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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.

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).

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.