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Orange Trade Mission Fund

Winners Orange Trade Mission Fund open trade at Beursplein 5

The winners of the Orange Trade Mission Fund open trade in Amsterdam. The Orange Trade Mission Fund is an initiative of ING, KLM, SME Netherlands and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland.

Each year, the Orange Trade Mission Fund helps 10 SME’s achieve their international ambitions. Thanks to their international network, knowledge and experience, they can help the company successfully enter new foreign markets. The ten companies this year are: Arte Viva, Anker Stuy, Guide ID, NAÏF, Netics, Octatube, Oesterij, Oxipack, Tony Chocolonely and Yays.

For more information: www.oranjehandelsmissiefonds.nl

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Amundi

Euronext welcomes Amundi on Euronext Paris

Yves Perrier, CEO of Amundi, rings the bell to mark the opening of the European trading day in Paris.

Amundi features among the world's leading asset management firms. The group performs active management of shares, bonds and yields. It also conducts passive management of indexed funds as well as management of non-liquid assets (property assets and private debts).At the end of 2014, Amundi had 866 billion of EUR outstandings under management, spread over the following customer types: insurers (45%), institutional customers and employee savings schemes (31%), partner networks and third-party distributors (24%).

New AFM board member

New AFM board member Femke de Vries sounds gong

Femke de Vries, new member of the board of the Executive Board of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), sounds the gong at Beursplein 5. De Vries (1972) has been on the Executive Board since 1 October 2015 and has been appointed for a period of four years. As board member, her responsibilities include the departments that monitor the quality of financial services and the behavior of banks and insurers.

She joined de Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) in 2003, initially as a Supervisor, and later as Head of department and Division Director. Subsequently, she became Secretary-director, in which position she managed the internal operations of DNB. As Division Director she was first responsible for supervising pension funds and investment firms, and subsequently for the Division supervisory expertise centers. In this position, she played a key role in changing the supervisory culture at DNB.

Since March 2015, Dr. de Vries has been Professor by Special Appointment of Regulatory Enforcement at the University of Groningen. In her research and teaching work, she focuses on supervisory developments relating to such issues as how transparency and the effects of supervision can boost compliance with the set norms and help to satisfy society’s expectations in this context.

For more information: www.afm.nl

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Violas-SGPS

Violas-SGPS rings the closing bell to celebrate the listing of €100 million in Bonds

To celebrate the raising of €100 million in bonds, Violas-SGPS rang the Closing Bell. The chairman, Manuel Violas, was accompanied by management team, along with the Euronext team.

Violas SGPS owns participations in Cotesi (textiles), Solverde (leisure) and Unicer (drinks). For the group, raising € 100 million in bonds was a financing alternative different of the ones used before, and considering current interest rates, an opportunity to review part of long-term debt.

Curetis

Curetis celebrates dual listing on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary designed to promote and grow the market for SMEs, today celebrates the listing of Curetis. Trading in Curetis’ shares started this morning on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels under the ticker code CURE.

Founded in 2007, Curetis is a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of reliable, fast and cost-effective products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases.

Oliver Schacht, CEO of Curetis said: “The IPO is a major milestone in Curetis´ corporate history and we are proud to join the group of renowned healthcare companies listed on Euronext. The proceeds of the transaction will mainly be used to expand the commercialization of our Unyvero Platform and to expand our product portfolio to address additional infectious diseases.”

For more information: www.curetis.com

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SBM Offshore

SBM Offshore celebrates headquarters relocation by sounding gong

Euronext-listed company SBM Offshore (ticker symbol: SBMO), global player in the oil and gas industry, recently announced the establishment of new corporate headquarters in Amsterdam.

Since 2012, SBM Offshore has been on a transformational journey, restructuring and shaping business for the future. The relocation of corporate headquarters to the Netherlands, and re-connection with the company’s Dutch roots are part of this transformation.

Sounding the gong on behalf of SBM Offshore, CEO Bruno Chabas commented that “The Netherlands have once again become the beating heart of SBM Offshore. This is important step will allow SBM Offshore to contribute to the excellent knowledge and technology society in the Netherlands, to the Dutch labour market and to the strong international network that makes the Netherlands what it is today”.

For more information: www.sbmoffshore.com

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CSR Manager of the Year

CSR Manager of the Year opens trading

Birgitta Kramer of Vitenshas been elected CSR Manager of the Year 2015 and opens trading by sounding the gong.

The CSR Manager of the Year election is organized by Royal HaskoningDHV since 2012, in cooperation with VNO-NCW and Interface. The purpose of the election is to recognize the extra efforts of inspired CSR managers. Kramer was elected CSR Manager of the Year 2015 at the Dutch National Sustainability Congress on November 3^rd. A jury had previously nominated three persons for this title. Besides Brigitta Kramer, Harry Hofman of Strukton and Fokko Wientjes of DSMwere nominated.

For more information: www.mvomanagervanhetjaar.nl

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CDP – Euronext awards

CDP and Awards winners rang the closing bell

International non-profit CDP and Portuguese listed companies that have achieved a leadership position on climate change actions according to the CDP global ranking methodology received the CDP – Euronext awards and rang the closing bell. The companies are: Galp Energia (100 A), EDP (100 A) and Sonae (100 A-). CDP and Euronext also recognized Toyota Caetano for being the best improver in Portugal on their CDP ranking  (91 D) and Caixa Geral de Depositos for achieving the highest score among companies that disclose on a voluntary basis to CDP (100 B). The report, which analyses the responses on climate change administration, by the largest 85 Spanish and 40 Portuguese companies in market capitalization, includes the 2015 Climate A List. At a global level, nearly 2,000 companies submitted information to be independently assessed against CDP’s scoring methodology

Deloitte Technology Fast50

Winner Deloitte Technology Fast50 sounds gong

The winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast50 2015, Catawiki, opens trading at Beursplein 5. Catawiki takes first place in the ranking of the 50 fastest growing tech companies of the Netherlands. The company has shown a growth percentage of 45.080% over the last 4 years.

Deloitte organizes the Technology Fast50 competition in collaboration with partners ABN AMRO, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, Euronext, Kennedy Van der Laan, KPN and Vitruvian. The competition was initiated to recognize the exceptional performance of these companies. The Fast50 companies have the best entrepreneurs of the future, who think fast and play a leading role in their field. The Rising Star is a special price that is presented to emerging innovative companies that are less than five years old. This year, it was awarded to Bynder.

For more information: www.fast50.nl

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VoorMorgen.Nu event

Sounding of the gong announces VoorMorgen.Nu event

Karel Mercx, editor of the new financial platform VoorMorgen.Nu sounds the gong at the Amsterdam exchange. VoorMorgen.Nu is intended to offer people between the ages of 25 and 45 a better understanding of their financial situation and financial (long term) planning. The new platform VoorMorgen.Nu includes a website, a newsletter, a glossy magazine and an event.

The first highlight of VoorMorgen.Nu is an event that is held in the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam on Thursday 26 November. Visitors will be informed in a fun, accessible way on the four pillars of the event; savings and investments, pensions, housing and work and career.

This event, which will be hosted by political commentator Sywert van Lienden, will consist of workshops, speed dates, a 'silent talk show’ and a stand-up comedy by Howard Komproe. The plenary speakers include, among others, online entrepreneur Alexander Klöpping (Blendle and DWDD), chief economist Barbara Baarsma (Buitenhof and DWDD), and teacher and writer Kilian Wawoe (University of Netherlands and TEDx).

For more information: www.voormorgen.nu

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Accenture Innovation Award

Winner Accenture Innovation Award opens trading

One of the winners of the Accenture Innovation Awards, Yippie!, sounds the gong and opens trading. Last week Yippie! was chosen winner in the Personalized Shopping & Paying theme for the Accenture Innovation Awards. A total of 850 startups, with about 150 in the Personalized Shopping & Paying theme, contested for the blue tulip.  An easy and personalized customer service, with fast and safe payment options is the core focus of this innovation theme.

Yippie! allows consumers to scan products in-store, the app then shows all suppliers of that specific product with their respected prices. In the same time it allows both the online and physical store to make a temporary offer to that specific consumer.

The Accenture Innovation Awards is an annually held innovation contest. Dutch innovations that are younger than 3 years are allowed to register and compete for the blue or green tulips, and the public prize. Also the Innovator of the Year prize is rewarded.

For more information: www.innovation-awards.nl

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Dalenys

Rentabiliweb becomes Dalenys, the merchant payment partner.

Thibault Faurès Fustel de Coulanges, Vice Chairman of Dalenys, opens European markets in Paris.

Amsterdam Street Soccer Championship

TMG sounds gong for Amsterdam Street Soccer Championship

The gong on the Amsterdam exchange is sounded for the Amsterdam Street Soccer Championship. The initiative was established forty years ago and was from the outset embraced by De Telegraaf, subsidiary of the Euronext listed TMG (ticker symbol: TMG). TMG CEO Geert-Jan van der Snoek sounds the gong.

Over the years, the tournament that has Johan Cruyff as a patron, has become an annual event in Amsterdam in which more than 1400 schoolchildren participate. Every day in the months of September and October soccer games are played by 138 teams of boys and girls in grades 7 and 8.

Traditionally, the final games will be played in a stadium on Dam square. This year, the finals will take place on Saturday 14 November.

For more information: www.straatvoetbal.nl

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Rentabiliweb becomes Dalenys

The Next Entrepreneur

Finalists The Next Entrepreneur visit Beursplein 5

The finalists of The Next Entrepreneur (TNE) 2015 visit Beursplein 5 and open trading. The top four consists of Tessa Tippersma of Knetterzeep, Lisanne van Zwol of Kromkommer, Arjen Jan van der Zee from PickThisUp and Peter van Rosmalen of Paperwise.

The Next Entrepreneur is held for the fourth time and is an initiative for new entrepreneurs by SME Netherlands and Rabobank. The Next Entrepreneur offers (potential) starters insight into the key entrepreneurial themes, inspiring case studies and a strong network. The top prize of the election is a cash prize of € 12,500, -, national media attention and the opportunity to mirror his or her business operations to business experts.

The finalists and their companies will be judged by a professional jury after which the winner of The Next Entrepreneur will be announced during the event on 1 December. 

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Showroomprivé

EnterNext welcomes Showroomprivé on Euronext Paris

Thierry Petit, Co-founder and Deputy CEO of Showroomprivé, and David Dayan, Co-founder and CEO of Showroomprivé, open the European trading day in Paris in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector.   

Showroomprivé specializes in the private sale of items on-line. Net sales break down by activity as follows:

• private sales on-line (96.8%): fashion items, beauty products, household appliances, decorative products, travels, etc., via the web site showroomprive.com;
• other (3.2%): sale of products for partner wholesalers, provision of marketing services, etc.

84.9% of net sales are in France.

University bond

First in Europe: University bond listed on Euronext Brussels

Alternext in Brussels today welcomed the listing of a series of bonds issued by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), the Dutch-speaking university of Brussels. The bonds will be listed under the Euronext Private Placement Bonds programme (EPPB), an initiative giving issuers of private placement bonds simplified access to Euronext markets.
To celebrate the new listing, Prof. Dr. Paul De Knop, Rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, rang the bell to open trading.

The VUB bonds have been subscribed for a combined amount of € 61.5 million. The university’s series of amortising bonds comprises Fixed Rate Notes with a maturity of 15 years for an amount of €13 million and a coupon of 1,4%, Fixed Rate Notes with a maturity of 20 years for an amount of €20.5 million and a coupon of 1.653% and Floating Rate Notes (6 months) with a maturity of 20 years for an amount of € 28 million. The operation was led by Belfius.

The proceeds of the operation will be used to fund a large real estate project, which includes student apartments, state of the art academic facilities and a new cultural centre. 

Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund

Mint Tower celebrates fifth anniversary Arbitrage Fund by sounding gong

Mint TowerCapital Managementcelebratesthe fifth anniversary of the Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund by sounding thegong.

Mint Tower, located in the Amsterdam exchange,is the manager oftheMint TowerArbitrageFund,a rapidly growingopen-end "absolute return" investment fund, aiming to achieve stable positive returns, irrespective of the direction of the markets.

Amsterdambased Mint Towerboastsa highly experienced investment teamthat combines provenarbitragestrategies,particularly instock options andconvertible bonds.These strategieshavealow correlationwiththeequity markets andaretherefore suitableas part of adiversified investment portfolio.

For more information: www.minttowercapital.com

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