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<ul><li>Every factory making the most advanced AI chips needs EUV machines, and ASML, a Dutch company, is the only maker.</li><li>It expects to ship about 65 of its standard model this year, its full capacity, and says next year's machines are already close to fully ordered.</li><li>Its output can grow only as fast as its German optics supplier allows, so a chipmaker that wants more must order a year or two ahead, much as a data centre books its grid connection.</li></ul>

Every factory making the most advanced AI chips needs EUV machines, and ASML, a Dutch company, is the only maker.It expects to ship about 65 of its standard model this year, its full capacity, and says next year's machines are already close to fully ordered.Its output can grow only as fast as its German optics supplier allows, so a chipmaker that wants more must order a year or two ahead, much as a data centre books its grid connection.

ASML's EUV machines are booked a year or two ahead, like a grid connection

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<ul><li>In this edition: • Ahold Delhaize | IT recovery begins, but operational disruption and cyber risk persist • ASML Holding | finetunes FY26 outlook upward, mid-term outlook not reflected in share price • Bnode | license-plate contract renewed through 2032 • Ziggo Group | EC clears the sale of its passive tower assets • E-commerce & Logistics | sharp drop in German revenue for Asian e-commerce platforms</li></ul>

In this edition: • Ahold Delhaize | IT recovery begins, but operational disruption and cyber risk persist • ASML Holding | finetunes FY26 outlook upward, mid-term outlook not reflected in share price • Bnode | license-plate contract renewed through 2032 • Ziggo Group | EC clears the sale of its passive tower assets • E-commerce & Logistics | sharp drop in German revenue for Asian e-commerce platforms

<ul><li>In this edition: • ASML Holding | Mistral in talks to raise at EUR 20bn valuation • ING Group | reduces its stake in TMBThanachart Bank • E-commerce & Logistics | Netherlands aligns EU-China parcel tax with Brussels approach</li></ul>

In this edition: • ASML Holding | Mistral in talks to raise at EUR 20bn valuation • ING Group | reduces its stake in TMBThanachart Bank • E-commerce & Logistics | Netherlands aligns EU-China parcel tax with Brussels approach

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 15 June (ASML Holding | ING Group | E-commerce & logistics)

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<ul><li>GA-Courtenay Special Situations Fund declined 13.8% in July, taking its year-to-date return to -10.0%, as an unusual liquidity-driven dislocation hit higher-growth equities.</li><li>Ex-Odey star and fund manager Adrian Courtenay said the sell-off showed no corresponding deterioration in the fundamentals of the hedge fund’s holdings, while the merger arbitrage book contributed positively during the month.</li><li>The fund responded cautiously by reducing equity gross exposure while increasing its merger arbitrage allocation and adding selectively to SpaceX and Tesla.</li></ul>

GA-Courtenay Special Situations Fund declined 13.8% in July, taking its year-to-date return to -10.0%, as an unusual liquidity-driven dislocation hit higher-growth equities.Ex-Odey star and fund manager Adrian Courtenay said the sell-off showed no corresponding deterioration in the fundamentals of the hedge fund’s holdings, while the merger arbitrage book contributed positively during the month.The fund responded cautiously by reducing equity gross exposure while increasing its merger arbitrage allocation and adding selectively to SpaceX and Tesla.

Courtenay Special Situations Fund Falls 14% in July, Adds to Elon Musk-Linked Stakes

<ul><li>In this edition: • Aegon | to sell Aegon UK for GBP 0.75bn cash and a 15.3% stake in Standard Life • ASML Holding | finetunes FY26 net sales outlook to upper end of initial range • bnode | labour dispute reached a new climax yesterday</li></ul>

In this edition: • Aegon | to sell Aegon UK for GBP 0.75bn cash and a 15.3% stake in Standard Life • ASML Holding | finetunes FY26 net sales outlook to upper end of initial range • bnode | labour dispute reached a new climax yesterday

What's News in Amsterdam - 15 April (Aegon | ASML Holding | bnode)

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ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, and markets semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specifically machines for the production of chips through lithography. The Company services clients worldwide.

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