Agreement with Resolution Life and affiliates of Sixth Street was announced on December 3 Transaction unlocks $4.1 bn in value and frees up regulatory capital for Allianz (PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 7-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group, one of the world’s … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 6-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Société Générale (EPA: GLE), a European leader in financial services with over 150 years of history, has announced it signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for the acquisition of 100% of LeasePlan by … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, ALD, BANKING, electric vehicles, energy transition, Fanny Rouby, fleet management, Frédéric Oudéa, insurance, Jean-Baptiste Froville, LeasePlan, mobility, NewALD, Retail Banking, Shareholding, Societe Generale, sustainable mobility, TDR Capital
Full-service logistics provider to Africa Expansion reflects Africa’s growing importance in world trade Regional control tower serves as a single point of contact to an integrated network across the continent (PRESS RELEASE) DUBAI, UAE, 5-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel (SWX: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Africa, cargo flow, Durban, Healthcare, Johannesburg, Kuehne+Nagel, Lee I’Ons, logistics, offices, perishables, pharma, shipment, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, supply chain
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR., ADR:RYCEY), the pre-eminent engineering company with focus on world-class power and propulsion systems, has announced the completion of the divestment of Bergen Engines, a diesel and gas engine manufacturer based in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bergen Engines, Langley Holdings plc, propulsion systems, Rolls-Royce
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced that its holding company Orange Digital Investment will invest in the Move Capital I fund. The fund, a Kepler Cheuvreux Invest “Tech … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged artificial-intelligence, B2B champions, B2B technology ecosystem, Cloud, Cybersecurity, data analytics, digital technology, European tech, Hervé Malausséna, Industry 4, investment, IoT, Kepler Cheuvreux Invest, Laurent Godicheau, Maï de la Rochefordière, Move Capital, Move Capital I fund, Orange, Orange Business Services, Orange Digital Investment, Orange Group, Sophie Sursock, Tech Growth fund
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS/ MUNICH/ ANTWERPEN, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, has announced that Allianz Real Estate, while acting on behalf of several Allianz group companies, has formed a new 50/50 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Czech Republic, Financial, France, Germany, Hungary, Management, News, Real Estate, Slovakia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Allianz, Allianz Real Estate, asset manager, BREEAM, carbon net-zero, Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor, DGNB, EPC criteria, EU taxonomy, Jan Van Geet, joint venture, Kari Pitkin, logistic buildings, logistics, prime logistics assets, reduce carbon emissions, semi-industrial real estate, Sustainable Certification, VGP
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Holcim (SWX: HOLN), one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates, concrete and related services, has announced it acquired the leader in ready-mix concrete and aggregates across the Pacific Northwest region … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) REGEN, Germany/ WSHOWA, Poland, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Triton Partners, a private equity investment firm with focus on medium-sized businesses across Europe, has announced that its Triton Fund V portfolio company, SCHOCK, an innovative manufacturer of quartz composite … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), a world-class equipment and services company that sustainably advances the noble work of agriculture and construction workers, has announced that the company has begun officially trading … Read the full press release
EQT VIII and Santo Holdings to acquire EQT VI and its co-investors’ stakes in WS Audiology, the number one global pure play producer of hearing aids WS Audiology is supported by strong, underlying macro trends, such as a growing aging … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Healthcare, Investment, News, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Denmark, EQT, EQT VI, EQT VIII fund, hearing aids, hearing-impaired people, Kasper Knokgaard, Lynge, Santo Holdings, Siemens Audiology Solutions, Sivantos, Tøpholm, urban noise pollution, Westermann families, Widex, WS Audiology
Transaction to release approximately USD 1.2 billion of capital and add 11 percentage points to the Group’s Swiss Solvency Test ratio1 Significant reduction in the Group’s exposure to credit risk Zurich will focus on protection and unit-linked solutions in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, News, Portugal, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Deutsche Bank, GamaLife, George Quinn, insurance, life insurance, Matteo Castelvetri, pension back book, pension market, policyholders, Swiss Solvency Test, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Investments Life S.p.A.
The Board of Directors at Hydro’s majority-owned Slovalco primary aluminium plant in Slovakia has decided a further curtailment of primary aluminium production at the plant. (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 30-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable … Read the full press release
EBRD €20 million loan to Sofia Med Funds to boost the capacity expansion investment Sofia Med to develop and implement a low-carbon strategy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 27-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral … Read the full press release
EBRD to provide €75 million guarantee to Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine Innovative mechanism unlocks funding for MSMEs Thirty per cent of the project to finance green technologies (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development … Read the full press release
Malarkey is a proven growth engine in the highly profitable and growing US residential roofing market Highly regarded brand with leadership in innovation and sustainability in Holcim’s biggest market Complementary acquisition in roofing systems to achieve USD 4 billion Net … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, circular economy, construction, Firestone Building Products, Gregory Malarkey, Herbert Malarkey, holcim, ice and water barriers, Jamie Gentoso, Jan Jenisch, Malarkey Roofing Products, roofing, roofing shingles, roofing systems, sustainable construction, US residential roofing market
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 20-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ Group, a French multinational company with over 160 years of expertise in water and waste management, has announced the completion of the divestment of two landfills and five transfer stations, collectively post … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 20-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced it will financially support the expansion of its Deeside recycling plant in the UK with an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged aluminium, aluminium recycling, aluminium scrap, aluminium smelter, Deeside recycling plant, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Hydro Høyanger, Høyanger Recycling, investment, low-carbon aluminium, recycling, Trond Olaf Christophersen, Wayne Clifton
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM/ MONTROUGE, France, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the announcement of the creation of a new pan European leader in operational car leasing by Stellantis and Crédit Agricole, Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, and Philippe Brassac, CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Financial, France, Netherlands, News
Tagged car leasing, Carlos Tavares, Crédit Agricole, JV, Leasing, leasing business in Europe, Pan-European, Philippe Brassac, Stellantis
Crédit Agricole and Stellantis intend to join forces to create a European leader in long-term leasing CA Consumer Finance plans also to launch a panEuropean, multi-brand operator in automotive financing, leasing and mobility (PRESS RELEASE) MONTROUGE, France, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HEERLEN, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM (AMS: DSM), a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Vestkorn Milling, a leading European producer of ingredients from peas and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science
Tagged acquisition, algal lipids, animal feed, bean, CanolaPRO™, dietary fibers, enzymes, flavors, hydrocolloids, minerals, pea, pet food, plant-based foods, plant-based protein, proteins, rapeseed protein isolate, Royal DSM, starches, Vestkorn Milling, vitamins, yeast extracts
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