French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Solocal SE

05/10/2020 05:56

Oct 5 (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.
    
    CORONAVIRUS/FRANCE:
     Paris is to be placed on maximum COVID-19 alert, meaning
bars will be forced to close for two weeks from Tuesday and
restaurants will have to put in place new sanitary protocols to
stay open, the prime minister's office said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2GV0VJ    
    
    ENGIE  ENGIE.PA : 
    French utility said in a statement on Friday it had
appointed TechnipFMC executive Catherine MacGregor as its new
chief executive, effective from Jan 1. 2021.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2GK004    
    
    SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC  SCHN.PA : 
    French electrical equipment group joined on Friday a CEO
alliance with 11 leading european companies to collaborate on
the decarbonization of the economy and society.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GT0JV
    
    SOLOCAL  LOCAL.PA : 
    French group announced on Friday a capital increase of about
336 million euros ($393.52 million) which allows it to reduce
its debt by half and asset manager GoldenTree becomes its first
shareholder by holding 26.00% of Solocal.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GT0HJ
    
    SUEZ  SEVI.PA /VEOLIA  VIE.PA :
    French utility Suez  SEVI.PA  on Sunday rejected assurances
from rival Veolia  VIE.PA  that it will not make a hostile bid
for the whole company after closing in on a deal to buy a 29.9%
stake from power group Engie  ENGIE.PA .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2GV0NG
    
    
    TECHNIP FMC  TNHPF.PK :
    Energy service company announced on Friday that Arnaud
Pieton has been named President and CEO-elect, Technip Energies.
It has also appointed Jonathan Landes to the role of President,
Subsea.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GT0BZ
    
    VIVENDI  VIV.PA :
    French media group plans to keep buying shares in Lagardere
and is open to acquiring activist fund Amber Capital's stake in
the company, which could trigger a tender offer for the rest of
the Lagardere's stock, it said in a filing on Friday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2GT4CP
    
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