GENEVA, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets and operations of Accutest Laboratories, the fifth largest full service environmental testing company in the United States. In combination with SGS’s existing operations, this creates … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged Accutest Laboratories, environmental testing company, Frankie Ng, SGS
DUBLIN, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New research from Trinity Business School suggests that 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in higher education supporting another seven jobs indirectly. Irish higher education institutions contributed €10.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Ireland
Tagged 000 jobs in Ireland, 150, Brian Lucey, Irish higher education sector, Trinity Business School research
Ebikon, Switzerland, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As of December 30, 2015, Schindler Holding Ltd ended the share buyback program started on January 3, 2013. In the context of the buyback program, including a Fixed-Price Repurchase Offer from November 1 to November … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
PARIS, 29-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today that it had completed the acquisition of SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, the Large Industrial and Commercial risks insurance subsidiary of SulAmérica S.A., for a total consideration of BRL 135 million (or … Read the full press release
MADRID, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The electricity consumption of large and medium-sized companies increased 0.8% in November compared with the same month the previous year, according to data from the Red Eléctrica Index (IRE). Broken down by sector, industrial consumption grew 1.1% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain
German oil and gas company to expand its participation in the Aguada Federal block in Neuquén province Buenos Aires, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall Energía S.A. and the local state-owned energy company Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén S.A. have signed an agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment
Tagged Aguada Federal, Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén S.A., Wintershall
Kassel/Stavanger, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a request from Tellus Petroleum, Wintershall has consented to release the company from its obligations under the Sales and Purchase Agreement announced on June 18, 2015. Wintershall, a 100% BASF subsidiary, had originally planned to divest … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway
Tagged Norwegian Continental Shelf, Tellus Petroleum, Wintershall, Wintershall Holding GmbH
Sabadell, Spain, 23-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Sabadell will formally commence operations in Mexico on 4 January 2016, having achieved certification by Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission and fulfilled the requirements of the Bank of Mexico. The new bank in Mexico, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Spain
Tagged Banco Sabadell, Francesc Noguera
Solibri is the market leader in quality assurance and quality control for Building Information Modeling (BIM), the digital work method in the construction industry High-level strategic fit and significant extension of Nemetschek’s solution portfolio for design and building processes Considerable … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Heikki Kulusjärvi, Nemetschek AG, Solibri Oy
Company Announcement No. 50/2015 COPENHAGEN, 22-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On the basis of the results of its ordinary goodwill impairment testing, Danske Bank has decided to make an impairment on goodwill and other intangible assets of about DKK 4.5 billion before tax … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Financial, Management
Tagged Danske Bank, goodwill impairment testing, Henrik Ramlau-Hansen, impairment on goodwill
FRANKFURT, 21-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A Supervisory Board resolution dated 17 December 2015 will result in the following changes in the Management Board of STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH (STRABAG PFS) with effect from 1 January 2016: Martin Schenk … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Real Estate
Tagged Jörg Rosdücher, Martin Schenk, STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH
Lausanne, 21-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the future, the two nuclear power plants Gösgen and Leibstadt will enter their entitlements to the decommissioning and waste disposal funds in their balance sheets on the basis of market values. Alpiq will balance its share … Read the full press release
Birmingham, UK, 21-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In a deal announced today, SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT services business which is part of the Rigby Group, has taken a controlling stake in One Point, adding mobile voice and data capability to complete its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged James Rigby, One Point, Rigby Group, SCC
Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 18-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska today (15 December) held its 23rd meeting of 2015, which was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor. The Bank Board of NBS took note of NBS’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Slovakia
Tagged Národná banka Slovenska
The CBI has today announced the appointment of Henrietta Jowitt as its Managing Director, Commercial. LONDON, 18-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — With an extensive background in business strategy, marketing, growth and change management, Henrietta will join the CBI early next year. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Carolyn Fairbairn, Confederation of British Industry, Henrietta Jowitt
The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, a major business-led initiative, was launched today to assist developing countries and speed implementation of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement The landmark trade agreement could add over $1 trillion to global trade … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 16-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The FESE General Assembly during its meeting in Brussels today unanimously agreed the appointment of Mr Marios A. Pilavakis, Chairman of the Board of Directors (Council) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) as Member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Management
Tagged Cyprus Stock Exchange, FESE Board, Marios A. Pilavakis
BRUSSELS, 16-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2014, EuropeanIssuers, Invest Europe and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges, agreed it was necessary to set up a European IPO Task Force which would include experts from across the EU with direct knowledge and experience … Read the full press release
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — DLL, a global provider of asset based financial solutions, received the 2015 Green Finance Transaction of the Year Award from Leasing Life, one of the top leasing industry journals in Europe. The award … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged DLL, Leasing Life, The 2015 Green Finance Transaction of the Year Award
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bill Stephenson, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of DLL,has been honored with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, which goes to an individual who has helped to build and shape … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, Bill Stephenson, DLL
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