Euroclear enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Uptevia

Brussels, 7 July 2026 – Euroclear today announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Uptevia, a leading French corporate trust services provider. Uptevia is currently jointly owned by BNP Paribas and CACEIS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A.

The proposed acquisition marks an important step in Euroclear’s strategy to broaden its issuer services capabilities and support companies throughout their capital markets journey. Uptevia will bring deep expertise in issuer services, including register management, general meetings, employee share plans and complex corporate action support.

Through Uptevia, Euroclear will add specialist issuer capabilities and reinforce its position in the French market, complementing its existing market infrastructure and post-trade services across key European markets, including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, the Nordics and the United Kingdom.

Valérie Urbain, Chief Executive Officer of Euroclear, said: "Uptevia is a highly respected issuer services provider with deep expertise, strong client relationships and a proven platform in France. The proposed acquisition supports our ambition to develop a broader pan-European issuer services proposition, aligned with the Savings and Investments Union objectives, helping us better serve issuers across both equity and debt capital markets while preserving the strengths that have made Uptevia successful."

Service continuity for Uptevia’s clients will remain a key priority throughout the process. Uptevia will continue to serve its clients as it does today, while benefiting from the support and long-term commitment of Euroclear as a prospective shareholder.

Uptevia is a leading French corporate trust service provider, offering registrar, general meeting, employee savings plan services and complex corporate action support to major corporates and financial institutions. It was created in 2023 from the combination of the corporate trust activities of BNP Paribas Securities Services and CACEIS.

Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. Guided by its purpose, Euroclear innovates to bring safety, efficiency and connections to financial markets for sustainable economic growth. Euroclear provides settlement and custody of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives and investment funds. As a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure, Euroclear is committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group comprises Euroclear Bank, the International CSD, as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden and Euroclear UK & International.