Joris Van Gool

Partner

Focus

Joris is a Partner at Hg. He has spent over a decade partnering with entrepreneurs building fast-growing software and tech services platforms. His experience spans ERP, compliance & regulatory, insurance, hosting and tax & accounting sectors. He is also responsible for covering the Benelux region.

Joris is currently a Board Director of team.blue, Ideagen, Induver, Blinqx, Septeo and Citation. His other investments at Hg include Gen II, Silverfin, Zenith, Parts Alliance, Raet/Visma, JLA, Kinapse and A-Plan.​

Experience

Joris joined Hg in 2012, having previously worked for McKinsey & Co.

Joris is Belgian and holds a Masters in Commercial Engineering from the University of Leuven and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A native Dutch speaker, he speaks English, French and basic German.

Featuring Joris

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Citation welcomes new investment from HarbourVest Partners supporting its growth as a global provider of SME compliance and certification solutions

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The Power of Unity: how European insurance brokers can harness technology and thrive

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team.blue welcomes new investment from CPP Investments in transaction worth €4.8bn

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Focus Group secures new investment from Hg to accelerate its position as a leading technology provider for SMEs

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Induver and Clover join forces alongside Hg to accelerate their growth as a leading insurance broker in Belgium

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Visma strengthens position as Europe’s cloud accounting champion with acquisition of Silverfin

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Ideagen secures partnership with Hg to support further growth as a regulatory and compliance software leader

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team.blue strengthens leadership team and prepares for further expansion

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Hg invests in The Septeo Group to help continue building a leading LegalTech platform across Europe

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Hg announces new investment in The Citation Group

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Hg announces KKR investment in The Citation Group

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Silverfin announces investment led by Hg to accelerate international growth

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Hg strengthens executive team with four Partner promotions

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Register Group joins team.blue

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Hg invests in TransIP to join forces with Combell

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