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Guy Sips ...
  • Lenny Van Steenhuyse
  • Thomas Vranken
  • Wido Jongman
  • Wim Hoste
  • Wim Lewi

Morning Note: BALTA BB, DSM NA, KIN BB, MITRA BB, SHUR BB

Balta: Sale of Rugs, Residential PP& non-woven for € 225m
DSM: Acquisition of Vestkorn Milling
Kinepolis: Dutch to tighten lockdown, impose 5pm closing time
Mithra: Pipeline takes the next step
Shurgard: Bidding war for 24Storage heats up
Underlyings
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.

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.

N.V. Mithra Pharmaceuticals S.A.

Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA is a Belgium-based company active in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company is dedicated to provide products and services for the fertility, contraception and menopause of women. It has a number of patent families regarding Estetrol (E4), a natural estrogen produced by the human foetus, which enables the investigation of fertility and contraception products. Mithra is focused on the development of two late-stage E4-based products: Estelle, a 5th generation oral contraceptive, and Donesta, a hormone therapy for Vasomotor Symptoms in menopause. Mithra develops a contraceptive vaginal ring called Myring and Zoreline, a biodegradable subcutaneous implant for hormone dependant cancer.

Shurgard Self Storage SA

Shurgard Self Storage SA, formerly known as Shurgard Self Storage Europe SARL, is a Luxembourg-based company, which serves as a provider of warehousing and self-storage services. The Company operates a number of self-storage facilities in Europe with over 200 self-storage centers. Shurgard's activity is organized around two areas: leasing of storage spaces for companies and individuals and other related services. Additionally, the Company also offers self-storage insurance specially designed for its clients. Apart from the Luxembourg, the Company also operates in the Netherlands, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and Denmark. The company is partly owned by Public Storage, an owner and operator of self-storage facilities with a range of stores in the United States.

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Guy Sips

Lenny Van Steenhuyse

Thomas Vranken

Wido Jongman

Wim Hoste

Wim Lewi

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