Belgium
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Xior Student Housing, the Belgian real estate company focused on student accommodation, on Thursday declared its intention to float on Euronext Brussels. -
Peter Livanos, chairman of Antwerp-based shipping company Euronav, sold most of his stake in the business for €112m in a block trade on Wednesday night.
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The cancellation of the IPO of EDF Luminus, a Belgian subsidiary of Électricité de France, was caused by the Belgian shareholders’ unhappiness with the price available from a flotation.
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Another IPO fell by the wayside on Monday when Electricité de France and other shareholders decided not to proceed with floating EDF Luminus, which claims to be “the number one challenger in the Belgian energy market”.
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Belgian insurance company Ethias managed to price a €150m tap of its 5% January 2026 tier two notes on Wednesday as it looked to improve upon its weak solvency position.
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The National Bank of Belgium has announced that it will be introducing additional capital requirements for its systemically important banks.
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ING Belgium and Bawag received good receptions for their covered bonds issued this week, in contrast to less spectacular outcomes for deals from Westpac New Zealand and UniCredit.
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Proximus, the new name for Belgian telecoms company Belgacom, issued a €500m no-grow bond on Monday, achieving a high oversubscription for the deal.
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Proximus, the new name for Belgian telecoms company Belgacom, issued a €500m no-grow bond on Monday and won high oversubscription.
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The stop-start progress of global mergers and acquisitions this year kangarooed forward yesterday, as news broke of AB InBev's interest in SABMiller. Details remain hidden, but hints as to the financing emerged from the rating agencies' reactions.
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The stop-start progress of global mergers and acquisitions this year kangarooed forward yesterday, as news broke of AB InBev's interest in SABMiller. Details remain hidden, but hints as to the financing emerged from the rating agencies' reactions.
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