Equals Three is a growth partner for companies and their entrepreneurs. Through innovation and design, combined with financial insights (reporting, acquisitions & business sales), a unique mix of services is created that provide optimal support for their clients' growth ambitions. “As a data-driven organization, openthebox is important to us. It's one of the few starting points for finding valuable and reliable financial information. '
From strategy to implementation
“In the very beginning — 10 years ago now — a company came to us asking us to market a product or service,” says Joëll De Smet, partner at Equals Three.
'The decision on which type of product or service had already been made. This decision was often made without a strategy or long-term goal. However, this is essential to achieve optimal results. That's why Equals Three today guides companies from strategy to implementation of their growth ambitions. We not only write that strategy, but also implement it, always in consultation with our customer. '
“One of the few starting points for finding valuable and reliable financial information.”
Joëll De Smet, partner Equals Three
Financial planning
“Thanks to this approach, we know our customers inside and out. This ensures long-term cooperation, where we also have insight into the financial picture to guide our customers in their goals. This can range from setting up financial reporting and defining KPIs related to the outlined strategy, to assistance with financing (banks, subsidies and other funding). Based on the knowledge of our customers, we also assist them in taking over or realising a sale or entry into a suitable (external) party. '
“Our role is to assist companies in their sustainable growth, both organically and through the realization of acquisitions. The idea is always to increase the value and return of their company in the long term. '
Prepared for the start
“We prepare an intake interview with a customer with openthebox. We look at the structure of a company, the sector in which they operate and the financials. Of course, you can't see everything, but openthebox ensures that we are well prepared. '
Acquisition research
“We use openthebox to do market research when taking over a company. For example, a typical question we receive is to identify possible takeover opportunities in a certain sector. In terms of financial data, we can then get started with openthebox. '
“In addition, we also use openthebox to find buyers. For example, via openthebox, we are looking for entrepreneurs who are active in the sector, who manage multiple participations or mandates that may be relevant in order to identify the suitable candidate more quickly. '
Flexibility
“An advantage of openthebox is that we can enter parameters ourselves in our searches. I can't find that flexibility anywhere else. This allows us to include certain KPIs from our financial analysis in our search. This allows us, for example, to identify or just exclude capital-intensive companies from our data set. '
