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Guy Sips ...
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Thomas Couvreur
  • Wido Jongman

MORNING NOTE : ENX FP, FLOB BB, KIN BB, LEAS BB, OBEL BB, QFG BB

Euronext : Acquiring Borsa Italiana for € 4.3bn, TP to € 110
Floridienne : Finalised the sale of IKA
Kinepolis : New opening in Haarlem (NL) and US open again
Leasinvest RE : High leverage during COVID
Orange Belgium : Selects Nokia for future mobile RAN
Proximus : Nokia and Ericsson selected for mobile network
Quest for Growth : Continues to outperform (NAV of € 8.43 ps)
Various : Surfing the second wave
Underlyings
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.

Floridienne S.A.

Floridienne SA is a Belgium-based company engaged in the chemicals, gourmet food and life sciences sectors. The Chemicals division is engaged in two areas: additives for plastics used for stabilizing Polyvinyl Chloride and fireproofing plastics, as well as the recycling of nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries. The Life Sciences division is active in the production and marketing of natural technologies and products that offer green and sustainable alternatives in agriculture, hygiene products and healthcare, among others. The Life Sciences division also provides plant proteases and integrated pest management. The Gourmet Food division is engaged in the production and marketing of party and gourmet food products such as snails, scallops, stuffed shellfish, smoked salmon, seafood salads, aperitif snacks and ethnic dishes. The Gourmet Food division also operates in the field of special needs foods, such as for people with deglutition problems, among others.

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.

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.

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.

Proximus SA de droit public

Proximus supplies integrated telecommunications services on the Belgian market. Co.'s activities are divided into four segments: Consumer Business Unit (CBU), which sells voice products and services, internet and television, on fixed and mobile networks, to residential customers; Enterprise Business Unit (EBU), which caters to professional customers; Service Delivery Engine and Wholesale, which centralizes all the network and IT services and costs, provides services to CBU and EBU and sells these services to other telecom and cable operators; and International Carrier Services, which focuses on international carrier activities.

Quest for Growth

Quest for Growth Privak Leuven is a Belgium-based closed-end private equity fund. The Fund focuses on European technology-based growth companies covering such sectors as life sciences, information technology, software, semiconductors, telecom, electronics, new materials and special situations in other growth sectors. The Fund invests in growth companies with the objective of converting capital gains into tax-free income through the Privak structure, an investment vehicle tailored to provide a framework for investments in private equity and in growth companies. As of Dec. 31, 2013, the Fund's investment portfolio totaled Euro120,264,108 and assets totaled Euro125,347,624.

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Analysts
Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Michiel Declercq

Thomas Couvreur

Wido Jongman

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