Profile
Mr. René Avonts is on the Board of Directors at Capricorn Venture Partners NV.
Mr. Avonts was previously employed as a Managing Director by Quest Management NV.
He joined Quest Management NV in September 2003.
He started his career in the IT division of Paribas Belgium.
He joined the International Division in 1972 and became head of that Department in 1985.
He was elected member of the Executive Committee and Director in 1995 with responsibility for Capital Markets and Corporate Banking.
In 1998, he became a member of the Executive Committee of Artesia Bank and Bacob, in charge of Financial Markets and Investment Banking, as well as chairman of Artesia Securities, the group's equity broker, that was renamed Dexia Securities following the acquisition of Artesia by Dexia in 2001.
He left the bank in March 2002 at the time of the legal merger between Dexia and Artesia.
He was subsequently appointed Director and CFO of Elex NV: the reference shareholder of for example Melexis, Xfabs and EPIQ.
He graduated as a commercial engineer from the University of Leuven in 1970.
Former positions of René Avonts
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Quest Management NV
 Quest Management NV Investment ManagersFinance Quest Management NV (Quest) is the asset management subsidiary of Capricorn Venture Partners NV in Belgium. Based in Leuven, the firm manages private and public equity investments in European technology and life sciences companies. Quest manages Luxembourg-domiciled funds, in particular a Privak vehicle suited for collective private equity investments and a US dollar-denominated SICAV. | President | 20/07/2009 |
| QUEST FOR GROWTH NV | President | 02/07/2012 |
Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management)
 Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management) (Capricorn Partners-IM) is the investment management division of Capricorn Venture Partners NV, a private venture company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The firm was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between Dr. Jos B. Peeters and Baring Venture Partners Ltd. They were renamed as Capricorn Venture Partners in 2019. Capricorn Partners-IM manages private and public equity investment funds for retail and institutional investors. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of René Avonts
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Undergraduate Degree |
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Quest Management NV
Quest Management NV Investment ManagersFinance Quest Management NV (Quest) is the asset management subsidiary of Capricorn Venture Partners NV in Belgium. Based in Leuven, the firm manages private and public equity investments in European technology and life sciences companies. Quest manages Luxembourg-domiciled funds, in particular a Privak vehicle suited for collective private equity investments and a US dollar-denominated SICAV. | Finance |
Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management)
Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Capricorn Venture Partners NV (Investment Management) (Capricorn Partners-IM) is the investment management division of Capricorn Venture Partners NV, a private venture company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The firm was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between Dr. Jos B. Peeters and Baring Venture Partners Ltd. They were renamed as Capricorn Venture Partners in 2019. Capricorn Partners-IM manages private and public equity investment funds for retail and institutional investors. | Finance |
Quest for Growth NV
 Quest for Growth NV Investment ManagersFinance Quest for Growth NV, a fund traded on Euronext Brussels, has a diversified portfolio which is invested in growth companies listed on European stock exchanges, in European unquoted companies and in venture capital funds. It focuses on innovative companies in areas such as digital technologies (ICT), technologies for the healthcare sector (Health-tech) and clean technology (Cleantech). | Finance |
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