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Merlin Technology

ABN AMRO Participaties celebrates stake Merlin Technology

The sounding of the gong is performed by Ron van Veenendaal, founder of Merlin Technology. ABN AMRO Participaties has recently acquired a substantial equity stake in Merlin Technology.

Merlin Technology, specialist in currency processing and payment solutions, designs, develops, produces and maintains equipment for the payment industry and smartsafes (through its label Lincsafe). ABN AMRO Participaties will support Merlin Technology in accelerating its growth and expanding its international network by investing in the development of new and innovative payment solutions.

Merlin Technology is an innovative, fast growing technology company specialized in hybrid (cash and non-cash) payment solutions. Merlin Technology’s payment solutions are found in the B2C segment and include petrol, retail, gaming, banking and government.

ABN AMRO Participaties is a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank (ticker symbol: ABN), which provides for sufficient access to knowledge and equity capital in order to support their portfolio companies in their growth plans.

For more information: www.merlin.nl

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Wierda en Partners asset management

Wierda en Partners Vermogensbeheer celebrates 10-year anniversary

Founder and CEO Edwin Wierda sounds the gong to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of asset management company Wierda en Partners Vermogensbeheer.

Wierda en Partners Vermogensbeheer celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. In the past 10 years Wierda en Partners Vermogensbeheer has grown into one of the larger independent asset managers in the Netherlands. With offices in Assen and Laren they offer personal services and customized portfolio’s for their customers in the Netherlands. The focus is on asset management in bonds and individual shares combined with derivatives.

For more information: www.wierdavermogensbeheer.nl

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Philips Innovation Award 2018

Philips Innovation Award 2018 opens trading

The Philips Innovation Award 2018 finals are coming up. Friso Tigchelaar, chairman of the Philips Innovation Award 2018, sounds the gong and opens the trading day on the Amsterdam exchange.

The Philips Innovation Award, the biggest student-entrepreneur award in the Netherlands, organized for students, by students, will take place 7 May. During the final, the organisers will announce the next student entrepreneur of the Netherlands as well as the winner of the grand prize of 50.000 euros!

For more information: www.phia.nl

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King’s Day

Oranje Bond Celebrate King’s Day

On King’s Day many ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ are busy organizing a village or town festival to celebrate the birthday of the king of the Netherlands. The KBOV is the national representative of all ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ and sounds the gong.

The KBOV helps ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ with advice and information and organizes meeting points for exchange of experiences and ideas. In addition, the KBOV want to make clear that this kingdom, which is not bound by party or group, will be present in the plural society for every Dutch citizen, regardless of origin, race or religion.

The KBOV stresses the importance of promoting and strengthening the bond between the Dutch population and the House of Orange. It seeks to achieve this by initiating and stimulating celebrations and other commemorations to mark heyday in the House of Orange. Meanwhile, more than 310 local ‘Oranjeverenigingen’  are a member of the KBOV.

For more information: www.oranjebond.nl

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Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy opens trading

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has chosen Allen & Overy Amsterdam as the leading law firm in the Netherlands in 2018. A delegation from the company opens trading at the Amsterdam stock exchange with a sounding of the gong.

Allen & Overy is a law firm that operates globally with an extensive business practice, a litigation practice and a team of experts in the field of legislation and regulations. In addition to the office in Amsterdam, it has 44 offices across the world.

For more information: www.allenovery.com

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20th listing anniversary NSI

NSI celebrates 20th listing anniversary 

By sounding the gong, NSI celebrates that they have been listed in Amsterdam for 20 years. Dick van Klooster, one of the Young Talents at NSI, sounds the gong.

On 25 August 1992, Houthaven Plan B.V. was founded and renamed in 1993 to Nieuwe Steen Investments, which listed on the Dutch stock exchange in 1998.

NSI (ticker symbol: NSI) is a specialist in commercial real estate and the only listed real estate FBI focused on the Netherlands. The NSI team focuses on maximizing the result for shareholders through proactive management of the portfolio and a disciplined rotation of objects. At the end of June 2017, the portfolio had been valued at € 1.1 billion.

For more information: www.nsi.nl

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SME Export Award

Winner MKB Export Award sounds gong

The 29-year-old Anne Pleun van Eijsden, owner of the company On the Rocks, opens trading. With a sounding of the gong she celebrates winning the MKB Export Award, an annual prize from MKB-Nederland, TNT and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl). The prize is intended to stimulate SME entrepreneurs to cross the border or to expand their existing international activities.

On the Rocks makes high-quality notebooks of stone paper; a durable type of paper, made of gravel and without the use of trees, water or bleach. The paper is water resistant, extra strong and writes soft and smoothly. The jury of the MKB Export Award is impressed by the mission and vision of the young entrepreneur, who combines sustainability and quality into a special and promising export product. In total, almost 100 companies had signed up for the SME Export Award.

For more information: www.mkbexportaward.nl

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Societe Generale joins Best of Book

Societe Generale becomes a partner of Euronext and its Best of Book service

Laurent Goutard, Head of Societe Generale Retail Banking in France open the European Paris trading day.

Societe Generale becomes a partner of Euronext and its Best of Book service. 
By offering this service to its individual customers, Societe Generale guarantees the best possible execution of their buy and sell orders on all European stock markets. 

RTL Z Beursspel

Start RTL Z Beursspel by sounding gong

RTL Z presenter Janneke Willemse sounds the gong at Euronext Amsterdam. RTL Z’s Beursspel starts on Monday April 23 and runs until Friday June 1.

With 100,000 euros fictional starting capital, players can learn how to invest on the stock market through the Beursspel. The player who achieved the highest return after six weeks wins an all-inclusive trip to New York, including a visit to Wall Street. Around 10,000 players compete for the main prize.

For more information: www.rtlzbeursspel.nl 

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20th listing anniversary Ctac

Ctac sounds gong for 20th listing anniversary 

This year Ctac (ticker symbol:CTAC) has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam for twenty years. On this occasion, Henny Hilgerdenaar, CEO Ctac, opens the trading day by sounding the gong.

Ctac is an IT company that specializes in Business & Cloud integration. As a SAP Platinum Partner and Microsoft Gold Partner it offers IT solutions and consulting services. Ctac has substantive expertise and broad experience in the Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Housing Corporation and Real Estate industries.

Additionally, Ctac offers various proprietary products such as the XV Retail Suite which consists of an omnichannel driven point-of-sale and loyalty platform and a cloud solution for Housing Corporations.

For more information: www.ctac.nl

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CFA Society VBA Netherlands

CFA Society VBA Netherlands celebrates merger

CFA Society VBA Netherlands arose from the merger between CFA Society Netherlands and VBA investment professionals.

The association has more than 2,200 members in the Netherlands and shows strong growth. The association has a wide range of professional training opportunities, including the internationally recognized vocational training for Chartered Financial Analyst, the postgraduate VU-VBA course 'Investment Management', the postgraduate course 'Risk Management for Financial Institutions', the CIPM training focused on performance measurement and general CFA Foundations training.

CFA Society VBA Netherlands offers a wide range of possibilities for maintaining knowledge and skills and keeps a register of the permanent education of its members. With members working in virtually all disciplines within the financial sector, the association is deeply embedded in the Dutch industry. The association is part of the international network of CFA Institute.

For more information: www.cfasociety.org

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Arcadis

Arcadis celebrates new assignment

Arcadis (ticker symbol: ARCAD) recently received instructions from Rijkswaterstaat to ensure that 135 movable bridges, locks, aqueducts and eleven tunnel complexes continue to work for the long term. It is a three-year contract on national conservation advice, as it is called. Arcadis does this together with the specialists from A-Quin and Dover Traffic Measures.

Rijkswaterstaat has many movable bridges, locks, tunnels and other complex objects. The extent to which the objects function properly determines the 'performance' that roads and waterways deliver. The Netherlands has a very good performing infrastructure. At the same time, the objects age faster due to more intensive use. To ensure that the performance of these properties remains at the highest level, Arcadis uses the latest digital techniques to predict risks as well as possible and to make the management and maintenance regime as efficient as possible.

For more information: www.arcadis.com

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20th Listing Anniversary Kinepolis

Kinepolis’ 20^th Listing Anniversary

Eddy Duquenne and Joost Bert, CEOs of Kinepolis Group, opened the trading day in Brussels.
In Europe, Kinepolis has 50 complexes throughout Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Poland. In addition to its cinema business, Kinepolis is also active in film distribution, event organization, screen advertising and property management.

The company is listed at Euronext Brussels with trading symbol: KIN 

To find out more about Kinepolis: corporate.kinepolis.com

Société Générale Turbo Life

Société Générale introduces Turbo Life in the Netherlands

With the official launch of the Turbo Life on Euronext Amsterdam, Société Générale is taking  a new step on the market for turbos. Ernst Gevaerts, Head of Cross Asset Retail Distribution Sales, opens the trading day by sounding the gong.

Turbos are listed investment products with leverage. In contrast to classic turbos, the innovative Turbo Life will not be deactivated if the stop loss-level is exceeded. Within 15 minutes after reaching the stop-loss level, an adjustment of the product features (funding level, stop loss level, parity) takes place, after which it can be traded again.

Ernst Gevaerts, responsible for the distribution of listed products of Société Générale in the Netherlands: ‘This innovation meets the often-heard desire of turbo-investors to have the ability to remain in the market and therefore benefit from a possible recovery after a sudden movement in the market.’

For more information: www.societegenerale.com

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Kempen Life Sciences conference

Kempen kicks off Life Sciences Conference

Kempen is proud to host the annual Kempen Life Sciences conference on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 April 2018. On this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange to open trading. Alex Cogut, Co-Head Life Sciences Research, sounds the gong.

The Kempen Life Sciences conference has become a central meeting place for global institutional investors and European Life Sciences companies, with its signature format focused on one-on-one meetings and small group meetings, as well as a networking lunch and showcase session. Like previous years, the conference will be attended by executives from a wide range of companies from continental Europe including pharma, biotech, diagnostics and medtech.

As one of the few focused merchant banks in Europe, Kempen is uniquely positioned as a specialist in the Life Sciences and Healthcare markets. Over the past years, Kempen has enhanced their position in securities brokerage, mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital market transactions.

For more information: www.kempen.com

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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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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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Armanext first Spanish listing sponsor

Armanext becomes the first Spanish listing sponsor to be authorised by Euronext

Antonio Fernández from Armanext open the European Paris trading day

The new Listing Sponsor will be able to counsel, supervise and coordinate the incorporation of SMEs onto the Euronext Access and Euronext Growth compartments of the Paris and Lisbon exchanges.

Armanext is specialized in two fields: advising REITs on their fulfilment of their obligation to be listed, and the delivery of services directed at SMEs from all sectors (technology, real estate, health and transport etc), that wish to prepare themselves for new stages of growth.

Armanext is led by Antonio Fernández, president of Armabex, a leading Nominated Advisor in the incorporation of REITs into capital markets. He is joined on the founding team by Ana Hernández and Rafael Núñez. Hernández brings notable experience in stock markets and REITs, while Núñez boasts a long history in the fiscal and restructuring sectors.