Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its Allynis Trusted Service Hub is enabling the commercial rollout of Valyou, Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service, by Telenor, DNB and SpareBank … Read the full press release
Veolia Environnement announces its decision to request the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the termination of its registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in accordance with … Read the full press release
AngloGold Ashanti, one of the largest companies in the gold mining industry, has chosen Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of its open pit gold mine of Iduapriem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western-Region of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem Mine, open pit gold mine in Ghana, Veolia
Winter is upon us, and most of us need an extra dose of vitamins. Metaphorically speaking, this is also the case for large parts of the world economy where the economic performance has again made Nordea revise down the expectations … Read the full press release
LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto today (04 December 2014) demonstrated how its superior portfolio of world-class operations, with industry-leading EBITDA margins and significant growth potential, are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns. Citing sector-leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto Copper, Sam Walsh
Claudio Sassaki and Eduardo Bontemp were announced yesterday as the winners of the 2014 Brazilian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award during a ceremony at the São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo, Brazil. The finalists taking part in … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and dairy company Valio have signed a long-term agreement for Neste Jacobs to deliver the production optimization of Valio Milk Powder Plant in Seinäjoki, Finland by … Read the full press release
TeliaSonera and Telenor have entered into an agreement to merge their Danish operations into a new joint venture where the parties will own 50 percent each. The new joint venture will create a robust mobile operator who is able to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Robert Andersson, Telenor, TeliaSonera
The Norwegian Competition Authority, Konkurransetilsynet, has today announced objections to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations. TeliaSonera will now analyze the Authority’s objections and respond to it by December 22. STOCKHOLM, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We and Konkurransetilsynet make different … Read the full press release
Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Now that more than 80% of the shares have been tendered in the public tender offer process, KUKA AG is aiming at a complete takeover of Swisslog Holding AG.In case of holding more than 90% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Switzerland
Tagged KUKA AG, Swisslog Holding AG
Heidenheim/Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith GmbH today notified KUKA Aktiengesellschaft that, by way of shares as well as financial instruments partly pending antitrust approval, it has attained 25.1 percent of the voting rights in the company. The majority of the shares … Read the full press release
Rueil-Malmaison, France, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric SE announces today that it has obtained all required regulatory approvals and subsequently finalized the acquisition of Günsan Elektrik, the second largest player in wiring device accessories serving residential and commercial buildings … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, France, Management, Turkey
Tagged Günsan Elektrik, Schneider Electric SE, wiring device accessories
BASEL, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the acquisition of Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. (Ariosa), a privately-held company based in San Jose, California, USA. Ariosa is a molecular diagnostics testing service provider that provides a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ariosa Diagnostics, cell-free DNA (cfDNA) technology, CLIA laboratory, Inc., Ken Song MD, molecular diagnostics testing service provider, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) service, Roche, Roland Diggelmann
KfW IPEX-Bank provides funding for Viking River Cruises Order for the building of river cruise ships placed with Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock Frankfurt am Main, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction of ten river cruise … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Christian K. Murach, KfW, KfW IPEX-Bank, river cruise ships, Viking River Cruises
New Company With Initial Workforce of 450 Will be Named Airbus Safran Launchers Transaction Reaffirms Companies’ Determination to Boost Competitiveness and Ensure Profitability of European Space Launcher Business ESA Approval of Industrial Ariane 6 Proposal Confirms the Relevance of the … Read the full press release
Orkla has entered into an agreement to sell OJSC Orkla Brands Russia to Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC, a member of the Russian confectionery group Slavyanka. OSLO, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Under the agreement, Orkla will divest 100 per cent of its shares … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, Norway, Russia
Tagged OJSC Orkla Brands Russia, Orkla, Peter A. Ruzicka, Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC
ESSEN, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products, part of the Materials Services business area of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has expanded its operations in South America. On July 10, 2014 it opened the Group’s first site in Bolivia, extending its … Read the full press release
COVENTRY, UK, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Group Marketing Director of Jaguar Land Rover, Phil Popham, has today (28 November 2014) announced his resignation from the company to take up the position of CEO Sunseeker. Popham, joined Land Rover in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover, Phil Popham, Sunseeker
Hamburg/Kiel, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During their extraordinary general meeting today, the shareholders of HSH Nordbank appointed Dr. Philipp Nimmermann (48) to the Bank’s Supervisory Board. He has been State Secretary in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Finance since 20 October 2014. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Dr. Jürgen Allerkamp, Dr. Philipp Nimmermann, HSH Nordbank, Mr Thomas Losse-Müller
Bonsai: Growth in Miniature Momentum in global economy to pick up slightly in 2015 Regulation and structural weaknesses will restrict potential for self-sustaining momentum World economy caught in a “bowl”: Only bonsaiesque growth DAX range 2015 still between 8,300 and … Read the full press release
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