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.
01Passion for entrepreneurship
We are entrepreneurs and investors ourselves. That is why we understand what is at stake for you.
02Professionalism
Sharp analysis, tightly managed processes and clear agreements with all advisers involved.
03Hands-on involvement
Partners do the work themselves — from first analysis to the final round of negotiations.
04Servant leadership
We take the lead where needed, always in service of your interests and goals.
05Personal involvement
We care about outcomes. We build long-term relationships based on the quality of our work.
06Accountability
We stand by our advice and take responsibility for the result.
07Discretion
We often work in critical and sensitive situations. That is why we do not advertise our clients or deals.
08Integrity
Open and direct with our clients — even when the message is uncomfortable.
Team
The people at the table.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.