Find your path to Gilles
277 people in our graph share verified history with Gilles — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Martijn KleijwegtunlockedGilles: together at University of Amsterdam (2008)
×4Gilles: together at The Wharton School
Gilles: together at University of Amsterdam
×4Gilles: together at University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
About
Joined in 2017 and helps originate, execute, integrate, and monitor the firm's acquisitions and investments. He has over 10 years in corporate finance and M&A, including investment banking and corporate M&A at a global chemical company.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- AXECOInvestment Director Axeco Participatiescurrent2026 — presentAmsterdam
- Gala Capital PartnersVice President M&A2017 — 2026Costa Mesa, California
- MOOYAH Burgers Fries and ShakesInterim VP of Finance2018 — 2019Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Arizona Chemical, a Kraton CompanyCorporate M&A2012 — 2015Almere Stad Area, Netherlands
- Stamford Partners (now Piper Sandler)Associate M&A2011 — 2012Amsterdam Area, the Netherlands
- NIBC BankAnalyst M&A2008 — 2011The Hague Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentValuationDue DiligenceStrategyFinanceBusiness StrategyInvestmentsFinancial ReportingForecasting
+4 more
AnalysisCorporate FinanceBankingBusiness ValuationLanguages Dutch · English · German (moderate)
From Gilles's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gala Capital Partners
Anand Gala
Founder and Managing Partner at Gala Capital Partners
Arti Shah
Vice President at Gala Capital Partners
John Dang
Senior Associate at Gala Capital Partners
Mr. Gala
Founder and Managing Partner at Gala Capital Partners
Ms. Sophat
Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Gala Capital Partners
Tepy Sophat
Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Gala Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gilles Kersten?
- Joined in 2017 and helps originate, execute, integrate, and monitor the firm's acquisitions and investments. He has over 10 years in corporate finance and M&A, including investment banking and corporate M&A at a global chemical company.
- Where does Gilles Kersten work?
- Gilles Kersten is Vice President at Gala Capital Partners.
- Where did Gilles Kersten go to school?
- Gilles Kersten studied at The Wharton School (Certificate, Private Equity); University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Amsterdam (Master's degree, Finance).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business37
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalEliya ElonInvestor at Notable CapitalMarienne CaroMarketing Lead at Qualcomm VenturesTanner RogersInvestor at LegalTechMay ZhaoAssistant Controller at TransLink CapitalElisa YanAnalyst at Runtime Ventures
+ 31 more
Also attended University of Amsterdam284
Job van der VoortCo-founder & CEO of RemoteMartijn KleijwegtInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)René KuijtenInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)TorjusInvestor at InvestinorDamien van der BijlInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
+ 278 more
Also attended Wilfrid Laurier University117
David BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalSaar PikarInvestor at OMERS VenturesGurdeep PrewalCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesMike GrantisManaging Partner at Contango Digital AssetsArmand ObrejaTalent Manager at Icon VenturesMark SteeleVenture Partner at Florida Funders
.jpg)
.avif)
+ 111 more
