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Metris

Country:: Belgium
Activity:: Quality control software and hardware
Entry:: 2000
Exit Mode:: Sold to Nikon - 2009
Website:: www.metris.be
Gimv contact:: Bart Diels, Partner

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During his more than ten years in the Venture Capital team Bart Diels (1969) has built a successful & broad full cycle track record, both in early & late stage investments, business building and exit (IPO & trade sale) and this in different Venture Capital areas. Bart guided early stage companies such as BAI, Coreoptics, eXimius, Filepool and Metris from a smart idea towards a rewarding exit. Also later stage deals such as FICS, Clear2Pay and LMS were successfully sold.

Today Bart is a board member of OTN Systems, NovoPolymers, McPhy and Punch Powertrain and an observer at XDC. Since 2009 he is responsible within the Venture Capital team for Cleantech investments and he also coordinates this activity between the different business units of Gimv. Bart is a member of Gimv's Partner Council.

Before joining Gimv in 1995, Bart worked for Delta Lloyd Bank and as a PhD student at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). He holds a Master in Financial & Quantitative Economics and an MBA, both from the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

Description

Since being set up in 1995 as a spin-off of the Catholic University of Leuven, Metris has grown into a world player providing total 3D quality control solutions for development and production departments in the automotive and aircraft industries. Metris delivers both traditional coordinates measuring equipment and innovative optical measuring systems. Metris solutions provide high-accuracy 3D measurement of complete vehicles (cars, aircraft, trains, ships) and of individual components, with which to guarantee perfect assembly. Metris has been quoted on the Brussels stock exchange since 2006.

Press releases

Gimv news about Metris

17-1-2006 7:30 GIMV Invests EUR 10 Million In Belgian Technology Company Metris

14-4-2005 13:00 GIMV invests 7 million euros in the 20-million-eurofunding round for technology company Metris in Leuven

Success story

Metris: major innovator and active buy and build strategy

" Gimv was a key driver in setting up more professional reporting & corporate governance, attracting independent board members and recruiting senior managers. "

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