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The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries. The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector. The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses. In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Ahold Delhaize | demonstrated its resilience in 2Q26</li>
<li>Heineken | 1H26 results in broadly in line with consensus; momentum improving</li>
<li>Wolters Kluwer | solid first half year; reiterates FY26 guidance. TKH Group | two inter-array cable orders pending after Vattenfall’s award wins</li>
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Ahold Delhaize | demonstrated its resilience in 2Q26
Heineken | 1H26 results in broadly in line with consensus; momentum improving
Wolters Kluwer | solid first half year; reiterates FY26 guidance. TKH Group | two inter-array cable orders pending after Vattenfall’s award wins


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<li>dsm-firmenich delivered a stronger-than-expected start to 2026, with 1Q26 organic revenue growth of 4%, materially ahead of consensus expectations of ~1.5%, supported primarily by volume expansion rather than pricing.</li>
<li>Reported group revenue reached EUR 2.28bn, slightly above market forecasts despite a 6% adverse FX impact and the divestment effect from the animal nutrition business sold to CVC.</li>
<li>Adj. EBITDA of EUR 434m modestly exceeded consensus, demonstrating resilience in margins amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.</li>
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dsm-firmenich delivered a stronger-than-expected start to 2026, with 1Q26 organic revenue growth of 4%, materially ahead of consensus expectations of ~1.5%, supported primarily by volume expansion rather than pricing.
Reported group revenue reached EUR 2.28bn, slightly above market forecasts despite a 6% adverse FX impact and the divestment effect from the animal nutrition business sold to CVC.
Adj. EBITDA of EUR 434m modestly exceeded consensus, demonstrating resilience in margins amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.


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<li>Orlen has terminated its agreement with Poczta Polska to sell Orlen Paczka, formally ending plans for the Polish Post to acquire up to 100% of the parcel and locker operator.</li>
<li>This closes a high-profile consolidation project that had been positioned as a cornerstone of building a national, state-backed logistics champion capable of competing with private courier leaders.</li>
<li>As a result, Orlen retains full ownership of Orlen Paczka, which continues to operate independently in the highly competitive KEP (courier, express, parcel) market.</li>
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Orlen has terminated its agreement with Poczta Polska to sell Orlen Paczka, formally ending plans for the Polish Post to acquire up to 100% of the parcel and locker operator.
This closes a high-profile consolidation project that had been positioned as a cornerstone of building a national, state-backed logistics champion capable of competing with private courier leaders.
As a result, Orlen retains full ownership of Orlen Paczka, which continues to operate independently in the highly competitive KEP (courier, express, parcel) market.


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<li>Wolters Kluwer Legal &amp; Regulatory has signed an agreement to acquire Libra Technology GmbH (Libra), a Berlin-based provider of AI technology for legal professionals, for up to EUR 90m, of which EUR 30m is an upfront payment with the balance being deferred consideration contingent upon reaching certain performance targets.</li>
<li>Libra has developed the Libra AI assistant, an intuitive, best-in-class legal platform designed to help law firms and legal departments streamline broad research, drafting, review, and analytics use cases with accuracy and efficiency in a secure collaboration environment.</li>
<li>Libra serves a substantial and rapidly growing customer base of law firms and corporate legal departments in Germany and other European countries.</li>
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Wolters Kluwer Legal &amp; Regulatory has signed an agreement to acquire Libra Technology GmbH (Libra), a Berlin-based provider of AI technology for legal professionals, for up to EUR 90m, of which EUR 30m is an upfront payment with the balance being deferred consideration contingent upon reaching certain performance targets.
Libra has developed the Libra AI assistant, an intuitive, best-in-class legal platform designed to help law firms and legal departments streamline broad research, drafting, review, and analytics use cases with accuracy and efficiency in a secure collaboration environment.
Libra serves a substantial and rapidly growing customer base of law firms and corporate legal departments in Germany and other European countries.


What's News in Amsterdam - 14 November (Wolters Kluwer | E-commerce & Logistics)

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<li>Having digested yesterday’s published 1Q25 solid set of results and information that was shared during the company’s earnings call, we decided to stick to our neutral stance on the stock.</li>
<li>Although the company has proven to be rather resilient and performed better than expected in the current uncertain environment, we fear that the real test still lies ahead: the potential impact of the trade tariffs still has to kick in.</li>
<li>After all, a lot of the tariffs that were announced on ‘Liberation Day’ have been postponed for 90 days.</li>
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Having digested yesterday’s published 1Q25 solid set of results and information that was shared during the company’s earnings call, we decided to stick to our neutral stance on the stock.
Although the company has proven to be rather resilient and performed better than expected in the current uncertain environment, we fear that the real test still lies ahead: the potential impact of the trade tariffs still has to kick in.
After all, a lot of the tariffs that were announced on ‘Liberation Day’ have been postponed for 90 days.


Netherlands

Wolters Kluwer NV provides information services to professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance and healthcare. The Company provides its customers information-enabled tools and software solutions to manage their business efficiently. Wolters Kluwer operates in over 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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What's News in Amsterdam - 14 November (Wolters Kluwer | E-commerce & Logistics)

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has signed an agreement to acquire Libra Technology GmbH (Libra), a Berlin-based provider of AI technology for...

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Having digested yesterday’s published 1Q25 solid set of results and information that was shared during the company’s earnings call, we decided to...

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