Monthly Archives: September 2014

Triton completes acquisition of the German auxiliary components business ARVOS Group

Mannheim/Frankfurt (Germany),  4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Funds advised by Triton have successfully closed the acquisition of the German auxiliary components business ARVOS Group. The business was previously known as the steam auxiliary components business of Alstom’s Thermal Power division. “The ARVOS … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial N.V. to acquire substantially all of the assets of precision spraying equipment manufacturer Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc.

The acquisition of Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. marks the addition of a key product that will further advance New Holland Agriculture’s worldwide crop production capabilities. Basildon, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced today that it has … Read the full press release

EQT Infrastructure II fund acquires majority stake in Sweden-based independent rail freight company Hector Rail AB

EQT Infrastructure II acquires Hector Rail AB, a leading Sweden-based independent rail freight company providing traction services to its customers EQT Infrastructure II to support continued growth and expansion Acquisition illustrates EQT Infrastructure II’s commitment to invest and develop companies … Read the full press release

WPP: Aqua acquires marketing and ecommerce technology company in South Africa Applogix

LONDON, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that its majority-owned company, Aqua, South Africa’s largest digital agency and part of Wunderman, has acquired Applogix, a marketing and ecommerce technology company in South Africa. Founded in 2005 and employing around 20 people … Read the full press release

WPP: Ogilvy & Mather promotes Chris Reitermann to Chief Executive Officer for China

Shenan Chuang promoted to Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Greater China BEIJING, CHINA, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) has today announced the promotion of Chris Reitermann to Chief Executive Officer for China. Paul Heath, Chairman & CEO of … Read the full press release

WPP: JWT acquires majority stake in digital agency in Brazil, Cairos Usabilidade Eireli (“Try”)

LONDON, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake of Cairos Usabilidade Eireli (“Try”), a user experience agency in Brazil that designs and develops custom web, mobile, … Read the full press release

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

Tate Britain announces autumn season of BP Spotlights

25 Years of the BP and Tate partnership LONDON, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Tate Britain’s autumn season of BP Spotlights is announced today. The BPSpotlights include Tate collection works and loans that explore a particular theme or focus on the work of one artist … Read the full press release

HSBC offers new range of low-rate remortgage products with no up-front fees from 1st September 2014

No up-front booking or standard valuation fee A competitive range of 2, 3 & 5 year fixed rates Access to free standard legal fees for all remortgages LONDON, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From 1st September 2014, HSBC is offering a new range … Read the full press release

Nokia Networks to modernise the Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) infrastructure of Spain’s state-owned railway infrastructure manager ADIF

Nokia Networks selected by Bombardier to deploy GSM-R for ADIF’s Valladolid-León and Venta de Baños-Burgos high-speed train line lines Nokia Networks selected by ADIF as sole supplier for GSM-R communications for the La Robla-Pola de Lena high-speed train line Madrid, … Read the full press release

Deutsche Börse: Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at €94.3 billion in August

Frankfurt, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at €94.3 billion in August (August 2013: €84.6 billion). Of the €94.3 billion, €87.0 billion were attributable to Xetra (August 2013: €76.8 billion). €3.8 billion … Read the full press release

Two new active ETFs and two new equity index ETFs issued by Source introduced in the XTF segment on Xetra

Frankfurt, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new active ETFs and two new equity index ETFs issued by Source have been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Monday. ETF name: Source Man GLG Asia Plus ETF Asset class: active ETF – … Read the full press release

Eurex Group’s international derivatives markets recorded average daily volume of 7.0 million contracts in August 2014

Frankfurt am Main, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2014, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 7.0 million contracts (August 2013: 6.6 million). Of those, 4.8 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (August 2013: 4.5 million), … Read the full press release

XENTION LTD announced the phase 2 development of its lead atrial fibrillation programme (“AF”) is underway

CAMBRIDGE, UK, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — XENTION LTD (“Xention”), the Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company specialising in the discovery and development of ion channel-modulating drugs developing anti-arrhythmic drugs, announced today that the phase 2 development of its lead atrial fibrillation programme (“AF”) is underway. … Read the full press release

Loughborough University: Companies reward student engineering excellence

Increased recognition and support from business means high-achieving students at Loughborough University’s Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering gained additional prizes at this year’s summer graduation ceremonies. Leicestershire, UK, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The prizes are an important feature of the … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Interior Fit-out (GIFO) secures major D&B project for the Department of Employment & learning at Adelaide House in Belfast

The Department of Employment & Learning appoints GIFO for HQ building project. BELFAST, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Interior Fit-out (GIFO) has secured a major D&B project for the Department of Employment & learning (DEL) at Adelaide House in Belfast. The project … Read the full press release

first direct reduces all fixed rate mortgages in its range

New market leading 5 year fixed and 2 year tracker rates at 65% LTV plus borrowing costs reduced for 90% LTV mortgages Leeds, England, 2-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From Monday 1 September, first direct is reducing all fixed rate mortgages in its range as well as … Read the full press release

Microsoft Corp. announces retail availability of Surface Pro 3 throughout sixteen European countries

Brussels, Belgium, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced retail availability of Surface Pro 3 throughout sixteen European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The latest … Read the full press release

Uralkali announces audited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 in accordance with IFRS and audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

Berezniki, Russia, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA “the Company”), announces that the Board of Directors at a meeting on 28 August 2014 approved the Company’s audited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 prepared in accordance with IFRS and audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit. 1H 2014 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS¹: Revenue … Read the full press release

E.ON power-to-gas pilot unit in Falkenhagen injects more than two million kilowatt-hours of hydrogen into natural gas pipeline system in first year of operation

E.ON power-to-gas pilot unit injects more than two million kilowatt-hours of hydrogen into natural gas pipeline system in first year of operation Düsseldorf, Germany, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON’s power-to-gas (P2G) pilot unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany has delivered a positive … Read the full press release

Barclays Head of Manufacturing Mike Rigby comments on today’s PMI manufacturing figures

LONDON, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mike Rigby, Head of Manufacturing at Barclays, comments on today’s PMI manufacturing figures. “Growth in manufacturing continues but at a more controlled level than we have seen so far this year. Although there is still a … Read the full press release

Bentley Motors trainees raised £22,090 for local domestic abuse charity Cheshire Without Abuse

Trainees raise more than £22,000 for local charity Online campaign reaches over 10,000 people Crewe, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Industrial placement trainees (IPs) from Bentley Motors have raised £22,090 for local domestic abuse charity, Cheshire Without Abuse (CWA), while also establishing … Read the full press release

Deutsche Post DHL environmental protection program: More than 60 percent of GoGreen’s global electricity demand is now generated from renewable sources

Group increases share of green electricity in global operations to over 60 percent More than 450,000 tons CO2 avoided in 2013 Eleven countries of the Group already use over 90 percent green electricity Bonn, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Post DHL reached … Read the full press release

Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary Great Lakes Australia to support Australian broker Steadfast Group in their proposed acquisition of Calliden Group Ltd

Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary Great Lakes Australia (GLA) has reached an agreement to support Australia’s largest broker network, Steadfast Group (Steadfast) in their proposed acquisition of Calliden Group Ltd (Calliden). MUNICH, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich Re will acquire the … Read the full press release

BMW reveals new M4 Convertible

MUNICH, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The arrival of the new BMW M4 Convertible (fuel consumption combined: 9.1–8.7 l/100 km [31–32.5 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions combined: 213–203 g/km) sees BMW M GmbH making another alluring addition to its legendary high-performance sports car … Read the full press release

AUDI AG strengthens presence in the Ingolstadt region with the opening of its high-tech Audi Neuburg complex

Under one roof: Audi driving experience center, Competence Center Motorsport with Audi Sport customer racing and functions of Technical Development Investment of a high double-digit million amount, 460 employees Audi Board of Management Chairman Rupert Stadler: “With Neuburg, the Audi … Read the full press release

UK: Aviva secured buy-in arrangement with Interserve Pension Scheme covering £300 million of pensioner liabilities

LONDON, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has secured a buy-in arrangement with the Interserve Pension Scheme covering £300 million of pensioner liabilities, following a competitive tender process. The Trustee of the Interserve Pension Scheme was advised by LCP as lead adviser, … Read the full press release

China’s Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli with Chinese Transport Minister Yang Chuantang visit ŠKODA AUTO at Mladá Boleslav

Important visitors from China: Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, Transport Minister Yang Chuantang and a 65-strong Chinese delegation are hosted by ŠKODA President of the Czech Parliament, Jan Hamáček, accompanies the Chinese guests Programme: talks with the ŠKODA Board of Management and … Read the full press release