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Sky Sports will show 11 hours of live football programming this Sunday to celebrate the Capital One Cup Final

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, February 2015

LONDON, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky Sports will show 11 hours of live football programming this Sunday including live coverage of the Capital One Cup Final from Wembley. Sunday’s schedule begins with Sunday Supplement at 8.00am and continues with Goals on … Read the full press release

Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe Limited acquired majority stake in POLO Motorrad und Sportswear GmbH

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, February 2015

Equistone takes overt multi-channel retailer of motorcycle clothing and accessories Further growth is planned through market consolidation, strategic acquisitions and expanding the network of stores POLO Motorrad’s online trading and business to business channel are expected to be strengthened Munich/ … Read the full press release

Barclays makes purchasing Buy-To-Let property more accessible

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, January 2015

LONDON, 28-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — From today (26 January), purchasing a Buy-To-Let property with Barclays is made more accessible for many would-be landlords thanks to the introduction of a new approach that allows personal income to be accepted when assessing … Read the full press release

Barclays Mortgages research reveals 61 per cent of UK homeowners uncertain when interest rate might rise

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, January 2015

Almost half (46 per cent) of homeowners aren’t able to recall what the current Bank of England base rate is Nine in ten (88 per cent) are completely unaware of the Bank of England’s recent interest rate forecast Half of … Read the full press release

Barclays Head of Manufacturing Mike Rigby comments on the PMI manufacturing figures

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, January 2015

LONDON, 05-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mike Rigby, Head of Manufacturing at Barclays, comments on today’s PMI manufacturing figures. “2014 finished on an encouraging note for the manufacturing sector, with growth still moving in the right direction despite broadly benign UK macroeconomic conditions … Read the full press release

American affiliate of Lone Star Funds to acquire HeidelbergCement’s Hanson Building Products for US$ 1.4 billion

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, December 2014

Heidelberg, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an American affiliate of Lone Star Funds to sell its North American (excluding Western Canada) and United Kingdom building products business (collectively “Hanson Building Products”), … Read the full press release

TomTom signs new facility agreement for a €250 million revolving credit facility

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, December 2014

Amsterdam, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced it has signed a new facility agreement for a €250 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”). The Facility has a maturity date of 31 March 2018 and includes two additional one year … Read the full press release

EY and Equistone Partners Europe sponsored research published by CMBOR reveals PE-backed IPOs remain popular exit route in 2014 with exit value at the highest since 2007

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, December 2014

Deal activity in 2014 is up with mid-sized deal activity at the highest since 2008 Exit market performs well; exit value at the highest since 2007 at €101b Trade sales figures highest since 2011, refinancings at a record high LONDON, … Read the full press release

Barclays announces the appointment of Michael Gapen as Chief US Economist

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, November 2014

Mr. Gapen will head the US Economics Research team LONDON, 26-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays today announced the appointment of Michael Gapen as Chief US Economist. Based in New York, Mr. Gapen will lead the US Economics Research team and … Read the full press release

BT Sport announces that over 24,000 commercial premises now subscribe to their sports service

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, November 2014

LONDON, 13-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today BT Sport has announced that over 24,000 commercial premises have taken its sports service, and that in the pubs market alone 30%[1] of pubs now subscribe to BT Sport. A combination of great live … Read the full press release

Barclays launches two year sponsorship partnership with JA-YE Europe with six innovation camps in Spain, Russia, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, October 2014

BRUSSELS, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday, Barclays launches its two year sponsorship partnership with JA-YE, kicking off a two-year plan with six innovation camps in Spain, Russia, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal on the theme of increasing economic growth.  Over … Read the full press release

Over 40 companies in eight European digital hubs opened their C-suite doors this week to students for e-Leaders-for-a-Day initiative

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, October 2014

BRUSSELS, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MDs and CEOs of major internationals Accenture, Microsoft, LinkedIn amongst others* opened their C-suite doors this week to students aged 17-22 from high schools and universities in Bucharest, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Industrial Engineering student, Monste Cervera from … Read the full press release

NOW TV teams up with celebrity make-up artist and fan of The Walking Dead, Millie Mackintosh to recreate the gory look of a walker from the smash-hit zombie series

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, October 2014

LONDON, 13-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahead of the season 5 launch on 13th October on FOX, NOW TV has teamed up with celebrity make-up artist and fan of The Walking Dead, Millie Mackintosh, to recreate the gory look of a … Read the full press release

Lagardère successfully launches €500m 5-year bond issue with an annual coupon of 2%

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, September 2014

PARIS, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lagardère successfully launched today a €500m, 5-year (due in September 2019) bond issue, with an annual coupon of 2%. The order book reached an amount of €1.5bn, 3 times oversubscribed. The success of the launch … 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

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, September 2014

• 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

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, September 2014

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

NOW TV launches brand new weekly pass for all 7 Sky Sports channels

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, August 2014

Enjoy all 7 Sky Sports channels for 7 days for just £10.99 LONDON, 15-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NOW TV is this week launching a brand new weekly pass for sports fans looking to watch even more of the best live sporting action … Read the full press release

Accenture and leading financial institutions launched Asia-Pacific-wide competitive search for the region’s top financial technology innovators

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, June 2014

New Hong Kong Accelerator Offers Cutting-Edge Financial-Technology Entrepreneurs Access to Leading Institutions in Asia  Accenture, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of China (Hong Kong), Barclays, China Construction Bank (Asia), DBS, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Ping An and UBS, … Read the full press release

Abertis divests its 5.01% stake in European satellite operator Eutelsat for 275 million euros

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, June 2014

Barcelona, 12-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Abertis has completed today a process of accelerated placement with qualified investors a 5.01% stake of Eutelsat, the whole stake that Abertis still controlled in the European satellite operator. The placement, managed by UBS Limited and … Read the full press release

ITV channels joins mobile TV service Sky Go

PRESS RELEASE -- 9, June 2014

LONDON, 9-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From today (Wednesday 4 June) Sky Go, the award-winning mobile TV service, gets bigger and better as ITV channels – including ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV – join the line-up for the first time. Arriving … Read the full press release