747 Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the small-cap buyout market. 747 Capital provides investors with diversified portfolios of private equity funds, co-investments, and secondaries.

Gijs is the co-founder of 747 Capital and a Managing Partner of the firm. Gijs is a member of the firm’s investment committee and serves on the advisory boards of various underlying portfolio funds. As a member of the 747 Capital investment team Gijs actively monitors its portfolio of 50+ fund investments and approximately 60 active co-investments. Gijs has been active in private equity since 1995.

Gijs holds a M.B.A. in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a B.A. from Webster University.