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<li>Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden ruled that online grocery delivery companies like e.g., Picnic and Flink, must comply with the collective labour agreement (CLA) for the supermarket sector.</li>
<li>The court determined that businesses selling supermarket products online and physically handling, sorting, and delivering them to consumers are effectively operating as (virtual) supermarkets.</li>
<li>Therefore, they fall under the same labor regulations as traditional supermarkets.</li>
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Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden ruled that online grocery delivery companies like e.g., Picnic and Flink, must comply with the collective labour agreement (CLA) for the supermarket sector.
The court determined that businesses selling supermarket products online and physically handling, sorting, and delivering them to consumers are effectively operating as (virtual) supermarkets.
Therefore, they fall under the same labor regulations as traditional supermarkets.


Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Influential proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis have endorsed the proposed merger between AkzoNobel and Axalta, citing strong strategic complementarity and approx.</li>
<li>USD 600m in expected synergies. Axalta brings strong automotive coatings expertise, while AkzoNobel adds industrial, marine, and decorative paints (Flexa, Sikkens).</li>
<li>AkzoNobel shareholders would receive 55% of the new NYSE-listed company plus a EUR 2.5bn special dividend; Axalta shareholders get 45%. </li>
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Influential proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis have endorsed the proposed merger between AkzoNobel and Axalta, citing strong strategic complementarity and approx.
USD 600m in expected synergies. Axalta brings strong automotive coatings expertise, while AkzoNobel adds industrial, marine, and decorative paints (Flexa, Sikkens).
AkzoNobel shareholders would receive 55% of the new NYSE-listed company plus a EUR 2.5bn special dividend; Axalta shareholders get 45%. 


<ul><li>In this edition: • AkzoNobel | beats consensus estimates thanks to strong quarter for Deco • ASM International | 26Q1 results clear beat against market consensus – FY26 revenue guidance markedly ahead of market consensus • Basic-Fit | set ROCE goal of low- to mid-teen in the medium term • Corbion | reiterates FY26 guidance on all forecasted metrics • Randstad | records positive organic growth after 12 quarters of decline • Dutch consumer confidence | second largest drop on record since 2020</li></ul>

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | beats consensus estimates thanks to strong quarter for Deco • ASM International | 26Q1 results clear beat against market consensus – FY26 revenue guidance markedly ahead of market consensus • Basic-Fit | set ROCE goal of low- to mid-teen in the medium term • Corbion | reiterates FY26 guidance on all forecasted metrics • Randstad | records positive organic growth after 12 quarters of decline • Dutch consumer confidence | second largest drop on record since 2020

ASM International NV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

<ul><li>In this edition: • ABN Amro | 4Q25 falls short of market expectations • Ahold Delhaize | solid finish of the year in a challenging environment • BE Semiconductor Industries and peers | Amkor expects to threefold capital expenditure • Randstad | proposes its floor dividend of EUR 1.62 – trades at an attractive – virtually guaranteed – dividend yield of 5.3% • Alfen | to strategically reposition the company for profitable growth • PostNL | Jumbo allows the deployment of APMs in 100 additional stores</li></ul>

In this edition: • ABN Amro | 4Q25 falls short of market expectations • Ahold Delhaize | solid finish of the year in a challenging environment • BE Semiconductor Industries and peers | Amkor expects to threefold capital expenditure • Randstad | proposes its floor dividend of EUR 1.62 – trades at an attractive – virtually guaranteed – dividend yield of 5.3% • Alfen | to strategically reposition the company for profitable growth • PostNL | Jumbo allows the deployment of APMs in 100 additional stores

Alfen Beheer BV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

<ul><li>In this edition: • AkzoNobel | no appetite for BASF Coatings • ASM International | reiterates FY25 outlook - order intake only outlier • KPN | beats 2Q25 consensus; raises FY25 guidance • Randstad | results fairly much in line with consensus – organic growth improves but still negative • PostNL | to deploy APMs in all Hoogvliet stores</li></ul>

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | no appetite for BASF Coatings • ASM International | reiterates FY25 outlook - order intake only outlier • KPN | beats 2Q25 consensus; raises FY25 guidance • Randstad | results fairly much in line with consensus – organic growth improves but still negative • PostNL | to deploy APMs in all Hoogvliet stores

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 23 July (AkzoNobel | ASM Int'l | KPN | Randstad Holding | PostNL)

Netherlands

Randstad Holding nv provides temporary employees.  The Company places workers for temporary assignments in educational, secretarial and banking, information technology, engineering, and finance positions.  The Company operates primarily in the Benelux countries, Germany, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States.

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What's New(s) in Amsterdam

The court determined that businesses selling supermarket products online and physically handling, sorting, and delivering them to consumers are...

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What's News in Amsterdam

Influential proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis have endorsed the proposed merger between AkzoNobel and Axalta, citing strong strategic...

The IDEA!

ASM International NV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | beats consensus estimates thanks to strong quarter for Deco • ASM International | 26Q1 results clear beat against...

The IDEA!

Alfen Beheer BV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

In this edition: • ABN Amro | 4Q25 falls short of market expectations • Ahold Delhaize | solid finish of the year in a challenging...

The IDEA!

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 23 July (AkzoNobel | ASM Int'l | KPN | Randstad Holding | PostNL)

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | no appetite for BASF Coatings • ASM International | reiterates FY25 outlook - order intake only outlier • KPN |...

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