Pieter van de Velde

Over the last decade, Minoc Business Press has been the strongest grower within the ICT editors segment. They are thé publisher of the digital age for a reason! From Clickx Magazine over PC Magazine and Smart Business Strategies to ZDNet and GameSpot: its publications are one by one thé reference in their segment of the ICT market. By adding IT Professional, specialist journal for the ICT decision-maker in the spring of 2006 and IT Reseller In 2008, they have considerably reinforced its market position, resulting in a complete coverage of each segment of the ICT market. Minoc Business Press is mainly known for its dynamic approach, enabling the company to swiftly anticipate the fast-evolving technology market. A good example of this are the electronic versions of Smart Business Strategies and IT Professional, the first Belgian magazines that are, moreover, distributed in a truthful digital format. Another one is FWD Home & Mobile Entertainment Magazine, the first and still unique Belgian magazine playing along with the quest for information with regard to Home Cinema solutions, the digital living room and the convergence between consumer electronics and the world of the PC. In its three years of existence, FWD Magazine has developed into thé purchase guide for the digital living room. In the year 2009, this dynamic attitude translates into a strong cross-medial focus, in which Minoc puts all Its means at the disposal of reader and advertiser. Today, its partners are at the correct address at Minoc Business Press for umbrella campaigns In which its magazines In cooperation with the web sites focus on video reports, newsletters, custom media or real events as such. Together with its advertisers they work on customer-tailored proposals that perfectly emanate the brand or the message.

Ackroyd Publications NV publishes English magazines in Europe. The firm provides daily and weekly email newsletters featuring news headlines and lifestyle features. It also offers advertising and job portal services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium.

Perlego Ltd. engages in the provision of online subscription service for textbooks and online platform that enables its users to read eBooks online. The company was founded by Gauthier van Malderen and Matthew Davis in August 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Streetwaves is a provider of a safe parking space for e-bikes called Havn. Users can easily find a Havn location on a map, scan a unique QR code to open the digital end of the Havn, and pay €1 per hour for usage. Streetwaves is based in Berlaar, Belgium and was founded in 2020 by Philippe Docx, Tom Klaasen, Axel Verstrael, and Liesbeth Theeuws. The Belgian company offers a digital anti-theft lock, charging socket, and locker to secure the bike and store personal belongings. The first use is free. Axel Verstrael has been the CEO since 2020.

Hermes Invest NV provides investment services. The private company is based in Courtrai, Belgium and has subsidiaries in Belgium. The CEOs are Baron Philippe Vlerick, Bernard Thuysbaert, Harold Vanden Avenne. The Belgian company was founded in 1999.

Part of Hermes Invest NV, Vlerick Vastgoed NV develops and manages real estate properties. The company is based in Courtrai, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 1995. Ghislaine Ranson has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Midelco NV operates as a holding company with interests in textile business. The company is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of Midelco NV, Vobis Finance NV is a Belgian company that provides business support services. The company is based in Kortrijk, Belgium. The company was founded in 1986. Baron Philippe Vlerick has been the CEO of the company since 2008.