In this October update of our Dynamic Top Pick List we are removing VGP while adding Shurgard and Wolters Kluwer. Since its recent inclusion in our Dynamic Top Pick List in July-25, VGPs share rose by 10.6%. While we still believe there is significant upside to the share price, we don't see short term catalysts. In fact, the macro picture remains cloudy with the jury still out on the impact of tariffs and the erratic US policy shifts. Also, we are a bit concerned that competition in Western Eur...
Aedifica, Cofinimmo: Update on the Belgian Competition Authority. Arcadis: Share buyback programme. ASR: Focus on rural Real Estate – Farmland Fund. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc: Disasters strike. Heineken: From green to red. Zabka: Raising medium term store opening guidance
Aedifica provided an update on its pending transaction, confirming that it remains in the pre-notification phase with the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA). The company is in ongoing discussions with the BCA's Investigation and Prosecution Service (IPS), including around potential commitments such as asset disposals in Belgium. While the timeline for the formal filing has shifted, Aedifica still aims to launch the exchange offer in Q4 2025, subject to ending the pre-notification phase by end-O...
Over the past month, the EPRA BELUX index has underperformed (total return) the EPRA Developed Europe index by 3.2%, the STOXX50 by 5.4%, and the BEL20 by 3.6%. This underperformance relative to the EPRA Developed Europe Index can be attributed to the stronger performance of UK real estate compared to eurodenominated stocks, as UK equities led the recovery following a selloff in August. Additionally, the BELUX region had already posted strong year-to-date performance, which limited further upsid...
Aedifica: €21m investment in the development of 3 care homes in Finland. CTP: Highlights from 2-day CMD in Germany. dsm-firmenich: Softly does it. Prosus: Expanding the ecosystem. Randstad: Preliminary preview 3Q25F results due 22 October. TKH Group: Change is coming. UCB: Renewed tariff threat on US branded pharma unlikely to affect UCB
KBC Securities will host its annual life sciences conference on 25 September in Brussels. The event will include 14 exciting companies, both public and private, from the BeNeLux ecosystem and beyond. In this conference note, we provide an overview of the attending companies, as well as an outlook on KBC Securities' life sciences broader coverage.
This morning Sofina announced a rights offering of up to €545.6m, issuing a maximum of 2,446,428 new shares at €223.00 per share. This represents a 12.1% discount to the TERP of €253.61 (based on the 23 September 2025 closing price of €255.80). The subscription ratio is 1 new share for 14 preferential rights. The proceeds aim to enhance Sofina's investment platform, enabling increased capital deployment, larger investment tickets, and flexibility in exit timing. Sofina's reference shareholder (c...
Last week’s EPRA conference provided cautious optimism on listed European real estate. The segment offers a mix of risks and opportunities, with discounted valuations presenting attractive entry points. We downgrade Care Property Invest (Underperform vs Neutral, TP €12 vs €13.5); we lower our TPs for British Land, Landsec, Shurgard, and Xior Student Housing; we raise our TPs for URW, Wereldhave and VGP. In conclusion we favour logistics, retail, Spain, and CEE for growth, and Switzerland remains...
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