HighBrook buys the De Bary canal houses on the Gouden Bocht, the Ondernemingskamer clears the way for OCI to leave the Amsterdam exchange, and the Oostbrug over the IJ slips again

Friday 9 October 2026 · covers Thu 8 Oct to Fri 9 Oct

Good morning. HighBrook buys the De Bary canal houses on the Gouden Bocht, the Ondernemingskamer clears the way for OCI to leave the Amsterdam exchange, and the Oostbrug over the IJ slips again.

COURT OCI The Ondernemingskamer has ruled that the fertilizer producer's policy does not need an investigation, because the current proposal takes enough account of minority shareholders. According to De Telegraaf, this means the company can now be taken off the Amsterdam exchange for good and listed in Abu Dhabi. (De Telegraaf, FD)

COURT Booking.com BNR reports that Booking.com is taking its own works council to court. The report we have does not say what the dispute is about. (BNR)

PROPERTY Travelport goes residential Developer OPEN bought the Travelport office building at Radarweg 501 in Sloterdijk from Aroundtown in early August, and the deal has only now become public. OPEN plans housing on the site. (PropertyNL)

TRANSPORT Oostbrug The bridge over the IJ will very probably not be ready in 2034, and the project is almost EUR 170m short. The responsible alderman calls it 'plausible' that the schedule will be missed. (AD Amsterdam)

PROPERTY New leases Awot Global Logistics has signed a lease with Segro for Barnsteen 9 on Segro Park Amsterdam Airport in Hoofddorp and has been using it since 1 October. Just in Case signed a long lease at Heiligeweg 12 for its fourth Amsterdam store. Fitness studio One, Human Performance Institute is renting space at Albert Cuypstraat 33H for its fourth Amsterdam branch. (PropertyNL, PropertyNL, Vastgoedjournaal)

RULES BIZ levies for 2027 The city published its 2027 bylaws for business investment zone (BIZ) contributions. They cover Schinkel, Dapper, Van Dam tot Stopera, Nieuwendijk, Docklandsweg & Van der Pekstraat, Scheldestraat & Scheldeplein, Van der Helstplein, Ferdinand Bolstraat and, for owners, Oosterdok. The notices set out how the contribution is levied and collected, and they give no rates. (Gemeenteblad, Gemeenteblad)

CITY Housing squeeze NL Times reports that Q3 house prices rose 1.8% to EUR 503,000 as more supply gave buyers some room. A report covered by De Telegraaf says Amsterdam's pursuit of well-paid knowledge migrants is pushing out families, and with them teachers and nurses. The city itself expects almost three times as many over-85s by 2050. (NL Times, De Telegraaf, Gemeente Amsterdam)

HORECA New licenses New horeca license applications were published for Singel 385-H, Amstelstraat 41 and Albert Cuypstraat 210-H, where the KvK lists Ramen Tomoharu Amsterdam. Koffie Academie at Overtoom 95-H holds a permit running to 2029. The Hoxton, Amsterdam is unveiling a refreshed look after ten years on the Herengracht. (Gemeenteblad, Gemeenteblad, Breaking Travel News)

MARKETS AEX and Prosus The Amsterdam exchange closed lower on Wednesday, a day after the AEX set a record close, as worries about energy prices and inflation grew. Prosus published a voluntary letter to shareholders on its food delivery business, based on figures its auditor has not yet reviewed. (ND, Euronext)

WATCH Akzo Nobel and TomTom UBS Group notified the AFM of a 5.63% holding in Akzo Nobel, and Millennium International Management reported a 1.59% net short in the company. In TomTom, JPMorgan Asset Management reported a 0.93% net short and Citadel Advisors 0.69%. (AFM, AFM)

21 new BVs (private limited companies) registered in the Amsterdam business ring on Thursday 8 October: 16 in Amsterdam, 4 in Haarlemmermeer and 1 in Ouder-Amstel.

Source: Company.info

Open to bid: Gemeente Amsterdam, Ingenieursbureau: circular solar park on Buiteneiland, closes 4 December 2026 notice

Also: Vereniging Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond (tenniskids tof), Ocean Diva B.V. (SOUNDFLEET), Folk Eat B.V. (FOLK EAT), Vaneigens International Holding B.V. (Vaneigens, MetricMark), Toberich BV (FORULO), WhyDonate B.V. (figurative mark), SRLEV N.V. (figurative mark)

Also new: Maersk (regional control tower manager), Celonis (client value partner), Cognizant (program manager mortgages), Athora Netherlands (BusDev engineer change and IT finance), Tiqets (copy quality project manager), Cast AI (AI solutions architect), Cargill at Schiphol (strategic accounts advisor), UvA (director business development)

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Plan your Zuidas commute: De Boelelaan will be closed in both directions from 19 October to 28 May 2027 while Boelelaan midden is redesigned and maintained. (NDW)

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