French and Benelux stocks: Factors to watch

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks.

Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard has streamlined its business by dividing brands into two divisions. This was revealed in internal presentation slides that were seen on Wednesday.

Saint Gobain SA

Saint-Gobain has acquired Maturix in order to increase its offer of construction chemicals

Alstom

The company has announced that it is part of a group of companies which won a contract worth EUR326m to build a tramway in Italy.

Group SEB

SEB issued an EUR500 million bond with a maturity of 5 years and a coupon rate of 3.625% per year

Eutelsat

The French Armed Forces Ministry has reached an agreement with Eutelsat for a 10-year Framework Agreement, which could be worth up to 1 billion euros in expenditure

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(source: Reuters)