Joris Bakker

The stub identifies Joris Bakker as an Associate connected to H2 Equity Partners, but I could not independently verify a public profile page, biography, LinkedIn profile, headshot, or deal attribution for him. H2’s archived 2014 website listed its Netherlands office at Oosteinde 19, 1017 WT Amsterdam, with the phone number +31 (0) 20 679 08 22 and email [hidden]; that archived team page did not list Joris Bakker among the 20 professionals shown at that time.

H2 Equity Partners is a Western European private equity investment firm founded in 1991. Its current website states that it has over 30 years of hands-on investing experience and over £500 million of committed funding, investing in mid-sized companies that can benefit from operational support.

The firm’s current strategy is not seed or angel investing. H2 describes its targets as mid-sized, profitable B2B companies headquartered in the UK and Ireland, typically with £20-250 million of revenue, and says it can make equity investments up to £75 million.

• H2 invests in “mid-sized companies in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux with significant growth or improvement potential that can benefit from our hands-on support.”
• The firm looks for buy-and-build opportunities where it can become the largest single shareholder and partner with management teams to support a growth plan.
• Typical target situations include family-owned and owner-managed companies, succession and retirement sales, and corporate carve-outs.
• Typical companies are profitable, B2B-focused, and in sectors with reasonable growth.
• H2 emphasizes hands-on operating support: “We partner with management teams to implement ambitious plans faster and better.”
• I found no verified public investment thesis specifically attributable to Joris Bakker.