Dornbirn, Austria, 3-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Tridonic company, the Zumtobel Group brand for lighting components and systems, will increase its stake in its South African sales subsidiary from 49.99% to 100%. The outstanding shares will be acquired from the former joint … Read the full press release
Rødovre, Danmark, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Anders Holch Povlsen har stor tro på onlinesupermarkedet nemlig.com. Igennem sit investeringsselskab køber han alle investorer ud på nær stifter og hovedaktionær Stefan Plenge samt tilfører det kun 3 år gamle nemlig.com et stærkt kapitalgrundlag. Kapitaltilførslen skal understøtte … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Retail
Tagged Anders Holch Povlsen, dagligvarer, nemlig.com, onlinesupermarkedet, Stefan Plenge
Moscow, Russia, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — VTB Group has bought the 2.63% stake in VTB Bank (Belarus) owned by minority shareholders, increasing its stake to 100%. In 2013, VTB bought a 25.95% stake in the bank from the Belarusian government. Senior Vice President Mikhail Yakunin, head of the group’s Financial Subsidiaries … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Russia
Tagged BELARUS, Mikhail Yakunin, stake, VTB, VTB Bank (Belarus), VTB Group
Stockholm, Sweden, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska’s Year-end Report 2013 will be presented on Friday, February 7, 2014. In conjunction with the release of the report, you are invited to participate in a combined press- and telephone conference, at 14:00 (UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged Katarina Grönwall, Magnus Persson, press conference, telephone conference
Teterboro, NJ, US, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Falcon Jet has mobilized its customer service resources to provide support for Falcon operators traveling to Super Bowl XLVIII. About 1,200 business jets are expected to visit the New York metropolitan area for … Read the full press release
Super Bowl XLVIII, Soccer World Cup Among Special Events Targeted in 2014 Saint-Cloud, France, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In preparation for the 2014 Winter Games, Dassault Aviation will deploy a dedicated technical support team to Sochi International Airport. The airport is adding … Read the full press release
Teterboro, NJ, US, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Falcon Jet has named Rob Connolly Director of Aircraft Specifications and Design, in Teterboro. He replaces Roy Elsasser, who recently retired after serving the company for 33 years. “Rob’s organization, product knowledge and problem … Read the full press release
Company ranks second in new operatorships after Statoil Stavanger Norway / Kassel, Germany, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall is continuing its growth course in northern Europe: in the current licensing round APA 2013 (“Awards in Predefined Areas”), the Norwegian Petroleum and Energy … Read the full press release
Les organisations souhaitent optimiser leurs interactions clients mais manquent pour ce faire d’une véritable approche centralisée de la gestion des données. Paris, France, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian Marketing Services, expert mondial de la qualité des données, annonce aujourd’hui la sortie de … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged enquête, Experian Marketing Services, gestion des données, livre blanc, Qualité des données
Following a tender process, France 24 renews its partnership with Ericsson for a period of five years The contract includes 24/7 operations and integration of new broadcasting equipment, including HD systems, for five studios to improve quality of service Ericsson … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Internet & Online, Media, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged broadcast services, broadcasting equipment, Ericsson, France 24, France Médias Monde group, HD systems, Thorsten Sauer
Settlement ends all ongoing patent related legal disputes Agreement includes global patent cross licensing of cellular technologies License illustrates Ericsson’s commitment to FRAND principles Settlement impacts Ericsson sales and net income in Q4 2013 by SEK 4.2 b. and SEK … Read the full press release
London, UK / Rotterdam, Netherlands / Holzminden & Eschborn, Germany, 29-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, its supplier Symrise and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH today announced a partnership to improve the livelihoods of 4,000 vanilla farmers in the Sava … Read the full press release
Poznan, Poland, 29-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Destylarnia Sobieski has extended the agreement with Kuehne + Nagel as its service provider. The scope of activities includes seafreight shipments of Sobieski vodka from Poland to the US, customs clearance and warehousing services. Kuehne + … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, International Trade, Poland, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged customs clearance, Destylarnia Sobieski, export seafreight shipments, Full Container Loads, Grzegorz Głogowski, Kuehne + Nagel, seafreight agreement, seafreight shipments, Sobieski vodka, Tobias Jerschke, warehousing services
Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thomas Owsianski will promote the implementation of the ŠKODA growth strategy in the important automotive market of China. Thomas Owsianski (46) takes over as Executive Director of ŠKODA Marketing and Sales Business at … Read the full press release
Düsseldorf, Germany, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the 2014 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, January 27 through January 31 in Orlando, Florida, Henkel nominated ten and recognized five suppliers for their outstanding performance in 2013. The “Best … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Chemicals, Germany
Tagged 2014 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, Arndt Scheidgen, Awards, BASF, Bruno Piacenza, Croda, Evonik Industries, Henkel, Michael Dreja, Novozymes, outstanding suppliers, Thomas Förster, “Best Innovation Contributor Award“, “Best Supply Performance Award“, “Henkel Sustainability Award”
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — European Capital Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries (“European Capital”) announced today that they arranged together with Tikehau Investment Management the €65 million unitranche financing supporting Eurazeo Capital’s (“Eurazeo”) acquisition of Asmodee (the “Company”). In … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Asmodee, equity co-investment, Eric Schaefer, Etienne Haubold, Eurazeo, European Capital, games, Olivier Meline, social games, Tikehau Investment Management, trading cards, Tristan Parisot, unitranche bonds
Paris, France, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Eurazeo announces completion of the acquisition of 83.5% of the share capital of Asmodee based on an enterprise value of €143 million, in accordance with the terms announced on November 12, 2013. This transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged acquisition, acquisition debt, Asmodee, equity, Eurazeo, European Capital, game publisher, Tikehau
Paris, France, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday, 22 January, the two millionth EP petrol engine rolled off the production line at PSA Peugeot Citroën subsidiary Française de Mécanique. The engine, stamped no. 2,000,000, will be shipped to the Sochaux plant for … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today announces changes to its Group Management. Philip Tohme, currently the Group’s Chief Technology Officer, has been appointed CEO of Djezzy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Netherlands, Russia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Algeria, Anja Uitdehaag, Djezzy, Dmitry Kromskiy, Jeff McGhie, Jo Lunder, Mikhail Gerchuk, Philip Tohme, Senior Management Changes, VimpelCom, Vincenzo Nesci
Paris, France, 27-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Paul Hermelin, Chairman and CEO of the Capgemini Group, has appointed Hubert Giraud Director of People Management and Transformation. Hubert Giraud thereby joins the Group’s General Management Committee*. Christopher Stancombe succeeds him as CEO of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management, Technology
Tagged appointments, Capgemini Group, Christopher Stancombe, Hubert Giraud, Paul Hermelin
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