Euronext 20th Anniversary | Go Europe, Go Euronext
22 September 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Euronext’s creation. This is a unique occasion for us to look back together at the incredible journey of our company and to reflect on our ambitions for the coming years.
Euronext was formed 20 years ago through the merger of the Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels stock exchanges. In joining forces, the vision of Euronext’s founding fathers was to provide local businesses and investor communities with unrivalled access to capital and liquidity. Euronext was subsequently taken public in 2001 and expanded quickly with the acquisition of the Lisbon stock exchange in 2002. In 2007, Euronext merged with the New York Stock Exchange, before becoming independent again through an IPO in 2014.
Since this successful IPO, Euronext has significantly accelerated its growth journey, furthering its geographical reach through the acquisitions of the Irish Stock Exchange in 2018 and of Oslo Børs VPS in 2019. Importantly, not only has the geographical footprint of Euronext expanded, but Euronext has also diversified into new asset classes, with the acquisitions of FastMatch -now Euronext FX- in 2017, and of Nord Pool in 2019. In parallel, Euronext has diversified into post-trade through the acquisitions of VPS in Oslo and VP in Copenhagen. We have also developed innovative services with the formation of a rich and growing Corporate Services franchise. Importantly, Euronext teams have also cemented our technology leadership with the deployment of our state-of-the-art proprietary trading platform, Optiq.
Twenty years after its foundation, Euronext has become the leading pan-European market infrastructure, governed by a powerful federal model, and inspired by our moto: “united in diversity”. Euronext is building the backbone of the European capital markets union. By connecting European economies with global markets, we play a pivotal role in strengthening the European construct. We believe in the power of public markets, the potential of which can transform a nation’s economy, generate jobs and growth, and improve the lives of the citizens of the countries we operate in.
I am very proud of what Euronext teams have accomplished thus far with our clients, Board members, partners, regulators and all our stakeholders, and this is just the beginning. Euronext is committed to building an ever-stronger market infrastructure to finance the real economy. We do it with determination and discipline: by expanding our geographical reach, and by developing new services across the value chain of our industry for our clients. Together, today, we are more diverse, more mature and more resilient than ever.
Today’s celebration is the occasion to open a new chapter in Euronext’s journey. Our mission is to connect local economies to global capital markets, to accelerate innovation and sustainable growth. We do so together, to the benefit of our clients, our shareholders, our colleagues, our communities and our environment.
Let’s Grow Together!
Go Europe, Go Euronext.
Stéphane Boujnah
CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext
20 Years of Euronext
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20202020Acquisition of VP Securities
Euronext acquires 70% of the Danish CSD, VP Securities, to further strengthen its post-tra...
2020
Acquisition of VP SecuritiesEuronext signs the United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Ocean PrinciplesEuronext becomes the first and only Exchange signatory of the United Nations Global Compac...
2020
Euronext signs the United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Ocean PrinciplesAcquisition of Nord PoolWith the acquisition of Nord Pool, the second largest power market in Europe, Euronext div...
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20192019Acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS
Euronext acquires Oslo Børs VPS, the Norwegian stock exchange and the Norwegian CSD, which...
2019
Acquisition of Oslo Børs VPSInvestment in Tokeny SolutionsEuronext acquires a 23.5% stake in Tokeny Solutions, a technology platform that provides e...
Engagement with the UN Global Compact Sustainable Oceans Business GroupEuronext becomes the first exchange to sign the nine Ocean Principles with the ambition to...
2019
Engagement with the UN Global Compact Sustainable Oceans Business GroupLaunch of "Let's Grow Together 2022"Euronext’s three-year strategic plan,“Let’s Grow Together 2022”, maps the path for Euronex...
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20182018Acquisition of the Irish Stock Exchange
Euronext acquires of the Irish Stock Exchange, now Euronext Dublin, a major milestone achi...
2018
Acquisition of the Irish Stock ExchangeImageNew shareholding in LCH SAEuronext exchanges its 2.3% stake in LCH Group for an 11.1% minority stake in LCH SA, stre...
Acquisition of InsiderLogEuronext acquires 80% of InsiderLog, the innovative insider list management solution that ...
2018
Acquisition of InsiderLogAcquisition of CommciseEuronext acquires 78% of the capital of Commcise, a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) provide...
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20172017Opening of its Technology Centre in Porto
The state-of-the-art technology centre in Porto is created from scratch to support and dev...
2017
Opening of its Technology Centre in PortoLaunch of its proprietary trading platform Optiq®After 2 years in development, Euronext launches Optiq® , a new cutting-edge trading platfo...
2017
Launch of its proprietary trading platform Optiq®Acquisition of Company WebcastEuronext acquires a majority stake in Company Webcast and its high-end webcast and webinar...
2017
Acquisition of Company WebcastAcquisition of IR.softEuronext acquires IR.soft (renamed IR.Manager), a powerful investor relationship managemen...
Acquisition of iBabsEuronext acquires a 60% stake in iBabs, a leading provider of board portal solutions. The ...
Acquisition of FastMatch, now Euronext FXEuronext acquires a 90% stake in FastMatch, the fastest-growing Electronic Communication N...
2017
Acquisition of FastMatch, now Euronext FXLaunch of European Tech SME initiativeEuronext launches the European Tech SME initiative, opening offices in Germany, Italy, Spa...
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20162016Creation of Euronext Corporate Services
Euronext Corporate Services is established in response to a survey of corporate issuers th...
Launch of "Agility for Growth" strategic planLaunch of "Agility for Growth", a three-year strategic plan defining Euronext's growth amb...
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20152015Launch of TechShare
Euronext launches TechShare, a pre-IPO programme designed to help Tech entrepreneurs famil...
Euronext becomes Official Supporter of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiativeAs an Official Supporter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative, Eu...
2015
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