Summary
IONWAY has a registered holding activity and consists mainly of financial fixed assets; the bankruptcy model is trained on trading and manufacturing companies and does not apply here. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.33bn and a net result of -€3.2m. Equity is growing by about 50% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 95% of 125 sector peers (NACE 27, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2022 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
History
IONWAY was incorporated on 12 December 2022 as a private limited company by UMICORE, with a starting capital of €50,000.12 In 2023 the company took the name IONWAY.3 The registered office was moved to Brussel in 2023.4 In 2023 the capital was increased 2 times.56 The board currently has 9 members; KIESSLING Ralph Konrad has served longest, since 2022.2 Total assets rose from €355.9m in 2023 to €1.34bn in 2025 and headcount from 2.1 to 19.7 full-time equivalents.7
Acts, filings and financial milestones
02-09
Gazette deed
Appointment: Olivier Ghyssens (bestuurder van klasse b)Director discharge · Power of attorney6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 01-07-2026
- Director appointment, Olivier Ghyssens (bestuurder van klasse b)
- Director discharge, Wannes Peferoen
- Power of attorney, Bjorn Dejonghe
- Power of attorney, Hendrik Joostens
- Power of attorney, Astrid Mathy
13-04
Gazette deed
Appointment: Matthias Osterloh (cfo en lid van de raad van bestuur)2 facts ▸
- Board meeting, “schriftelijk besluit van de raad van bestuur” (deed in Dutch)
- Director appointment, Matthias Osterloh (cfo en lid van de raad van bestuur)
02-04
Gazette deed
Registered officeRegistered-office move2 facts ▸
- General meeting, “unanieme schriftelijke besluit” (deed in Dutch)
- Registered-office move, Silversquare North, Koning Albert II-laan 4, 1000 Brussel
23-01
Gazette deed
Appointment: Alexander Schmitt (klasse a bestuurder)Director discharge4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-11-2025
- Director appointment, Alexander Schmitt (klasse a bestuurder)
- Director discharge, Jörg Teichmann
- Other provision, “definitieve kwijting, jaarlijkse algemene vergadering van aandeelhouders van 2026” (deed in Dutch)
23-12
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCapital contribution · Bank account · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- Capital contribution, €350,000,000
- Other provision, “uitgifte en verslag, artikel 5:121 WVV” (deed in Dutch)
- Other provision, “inschrijvingsverklaringen, verhouding tot aantal aandelen per aandeelhouder” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital contribution, €175,007,000
- Capital contribution, €174,993,000
- Bank account, “BE18 0019 4240 2465” (deed in Dutch)
- Power of attorney
10-03
Gazette deed
Appointments: Tim Tönnies (klasse a bestuurder) and Bart Sap (klasse b bestuurder)Director discharge6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 05-02-2025
- Director appointment, Tim Tönnies (klasse a bestuurder)
- Director discharge, Thomas Lehnert
- Director appointment, Bart Sap (klasse b bestuurder)
- Director discharge, Ralph Kiessling
- Other provision, “definitieve kwijting, Algemene Vergadering van 2025” (deed in Dutch)
02-01
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCapital contribution · Power of attorney3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 16-12-2024
- Capital contribution, €500,000,000
- Power of attorney
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08-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: Wannes Peferoen (klasse b bestuurder)Resignation: Frank Daufenbach (director) · Director discharge4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 18-06-2024
- Director appointment, Wannes Peferoen (klasse b bestuurder)
- Director resignation, Frank Daufenbach
- Director discharge, Frank Daufenbach
14-06
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCapital contribution · Bank account · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- Capital contribution, €150,000,000
- Other provision, “verslag overeenkomstig artikel 5:121 WVV, geen nieuwe aandelen worden uitgegeven” (deed in Dutch)
- Other provision, “kennis statuten en financiële toestand, comparanten” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital contribution, €75,003,000
- Capital contribution, €74,997,000
- Bank account, “BE18 0019 4240 2465, volstorting bijkomende inbreng” (deed in Dutch)
- Power of attorney
22-11
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · NameName change · Power of attorney2 facts ▸
- Name change, IONWAY
- Power of attorney (2 times)
26-07
Gazette deed
Appointments: Thomas Jansseune (ceo chief executive officer binnen de raad van dagelijks bestuur) and Achim Holzer (cfo chief financial officer binnen de raad van dagelijks bestuur)4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 26-04-2023
- Director appointment, Thomas Jansseune (ceo chief executive officer binnen de raad van dagelijks bestuur)
- Board meeting, 17-07-2023
- Director appointment, Achim Holzer (cfo chief financial officer binnen de raad van dagelijks bestuur)
01-06
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCapital increase · Power of attorney3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 25-05-2023
- Capital increase, €156,600,000
- Power of attorney, raad van bestuur
07-04
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCapital increase · Bank account3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 22-03-2023
- Capital increase, €1,111,000
- Bank account, “BNP Paribas Fortis NV, BE18 0019 4240 2465” (deed in Dutch)
05-04
Gazette deed
Appointments: LEHNERT Thomas Friedrich (director) and TEICHMANN Jörg (director)Registered-office move · Share issue5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 22-03-2023
- Registered-office move, 1210 Brussel, Bolwerklaan 21/5e verdieping, Spaces Manhattan
- Share issue, “24.999 Soort A Aandelen en 25.001 Soort B Aandelen”, 50000 (deed in Dutch)
- Director appointment, LEHNERT Thomas Friedrich (director (not named in the articles))
- Director appointment, TEICHMANN Jörg (director (not named in the articles))
14-12
Gazette deed
IncorporationAppointments: KIESSLING Ralph Konrad (director) and DAUFENBACH Frank Mathias (director) · Founder · Founding capital8 facts ▸
- Incorporation, 09-12-2022
- Founder, UMICORE
- Founding capital, €50,000
- Bank account, “BNP Paribas Fortis NV” (deed in Dutch)
- Director appointment, KIESSLING Ralph Konrad (director)
- Director appointment, DAUFENBACH Frank Mathias (director)
- Mandate compensation, KIESSLING Ralph Konrad
- Mandate compensation, DAUFENBACH Frank Mathias