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Recent investments in One Of A Kind Technologies and Ellis Gourmet Burger conclude a busy first half of the year for Gimv. Investor relations and corporate communications manager Frank De Leenheer speaks to Francesca Veronesi about the firm's legacy in the Belgian public sphere and its current investment strategy
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