Editing Bpost (section)

== Ownership ==
[[File:Bestelauto de post.JPG|thumb|left|Belgium Post delivery vehicles with the older (2000–2010) [[post horn]] logo]]
By Royal Decree of 17 March 2000, The Post cast off its status of [[autonomous]] public enterprise to adopt the status of a [[public company|public]] [[limited liability]] company. Its public service missions are all described that it concluded with the Belgian State.

In January 2006, [[Post Danmark]] and [[CVC Capital Partners]] signed an agreement with the Belgian Government on the acquisition of 50% minus one share in the Belgian Post for €300 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/postnl-ma-bpost/update-1-belgiums-bpost-fails-to-agree-takeover-of-dutch-postnl-idUSL8N18Q0OU |title=Belgium's Bpost fails to agree takeover of Dutch PostNL |date=29 May 2016 |first1=Francesco |last1=Guarascio |first2=Toby |last2=Sterling |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.privateequityinternational.com/cvc-plans-bpost-ipo/ |title=CVC plans bpost IPO |date=28 March 2013 |website=[[Private Equity International]] |last=Favas |first=Matthieu}}</ref> Post Danmark had been selected by the Belgian Government a partner because it would assist bpost in modernizing the company. The Belgian Government, bpost, Post Danmark and CVC have prepared a joint plan for developing the Belgian Post.