Independent Investment Research, The IDEA!

The IDEA!

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.

Independent Investment Research

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

International Distributions Services / Equity Bottom-Up

International Distributions Services (IDS LN)

<ul><li>In this edition: • InPost / IDS | Royal Mail’s parent IDS buys 49% stake in Collect+ • Arcadis | announces EUR 175m share buyback program • Dutch retail sales | up 3.6% YoY in August in value terms, up 1.4% YoY in volume • Dutch CPI | inflation edging up 50 bps when compared to the August figure</li></ul>

In this edition: • InPost / IDS | Royal Mail’s parent IDS buys 49% stake in Collect+ • Arcadis | announces EUR 175m share buyback program • Dutch retail sales | up 3.6% YoY in August in value terms, up 1.4% YoY in volume • Dutch CPI | inflation edging up 50 bps when compared to the August figure

What's News in Amsterdam - 1 October (InPost / IDS | Arcadis | Dutch retail sales | Dutch CPI)