News and press

18-05-2012
NPEX Distressed Trading Platform launched:
  Lehman investors can sell their investment in an honest and transparent way As the result of a joint project of Deminor and NPEX, investors all over Europe are able to offer their...
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22-11-2011
Press Release Fortis: Expertise - Submission of the final report:
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10-10-2011
Press release Dexia: The shareholders ask for equal treatment:
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04-10-2011
Dexia:
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15-09-2011
Deminor reacts to UBS trading losses:
  Brussels, September 15th 2011: UBS announced today that it has discovered a loss due to unauthorized trading by a trader in its investment bank. The bank currently estimates the loss on the...
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08-09-2011
The Corporate Governance application in Belgian SME's:
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18-05-2011
Press Release - Fortis Case:
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08-02-2011
Deminor's response to the Commission's consultation on the UCITS depositary function and on the UCITS managers' remuneration:
Please find below the response of Deminor to the Commission's
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16-12-2010
Deminor launches "Quickscan Shareholders Position" for non-listed companies:
Since more than 20 years, Deminor is through its corporate finance activities also active as advisor of shareholders of non-listed companies (« NLC »). We see that little attention is...
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09-12-2010
Two years post Madoff:
  Two years after the Madoff fraud was revealed, a group of 2.500 European investors continue to take actions aimed at recovering their losses suffered on investments in funds with Madoff...
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06-10-2010
BNB case - Judgment of the court of Appeal from 30 september 2010:
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01-10-2010
Press Release: Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (LHSP):
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17-09-2010
Lernout & Hauspie: After almost 10 years, the Court’s judgment will be rendered on September 20th, 2010.:
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27-08-2010
Fortis case: Misleading information:
  Deminor takes note of the recent decision of the Dutch Market Authority (Autoriteit Financiële Markten or AFM) that condemns Fortis (now Ageas) once more for violation of the Dutch law...
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16-06-2010
Fortis : Deminor reacts to the report of experts appointed by the Dutch Enterprise Chamber:
Deminor takes notice of today's release of the report of experts appointed by the Dutch Entreprise Chamber on November 24, 2008. The 581 pages report contains a detailed description of Fortis'...
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10-03-2010
Fortis case - Misleading information – Decision of the Dutch Autoriteit Financiële Markten:
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19-02-2010
Lehman Brothers Citibank - More than 98,6% of our clients accepted the settlement agreement:
More than 98,6% of Deminor's clients have entered into the settlement agreement negotiated between Citibank Belgium and Deminor in the framework of the Lehman Brothers case. Deminor will no longer...
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02-02-2010
Master Finance - Dominion:
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13-01-2010
Misleading information – Deminor sues Fortis SA/NV:
As already announced in December 2009, Deminor launches today a procedure against Fortis SA/NV for having violated its obligations as a listed company with respect to the information it has to...
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07-01-2010
Citibank Belgium and Deminor reach agreement on a settlement offer for Lehman Brothers notes:
The agreement provides Citibank Belgium customers with an immediate opportunity to recover a significant part of their investment in notes issued and guaranteed by Lehman Brothers in the context...
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11-12-2009
One Year post Madoff:
  One year after the Madoff scandal was revealed, European investors have formed a pan-European syndicate aimed at recovering their losses suffered on funds with Madoff exposure. Deminor's...
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29-10-2009
BNB - Action for annulment of the law of 3 April 2009:
Deminor and several private shareholders of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) have instituted an action for the annulment of the law of 3 April 2009. This law radically modifies the rules governing...
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20-10-2009
Deminor webcast: Status of the Madoff case:
  This webcast will be online on Tuesday October 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM. Go to the webcast "Deminor: Status of the Madoff
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17-09-2009
KBC Bank and Deminor reach amicable agreement on CDOs:
  Brussels, 17 September 2009   Through an open and constructive dialogue, KBC Bank and Deminor have reached an amicable settlement in relation to the markdowns incurred by Deminor...
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12-07-2009
Deminor and Test-Achats react to the board of directors' meeting of Fortis:
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05-07-2009
The VEB and Deminor require explanations to the Dutch State in connection with the sale of Fortis Corporate Insurance:
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23-04-2009
The initiators of the alternative plan for Fortis request a public debate :
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20-04-2009
Fortis - Communication "Stand Alone":
Please find below the project 'Stand Alone' presented this afternoon by Deminor, M. Modrikamen and other specialists in the financial and banking
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10-03-2009
Fortis: press release:
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17-02-2009
Lehman Brothers - Webcast:
  During this presentation, Deminor will comment its analysis and the concrete actions for investors who bought financial products of Lehman Brothers through Belgian Citibank and Deutsche...
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06-02-2009
Shareholders’associations, advisors and lawyers met today in order to discuss the latest developments in the Fortis case:
  Several press articles report on the existence of negotiations between Belgium and China. The Belgian Government would have given comfort regarding the possibility to claim compensation for...
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02-02-2009
Fortis press release - 2 February 2009:
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09-01-2009
Fortis: Deminor and VEB have nominated four persons as future directors of Fortis:
Deminor and VEB confirm press reports of today that they have nominated four persons as future directors of Fortis N.V. and Fortis N.V./S.A..   The four persons are: Mr. Georges Ugeux...
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28-11-2008
Deminor proposes an alternative list of Fortis directors under the chairmanship of Mr. Georges Ugeux:
  The list proposed by Deminor forms a credible alternative towards the list proposed by the company.   Deminor already previously proposed to vote against the candidates proposed by...
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14-11-2008
Deminor updates its position on the Fortis case after the court hearings:
  Deminor explains its analysis and demands and prepares the EGMs of December 1-2, 2008.   For a copy of the slides of our press conference, please click on the link
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29-10-2008
Deminor files court action to obtain interim measures at the level of Fortis NV/SA and Fortis Bank NV/SA:
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27-10-2008
Lehman Brothers - Message in the German magazine "Wirtschaftswoche":
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23-10-2008
Lehman Brothers product: Deminor analyse banking consultations:
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07-10-2008
Deminor and Test-Achats examine all recourses in the Fortis case:
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02-10-2008
Lehman Brothers : press release - 2 October 2008:
  Deminor is forming a European Creditor Committee with the objective of representing European Lehman Brothers creditors and recovering their assets from Lehman Brother's restructuring and...
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30-09-2008
Test Achats and Deminor demand a parliamentary investigation into the nationalisation of Fortis and the capital increase of Dexia:
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29-09-2008
Deminor and Test-Achats react to the rescue plan :
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05-08-2008
Fortis press release - 5 August 2008:
For more than a month, Deminor, Test-Achats and VEB have been contesting the quality and reliability of the information released by Fortis. The board of directors' proposition about organising...
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30-07-2008
Fortis - open letter - 30 july 2008:
  In its letter of last July 17, Fortis confirms to Test Achats and Deminor that their request of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders will be treated. Test Achats and Deminor...
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16-07-2008
Test-Achats and Deminor will meet the Belgian market regulator (CBFA) regarding FORTIS next Friday July 18:
Next Friday, July 18, Test-Achats and Deminor will meet Mr. Jean-Paul Servais, president of the CBFA, the Belgian market regulator, after they had already submitted the Fortis case to the CBFA...
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10-07-2008
Test-Aankoop and Deminor: new open letter to Fortis:
  Their action already has the support of more than 3,000 private investors.   Since the capital operation of 26 June Fortis remains silent notwithstanding the persistent questions of...
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03-07-2008
Test-Achats and Deminor link the forces:
  Test-Achats gathers Fortis particular investors in order to defend their interests and requests the expertise and the assistance of Deminor.   Please choose "French" or "Dutch" as...
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26-05-2008
Charles Demoulin becomes Deminor Partner:
  The Deminor partners are pleased to announce you that Charles Demoulin has joined their partnership.   Charles will be mainly in charge of shareholder engagements on behalf of...
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18-05-2007
LHSP - Press Release 18 May 2007:
  The criminal trial starts on May 21, 2007.   More than 11.000 former shareholders of the bankrupt company LHSP have registered with Deminor and with the consumer organization...
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23-02-2007
Deminor update the press about the NBB case:
Update of Deminor analysis: Deminor has briefed the press about the status of the BNB case.   Click below for a copy of the slides presented to the
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14-12-2007
Deminor presents its study concerning the dividend policy:
  Deminor presents the results of the study concerning the dividend policy at Belgian SMEs.   Please choose "French" of "Dutch" as language in order to read the
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26-10-2006
Deminor intervenes on behalf of minority shareholders of Quinsa:
  Following the recent transaction between AmBev (NYSE: ABV) and Beverage Associates Corp. (BAC) leading to the transfer of full control over Quinsa (NYSE: LQU - Reuters: QUIN.LU and QUINp.LU)...
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