News/Reports
June 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) Luxembourg – Athens teams, provided financial analysis advisory services to a dealer, operator & provider of automatic fare collection systems. Fare collection is the process of collecting fares in exchange for the use of a public transportation system.
June 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) Luxembourg – Athens teams provided financial analysis advisory services with regard to debt restructuring of a hotel resort business in Southeast Europe. The borrower was seeking to restructure its financial indebtedness in response to an inadequate capital structure. The scope of work included the understanding of present market conditions, asset valuation, and income / expenses considerations. The financial analysis advisory process played a key role in guiding decision-making, especially in achieving a sustainable capital structure aligned with the business's cash flow generation capacity.
June 2024: Financial evaluation of a Luxembourg-based multiple compartment fund structure aiming at enhancing its financial leverage capability.
June 2024: Delighted to announce that VRS has been assigned the role of Investment Advisor of a European Pension Fund.
May 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) Luxembourg – Athens teams, provided financial analysis advisory services to a European steel service center.
May 2024: VRS Teams based in Luxembourg, Athens and Toronto continue to generate strong interaction with asset managers internationally through distribution of selective equity research and investment ideas to Factset platform. FactSet is a global provider of analytics and integrated financial information solutions.
May 2024: VRS International S.A. provided financial analysis advisory services to a global leader in the production of batteries for industrial mobility.
April 2024: VRS International S.A. provided advisory services in relation to the Net Asset Valuation of an Investment Fund based in Luxembourg.
April 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) Luxembourg – Athens teams, provided financial analysis advisory services to a leading business group active in the fields of infrastructure and energy production, supply and trade from thermal sources and RES.
April 2024: VRS Research Team provides its global audience with fundamental analysis on companies and economies, as well as industries, currencies and commodities.
April 2024: Delighted and honored to act as supporters of the 7th Asset Management Forum organized by Financial Academy and under the auspices of JP Morgan Asset Management | Thursday, April 4th, 2024, Athens, Greece
March 2024: VRS International S.A. provided corporate valuation advisory services to an industrial manufacturer based in Sweden.
March 2024: VRS International S.A. provided corporate valuation advisory services to an industrial corporation based in Norway (former packaging division of Norsk Hydro).
March 2024: VRS Team provided Investment Research Advisory Services to a leading textile manufacturer in Southeast Europe, listed on a local stock exchange.
March 2024: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) provided financial analysis advisory services to a European manufacturer of household products.
March 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) Luxembourg – Athens teams, provided corporate valuation advisory services with regard to a nickel production investment project.
February 2024: VRS provided financial analysis advisory services to a European flexible packaging manufacturer with global operations.
February 2024: VRS provided corporate valuation advisory services to an internationally renowned manufacturer of technical textiles based in the United Kingdom.
February 2024: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) provided corporate valuation advisory services to a Southeastern European packaging company based in the Balkans.
February 2024: Advisory Services in relation to the Net Asset Valuation of an Investment Fund Société en Commandite Spéciale (SCSp or Special Limited Partnership) based in Luxembourg active in the global shipping sector.
February 2024: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) provided corporate valuation advisory services to a fuel trading & brokerage company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
January 2024: VRS provided financial analysis advisory services to a European REIC (real estate investment company) focusing on the development of retail and logistics assets.
January 2024: VRS provided financial analysis advisory services to a concessions project management company dealing with motorway construction and operation.
December 2023: Value creation assessment of a B2B wholesale company for litigation purposes.
December 2023: VRS International S.A. – Global Corporate Credit Rating Services | Credit rating assessment on a leading steel service center in Southeast Europe.
December 2013: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) provided financial analysis advisory services to a retailer of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment.
December 2013: VRS provided financial analysis advisory services to a European group of companies active in the manufacture and distribution of cosmetics, personal care, and household products.
November 2013: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) are delighted to announce their partnership with Cyclos Securities, a leading brokerage firm based in Athens, Greece. VRS will assist in the provision of equity research services covering global assets towards the client base of Cyclos Securities.
November 2013: VRS International S.A. provided Financial Analysis (& Reporting) Consulting Services to a leading wood processing industry.
November 2013: VRS International S.A. provided financial analysis advisory services to a Polish-Greek joint venture specializing in the production of high quality waterproof products aimed at environmental projects.
October 2023: VRS International S.A. provided an expert opinion concerning the valuation of a banking institution used in a court case in the European market.
October 2023: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) have entered into an agreement for the international distribution of their equity research by UK-based Independent Research Forum Ltd.
September 2023: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) have entered into an agreement for the global distribution of their equity research by New York-based AlphaSense Inc.
September 2023: VRS performed a valuation of a leading food manufacturer specializing in baby food, cakes and pastries, refrigerated ready-to-eat products, confectionary products, deserts and beverages.
August 2023, State of New Jersey, U.S.A.: VRS performed financial analysis of an environmentally impacted industrial and commercial property portfolio. Financial modeling focused among others on construction, cash flow, waterfall distribution, senior debt and refinancing analysis.
August 2023: The housing market is one of the most important sectors of virtually every economy in the world. Given the ever increasing investor interest for housing assets in the Greek market, VRS analyzed the relationship between the housing prices and significant macroeconomic variables over the period 2004 – 2022 in the specific country.
July 2023: VRS International S.A. acted as member of an advisory group assisting in the financial reporting process with regard to the corporate transformation of a European publicly traded company and the subsequent disclosure of information towards the stock exchange authorities.
June 2023: VRS Equity Research Team was delighted to visit APERAM (Bloomberg ticker: APAM:SM], a quality cyclical company with global operations based in Europe.
June 2023, Luxembourg – Athens: VRS International in collaboration with Access Wise Partners provided advisory services to a European pension fund looking to enhance and maximize its portfolio management and investment research capabilities.
May 2023: VRS Toronto - Athens Teams provided valuation advisory services with regards to embedded derivatives reporting pertaining to IFRS 9. Valuation advisory required bifurcation of the component of the convertible debt (conversion option, redemption option and the straight debt). The transaction was a private placement transaction, the total transaction proceeds were raised by a TSX listed company in exchange for the convertible debt & warrants. The valuation was performed based on the residual method, where the equity component is valued as the residual value deducting the liability component from the value of the convertible debt as a whole, the convertible debt was valued using a lattice model and the warrants were valued using Monte Carlo simulation.
April 2023: VRS International S.A. - VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) provided Brand Name Valuation Services to an Austria-based Company in the Consumer Electronics Sector. | VRS Luxembourg – Athens Teams
April 2023: VRS Athens Team | Valued the most significant business interests, i.e. subsidiary companies, of a multinational industrial corporation for reporting and consolidation accounting purposes. Methodology entailed both income and market approach.
March 2023: VRS were Supporters of the 10th Fund Strategies Forum | Thursday, March 23, 2023, Athens, Greece | Link: www.fund-strategies.eu
January 2023: VRS Canada Team was delighted to be part of a very constructive meeting with the authorities of Totonto Stock Exchange.
January 2023: VRS Canada team attended the inaugural Accountex Conference held in Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. Accountex is one of the leading Accountancy & Finance Conference and Expo. VRS was quite excited to attend an in-person event after COVID wiped out the conference calendar over the past couple of years. It was great to get introduced to amazing business across Canada, we are looking forward to attending next year’s event.
January 2023: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) | With the festive mood all around we just wanted to celebrate our 700th equity research report distributed globally to asset managers and published on Bloomberg and Reuters terminals!
November 2022: Delighted to announce that we just completed a credit rating assessment on a leading industrial corporate in Southeast Europe. | VRS International S.A. – Global Corporate Credit Rating Services
November 2022: Delighted to announce that a Europe-based investment fund with main focus on real estate sector has appointed VRS International S.A. as Investment Advisor for the provision of specialized services when it comes to financial analysis and valuation of investment portfolio assets.
October 2022: VRS International S.A. – VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to be able to recommend Datasite when it comes to VDR (virtual data room) services and information intelligence concerning deal making activity across regions. Datasite is a global organization with offices and presence in four continents.
October 2022: VRS Research Team | Delighted to announce that Permira, a global investment firm, is now following our equity research and compendium of investing ideas. Permira demonstrates €60bn+ assets under management with ~300 businesses backed, whereas it focuses on growth in four key sectors: technology, consumer, healthcare and services. They are present and active in Europe, the United States and Asia.
October 2022: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) partnered as financial analysis experts with a team of legal advisors along a litigation case involving among other a major telecom player and a leading technology equipment manufacturer in the European market. Following a multi-month court hearing, we are delighted to announce that our client who had been defendant in the case was vindicated.
October 2022: VRS contributes equity research to Intro-Act, a US-based global distribution and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that matches corporate executives with institutional investors. Listed companies from the European and North American markets which are being by covered by equity analysts of VRS Team have gained access to an even wider group of asset managers managing diversified equity portfolios and looking for investment opportunities globally.
September 2022: Delighted to announce we have opened an office in Toronto to grow our international footprint and cross-border service capability. We welcome our new partners who will lead our team along the various project activities and further strengthen our presence in North America.
August 2022: VRS International SA – VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists), based in Luxembourg, is delighted to announce the signing of MOU with Ecognosis Advisory, a company registered in Hong Kong with the purpose of exploring jointly business opportunities, promoting each other’s research and pursuing the opening of a VRS office in Hong Kong under the auspices of Ecognosis.
July 2022: VRS Research Team | Excited to have assisted in a number of resort hotel valuation projects in South Europe this year. A pretty good summer season has apparently led to a notable price recovery after a couple of years of subdued hotel property market.
June 2022: Stanley Ross International S.A. (SRI), a Luxembourg-based advisory firm, served as lead advisor to a selected group of European investors pursuing the acquisition of a UK based banking institution. SRI supported the group of investors throughout the bidding process and provided financial and legal due diligence services to its client including financial analysis, business planning, quality of earnings analysis, valuation and transaction financing planning. Towards this end, Stanley Ross was assisted by a leading independent credit service advisory firm and a top bracket legal advisor, both based in London, and by its associate company VRS International – VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) based in Luxembourg. The Seller’s advisors consisted of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups, and also of one of the Big Four accounting firms.
February 2022: Financial Forensics | For 10 years now VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) specialize in business valuations, litigation support, and forensic accounting across the European jurisdiction and for cases spanning from commercial law to family law as well as other civil law related challenges. VRS Team members have a strong history of working with attorneys, business owners, and other professionals as trusted advisors in these areas of forensic practice. Valuation & Research Specialists are especially delighted to have reached this important landmark and are further committed to working alongside their clients and partners on international level to deliver high quality services combined with most advantageous results and verdicts.
January 2022: VRS International S.A. were the Valuation Advisors to a European SaaS startup company aiming to provide optimized customer experience services along a niche market segment emerging on the post-pandemic era.
December 2021: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) – VRS International S.A. provided advisory services along the investment analysis documentation process to a Delaware USA-based company active in the broader pharmaceutical and logistics sectors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
November 2021: Delighted to see the closing of another prominent deal in the European middle market with the acquisition of Greece-based Pet City by BC Partners. We wish to congratulate Ionian Capital team and our Managing Partner Spyros Martsekis for heading the efforts along the implementation of this very important transaction which signals once again the tremendous investment opportunities lying in the region and not only. We would also like to congratulate the teams of Pet City and BC Partners and wish all the best to the new partnership. Finally, we are absolutely confident that Pet City along with BC Partners will become a perfect model of sustainable future expansion transcending boundaries and norms. #private equity #dealmaking #valuation
November 2021: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) were the Valuation Advisors to a group of European investors looking at the acquisition of a banking entity based in the United Kingdom.
October 2021: VRS International S.A. - Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) were the Valuation Advisors to a European corporation looking to acquire a fund management company based in Luxembourg. With this engagement among others, VRS reiterates its commitment to act as an independent valuation advisor utilizing its team’s excellent domain knowledge and expertise across key geographies and sectors.
October 2021: VRS International S.A. - VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to present to their clients – global asset managers the Athex Small-Cap Conference, which is to be held on 20th and 21st October 2021. The event covers listed companies and is organized by the Athens Exchange, Greece.
October 2021: Stock Option Strategies for Asset Managers | VRS Research Team has modelled trading strategies on weekly and monthly index call options. The options had as underlying assets the S&P 500 and NASDAQ with the goal of testing which type of options would produce higher returns for five different time horizons, by applying three different strategies using historical data.
September 2021: VRS International S.A. - VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to announce their partnership with Smartkarma. Based in Singapore and with offices in New York and London, Smartkarma is an independent investment research network that brings together independent Insight Providers, institutional investors, private accredited investors, and corporate IR professionals and management. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore.
May 2021: "Greek Corporate Deals 2020" webinar was held on Sunday, May 30th, 2021. Joint research initiative by VRS International S.A. - VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) and Finance Club UoM.
May 2021: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to present to their clients – global asset managers the 4th Athex Mid-Cap Conference, which is to be held virtually on May 19th and 20th, 2021. The event covers listed companies and is organized by the Athens Exchange, Greece.
May 2021: Asset managers across the globe continue to appreciate a lot reviewing analysts’ models along their investment selection and decision process. Therefore following a relevant request, VRS Research Team will start uploading financial analysis and valuation models of selected companies from its universe on the global platform of Factset.
April 2021: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are very delighted to see the closing of another prominent deal in the Greek market between Dodoni and CVC Capital Partners and especially proud for the strong efforts of Ionian Capital and its team, to whom VRS has been a close member for the past 7 years, for successfully clinching this agreement and acting as the sell side advisor.
April 2021: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to present to their clients – global asset managers the Athex Energy Conference, which is to be held virtually on April 21st and 22nd, 2021. The event covers listed energy companies and is organized by the Athens Exchange, Greece.
February 2021: Our equity price targets on ArcelorMittal [Bloomberg Ticker: MT:US], Pyxis Tankers [Bloomberg Ticker: PXS:US], and FRIGOGLASS [Bloomberg ticker: FRIGO:GA] were successfully reached implying a significant upside since initiation of coverage.
January 2021: Corporate Valuation & Success Stories | VRS Managing Partner featuring as keynote speaker at this webinar organized by Global Sustain.
January 2021: Trading BITCOIN Volatility through our Expert Artificial Intelligence (AI) System | A collaborative initiative by Trident-AI and Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS).
December 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) | Our equity price target on ArcelorMittal was successfully hit on December 4, 2020 implying a 64% upside since our latest report release back in March 2020.
December 2020: VRS Research Team | Iron ore prices have advanced by more than 27% following our latest report release on this market in August 2020.
November 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to present to their clients – global asset managers the 3rd Small-Cap Conference, which is to be held virtually on November 23 & 24, 2020. The event covers small cap Greek listed companies and is organized by the Athens Exchange, Greece.
November 2020: We are very glad to announce that Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) have acted as valuation and financial modeling advisors to Lamda Hellix's acquisition by Digital Realty's Interxion. Lamda Hellix Data Centers, founded in 2002, is the leading provider of neutral data center services in South East Europe whereas US based Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. We wish every success to the new partnership.
October 2020: VRS are especially happy to announce the release of an extended survey on Greek corporate deals covering the period 2015 – 2019 (#mergersacquisitions #equitymarket #bondmarket #privateplacement #deals).
October 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to present to their clients – global asset managers the 3rd ATHEX Mid Cap Conference, which is to be held on Thursday October 15th, 2020 in Athens, Greece. The event covers medium cap Greek listed companies and is organized by the Athens Exchange.
July 2020: RSRCHX, distribution partner of VRS and a Liquidnet company, has launched its integration with London Stock Exchange (LSE) to power up their Issuer Services portal with institutional research. Thanks to this partnership, VRS can now leverage the existing RSRCHX functionalities to improve information distribution and management with Corporates listed on LSE. This in turn facilitates the deeper penetration and awareness of equity coverage across the senior executive and investor relations teams of the listed companies.
June 2020: "Greek Corporate Deals 2019" webinar held on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020. Joint research initiative by VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) and Finance Club UoM.
May 2020: VRS Newsletter, May 8, 2020
May 2020: Valuation & Research Specialists are delighted to announce their partnership with Intro-Act. Based in Boston, US, Intro-Act operates an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that matches corporate executives with institutional investors, providing access for all participants such as corporate IR, brokers, investors, research providers and IR service firms.
March 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to be contributors of earnings estimates and equity research to Morningstar platform. Morningstar is going to be the 18th platform in the research distribution network of VRS globally. Based in Chicago, US, Morningstar Inc. is a provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
February 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) were online supporters of the 1st Athex Real Estate Conference, held on February 11, 2020 in Athens, Greece. The conference aimed at bringing together listed and non-listed Real Estate companies with foreign and domestic institutional investors as well as sell side analysts. The event was organized by the Athens Exchange.
January 2020: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) - www.vrs.gr, deals with Corporate Valuation and Equity Research. VRS analyzes and evaluates on behalf of investors, fund managers and asset managers, various businesses and assets such as listed companies, private companies, real estate assets, as well as intangible goods. VRS selects the universe of listed and non-listed companies that it analyzes using ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) criteria. | Read full article at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esg-corporate-valuation-equity-research-nicholas-georgiadis-phd-1c/
November 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) were very glad to see the survey on Greek corporate deals, which had been a joint research initiative by VRS Research Team and Finance Club UOM, as the cover story of "METOXOS", a weekly financial news magazine.
October 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) were online supporters of the ATHEX Small Cap Conference, held on Thursday October 10th, 2019 in Athens, Greece. The event covered the small cap Greek listed companies and was organized by the Athens Exchange.
October 2019: VRS Newsletter, October 7, 2019
September 2019: Delighted with our visits to Euronext Brussells and Luxembourg Stock Exchange where VRS carried very interesting discussions with the authorities of both exchanges.
September 2019: VRS were Supporters of the 6th Investments Forum titled “Prudent Investments in Complex Markets” that took place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, September 26th, 2019. Topics covered, were among others the following: "Global Market Outlook", "Macro Outlook of the Greek Economy", "Having an edge in emerging markets", "In search of a yield in a low interest environment" and "Impact Investing in Private Markets: Social and Environmental Benefits".
September 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) were online supporters of the 14th Annual Greek Roadshow, held on September 18-19, 2019 in London, UK. The event covered the major Greek listed companies and was organized by the Athens Exchange.
July 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to be online supporters of "The Strongest Companies in Greece", a special publication prepared by DIRECTION BUSINESS NETWORK via Direction Business Reports. The publication covers the most important sectors within the Greek economy, the largest companies in terms of turnover, the most profitable ones in terms of earnings before taxes, companies with the strongest liquidity position and many other companies that stand out in various industries and markets in Greece.
June 2019: World Markets & Sectors Valuation Ratios as of June 28, 2019, based on Factset data. VRS is Partner of Factset - www.factset.com . See following links: https://lnkd.in/g63tNew | https://lnkd.in/gSKwQq2
May 2019: Greek Corporate Deals Event held on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019, at the University of Macedonia (UoM), Thessaloniki, Greece. Joint research initiative by VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) and Finance Club UoM.
May 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to be part of FactSet Research Systems’ redistribution partnership with Sentieo. Sentieo is a financial application built by former buy side analysts leveraging a powerful search engine for public documents, filings, presentations, and research reports. This partnership involves redistributing real time broker research to Sentieo utilizing FactSet’s entitlement profiles and readership reporting. Sentieo is located in San Francisco, New York and New Delhi.
May 2019: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to support the 2nd ATHEX Mid-Cap Conference to be held on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 in Athens, Greece. The event covers the Greek mid-cap stocks and is organized by the Athens Exchange.
January 2019: VRS Newsletter, January 17, 2019
December 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) has entered into an agreement with RSRCHXCHANGE (RSRCHX) to contribute equity research data to the latter’s platform. Founded in London, UK, but with an international reach, RSRCHX is an aggregator and a virtual library for professional clients such as asset managers and institutional investors, where they can read reports, track consumption and manage access to providers. The RSRCHX platform enables research providers to take greater control over distribution, ensuring regulatory compliance as part of a liquidity hub.
December 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) is proud to announce the publication of the 10th issue of the “Investment Research & Analysis Journal” in collaboration with an executive editorial team of Professors and Finance Professionals.
November 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are delighted to announce their new office presence in Luxembourg. The decision to establish a presence in this region builds upon the firm’s long-term strategic plans for continued growth and development on international level. Through its network in both Athens and Luxembourg, VRS will be more effectively providing its specialized services to European and North American institutional clients.
November 2018: VRS are Supporters of the 8th Wealth Management Forum titled “Wealth management, investments trends and the latest technological trends” taking place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Topics covered will be the “Global Macro View”, “Latest Trends in the Investment Industry” and “Robo Advisory, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Legal Issues”. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
July 2018: VRS Newsletter, July 5, 2018
June 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) entered into an agreement with the Canadian firm Street Contxt to contribute research data to the latter’s repository platform. The Street Contxt Exchange is a global platform that allows research producers to monetize their content to a wider and more diverse audience outside of their current client base. VRS have been early supporters of the Street Contxt Exchange and particularly they were selected in the first group of 30 different research providers from around the globe.
March 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) are supporters of the Strathclyde Executive MBA. The degree is offered by Strathclyde Business School, UK, since 1966. Open Day Presentation on Friday 9th of March, 2018, at 19:00, Athens, Greece. For more information click this link
February 2018: VRS Newsletter, February 15, 2018
February 2018: VRS are Supporters of the 5th Investments Forum titled “Investing in an Environment of Uncertainty” taking place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Topics covered will be the “Market Outlook”, “The Greek Macros, Current Dynamics, Risks and Opportunities”, “Equity Markets, Investment Opportunities & Portfolio Optimization” and “Private Equity and Real Assets”. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
January 2018: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) have entered into a redistribution partnership with AlphaSense via FactSet Research Systems. This partnership involves redistributing real time broker and related research to AlphaSense utilizing FactSet’s entitlement profiles and readership reporting. There are a couple of benefits for VRS emanating from the above partnership such as the inclusion of new distribution channels and the potential higher demand for VRS Research on behalf of professional as well as institutional investors. AlphaSense will have access to real time and historical research of VRS for internal use and for redistribution via the AlphaSense platform in compliance with the entitlements and reporting processes currently in place with FactSet.
December 2017: VRS Newsletter, December 28, 2017
October 2017: VRS are Supporters of the Asset Management Forum VI taking place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, October 19, 2017, with a focus on “Asset Management Portfolio Insights and the latest dynamics in the Greek market”. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
August 2017: Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) have agreed with ResearchPool for the uploading and distribution of VRS reports such as equity research reports, valuations of public or non public companies, financial analysis and academic research via ResearchPool’s platform. ResearchPool is the sixth provider / distributor of VRS research reports internationally, following VRS agreements with Bloomberg in 2016, Inquiry Financial in 2013, Factset in 2011, Capital IQ (member of Standard & Poor's) in 2010 and Thomson Reuters in 2006.
May 2017: International Commodities Prices, Historical Graph Analysis Report, Period 2005 – 2017, prepared by Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) in collaboration with Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) Students’ Investment & Finance Club. Commodities covered: Crude Oil Brent, Natural Gas, Coal, Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Silver, Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead, Cotton, Wheat, Corn, Coffee, Cocoa, Milk, Sugar, Live Cattle, Lean Hogs, Rough Rice, Soybeans, Orange Juice. Available on the terminals of Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital IQ.
April 2017: Stock Markets & Currencies, Historical Graph Analysis Report, Period 2005 – 2017. Prepared by Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) in collaboration with Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) Students’ Investment & Finance Club. Indices and currencies covered: Dow Jones IA 30 – USA, Nikkei 225 – Japan, FTSE 100 – UK, DAX 30 – Germany, CAC 40 – France, General Index – Greece, EUR / USD, USD / JPY, EUR / JPY, GBP / USD, EUR / CHF, EUR / GBP. Available on the terminals of Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital IQ.
April 2017: VRS are Supporters of the Wealth Management Forum VII taking place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, April 27, 2017, with a focus on the latest dynamics in the wealth management industry. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
January 2017: Columbia University MBA Program gained entitlement to VRS research through the Factset platform and the FactSet Entitlement Management system following a relevant request that was officially submitted in December 2016. The MBA Program is an academic division belonging to the Columbia University which was founded in 1754 in the United States of America (USA). It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in USA.
December 2016: VRS are Supporters of the Fund Strategies Forum IX taking place in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, December 22, 2016, with a focus on the challenges, opportunities and the macro outlook affecting the international fund strategies. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
September 2016: VRS are Supporters of the Asset Management Forum V taking place in Athens, Greece, on October 13, 2016, with a focus on the latest dynamics in the Asset Management Industry. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the major sponsor of the event.
August 2016: Data about Greek Market Deal Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions for the period 2015 - 2016 were uploaded on Bloomberg Terminal. The data were collected and presented by VRS in collaboration with the Finance Club of University of Macedonia.
The Finance Club of University of Macedonia is an independent student organization founded by students of UoM (www.uom.gr) that aims to build strong relations between the market and the University. The goal of the Finance Club is to give its members the chance to view the market in a more practical approach rather than the abstract knowledge offered by the university. In order to achieve this goal, it organizes various events like conferences, workshops and seminars
July 2016: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) have agreed with Bloomberg Finance L.P. for the uploading and distribution of VRS reports such as equity research reports, valuations of public and non public companies, financial analysis and academic research via Bloomberg’s platform. Bloomberg is the fifth provider / distributor of VRS research reports internationally, following VRS agreements with Inquiry Financial in 2013, Factset in 2011, Capital IQ (member of Standard & Poor's) in 2010 and Thomson Reuters in 2006.
May 2016: VRS were Supporters of the Wealth Management Forum VI that took place in Athens, Greece, on May 12, 2016. The forum focused on the latest dynamics in the European Wealth Management market.
February 2016: Nicholas Georgiadis, Director of Equity Research of VRS, gave a lecture about Corporate Valuation Approaches at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
December 2015: VRS were Supporters of the Fund Strategies Forum VIII that took place in Athens, Greece, on December 18, 2015. The forum focused on the areas of macro investment outlook, geopolitical tensions and energy dynamics as well as fund strategies.
April 2015: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) announce their partnership with the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) Students’ Investment & Finance Club in a mission to conduct as well as promote research initiatives in the field of Finance and Investment.
March 2014: VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists) in partnership with the Greek Association of Industries and Processors of Olive Oil (SEVITEL) released a new report listing out developments, challenges as well as initiatives of the Greek olive oil sector. The report was prepared for institutional investors outside Greece focusing on promising sectors of the Greek economy.