Brussels Region Investment Company - Special Issue: Venture Capitalists in Belgium - Company Profile

BRUSSELS REGION INVESTMENT COMPANY (S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B.)

The BRUSSELS REGION INVESTMENT COMPANY (S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B.) is a limited liability company with a capital amounting to 3 billion BEF.

The company's portfolio exhibits investments embracing businesses as diverse as metallic manufacturing, printing, high level electronics, fashion, media technology (audio-visual), etc.

The S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B. manages a portfolio of approximately forty companies of which 60 % are industrial projects.

As a financial partner the S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B. concentrates its efforts on minority interventions by means of: share capital, bonds, convertible bonds or bond-warrant combinations. The intervention period varies from 5 to 10 years.

Investment decisions are taken based on:

* industrial and commercial criteria : product

range, markets, management, return on investment,

etc.

* strategic criteria : synergies, complementary

values, etc.

* regional criteria : added value, employment,

export, etc.

Being interested in the development of the European market, the S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B. has close relations with similar investment companies in other E.C. countries. The company is equally interested in making contacts with foreign companies willing to develop business in Europe with headquarters in Brussels.

Address

S.R.I.B./G.I.M.B. Avenue Marnixlaan 13 - Box 2 B-1050 Brussels Telephone (32-2) 511-64-83 Fax (32-2) 511-90-74 Contact: Mr. S. Vilain, Chairman

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