PARIS: EssilorLuxottica announced today the acquisition of Signifeye, a leading Belgian ophthalmology platform delivering top-tier patient care across 15 eye centers and clinics in the Flanders region. The transaction comes soon after the recent acquisition of Optegra, a fast-growing and highly integrated ophthalmology platform in Europe operating over 70 clinics in the UK, Czech Republic,…
AALST – The Board of Directors of Ontex (Euronext: ONTEX) has decided to appoint Mr. Laurent Nielly as Chief Executive Officer, effective as from the end of Mr. Gustavo Calvo Paz’s mandate as Chief Executive Officer at Ontex’s next annual shareholders’ meeting, on May 5, 2026. Since 2021, Mr. Nielly has been President of Ontex’s Europe Division,…
BRUSSELS: Belgian insurer Ageas will acquire the remaining 25% stake in its domestic subsidiary AG Insurance from BNP Paribas Fortis for 1.9 billion euros ($2.04 billion), taking full ownership of the market leader and raising its strategic financial targets. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026 pending regulatory approvals, accelerates Ageas’s…
ANTWERP — TINC, an infrastructure investor listed on Euronext Brussels, announced Friday a €100 million investment in Interparking, a leading European car park operator. The investment follows a syndication by AG Insurance and AG Real Estate of an indirect minority stake to a consortium that includes TINC, the global infrastructure investor Northleaf Capital and Hedera, the…
ANTPWERP – European private equity firm Gimv has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Equine Care Group (ECG) from Belgian family-owned investor CNP, the companies said on Thursday, in a deal aimed at accelerating the veterinary group’s international growth. Under the definitive agreements, CNP will remain the lead strategic partner and majority owner of ECG,…
ANTWERP: Belgian private equity firm Gimv has taken a minority stake in Quality Guard, a fast-growing food tech company that provides a software platform to help foodservice and retail businesses manage food safety compliance. Quality Guard, founded and led by co-CEOs Wim and Achlie Van Gierdegom, offers a SaaS platform that digitizes and automates food…
PARIS: Pluxee, a global player in Employee Benefits and Engagement, today announced that it completed the acquisition of 100% of Skipr, an innovative and fast-growing Belgian company providing employee mobility solutions. This acquisition represents a further step in advancing Pluxee’s strategic growth plan in Continental Europe and the execution of its disciplined M&A approach, enabling…
PARIS: Air Liquide has acquired homecare entities in Belgium and the Netherlands, supporting 10,000 patients with chronic conditions. The €10 million turnover operation adds to the Group’s existing support of 2 million people worldwide and aligns with its focus on Home Healthcare as a priority development area. The acquisition includes VitalAire, Air Liquide’s Home Healthcare…
PARIS: During Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten’s visit to TotalEnergies’ Antwerp refinery, the energy giant unveiled plans for a new battery storage project in Feluy, Belgium. This initiative, featuring a 25 MW power rating and 75 MWh capacity courtesy of Saft’s lithium-ion technology, is set to launch by late 2025. With a €70…
LONDON: Induver and Clover, two of Belgium’s leading independent corporate insurance brokers, have announced their merger to create a new market leader in the sector. The combined business will benefit from the support of Hg, a leading investor in software and services businesses, as a minority shareholder. The merger brings together Induver’s premium positioning and…
PARIS, FRANCE: TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), one of the seven supermajor oil and gas companies, has launched at its Antwerp refinery (Belgium), a battery farm project for energy storage with a power rating of 25 MW and capacity of 75 MWh, equivalent to the daily consumption of close to 10,000 households. This project will be…
PARIS, FRANCE: TotalEnergies has won a call for tenders from the municipality of Ghent, Belgium’s third largest city, for the installation and operation of electric vehicles public charging stations, with 800 new public charge points by 2025. With this agreement, the city of Ghent will enhance its public network for EV. These new charging stations,…