Deminor has played an important role in the decisions of the family concerning the changes to the organization chart, the structures and governance of the group, enabling the seventh generation within the family to take the lead in the future strategy of our business.

Shareholder value and the protection of shareholders are at the centre of Retail Estates’ attention. When we call upon deminor, we not only benefit from a very professional advice but we also value deminor as a particularly critical and independent sounding board.

GIMV is a listed investor granting ambitious growth capital to companies located in Belgium and neighbouring countries. We value deminor as an important business partner and stakeholder. When equity needs, management, entrepreneurs, international growth and/or innovation need to be aligned, a better and more professional governance becomes crucial in our path as institutional shareholder. For GIMV, deminor is a respected best practice opinion-leader and can help us as a direct or indirect sounding board.

E-Capital is an active and engaged investor. When we are confronted with governance or shareholders’ position issues in companies wherein we invested, deminor can help us with an independent and critical expert opinion, based on more than 20 years of experience.

As a businessman, I often search assistance from external advisors. I take due care when I select an external advisor, and so I did when I decided to work with deminor regarding my shareholder position. I needed a partner who had not only the required knowledge and experience, but who also had the right attitude and offered a problem solving approach. Deminor was indeed the right partner, it was a constructive and pleasant collaboration.

Machiels Group is a 100% family business with investments in environment, renewable energy and real estate, as well as participation in numerous joint ventures. We experienced deminor’s expertise in defending the interests of minority shareholders. Deminor also provided us professional support in the set up and implementation of Corporate Governance. We have found out that corporate governance and in-depth monitoring of business strategy are part of deminor’s DNA.

At deminor, we have always found a team defending the interests of their clients hard, and negotiating a solution in the interests of the company and all its stakeholders. The agreement we have reached is the most important agreement ever signed between shareholders and a company in Europe.

The Compagnie du Bois Sauvage has mandated deminor to carry out a Board Assessment. Deminor carried out its mission in detail and based on individual interviews, which contributed to a better definition of our objectives and governance.

For a start-up investment project , I asked deminor to help me make an informed decision and help me negotiate the best conditions. Deminor assisted me more specifically on the financial aspects of the planned transaction (financial modelling – risk analysis – valuation of the company). I particularly appreciated the quality of the work done and their reactivity in responding to my requests.

Deminor helped me to negotiate the best possible conditions for leaving the group of which I was the CEO, founder and minority shareholder. I particularly appreciated their expertise in defending minority interests, both legally and financially, and also their availability and responsiveness at all stages of this long process.