Euronext Brussels Awards 2021

Brussels – 18 January 2022 – 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	Cofinimmo	KBC	Barco
BEL 20 Company of the year	WDP	Sofina	argenx
BEL Mid Company of the year	D’Ieteren	VGP	Recticel
BEL Small Company of the year	Greenyard	MDX Health	Resilux
Legal Firm of the year	Allen & Overy	Linklaters LLP	Clifford Chance
Equity Finance House of the year	KBC Securities Berenberg (Ex aequo)	/	Belfius
Bond Finance House of the year	Belfius	HSBC	Deutsche Bank
ESG Bond Finance House of the year	ING	BNP Paribas Fortis	Belfius
Cash Markets Brokerage House of the year	Morgan Stanley	JP Morgan	Merril Lynch
Cash Markets Belgian Brokerage House of the year	KBC Securities	Belfius	Keytrade Bank
Cash Markets SME Liquidity Provider of the year	KBC Securities	Rothschild Martin Maurel	Degroof Petercam
Derivatives Markets Brokerage House of the year	Goldman Sachs	Morgan Stanley	BinckBank

Notes to Editors:

These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
The Sustainable Growth Award distinguishes the companies that have shown the strongest sustainable growth over the last decade. The award is granted to the company which has the best result in the combined ranking of their ESG score (sources: Refinitiv, Sustainalytics and Vigeo Eiris) on one side and their stock price performance over the last 10 year on the other side.
Performance for listed companies means the strongest increase in market capitalization within the indicated peer group over the year 2021.
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 Legal Firm Award is based on the number of transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
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 Markets award is granted to the members who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded on the Euronext Brussels derivatives market.

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