French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 18

Eurocommercial Properties NV

18/12/2017 05:54

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and 
stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact 
on the region's markets or individual stocks. 
     
    THALES  TCFP.PA , GEMALTO  GTO.AS , ATOS  ATOS.PA  
    Aerospace and defence group Thales said on Sunday it has 
agreed to buy chipmaker Gemalto for 4.8 billion euros ($5.6 
billion), trumping an earlier bid by fellow French firm Atos 
 ATOS.PA  to take aim at a fast-growing digital security market. 
Atos later said it would not pursue its offer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OH06U 
     
    ADP  ADP.PA , ENGIE  ENGIE.PA  
    The French government is considering awarding a long-term 
concession to Paris airport operator ADP  ADP.PA  because of 
land ownership issues, prior to a possible sale of a controlling 
stake, business daily Les Echos said.  
    The government is also considering changing the law to it to 
reduce its holding in utility Engie  ENGIE.PA  to below a 
threshold of one-third of voting rights, the paper said. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OH0UY  
     
    AIRBUS  AIR.PA : 
    Airbus confirmed on Friday the departure of planemaking 
chief Fabrice Bregier as part of a series of board moves to 
clear the air over succession plans following weeks of 
speculation surrounding Europe's largest aerospace firm. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OF0KF 
     
    Safran  SAF.PA , Zodiac  ZODC.PA : 
    Safran SAF.PA is set to secure an EU green light for its 
$7.7 billion bid for aircraft seat maker Zodiac Aerospace, a 
person familiar with the matter said on Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OF55C 
     
    Alstom  ALSO.PA : 
    Alstom announced on Friday it was going to supply 6 
additionnal Citadis trams to Nice Côte d'Azur metropole. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OF0Q7 
     
    Eurocommercial Properties NV  SIPFc.AS : 
    Eurocommercial announced on Friday the sale of four Italian 
properties for a total value of 187 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OF0T8 
     
     
     
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