Waterland Private Equity
Bart Elema has extensive experience in finance and risk management, currently serving as CFO, Partner, and Risk Officer at Waterland Private Equity since October 2003. Previous roles include CFO and Risk Officer, as well as Finance Director at the same firm. Bart was also a Board Member and member of the Tax Committee at NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen) from 2010 to June 2023. Prior to Waterland, Bart held the position of Senior Manager at Intertrust Group (ATC Group) from May 1995 to October 2003. Bart holds a Master's Degree in Fiscal Economics from the University of Amsterdam and completed high school education at Murmellius Gymnasium. Additionally, Bart is currently enrolled in the EY Tomorrow's Boardroom Academy from March 2024 to November 2024.
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Waterland Private Equity
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Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realizing their growth ambitions. With substantial financial resources and committed industry expertise, Waterland enables its portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth both organically and through acquisitions. Waterland is an active investor in the financial, strategic and operational sense. In the current dynamic business environment with an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, Waterland is a partner that provides entrepreneurs with a powerful position in the increasingly competitive international arena. Since the start in 1999, the firm has made investments in more than 1100 companies. Waterland currently manages more than €14 billion of investor commitments. Investments are made in markets with attractive characteristics for a consolidation strategy: consistent growth, sufficient size, sustainable profitability, fragmentation and (indication of) consolidation. Waterland focusses on industries that are undergoing change as a consequence of one or more of the following trends: sustainability, digitalization and outsourcing, ageing population, and leisure and wellbeing. Waterland employs 180 professionals. Our teams are based in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark and operate across Europe.