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Introduction en bourse d'Adeunis

Introduction en bourse d'Adeunis sur Euronext Growth

Pascal Saguin, Président-directeur général d'Adeunis, sonne la cloche qui marque l'ouverture des marchés à Paris.

Adeunis est spécialisé dans la conception, la fabrication et la commercialisation d’objets connectés et de solutions de transmission par radiofréquence, dédiées à l’Internet des Objets (IoT) et à la communication de machine à machine (M2M) dans les secteurs du bâtiment intelligent, du télérelève des données énergétiques, de l’optimisation industrielle, de l’agriculture connectée, du transport, des infrastructures, du sport, des services, etc. En outre, le groupe conçoit et développe des solutions radio sur mesure, adaptées aux besoins spécifiques des clients. L’activité du groupe s’organise autour de 3 familles de produits :

• modules de transmission radiofréquence longues portées ;
• systèmes de transmission sans fil prêts à l'emploi : modems radio, émetteurs et récepteurs de trames radio, passerelles de communication sans fil, systèmes de télémétrie, systèmes de récupération des données, émetteurs radio de températures, télécommandes, etc. ;
• systèmes de communication sans fil : systèmes de conférence audio et terminaux radios portatifs pour communications sécurisées et confidentielles en environnements bruyants ou difficiles, vendus sous la marque Vokkero

Options trading ABN AMRO

Sounding of gong for return Options trading ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO (ticker symbol: ABN) opens the trading day at Euronext’s Amsterdam exchange. They do this for the return of Options trading ABN AMRO to Euronext.

"Operations Securities is responsible for processing all securities transactions for the Retail and Private Banking customers of ABN AMRO", says Ria Soedhoe, Director Operations Securities at ABN AMRO. "It is a flourishing business, especially since ABN AMRO  introduced the easy to use and customer friendly mobile banking app. The transformation of our old securities platform has been completed, allowing us to return the business to Euronext. We are very excited to be  back after three years. Euronext is a solid and professional organisation that offers the stability and continuity of services we require to offer our clients excellent trading services now and in the future. "

For more information: www.abnamro.nl

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Green Bond d'Icade

Green Bond d'Icade

Olivier Wigniolle, Directeur général d’Icade, et Victoire Aubry, Membre du Comex en charges des Finances, célèbrent le lancement de leur premier Green Bond.

Foncière, développeur et promoteur, Icade est un opérateur immobilier intégré, qui conçoit des produits et des services immobiliers innovants pour répondre aux nouveaux usages et modes de vie urbains. Plaçant la RSE et l’innovation au cœur de sa stratégie, Icade est au plus près des acteurs et des utilisateurs qui font la ville – collectivités et habitants, entreprises et salariés, institutions et associations… Icade allie l’investissement en immobilier tertiaire et de santé (patrimoine au 30/06/17 : de 9,9 Md€) à la promotion (CA économique 2016 de 1 005 M€) pour réinventer le métier de l’immobilier et contribuer à l’émergence des villes de demain, vertes, intelligentes et responsables. Icade est un acteur majeur du Grand Paris et des métropoles régionales. Icade est une société cotée (SIIC) sur Euronext Paris. Son actionnaire de référence est le Groupe Caisse des Dépôts.

Pour plus d’information: www.icade.fr

Introduction en bourse de Biom'up

Introduction en bourse de Biom'up sur Euronext

Etienne Binant,directeur général,  Biom'up, sonne la cloche qui marque l'ouverture des marchés à Paris.

Biom’up est spécialisé dans la recherche, le développement et la fabrication de dispositifs médicaux implantables et résorbables à base de collagène dédiés aux secteurs de la chirurgie et de la médecine régénérative. La société propose notamment un produit hémostatique destiné à contrôler les saignements lors des actes chirurgicaux (Hemoblast) et une membrane de collagène qui vise à prévenir les adhérences d'organes lors des interventions chirurgicales (Cova).

70th listing anniversary Nedap

Nedap celebrates its 70-year listing by sounding the gong

This year, Nedap has been listed to Euronext’s Amsterdam exchange (symbol: NEDAP) for 70 years. To celebrate this, the technology concern opens the trading day at the Amsterdam stock exchange with the traditional gong ceremony.

Founded in 1929, the Dutch Appliances Factory "Nedap" has been listed on the exchange since 1947. Today, Nedap supplies technology for various sectors such as healthcare, security management and retail. Nedap therefore believes that technology can make a significant contribution to solving major issues in these, and many other sectors.

For more information: www.nedap.nl

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EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2017

Michiel Muller has been awarded the EY Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2017 and therefore sounds the gong together with his colleagues  and opens the trading day at Beursplein.

Muller, co-founder of online supermarket Picnic, received the award from the jury chairman Jan Kees de Jager, CFO at KPN. The jury calls Muller an entrepreneur who shows that a changing world offers opportunities, especially in sectors where major players traditionally dominate. This entrepreneur has convinced and inspired the jury with his vision, courage and perseverance.

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award has been awarded in over sixty countries for over 30 years. The award is intended to put entrepreneurship on a pedestal and encourage and support entrepreneurs to get the best out of themselves, their clients and their employees. Tijn van Elderen, CEO of Brabantia has been crowned the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 by EY. The oeuvre award for family companies was awarded to Agio's Wintermans family.

For more information: www.ey.nl

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International Day of the Girl

Gong is sounded for International Day of the Girl

AkzoNobel and Plan Netherlands open the trading day for International Day of the Girl. 22-year-old Dunya Veenhof sounds the gong.

On Day of the Girl, five hundred girls in 60 countries take over the role of a politician or director of a company for one day. Takeovers on International Day of the Girl, like a girl stepping into the role of mayor of Paris, illustrate what girls can achieve and the positive economic contributions they can make – if they get a fair chance.

Through the Human Cities Initiative, AkzoNobel has been active for years in adding color to the world and creating an inspirational place for everyone. As part of that effort, Plan Netherlands and AkzoNobel have been working together for more than 20 years to create better living conditions for children and young people in developing countries. This strategic partnership emphasizes helping disadvantaged youth through targeted vocational education programs to access labor markets.

For more information: www.akzonobel.nl

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Brainport Monitor

Brainport Eindhoven sounds the gong for the Brainport Monitor

By sounding the gong chairman of the Brainport Foundation and mayor of Eindhoven, John Jorritsma celebrates the ten-year anniversary of the Brainport Monitor together with (former) employees of Brainport Development.

The Brainport Monitor is an analysis of the economic and innovative strength of Brainport Eindhoven. The monitor provides over 30 statistics, ranging from subjects such as business, export, and jobs. All backgrounds and knowledge about the progress, innovative performance and changed competitive position of Brainport Eindhoven are featured in the Brainport Monitor.

John Jorritsma, Mayor of Eindhoven and Chairman of the Brainport Foundation launches the tenth edition of the Brainport Monitor during a festive anniversary gathering.

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Robeco ONE

Robeco opens trading day for Robeco ONE

Robeco celebrates Robeco ONE’s fifth anniversary by opening the Amsterdam exchange.

Robeco ONE is the successful all-in-one investment proposition for private investors. It has grown to around 30,000 customers since its launch in 2012. The managed assets increased to almost 1 billion euros in five years. The underlying aim of introducing Robeco ONE in 2012 to make investing accessible and approachable for everyone has been a success. The three variants of Robeco ONE (defensive, neutral and offensive) give investors access to all of Robeco's know-how, fund managers and advanced investment strategies. At launch, Robeco ONE was the first low-threshold total solution and set the market in motion.  

For more information: www.robeco.nl

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CFF Communications

Citigate First Financial changes name to CFF Communications

Communication agency Citigate First Financial changed its name to CFF Communications. To celebrate its renaming and 25th anniversary, CFF Communications will sound the gong to open trading at the Amsterdam stock exchange.

CFF Communications started 25 years ago as a financial communications and investor relations bureau. CFF Communications now supports customers in all aspects of corporate communication. Uneke Dekkers, Managing Director: “Over the past few years, we have significantly expanded our proposition to clients. Now, it is time our name better reflects the increased scope of services. Our 25th anniversary is the perfect moment to change our name to CFF Communications. This new name not only refers back to our origins but also represents the broad corporate communications role we now fulfil for our clients.

For more information: www.cffcommunications.nl

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10th listing anniversary Fagron

Fagron celebrates 10-year listing anniversary

Fagron N.V. (ticker symbol: FAGR) celebrates its 10-year listing anniversary with the sounding of the gong by CEO Hans Stols.

Fagron has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels since 5 October 2007. With the completion of the sale of its dental and medical divisions in 2014, and the sale of the software division in 2015, Fagron has been transformed into a leading company active in pharmaceutical preparations.

Fagron focuses on providing personalized care to hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and patients in its core markets Europe, North America and South America.

For more information: www.fagron.nl

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Top Woman of the Year 2017

Top Woman of the Year 2017 Ingrid de Graaf sounds the gong

Ingrid de Graaf, member of the board of Aegon (ticker symbol: AGN), has been named Top Woman of the Year 2017 and celebrates by sounding the gong.

According to the jury under the direction of Pamela Bouwmeester, De Graaf emphasizes the significance of her role in management in society and acts as someone who connects people: "She not only wants to build bridges between men and women, but also between different cultures". The jury also states that De Gaaf "as a role model can be an inspirational example for young women and men."

During the celebration ceremony, the Young Talent 2017 was also announced. The Young Talent Award is an encouragement award for female talent up to the age of 31 years, and was awarded to Disa Jironet, prosecutor in training at the Public Prosecution Service.

The annual election is held by the Stichting Topvrouw van het Jaar, which aims to give female talent the attention it deserves.

For more information: www.topvrouwvanhetjaar.nl

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Lancement du livre sur les sociétés immobilières cotées en bourse

Cérémonie d’ouverture des marchés en compagnie de l’analyste Gert de Mesure afin de célébrer le lancement de son livre sur les sociétés immobilières belges : « GVV’s van A tot X: Beleggen in beursgenoteerd vastgoed ». Cette cérémonie s’est déroulée en présence des sociétés immobilières Ascencio, Montea, Wereldhave, QRF, Befimmo ainsi qu’Home Invest Belgium.

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Innovation Exchange Amsterdam

Innovation Exchange Amsterdam opens new Amsterdam Venture Studios

Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA) opens the exchange at Euronext for the opening of the new Amsterdam Venture Studios.

On Friday 29 September, the Amsterdam Venture Studios were officially opened by Constantijn van Oranje and Alderman Kajsa Ollongren. From now on, students and alumni from the five Amsterdam knowledge institutions can benefit from additional support when starting their own business and increase the success of their startup.

IXA is a collaboration between the Technology Transfer Offices of five Amsterdam knowledge institutes: Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA), VU University Amsterdam, and VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc). As the expert interface between the Amsterdam academic institutes, IXA helps researchers to create social and economic impacts of their work and supports them in navigating in the academic landscape.

For more information: www.ixa.nl

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BelIR fête son 25ème anniversaire

Fondé en 1922, l’Association Belge de Relations Investisseurs n’a cessé d’étendre son nombre d’adhérents et a signé en 2000 une convention coopérative avec la Fédération des Entreprises en Belgique.

Depuis lors, BIRA a activement continué à soutenir les relations entre investisseurs et les projets qui en découlent.

L’association a récemment fait part de son ambitieux projet d’extension de son rôle à un niveau national, européen et mondial. C’est ainsi que BIRA est devenue BelIR. A cette occasion et afin de célébrer son 25^ème anniversaire, les membres du comité de direction de BelIR ont sonné la cloche à Euronext Bruxelles en compagnie de leur président, Wim Allegaert.

Guy Lerminiaux, gestionnaire d’actifs chez Degroof Petercam, fut un des principaux intervenants de cet événement.

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Transfert M2i vers Euronext Growth

Transfert de M2i vers Euronext Growth

George Seban, Président-directeur général ferme les marchés européens à Paris

M2i (Maison Internationale de l'Informatique) est spécialisé dans les prestations de formation professionnelle dans les domaines de l’informatique, de la bureautique, du multimédia et du management. La société dispose de plus de 2 000 programmes de stage dispensés dans 35 centres implantés en France.

VBDO

VBDO sounds the gong for sustainable investments

The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) opens the exchange to mark the 11th edition of the Benchmark Pension Funds.

In this study, the top 50 Dutch pension funds are being reviewed on how they perform in the field of sustainable investments. This year, the trend towards increasingly responsible portfolios has increased once again. Pension funds are considering environmental and social criteria more and more when reviewing their investment analysis.

The VBDO encourages Dutch pension funds to accelerate this trend, since activities to combat climate change are becoming more urgent every day. The best achieving pension funds in the field of sustainable investments are Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, BPL Pensioen, Bedrijfstak Pensioenfonds voor de Bouwnijverheid and Pensioenfonds voor Woningcorporaties.

For more information: www.vbdo.nl

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Amsterdam Capital Week

Amsterdam Capital Week ends the week with TEDxAmsterdamWomen

The gong at the Amsterdam Exchange sounds for female entrepreneurship: TEDxAmsterdamWomen and Amsterdam Capital Week sounding the gong to celebrate the third edition of Amsterdam Capital Week 2017 and the success of female entrepreneurship.

Amsterdam Capital Week hosted more than 20 events in Amsterdam this year, bringing together both national and international startups and scale-ups with investors. This year, around 500 investors from around the world were present at Amsterdam Capital Week, plus 3000 startups in various investment phases. The encouragement of female entrepreneurship is once again a recurring theme that, in collaboration with TEDxAmsterdamWomen, will get a stage this year. Among the attendees are the three finalists who represent their startup on November 2, 2017, at TEDxAmsterdamWomen.

For more information: www.amsterdamcapitalweek.com

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