Team

• Creativity
• Sense of responsability
• Entrepreneurship
• People
• Strategy
• Dynamic and go-getter
• Higher meaning and joy of life

Primary
Belemi
Secundary
E-Power / Vydraulics

Guy Vande Vyvere is a Belgian fourth-generation entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Vybros NV, a dynamic single-family office based in Wortegem, Belgium. As a co-founder he has been actively involved with Vybros since 2016, where he has mainly been investing in private equity, specific PE funds and industrial real-estate. The company's private equity branch, Vybros Invest, is at the core of the investment focus and is specialized in taking traditional SMEs to the next level through professionalization, technology upgrade, restructuring, buy and build strategies, and other strategic initiatives. As an evergreen fund, Vybros Invest takes a right-term approach to added value for the portfolio companies, bringing fellowship, network, and growth capital to the table. In addition to his role at Vybros, Guy also currently serves as the Chairman of PDC Brush NV and Moerman NV. Prior to joining Vybros, Guy has gathered operational experience in various roles such as R&D Manager and Director at PDC Brush NV and Moerman NV, Technical Manager at Moerman NV, Account Manager at Nashuatec-Ricoh, and Junior Sales Executive at Nashuatec.

Guy is well-educated, holding an MBA in Finance & International Business from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA and a degree in Industrial Engineering, Environmental Technology from UGent, Kortrijk. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English, and has limited knowledge of German. In addition to this basic academic background, Guy believes in life-long learning and is a long-term member of the recurrent iGMO entrepreneurship program at Vlerick Business school and has attended the Private Equity Masterclass at London Business School. Guy has had the opportunity to live, study and work as an intern in different geographies such as the US, China and Africa. This has made him aware of different cultural aspects of doing business and significantly facilitates an international view on business development. As a creative and dynamic individual with a strong sense of responsibility and an entrepreneurial spirit, Guy is passionate about people, strategy, and dealmaking. He also enjoys spending time with his family, sports, classic cars, travel, remote nature and making the best of any given situation.

• People manager
• Pro-active
• Motivated
• Result driven
• Analytical mindset
• Communicative
• Flexible
• Professional

• Corporate finance
• Project management
• Reporting
• Financial Modelling
• Coaching
• Consolidation

Bert Lafosse joined Vybros Invest early 2023 as CFO. Prior to joining Vybros Invest, he acted as CFO at De Bree, a family owned group active in waste management and industrial services. Bert was part of the management committee and board of directors and was responsible for the finance, administration, HR and IT departments. He started his professional career as auditor at KPMG Brussels. As Senior Manager he was responsible for the audits of large industrial and multinational companies. Bert obtained a Master’s degree in Applied Economics at the University of Ghent and recently completed the Executive Masterclass in Corporate Finance at the Vlerick Business School. Bert and his wife are proud parents of 2 sons. In his free time he enjoys swimming, walking, food & drinks and spending time with family and friends. 

Private Equity Partner, Investor and former entrepreneur in small and medium-sized companies. Experienced Corporate leader with P&L responsibility in 6 countries. Engineer with INSEAD MBA. Former strategy consultant with 15+ projects. Extensive experience in post-merger integration, acquisitions and turnaround management.

Guest speaker and member of the jury 
INSEAD, Fontainebleau and Singapore

• REP (Realising Entrepreneurial Potential): teaching the “Cartec case”  –     how to deal with uncertainty during Due DiligenceDealmaking •     YFHD (Your First Hundred Days) / Capstone: jury member for a role play experience where students are exposed to different situations, typical within 100 days after acquisition

Olivier is one of the co-founders and partners at Vybros Invest. Olivier began his career in consultancy (Big Four), where he worked in the mergers and acquisitions department for about eight years. Afterwards, he played a key role in the restructuring of a struggling manufacturing company. Following a successful turnaround, he served as the CFO of the same company for around five years.

At Vybros, Olivier focuses on transactional work, including valuation, modelling, financing as well as establishing and overseeing strategic planning within portfolio companies. He is heavily involved with Vydraulics, E-Power and KegFlow, among others.

Olivier holds a degree in Applied Economic Sciences and has also pursued additional training in International Finance, at the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) as well as London Business School.

Olivier is married and has three children. Cycling, taking walks
and family time are excellent outlets for him.

• Active sportsman
• Family man with active kids
• Cycling
• Tennis

• Dynamic mindset
• Positive drive & energy
• Passionate
• Trustworthy

Stijn joined the Vybros Invest team in 2018 and has since become a Partner in 2020. He began his career as an auditor at Grant Thornton, but quickly moved to the newly established Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) department, where he played a key role in building it up. Three years later, Stijn transitioned to the Transactions department at EY, one of the Big Four accounting firms. After six years in consulting, including one year in Adelaide, Australia, he played an active role in the international expansion of the Ontex Group. Stijn’s work at Vybros Invest involves providing strategic, financial, and operational support to portfolio companies, while also contributing to the company’s dynamic Buy & Build strategy. His primary motivation lies in structuring growth ambitions and leveraging the entrepreneurial drive of partners to achieve success.

• IT savvy
• Prince 2
• Scrum
• Prosci Change Management (Adkar)

Vincent Graré is a Belgian investment professional and executive, currently senior portfolio manager of Vybros Capital Partners (VCP). He plays a pivotal role in driving the growth of VCP and its portfolio companies. Prior to joining VCP, Vincent successfully led numerous M&A transactions at Azelis, a global specialty chemicals distributor. He was also instrumental in driving strategic projects for the ExCom and Board of Azelis, most notably their IPO in 2021. Vincent started his career at McKinsey, where he counseled energy-sector clients across the world to solve their most intricate challenges.

• Winner of Shape your future in energy competition (2013)
• Team leader in AIESEC (2011-15)
• Founder of IE badminton club (2015-16)
• Director of small property management entity (“syndicus”, 2020-23) 

• Cycling
• Running
• Sailing
• Fine-dining
• Travelling