Sofina, the Glossary
Sofina, Société Financière de Transports et d'Entreprises Industrielles, is a Belgian holding company, headquartered in Brussels with offices in Singapore and Luxembourg.[1]
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42 relations: Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company, Bank, BEL 20, Belgium, Bira 91, Bloomberg News, Brussels, Byju's, ByteDance, Cambridge Associates, Cognita, Colruyt Group, Dannie Heineman, Danone, David Verey, Energy, Eurazeo, Euronext, Final good, Flipkart, Food distribution, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Insurance, Leuven University Press, Luxembourg, Myntra, Netherlands, North America, Pine Labs, Private equity, Richard Goblet d'Alviella, Richemont, Sequoia Capital, SES (company), Singapore, Société Générale de Belgique, Suez (company, 2015), Telecommunications, The New York Times, Typeform (service), United Kingdom, Yves Boël.
- Companies in the BEL 20
- Companies listed on Euronext Brussels
- Financial services companies of Belgium
Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company
The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (Spanish: Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina), known simply as La Anglo in Argentina, was a large transportation company which operated the majority of the trams in the Buenos Aires network, which was also one of the largest in the world at the time having lines totalling in length.
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Bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans.
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BEL 20
The BEL 20 is the benchmark stock market index of Euronext Brussels. Sofina and BEL 20 are companies in the BEL 20.
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
Bira 91
Bira 91 is an Indian craft beer brand manufactured by B9 Beverages Pvt.
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
Brussels
Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
Byju's
Byju's (stylised as BYJU'S) is an Indian multinational educational technology company, headquartered in Bengaluru.
ByteDance
ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Haidian, Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
Cambridge Associates
Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately held investment firm based in the United States.
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Cognita
Cognita is a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, India, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the United States.
Colruyt Group
Colruyt Group is a Belgian family-owned retail corporation that is managing the Colruyt supermarkets and other subsidiaries such as OKay, Bio-Planet, DATS 24, DreamLand, DreamBaby, and more. Sofina and Colruyt Group are companies in the BEL 20 and companies listed on Euronext Brussels.
Dannie Heineman
Dannie N. Heineman (23 November 1872 – 31 January 1962) was a Belgian-American engineer and businessman.
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Danone
Danone S.A. is a French multinational food-products corporation based in Paris.
David Verey
Sir David John Verey CBE (born 1950) is an English banker and philanthropist.
Energy
Energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
Eurazeo
Eurazeo is a French private equity firm and investment group headquartered in Paris.
Euronext
Euronext N.V. (short for European New Exchange Technology) is a pan-European bourse that provides trading and post-trade services for a range of financial instruments.
Final good
A final good or consumer good is a final product ready for sale that is used by the consumer to satisfy current wants or needs, unlike an intermediate good, which is used to produce other goods.
Flipkart
Flipkart Private Limited is an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, and incorporated in Singapore as a private limited company.
Food distribution
Food distribution is the process where a general population is supplied with food.
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Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) is a Belgian holding company invested in multiple industries. Sofina and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert are companies based in Brussels, companies in the BEL 20 and companies listed on Euronext Brussels.
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Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury.
Leuven University Press
Leuven University Press (Universitaire Pers Leuven) is a university press located in Leuven, Belgium.
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
Myntra
Myntra is an Indian fashion e-commerce company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
Pine Labs
Pine Labs is an Indian company that provides point of sales systems and payment systems, founded in 1998.
Private equity
Private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
Richard Goblet d'Alviella
Count Richard Goblet d'Alviella (born 6 July 1948) is a Belgian businessman, who studied economics at the Université libre de Bruxelles, (Brussels), and obtained an MBA at the Harvard Business School.
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Richemont
Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., commonly known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert.
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California which specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors.
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SES (company)
SES S.A., trading as SES is a Luxembourgish satellite telecommunications network provider supplying video and data connectivity worldwide to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions.
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Société Générale de Belgique
The Société Générale de Belgique (Generale Maatschappij van België,; often referred to in Belgium simply as "Société Générale" or SGB) was an investment bank and, subsequently, an industrial and financial conglomerate in Belgium between 1822 and 2003.
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Suez (company, 2015)
Suez SA (formerly Suez Environnement) is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water and waste management sectors.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Typeform (service)
Typeform is a software as a service (SaaS) company that specializes in online form building and online surveys.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
Yves Boël
Yves Boël (12 September 1927, Brussels – 19 June 2012) was a Belgian businessman.
See also
Companies in the BEL 20
- AB InBev
- Ackermans & van Haaren
- Ageas
- BEL 20
- Cofinimmo
- Colruyt Group
- Elia Transmission Belgium
- Galapagos NV
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
- KBC Group
- Proximus Group
- Sofina
- Solvay S.A.
- Syensqo
- Telenet Group
- UCB (company)
- Umicore
Companies listed on Euronext Brussels
- AB InBev
- Ackermans & van Haaren
- Ageas
- Agfa-Gevaert
- Barco (manufacturer)
- Bekaert
- Bpost
- Cofinimmo
- Colruyt Group
- D'Ieteren
- Dexia
- EVS Broadcast Equipment
- Elia Transmission Belgium
- Euronav
- Fagron
- Fluxys
- Galapagos NV
- Greenyard Foods
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
- KBC Group
- Kinepolis
- Lotus Bakeries
- National Bank of Belgium
- Nyrstar
- Orange Belgium
- Proximus Group
- Sofina
- Solvay S.A.
- Syensqo
- Telenet Group
- Titan Cement
- UCB (company)
- Umicore
- VPK Group
- Van de Velde N.V.
- Viohalco
- Zetes (company)
Financial services companies of Belgium
- ARCO Group
- Almanij
- Asphales
- BDO Global
- Bancontact Payconiq Company
- Bourse at Antwerp
- Eufiserv
- Euroclear
- Europay International
- Keytrade Bank
- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
- Sofina
- Solvac
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofina
Also known as Société Financière de Transports et d'Entreprises Industrielles.