Investor Presentation • Mar 13, 2025
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GBL communicated in November 2024 its objective to generate double-digit TSR per annum over 2024-2027 resulting from: (i) NAV/share growth and (ii) enhanced shareholder distributions through steady growth in the €5.006 dividend per share, while pursuing opportunistic share buybacks and maintaining conservative leverage.
Ian Gallienne, CEO of GBL, remarked, "In 2024, GBL's teams achieved several milestones supporting the group's commitment to enhanced shareholder returns over the medium term. Through sales of listed assets, we have already executed nearly half of the anticipated disposals, thereby underpinning an over + 80% increase in the proposed dividend per share with growth in the coming years and securing our financing capacity to seize attractive investment opportunities. As for our private asset portfolio, we continue to demonstrate our ability to create value. The Sanoptis capital raise not only supports further growth of this buy-and-build platform, but also attests to GBL's potential in this asset class. Our recent achievements confirm that the group is well oriented on its mid-term strategic trajectory, the objective of which is double-digit total shareholder returns per annum. I am confident in our ability to successfully execute our strategic roadmap under a new Managing Director and look forward to working with him."
7 0.0% as at March 7, 2025

1 Information on GBL's mid-term outlook (2024-2027) can be found in the Strategic Update presentation in the "Investors" section of www.gbl.com
2 Affidea (+ €281m), Sanoptis (+ €140m), Canyon (- €211m), Voodoo (+ €15m) and Parques Reunidos (+ €0m) (see pages 13-19)
3 Agreement signed March 11, 2025
4 SGS disposals occurred on March 5, 2025
5 In accordance with IFRS 9, capital gains (losses) do not impact GBL's consolidated net result
6 Dividend per share of €5.00 payable in FY 2025 for FY 2024 as announced July 31, 2024; as is customary, subject to approval at
GBL's General Shareholders' Meeting
Paul Desmarais, Jr., has asked to step down as Chairman of GBL's Board of Directors at the end of the General Meeting on May 2, 2025, at which point he will become Vice Chairman. On the same date, Ian Gallienne, CEO of GBL, will be appointed Chairman.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors will submit a proposal to this General Meeting to appoint Johannes Huth, most recently a Partner and Chairman of operations in EMEA at KKR, to the position of Director. He will subsequently take on the executive responsibility of Managing Director, replacing Ian Gallienne.
The Board of Directors has unanimously agreed upon the aforementioned changes. Additional information can be found here.
Christian Mogge joined GBL in March 2025. He brings 20 years of investment experience, with in particular, an extensive network and knowledge in the DACH region.
On March 11, 2025, Sanoptis signed an agreement with Carlyle for a €250m capital raise in preferred equity. Underpinning the platform value of the group, this partnership will further accelerate identified growth initiatives and the buy-and-build strategy.
On March 5, 2025, GBL reduced its stake in SGS from 19.1% to 14.6% of the capital for total proceeds of approximately €0.8bn. The disposals generated a capital gain1 of approximately €0.2bn and equate to a MoIC of 1.7x. This operation is aligned with the objectives of GBL's strategic trajectory2 . GBL is still the largest shareholder in SGS and remains committed to supporting the company, its management and its Strategy 27, with a long-term perspective.
GBL Capital, through its subsidiary GBL Capital, agreed in March 2025 to take a 5% GP stake in Sagard and to make capital commitments totaling €250m over the next five years.
Additional information can be found here.
Between January 2 and March 11, 2025, GBL acquired 1.5m GBL shares, accounting for 1.1% of the shares representing the capital and valued at €102m on March 11, 2025. The seventh envelope of share buybacks was 78.7% executed at that date.
1 In accordance with IFRS 9, capital gains (losses) do not impact GBL's consolidated net result
2 Information on GBL's mid-term outlook (2024-2027) can be found in the Strategic Update presentation in the "Investors" section of www.gbl.com
As of December 31, 2024, GBL's NAV totaled €15.7bn. Within the portfolio, listed assets accounted for 60%, while direct private assets and indirect private assets (GBL Capital) represented 22% and 18%, respectively.
Listed assets include stakes in SGS, Pernod Ricard, adidas, and Imerys, among others.

The NAV of the listed assets as of December 31, 2024 stood at €9.1bn, compared to €11.4bn as of December 31, 2023. The most significant impact on the evolution of the NAV came from a reduction in the group's stake in adidas, representing €1,652m.


Direct private assets include controlling stakes in Affidea, Sanoptis and Canyon (fully consolidated assets) as well as minority stakes in Voodoo and Parques Reunidos (non-consolidated assets or assets accounted for using the equity method). Given the attractive long-term potential of direct private assets, GBL's ambition has been to increase over time its involvement in this asset category.

At the end of December 2024, the NAV stood at €3.3bn, an increase of + €238m compared to year-end 2023. This increase reflects, in particular, the uplift in fair value of healthcare platforms Affidea and Sanoptis.


formerly Sienna Capital
GBL Capital, established in 2013, is the group's indirect private asset activity that invests in funds and co-investments.

GBL Capital's NAV stood at €2.7bn at the end of December 2024. GBL Capital's value creation amounted to + €212m over the period, but due mainly to high distributions (€487m), NAV decreased.
Distributions mainly came from funds Apheon (€325m), Sagard (€68m), Kartesia (€62m) and BDT & MSD (€16m) while the largest contributions to value creation came from growth at Sagard (+ €60m), Apheon (+ €54m) and Human Capital (+ €30m).
The most significant investments were capital calls for ICONIQ (€46m) and Stripes (€23m). Due to the disposal of a portion of certain funds' interests, GBL Capital's investment in FY 2024 totaled €65m.
In July 2024, GBL Capital concluded a secondary transaction with a leading institutional investor involving the disposal of a portion of certain funds' interests managed by Sagard, for total proceeds of €102m. This disposal generated a capital gain of €13m. This institutional investor has committed to invest €40m in Sienna Private Equity Fund I.


| €m | End of December | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Group's share) | 2024 | 2023 | Variation |
| Net asset value | 15,681 | 16,671 | - 5.9% |
| Net asset value per share2 | 113.30 | 113.64 | - 0.3% |
| Market capitalization | 9,141 | 10,448 | - 12.5% |
| Market capitalization per share2 | 66.05 | 71.22 | - 7.3% |
| Discount | 41.7% | 37.3% | + 4.4% |
| Dividend per share | 5.003 | 2.75 | 2.25 |
| Net investments / (divestments) | (1,724) | (595) | (1,128) |
| Net cash / (Net debt) | (460) | (2,022) | 1,562 |
| Loan To Value | 3.0% | 11.4% | - 8.4% |
| Consolidated net result | 132 | 1,723 | (1,591) |
| Consolidated net result per share2 | 0.99 | 12.28 | (11.29) |
| Cash earnings | 336 | 414 | - 18.8% |
| Cash earnings per share2 | 2.43 | 2.82 | - 13.9% |
Net asset value per share amounted to €113.30 as at December 31, 2024 compared to €113.64 as at December 31, 2023.
Net investments/(divestments) in FY 2024 totalled €(1,724)m, with the majority reflecting divestments of adidas shares for €(1,652)m. These disposals crystallized €1,052m of gains and are aligned with GBL's strategic trajectory as communicated at the group's mid-term Strategic Update on November 7, 2024. From 2024 through 2027, subject to market conditions, GBL intends to execute €5bn of disposals to be redeployed into new assets and returns to shareholders.
Cash earnings amounted to €336m as at December 31, 2024 compared to €414m as at December 31, 2023. This evolution principally reflects lower net dividends from investments over FY 2024, mainly reflecting: an exceptional dividend from Imerys of €109m for FY 2023 and the Holcim exit in H1 2023. These elements were partially offset by a significantly greater contribution from GBL Capital of €85m in FY 2024 vs. €3m in FY 2023.
3 Subject to approval at the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting on May 2, 2025

1 The definitions of alternative performance indicators and, where applicable, their calculation methods can be found in the glossary available on GBL's website: www.gbl.com/en/glossary
2 Calculation per share based on the number of shares issued as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (138.4m and 146.7m respectively), except for the net result per share which refers, in accordance with IFRS, to the weighted average number of shares (133.5m and 140.3m respectively) used to determine the basic earnings per share
| Publication of the Annual Report 2024 | April 2, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Results as of March 31, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Ex-dividend | May 9, 2025 |
| Dividend payment | May 13, 2025 |
| Report on payments to governments available on GBL's website | May 30, 2025 |
| Half-year results 2025 | July 31, 2025 |
| Results as of September 30, 2025 | November 6, 2025 |
These dates may be subject to change.
April 17 – May 2, 2025 July 1 – July 31, 2025 October 22 – November 6, 2025
Xavier Likin Chief Financial Officer Tel: + 32 2 289 17 72 [email protected]
Alison Donohoe Head of Investor Relations Tel: +32 2 289 17 64 [email protected]
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ("GBL") is an established investment holding company, with seventy years of stock exchange listing and a net asset value of €15.7bn at the end of December 2024. As a leading and active investor in Europe, GBL focuses on long-term value creation with the support of a stable family shareholder base.
GBL aims to grow its diversified high-quality portfolio of listed, direct private and indirect private investments.
GBL is focused on delivering meaningful growth by providing attractive returns to its shareholders through a combination of growth in its net asset value per share, a sustainable dividend and share buybacks.
GBL is listed on Euronext Brussels (Ticker: GBLB BB; ISIN code: BE0003797140) and is included in the BEL20 index.



As of December 31, 2024, GBL's net asset value amounts to €15.7bn (€113.30 per share), compared to €16.7bn (€113.64 per share) at year-end 2023. Relative to the share price of €66.05, the discount as of end December 2024 stood at 41.7%.
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % in capital |
Stock price (€)1 |
(€m) | Variation | % in capital |
Stock price (€)1 |
(€m) | |
| Listed assets | 9,105 | - 20% | 11,360 | ||||
| SGS | 19.13 | 96.56 | 3,501 | + 23% | 19.31 | 78.34 | 2,835 |
| Pernod Ricard | 6.83 | 109.00 | 1,879 | - 32% | 6.73 | 159.75 | 2,749 |
| adidas | 3.51 | 236.80 | 1,496 | - 41% | 7.62 | 184.16 | 2,526 |
| Imerys | 54.72 | 28.20 | 1,311 | - 1% | 54.64 | 28.48 | 1,322 |
| Umicore | 15.92 | 9.96 | 391 | - 60% | 15.92 | 24.90 | 977 |
| Concentrix | 13.54 | 41.65 | 3712 | - 54% | 13.17 | 88.88 | 8072 |
| Ontex | 19.98 | 8.39 | 138 | + 10% | 19.98 | 7.61 | 125 |
| TotalEnergies | 0.01 | 53.37 | 14 | - 13% | 0.01 | 61.60 | 16 |
| GEA | 0.06 | 47.82 | 5 | + 27% | 0.06 | 37.69 | 4 |
| Direct private assets | 3,305 | + 8% | 3,067 | ||||
| Affidea | 99.12 | 1,477 | + 24% | 99.15 | 1,195 | ||
| Sanoptis | 83.28 | 969 | + 17% | 83.36 | 829 | ||
| Voodoo | 15.04 | 302 | + 5% | 15.90 | 287 | ||
| Parques Reunidos | 23.00 | 296 | + 0% | 23.00 | 296 | ||
| Canyon | 49.763 | 261 | - 43% | 48.653 | 460 | ||
| GBL Capital | 2,743 | - 7% | 2,951 | ||||
| Sienna Investment Managers4 | 137 | + 25% | 110 | ||||
| Portfolio | 15,290 | - 13% | 17,488 | ||||
| Treasury shares | 851 | - 29% | 1,206 | ||||
| Gross debt | (3,070) | - 14% | (3,578) | ||||
| Concentrix note | 4 | - 99%5 | 476 | ||||
| Gross cash | 2,606 | + 141% | 1,080 | ||||
| Net asset value | 15,681 | - 6% | 16,671 | ||||
| Net asset value (€ p.s.)6 | 113.30 | - 0% | 113.64 | ||||
| Stock price (€ p.s.) | 66.05 | - 7% | 71.22 | ||||
| Discount | 41.7% | + 437bps | 37.3% |
1 Share price converted in € based on the ECB fixing of (i) 0.9412 CHF/€ as of December 31, 2024 and 0.9260 CHF/€ as of December 31, 2023 for SGS, (ii) 1.0389 USD/€ as of December 31, 2024 and 1.1050 USD/€ as of December 31, 2023 for Concentrix
2 Including the market value of earn-out shares at December 31, 2024, i.e., €5m, and at December 31, 2023, i.e., €27m
3 GBL's ownership in Canyon, excluding shares held by GBL Capital (additional indirect ownership of 1.37% as of December 31, 2024 and 1.34% as of December 31, 2023)
4 Valued at the fair market value of the acquired management companies
5 The Concentrix note was monetized in Q3 2024; GBL has a residual receivable of €4m as of December 31, 2024
6 Based on 138,400,000 shares as of December 31, 2024 and 146,700,000 shares as of December 31, 2023


The most significant impact on the evolution of the NAV came from a reduction in the group's stake in adidas, representing €1,652m, as GBL crystallized value on its investment. The change in fair value came to - €616m as the share price movements of SGS and adidas, up strong double-digits, did not compensate those of Pernod Ricard, Umicore and Concentrix. The change in fair value for the FY 2024 was particularly marked by the Q4 2024.
| Listed assets – NAV evolution | ||
|---|---|---|
| €m | FY 2024 | Q4 2024 |
| NAV, beginning of period | 11,360 | 10,557 |
| Acquisitions | 13 | - |
| Disposals | (1,652) | (653) |
| Change in fair value | (616) | (800) |
| NAV, end of period | 9,105 | 9,105 |
| Listed assets – contribution to NAV and TSR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | ||||
| €m | NAV | Change in fair value |
TSR | Change in fair value |
| SGS | 3,501 | 660 | 28.2% | (123) |
| Pernod Ricard | 1,879 | (874) | - 28.8% | (459) |
| adidas | 1,496 | 622 | 28.8% | (30) |
| Imerys | 1,311 | (14) | 2.9% | (73) |
| Umicore | 391 | (586) | - 57.8% | (67) |
| Concentrix (ordinary + earn-out shares) | 371 | (436) | - 51.6% | (38) |
| Ontex | 138 | 13 | 10.2% | (9) |
| TotalEnergies | 14 | (2) | - 8.9% | (1) |
| GEA | 5 | 1 | 30.1% | 0 |
| Total | 9,105 | (616) | (800) |

GBL continues to actively support its portfolio companies, with ongoing operational progress across the portfolio1 :
5 Profit from Recurring Operations ("PRO")

1 Please refer to company-specific publications for more detail
2 Through 2027 as part of "Strategy 27"
3 Throughout 2024 until February 1, 2025
4 Ending December 31, 2024
Value creation of + €225m was the principal driver in the NAV increase of direct private assets.
| Direct private assets – NAV evolution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | FY 2024 | Q4 2024 | ||
| NAV, beginning of period | 3,067 | 3,263 | ||
| Acquisitions | 13 | 11 | ||
| Disposals | - | - | ||
| Change in fair value | 225 | 30 | ||
| Affidea | 281 | 89 | ||
| Sanoptis | 140 | 86 | ||
| Voodoo | 15 | 5 | ||
| Parques Reunidos | 0 | 0 | ||
| Canyon | (211) | (151) | ||
| NAV, end of period | 3,305 | 3,305 | ||
| consolidated assets | 2,707 | 2,707 | ||
| non-consolidated assets or assets accounted for using the equity method |
598 | 598 |
The healthcare platforms reported an increase in NAV in FY 2024, driven by robust business development both organically and from M&A. For Canyon, the challenging market environment and the company's one-off quality issues on certain models, which are actively being addressed, impacted its valuation.
| Consolidated private assets – valuation1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | MoIC | NAV 12/31/2024 |
NAV 12/31/2023 |
Variation 1 year |
NAV 09/30/2024 |
Variation 3 months |
Major Drivers |
| Affidea (2022) |
1.5x | 1,477 | 1,195 | + 282 | 1,386 | + 90 | Continued strong growth, both organic and from M&A, including the MedEuropa and Nu-Med acquisitions; Solid cash flow generation |
| Sanoptis (2022) |
1.4x | 969 | 829 | + 140 | 883 | + 86 | High growth from organic initiatives and M&A combined with significantly expanded platform capabilities (including successful entry into 4 new geographies and substantial reinforcement of shared functions) |
| Canyon (2021) |
0.7x | 261 | 460 | - 199 | 402 | - 141 | Continued industry headwinds (e.g., aggressive discounting) and one-off quality issues related to certain e-mountain bike models muted revenue growth and profitability in Q4 2024 |
1 The private assets are valued quarterly at their fair value, using a multi-criteria approach (e.g., DCF, multiples, trading comps), in line with IPEV Valuation Guidelines. Acquisitions are held at cost for 12 months, provided this is the best estimate of fair value
Consolidated private assets reported strong double-digit sales growth of + 13% on a combined basis, fueled by organic growth and M&A of the healthcare assets.
| Consolidated private assets, performance FY 2024 vs. FY 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affidea | Sanoptis1 | Canyon | Total | ||
| Sales, €m | 1,047 | 702 | 792 | 2,541 | |
| Growth, % | 22% | 16% | 0% | 13% | |
| Organic growth, % | 12%2 | 11% | 0% | 7% | |
| EBITDA growth, % | 47% | 9% | (8)%3 | 22% |
Source: non-audited company reporting
3 EBITDA decline on a like-for-like basis, excluding one-off adjustments to FY 2023 EBITDA (add-backs for one-off supply chain issues incurred in Q3 2023). Including these adjustments to FY 2023 EBITDA, decline would be (29)% for FY 2024

1 Includes estimated annualization of closed clinic M&A and clinic M&A projects with signed SPAs at the end of the period, except for organic growth
2 Like-for-like growth, excluding impact of acquisitions done in the latest period and Covid-19 testing
The pan-European provider of advanced diagnostics and outpatient services

€1,477m NAV as of 12/31/2024
+ €282m compared to 12/31/2023
Acquired in 2022
| Key metrics, Affidea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY | Q4 | GBL entry - | Evolution | |
| 2 | LTM ending | since GBL's | ||
| 2024 | 20242 | June 30, 2022 | entry | |
| Sales3 , €m |
1,047 | 290 | 698 | + 349 |
| Growth, % | 22% | 29% | - | 50% |
| Organic growth , % 1 |
12% | 10% | - | 32% |
| EBITDA growth4 , % |
47% | 92% | - | 90% |
| Number of locations5 | 389 | 389 | 315 | + 74 |
| Number of examinations, millions | 32.8 | 8.6 | 26.8 | + 22% |
Source: Non-audited internal reporting
3 Reported sales
5 Pro forma for acquisitions

1 Like-for-like growth, excluding impact of acquisitions done in the latest period and Covid-19 testing
2 Growth metrics vs. same period of previous year (at constant currency within the year)
4 Pro forma for the full latest period of acquisitions done in that period, excluding Covid-19 testing and equipment lease
A European leader in ophthalmology services
Acquired in 2022

€969m NAV as of 12/31/2024
+ €140m compared to 12/31/2023
| Key metrics1 , Sanoptis |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY | Q4 | GBL entry - | Evolution | |||
| 2024 2 |
20242 | LTM ending June 30, 2022 |
since GBL's entry |
|||
| Sales, €m | 702 | 180 | 350 | + 352 | ||
| Growth, % | 16% | 18% | - | 100% | ||
| Organic growth3 , % |
11% | 7% | - | 24% | ||
| EBITDA growth, % | 9% | 13% | - | 99% | ||
| Number of locations | 452 | 452 | 279 | + 173 | ||
| Number of doctors | 863 | 863 | 515 | + 348 | ||
| Number of treatments4 , 000s |
3,340 | 824 | 1,876 | + 1,464 |
Source: Non-audited internal reporting
4 Core surgical and conservative (e.g., diagnostic) treatments

1 All periods include annualization of closed clinic M&A and clinic M&A projects with signed SPAs at the end of the period except for organic growth
2 Growth metrics vs. same period of previous year
3 Organic growth uses the perimeter of the earliest period annualized for closed clinic M&A
World's largest Direct-to-Consumer manufacturer of premium bikes
Acquired in 2021

€261m NAV as of 12/31/2024 - €199m
compared to 12/31/2023
| Key metrics1 , Canyon |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY | Q4 | GBL entry - | Evolution | |
| 2024 2 |
2024 2 |
FY 2020 | since GBL's entry |
|
| Sales, €m | 792 | 137 | 408 | + 384 |
| Growth, % | 0% | (19)% | - | 94% |
| Organic growth, % | 0% | (19)% | - | 94% |
| EBITDA growth3 , % |
(8)%4 | n.m. | - | (10)% |
| Number of employees | 1,660 | 1,660 | 990 | + 670 |
Source: Non-audited internal reporting
4 EBITDA decline on a like-for-like basis, excluding one-off adjustments to FY 2023 EBITDA (add-backs for one-off supply chain issues incurred in Q3 2023). Including these adjustments to FY 2023 EBITDA, decline would be (29)% for FY 2024

1 At yearly average FX rates; local GAAP, pre IFRS
2 Growth metrics vs. same period of previous year
3 Adjusted EBITDA
One of the world's leading mobile game publishers by downloads
Minority stake taken in 2021

€302m NAV as of 12/31/2024 + €15m
compared to 12/31/2023
| Key metrics1 , Voodoo |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY | Q4 | FY | Q4 | |
| 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Sales, €m | 623 | 192 | 521 | 130 |
| Growth, % | 20% | 48% | 13% 2 | 8% |
2 Adjusted for one-off effect in FY 2022, when Voodoo enjoyed a revenue inflow related to a deal with a leading ad mediation platform

1 Growth metric vs. same period of previous year

A leading operator of leisure parks with a global presence
Minority stake since 2017 (company taken private in 2019)
| Key metrics1 , Parques Reunidos |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY | Q4 | FY | Q4 | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Sales, €m | 858 | 144 | 830 | 131 | ||
| Growth, % | 3% | 10% | 1% | (7%) |
1 Growth metric vs. same period of previous year


€296m NAV as of 12/31/2024 + €0m
compared to 12/31/2023
formerly Sienna Capital
Sizeable distributions for GBL Capital in FY 2024 offset value creation, leading to a lower NAV.
| GBL Capital – NAV evolution | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | NAV 12/31/2023 |
Investments | Distributions | Value creation |
Other | NAV 12/31/2024 |
| Funds | 1,644 | 119 | (482) | 195 | - | 1,477 |
| Co-investments | 1,009 | (9) | (1) | 9 | - | 1,008 |
| Sienna branded funds and co-investments | 297 | (67) | (4) | 8 | - | 234 |
| Other (GBL Capital cash & working capital) | - | 22 | - | - | 1 | 23 |
| Total | 2,951 | 65 | (487) | 212 | 1 | 2,743 |

| GBL Capital, NAV €m |
12/31/2023 | Investments | Distributions | Value Creation | Other | 12/31/2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagard | 326.6 | (34.2) | (67.6) | 59.7 | - | 284.6 |
| Human Capital | 174.6 | 8.6 | - | 30.2 | - | 213.4 |
| Backed | 154.5 | 8.6 | (3.7) | (2.3) | - | 157.1 |
| Apheon | 401.9 | 5.0 | (325.2) | 53.9 | - | 135.7 |
| BDT & MSD | 133.6 | 1.1 | (16.3) | 6.2 | - | 124.7 |
| Marcho Partners | 96.5 | - | (0.2) | 22.0 | - | 118.4 |
| Kartesia | 133.0 | - | (61.8) | 10.4 | - | 81.6 |
| C2 Capital | 75.0 | 1.7 | - | 1.1 | - | 77.8 |
| ICONIQ | 15.8 | 45.6 | - | 4.4 | - | 65.8 |
| Stripes | 29.8 | 23.4 | - | (1.4) | - | 51.9 |
| 468 Capital | 18.0 | 8.0 | - | (0.8) | - | 25.2 |
| CIEP II | 19.0 | 0.6 | - | 3.2 | - | 22.8 |
| Griffin | 16.5 | 1.6 | (0.3) | (0.3) | - | 17.5 |
| Epiris | - | 9.3 | (1.6) | 8.9 | - | 16.6 |
| PrimeStone | 15.9 | - | (0.3) | 0.0 | - | 15.6 |
| Mérieux | 18.1 | 0.5 | (1.3) | (2.1) | - | 15.1 |
| Alto Capital V | 1.2 | 11.8 | - | (0.2) | - | 12.8 |
| Innovius | 6.6 | 4.3 | - | 0.7 | - | 11.6 |
| SPC | 7.6 | 1.1 | - | 0.9 | - | 9.5 |
| Portage Capital Solutions | - | 9.0 | - | (0.6) | - | 8.4 |
| Dover | - | 4.8 | (0.4) | 1.5 | - | 6.0 |
| Warburg | - | 5.4 | (3.0) | 1.4 | - | 3.9 |
| Bregal | - | 2.8 | - | (1.6) | - | 1.2 |
| Funds | 1,644.3 | 119.2 | (481.5) | 195.0 | - | 1,477.0 |
| Flora Food Group | 424.6 | - | - | (25.1) | - | 399.6 |
| Moeve | 95.4 | 0.3 | - | 15.4 | - | 111.1 |
| opseo | 65.9 | 0.4 | - | 5.4 | - | 71.6 |
| Proalpha | 59.5 | - | - | 9.6 | - | 69.1 |
| svt | 52.5 | - | - | 5.0 | - | 57.5 |
| Ceva | 40.4 | - | - | 8.4 | - | 48.8 |
| Commure | 39.8 | - | - | 2.6 | - | 42.3 |
| Wella | 32.2 | - | - | 4.9 | - | 37.0 |
| ADIT | 28.1 | (4.9) | (0.4) | 10.6 | - | 33.4 |
| Elsan | 37.5 | - | - | (5.0) | - | 32.4 |
| Ginger | 30.8 | (4.8) | (1.0) | 2.3 | - | 27.2 |
| Illumio | 24.3 | - | - | 1.5 | - | 25.9 |
| Transcarent | 17.7 | - | - | 1.1 | - | 18.7 |
| Globality | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Telenco | 9.4 | - | - | (0.6) | - | 8.8 |
| Canyon | 13.0 | - | - | (5.8) | - | 7.2 |
| Sagard NewGen Pharma | 5.0 | - | - | (0.0) | - | 5.0 |
| Klarna | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Cosmetics company | 20.8 | - | - | (20.8) | - | - |
| Co-investments | 1,009.4 | (9.0) | (1.4) | 9.4 | - | 1,008.4 |
| Sienna Private Equity | 150.4 | (61.0) | (2.4) | 2.3 | - | 89.4 |
| Sienna Private Credit | 74.3 | 12.2 | (1.5) | 3.9 | - | 88.9 |
| Sienna Venture Capital | 32.1 | 11.9 | - | 1.3 | - | 45.4 |
| Sienna Private Assets Allocation | - | 10.0 | - | 0.7 | - | 10.7 |
| Sienna Opportunities funds | 40.2 | (40.1) | - | (0.1) | - | - |
| Sienna branded funds and co-investments |
297.1 | (66.9) | (3.9) | 8.1 | - | 234.4 |
| Other (GBL Capital cash and | ||||||
| working capital) | - | 22.0 | - | - | 0.8 | 22.8 |
| Total GBL Capital | 2,950.8 | 65.3 | (486.8) | 212.5 | 0.8 | 2,742.6 |


Sienna Investment Managers ("Sienna IM") is a multi-expertise pan-European asset manager, building innovative investment strategies spanning listed and private assets, with a long-term perspective and a strong ESG focus. Sienna IM's third-party assets under management total over €40bn as of the end of December 2024.
| Sienna Investment Managers – Net economic result | |
|---|---|
| €m | 12/31/2024 |
| Revenues | 1211 |
| Operating expenses | (130) |
| EBITDA | (9) |
| Financial results | 2 |
| Other | (34) |
| Net economic result | (41) |
1 Includes €11m of fees from GBL Capital

Net debt decreased from €2.0bn as of December 31, 2023 to €0.5bn as of December 31, 2024. This decrease mainly reflects divestments and distributions of €2,139m and cash earnings of €336m, partially offset by investments of - € 415m (including share buybacks) and the dividend paid by GBL for the year 2023 (- € 380m).
| €m | Gross cash1 | Gross debt | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position as of December 31, 2023 | 1,556.0 | (3,577.9) | (2,021.9) |
| Cash earnings | 336.2 | - | 336.2 |
| Dividend FY 2023 | (380.5) | - | (380.5) |
| Investments | (415.2) | - | (415.2) |
| GBL (share buybacks) | (291.9) | - | (291.9) |
| GBL Capital | (65.3) | - | (65.3) |
| Sienna Investment Managers | (32.8) | - | (32.8) |
| Other | (25.2) | - | (25.2) |
| Divestments/Distributions | 2,138.7 | - | 2,138.7 |
| adidas | 1,651.9 | - | 1,651.9 |
| GBL Capital | 486.8 | - | 486.8 |
| Institutional bonds | (500.0) | 500.0 | - |
| Other | (125.5)2 | 8.0 | (117.6) |
| Position as of December 31, 2024 | 2,609.7 | (3,070.0) | (460.2) |
The LTV1 stood at 3.0%. This compares to 11.4% at the end of December 2023.

Loan To Value
Includes mainly (i) dividends and returns received from GBL Capital presented both in cash earnings and distributions (- €85m) and (ii) the net impact to set up the group's new carried interest scheme (- €39m)

1
2
Includes the Concentrix note, which was monetized in Q3 2024; GBL has a residual receivable of €4m as of December 31, 2024
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional bonds | (2,000) | (2,500) |
| Exchangeable bonds into Pernod Ricard shares | (500) | (500) |
| Convertible bonds into GBL shares | (500) | (500) |
| Other | (70) | (78) |
| Gross debt | (3,070) | (3,578) |
| Gross cash (excluding treasury shares) | 2,606 | 1,080 |
| Concentrix note | 4 | 476 |
| (Net debt)/Net cash | (460) | (2,022) |
The weighted average maturity of the gross debt is 3.6 years at the end of December 2024 (4.0 years at the end of December 2023).
The gross debt does not include the external investment commitments of GBL Capital, which total €893m at the end of December 2024 (€752m at the end of December 2023).
The Concentrix note was estimated at its present value for an amount of €476m at the end of December 2023, and was monetized in Q3 20241 .
As of December 31, 2024, committed credit lines amount to €2,450m, fully undrawn, and mature in 2029.
The liquidity profile (gross cash and undrawn committed credit lines) amounts to €5,056m at the end of December 2024, compared to €3,530m at the end of December 2023.
Finally, as of December 31, 2024, the 12.9m treasury shares correspond to 9.3% of the shares representing the capital on this date and are valued at €851m.
1 GBL has a residual receivable of €4m as of December 31, 2024

| €m Group's share |
December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash earnings |
Mark to market and other non-cash items |
Operating companies (associated or consolidated) |
GBL Capital |
Sienna Investment Managers |
Eliminations, capital gains, impairments and reversals |
Consolidated | Consolidated | |
| Profit (loss) of associates and consolidated operating companies |
- | - | (186.2) | 38.5 | (19.6) | - | (167.3) | (27.0) |
| Net dividends from investments |
388.9 | 0.0 | - | - | - | (134.1) | 254.8 | 286.1 |
| Interest income (expenses) | (9.9) | (5.3) | - | (7.6) | 1.5 | - | (21.4) | (30.2) |
| Other financial income (expenses) |
10.8 | 1.6 | - | 210.8 | - | (25.5) | 197.7 | 419.2 |
| Other operating income (expenses) |
(55.0) | (37.8) | - | (59.8) | (18.7) | - | (171.4) | (232.5) |
| Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversal of non-current assets |
1.6 | - | - | 41.3 | (2.4) | 0.1 | 40.7 | 1,308.1 |
| Taxes | (0.1) | - | - | (0.6) | - | - | (0.7) | (0.5) |
| IFRS consolidated net result 2024 (Group's share) |
336.2 | (41.5) | (186.2) | 222.5 | (39.2) | (159.4) | 132.3 | |
| IFRS consolidated net result 2023 (Group's share) |
414.1 | 100.3 | 1,211.1 | 233.3 | (34.4) | (201.1) | 1,723.2 |
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net dividends from investments | 388.9 | 464.7 |
| Interest income (expenses) | (9.9) | (25.4) |
| GBL Capital interests | 13.4 | 3.2 |
| Other interest income (expenses) | (23.4) | (28.6) |
| Other financial income (expenses) | 10.8 | 27.4 |
| Other operating income (expenses) | (55.0) | (52.5) |
| Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversal of non-current assets |
1.6 | - |
| Taxes | (0.1) | (0.2) |
| Total | 336.2 | 414.1 |
2 The Board of Directors, meeting March 13, 2025, approved GBL's 2024 IFRS audited consolidated financial statements. PwC Reviseurs d'Entreprises confirms that the fieldwork related to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of GBL and its subsidiaries (jointly "the group"), prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, and with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in Belgium, is substantially completed. PwC Reviseurs d'Entreprises confirmed that the financial information shown in this press release requires no comments on their part and is in agreement with the consolidated financial statements of the group. The complete audit report related to the audit on the consolidated financial statements will be included in the Annual Report 2024

1 The definitions of alternative performance indicators and, where applicable, their calculation methods can be found in the glossary available on GBL's website: www.gbl.com/en/glossary
Net dividends from investments received as of December 31, 2024 (€389m) decreased in comparison with December 31, 2023, mainly following the exceptional dividend paid by Imerys in 2023 in addition to its ordinary dividend and linked to the disposal of the HTS business line (impact of - €109m) and the absence of contribution from Holcim as a consequence of the exit from the residual position during 2023 (impact of - € 34m), partially compensated by a contribution from GBL Capital in 2024 (impact of €71m).
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| SGS | 125.6 | 117,7 |
| Pernod Ricard | 81.0 | 80.9 |
| GBL Capital | 71.5 | - |
| Imerys | 62.6 | 178.6 |
| Umicore | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| Concentrix | 9.5 | 2.4 |
| adidas | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| TotalEnergies | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| GEA | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Holcim | - | 33.6 |
| Mowi | - | 1.4 |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total | 388.9 | 464.7 |
Interest income (expenses) (- €10m) mainly comprise (i) interest expenses related to the institutional bonds and the Pernod Ricard exchangeable bond (- €61m compared to - €58m as of December 31,2023) partially balanced by (ii) income from gross cash (€25m compared to €24m as of December 31, 2023), (iii) interest from the Concentrix note (€16m compared to €7m as of December 31, 2023) and (iv) interest income from GBL Capital (€13m compared to €3m as of December 31, 2023).
Other financial income (expenses) (€11m) mainly comprise (i) the dividend received on treasury shares for €25m (€22m as of December 31, 2023) and (ii) yield enhancement income of €6m (€6m as of December 31, 2023), partially balanced by (iii) fees on financial transactions (- €13m).
Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversal of non-current assets (€2m) is composed of the accounting result1 on the partial disposal of the Concentrix note.
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net dividends from investments | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest income (expenses) | (5.3) | (6.5) |
| Other financial income (expenses) | 1.6 | 104.0 |
| Other operating income (expenses) | (37.8) | 2.9 |
| Total | (41.5) | 100.3 |
Other operating income (expenses) notably include the impact of the new group's carried interest scheme implemented in January 2024 (- €39m).
1 Excluding bank fees
In accordance with accounting principles, GBL includes in its accounts its share of the net results of the participations in which it holds the majority of the capital or on which it has a significant influence.
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) of associates and consolidated operating companies |
(186.2) | (75.0) |
| Other financial income (expenses) | - | 106.5 |
| Other operating income (expenses) | - | (112.3) |
| Gains (losses) on disposals, impairments and reversals of non-current assets |
- | 1,291.8 |
| Total | (186.2) | 1,211.1 |
Profit (loss) of associates and consolidated operating companies amounts to - €186m compared to - €75m as of December 31, 2023.
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanoptis | (74.9) | (47.1) |
| Imerys | (52.2) | 28.2 |
| Parques Reunidos/Piolin II | (24.9) | (21.8) |
| Canyon | (19.2) | (6.0) |
| Affidea | (15.0) | (42.6) |
| Webhelp | - | 14.4 |
| Total | (186.2) | (75.0) |
As of December 31, 2024, Sanoptis' contribution to GBL's result amounts to - €75m (- €47m as of December 31, 2023), based on a net result of - €90m (- €59m as of December 31, 2023) and taking into account an integration rate of 83.20% (83.17% as of December 31, 2023).
Net current income from continued activities, group's share, increases 8.2% to €262m as of December 31, 2024 (€242m as of December 31, 2023). The adjusted EBITDA amounts to €676m (€668m as of December 31, 2023). The net result, group's share, amounts to - €95m as of December 31, 2024 (€51m as of December 31, 2023).
The net result, group's share as of December 31, 2024 is impacted by the recycling in the income statement of translation adjustments relating to assets serving the paper market (mainly arising from the devaluation of the Brazilian real) following their disposal. Imerys shareholders' equity and cash position are not affected by this €302m loss.
Imerys contributes - €52m to GBL's result as of December 31, 2024 (€28m as of December 31, 2023), reflecting the variation in net income, group's share, and the 54.98% consolidation rate for Imerys (54.90% as of December 31, 2023).
The press release relating to Imerys' results as of December 31, 2024 is available at www.imerys.com.
As of December 31, 2024, the contribution amounts to - €25m (- €22m as of December 31, 2023), considering a net result of Piolin II of - €108m (- €95m as of December 31, 2023) and taking into account an integration rate of 23.10% (23.10% as of December 31, 2023).
As of December 31, 2024, Canyon's contribution to GBL's result amounts to - €19m (- €6m as of December 31, 2023), based on a net result of - €38m (- €14m as of December 31, 2023) and taking into account an integration rate of 49.76% (48.65% as of December 31, 2023).

As of December 31, 2024, Affidea's contribution to GBL's result amounts to - €15m (- €43m as of December 31, 2023), based on a net result of - €13m (- €50m as of December 31, 2023) and taking into account an integration rate of 98.98% (99.00% as of December 31, 2023).
As of December 31, 2023, Webhelp's contribution to GBL's result amounted to €14m.
In addition, the other financial income (expenses) and other operating income (expenses) reflected the change in debts to Webhelp's minority shareholders.
At the closing of the sale of Webhelp as of September 25, 2023, the debt on minority shareholders was extinguished, without any impact on GBL's cash.
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) of associates and consolidated operating | ||
| companies | 38.5 | 62.2 |
| Interest income (expenses) | (7.6) | 1.7 |
| Other financial income (expenses) | 210.8 | 203.8 |
| IFRS 9 | 196.6 | 187.6 |
| Other | 14.2 | 16.2 |
| Other operating income (expenses) | (59.8) | (50.3) |
| Gains (losses) on disposals, impairments and reversals | ||
| of non-current assets | 41.3 | 16.3 |
| Taxes | (0.6) | (0.3) |
| Total | 222.5 | 233.3 |
The contribution to GBL's results as of December 31, 2024 of GBL Capital's investments consolidated or accounted for by the equity method amounts to €38m, compared to €62m a year earlier:
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| AMB IV | 40.3 | 72.9 |
| Sienna Euclide | 4.0 | - |
| Operating subsidiaries of AMB III | 0.6 | (3.5) |
| Sienna Global Private Investment | 0.3 | - |
| AMB I & II | (0.1) | (0.0) |
| Canyon | (0.5) | (0.2) |
| Mérieux Participations 2 | (1.5) | (15.5) |
| Landlife Holding | (2.2) | (2.2) |
| Backed 1, Backed 2 and Backed Encore 1 | (2.3) | 10.6 |
| Total | 38.5 | 62.2 |
Interest income (expenses) (- €8m) include notably interest charges to GBL (- €13m compared to - €3m as of December 31, 2023).
Other financial income (expenses) mainly reflect the change in fair value of the investments not consolidated or not accounted for by the equity method, in application of IFRS 9, for a total amount of €197m (€188m as of December 31, 2023), out of which mainly Sagard funds (€63m), Human Capital (€36m), Marcho Partners (€23m), Moeve (€16m), Kartesia funds (€12m), a cosmetics company (- €21m) and Flora Food Group (- €25m). As of December 31, 2023, this section included mainly Sagard funds (€48m), Marcho Partners (€28m), Flora Food Group (€25m), Kartesia funds (€18m), Proalpha (€17m), Human Capital (€14m), BDT & MSD (€12m) and Moeve (- €16m).

The gains (losses) on disposals, impairments and reversals of non-current assets mainly include, as of December 31, 2024, the net capital gain following the sale of Beltaste-Vanreusel and Visionnaire by AMB III (€41m).
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) of associates and consolidated operating companies |
(19.6) | (14.2) |
| Interest income (expenses) | 1.5 | - |
| Other operating income (expenses) | (18.7) | (20.2) |
| Gains (losses) on disposals, impairments and reversals of non-current assets |
(2.4) | (0.0) |
| Total | (39.2) | (34.4) |
The contribution to GBL's results as of December 31, 2024 of Sienna Investment Managers' investments consolidated or accounted for by the equity method amounts to - €20m, compared to - €14m a year earlier:
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Sienna Gestion | (14.8) | (1.4) |
| Sienna Real Estate | (5.0) | (11.5) |
| Sienna Private Credit | 0.2 | (1.3) |
| Total | (19.6) | (14.2) |
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net dividends from investments | (134.1) | (178.6) |
| Other financial income (expenses) | (25.5) | (22.5) |
| Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversal of non-current assets |
0.1 | - |
| Total | (159.4) | (201.1) |
Net dividends from investments (associates or consolidated companies) are eliminated and are related in 2024 to GBL Capital (- €71m) and Imerys (- €63m compared to - €179m as of December 31, 2023).
The other financial income (expenses) include mainly the elimination of the dividend on treasury shares amounting to - €25m (- €22m as of December 31, 2023).

The following table presents GBL's IFRS income statement broken down into six segments:
The results of a segment include all the items directly attributable to it.

Appendix B: Key data – IFRS presentation of consolidated results
| €m | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holding | Imerys | Canyon | Affidea | Sanoptis | Capital/SIM GBL |
Consolidated | Consolidated | |
| Share of profit (loss) of associates | (24.9) | - | - | - | - | 40.8 | 15.8 | 44.0 |
| Net dividends from investments | 254.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 254.8 | 286.1 |
| Other operating income (expenses) from investing activities |
(92.8) | - | (0.4) | (0.4) | (0.2) | (92.3) | (186.2) | (126.0) |
| Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversals of non current assets from investing activities |
1.8 | - | - | - | - | 43.7 | 45.5 | 18.5 |
| Financial income (expenses) from investing activities |
(28.3) | - | - | (0.0) | (0.0) | 203.7 | 175.4 | 280.9 |
| Profit (loss) before taxes from investing activities - continuing operations |
110.5 | - | (0.4) | (0.4) | (0.2) | 195.9 | 305.3 | 503.5 |
| Turnover | - | 3,604.9 | 784.1 | 1,037.6 | 665.7 | 105.8 | 6,198.0 - |
6,137.3 |
| Raw materials and consumables | - | (1,195.7) | (520.3) | (117.2) | (128.1) | (0.0) | (1,961.4) - |
(2,110.7) |
| Employee expenses | - | (888.6) | (104.1) | (525.0) | (277.5) | (46.5) | (1,841.8) - |
(1,690.2) |
| Depreciation on tangible and intangible assets |
- | (292.5) | (47.9) | (136.9) | (60.3) | (8.2) | (545.8) - |
(519.6) |
| Other operating income (expenses) from operating activities |
- | (856.7) | (149.6) | (172.8) | (109.6) | (49.4) | (1,338.1) - |
(1,366.7) |
| Gains (losses) from disposals, impairments and reversals of non current assets from operating activities |
- | (349.1) | - | 0.6 | - | (1.2) | (349.7) - |
(225.3) |
| Financial income (expenses) from operating activities |
- | (53.4) | (16.1) | (84.2) | (149.5) | (8.5) | (311.6) - |
(228.4) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes from consolidated operating activities - continuing operations |
- | (31.1) | (53.9) | 2.1 | (59.3) | (8.0) | (150.3) - |
(3.7) |
| Income taxes | (0.1) | (61.5) | 16.2 | (15.1) | (30.6) | (0.6) | (91.8) - |
(112.2) |
| Profit (loss) from continuing operations |
110.4 | (92.6) | (38.2) | (13.5) | (90.2) | 187.3 | 63.2 - |
387.5 |
| Profit (loss) from consolidated operating activities - discontinued operations |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - |
1,355.6 |
| Consolidated profit (loss) for the period |
110.4 | (92.6) | (38.2) | (13.5) | (90.2) | 187.3 | 63.2 - |
1,743.1 |
| Attributable to the group | 110.4 | (52.2) | (19.7) | (15.0) | (74.9) | 183.8 | 132.3 - |
1,723.2 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | - | (40.4) | (18.5) | 1.5 | (15.2) | 3.5 | (69.1) - |
19.9 |
| Profit (loss) per share (€) | December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic - continuing operations | 0.99 | 2.83 |
| Basic - discontinued operations | - | 9.45 |
| Basic | 0.99 | 12.28 |
| Diluted - continuing operations | 0.96 | 2.70 |
| Diluted - discontinued operations | - | 9.17 |
| Diluted | 0.96 | 11.87 |
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