Gimv

Gimv is a European investment company founded in 1980, based in Antwerp, Belgium, with a strong focus on private equity and venture capital. With over three decades of experience, Gimv manages approximately 1.8 billion EUR in investments across 85 portfolio companies, which collectively generate over 6 billion EUR in turnover and employ more than 28,000 professionals. The firm targets medium-sized and large growth companies with enterprise values ranging from 75 million to 750 million EUR, primarily within the Benelux, France, and Germany. Gimv's investment strategy encompasses four main platforms: Consumer 2020, Health & Care, Smart Industries, and Sustainable Cities, allowing them to identify and support innovative companies with high-growth potential. The firm also manages the Gimv Czech Ventures Fund, focusing on investments in the software sector in the Czech Republic. Through its dedicated teams and extensive international network, Gimv aims to facilitate the transformation of its portfolio companies into market leaders.

Pieter Alliet

Senior Associate

Roxane Ameline

Associate

Jelle Assink

Principal

Guillaume Bardy

Partner

Ronald Bartel

Partner

Ferdinand Becker

Senior Associate

Alex Behaeghe

Partner

Laurens Boriale

Senior Associate

Koen Bouckaert

Managing Partner - Head Consumer

Alexandre Brestin

Associate, Smart Industries

Kristof Vande Capelle

CFO

Anne Caron

Partner

Rishabh Chawla

Senior Associate

Lisa Collet

Principal

Koen Dejonckheere

CEO

Robin Dheedene

Associate

Bart Diels

Managing Partner, Head of Healthcare, Healthcare, Belgium

Martin van Dieten

Analyst

Pierre Egot

Principal

Patrick Franken

Partner, Consumer

Thomas Goudriaan

Senior Associate

Philipp Von Hammerstein

Partner

Lisa Hengerer

Principal, Smart Industries

Mathieu Himpe

Principal

von den Hoff, Maximilian

Principal

Dirk Jonkman

Principal

Andreas Jurgeit Ph.D

Partner, Life Sciences

Hidde Van Kerckhoven

Principal

Kevin Klein

Senior Principal, Healthcare

Christoph Kocher

Senior Associate

Elderd Land

Partner

Marie-Justine Lecomte

Associate, Health and Care

Gautier Lefebvre

Principal

Erik Mampaey

Managing Partner

Maja Markovic

Principal

Stéphanie Massart

Principal

Nick Medaer

Partner

Stephane Mircich

Principal

Ruben Monballieu

Partner

David De Peuter

Senior Principal, Consumer

Hadrien Pigot

Senior Associate

Moritz Plesser

Associate

Rombout Poos

Finance Director and Business Analyst

Christophe Van Quickenborne

Partner

Morgane Renault

Principal, Consumer

François-Xavier Rico

Principal

Clemence Robles

Principal

Tom Roth

Associate, Connected Consumer

Patrick Schaich

Principal

Sami Schyvinck

Senior Associate

Catharina Soenen

Principal, Sustainable Cities

Elsa Spangenberg

Associate, Healthcare

Lars Timmer

Senior Principal, Healthcare

Muriel Uytterhaegen

Principal, Smart Industries

Bram Vanparys

Partner

Eric de La Vigne

Principal

Michaël Vlemmix

Partner, Life Sciences

Tom Voorde

Managing Partner - Head of Smart Industries and member of Investment Committee

Cos Vrins

Senior Associate

Friedrich Wallwitz

Principal

Kalle Wanner

Principal, Sustainable Cities

Doriane Wattinne

Associate

Niklas Windmann

Senior Associate

Boris Wirtz

Principal

Fabian Wolfgarten

Associate

Nicolas de Saint Laon

Partner - Head Gimv France, Sustainable Cities, France

Past deals in Antwerpen

Contraload

Private Equity Round in 2016
Contraload is a fast growing Pan European company in pooling and rental services for plastic pallets and bins. For more than 10 years CLD has been focusing on plastic load carriers and has close to 1 million assets in its pool, all constantly on the move within the whole of Europe. CLD has a broad range of plastic pallets and IBCs for many different supply chains. Focus lies on the more complex food and FMCG supply chains with demanding and challenging global customers like Unilever, Nestle, Intersnack and many others. CLD helps its customers to meet the high quality and hygienic requirements, avoid foreign body contamination and to connect to suppliers or customers in a cost effective way. “CLD helps you carry the load”, so you can focus on your core business.

NovoPolymers

Private Equity Round in 2013
NovoPolymers NV develops encapsulant solutions for the photovoltaic market. It offers thermoplastic encapsulant sheets for crystalline silicon based photovoltaic modules; and hydrocarbon thermoplastic elastomer materials. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Puurs, Belgium.

NovoPolymers

Venture Round in 2012
NovoPolymers NV develops encapsulant solutions for the photovoltaic market. It offers thermoplastic encapsulant sheets for crystalline silicon based photovoltaic modules; and hydrocarbon thermoplastic elastomer materials. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Puurs, Belgium.

NovoPolymers

Series B in 2011
NovoPolymers NV develops encapsulant solutions for the photovoltaic market. It offers thermoplastic encapsulant sheets for crystalline silicon based photovoltaic modules; and hydrocarbon thermoplastic elastomer materials. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Puurs, Belgium.

NovoPolymers

Series A in 2009
NovoPolymers NV develops encapsulant solutions for the photovoltaic market. It offers thermoplastic encapsulant sheets for crystalline silicon based photovoltaic modules; and hydrocarbon thermoplastic elastomer materials. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Puurs, Belgium.

Luma International

Series A in 2009
Luma International, founded in 2009 by a diverse group of innovators and entrepreneurs, specializes in providing an on-demand marketing platform tailored for field and channel sales. The company supports medium and large enterprises, including notable clients such as Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi, by enabling them to create personalized marketing materials efficiently, thereby enhancing sales and reducing costs. Luma's platform not only improves marketing flexibility and campaign effectiveness but also ensures brand consistency across different sectors. Additionally, Luma's capabilities are closely aligned with Marketing Resource Management, Enterprise 2.0, and Ecommerce 2.0. The company has established offices in Antwerp, Rotterdam, Paris, and Redwood Shores, demonstrating its commitment to innovation in digital and personalized marketing.

Viabuild

Private Equity Round in 2008
Viabuild Group N.V. provides road, civil, and drainage construction services. Viabuild Group N.V. was formerly known as Verhaeren Kembo Groep NV and changed its name to Viabuild Group N.V. in October, 2012. The company is based in Mechelen, Belgium. Viabuild Group N.V. operates as a subsidiary of NV Verhaeren & Co.

Movetis

Series A in 2007
Movetis NV is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs targeting gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. The company addresses a range of conditions, including severe chronic constipation, ascites, and pediatric reflux, as well as severe GI motility disorders like refractory gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Its lead product, Resolor, is specifically designed for the symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in women, with ongoing research for its efficacy in males and children, as well as in cases of opioid-induced constipation and post-operative ileus. Movetis is also developing M0002, currently in Phase II trials for treating ascites, and M0003, which is set to enter Phase II development for symptomatic relief of heartburn and regurgitation in patients unresponsive to proton pump inhibitors. Additionally, the company has two prioritized compounds from its preclinical portfolio and maintains partnerships with universities in Ghent, Leuven, and Rotterdam. Founded in 2006, Movetis is based in Turnhout, Belgium.

Gemidis

Series C in 2006
Gemidis is a spin-off company from Ghent University (Belgium) and IMEC (Belgium) and was officially founded in August 2004. Gemidis develops, produces and sells LCOS imagers and driver electronics for both consumer and professional markets.
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