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Bol.com strongest retail brand

Bol.com named strongest retail brand 

Bol.com, part of the Euronext listed Ahold Delhaize (ticker symbol: AD), has been declared the strongest retail brand in the Netherlands for the fourth time in a row. This was recently announced by Hendrik Beerda Brand Consultancy, who carries out a yearly Retail Brand Survey.

Today, a group of bol.com’s newest employees are on the gong stage, they will be working together with their colleagues to ensure a bright future for the company.

For more information: www.bol.com

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13/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Ease2pay

Ease2pay celebrates takeover MyOrder

Gijs van Lookeren Campagne, Jan Borghuis and Thomas Brinkman sound the gong to celebrate Ease2pay's recent acquistion of MyOrder. 

Ease2pay N.V. (Ticker symbol: EAS2P) is a (payment) transaction platform that allows you to create a pin terminal on a smartphone. The payment-app can be used for a number of different functionalities including parking, refuelling, scan & pay shops and trip registration services.

For more information: www.ease2pay.nl

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12/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Armanext le premier sponsor espagnol

Armanext devient le premier sponsor espagnol à être agréé par Euronext

Antonio Fernández d'Armanext ouvre les marchés boursiers à Paris

Le nouveau Listing Sponsor pourra conseiller, superviser et coordonner l'intégration de PME dans les compartiments Euronext Access et Euronext Growth des bourses de Paris et de Lisbonne. 

Armanext est spécialisé dans deux domaines: conseiller les REITs sur le respect de leur obligation de cotation et la prestation de services destinés aux PME de tous les secteurs (technologie, immobilier, santé, transport, etc.), qui souhaitent se préparer à de nouvelles étapes de croissance.

Armanext est dirigé par Antonio Fernández, président d'Armabex, un conseiller principal nommé dans l'incorporation de REIT dans les marchés de capitaux. Il est rejoint par Ana Hernández et Rafael Núñez. Ana Hernández apporte une expérience notable dans les marchés boursiers et les sociétés de placement immobilier, tandis que Rafael Núñez a une longue histoire dans les secteurs de la fiscalité et de la restructuration

12/04/2018 - 9:00AM CESTParis

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Listing Retail Estates

Listing Retail Estates

Retail Estates strengthens its presence in the Netherlands through an additional stock exchange listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

Nine months after its entry into the Dutch retail property market, Retail Estates will now also be listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

For more information: www.retailestates.com

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11/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Ordina TalentPower

Ordina launches TalentPower with the opening of trading

Ordina (ticker symbol: ORDI) opens the trading day and celebrates the launch of Ordina TalentPower.

Ordina TalentPower was set-up to recruit and train new talents. Young Professionals who join Ordina will now be trained and guided via the Ordina TalentPower business unit. This includes a two-year training programme to not only increase their know-how and expertise, but also to boost their personal development. The company is currently running a recruitment campaign with the theme High performance teams, and have already hired more than fifty Young Professionals in the first quarter of this year. This is a very promising start for Ordina TalentPower, which has the ambition to recruit a large number of Young Professionals in 2018.

Ordina, founded in 1973 and listed at Euronext Amsterdam since 1987, is the largest independent IT services provider in de Benelux, with more than 2,650 employees. They devise, build and manage IT applications in the public sector, financial services sector, in industry and in healthcare.

For more information: www.ordina.com  

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10/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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KPN The Digital Dutch

Sounding of the gong for KPN The Digital Dutch

Esther Hoeve sounds the gong for KPN Digital Dutch. On 12 April KPN Business Segment is organizing The Digital Dutch for the third consecutive time. The Digital Dutch is an interactive event for corporate customers and business partners of KPN (ticker symbol: KPN).

After two earlier editions of the event KPN decided to bring back customers into the world of digital transformation. With The Digital Dutch, KPN wants to show companies  - from SMEs to large corporates - how ICT solutions can be specifically applied to better serve their customers. This year’s Digital Dutch promises to be a spectacular experience where visitors get inspired and learn from some of the top companies in the Dutch business world.

For more information: www.kpn.com

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09/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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365th anniversary Royal Delft

Royal Delft celebrates 365th anniversary 

Royal Delft celebrates its 365^th anniversary. CEO Henk Schouten opens the trading day in Amsterdam with a sounding of the gong.

On 28 March 2018 Royal Delft turned 365 years old and this will be celebrated throughout the year. Highlights of the year are the exhibition “Nouveau Blue: vision to realisation” and the painting of a Delft Blue tile painting by 365 people during the year.

In the 19th century the company laid the foundation for the earthenware that is made to this very day by producers throughout the world: new Delft Blue was born. A few people in the history of the company played a huge part in this development. Get to know these extraordinary people and their innovations by visiting this inspiring exhibition.

For more information: www.royaldelft.com

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06/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Obligations par ATENOR

Offre Publique d'Obligations par ATENOR 

Sidney D. Bens, CFO d’ATENOR, a sonné la cloche marquant l'ouverture des marchés à Bruxelles.

L’offre en souscription publique lancée par ATENOR, pour la première fois essentiellement aux particuliers, a très rapidement rencontré un large succès (ayant été sursouscrite plus de deux fois), permettant d’atteindre le montant maximum attendu, soit 50 millions d’euros pour les deux tranches proposées.

ATENOR est coté sur Euronext Bruxelles sous le symbole : ATEB

Pour en savoir plus sur ATENOR : www.atenor.be

05/04/2018 - 16:08PM CESTBrussels

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BioCapital Company of the Year

Ablynx - BioCapital Company of the Year 2018

Ablynx NV CEO Edwin Moses sounds the gong, celebrating the company’s recent ‘BioCapital Company of the Year’ award. This award is presented yearly by Life Sciences Partners (LSP) during the BioCapital Europe Conference in Amsterdam.

LSP was proud to offer Ablynx the “BioCapital Company of the Year” award on February 6^th 2018. LSP has been hosting The BioCapital Europe conference in Amsterdam for the past 16 years. The event brings together some of the most innovative healthcare companies across Europe. The “Company of the Year” is selected by approximately 250 delegates on the day of the conference. Ablynx was the clear winner at this year’s event, thanks to its outstanding performance.

Moses embraced the award in recognition of the exceptional progress the company has made since its IPO on Euronext Brussels (ticker symbol: ABLX) in 2007. The company has a unique Nanobody drug discovery and development platform which it uses to develop new medicines in various therapeutic areas. In October 2017, the company presented positive Phase III data validating the potential of its lead compound caplacizumab to become a key component of the new standard-of-care for acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), a life-threatening blood clotting disorder, with potential approval and first launch anticipated in 2018.

For more information: www.ablynx.com

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05/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Drumming Day

Drumming Day

Accompanied by young drummers, this year’s Drumming Day is opened by Jan Dobber and Mark Spanbroek. After the opening ceremony they will address the participants of this year’s Drumming Day Seminar, which will be themed around the 40-year anniversary of the options exchange.

Drumming Day is a centuries old tradition commemorating the bravery of an orphaned boy who saved Amsterdam's stock exchange from the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War. The city expressed its gratitude by allowing orphans to play their drums in the exchange building one day each year. This age old tradition continues to this day.

On this day, April 4^th, the Amsterdam Options Exchange, the oldest options exchange in Europe, celebrated its 40 year anniversary. Following the gong ceremony, this will be the theme during the ‘Drumming Day Seminar’. Jan Dobber, managing partner Beek Capital, and Mark Spanbroek, director of the Futures Industry Association, will tell more about the history, challenges and current issues concerning the options exchange, followed by a debate.

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04/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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VENTE UNIQUE.COM

Introduction en bourse de VENTE UNIQUE.COM

Monsieur Vigna de l'entreprise Vente-unique.com ouvre les marchés européens à Paris

Vente-unique.com est le n° 1 européen de la vente en ligne de mobilier, d'articles de décoration et d'équipements de la maison. Les produits comprennent des produits d'ameublement (canapés, fauteuils, tables, bibliothèques, buffets, lits, armoires, commodes, etc.), des meubles pour salles de bain et pour cuisines, des produits électroménagers, des luminaires, des tapis, des objets de décoration, des produits textiles, etc.

04/04/2018 - 9:00AM CESTParis

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Philips Lighting

Philips Lighting inclusion in AEX-Index

Eric Rondolat, CEO of Philips Lighting sounds the gong and celebrates their recent inclusion in the AEX-Index: “We are proud that Philips Lighting is included in the prestigious AEX-Index, less than two years after our initial public listing on Euronext in Amsterdam. It is an important step in our transformation journey and a reflection of our team’s successful track record as we build the lighting company for the Internet of Things”. 

Philips Lighting (ticker symbol: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting products, systems and services, delivers innovations that unlock business value, providing rich user experiences that help improve lives. Serving professional and consumer markets, they lead the industry in leveraging the Internet of Things to transform homes, buildings and urban spaces. With 2017 sales of EUR 7 billion, Philips Lighting has approximately 32,000 employees in over 70 countries.

For more information: www.lighting.philips.com

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03/04/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Autism week 2018

Sounding of the gong for NVA Autism week 2018

Brand ambassador and ABN AMRO consultant Brigitte van Blijswijk opens the stock exchange on behalf of the Dutch Autism Association (NVA). The NVA Autism week starts on 31 March, with the theme ‘Listen to autism’.

Today, the NVA wants to bring attention to autism and employment. Brigitte van Blijswijk has worked for ABN AMRO since 1987; at the age of 47 she was diagnosed with autism. Just like Van Blijswijk, a lot of people with autism possess valuable skills needed in the labour market such as technical insight, analytical thinking, eye for detail and the capacity to specialise.

People with autism can be found in many different sectors, such as: IT, healthcare, education and the government. However, too many people with autism in the Netherlands do not have a paid job.

For more information: www.autismeweek.nl

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29/03/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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Retail Estates célèbre ses 20 ans de cotation

Retail Estates célèbre ses 20 ans de cotation

Jan de Nys, CEO Retail Estates, a sonné la cloche marquant l'ouverture des marchés à Bruxelles en compagnie de Kara De Smet, CFO et Koenraad Van Nieuwenburg, CIO.

Retail Estates est une société immobilière réglementée (SIR) qui investit dans des magasins situés dans la périphérie des grandes villes de la Belgique.

L’entreprise est cotée sur Euronext Bruxelles sous le symbole : RET

Pour en savoir plus sur Retail Estates: www.retailestates.com

28/03/2018 - 11:08AM CESTBrussels

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MKB Nedsense

MKB Nedsense sounds gong

Peter Paul de Vries, CEO of MKB Nedsense, will have the honour of sounding the gong. MKB Nedsense celebrates the transformation to an investment company for SME companies.

Since 12 February 2018, shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam under the name MKB Nedsense N.V. MKB Nedsense focuses on investments in small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting the growth ambitions of these companies.

The organisation has made a flying start with the acquisitions of AquaServa/Biobeheer, GNS Brinkman and Axess/Get Up .In 2016 these companies generated in 2016 a turnover of 15 million euro with a workforce of 132 employees on FTE-basis.

For more information:  www.nedsense.nl

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28/03/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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10th anniversary Welcome Team

10th anniversary Welcome Team

Guido Frankfurther, former Alderman of the Amsterdam City Center and founder and project manager of the Welcome Team, opens the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by sounding the gong. He is accompanied by representatives of Heineken and Rabobank Amsterdam, who are among the sponsors of the Welcome Team and by some of the Welcome Team volunteers.

This year the Welcome Team celebrates its 10th anniversary. It was originally called "Host and Hostess Welcome you”. The project was part of the Alliance Welcome Amsterdam Foundation and was widely supported by the Amsterdam business community. This year the Welcome Team makes a new start as part of the Welcome Amsterdam Foundation, which is also responsible for monitoring the touring car stops in Amsterdam.

The new Welcome Team consists of about 30 volunteers. They welcome the visitors to Amsterdam in some of the busiest areas in a hospitable way and advise them, when requested, about the best route to hotels, restaurants, museums, attractions, shops and shopping streets, markets, parks, public transport etc. They also give advice about how to avoid pickpockets. They have a broad knowledge of Amsterdam and surroundings and speak several foreign languages. Special attention will be paid to the attractions and places of interest outside the city center in order to reduce the crowds in the center.

The Welcome Team will start on 30 March.

For more information:  www.welkomamsterdam.org

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27/03/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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a.s.r. included in AEX-Index

a.s.r. celebrates inclusion in the AEX-Index

a.s.r. sounds the gong in Amsterdam, celebrating their recent inclusion in the AEX-Index. Euronext Amsterdam recently announced the results of its annual review of the AEX, AMX, and AScX indices.

Jos Baeten, CEO of a.s.r. Nederland N.V.: “We are pleased to be included in the AEX index, the most widely used index of the Dutch stock market. Following the successful IPO in 2016 and the completion of the privatisation in 2017, the inclusion in the AEX index enhances our profile in the international investment community and marks another milestone as a listed company.”

The AEX is a free-float market capitalisation weighted index that reflects the performance of the 25 largest shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and is the most widely used indicator of the Dutch stock market.

For more information: www.asrnl.com

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26/03/2018 - 9:05AM CESTAmsterdam

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IPO NIBC Holding N.V.

NIBC Holding N.V. celebrates IPO

NIBC Holding N.V. (ticker symbol: NIBC), an entrepreneurial Dutch bank focused on its clients’ most decisive financial moments, today sounds the gong to celebrate its listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

NIBC is the bank of choice for decisive moments. Their corporate client business offers a combination of corporate finance and capital markets, financing and investing in the sectors Food, Agriculture, Retail & Health, Industries & Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Renewables, Commercial Real Estate, Offshore Energy, Shipping & Intermodal and Telecom, Media, Technology & Services. NIBC's retail client offering provides residential mortgages in the Netherlands and online retail saving deposits in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany via NIBC Direct. Headquartered in The Hague, NIBC also has offices in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London and Brussels.

For more information: www.nibc.com

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23/03/2018 - 14:05PM CETAmsterdam