(IN BRIEF) ArcelorMittal has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its transformation into a data-driven and AI-enabled organisation. The collaboration supports ArcelorMittal’s “Cloud First, Data Centric” strategy, with Microsoft Azure becoming the company’s primary cloud computing platform. ArcelorMittal will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $61.4 billion revenues, 14 steelmaking countries, 48.8 million tonnes iron ore, 55.6 million metric tonnes crude steel, 60 countries, Advanced Analytics, AI, AI-enabled organisation, AI-powered solutions, AM/NS India, Amsterdam Stock Exchange, ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Expands Microsoft Collaboration to Advance Cloud and AI Transformation, ArcelorMittal Strengthens Digital Backbone Through Expanded Microsoft Partnership, artificial intelligence, Barcelona, Bilbao, cloud computing, Cloud First Data Centric strategy, crude steel, Cybersecurity, data foundation, data-driven organisation, digital transformation, enterprise resilience, global steel industry, industrial competitiveness, iron ore, IT modernisation, IT operating model, legacy IT systems, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Madrid, manufacturing technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cloud and AI to Support ArcelorMittal’s Global IT Modernisation, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Purview, mining, New York Stock Exchange, Nik Puri, Paris Stock Exchange, Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Samer Abu-Ltaif, smarter steels, Spanish Stock Exchanges, steel production, system reliability, Valencia
(IN BRIEF) The Bank of England has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee and Peter King as Deputy Chair, effective 1 August 2026. The EDMC is responsible for decision-making in contested enforcement cases across statutory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Allen & Overy LLP, American College of Bankruptcy, Bachelor of Civil Law, Bank of England, Bank of England Announces New Leadership for Contested Enforcement Cases Committee, Bank of England Strengthens EDMC Leadership With Senior Legal Appointments, banking law, Brexit, Chancellors of the Exchequer, contested enforcement cases, Court of the Bank of England, Covid pandemic, Critical Third Parties, David Roberts, Davis Polk LLP, Des Voeux Chambers, EDMC, EDMC Procedures, Enforcement Decision Making Committee, enforcement governance, Erskine Chambers, Financial Market Infrastructures, financial regulation, financial services regulation, Freshfields LLP, Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, HM Treasury, Hong Kong Court of First Instance, insolvency law, International Insolvency Institute, January 2024, legal appointments, Linklaters, Nicholas Segal, Nick Segal, Notes issuance, Peter King, Peter King Appointed Deputy Chair of Bank of England EDMC, Philip Marsden, Prudential Regulation, resolution, securitisation, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Sir William Blair, statutory regimes, Supreme Court of Bermuda, Trading 212 UK Ltd, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, war in Ukraine, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Wholesale cash distribution
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has completed a £300 million bulk purchase annuity buy-in with the Trustee of the Elementis Group Pension Scheme, securing the defined benefit liabilities of around 4,500 members. The transaction was completed in May 2026 and includes access … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Law, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged 500 members, additional voluntary contributions, Aon, Aptia, AVCs, Aviva, Aviva and Elementis Group Pension Scheme Complete Transaction With Data Cleansing Support, Aviva Buy-In Covers Defined Benefit Liabilities for Elementis Pension Scheme Members, BPA, Brian Taylorson, bulk purchase annuity, buyout planning, Capital Cranfield, cashflow profiles, credit fund holdings, data cleansing, data verification, DB pension scheme, DB&C Master Trust, defined benefit liabilities, Elementis Group Pension Scheme, Elementis Pension Trustee Selects Aviva as Insurance Partner for £300 Million Buy-In, Elementis plc, FTSE 250, governance structure, Leah Evans, long-term buy-in, May 2026 completion, mismatch risk, pension buy-in, pension insurance, Pension Risk Transfer, premium payment portfolio, price lock, pricing certainty, Scheme Administrator, Scheme Trustee, Sean Rooney, specialty chemicals, sponsor support, Squire Patton Boggs, Squire Patton Boggs UK LLP, tax-free cash, Trustee Board, United Kingdom pension market, Wai Wong, £300 million transaction, £4
(IN BRIEF) Shell has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with TotalEnergies to sell its European onshore renewables portfolio. The portfolio includes development-stage and operational assets across Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Shell said the transaction supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged 0.5 GW portfolio, asset-backed power trading, Capital Markets Day 2025, capital recycling, clean energy assets, customer-focused energy solutions, development-stage assets, Downstream Renewables and Energy Solutions, end of 2026 completion, Europe, European onshore renewables portfolio, flexible generation capacity, Italy, Machteld de Haan, Netherlands, onshore renewables, operational renewable assets, portfolio high-grading, power portfolio, power strategy, regulatory approvals, renewable energy assets, renewable energy divestment, renewable generation capacity, renewable project pipeline, Sale and Purchase Agreement, Shell, Shell Advances Capital Recycling Strategy With Sale of European Renewables Portfolio, Shell High-Grades Power Portfolio Through Renewables Transaction With TotalEnergies, Shell to Sell 0.5 GW European Renewables Portfolio and Development Pipeline to TotalEnergies, SPA, Spain, TotalEnergies, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €150 million financing package for the Region of Puglia, with the first €50 million tranche signed on 3 August 2026. The financing will support an investment programme worth around €2.34 billion, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 person-years, 14, 2 million healthcare beneficiaries, 2021-2027 cohesion policy, 2021-2027 Regional Programme, 4 million regional population, Antonio Decaro, businesses, citizens, climate resilience, Cohesion Regions, drought protection, economic cohesion, Education Infrastructure, EIB, EIB Backs €2.34 Billion Investment Programme for Infrastructure and Resilience in Puglia, EIB Provides €150 Million Financing to Support Sustainable Development in Puglia, energy infrastructure, ERDF, essential services, European Investment Bank, European Regional Development Fund, flood protection, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Government-Region of Puglia Cohesion Agreement, green transition, healthcare infrastructure, Italy, local communities, natural resource management, public investment, Puglia, Region of Puglia, Region of Puglia Secures First €50 Million Tranche Under EIB Financing Package, regional development, social cohesion, social infrastructure, sustainable development, sustainable mobility, territorial cohesion, transport infrastructure, waste management, wastewater, water infrastructure, €150 million financing, €2.34 billion investment programme, €50 million first tranche
(IN BRIEF) bp has completed the sale of the Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group. The transaction supports bp’s focus on disciplined capital allocation, portfolio simplification and balance sheet strengthening. It is also expected to reduce underlying operating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged $1 billion cost reduction, 000 barrels per day, 12 million tonnes crude oil per year, 265, 2Q26 results, A. Gary Klesch, Aral, balance sheet strengthening, Bottrop tank farm, BP, bp Completes Sale of Gelsenkirchen Refinery to Klesch Group, bp Finalises Gelsenkirchen Refinery Divestment as Part of Downstream Portfolio Simplification, Castellón refinery, chemical industry products, Cherry Point refinery, crude oil processing, Denmark, diesel, disciplined capital allocation, Downstream business, environmental stewardship, free cash flow accretive, fuel supply security, fuels supply, Gelsenkirchen refinery, Germany, heating oil, Heide Refinery, Horst, jet fuel, Kalundborg Refinery, Klesch Group, Klesch Group Acquires bp’s Gelsenkirchen Refinery and Related Businesses, Lingen Refinery, operating expenditure reduction, Patrick Wendeler, pension obligations, petrochemical hub, Petrochemicals, petrol, portfolio simplification, provisions, refinery divestment, refinery sale, refining indicator margin, refining portfolio, refining Rule of Thumb, regulatory compliance, Richard Harding, Rotterdam refinery, Scholven, transportation energy needs, Whiting refinery
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has announced two European renewable energy transactions as part of its Integrated Power strategy. The company has signed an agreement to acquire Shell’s onshore renewables business in Europe, covering a 4 GW portfolio. This includes 500 MW … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged 1.2 GW developed renewables portfolio, 10 GW European renewables capacity, 12% ROACE target, 27 GW under development, 3.5 GW project pipeline, 4 GW renewables portfolio, 500 MW solar and wind assets, asset development, asset operation, battery storage, capital allocation, deregulated power markets, electricity, electricity value chain, end of 2026 closing, EPH, European renewables portfolio, France, gas-fired power plants, Germany, Integrated Power strategy, Italy, KKR, KKR insurance account, low-carbon electricity, Netherlands, onshore renewables, partial farm-down, Poland, power generation, renewable asset sale, renewable energy, renewable energy investment, renewables, Shell, Shell onshore renewables business, solar energy, Spain, Stéphane Michel, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Advances Integrated Power Strategy With Shell and KKR Transactions, TotalEnergies Expands European Renewables Portfolio With Shell Acquisition, TotalEnergies Sells 50% Stake in 1.2 GW Renewable Asset Portfolio to KKR, TTEP, United Kingdom, wind energy, €1.8 billion enterprise value
(IN BRIEF) KfW has launched two new credit instruments under the Germany Fund to support investment in energy infrastructure: the Energy Supply Investment Loan and the KfW Energy Supply Syndicated Loan. The programmes are aimed at municipal and commercial energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged 25-year loan term, 50 percent credit risk exemption, climate neutrality by 2045, cold storage facilities, commercial energy providers, credit risk exemption, debt financing, electricity distribution networks, energy infrastructure, energy supply companies, Energy Supply Investment Loan, energy transition, EUR 100 million loan volume, EUR 200 million refinancing, Federal Government guarantees, Federal Ministry of Finance, financing partners, five-year grace period, geothermal plants, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany, Germany Fund, grid-connected cooling supply, grid-connected heating supply, heat storage facilities, heat transfer stations, infrastructure investment, KfW, KfW Energy Supply Syndicated Loan, KfW Expands Financing Options for Energy Supply Companies Under Germany Fund, KfW Introduces Investment and Syndicated Loans for Energy Supply Projects, KfW Launches New Credit Instruments to Support German Energy Infrastructure, municipal energy providers, on-lending banks, project companies, Stefan Wintels, syndicated financing
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank is providing Rheinbahn AG with a EUR 100 million loan to finance investments in public transport infrastructure in Düsseldorf. The financing is intended to support the further development of the city’s public transport system, which plays … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aida Welker, Annette Grabbe, commercial traffic, commuter traffic, CO₂ emissions, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf mobility, Emissions Reduction, EUR 100 million loan, EUR 100 Million Loan Supports Future Development of Düsseldorf Public Transport, future public-transport, German public transport, Germany, infrastructure investments, KfW IPEX-Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and Rheinbahn Continue Partnership With New Infrastructure Financing, KfW IPEX-Bank Strengthens Germany’s Transport Transition Through Rheinbahn Financing, local emissions, motorised personal transport, municipal transport operators, Nitrogen Oxides, particulate matter, public transport financing, public transport infrastructure, Rheinbahn, Rheinbahn AG, sustainable mobility, transport infrastructure financing, transport transition, urban mobility, urban transport
(IN BRIEF) HSBC has agreed to sell the retail banking business of HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. to Emirates NBD Egypt S.A.E., a subsidiary of Emirates NBD Bank PJSC. The transaction includes HSBC Egypt’s retail loans, deposits, accounts and employees supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, International Trade, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged 56 countries and territories, accounts, banking transaction, CET1 ratio, Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, Corporate and Institutional Banking, customer transition, deposits, Egypt banking market, Egypt retail banking, Emirates NBD, Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, Emirates NBD Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt to Acquire HSBC Egypt’s Retail Banking Operations, employee transfer, group simplification, HSBC, HSBC Bank Egypt, HSBC Egypt, HSBC Egypt Retail Banking Business to Transfer to Emirates NBD Egypt, HSBC Group, HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC to Focus on Corporate and Institutional Banking in Egypt After Retail Sale, investment flows, London, material notable item, May Mohsen, multinational clients, Neil Fleming, regulatory approvals, retail banking business, retail loans, second half 2027 completion, strategic review, two-way trade, US$0.3 billion pre-tax gain, US$3.306 trillion assets, wholesale clients
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has sold Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH to the German-French industrial group NAME & MAWI Partners S.A.S., known as NMP. The transaction is part of Salzgitter Group’s active portfolio management and supports the implementation of the “Salzgitter … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged 10 companies, 500 employees, active portfolio management, automation systems, automotive manufacturing, Baden-Württemberg, best owner principle, CHINA, cold runner systems, cutting technologies, DESMA Elastomertechnik, fall 2026 closing, footwear industry, France, Fridingen, Germany, Gunnar Groebler, INDIA, Industrial Machinery, infrastructure, injection moulding machines, Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH, Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik to Join German-French Industrial Group NMP, leather industry, medical technology, mould systems, NAME & MAWI Partners S.A.S., Narith Meksavanh, NMP, NMP Expands Industrial Machinery Platform With Acquisition of Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik, NMP Group, packaging industry, power distribution, power generation, raw materials extraction, rubber industry, rubber products, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter AG 2030 strategy, Salzgitter Applies Best Owner Principle in Sale of DESMA Elastomertechnik, Salzgitter Group, silicone products, skiving technologies, Slovakia, soft materials, splitting technologies, Strasbourg, strategic review, Stuttgart, Switzerland, United States, Weil der Stadt, white goods
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Kabi, an operating company of Fresenius, has announced that the U.S. FDA has approved a rituximab biosimilar developed by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for the U.S. market. Under an exclusive commercialisation agreement, Fresenius Kabi holds the U.S. commercialisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged #FutureFresenius, affordable biologic therapies, analytical data, autoimmune diseases, B cells, B lymphocytes, B-cell malignancies, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, biologic medicines, biopharma, biopharmaceuticals, Biosimilar, biosimilars portfolio, CD20 antigen, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, clinical data, clinical nutrition, Dr. Eduard Fresenius, Dr. Reddy’s, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Dr. Sang-Jin Pak, Else Kröner, Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation, exclusive commercialisation agreement, FDA, FDA approval, FDA Approves Dr. Reddy’s Rituximab Biosimilar for U.S. Commercialisation by Fresenius Kabi, Fresenius, Fresenius Helios, Fresenius Kabi, Fresenius Kabi Announces FDA Approval of Rituximab Biosimilar for U.S. Market, Fresenius Kabi Strengthens U.S. Biosimilars Portfolio With Rituximab Approval, Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius SE & Co KGaA, Genentech, Germany, GPA, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, hematologic malignancies, immunology, intravenous generic drugs, medical technology, microscopic polyangiitis, monoclonal antibody, MPA, Nicole Meier, non-clinical data, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, oncology, patient access, pharmacokinetic studies, rheumatoid arthritis, Rituxan, rituximab, rituximab biosimilar, totality of the evidence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. market
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has signed an agreement to acquire Woojin Trading Co., Ltd, a South Korean specialty distributor of beauty and personal care ingredients. Woojin Trading is based in Anyang, South Korea, and distributes raw materials and specialty ingredients for … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Germany, International Trade, Investment, Retail, Technology
Tagged adjacent markets, Anyang, ASIA, beauty and personal care formulations, Beauty Care, beauty ingredients, Brenntag, Brenntag Beauty & Care, Brenntag Expands Formulation and Laboratory Capabilities in Beauty and Personal Care Ingredients, Brenntag Strengthens Asia Beauty & Care Capabilities With Planned Woojin Trading Acquisition, Brenntag Targets Korean Beauty Innovation Market Through Woojin Trading Deal, chemicals distribution, cosmetic ingredients, cosmetic research, customer base across Asia, customer collaboration, DE000A1DAHH0, formulation expertise, formulation support, François Bleger, global suppliers, in-house laboratory, ingredients distribution, K-beauty, KOREA, Korean beauty market, personal care ingredients, personal care innovation, product portfolio expansion, Q4 2026 closing, raw materials, Seon Yeon Kim, South Korea, specialty distributor, specialty ingredients, Strategic Acquisition, technical team, third-party approvals, Woojin Trading, Woojin Trading Co Ltd, Young Bae Song
(IN BRIEF) Commerzbank has welcomed around 320 apprentices and dual students across Germany, with the new intake beginning on 1 August 2026. The bank received around 12,000 applications for this year’s intake, a new record high, which it said demonstrates … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged 000 applications, 12, 320 young talents, apprentices, Around 320 Young Talents Start Careers at Commerzbank in Germany, artificial intelligence skills, banking careers, career development, Chief Human Resources Officer, Commerzbank, Commerzbank Invests in Training and Development of Next Generation Banking Talent, Commerzbank Sees Record Demand for Early-Career Programmes in 2026, competitive compensation, Dual Students, early-career programmes, employer attractiveness, flexible work, Frankfurt, German banking sector, Germany, human resources, induction week, initial vocational training, permanent employment, record applications, Sabine Mlnarsky, sales roles, sales-oriented areas, skilled professionals, talent development, team-oriented corporate culture, training and development, vocational training, workforce age structure, young professionals, young talents
(IN BRIEF) Bechtle UK has moved into new office premises at Angel Square in London’s Islington district, expanding its presence in the capital. The new office provides 11,606 square feet of flexible workspace and has been designed with integrated technologies … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Real Estate, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1&1, 360 employees, 606 square feet, 80 IT experts, ACS Systems, Angel Square, Bechtle, Bechtle Strengthens Strategic London Operation With Larger Modern Workplace, Bechtle UK, Bechtle UK Interiors, Bechtle UK Opens Technology-Led Workspace in London’s Islington District, Bechtle UK&I, business solutions, Canning Town, Chippenham, collaboration, customer showcase, DriveWorks, hardware procurement, INNOVATION, Islington, IT Services, IT solutions, James Napp, lifecycle services, London, London IT market, Manchester, modern workplace, Networking, New Angel Square Office Gives Bechtle UK Capacity for Major Team Expansion, Newbury, Nicholas Barrett, Northampton, office expansion, product distribution, Qolcom, sales team, Security Services, services team, software licensing, Tangible Benefit, Tangible Benefit Ltd, technology-led workplace, UK IT sector, value-added reseller, warehouse capacity, workforce expansion, workplace technology
(IN BRIEF) ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Gunnebo Entrance Control, an international provider of entrance control solutions including speed gates, mass transit gates and security revolving doors. The acquisition supports ASSA ABLOY’s strategy to strengthen its position … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 670 employees, access solutions, acquisition agreement, ASIA, ASSA ABLOY, ASSA ABLOY Expands Entrance Systems Division Through Planned Gunnebo Entrance Control Deal, ASSA ABLOY Targets Mature Market Growth With Acquisition of Gunnebo Entrance Control, Business Segment Pedestrian, complementary products, customary closing conditions, Earnings per share, EBIT margin, efficient entrance solutions, entrance control solutions, Entrance Systems Division, EPS dilution, EUR 151 million sales, Europe, fourth quarter 2026 closing, Gunnebo Entrance Control, Gunnebo Entrance Control to Join ASSA ABLOY’s Business Segment Pedestrian, manufacturing sites, Maresfield, mass transit gates, Massimo Grassi, mature markets, Nico Delvaux, pedestrian access solutions, regulatory approval, reliable entrance solutions, secure entrance systems, security revolving doors, security technology, SEK 1.67 billion sales, speed gates, United Kingdom, United States
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has unveiled the GMF 140, a next-generation 140-metre, 6,000-plus-tonne guided missile frigate developed for NATO and allied navies. The frigate is designed for multi-mission operations, including anti-air warfare, ballistic missile defence, anti-submarine warfare and long-range strike. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5-inch main gun, 64 Strike-Length VLS cells, AAW, acoustic management, AEGIS Combat System, air and missile defence, allied navies, anti-air warfare, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine warfare, ASW, ballistic missile defence, ballistic missile tracking, blue-water operations, BMD, CIWS, CMS330 Combat Management System, coalition missions, decoy systems, electro-optical systems, electronic warfare, Europe, expeditionary missions, GMF 140, guided missile frigate, hull-mounted sonar, hypersonic weapons, Indo-Pacific, land-attack missiles, laser systems, littoral missions, Lockheed Martin CMS330, long-range strike, low-signature hull, maritime helicopters, multi-mission combatant, NATO interoperability, NATO navies, naval modernisation, naval warfare, New Rheinmetall Frigate Design Targets Interoperable Naval Operations Across NATO and Allied Fleets, next-generation frigate, North America procurement campaign, North Atlantic, open architecture, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Targets Global Frigate Market With GMF 140 Multi-Mission Naval Combatant, Rheinmetall Unveils GMF 140 Next-Generation Guided Missile Frigate for Allied Navies, surface combatant, torpedo launcher, towed sonar, unmanned systems, US-sourced radar, Vertical Launch System, VLS
(IN BRIEF) Gunnebo Group, owned by Altor and Stena, has agreed to divest Gunnebo Entrance Control to ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in access solutions. The transaction follows Gunnebo Group’s strategic transformation, including the earlier divestment of Gunnebo Cash Management … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged access control market, access solutions, AI, Altor, Altor- and Stena-Owned Gunnebo Group to Divest Entrance Control Business, ASSA ABLOY, ASSA ABLOY to Acquire Gunnebo Entrance Control From Gunnebo Group Gunnebo Group Sharpens Strategic Focus With Sale of Entrance Control Unit, Bengt Maunsbach, business unit sale, commercial excellence, connected products, customer relationships, digitalisation, entrance control solutions, Evercore, fourth quarter 2026 closing, global leadership, Gunnebo Cash Management, Gunnebo Entrance Control, Gunnebo Group, Gunnebo Safe Storage, Howard Lang, Industrial Transformation, Jens Browaldh, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, people flow control, Product Development, regulatory approvals, safe storage, SecureTech, security solutions, security technology, service-based business models, software, Stefan Syrén, Stena, Stena Adactum, strategic divestment, sustainability, Sweden, take-private investment, valuables protection
(IN BRIEF) NLB has announced that its voluntary public takeover offer for Addiko Bank AG did not receive enough shareholder acceptances to proceed. The all-cash offer was launched on 13 May 2026 and required acceptance declarations representing at least 50% … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Law, Slovenia
Tagged 087, 31.22 percent acceptance, 353 shares, 50 percent plus one share, 6, acceptance declarations, acquisition strategy, Addiko, Addiko Bank AG, Addiko shares, all-cash offer, Austria, Austrian Takeover Act, banking sector, Blaž Brodnjak, Brandes Investment Partners, capital position, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Johannes Proksch, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, minimum acceptance threshold, NLB, NLB Ends Voluntary Public Takeover Offer Process for Addiko Bank, NLB Reaffirms Southeastern Europe Growth Strategy After Addiko Offer Outcome, NLB Says Capital Position Remains Strong Following Unsuccessful Addiko Takeover Offer, NLB Takeover Offer for Addiko Bank Fails to Reach Minimum Acceptance Threshold, Nova Ljubljanska banka, offer memorandum, offer not extended, payment and settlement agent, public takeover offer, regulatory announcement, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH, settlement not taking place, shareholder acceptance, Slovenia, Southeastern Europe, Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, Takeover Commission, Übernahmekommission, voluntary public takeover offer, Wellington Management
(IN BRIEF) BBVA channeled €82 billion into sustainable business in the first half of 2026, up 38% year-over-year. Of the total amount, €63 billion was linked to environmental activities, including climate change and natural capital, while €19 billion supported social … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain, Türkiye
Tagged 2025-2029 sustainability target, 38 percent growth, agriculture, Antalya, BBVA, BBVA Reaches €216 Billion Toward 2025–2029 Sustainable Business Target, BBVA Reports Broad Growth Across Sustainable Finance Activity in First Half of 2026, BBVA Sustainable Business Activity Rises 38% Year-over-Year to €82 Billion, capital markets, CIB, circular economy, cleantech financing, climate change, Commercial Banking, COP31, COP31 Presidency, Corporate and Investment Banking, decarbonisation, electrification, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental activities, Europe, financing, Global Banking Partner, Guide for the Channeling of Sustainable Business and Transition, housing renovation, Infrastructure Development, low-carbon economy, low-emission vehicles, Mexico, natural capital, Project Finance, renewable energy project financing, resource efficiency, retail clients, social initiatives, South America, Spain, sustainability-linked confirming, sustainable banking, sustainable business, Sustainable Finance, transactional banking, Türkiye, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United States, €19 billion social initiatives, €216 billion cumulative progress, €63 billion environmental activities, €700 billion target, €82 billion sustainable business
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