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Certifin is een onafhankelijk corporate finance kantoor gericht op een volledige financiële begeleiding voor de ondernemer. Certifin fungeert doorheen de volledige levenscyclus en bij alle mijlpalen van uw KMO als een extern, onafhankelijk financieel klankbord waarbij een volledige financiële ondersteuning geboden wordt op maat van uw bedrijf.

BDMO / Bruggeman & Desouter (www.bdmo.com) – located in Meulebeke, Belgium – develops, produces and sells luxury packaging made from rigid cardboard for primarily the food, cosmetics and gifting industry. The origins of the currently integrated production company are the printing company Bruggeman and the cardboard company Desouter that merged 25 years ago. BDMO focuses on the mid-to-high order quantity market segments and emphasizes creativity & quality to enhance its packaging products as truly distinctive marketing tools for the strong brands of its customers (“Upgrading Packaging”). At the end of 2016, BDMO bought the assets of the cardboard company Carir which have been integrated in its own activities. Hellyn Kartonnage (www.hellyn.be) – located in Wielsbeke, Belgium – is since its founding in 1962 a manufacturer of personalized presentation tools made from cardboard such as binders (with or without rings), displays, sample books and gift packaging. The company focuses on qualitative tailor-made products, also for smaller order quantities, with reliable delivery times & service to support the marketing activities of its clients (“Creative Presentation Tools”). Its subsidiary Plastibook is specialized in industrial plastification for the graphics industry.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Bencis is an independent private equity firm founded in 2000 targeting medium sized companies in the Benelux countries, with four closed-end funds under management, totalling a capital of EUR 1.2 billion. The latest fund (Bencis Buyout Fund IV) was raised in October 2011 with a committed capital of EUR 408 million. Bencis invests in management buyouts of solid companies that are led by strong management teams. Investments are made in a broad range of industry sectors, with a preference for industries providing rationale and opportunities for consolidation.Involved with Xeikon (www.xeikon.com), Winsol (www.winsol.be) and Vleeswaren De Keyser (www.dekeysermeatproducts.com) in the Bencis portfolio.

Gimv is a large private equity and venture capital provider in Belgium, managing around EUR 1.8 billion of assets. Gimv focuses on buyouts of mid-sized enterprises and growth financing to support companies’ further development and growth. Gimv's sweet spot is situated between € 20 mln and € 150 mln enterprise value and up to € 750 mln enterprise value for the Gimv-XL fund. Gimv also makes venture capital investments in promising high-tech companies.The task of an investment manager consists of deal sourcing, screening, due diligence, negotiation, deal execution, follow up and advice participations and seek & negotiate an exit.

Almost 3 years of experience in Supply Chain Management projects for a number of multinational companies in various industries. Functional expertise gained in procurement transformations, strategic sourcing, logistics transformations, working capital reductions (inventory management), business process optimizations and maintenance workforce transformations.

Master Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Master Of Science, Corporate Finance - Accounting - Operations