
- Climate & Energy · since 2016 · Exited
- HealthTech · since 2016 · Exited
- Food & Agriculture · since 2016 · Exited
- Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
People
- Heider RidhaHead of Private Equity · source
- Andrew HudelsonPartner, Head of US Private Equity · source
- Davy VandenheedeInvestment Director · source
- Benjamin BiesmansInvestment Director · source
- Andreas SchryversInvestment Manager · source
- Alexia VansteelantInvestment Manager · source
- David MatthijsInvestment Manager · source
- Nele AernoudtInvestment Associate · source
- Alex McEnroeInvestment Associate · source
- Filip BalcaenFounder; Director · source
- Marc JanssensCEO · source
- Louis BalcaenManaging Partner US · source
- David UlensOperational Partner · source
- Ann MaurauHead of Legal · source
- Alex van RavelsCEO Real Estate · source
- Alex De WitteExecutive Director Real Estate · source
- Simon BalcaenPrincipal, Real Estate; Director · source
- Andrew LohrfinkPresident, Baltisse Real Estate US · source
- Patrick VerbruggeChief Financial Officer Group · source
- Maxime JadotDirector · source
Frequently asked questions
Baltisse is a single family office based in Ghent, Belgium, founded in 2007.
Baltisse invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, real estate, public equities and direct investments.
Baltisse invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & E-commerce, HealthTech and Real Estate & PropTech.
Baltisse's stated ticket size is €25M–€250M.
Key people at Baltisse include Filip Balcaen (Founder; Director), Marc Janssens (CEO), Heider Ridha (Head of Private Equity) and Louis Balcaen (Managing Partner US).
Baltisse's holdings and investments include Brokers in Excellence, PIA Group, Baobab Collection, World of Talents, Recticel, Polflam, Vision Healthcare and Dolciaria Acquaviva, among others.
No. Baltisse invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.