Skip to Content

ACTIVE IN 5 CITIES ACROSS THE WHOLE BELGIUM, WITH MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND A NETWORK OF 465+ ALUMNI

OUR HISTORY

2010

Establishment of Capitant in Antwerp

2011

Capitant wins the UNIZO prize for entrepreneurship 

2012

First full academic year in Leuven

2013

First full academic year in Ghent and Brussels & broadcast on national television.

2014

Capitant organizes the Traders Trophy Competition in Belgium & over 100 participants join the London Finance Trip

2015

Capitant reaches over 1,000 active memb ers & foundation of alumni network (Capitumni)

2016

First Amsterdam internal trip for 20 high-profile members & record numbers of partners signed

2017

Over 1,200 active members all around Belgium

2018

Growing demand from Amsterdam results in the London-Amsterdam finance trip

2019

First full academic year in Liège

2020

During COVID-19, activities continued to be organized through hybrid and livestream formats

2021

Over 1,500 members sha re Capitant's values and vision

2022

Capitant partnered with Belgium's biggest financial newspaper to host Talent Fair @ Finance Avenue

2023

First Ladies Networking Evening, reflecting Capitant's commitment to inclusiveness

2024

Record number of applications for Career

2025

Capitant reaches 11k followers on LInkedin 


OUR STRUCTURE

Capitant is Belgium's leading financial student organization, dedicated to guiding students of all backgrounds through finance.

We warmly welcome both eager financial novices seeking to broaden their knowledge as well as seasoned finance students. We achieve this by organizing local events such as lectures, workshops, and in-house days across five cities: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, and Liège. On a national level, we aim to gather the best students in finance through the career tracks as well as national case competitions such as Lawyers vs. Bankers or our annual M&A case competition. 

Additionally, we organize international events, like the Amsterdam-London Finance Trip.

Capitant offers an open and inclusive environment where students can acquire economic and financial knowledge, enjoy shared experiences, and network with a dynamic and like-minded community. We achieve this through partnerships with our longstanding, established network of top-tier financial institutions, banks, consulting firms, and more to enrich the academic journey of our members, expand their professional network and build lasting friendships within the world of finance.

OUR MISSION

Capitant is part of the Capitant Group, together with Capitumni and Capiness. These three entities act independently from each other and have their own board, but they are connected. This structure allows the Capitan Group to maximize cooperation and communication. A future endowment aims to be financially sustainable.

Capitant itself is represented by an umbrella organization (Capitant Belgium) and five cities (Capitant Antwerp, Leuven, Ghent, Brussels and Liège). Capitant Belgium, that consists of a national President and five Directors, structures and puts up the strategy and roles of Capitant. Every month, the Belgium board meets with all five presidents of the respective cities while working towards future projects.


CAPITUMNI

Another part of the Capitant Group is the Capitumni. These are alumni who were active in different Capitant cities back in the days. They work independently from Capitant but nevertheless they want to provide networking opportunities to our board members. Every year, they organize some events to meet the new board and to welcome them into Capitant's alumni family.


Lucas Stoops

Profession: Partner at 6 Degrees Capital

Captain: Chairman Capitumni, Co-Founder & President Antwerp (2010-2012)

Education: MBA, INSEAD. Business Engineering,         University of Antwerp


Max Caers

Profession: Financial Planning and Analysis Director BeNeFraLux at AB-InBev

Capitant: Capitant Antwerp Treasury, Capitant Belgium (2012-2014)

Education: Business Economics, University of Antwerp


Thomas Batsleer

Profession: Investment Manager at Holland Capital

Capitant: Corporate Relations Ghent, Capitant Belgium (2013-2015)

Education: MIF, ESCP Europe Business Engineering, Ghent University


Michael Wouters

Profession: Investment Professional

Capitant: Capitant Antwerp Marketing, VP, & Capitant Belgium (2012-2015)

Education: Business Economics, University of Antwerp


Wim Van Halewyck

Profession: Senior Associate Private Equity Research

Capitant: Corporate Relations, President Capitant Antwerp (2016-2018)

Education: Business Engineering, University of Antwerp


Liesa Van Laere

Profession: Investment Banking Analyst

Capitant: Capitant Antwerp Projects & President (2018-2020)

Education: Business Economics, University of Antwerp


Vincent Nagels

Profession: Investment Analyst

Capitant: Capitant Leuven Career, National President (2018-2020)

Education: Business Administration, KU Leuven


Bernd Vanmuysen

Profession: Private Equity Analyst

Capitant: Capitant Leuven Projects, Director Career & National President Capitant Belgium (2020-2023)

Education: MS Business Economics, KU Leuven. Business Economics, KU Leuven


Daan Verhelst

Profession: Investment Banking Analyst

Capitant: Capitant Leuven President, National President & Director of Corporate Relations Capitant Belgium (2020-2023)

Education: Master Business Engineering, Business Engineering, KU Leuven


Michiel Claes

Profession: Institutional Sales Support

Capitant: Director Career & National President Capitant Belgium (2023-2025)

Education: MS Finance & Banking, KU Leuven. Finance & Insurance, UCLL