{"id":602,"date":"2024-04-20T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:55:17","slug":"urbain-vandeurzen-lms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/urbain-vandeurzen-lms\/","title":{"rendered":"Urbain Vandeurzen: From LMS to Siemens, a \u20ac700m Belgian Success Story - Pionnier de l'Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urbain Vandeurzen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An engineer at the age of 24, Urbain Vandeurzen became shareholder of LMS, <\/strong>a company launched in 1979 by assistants at KU Leuven University. Under his leadership, LMS has established itself as a pioneer in test systems and simulation software designed for the most demanding applications. the industry automotive<\/a>aeronautics and machinery<\/strong>. This Belgian company specializes in combating vibrations and improving the comfort, driving behavior and durability of the products tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continuous innovation has enabled LMS to partially replace physical tests on prototypes with software simulations, and to move ahead in the field of mechatronics<\/strong>. Around 40 % of its sales came from Europe, another 40 % from Asia and the remaining 20 % from the United States, indicating a strong global presence and particular growth in emerging countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noting the entrepreneurial difficulties in Belgium due to labor costs and regulations, <\/strong>Vandeurzen has expanded LMS's prospects on the international scene. In 2012, LMS was acquired by the giant Siemens<\/strong> for 700 million euros, Vandeurzen then owned 60 % of the company and became the Top 60 richest Belgians in the country (480 million euros).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the sale, he devoted himself to Smile Invest, a new fund raising \u20ac250 million in venture capital in 2017, <\/strong>backed by influential entrepreneurs and managed by former Gimv executives. Vandeurzen advocated the privatization of Gimv<\/strong>which he chaired unsuccessfully from 2011 to 2016. Today, he is diversifying his investments, with a particular interest in the viticulture<\/strong> in Hageland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entity<\/th>Role\/Beneficiary<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Urbain Vandeurzen<\/td>Founder of LMS, Chairman of Smile Invest<\/td><\/tr>
LMS<\/td>Specialized in test and simulation for industries<\/td><\/tr>
Gimv<\/td>Partner and former president of Vandeurzen<\/td><\/tr>
Siemens Industry Software<\/td>New name for LMS after acquisition<\/td><\/tr>
Smile Invest<\/td>Venture capital fund to diversify investments<\/td><\/tr>
KU Leuven<\/td>LMS home university<\/td><\/tr>
Vlaamse overheid<\/td>Gimv's largest shareholder<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In its diversified commitment, Urbain Vandeurzen demonstrates a clear ambition: to drive innovation and create value in a variety of sectors, while adapting to international economic requirements. resulted in assets of \u20ac482,933,000.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discover the rise of Urbain Vandeurzen, from young engineer to successful entrepreneur, leading LMS to the forefront of industrial simulations until its acquisition by Siemens for 700 million euros. 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