Daily Archives: 29, April 2015

New version of the “Börse Frankfurt” app now available for Apple and Android devices

Frankfurt am Main, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new version of the “Börse Frankfurt” app is now available for Apple and Android devices, and allows registered investors to monitor the best bid and ask prices in Xetra trading of equities and … Read the full press release

Deutsche Börse released details of its growth companies funding programme, “Deutsche Börse Venture Network”

Frankfurt am Main, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse today published details of its growth companies funding programme, “Deutsche Börse Venture Network”. The aim of the programme is to bring together businesses and investors to make an effective improvement in the … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent signs agreement in Algeria for the deployment of over 560 km fiber-optic undersea cable that will link Oran in Algeria to Valencia, Spain

Spanning more than 560 km, Orval will link Algeria to Spain address increasing demand for high-speed, high-quality broadband connectivity PARIS, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications, have signed … Read the full press release

Ramy Hashem appointed Alcatel-Lucent Country Senior Officer and Managing Director for Ghana

Alcatel-Lucent strengthens presence in key market for the Africa region as the company pursues The Shift Plan transformation as a specialist in IP, cloud and ultra-broadband access Accra, Ghana, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has appointed … Read the full press release

EY and AVCA: private equity exits in Africa reach eight-year high in 2014

Private equity (PE) exits in Africa reached an eight-year high in 2014, and strong activity should continue as more companies enter the period where an exit becomes increasingly imperative, according to data from EY and the African Private Equity and … Read the full press release

EY analysis: deal activity in global mining and metals sector in Q1 down 18% to US$5.9b vs same quarter last year

Increased interest in gold assets and a small uptick in private capital activity are the limited bright spots of a subdued first quarter of deal activity in the global mining and metals sector. Less than a third of companies focused … Read the full press release

Natixis a dirigé avec succès le placement de 285 millions d’euros d’obligations catastrophes sur-mortalité émises par Benu Capital Limited

Natixis a dirigé avec succès, en tant que co-arrangeur et joint bookrunner, le placement de 285 millions d’euros d’obligations catastrophes sur-mortalité émises par Benu Capital Limited, une société de droit irlandais. PARIS, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Basée sur un mécanisme … Read the full press release

Republic of Lithuania, NIB sign loan agreement for EUR 100 million with maturity of 20 years aimed at improving energy efficiency

NIB and the Republic of Lithuania have signed a loan agreement, totalling EUR 100 million, with a maturity of 20 years, to improve energy efficiency in public and residential buildings. HELSINKI, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The long-term loan will finance the renovation of … Read the full press release

NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank reports significantly increased pre-tax profit in the financial year 2014

Rise in net interest and commission income Increase in customer loans despite reduction in total assets HANNOVER, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank achieved earnings before taxes of € 276 million in the financial year 2014 and thereby significantly … Read the full press release

IEC Telecom Group becomes global Distribution Partner for Inmarsat’s L-band portfolio, including BGAN, IsatHub and IsatPhone

LONDON, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat today announced that IEC Telecom Group, a Global Xpress (GX) Value-Added Reseller (VAR), has additionally been appointed as a global Distribution Partner (DP) for Inmarsat’s L-band portfolio, including BGAN, IsatHub and IsatPhone. IEC Telecom Group … Read the full press release

Tate Archive: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska’s unpublished sketchbooks available on Tate’s website

LONDON, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Audiences world-wide can now view Henri Gaudier-Brzeska’s unpublished sketchbooks as the second wave of items for the Archives and Access project is made available on Tate’s website. The project draws on the world’s largest archive of British Art … Read the full press release

Italy’s leading broadcaster Mediaset S.p.A. announced renewal of the U.S. market traded sponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program

Cologno Monzese, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mediaset S.p.A. (OTC: MDIUY), Italy’s leading private sector broadcasting and entertainment company, announced today the renewal of the U.S. market traded sponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. And appointed JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as … Read the full press release

ÖBB Donau 2015: Tagesausflüge in Oberösterreich, Südböhmen und Bayern; Radtramper Donau: Mit Bahn&Bike zum Donauradweg

Tagesausflüge in Oberösterreich, Südböhmen und Bayern Radtramper Donau: Mit Bahn&Bike zum Donauradweg Kombitickets Sommerträume – Urlaub vor der Haustür WIEN, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Auch 2015 locken die „Kombitickets Sommerträume“ wieder mit preisgünstigen Angeboten zu den schönsten Ausflugszielen des Landes. … Read the full press release

ÖBB: Der 1. Mai fällt heuer auf einen Freitag und eignet sich ideal für einen Kurzurlaub am verlängerten Wochenende: 9.300 zusätzliche Sitzplätze am 1. Mai-Wochenende

Jetzt Sitzplatz reservieren und entspannt in den Kurzurlaub WIEN, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Der 1. Mai fällt heuer auf einen Freitag und eignet sich ideal für einen Kurzurlaub am verlängerten Wochenende. Die ÖBB freuen sich auf viele zusätzliche Fahrgäste und … Read the full press release

ÖBB RAIL AD: Die ÖBB suchen bereits zum fünften Mal die kreativsten Werbungen und innovativsten Konzepte in der Out-of-Home Werbung

WIEN, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ab sofort kann für den ÖBB RAIL AD 2015 eingereicht werden: Nach dem großen Erfolg in den vergangenen Jahren laden die ÖBB die Werbewirtschaft auch heuer wieder zum kreativen Markentransfer ein. Die Gewinner werden am … Read the full press release