(IN BRIEF) DNV has acquired Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian power systems engineering consultancy specialising in advanced grid-connection services. The move strengthens DNV’s position as a leading independent power grids consultancy in Asia Pacific and enhances its global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AEMO, Asia Pacific energy market, Australia renewable penetration, Australian Energy Market Operator, Barry O Connell, Barry O’Connell, battery energy storage systems, Ditlev Engel, DNV, DNV Acquires Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd to Strengthen Grid-Connection Leadership in Asia Pacific, DNV Strengthens Asia Pacific Grid Advisory Capabilities with Acquisition of Smarter Power Solutions, Dr Lena Landsmann, Dr. Matthew Rowe, energy transition, Energy Transition Outlook 2025, grid connection engineering, Kristine Hauge, Lachlan Bateman, power systems modelling, renewable energy integration, Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, SPS, Tim Gorman, transmission infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has received its first €200 million call-off under a 2025 framework agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for 120mm tank ammunition. The agreement, structured as a Basic Contractual Instrument, defines commercial and technical standards and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 120mm tank ammunition, Basic Contractual Instrument, defence manufacturing, European defence industry, framework agreement 2025, Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, main battle tank armament, multinational procurement, NATO procurement, NATO Support and Procurement Agency, NSPA, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Expands NATO Partnership with Substantial 120mm Tank Ammunition Order Through Centralised Procurement Mechanism, Rheinmetall Receives €200 Million Initial Order Under NATO Framework Agreement for 120mm Tank Ammunition, smoothbore technology
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched Talent Week 2026, inviting university students and recent graduates to apply by February 19 for a comprehensive early-career development and recruitment program. The initiative offers participants hands-on exposure to careers in banking, data, audit … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Assistant Inspector, audit careers, banking careers, Data and Tech Pathways, Data MT, data science, early career program, Ebru Taşcı Firuzbay, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Expands Early Career Opportunities with Talent Week 2026 Across Banking, Garanti BBVA Opens Talent Week 2026 Applications to Develop Future Leaders in Banking and Technology, INNOVATION, Management Trainee, professional development, recent graduates, sustainability, Talent Week 2026, tech talent, technology careers, university students, young talent recruitment
(IN BRIEF) Centrica has committed £2.4 million over three years to expand The Multibank’s network of hubs and integrate essential household goods distribution with targeted energy support. The initiative introduces new referral pathways into the British Gas Energy Trust, enabling … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Arabella Weir, British Gas Energy Trust, British Gas Energy Trust and The Multibank Collaboration Enhances Access to Energy Debt Relief and Critical Household Support, Centrica, Centrica Commits £2.4 Million to Expand The Multibank and Strengthen Targeted Energy Support Across the UK, Chris O Shea, community partnership, emergency fuel vouchers, energy debt relief, essential household goods, fuel poverty, Gordon Brown, Kirsty McNeill, Martin McCluskey MP, People and Planet commitment, The Multibank, Tracey Talbot, UK poverty support, Warm Home Discount, white goods grants
(IN BRIEF) EssilorLuxottica has launched a share buyback program authorising the purchase of up to 5,000,000 shares, starting February 13, 2026, under a mandate granted to an investment services provider. The repurchased shares will be used primarily for employee and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Belgium, Business, France, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 14th resolution, Annual General Meeting April 30 2025, capital management, corporate governance, employee shareholding plans, EssilorLuxottica, EssilorLuxottica Approves Share Buyback to Reinforce Long-Term Value Creation and Employee Alignment, EssilorLuxottica Launches Share Buyback Program to Support Employee Incentive Plans, Investment Services Provider, long-term strategy, performance share awards, profit sharing, Share Buyback Program, Shareholder Value, stock option plans, Universal Registration Document
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Aviation has obtained a licence to provide aircraft refuelling services at Václav Havel Airport Prague, marking its first operational expansion outside Poland. The company won one of three available licences and is set to begin into-plane refuelling … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AHAC, aircraft refuelling, aviation fuel, Central and Eastern Europe expansion, Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic, energy sector, ground handling, international growth strategy, into plane services, Ireneusz Fąfara, Joint Inspection Group, Maciej Smolarek, ORLEN, ORLEN Aviation, ORLEN Aviation Expands Internationally with Aircraft Refuelling Licence at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport, ORLEN Aviation Secures Strategic Ground Handling Role at Prague Airport Advancing International Growth Strategy, ORLEN Unipetrol, Poland, Václav Havel Airport Prague
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed 9.3 billion Czech korunas (around €380 million) to support Czech transmission system operator ČEPS in refurbishing and expanding the country’s high-voltage electricity network. The financing, structured in two tranches, will cover up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged 400 kV network, CEPS, climate neutrality, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB, EIB and ČEPS Launch Multi-Investment Programme to Upgrade 509 Kilometres of 400 kV Power Lines by 2030, electricity grid modernization, energy infrastructure, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports Major Upgrade of Czech High-Voltage Grid Through Financing to ČEPS, grid reinforcement, high voltage transmission lines, Marek Mora, Martin Durčák, multi investment programme, power system reliability, renewable integration, substations, transformers, transmission system operator
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, the European Investment Bank Group provided €1.93 billion in financing to Czechia, supporting projects in transport, clean energy, SME financing and affordable housing. Nearly half of the funding was directed toward railway upgrades and the Prague … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged affordable housing, Brno Urban Infrastructure Development programme, CEPS, Česká spořitelna, ČEZ, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIB Group Delivers €1.93 Billion in 2025 Financing to Modernise Czech Transport Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Housing, EIF, ELENA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Financing in Czechia Reaches €1.93 Billion in 2025 to Advance Transport Clean Energy and Housing, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JASPERS, Marek Mora, Mid-Caps, power grid reinforcement, Prague Ring Road, renewable energy integration, SME financing, TEN T network, transport modernization, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, UniCredit SpA, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has led a €150 million long-term financing package for Quantum Systems, supported by Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW, to strengthen the company’s industrial expansion and technology development across Europe. The package includes a €70 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerial intelligence, Commerzbank, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, Drones, EIB, ESG frameworks, European Financial Institutions Back Quantum Systems with €150 Million to Expand Defence Technology and Industrial Capacity, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs €150 Million Financing Package to Support Quantum Systems’ European Expansion, European sovereignty, industrial scaling, Jonas Jarosch, KfW, Melanie Kehr, Michael Diederich, Michael Kotzbauer, Munich Security Conference, Nadia Calviño, quantum systems, security technology, unmanned aerial systems, Venture Tech Growth Financing
(IN BRIEF) Jonas Andrulis has launched a new Munich-based AI startup focused on developing collaborative, agent-based artificial intelligence that integrates human domain expertise into enterprise decision-making processes. Roland Berger is the sole investor and will play an active operational role, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Agent Based AI, AI Commercialization, artificial intelligence, Collaborative AI, corporate innovation, digital transformation, enterprise AI, Human Expertise Integration, industrial AI, Jonas Andrulis, Munich, New Munich AI Venture Targets Industrial Productivity Gap with Agent-Based Collaborative Intelligence Model, Roland Berger, Roland Berger backs new collaborative AI venture founded by Jonas Andrulis to embed human expertise into enterprise systems, Stefan Schaible, strategy consulting, Technology Agnostic Platform
(IN BRIEF) SGS has partnered with Berlin-based healthtech startup theblood to support the development and validation of diagnostic tools based on menstrual blood. Acting as an independent quality and validation partner, SGS will apply its pharmaceutical and bioanalytical expertise to … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Berlin, Bioanalytical Sciences, clinical innovation, endometriosis, Fertility Health, healthtech, Menstrual Blood Diagnostics, Non Invasive Diagnostics, PCOS, Pharmaceutical Testing, polycystic ovary syndrome, Regulatory Validation, SGS, SGS partners with Berlin-based theblood to advance menstrual blood diagnostics in women’s health, theblood, theblood and SGS Collaborate to Establish Scientific and Regulatory Foundations for Menstrual Blood-Based Diagnostics, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) EQT Infrastructure VI and funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure have agreed to acquire Urbaser, a Spain-based global waste management and environmental services provider, from Platinum Equity. Urbaser serves more than 60 million people worldwide through long-term municipal and … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Spain
Tagged BBVA, Blackstone, Blackstone Infrastructure, circular economy, Energy from Waste, environmental services, EQT, EQT and Blackstone Partner to Drive Next Phase of Growth for Spain-Based Environmental Services Leader Urbaser, EQT Infrastructure VI, EQT Infrastructure VI and Blackstone Infrastructure agree to acquire Urbaser to accelerate circular economy growth, industrial waste, J.P. Morgan, Kirkland and Ellis, Linklaters, Morgan Stanley, Municipal Waste, Platinum Equity, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Spain, sustainable infrastructure, UBS Investment Bank, Urbaser, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €62 million to the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund under the Alternative Lending Instrument for Sustainable Development within Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund, using NextGenerationEU resources. Managed by Qualitas Energy, the fund provides debt … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alternative Lending Instrument for Sustainable Development, battery energy storage systems, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Private Credit Strategy to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Enhance European Energy Security, EIF commits €62 million to Qualitas Energy Credit Fund to expand alternative financing for energy transition projects, energy transition, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Hydro, Mid-Caps, NextGenerationEU, private credit, Qualitas Energy, Qualitas Energy Credit Fund, Regional Resilience Fund, renewable energy, Renewable Natural Gas, SMEs, Solar, Spain Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, sustainable infrastructure, Wind
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group’s Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative has delivered €6 billion in financing in its first year, supporting up to 150,000 SMEs across Europe in implementing energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures. Launched with the European Commission and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged decarbonisation, EIB Group, EIB Group Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative exceeds first-year expectations and scales EU-wide green financing European Investment Bank Group, EIB Group Scales Green Gateway Platform and Energy Efficiency as a Service Partnerships to Support 350000 European SMEs, Eiffel Investment Group, Energy Efficiency as a Service, Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative, European Commission, European Investment Fund, Green Checker, Green Gateway, green transition, InvestEU, Servitisation, SME financing, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solas Capital, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute has donated equipment to strengthen 50 heating points in Kyiv, known as Points of Invincibility, which provide warm shelter, hot water and device-charging capabilities during prolonged power outages caused by ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Blackouts, EIB Group, EIB Institute, EIB Institute Expands Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine with Equipment Support for 50 Points of Invincibility in Kyiv, EIB Institute supports Kyiv heating points with targeted donation to reinforce blackout resilience, Emergency Support, energy infrastructure, European Investment Bank, Heating Points, humanitarian aid, Kyiv, Municipal Infrastructure, Olena Zelenska Foundation, Points of Invincibility, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, UKRAINE, Ukrainian Red Cross Society, war in Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) Henkel will present its latest advancements in functional materials and conductive ink technologies at LOPEC 2026, emphasizing sustainability, cost efficiency, and collaborative innovation. Drawing on over 45 years of experience in printed electronics, the company will showcase new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged 3D Printed Antenna, Adhesive Technologies, Anna Ryzhova, Battery Pre-Conditioning, conductive inks, Flextem, Functional Materials, Henkel, Henkel Showcases Ecosystem-Driven Printed Electronics Solutions and Next-Generation Functional Materials at LOPEC 2026, Henkel spotlights sustainable material innovation and partner ecosystem at LOPEC 2026, INO, LOPEC 2026, printed electronics, PTC Ink, Recycled Silver, Silver Plated Copper Ink, smart healthcare, SPC Technology, sustainability, Teca-Print, Thermal Management, Wearable Electronics
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has presented the Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women in Science for the fourth time, honoring international female scientists whose work advances hair and scalp research. The awards ceremony in Düsseldorf recognized three career stages: Lifetime Contribution, Distinguished … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Awards, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Cosmetic Science, Diversity in STEM, Gabriela Daniels, gender equality, Hair Care Innovation, hair research, Henkel, Henkel Consumer Brands, Henkel honors female scientists advancing hair research with the Martha Schwarzkopf Award, Henkel Strengthens Commitment to Diversity and Innovation Through Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women in Hair Research, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Martha Schwarzkopf Award, Meriem Kassar, research and development, Scalp Health, Schwarzkopf, Siyu Zhu, Tsinghua University, University of the Arts London, Women in Science
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed cooperation agreements with Andrada Mining in Namibia and EcoGraf in Tanzania to provide up to €2 million each in EU-funded technical assistance aimed at advancing early-stage lithium and graphite projects toward investment readiness as … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Andrada Mining, Andrew Spinks, Anthony Viljoen, battery value chain, clean energy transition, critical minerals, critical raw materials, EcoGraf, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, EIB Global Mobilises Technical Support for Andrada Mining and EcoGraf to Advance Africa’s Role in the Clean Energy Transition, ESG, European Investment Bank, European Union, Global Gateway, graphite, Green Energy, investment readiness, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, lithium, mineral processing, Namibia, OACPS, sustainable mining, Tanzania, Technical Assistance, water management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has extended a €100 million loan to Arion Bank in Iceland to finance sustainable fisheries, land-based aquaculture and other marine industries across Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, marking the first EIB operation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Arctic region, Arion Bank, Arion Bank Receives €100 Million EIB Loan to Accelerate Sustainable Marine Investment in the Arctic Region, Benedikt Gíslason, blue economy, Clara Ganslandt, Climate Action, EFTA investment, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Karl Nehammer, land-based aquaculture, marine industries, Marine Stewardship Council, seafood industry, SME financing, sustainable fisheries
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund, together with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has launched the €225 million Baltic Innovation Fund 3 to strengthen the region’s private equity and venture capital market and mobilise up to €700 million in total investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Altum, Baltic innovation ecosystem, Baltic Innovation Fund 3, climate-aligned investment, EIF and Baltic Partners Strengthen Regional Investment Ecosystem with Baltic Innovation Fund 3, Estonia, European Investment Fund, Fiduciary Management, growth capital, ILTE, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, public-private investment, Reinis Bērziņš, scale-ups, Sille Pettai, SmartCap, startup funding, Tadas Gudaitis, venture capital
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