“Whats the Craic?
The Craic is mighty!”
– an unknown Irishman
Private Equity Investments
Craic Capital is a private investment company aimed at acquiring majority shareholdings in extraordinary small and medium enterprises in the Benelux with a proven and profitable business model – enterprise value range € 2.5 – € 25.0 M.
Craic Capital’s main objective is long-term value creation.
The background of a transaction can be a Management Buy-in, divestment of a division of a large company or a pre-exit. In any scenario, Craic Capital wants management teams to co-invest in order to have financial commitment and align interests of management with shareholders.
Craic Capital funds its deals on a case-by-case basis and has no pre-determined exit deadlines. This ensures that there is no pressure to put raised funds to work and allows portfolio companies to always focus on long-term value creation.
Craic Capital currently holds (mostly majority) interests in 8 companies.
Craic Capital Team
Hans Willemse (1968)
After finishing his masters in Civil Law in 1993, Hans worked with ABN AMRO for 15 years, predominantly at Financial Restructuring and Recovery department and as a member of the management team of Hollandsche Bank-Unie, a former subsidiary of ABN AMRO.
Hans founded Craic Capital in 2008.
Paul Liesker (1979)
Paul holds a master degree in Civil Law (2003). Paul started his career with Hollandsche Bank-Unie, where he worked as relationship manager and financial specialist.
Paul joined Craic Capital early 2009 and has been a partner since 2012.
Hans and Paul each hold several supervisory board positions both within and outside the Craic Capital portfolio.
Contact
Craic Capital
Faas Eliaslaan 13
3742 AR Baarn
The Netherlands
t. +31 (0)35 24 00 230
e. info@craic.nl
K.v.K. 34317341