Dominiek De Clerck: Heir and entrepreneur with assets of over 150 million Euros

Dominiek De Clerck

Dominiek De Clerck is known for his assets valued at 154,982,800 euros, mainly focused on the real estate sector and the banking sector under the CKV companybased in Galmaarden. His fortune is growing, and he currently ranks TOP 190 in the financial hierarchy of Belgium's richest Belgians.

Youngest son of Roger De Clerck, he began his career in a family business that was plagued by disagreements over asset distribution following restructuring by his father in the late 1980s. The friction between Dominiek and his brothers was particularly marked during controversies concerning the distribution of the family empire.

Dominiek De Clerck's inheritance was the Ter Lembeek group, including of German textile companies and Belgium, as well as Verlipack. These companies were not particularly robust, which led to their being merged into the Beaulieu International Group (BIG), thereby reducing Dominiek's influence within this group, where BIG holds 27% of Ter Lembeek and vice versa for 3.5%.

Legal disputes broke out, with Dominiek accusing, among other things his brothers money laundering. These tensions became entangled in an extensive tax investigation into Beaulieu. Dominiek eventually reached a settlement, paying 10 million euros for himself and his company, a further 15 million to settle disputes with the tax authorities.

In 2020, a conciliation resulted in a rebalancing of the De Clerck family's shareholding in Beaulieu, although details of this new arrangement remain undisclosed to date.

Dominiek De Clerck currently devotes his time to managing his real estate portfolio and running the CKV bank. Based in the 17th-century Château de Steenhout in Vollezele, surrounded by an 80-hectare parks, he also devotes himself to draft horse breeding. This place, richly steeped in history, requires constant attention and regular maintenance. However, this responsibility is balanced by the estate's aesthetic and historical value, including period features such as antique wall tapestries.

Dominiek De Clerck and his wife, Veronique Santens, value and preserve the family heritage with care and active asset management. Dominiek De Clerck has a fortune of over 130 million euros.