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Sofina

Sofina,Société Financière de Transports et d'Entreprises Industrielles,is aBelgianholding company, headquartered inBrusselswith offices inSingaporeandLuxembourg.As part of theBel20index, it is one of the twenty largest capitalisation in Belgium. The company invests in several industrial sectors such astelecommunication(7%),banksandinsurance(6%),private equity(6%), B2B (18%),consumer goods(31%),energy(6%),food distribution(8%) and various other sectors (10%). Geographically, Sofina has investments located inBelgium,France, Luxembourg, theNetherlands,theUnited Kingdom,China, India andNorth America.[1]

Sofina
Euronext Brussels:SOF
ISINISIN:BE0003717312
Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension fundingEdit this on Wikidata
ParentTrust Financiers de Transports et d'Entreprises IndustriellesEdit this on Wikidata

History

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The company was founded in 1898. It was led from 1905 until 1955 by the Belgian-American engineer of German originDannie Heineman(1872-1962).[2]Historically, the company owned theAnglo-Argentine Tramways Company,which was one of the largest tram operators in the world at the time.[3]From 1955 on, the current family shareholders started to invest.Yves Boëlis appointed Director in 1956. In 1964, the Boël family took control together withSociété Générale de Belgique.[4]

Governance, management and shareholder structure

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Governance and Management

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  • Chairman of the board:David Vereysince 2014[5](took over fromRichard Goblet d'Alviella)
  • Management: Harold Boël, chief executive officer,[6]Xavier Coirbay, Wauthier De Bassompierre, Francois Gillet. Former Managers: Jean-Luc Reginster, former general counsel, former secretary; Marc Speeckaert, former managing director; Marc Van Cauwenberghe, former deputy managing director.

Shareholder structure

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The majority of the shares are held by the Boël family. The remaining shares are listed onEuronextBrussels and Sofina is part of theBel 20index.[7]

Notable investments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Sofina (March 2020)."Annual Report 2019"(PDF).Sofinagroup.RetrievedFebruary 24,2021.
  2. ^APS Physics."Dannie Heineman".aps.org.RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  3. ^Bart DeGroof... (1998).En los deltas de la memoria: Bélgica y Argentina en los siglos XIX y XX.Leuven:Leuven University Press.ISBN90-6186-860-2.RetrievedOctober 27,2015.
  4. ^"Societe Generale Wins in Struggle To Control Sofina".The New York Times.November 28, 1964.RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  5. ^Uk Government."Sir David Verey Biography".RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  6. ^Bloomberg (2021)."Harold Boel, Chief Executive Officer, Sofina SA".Bloomberg News.RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  7. ^Euronext Brussels (2021)."Bel 20 Factsheeet"(PDF).RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  8. ^abDawn Lim (March 17, 2018)."Lim's Take: Cambridge Associates Adds to Its Family of Backers".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedFebruary 27,2021.
  9. ^"Walmart-Flipkart deal: A look at the successful exits of Indian e-commerce".Business Today.May 9, 2018.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.
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