Draghi walks the walk!
After his “whatever it takes”-moment in the summer of 2012 to avoid the break-up of the Eurozone, ECB president Mario Draghi today makes it very clear that he, once again, will do whatever it takes within his powers to prevent the Eurozone from falling into a...
Does size matter?
Does size matter? Of course it does! It’s a question frequently raised, whether appropriate or not. Imagine it’s 6am in the morning and you just had 2 hours of sleep last night. It’s an important day, and you need to be on top of your game. To get a little kick-start...
It’s a Marathon, not a sprint
Waarom een allereerste blog ooit schrijven over het deelnemen aan een marathon? Bij het neerschrijven van deze vraag realiseer ik mij dat beiden eigenlijk een primeur zijn of beter gezegd waren. Of ze voor herhaling vatbaar zijn, dat zal de tijd uitwijzen… De reden...
Hey, teacher, don’t leave the poor alone!
I am now living in Sao Paulo for just over 2 months and start seeing some “trends”. When asking Brazilians what is holding Brazil back, education, infrastructure and healthcare are the three recurring ailments. Let’s focus on education in this blog-post. The poor...
Milestone operation in the Port of Duqm (Oman)
Today, the Port of Duqm Company proudly announced the first moves with the new Gottwald Mobile Harbour cranes at the Port of Duqm in Oman. Soya was transferred from one ship, the M.V. Sila to another, the M.V. Ocean Fortune. This first "real-life-transaction" is a...
2014: a year full of surprises?
Each quarter, Jan Leroy, Buysse & Partners' Chief Investment Officer, provides his view on the macro-economical evolution of the past quarter and looks forward to what to expect for the coming months. We have just uploaded the analysis and strategy report for the...
Innovate or die
Onlangs werd Vivaldis Interim in een studie van Deloitte uitgeroepen tot Super Achiever. Eén van de speerpunten om dit label te behalen, was de sterke focus op innovatie die in de groep bestaat. Anke Ulens, de CEO van de Vivaldis Groep, trekt die innovatieve lijn nu...
Vivaldis: Externe CEO met dezelfde waarden
Onze beste ambassadeurs zijn de bedrijven en de mensen waarin we investeren. Deze week stond in Trends Family Business een mooie getuigenis Anke Ulens, CEO Vivaldis Groep, en Gert-Jan en José Lammers-Van Kempen, de vorige eigenaars van de groep en vandaag nog steeds...
Business, Caipirinha’s and Condoms in Belo Horizonte
Wednesday (26 March 2014) I arrived in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third largest city and capital of the Minas Gerais region. I was there to represent our portfolio companies on the “Belgian Day”and was invited by the ‘Diário do Comércio’, the local financial newspaper,...