An independent M&A and financial advisory firm 
Value-added expertise and high confidentiality
Stratego was born in 2000 with the ambition to offer top-tier financial and strategic advisory to enable small and mid-cap businesses to reach their full potential.

Our team benefits from ongoing connections with family offices and top-tier local investment funds. We are entrepreneurs, and our goal is to promote excellence in financial advisory; we ensure complete transparency so that our clients feel secure at every step. We put our 20 years of corporate experience at our customers' service to leverage their potential and create strong value for them.

Regarding the confidentiality and the scope of our missions, the client's references are available only on request.
Colette Plasman
Partner
Academic director at Solvay Executive Education Brussels School, a specialist in corporate finance and a board member of several companies.

Colette benefits from more than 30 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance.

She is a board member of the Belgium M&A Association.

www.linkedin.com/in/colette-plasman/



Catherine Bendayan
Associate partner
Catherine has been CEO of IKEA (Retail) for more than 10 years. In addition to that, she is a business angel in several start-ups (certified business coach ISSHO academy) and a board member in several companies.

M&A is a perfect context where entrepreneurs need accurate support before and after closing the deal.

Hence, strong of an international professional experience (France, Italy, Germany, Belgium), Catherine is an executive business coach, supporting leaders and entrepreneurs in their business strategies.

www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-bendayan/
Diego Merino de caceres
Junior Analyst
With a deep interest in mergers, acquisitions, and finance, Diego made his debut in Equity Research in Luxembourg (2023) and joined the Stratego Finance team as a JuniorAnalyst in 2024.  

Diego holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and management from UCLouvain. Heis currently pursuing a master’s degree at KULeuven in Business Economics witha major in Finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-merino-de-caceres/
Simon Hox
Junior Analyst
Simon has a deep interest in finance, he began his career through a summer internship in Asset Managementat Banque Transatlantique Belgium. He joined the Stratego Finance Team as Junior Analyst in 2024.

Simon holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from UCLouvain. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Louvain School of Management with a major in International Finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hox-7876351ab/
Colette Plasman
Partner
Academic director at Solvay Executive Education Brussels School, a specialist in corporate finance and a board member of several companies.

Colette benefits from more than 30 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance.

She is a board member of the Belgium M&A Association.

www.linkedin.com/in/colette-plasman/
Catherine Bendayan
Associate partner
Catherine has been CEO of IKEA (Retail) for more than 10 years. In addition to that, she is a business angel in several start-ups (certified business coach ISSHO academy) and a board member in several companies.

M&A is a perfect context where entrepreneurs need accurate support before and after closing the deal.

Hence, strong of an international professional experience (France, Italy, Germany, Belgium), Catherine is an executive business coach, supporting leaders and entrepreneurs in their business strategies.

www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-bendayan/
Diego Merino de caceres
Junior Analyst
With a deep interest in mergers, acquisitions, and finance, Diego made his debut in Equity Research in Luxembourg (2023) and joined the Stratego Finance team as a JuniorAnalyst in 2024.  

Diego holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and management from UCLouvain. Heis currently pursuing a master’s degree at KULeuven in Business Economics witha major in Finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-merino-de-caceres/
Simon Hox
Junior Analyst
Simon has a deep interest in finance, he began his career through a summer internship in Asset Managementat Banque Transatlantique Belgium. He joined the Stratego Finance Team as Junior Analyst in 2024.

Simon holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from UCLouvain. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Louvain School of Management with a major in International Finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hox-7876351ab/