Gijs F.J. van Thiel
Gijs is the co-founder of 747 Capital and a Managing Partner of the firm. He is responsible for new product development and is actively involved in the portfolio management, due diligence and manager selection process. Gijs has been active in private equity since 1997.
Prior to 747 Capital, Gijs was founder and General Partner of Triad Media Ventures, a $50 million venture capital fund that made direct investments in US companies. In addition, he was Director of Financial Services for Icon International, a member of Omnicom Group. He started his career at the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, a diplomatic function, in New York in 1993.
Gijs holds a M.B.A. in international management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a B.A. from Webster University
Marc J.M. der Kinderen
Marc is the co-founded 747 Capital and serves as Managing Partner of the firm. His responsibilities include the portfolio management of the various funds and the funds’ managers selection. In addition, he oversees the marketing and business development efforts of the firm. He has been making US private equity fund commitments since 1994.
Prior to forming 747 Capital, from 1994 until 2000, Marc was Executive Vice President of Greenfield Capital Partners, in New York, the US subsidiary of a Dutch private equity group. From 1992 to 1994, Marc was a private equity analyst at the Noro Group of Companies in the Netherlands. He started his career in 1989 with HomeBanc, a Saving and Loan in Atlanta.
Marc received a M.B.A. from Nijenrode School of Business and a B.B.A. from European University.
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Joshua C. Sobeck
Josh joined 747 Capital in 2003 and serves as a Partner of the firm. As a member of the investment team, he is involved in the portfolio strategy, investment monitoring and manager due diligence of prospective funds, as well as responsible for reporting and fund administration.
Prior to his role at 747 Capital, he was a product marketing manager at Citadon, where he managed the development of collaborative software products for the construction and engineering industries.
Josh received a M.B.A in Finance from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Middlebury College.
Paul Kwon
Paul joined 747 Capital in 2009 and serves as an Associate at the firm. His responsibilities include sourcing new buyout funds for investment consideration, performing analytical analysis for primary fund investments, and preparing internal portfolio reports.
Prior to his role at 747 Capital, he served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
Paul received his B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.
Gregory J. Stupore
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Ruth L. Santiago
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