{"id":669,"date":"2024-09-01T03:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:55:46","slug":"dominiek-de-clerck-big-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/dominiek-de-clerck-big-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominiek De Clerck: Heir and entrepreneur with assets of over 150 million Euros"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dominiek De Clerck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominiek De Clerck is known for his assets valued at 154,982,800 euros, mainly focused on the real estate sector and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/philippe-vlerick-kbc-famille\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4191\">banking sector under <strong>the CKV company<\/strong><\/a><strong>based in Galmaarden<\/strong>. His fortune is growing, and he currently ranks TOP 190 in the financial hierarchy of Belgium's richest Belgians.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Roger-De-Clerck.jpg\" alt=\"Roger de clerck father of Dominiek De Clerck\" class=\"wp-image-6308\" style=\"width:340px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Roger-De-Clerck.jpg 944w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Roger-De-Clerck-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Roger-De-Clerck-768x756.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roger de Cleck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Youngest son of <strong>Roger De Clerck,<\/strong> 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 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/jan-de-clerck-domo\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"545\">controversies concerning the distribution of the family empire.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominiek De Clerck's inheritance was the Ter Lembeek group,<strong> including <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/jan-de-clerck-domo\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"545\">of German textile companies <\/a>and Belgium, as well as Verlipack.<\/strong> 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 <strong>BIG holds 27% of Ter Lembeek and vice versa for 3.5%.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/beaulieu-share.jpg\" alt=\"Logo for BIG beaulieu, owned by Dominiek De Clerck\" class=\"wp-image-6312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/beaulieu-share.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/beaulieu-share-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/beaulieu-share-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/beaulieu-share-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Legal disputes broke out, with Dominiek accusing, among other things<strong> his brothers <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/tony-gram-kipling\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"516\">money laundering<\/a>.<\/strong> 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,<strong> a further 15 million to settle disputes with the tax authorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ckv750x450-e1724504769957.jpg\" alt=\"CKV bank logo managed by Dominiek De Clerck\" class=\"wp-image-6315\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/ckv750x450-e1724504769957.jpg 603w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/ckv750x450-e1724504769957-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dominiek De Clerck currently devotes his time to managing his real estate portfolio and running the CKV bank. Based in<strong> the 17th-century Ch\u00e2teau de Steenhout in Vollezele, surrounded by an 80-hectare park<\/strong>s, he also devotes himself to <strong>draft horse breeding.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1283\" height=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Het_Kasteel_van_Steenhout_te_Galmaarden_-_371126_-_onroerenderfgoed-scaled-e1724504810718.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Steenhout in Vollezele owned by dominiek de clerck \" class=\"wp-image-6319\" style=\"width:411px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Het_Kasteel_van_Steenhout_te_Galmaarden_-_371126_-_onroerenderfgoed-scaled-e1724504810718.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Het_Kasteel_van_Steenhout_te_Galmaarden_-_371126_-_onroerenderfgoed-scaled-e1724504810718-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Het_Kasteel_van_Steenhout_te_Galmaarden_-_371126_-_onroerenderfgoed-scaled-e1724504810718-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/09\/Het_Kasteel_van_Steenhout_te_Galmaarden_-_371126_-_onroerenderfgoed-scaled-e1724504810718-768x869.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> Steenhout Castle in Vollezele<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dominiek De Clerck and his wife, Veronique Santens, value and preserve the family heritage with care and active asset management. <strong>Dominiek De Clerck has a fortune of over 130 million euros. <\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominiek De Clerck, a member of the famous De Clerck family, is a Belgian entrepreneur whose fortune exceeds 130 million euros, mainly thanks to his involvement in real estate and banking through the CKV company. Despite family conflicts and legal disputes, Dominiek has managed to consolidate his position, notably by focusing on the management of his estate and his historic domain in Vollezele. In partnership with his wife, Veronique Santens, he continues to enhance and preserve the family heritage while developing his 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