Arnaud Castille joined Orange as Executive Vice President for Mergers and Acquisitions on 26 August 2013. Paris, 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — He replaced Vincent Benoît, who has left the Group. Arnaud previously served as a Director in the M&A Department at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management, Telecom
Tagged acquisitions, appointment, Gervais Pellissier, Mergers, Orange, Sébastien Audra, Vincent Benoît
03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays PLC has announced the appointment of Bob Hoyt as Group General Counsel. He will succeed Mark Harding in this role, whose intention to retire was announced in February 2013. Mr Hoyt is expected to take up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Antony Jenkins, appointment, Barclays PLC, Bob Hoyt, Group General Counsel, Mark Harding, PNC Financial Services Group
Construction of 108 additional wind turbines approved Permit for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm cluster (approx. 1,000 MW) Important contribution to enhancing value of project portfolio 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — RWE Innogy yesterday received the permits for the Innogy Nordsee offshore wind … Read the full press release
England’s 1966 World Cup goalkeeper star back in the net to get older people online Barclays research finds older people could net savings of £742 a year by getting online “Bank and Banks” create 3,500 “Digital Eagles” to mentor those … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Barclays Blackburn, Barclays Croydon, Barclays Darlington, Barclays Digital Eagle, Barclays Leeds, Barclays Mobile Banking, Barclays Online Banking, Barclays Pingit, Barclays South Shields, Gordon Banks, Steven Roberts, technophobe, “Bank and Banks”
03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission, together with a consortium of ten European companies led by Shell, launches today the PETROBOT project, which will develop robots which can replace humans in inspections of pressure vessels and storage tanks widely used in … Read the full press release
03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has approved a plan to orderly wind down the Austrian bank Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA). The Commission found that the plan presented by the Austrian authorities is compatible with EU state aid rules. Together … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged Antoine Colombani, Carinthia, debt issuance programme, EU state aid rules, HGAA, Hypo Alpe Adria Bank-International, Joaquin Almunia, Klagenfurt, Maria Madrid Pina, Partizipationskapital, risk weighted assets, Tier-1 instrument capital injection
Gwynt y Môr begins generating electricity Joint venture project of RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens making good progress Complete commissioning planned for 2014 Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has officially generated and exported its first electricity, on track … Read the full press release
Zurich, 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces that the Chairman, Josef Ackermann, has informed the Board of Directors that he is resigning from all his functions as a Board member with immediate effect. The Board of Directors respects and … Read the full press release
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION US$84 BILLION EXPECTED RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS £6 BILLION … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 13.2x EV / LTM OpFCF, 9.4x EV / LTM EBITDA, Cellco Partnership, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, CRET Depositary Interests, Goldman Sachs International, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, US GAAP, Verizon, Verizon Business International Holdings B.V., Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, vodafone, Vodafone ADR, Vodafone Omnitel N.V., VZW Transaction
Luxembourg, 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will launch its inaugural long-term bond issue in October, subject to market conditions. Investor marketing activities are currently being held in preparation for this inaugural bond. The ESM successfully started its bill … Read the full press release
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2012/13, Pernod Ricard delivered asolid performance within, as anticipated, a less favourable environment than in 2011/12: Organic growth in profit from recurring operations was 6%(1), in line with the stated guidance. Emerging markets(2) maintained double-digit growth(1) (+10%) despite a slowdown in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, France, Investment, Management
Tagged Absolut, Absolut Vodka, Ballantine’s, Beefeater, Chivas, Chivas Regal, Danièle Ricard, Havana Club, Indian whiskies, Jameson, Martell, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard 2012/13 results, Pernod Ricard financial income, Pernod Ricard net debt decreased, Perrier-Jouët, Pierre Pringuet, Ricard pastis, Royal Salute, Scotch whiskies, The Glenlivet
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Disclosure of transaction on GBL shares from 26 August till 30 August 2013 (included) Implementation of the authorization of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of April 12, 2011 GBL, directly and through its subsidiaries, acquired during the period from … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged Brussels, GBL, GBL share buyback disclosure, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, share buyback
Turin, Italy, 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EXOR board of directors’ meeting, chaired by John Elkann, met today in Turin and approved the consolidated results for first half of 2013. At June 30, 2013 EXOR’s Net Asset Value (NAV) is €8,533 million. This … Read the full press release
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone confirms that it is in advanced discussions with Verizon Communications Inc. regarding the disposal of Vodafone’s US group whose principal asset is its 45% interest in Verizon Wireless for US$130 billion. The consideration would substantially comprise a … Read the full press release
• One in four retired homeowners hope to raise £62,000 by moving into a smaller home • Convenience, raising money and cutting bills are the top three reasons for downsizing 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Darragh Leeson, downsizing, Prudential, retired homeowners, retirment, Stan Russell, Tony Hannon, UK homeowners
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to introduce gender targets with the aim of doubling the share of women in management. By end of 2019, 35% of middle management positions (Heads of Division, … Read the full press release
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the basis of a nomination from Hungary, by common accord with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Hungary, Investment
Tagged Anton Rop, EIB, EIB Board of Governors, EIB Management Committee, László Baranyay
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Prudential plc is pleased to confirm that the appointment of Jackie Hunt as an executive director and Chief Executive, Prudential UK & Europe, will be effective from 5 September 2013. Rob Devey will stand down … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged Alan Porter, Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston CMG FCA, Alice Davey Schroeder, Ann Frances Godbehere FCGA, Anthony John Liddell Nightingale CMG, Barry Lee Stowe, Cheick Tidjane Thiam, financial services, HKEx, insurance, Jackie Hunt, John William Foley, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA, Lord Andrew Turnbull KCB CVO, Michael Andrew Wells, Michael George Alexander McLintock, Michael William Oliver Garrett, Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA, Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca, Philip John Remnant CBE ACA, Prudential plc, Prudential UK & Europe, Rob Devey, Robert Alan Devey, Robin Tozer, Sir Howard John Davies, Sylvia Edwards
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development continues to boost Turkey’s Anatolian regions, making a €3.7 million loan to Kivanc Tekstil, a leading producer of clothing fabrics and yarn based in Adana. Kivanc Tekstil, 100 per cent owned and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Turkey
Tagged Adana, clothing fabrics, EBRD, Kivanc Tekstil, loan, Mike Davey, Olga Rosca, SEMED, Turkey’s textile industry, weaving machines, yarn, Ziya Kivanc
Montabaur, 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — United Internet AG continues to drive the internationalization of its webhosting and cloud computing business. As the company announced today, United Internet has agreed a deal with the owners of Arsys Internet S.L. (C\Chile 54, 26007 Logroño, Spain), … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1&1 Internet AG, acquire, acquisition, Arsys, Arsys Internet S.L., Arsys owners, Carlyle Group, Cloud, data centers, Logroño, Marcus Schaps, Mercapital, Montabaur, private equity, Ralph Dommermuth, Spanish cloud computing market, Spanish webhosting market, United Internet AG, webhosting
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