
The Parisian department store BHV files for bankruptcy to put pressure on Brookfield, family tensions weaken the governance of Sodexo, and the boss of KNDS pleads for an IPO.
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BHV is facing cash flow difficulties, Sodexo is experiencing family governance transitions, and KNDS is considering a stock market listing.
“What is missing is the cash flow to finance our projects”: BHV files for bankruptcy
INFO LE FIGARO. The CEO of the Parisian department store is counting on the Lyon commercial court to put pressure on the Brookfield fund, which owns the premises. He wants to recover more than 30 million euros to finance his recovery.
“There has been friction between Pierre Bellon’s children for a long time”: family rivalries weaken Sodexo’s governance
INVESTIGATION - Sophie Bellon will hand over the presidency of the board of directors of the French flagship of collective catering to her sister Nathalie, who has dreamed of it for a long time, in mid-December.
“This operation is absolutely necessary”: the boss of the KNDS defense group pleads again for the IPO
ANALYSIS - Jean-Paul Alary, CEO of the European leader in land armaments, believes that the double listing on the Stock Exchange, in Paris and Frankfurt, must be carried out as quickly as possible so that the company has the means to accelerate in a market where competition is toughening.
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Sophie Bellon will hand over the presidency of Sodexo in mid-December
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