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COVID-19 update : Surfing the second wave

With the world on the verge of a second wave of Covid-19, we present two new lists to guide investors through these uncertain times. The first consists of a selection of the ‘15 most vulnerable companies in case of a second wave’ while the second identifies the ’15 safest companies in case of a second wave’.
Underlyings
AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG

AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG is an Austria-based company that invests in European companies. The Company is engaged in the investment in undervalued small-cap and micro-cap companies, in medium-sized companies with a growth potential, as well as in pre-initial public offering (IPO) companies. In the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009, AB Effectenbeteiligungen AG's portfolio included Rhoen Kliniken AG, a Germany-based hospital operator, Realtime Technology AG, a Germany-based provider of visualization technologies and services for industrial applications in the automobile, aviation and consumer goods sectors and RIB Software AG, a Germany-based specialist in building construction, plant engineering and infrastructure management software.

AKKA Technologies SE

Akka Technologies is an engineering and technology consultancy company. Co. bases its service around two areas which enable it to cover the full life cycle of a product: information and systems technology and engineering. Co.'s activities can be divided into six areas: Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Document Engineering, Industrial Information Technology and Embedded Systems, Information Systems and Consulting. Co. operates mainly in France, Belgium and Germany. Co also operates in Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Spain, England and Canada.

ASM International N.V.

ASM International is an equipment supplier mainly to the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Co. designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services to its customers for the production of semiconductor devices, or integrated circuits. Co.'s front-end segment manufactures and sells equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. Co.'s back-end segment manufactures and sells equipment and materials used in assembly and packaging, encompassing the processes in which silicon wafers are separated into individual circuits and subsequently assembled, packaged and tested.

ASML Holding NV

ASML Holding provides lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing machines that are used in the production of integrated circuits or chips. Co. develops, produces, markets, sells and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems exclusively consisting of lithography systems. Co. sells its products to micro-processor manufacturers and Foundries, NAND-Flash memory and DRAM memory chipmakers. Co.'s products line includes the following: PAS 5000 lithography systems, which Co. no longer manufactures but continues to refurbish; PAS 5500 products; TWINSCAN DUV systems and TWINSCAN EUV systems based on a new platform utilizing the concepts of the TWINSCAN platform.

Balta Group

Balta Group NV is a Belgium-based company engaged in the home furnishings industry. The Company is a producer of textile floor coverings in Europe. Its products portfolio encompasses: woven and tufted area rugs (balta home), wall-to-wall carpets and residential carpet tiles (balta carpets and ITC), wall-to-wall contract carpet and commercial carpet tiles (arc edition, modulyss and Bentley), and needle felt and technical non-wovens (Captiqs). It has several production sites worldwide in the domestic market, Turkey and the United States. In addition, Balta Group NV delivers customer-focused approach to its business and is engaged in the solar panel projects in the Benelux region in order to supply renewable energy to fuel its production facilities.

Barco NV

Barco operates in three divisions: Entertainment, which delivers projection, lighting, LED and software solutions for markets such as cinema, venues, and hospitality and the retail and advertising; Enterprise, which targets the corporate and the control rooms market and provides a portfolio of visualization solutions with videowalls, corporate projectors in combination with collaboration software and networking and connectivity capabilities; and Healthcare, which delivers displays for the diagnostic and modality imaging market, including segments such as radiology, mammography, surgery and dentistry along with digital networked solutions for the operating room and point-of-care devices.

Basic-Fit NV

Basic-Fit NV is an operator of fitness centers based in the Netherlands. The Company operates more than 350 fitness clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain.

Compagnie du Bois Sauvage SA

Compagnie du Bois Sauvage SA, (also CBS), is a Belgium-based holding company that invests in both listed and unlisted companies. The Company provides assistance in financial management, structural development and capital stability to the companies in which it invests. The Company's portfolio is based on three separate pillars: a Real Estate sector, a Long-Term Investment division composed of strategic participating interests and a Cash Portfolio focused on liquid values that serve as a basis for derivatives activity. As of December 31, 2011, CBS had a number of wholly owned subsidiaries, such as Parfina, CBS Services, Neuhaus and CBS Nederland and affiliated companies, including Cofinimmo, Ceran, Codic, Noel Group, among others. In March 2014, it acquired Chocolate-Maker Corne Port Royal, sold its stake in Ceran and a real estate property in Luxembourg.

Corbion NV

Corbion is an internationally operating company engaged in the development, production, sale and distribution of bakery supplies and food ingredients. Co. is engaged in the Bakery Supplies and Lactic Acid business. Co.'s operations are divided into two segments: Bakery operations and Lactic acid operations. Co.'s Bakery operations comprise the development, production and sale of bakery ingredients and products. Co.'s Lactic acid operations involve the production of lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives which are used in food, pharmaceutical and technical products. Co. operates mostly in Europe and North America. Co.'s brands are Waldkorn, Kate's cakes, Purac, Carel, MeisterMarken.

D'Ieteren SA

D'Ieteren is engaged in two sectors of services to the motorist: Automobile Distribution, which is a distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, and Yamaha brands in Belgium; and Vehicle Glass, which is engaged in the repair and replacement of vehicle glass mainly in Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand through Belron s.a. and notably its CARGLASS®, AUTOGLASS® and SAFELITE® AUTO GLASS brands.

Elia Group SA/NV

Elia System Operator develops, operates and maintains very-high-voltage (380 kV, 220 kV and 150 kV) and high-voltage (70 kV, 36 kV and 30 kV) networks, providing its customers with consultancy and engineering services. Whether in Belgium, Germany or elsewhere in Europe or the U.S., Co. ensures that electricity flows reliably from energy producers to distributors and large corporate customers. Co.'s main activities include transmission operator, system operator and market facilitator, developing and maintaining grid infrastructure, connecting electrical installations to grids, providing transparent access to grids, while taking initiatives to improve electricity market operations.

Euronext NV

Euronext is a cross-border exchange. Co. operates combined regulated markets across Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom (derivatives only). Co. offers a range of integrated services including the listing of financial instruments, trading in securities and derivatives, clearing, netting and settlement, market data dissemination and IT solutions and support. Co.'s customers include listed companies, members, institutional and individual investors who trade on Co. markets, other organizations, notably exchanges that use its technologies and services, and users of the financial and information generated by market activity.

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

EVS Broadcasting Equipment is engaged in the development and marketing of audiovisual equipment relating to the processing of pictures and sound. Co. provides solutions based on tapeless workflows with a consistent modular architecture. Co.'s activities are divided into the following regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and America.

Fagron SA

Fagron supplies products, services to professionals and institutions in the healthcare sector in Europe, the U.S.A. and Brazil. Co.'s activities are subdivided into four divisions. Through Fagron, Co. offers products and concepts for pharmaceutical compounding. Through Arseus Dental, Co. supplies dental products and concepts to dentists and dental laboratories in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Switzerland. Through Arseus Medical, Co. supplies medical and surgical products to specialists, elderly homes, homecare nurses and hospitals in Belgium and the Netherlands. Through Corilus, Co. supplies ICT total solutions for medical specialists in Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

Flow Traders NV

Flow Traders Cooperatief UA is a global technology-enabled liquidity provider, which specializes in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). As a technology company operating in a financial services industry, Co. uses its proprietary technology platform to quote, bid and ask prices in thousands of ETP listings, as well as similar financial products. Co. also provides liquidity to institutional counterparties off-exchange across all regions. Liquidity provision makes markets more efficient and transparent, promoting better execution quality and lower overall trading costs for market participants.

GrandVision NV

GrandVision offers wide access to vision services and products, which includes prescription glasses, contact lenses and care products, and sunglasses both with and without prescription lenses. Co.'s exclusive brands includes: Frames (5th Avenue Heritage, Activ, BeBright, C-line, DbyD, Enzzo, Fuzion, Go Green, Heritage, Julius, IN STYLE, iSwitch, LightFly, Miki Ninn, Play!, Seen, Sensaya, The one, twiins); Sunglasses (Heritage, Seen, Solaris, Unofficial); Lenses (LightView, VariView); and Contact Lenses (Eyexpert, iWear). As of Dec. 31, 2016, Co.'s network includes 6,516 stores across more than 40 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia and operates under 29 local retail banners.

HAL Trust

HAL Trust is the trust holding company for HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s only asset is the outstanding shares of HAL Holding N.V. Co.'s strategy is to invest in companies where it can play an active role as shareholder and board member. Co. invests mainly in industrial and real estate companies.

Jensen-Group

Jensen-Group and its subsidiaries are engaged in heavy-duty laundry activities. Through its Heavy-Duty Laundry Division, Co. supplies textile and garment services to textile rental operations, commercial laundries, on premise laundries for hotels, hotel chains, etc. and institutional laundries and central laundries. Under this division, Co. also operates a separate business unit serving the confectionery textile industry, marketing specialized folding equipment for finished products. Co.'s products include open-pocket washer extractors, split pocket washer extractors, continuous batch washers, batch transfer drying tumblers and flatwork ironers.

Kinepolis Group NV

Kinepolis Group NV is a Belgium-based company, which is primarily engaged in the operation of cinemas. The Company's activities are divided into such business units, as Box office, In-theatre sales, Business-to-business (B2B), Film distribution and Real Estate. The Box office unit includes sale of the tickets. The In-theatre sales unit is involved in the sale of snacks and related articles. The B2B unit takes care of the organization of corporate events and the sale of screen advertizing to corporate customers. The Film distribution unit includes all activities related to movies showed in the cinema. The Real Estate is responsible for the property management and utilization. Additionally, the Company has a Technical department, which delivers technological support to Kinepolis facilities. The Company is present in Belgium, France, Spain and Poland.

Koninklijke DSM N.V.

Royal DSM is engaged in the creation of products and services in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences. Co.'s products and services are used globally in range of markets and applications in healthcare, pharmaceutical automotive and chemicals sectors. End markets include human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrics and electronics, life protection and housing. The activities of Co. are grouped into four clusters: Nutrition, Pharma, Performance Materials and Polymer Intermediates.

Leasinvest Real Estate SCA

Leasinvest Real Estate is a real estate investment trust. Co. invests in retail buildings, offices and logistics buildings, in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and in Belgium. As of Dec 31 2013, Co.'s real estate portfolio is composed of 34 sites (including the assets held for sale & the development projects) with a total surface of 429,579 m2, of which 18 are located in Luxembourg and 16 in Belgium. Co. rents its properties to tenants across various business sectors, such as services, retail and wholesale, financial services, transport and distribution, government and non-profit, industry, medical and pharma, and ICT.

Lotus Bakeries NV

Lotus Bakeries is a bakery group based in Belgium. Co. produces and sells bakery products under the Lotus, Peijnenburg and Annas brand names. Co. focuses on authentic specialties from the biscuit and cake world: original caramelized biscuits (Biscoff), gingerbread, cake specialties, waffles and pepparkakor biscuits. Co. maintains production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Sweden. Co. maintains its own sales organizations and cooperates with commercial partners in approximately 10 European countries including the United States, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Chile.

Orange Belgium SA

Orange Belgium is a telecommunications operator in Belgium. Co. provides a range of products and services to the residential and business markets, including mobile telephony, fixed telephony, fix data, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Co.'s Belgium segment is divided into two operating units: Mobile as well as Fix voice data. Co.'s Mobile operating unit provides mobile phone equipment and services to residential and corporate customers, while Co.'s Fix voice and data operating unit provides fix voice, data and internet services to residential and corporate customers.

PostNL NV

PostNL is a mail, parcel and e-commerce corporation with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Co. has been assigned by the Dutch government to carry out the UPD (Universele Postdienst, Dutch for Universal Postal Service). Carrying out the UPD requires, amongst other things, Co. to deliver mail throughout the Netherlands five days a week (Tuesday through Saturday) and to maintain enough mailboxes in the country. ACM is charged with monitoring and enforcing the execution by Co. Co.'s operations are organized along three business segments: Mail in the Netherlands; Parcels; and International. Co. maintains over ten networks across thirteen countries.

Resilux N.V.

Resilux is engaged in the production of PET (polyethylene teraphthalate) packaging in the form of preforms and bottles. The preforms are blown into bottles by Co. or by the customer, and then filled with water, soft drinks, edible oils, ketchup, detergents, milk, beer, fruit juices, etc. Co. produces preforms for many applications and in various weights, colors and forms. Preforms and bottles are produced for both single use and multiple use. Co. offers various solutions for barrier-sensitive products.

Roularta Media Group N.V.

Roularta Media Group NV (RMG) is a Belgium-based company engaged in the publication and printing of news and magazines, newspapers and free sheets, as well as in the audiovisual media and electronic publishing. For the wider public, RMG produces free sheets, open network television (TV), radio and the Vlan.be Internet site. For special target groups, RMG produces magazines, a news TV station and portal sites. Its printed media business includes the sale of all printed publications, such as free sheets, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books and related services. its audiovisual media business comprises advertising on TV and radio, production and broadcasting, as well as all related services. In addition, through bvba Bright Communication and bvba Bright Communication Antwerpen, the Company organizes STERCK. networking events and publishes STERCK. magazine.

Sligro Food Group N.V.

Sligro Food Group NV is a company engaged in the food distribution industry, based in the Netherlands. It divides its business into two segments: Food Retail activities comprise around 130 full-service EMTE supermarkets with 30 operated by independent retailers; Food Service offers nationwide network of cash and carry and delivery service outlets serving large and small-scale hospitality, establishments, leisure facilities, volume users, company and other caterers, forecourt retailers, small and medium-sized enterprises, smaller retail businesses and the institutional market. The Company serves the institutional market trading under the name Van Hoeckel and the other segments of the market as Sligro. The Company's subsidiaries include CaterTechBV and Bejaco NV, including its subsidiaries JAVA BVBA and Freshtrans BVBA, jointly known as JAVA Foodservice.

Sofina SA

SOFINA is an investment company whose portfolio consists of shareholdings in various companies. Co. manages a portfolio of long-term and short-term investments. Its portfolio comprises investments in companies which are active in sectors such as: Energy and Services (GDF Suez, Suez Environnement, bioMerieux and Exmar); Retail (Colruyt, Delhaize); Consumer goods (Danone, Rapala, B & W Group, and Chapoutier); Satellite operators (SES); Finance Companies (Eurazeo, Caledonia, Luxempart, RAB Capital); Industry (Petit Forestier, Landis + Gyr, Carbone Lorraine and Deceuninck) and Alternative assets (Private equity, Hedge funds).

TKH Group N.V. Cert

TKH Group creates and supplies Telecom, Building and Industrial Solutions. Telecom Solutions develops, produces and supplies systems ranging from outdoor infrastructure for telecom and CATV networks through to indoor home networking applications. Building Solutions develops, produces and supplies solutions in the field of electro-technology ranging from applications within buildings through to technical systems that - combined with software - provide solutions for the care and security sectors. Industrial Solutions develops, produces and supplies solutions ranging from specialty cable, "plug and play" cable systems through to integrated systems for the production of car and truck tires.

UCB S.A.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on severe diseases in two therapeutic areas, namely central nervous system disorders and immunology. In the area of central nervous system disorders, Co. is focused on advanced Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, restless legs syndrome and epilepsy. In the area of immunology disorders, Co. is focused on rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immunological diseases.

Van De Velde S.A.

Van de Velde creates, produces and sells luxury women's lingerie under its own brand names. Co.'s brands are Marie Jo – 'Haute Lingerie' which provides timeless underwear fashion for the woman in all her forms; Marie Jo L'Aventure – 'Lingerie Pure' which provides Graphic luxury lingerie for the young-at-heart woman; and PrimaDonna – 'Exigez l'excellence' which provides luxury lingerie that combines a fit with fashion. Co. operates in a single reporting business segment, which is the production and sale of luxury lingerie. Co. reports its opeStefaan Vandammerations based on the geographical location of customers divided into euro zone and non euro zone.

VGP NV

VGP NV is a Belgium-based real estate development company that constructs and develops industrial real estate and ancillary offices, which are rented out to clients on long term lease contracts. The Company operates in three business segments: the Development activities segment is focused on the identification and acquisition of the land and development of the infrastructure, the design of buildings, the coordination of architectural and engineering aspects, the administration to obtain the necessary permits, the tendering and coordination of the construction works, including site management, and the facility management of the real estate portfolio; the Property Management and Leasing services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings, and the Facilities Management services segment is responsible for managing the operation of the buildings and performs all actions, such as maintenance services, waste management services and maintenance greenery, among others.

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

Warehouses De Pauw and its subsidiaries are engaged in investment in the Belgian semi-industrial property market. Co. is a closed-end property investment company which specializes in: development of storage and distribution premises; customized projects in line with the user's request; acquiring premises for customers who wish to engage in sale and leaseback transactions.

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Alan Vandenberghe

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Michiel Declercq

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