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Gilles Becker

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Legal Counsel at Colesco Capital Collective

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

Gilles Becker joined Colesco Capital Collective in 2026 as Legal Counsel, where he works with the deal teams on investment decisions and portfolio management and supports fund operations and investor relations. He has over eight years of experience across impact investing, cross-border financings and restructurings, M&A, and corporate governance. Previously he was a finance and restructuring lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and senior legal counsel at Polestar Capital, and holds an LLM in Corporate Law from Leiden University.

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Experience

  1. Colesco CapitalLegal Counsel - Circular Creditcurrent2026 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
  2. Polestar CapitalSenior Legal Counsel Investments2025 — 2026Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. Polestar CapitalLegal Counsel Investments2023 — 2025Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekSenior Associate | Lawyer Finance & Restructuring2021 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekAssociate | Lawyer (Advocaat)2017 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  6. De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekStudent Trainee Corporate Litigation2017Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  7. StibbeLegal Assistant Commercial Litigation2017Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  8. StibbeLegal Intern Corporate Litigation and M&A2016New York, New York, United States
  9. Leiden UniversityStudent Assistant for the Department of Corporate Law and International Business Law2015 — 2016Leiden
  10. SBR LeidenBoard Member Acquisition and Events2014 — 2015Leiden
  11. NautaDutilhLegal Intern2015Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  12. RabobankLegal Intern2015Utrecht Area, Netherlands
  13. De Juridische AcademieEventmanager2012 — 2014Utrecht Area, Netherlands
  14. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration MootMember of Leiden University Team2013 — 2014Vienna, Austria
  15. PeppermindsSales Promoter2011 — 2012Nederland
  16. World Wildlife FundHQ Office Volunteer for Earth Hour 20102010Hong Kong, China

Education

  1. Grotius AcademieINSOLAD Insolventierecht2022 — 2023
  2. Beroepsopleiding AdvocatenBeroepsopleiding, Law2018 — 2021
  3. Leiden UniversityMaster of Laws - LL.M., Corporate Law2015 — 2017
  4. Leiden UniversityLeiden Leadership Programme2015 — 2016
  5. Leiden UniversityBachelor of Laws LL.B., International Business Law2011 — 2015
  6. Christelijk Lyceum ZeistVWO, Economie en Maatschappij2005 — 2011

Skills & more

Property LawCorporate LawCivil LawInsolvency LawRestructuring law

Languages English · Nederlands

  • International Baccalaureate, English A2 Higher Level — International Baccalaureate

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Also attended Beroepsopleiding Advocaten3

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Also attended Leiden University72

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Shared employers

Also worked at Polestar Capital5

Daan van KasselHead Circular Credit at Colesco Capital CollectiveJoost LoebInvestment Manager at Colesco Capital CollectiveJacob DankertInvestment Manager at Colesco Capital CollectiveAnjeli BhoendieJunior Investment Manager at Colesco Capital CollectiveRamón SchramJunior Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective

Also worked at Leiden University7

Erwin DassenVenture Partner at FrachtisRembrandt DonkerslootInvestment Manager at FORWARD.oneHessel HoekstraInvestment Analyst at Holland CapitalArne DriessenAdvisor at The First ThirtyJan ScholtesVenture Partner at Endeit CapitalDr. ChauInvestor at Crystal Horse Investments

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Also worked at Rabobank66

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Also worked at World Wildlife Fund5

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Colleagues at Colesco Capital Collective

Adam Willmott
Co-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital Collective
Anjeli Bhoendie
Junior Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Benedetta Garofalo
Investment Analyst at Colesco Capital Collective
Brent Op de Beeck
Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Daan van Kassel
Head Circular Credit at Colesco Capital Collective
Danny Vroegop
Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Colesco Capital Collective
Didier Boumans
Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Jacco Rolvink
Co-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital Collective