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Total approved credit line portfolio of 2.6 billion euros, an 8% net increase compared to 2021

Expansion of credit offering to Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese clients as an alternative to standard mortgage loans through the subsidiary in Luxembourg

No loss booked and preservation of credit portfolio quality

Energy performance of real estate and climate and environmental risks now integrated into credit policy

Strong performance from private equity funds despite the unfavorable macroeconomic environment and the decline in listed financial markets

Excellent commercial dynamic throughout the entire year with five new private placements

Nearly 200 million euros committed to new feeder funds providing access to various buy-out and secondary strategies, including two new partnerships with renowned international managers specializing in digital transformation and healthcare

Steady rollout of recent funds, with numerous operations related to the life cycle of the funds, such as new deposit requests, as well as distributions for more mature projects

Completion of an innovative Vintage Fund project, aiming to provide access, through a single diversified fund, to most of the private equity funds selected by Degroof Petercam over a one-year period

More than 70 mandates in mergers & acquisitions, capital markets transactions and advisory, confirming Degroof Petercam’s leading position in investment banking services for mid-size companies

50 M&A and advisory mandates of which 25 in Belgium and 25 in France, for a total of 23.6 billion euros:

Significant increase in the number of equity capital market transactions, despite a significant decline in Europe and particularly in the Benelux: 11 transactions, mainly in the healthcare and real estate sectors, and accelerated bookbuildings of new (Avantium, Carmat, Intervest Offices & Warehouses, Oxurion, Sequana Medical) or existing (Xior) shares

10 debt capital market transactions, confirming our number two position in EMEA for private placements according to Dealogic:

Strong year for stock options & incentive plans and recruitment of new talent to address staff turnover in the team

Further increase of the derivative services through strengthened cooperation with DPAM, which generated new revenues

Organization of conferences where more than 50 companies met with over 160 investors during about 1,800 meetings

Expansion of share coverage to 220 companies via strategic partnership with IDMidCap

Top five in the Benelux Equity Research category in the Extel Survey Results conducted by Reuters

Increased activity at the trading desk (equities & bonds), especially via our increased visibility abroad

Strengthening of the technical and human resources of the dealing room to cope with the ever more complex environment

First Belgian member of the Sustainable Trading platform, which promotes ESG practices in financial services

Assets under management (gross) of 42.1 billion euros, a decrease mainly reflecting market effects

2.1% increase in net capital inflows from institutional clients and 3.9% decrease from distribution partners

Confirmation of reference position in Belgium along with continued strong international growth

Launch of two new strategies in emerging markets, leveraging on our existing expertise and joint venture in Hong Kong

Appointment of a new board member responsible for Technology and Data as well as for the implementation of innovative and ambitious pilot projects in collaboration with fintech partners

Attention to succession by the next generation with the appointment of two high potentials as deputy director of the Madrid and Milan branches, which also confirms the continued international development

91% of DPAM funds (gross) in Articles 8 and 9

Joining the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) in March 2022 to highlight our commitment to the climate cause

Involved partner of the Belgian Impact Week, with the industry playing a key role in bridging the gap between impact investment and traditional asset management

Participation in 706 shareholder meetings and voting on 10,303 resolutions

Launch of 59 official engagement initiatives, of which 45 defending fundamental values and 14 in the context of controversies

Further implementation of the SFDR-measures (Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation) within the European framework for sustainable finance

49.2 billion euros of assets under administration in Luxembourg and Belgian funds (UCITS and AIF), invested in listed and unlisted assets

Rationalization of DPAM’s fund range into two flagship funds: DPAM B (Belgium) and DPAM L (Luxembourg)

Development of new markets with emphasis on Southern European countries, and in particular Spain

16% growth of total commitments in private equity funds under administration to 1.2 billion euros following the launch of three new private equity investment vehicles

Social engagement of coworkers:

300,000 euros of support spread over a period until 2029 for the project Story-me stimulating entrepreneurial skills in Brussels professional schools

Set-up of an impact investment committee to align the foundation’s private equity investments with its social employment goals

Award of one million euros, supplemented by additional coaching spread over five years, granted to Activ’Action, a French organization that also accompanies Belgian job seekers to learn new skills, to reorient and personally develop themselves during their unemployment period

Publication of the Impact Report of the Degroof Petercam Foundation

75,000 euros support for the Research & Study case Ex’Tax and the inclusive circular economy, on the possibilities and effects of a tax reform in Belgium. It also fits in with the Green Deal, which prescribes investments in new employment needed for a green and sustainable economy

Organization of a client event in the presence of philosopher Charles Pépin and the Foundation's two laureates (Emilie Schmitt of Activ'Action and Matthieu Dardaillon of Ticket for Change), themed ‘Changing the world, utopian or realistic?’

Active promotion of philanthropy in Belgium and Europe through the network of European Venture Philanthropy, Philea, the Belgian Federation of Philanthropic Foundations, European Community of Practice on Impact Management and the Grantmakers collective in France