Johan Dejager

Pareteum Corp. engages in the provision of mobile networking software and services. It offers mobile proprietary Software Defined Network Architecture platforms for the telecommunications industry utilizing messaging and security capabilities for the Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Internet-of-Things markets, Mobile, and Enterprise markets. The company was founded by Robert Harold Turner in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sparnex NV designs, manufactures and supports high-end test systems and simulator systems for qualifying broadband access products. Sparnex Instruments mission is to provide the telecommunication industry with answers to any physical layer related issue and is known as a layer 1 Competence Center with focus on DSL. With 20 years expertise in xDSL Sparnex Instruments test and measurement products are recognized as best-in-class by major customers among Service Operators, Equipment vendors, chip designers and Certification labs who are referring to Sparnex Instruments as the technology leader in xDSL physical layer simulation and testing. The company is based in Antwerp-Belgium, with offices in the USA and Germany, where the test and simulation systems are produced as well as in Sofia and Singapore. 17 % of the turnover is invested in R&D, developing the next generation of test instruments leveraging transmission technologies like xDSL to a faster and more reliable telecommunication service in the local loop and home.

Quercus Management Group NV is an independent venture capital firm which was founded in 2004 by Yves Van Sante, and which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Q.A.T. Investments SA, based in Brussels. Q.A.T. stands for 'Quercus AIMER Trust'. Quercus is Latin for oak tree, which the firm equates with experience, reliability, honesty and strength. The acronym 'AIMER' (analysis, investment, management, enabling and return) describes their operation. In addition to the Luxemburg headquarters, The Q.A.T. Group has regional offices in Belgium and the Netherlands. They provide a mix of capital, manpower and managerial knowledge, investing exclusively in sectors where their partners have personal experience.

QAT Investments SA focuses on the Benelux region, where it invests in companies that are active in the IT, environment and health care sectors. The fund does not provide start-up capital for companies that are active in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical sector.

For the past 100 years, Bettonville has been the leading manufacturer and supplier of natural diamond processing tools and machines for the worldwide gem-diamond industry. In the 80's, Bettonville went international and opened trading and service offices in South Africa, Israel, Thailand, and India. In 1994, Bettonville opened a fully equipped factory in Wijnegem, Belgium, operating on CNC machines enabling manufacturing of high quality, precise products. One of the most successful Bettonville products were Sawing Blades for sawing of natural diamonds. The quality of this product was unparalleled in the diamond industry and over tens of years Bettonville enjoyed a monopoly in the market. Other significant success included its automatic bruiting machines, which traded under the name MAXICUT. The concept of Maxicut was patented worldwide and over the years developed further into 8 consecutive generations of automatic bruiting machines.

Ligne Pure NV manufactures and supplies decorative area rugs. Its all products are handmade. The company is headquartered in Deerlijk, Belgium.