Daily Archives: 3, September 2014

Kering announces the departure of Christophe Mélard as Sergio Rossi President and CEO

PARIS, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Kering announces that Christophe Mélard will be leaving his position as Sergio Rossi President and CEO, effective September 1st 2014, to follow new professional challenges outside Kering Group. Christophe Mélard had joined Kering Group in 2005 as … Read the full press release

Kering to build in-house eyewear expertise for its Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands

PARIS, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After assessing the growth prospects of the Eyewear market and the business potential of its brands in this category, Kering has initiated a strategic move aiming at building in-house eyewear expertise for its Luxury and Sport … Read the full press release

Hypothekenpfandbrief der pbb stark überzeichnet

Platzierung ohne Aufschlag gegenüber Referenzkurs am Swap-Markt München, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank hat am Dienstag erfolgreich einen Hypothekenpfandbrief mit einer Laufzeit von drei Jahren emittiert. Die Emission im Benchmarkformat von 500 Mio. € war mehr als dreifach … Read the full press release

BMT WBM collaborated projects with Brisbane and Logan City Councils win Healthy Waterways Awards

Teddington, UK, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT WBM (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has collaborated with Brisbane and Logan City Councils on two project wins. These are respectivelythe Brisbane City Creek Filtration andSlacks Creek Catchment … Read the full press release

BMT Reliability Consultants appoints Dan Oakley as Sales Director

Teddington, UK, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Oakley as Sales Director. Holding a BSc in Mathematics … Read the full press release

SAT-3/WASC/SAFE Parties and Alcatel-Lucent completed the upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system linking Europe to the west coast of Africa

Increased speeds boost ability of 14,350km cable system to meet growing demand for broadband services and connectivity. Paris, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAT-3/WASC/SAFE Parties and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) have completed the fourth upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system, … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent and Telefónica to deploy 100 Gbps optical network throughout the north-west, eastern and southern regions of Spain

Ultra-broadband 100G technology will address ever-growing demand for network capacity in Spain fueled by increased use of video and cloud services. Paris, France, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Telefónica has today agreed to deploy a 100 … Read the full press release

NORMA Germany GmbH welcomes twelve new trainees to the company’s headquarters in Maintal

Maintal, Germany, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Germany GmbH („NORMA Germany“), a subsidiary of NORMA Group, welcomed twelve young professionals to the company’s headquarters in Maintal who will start their apprenticeships or work-study programmes from September 2014. Over the next three years, … Read the full press release

General Dynamics UK to deliver 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicle platforms to the British Army

Blackwood, UK, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — General Dynamics UK has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms to the British Army to provide essential capability to the Armoured Cavalry … Read the full press release

EY’s 2013 European PE exits study: Private equity continues to outperform public markets in Europe

The gradual economic improvement in Europe, increasingly liquid debt markets and stronger IPO market conditions supported an increase in exit activity of PE-backed businesses in 2013, according to EY’s ninth annual European PE exits study published today. Last year saw … Read the full press release

Global strategy consultancy The Parthenon Group joins EY

The global EY organization announced today that The Parthenon Group—a global strategy consultancy with 300 professionals in offices in Boston, London, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore—has joined EY. NEW YORK, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The deal brings together EY’s market leading … Read the full press release

CaixaBank to acquire the retail, wealth management and corporate banking businesses of Barclays Bank in Spain for EUR 800 million

• CaixaBank and Barclays Bank PLC have agreed the sale of Barclays Bank SAU, which includes the retail, wealth management and corporate banking businesses of the British bank in Spain. • As a result of this transaction, CaixaBank will consolidate … Read the full press release