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KBC Asset Management NV (KBC AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of KBC Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of KBC Group SA/NV (XB: KBC; ADR: KBCSY) in Belgium. The firm was founded in 2000 and is previously a division of KBC Bank. Headquartered in Brussels, KBC AM provides asset management services to private individuals, corporate clients and institutions. They also manage a range of mutual funds across various asset classes, markets and strategies.

Ethias SA provides life insurance brokerage services. It offers insurance products and policies in private, public, and corporate sector. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Dexia SA specializes in public and project financing. It provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

SN Airholding SA/NV operates as a holding company with interests in air transportation services. It controls SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express NV. The company is headquartered in Zaventum, Belgium.

Brussels Airport Co. SA operates and manages brussels airport. It offers flight information, timetable, special assistance, security and baggage and travel information for passenger. The firm’s business to business include aviation marketing, commercial partners, travel agents and tour operators and advertising at the airport. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

IFOPSE SAS provides industrial fire safety training services. The company offers training services for chemical risks, fire prevention, and fire engineering services. It also offers on-line training. IFOPSE was founded by Thierry Deshoux in 1983 and is headquartered in Nivillac, France.

UnifiedPost SA engages in the provision of electronic document management solutions. It offers a community platform, document processing, identity, robotic accounting, and payment services. The company was founded by Dirk Dekeyser and Hans Leybaert in 2000 and is headquartered in La Hulpe, Belgium.

Nanocyl SA specializes in manufacturing of industrial multiwall carbon nanotubes. It produces synthetic materials and manufacture equipments for the automotive and electronic industries. It products include Plasticyl, Epocyl, Aquacyl, Elastocyl, Orgacyl and research grades. The firm also develops tailor made solutions for the aeronautic, construction, sports, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Sambreville, Belgium.

Xylowatt SA designs, develops and builds gasification reactors for energy conversion from biomass and waste products. It offers NOTAR gasification reactor that produces syngas; and expert services. The company’s products convert energy from clean wood waste, contaminated wood, creosoted wood, radionuclides contaminated wood, agro residues, and sewage sludge. Its product is used in CHP and industrial applications. The company was founded in 2001 and it is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

Maison de la Radio Flagey SA manages spaces intended for cultural activities. The company was founded by Baron Berghmans in 1998 and is headquartered in Ixelles, Belgium.

Capricorn Health-Tech Fund NV invests in companies located in Western Europe. It targets companies operating in the fields of human health-technology. It provides financing for seed stage, early stage and growth stage in equity and debt with an investment size between EUR 0.5 million and EUR 6 million. It acquires mostly minority stakes but also majority stakes.

VIVAQUA SA offers production and distribution of drinking water and waste water sanitation. The firm develops and operates services and installations capture, processing, transport, storage and distribution of drinking water. It is also active in the field of wastewater sanitation. The company was founded on December 12, 1891 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Société Wallonne du Crédit Social provides loan and mortgage services. The company was founded on December 22, 2000 and is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

Itineris NV provides integrated business solutions to utility companies. It is business and information technology application consulting company. The firm offers UMAX, a multi-commodity business solution that supports utility companies in the areas of customer relationship management, quotation and contract management, access point management, service and asset management, product and tariff management, rating and billing, payment and dunning management and general ledger. The company was founded by Edgard Vermeersch in 2003 and is headquartered in Deurle, Belgium.

Part of Brookfield Corp., Fedimmo SA is a Belgian company that provides real estate services. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The CEO of the company is Jean Philip Vroninks.

Certi-Fed SA is an investment holding Belgian company founded in 2007. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

SFPI FPIM /PRIVATE EQUITY/ (SFPI FPIM) is the private equity division of SFPI-FPIM SA/NV, which is ultimately-owned by the state of Belgium. The firm was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Capricorn ICT Arkiv NV invests in companies located in Western Europe. It targets companies operating in the fields of digital healthcare & data driven projects. It provides financing for seed stage, early stage and growth stage in equity and debt with an investment size between EUR 0.5 million and 5 million. It targets to acquire minority stakes but also takes majority stakes.

Univercells SA designs single-use cost-efficient bioprocess solutions to open the next chapter in bio manufacturing. The company was founded by Jose Castillo, Guillaume De Viron and Hugues Bultot in 2013 and is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Bioxodes SA develops pharmaceutical products. Its programme Ir-CPI, is the first in a novel class of antithrombotics, and is developed for the prevention of thrombosis in a range of applications including cardiopulmonary bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention. The company was founded by Edmond Godfroid and Michel Guyaux on April 20, 2010 and is headquartered in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.

Caloritum NV offers innovative technology to industrial customers. The firm provides transform wasted heat into useful process heat and reduces the total energy bill by saving fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. The company was founded by Wouter Ducheyne and Christian Heeren in 2012 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.

PDC Line Pharma SASU develops an active immuno-therapies for cancer based on an allogeneic cell line of Plasmacytoid Dendritic cells (PDC line) loaded with cancer antigens. It offers PDC line which displays antigen presenting cell abilities allowing the priming of antitumor na?ve CD8+ cells in vitro and in vivo (humanized mouse model). The company was founded by Laurent Levy and Joel Plumas in April 2014 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund NV invests in companies located in Europe & North America and also considers investments in other regions of the world. It targets companies operating in the fields of novel feedstock, innovative & sustainable processes, functional materials, food & feed products, fibers and jet fuels. Initial investments vary between €0.5 to €13 million. It takes a significant minority stake.

Part of Sabena Aerospace, Sabena Aerospace Engineering NV is a Belgian company that provides 24/7 MCC and AOG support worldwide. The company is based in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium. Sabena Engineering has a rich heritage, and its key figures and activity development make it a reliable partner for engines services. Founded in 1998, the company specializes in maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrades of aircraft engines, and is a reference for airlines and air forces around the globe.

Ginkgo Fund II SCA, SICAR makes investments in polluted areas in France and Belgium for redevelopment purposes.

AuXin Surgery SA develops, manufactures, and supplies combined medical devices for non-invasive surgery. The private company is based in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2014 by Philippe Capart, Cecile Capart, Herve Capart, Carlo Zini, and Gilles Capart. The CEO is Benoît Verjans.

IRE ELiT SRL is a company based in Fleurus, Belgium that specializes in the fabrication of radiochemical and radiopharmaceutical products, as well as providing radioactivity analysis services. The Belgian company has developed a new platform called RAMSES for real-time radiological analysis. For the past 50 years, IRE has been at the forefront of innovation in healthcare and nuclear medicine services. The company was founded in 2010 and the CEO is Erich Kollegger.

Gigarant NV provides finance services. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium and was founded in 2009.

Euroclear Holding SA owns shares and interest of banking, investment, and financial institutions. The company is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Capricorn Digital Growth Fund NV invests in companies located in Europe. It targets companies operating in the fields of data science and core AI technologies. It provides financing in debt and equity for seed stage, early stage, later stage and growth stage with an investment size ranging between €500,000 and €5 million. It takes minority and majority stakes and makes co-investments.

Thaumas NV is an investment holding Belgian company founded in 2018. The private company is based in Beveren, Belgium.

Orizio BV is a Belgian company that designs and manufactures aviation and aerospace equipment. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The company was founded in 2020.

Euroports Group BV is a Belgian port-infrastructure company that handles over 65 million tons of essential commodities annually. The private company is based in Kallo, Belgium and was founded in 2006. The company is focused on digital transformation to enhance its readiness for the future and develop innovative solutions to combat future challenges. Euroports offers end-to-end maritime supply-chain solutions by rail, road, and inland waterway. The company handles food-grade sugar at their sugar terminals and tons of fossil fuels, mainly coal and petcoke, for major international electric utilities at their reception and storage facilities. Frédéric Platini has been the CEO of the company since 2019.