Euronext announces the appointment of Georges Lauchard as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., pending all relevant corporate and regulatory approvals.

The current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak will likely trigger payouts for $132.5 million in pandemic catastrophe bonds sponsored by the World Bank Group's (WBG) Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF). This funding will be channelled to eligible countries to mitigate the impact of the outbreak and might validate the need for market-based mechanisms to deal with pandemics.

Euronext congratulates NACON, a major player in the design and distribution of video games and gaming accessories, on its listing in Compartment B of Euronext's regulated market in Paris (ticker code: NACON).

This new EIF investment operation will help support new development projects benefiting Italian SMEs. Thanks to the EIF's participation, PMI Italia II will have EUR 110 million in available funds, with a target closing of EUR 150 million by June 2020. Launched in January 2019, the Fund had already completed EUR 32 million worth of investments via nine operations as of 31 December 2019

Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, today announced five senior hires within Americas Investment Banking. These appointments, made over the past six months, strengthen Nomura's existing coverage capabilities across the Financial Institutions, Healthcare, and Industrials groups, and expands further our range of products in Private Debt Solutions.