Brederode is an investment holding company that manages a portfolio of listed and unlisted ('private equity') investments. The purpose of portfolio management is to increase the wealth of shareholders over the long term not only generating recurring dividend income but also and above all through gains on the disposals of investments. Co. focuses its investments on 'private equity' primarily through fixed-term partnerships with other institutional investors, participating in the capital of companies operating primarily in the United States, Western Europe, and the Asia-Australia zone.

Option is a supplier of cellular gateways and a solution provider for the machine-to-machine (M2M) space. Co. has five operating segments: Devices & Solutions, which produces USB devices, routers as well as the end to end service offerings; M2M, which includes Co.'s device, called CloudGate; Embedded & Solutions, which is engaged in the production of embedded devices or module offerings and associated integration and certification services; License, which relates to license deals, closed with third parties; and Other, which includes the connection manager software business and mobile security solutions.

Exmar is a diversified and independent industrial shipping group that serves the international oil and gas industry. Co. provides ships for products transport and performs studies, undertaking the management of commercial, technical or administrative activities. Co. specializes in gas transport activities, particularly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Ammonia (NH3). Co., through it's subsidiary EXMAR Shipmanagement, provides ship management and ancillary services to ship owners, including regasification and liquefication; other services offered by Co. include insurance brokerage (managed by its subsidiary Belgibo) and an in-house travel agency (Travel Plus).

Solvay is engaged in chemical and plastic businesses worldwide. Co. offers chemical products such as advanced materials, barium strontium, calcium chloride, caustic soda, chlorinated products, fluor, peroxygen products, polyglycerols, precipitated calcium carbonate, soda ash, and sodium bicarbonate. It also provides specialty polymers, such as Spire ultra polymers, Solviva biomaterials, and sulfone polymers. Co. structures its activities around five operating segments: Advanced Formulations, Advanced Materials, Performance Chemicals, Functional Polymers and Corporate & Business Services, each with its own specific business model and each comprised of Global Business Units (GBUs).

Warehouses De Pauw and its subsidiaries are engaged in investment in the Belgian semi-industrial property market. Co. is a closed-end property investment company which specializes in: development of storage and distribution premises; customized projects in line with the user's request; acquiring premises for customers who wish to engage in sale and leaseback transactions.