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                <![CDATA[ Previder Belgium bolsters local presence with acquisition of AppSys ICT ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 16 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The Odin Group subsidiary, Previder Belgium, acquired AppSys ICT Group as part of its local consolidation ploy. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ PIA Group adds 57th local force, IXO FACTO, to Belgian portfolio ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 15 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ IXO FACTO joins Smids & Schakel Accountants en Adviseurs and WSB as part of PIA Group acquisition spree. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Belgian modular building designer, Degotte, is getting a new Nordic owner ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 15 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Adapteo has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Degotte as part of its Benelux growth plans. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Meet the finalists of the M&A Awards Belgium 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 14 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The M&A Awards Belgium jury has selected the 18 deals competing for a “best in” title across six categories this year. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ From hackathon to Belgian M&A history: TechWolf to be acquired by SAP ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 08 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ SAP has agreed to acquire Ghent-based AI startup TechWolf, which has grown globally with various rounds of VC backing. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Hager & Meisinger joins Apheon’s healthcare portfolio ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 07 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Apheon has acquired a majority stake in dental healthcare specialist, Hager & Meisinger Group. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ “It’s been a summer” at Smartfin, according to partner Saumitra Dubey ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://manda.be/articles/its-been-a-summer-at-smartfin-according-to-partner-saumitra-dubey/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 07 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ This quarter, Smartfin has led two major funding rounds in the security space: a Series A for Marble and a Series B for Hadrian. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ https://manda.be/articles/its-been-a-summer-at-smartfin-according-to-partner-saumitra-dubey/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The deadline for the Q3 M&A League Tables is around the corner (16 October 2026) ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://manda.be/articles/the-deadline-for-the-q3-ma-league-tables-is-around-the-corner-16-october-2026/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 06 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The third quarter of 2026 has officially wrapped up, meaning it's time for Manda.be to count the dealmakers that topped the local League Tables. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ M&A Directors Roundtable: “The entrepreneurial spirit is what makes the magic happen. You cannot buy it; you have to embrace it" ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://manda.be/articles/strategy-forum-directors-roundtable-the-entrepreneurial-spirit-is-what-makes-the-magic-happen/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 05 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Buy now, pay less: M&A Strategy Forum 2026 interrogates why today's top dealmakers are getting pickier – and bolder. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ M&A Awards juror, Sophie Manigart, judges deals based on who benefits ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 01 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Vlerick Business School professor, Sophie Manigart, reveals the criteria she votes against for the annual M&A Awards Belgium. ]]>
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