Naviuscorporate finance
& strategy
About Navius

We advise entrepreneurs — as entrepreneurs.

Since 2002 we have made a decisive difference for our clients through clear strategy, convincing equity stories, skilled negotiation and tightly managed deal processes.

Skin in the game

We invest in companies we help grow.

All Navius partners hold active board positions and are often shareholders too. Many of these companies contribute to sustainability and the energy transition. That experience makes us better advisers and dealmakers — and vice versa.

Strategy and business plan
Proposition (USP) and value-based pricing
Recruitment of C-level talent
Structuring of major deals
M&A, JV and partnership agreements
Our values

What you can hold us to.

01

Passion for entrepreneurship

We are entrepreneurs and investors ourselves. That is why we understand what is at stake for you.

02

Professionalism

Sharp analysis, tightly managed processes and clear agreements with all advisers involved.

03

Hands-on involvement

Partners do the work themselves — from first analysis to the final round of negotiations.

04

Servant leadership

We take the lead where needed, always in service of your interests and goals.

05

Personal involvement

We care about outcomes. We build long-term relationships based on the quality of our work.

06

Accountability

We stand by our advice and take responsibility for the result.

07

Discretion

We often work in critical and sensitive situations. That is why we do not advertise our clients or deals.

08

Integrity

Open and direct with our clients — even when the message is uncomfortable.

Team

The people at the table.

Portrait of Werner Koninckx

Werner Koninckx

Co-founder & partner

Led more than 100 Navius assignments. Previously consultant and project manager at McKinsey, corporate banker at Paribas in Amsterdam and marketeer at Unilever. Business engineer and bachelor in philosophy (KU Leuven). Chairman of 3E and DeltaQ, board member of C4T and Energy Transition Partners.

Portrait of Stefaan Quinart

Stefaan Quinart

Partner

Strong track record in dealmaking and strategy development. Previously CFO of 3E and strategy consultant at Roland Berger and OC&C Strategy Consultants. Engineer (Ghent University). Co-founder of energy services company Wattson and of Hommes et Terre, and board member of CargoVelo.

Portrait of Lore De Laere

Lore De Laere

Senior consultant

With Navius since 2022, expert in financial data and modelling. Business engineer (KU Leuven) with a major in finance. Previously worked in finance & controlling at Lineas, Nikon and Agrifirm.

Portrait of Albert J. Dijkstra

Albert J. Dijkstra

Co-founder & partner

Involved in 100+ transactions across a wide range of sectors. Previously founding partner of Solveigh Corporate Development and corporate banker at Paribas. MSc Business Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam. From 2018 until the successful sale in 2022, joint CEO of HE Space Holding. Co-founder and board member of Doorstroom Energie, a data platform for energy communities.

Portrait of Greg Sims

Greg Sims

Partner

Partner since 2018, with more than thirty years of experience in the space and technology sector. After studying electrical engineering, he worked for space companies in the US and Europe and for ten years at the European Space Agency, before founding his own company. Was joint CEO of HE Space Holding until its sale in 2022 and now manages an investment portfolio of SMEs in space and technology.

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