Our vision
To be the permanent home for exceptional businesses and the partner of choice for the people who build them.
Long-term by design
Global Digital Group invests in businesses and founders capable of creating enduring value – and gives them the time to realise it.
The Group
Through Global Digital Group Holdings, we acquire and hold established, cash-generative businesses with no forced hold period. Through GDG Capital, we provide growth capital to European technology companies ready to scale internationally. Both apply the same discipline: durable economics, capable management and a price that makes sense.
We believe the most reliable way to build lasting value is to own excellent businesses for a very long time.
Permanent capital sits at the heart of Global Digital Group. It frees us from the timetables that shape most investment decisions, so every decision can be judged on its long-term merits.
Vision and mission
Our mission
To compound value over the long term by acquiring, holding and backing exceptional businesses with patience and discipline.
Principles
Four principles guide every decision we make
Permanence
Permanent capital sits at the heart of the Group. Free from forced sales and short-term incentives, we can judge every decision on its long-term merits and let returns compound.
Quality
We favour businesses with durable demand, real competitive advantages and economics that strengthen with scale. We would rather pay a fair price for an excellent business than a low price for an ordinary one.
Alignment
We build partnerships in which our interests and those of management, founders and partners point the same way, and we measure success together.
Discipline
We will pay a full price when we can see specific ways to make a business far more valuable under our ownership. We never pay for narrative or for a higher exit multiple, and we would rather miss an opportunity than compromise our standards.
Leadership
The people you speak with are the people who decide. Every investment is overseen directly by the Group’s leadership.
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Jakub Jablonsky
Founder & Group CEO
Leads the Group’s strategy, capital allocation and investment activity across Global Digital Group Holdings and GDG Capital.
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John Mills
Group CFO
Oversees finance, reporting, risk and controls across the Group and its investments.
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Filip Vítek
Group CTO
Leads technology, data and AI across the Group and its investments.
Contact
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We welcome conversations with investors and institutions, with owners of exceptional businesses and their advisers, and with founders building in Europe.