Yves Franco

Asterian NV is an independent private equity firm which was founded in 2006 by Filiep Balcaen, Marc Saverys, Paul Thiers, Philippe Vlerick and Edmond Muller. Asterian NV is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

KBC Securities NV is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of KBC Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of KBC Groupe SA (EBR: KBC). KBC Securities provides liquidity and order execution services to institutional clients internationally, from investment banks to mutual funds and private investors.