Euronext Brussels awards 2019

Brussels, 23 January 2020 – Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and market members during its New Year’s event. This year’s winners are:

Award Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sustainable Growth Award	Umicore	Telenet	UCB
BEL 20 Company of the year	Galapagos	Barco	Argen-X
BEL Mid Company of the year	Aedifica	D’Ieteren	Xior
BEL Small Company of the year	Acacia Pharma	QRF	Smartphoto
Equity Finance House of the year	KBC Securities	Kempen	Belfius & ING
Bond Finance House of the year	Deutsche Bank	KBC Securities	BNP Paribas Fortis
Cash Market Brokerage House of the year	Morgan Stanley	JP Morgan	Credit Suisse
Cash Market Belgian Brokerage House of the year	KBC Securities	Degroof Petercam	Keytrade Bank
Cash Market SME Liquidity Provider of the year	KBC Securities	Degroof Petercam	Kempen
Derivatives Market Brokerage House of the year	BinckBank	UBS	KBC Securities
Derivatives Market Liquidity Provider of the year	Susquehanna International	ORA Traders	KEMP Trading

Notes to Editors:

These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
Performance for listed companies means the strongest increase in market capitalization within the indicated peer group over the year 2019.
The Equity/Bond Finance House awards are based on the number of equity/bond transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
The Brokerage House awards are granted to the members who accounted for the highest volumes on the Euronext Brussels securities market in the respective segments.
The Brussels Brokerage House award is granted to the Belgian member who accounted for the highest volumes on the Euronext Group securities market.
The SME Liquidity Provider award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest liquidity providing volume on companies with market cap < 1 billion €.
The Derivatives Market award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded on the Euronext Brussels derivatives market.
The Sustainable Growth Award distinguishes the companies that have shown a strong sustainable growth over the last decade. The award is granted to the company which has had the strongest stock price performance over the last 10 years while being included in at least one sustainability index of Euronext.

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