Daily Archives: 3, June 2014

AXA Real Estate announced the launch of €350M Italian regulated fund and acquisition of office building U10 in Milan for €44.5M

Initial investment for the new fund completed with the €44.5 million acquisition of a Grade A office building in Milan PARIS, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGR, an affiliate of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä launched Aframax tanker design at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens

Athens, Greece, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new, highly efficient, Aframax tanker design offering practical and viable solutions that meet current and forthcoming emissions legislation is today launched by Wärtsilä at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens, Greece. Wärtsilä will also be … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä divests its 50% share in Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company LLC to joint venture partner Transmashholding

Helsinki, Finland, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and Transmashholding have agreed that Wärtsilä will sell its 50 per cent share in the joint venture Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company LLC to Transmashholding, the other joint venture party. The divestment of the joint … Read the full press release

VINCI Group subsidiary Eurovia acquired Vancouver-based Imperial Paving

Rueil-Malmaison, France, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurovia, a subsidiary of the VINCI Group, has acquired Imperial Paving based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Imperial Paving delivers road construction works for local authorities located in the Great Vancouver Area. With this acquisition and that … Read the full press release

IBERDROLA takes part in $12M round of investment in US robotic technology developer for renewable generation facilities, QBotix

This company develops robot technology to reduce the costs involved in developing and operating renewable generation facilities This transaction was carried out under its corporate risk capital scheme, Perseo, which was set up in 2008 and allocated over €70 million … Read the full press release

INEOS Enterprises acquired one of Europe’s leading solvent manufacturers Sasol Solvents Germany

The acquisition comprises production facilities in Germany, based at Herne and Moers.  The new business is a complementary fit with INEOS’ portfolio and expertise and provides opportunities to integrate into its existing manufacturing sites in Germany. The new business, to … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca’s novel antibiotic candidate AZD0914 designated as Qualified Infectious Disease Product and awarded Fast Track status by US FDA

London, UK, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated its novel investigational drug AZD0914 as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and awarded its development programme Fast Track status for the treatment … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca updates on the development of its oncology pipeline at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago

London, UK, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca provided an update on the rapid development of its oncology pipeline at a briefing for analysts and investors on 2 June 2014, as compelling data from over 40 scientific abstracts related to AstraZeneca and MedImmune … Read the full press release

Hexagon acquires planning and optimisation solutions provider for the agro-business sector iLab Sistemas

Stockholm, Sweden, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, announced today the acquisition of iLab Sistemas, a leading provider of planning and optimisation solutions for the agro-business sector, with special focus in the … Read the full press release

Hexagon kicked off its four-day 2014 HxGN LIVE conference at MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas

Stockholm, Sweden, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon today kicked off its 2014 HxGN LIVE conference as thousands of attendees travelled to Las Vegas, NV, to participate in the four-day event that runs from 2 – 5 June at the MGM Grand … Read the full press release