(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole CIB and Quandela have revealed the results of their collaboration on developing a hybrid classical-quantum algorithm that improves credit default risk prediction models. Validated for the first time using photonic quantum processors, the solution demonstrates enhanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole CIB and Quandela Achieve Quantum Breakthrough in Credit Risk Prediction, Crédit Agricole CIB Partners with Quandela to Improve Credit Default Prediction Using Quantum Computing, credit default risk prediction, digital transformation, financial risk modeling, fintech, high-performance computing, hybrid classical-quantum algorithm, INNOVATION, Niccolo Somaschi, photonic quantum processor, Pierre Dulon, portfolio optimization, predictive analytics, Quandela, quantum computing, quantum finance, Quantum Innovation Strengthens Financial Risk Modeling in Crédit Agricole CIB–Quandela Collaboration, quantum-classical systems, risk management
(IN BRIEF) Eni has started the environmental authorisation process to redevelop its Priolo industrial site in Sicily into a biorefinery and a chemical recycling hub. The Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security approved the initiative, which will replace … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy
Tagged AI optimisation, biorefinery, chemical recycling, circular economy, decarbonisation, Ecofining™, Eni, Eni Advances Redevelopment of Priolo Site with New Biorefinery and Hoop® Recycling Plant, Eni Strengthens Decarbonisation Drive with Priolo Biorefinery and Versalis Hoop® Plant, Eni to Transform Priolo Industrial Area into Renewable Fuel and Chemical Recycling Hub, Gela, Hoop®, HVO diesel, hydrogen production, Italy, Mantua, MIMIT, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, plastic waste, Priolo, pyrolysis, renewable fuels, S.R.S., SAF-biojet, Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo, Sicily, sustainability, Versalis
(IN BRIEF) Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has appointed Khalid Krim as Global Head of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Coverage, reporting to Alain Gallois. Krim succeeds Guillaume de Saint-Seine and brings over 25 years of experience in investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged advisory and coverage, Alain Gallois, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, EMEA, FIG Coverage, Financial Institutions Group, Guillaume de Saint-Seine, Investment Banking, Khalid Krim, leadership appointment, Morgan Stanley, Natixis CIB, Natixis CIB appoints Khalid Krim as Global Head of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Coverage, Natixis CIB appoints veteran banker Khalid Krim to head global FIG Coverage operations, Natixis CIB names Khalid Krim as Global Head of Financial Institutions Group Coverage, Paris-Sorbonne University
(IN BRIEF) TeamViewer’s latest data shows that more than 40% of global endpoints still run Windows 10, just days before Microsoft’s support for the system ends. Based on 250 million anonymized sessions analyzed between July and September 2025, the findings … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Adrian Todd, compliance, Cybersecurity, data security, DEX, Digital Employee Experience, digital workplace solutions, endpoint management, Göppingen, IT migration, Jan Bee, Microsoft, operating system upgrade, OS lifecycle, system readiness, TeamViewer, TeamViewer DEX enables seamless Windows 11 migration as 40% of devices remain outdated, TeamViewer reveals over 40% of supported devices still run Windows 10 as end of support looms, TeamViewer warns millions of devices face security risks as Windows 10 support ends, Windows 10, Windows 11
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group — IKEA’s largest retail operator — has acquired U.S.-based logistics technology company Locus to strengthen IKEA’s digital and fulfilment capabilities. Locus’s AI-driven logistics platform optimizes delivery routes, resource allocation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI logistics, customer experience, digital transformation, e-commerce logistics, fulfilment network, Goldman Sachs, home delivery innovation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Ingka Investments acquires Locus to advance IKEA’s digital logistics and last-mile delivery capabilities, Ingka Investments acquires U.S.-based logistics technology firm Locus to enhance IKEA’s global delivery capabilities, Ingka Investments expands IKEA’s digital supply chain strategy through acquisition of Locus, investment acquisition, last-mile delivery, Locus, logistics technology, Made4net, Nishith Rastogi, Parag Parekh, retail technology, route optimisation, Supply Chain Management, sustainable distribution, TaskRabbit, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting will host its 12th OneSumX Client Conference in Porto, Portugal, from October 8–10, 2025. Under the theme “Future Ready Banking,” the event will convene regulators, financial executives, and technology partners to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Accenture, AI in finance, Banco de Portugal, Basel reforms, Bawag Group, Byblos Bank Europe, Collibra, d-fine GmbH, Dean Sonderegger, digital banking, EPAM, European Central Bank, event, finance transformation, financial compliance, Fintecor, flatexDEGIRO, FRR, IReF, IRRBB, KBC, NN Bank, OneSumX Client Conference, Pillar 3, Porto, RegBird, Regional Investment Bank, regulatory reporting, risk management, Volksbank Wien AG, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has entered into an agreement to acquire Fimpec Group, a Finnish consulting and engineering company specialising in renewable energy, hydrogen, circular economy, and critical minerals. Pending approval from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, the acquisition will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged batteries, bioeconomy, circular economy, clean technology, critical minerals, engineering consultancy, European Energy Transition, Fimpec Group, Finland, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, Forest Industry, green industrial transition, hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation, KKV, Nordic market expansion, renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, Sweco, Sweco accelerates sustainable industry growth through integration of Fimpec’s 400 experts, Sweco moves to strengthen Europe’s energy transition expertise with planned Fimpec acquisition, Sweco to acquire Fimpec Group to accelerate growth in Europe’s green industrial transition, Thomas Hietto
(IN BRIEF) Molgas Energy Group has completed its full acquisition of Titan Energy Holding, parent of Titan Clean Fuels, creating a unified European leader in downstream LNG and bio-LNG distribution. The merger integrates Titan’s maritime LNG operations with Molgas’ existing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Spain
Tagged Athanasios Zoulovits, Bio-LNG, clean fuels, downstream LNG, EU ETS, European Energy Transition, FuelEU Maritime, InfraVia Capital Partners, Jogchum Brinksma, LBM, LNG, marine fuel solutions, maritime decarbonization, mobility and logistics, Molgas, Molgas completes full acquisition of Titan creating Europe’s leading downstream LNG company, Molgas expands LNG network with full Titan merger advancing Europe’s energy transition, Molgas finalizes Titan acquisition to create Europe’s largest downstream LNG and bio-LNG supplier, Niels den Nijs, ship-to-ship bunkering, Sofoklis Papanikolaou, sustainable energy, Titan Clean Fuels, Titan Energy Holding
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), through EIB Global, has signed a $250 million loan to support Costa Rica’s first electric train project — the country’s first EIB-financed operation in over ten years. Co-funded with the Central American Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Advancing Sustainable Mobility and EU Partnership Goals, Álvaro Bermúdez Peña, CABEI, Central America, clean energy, climate finance, Costa Rica, EIB, EIB Global, EIB Global Extends $250 Million Loan for Costa Rica’s First Electric Train, EIB Global Grants $250 Million Loan to Build Costa Rica’s First Electric Train in Partnership with CABEI and GCF, Electric Train, European Investment Bank, Gisela Sánchez, Global Gateway, Green Climate Fund, INCOFER, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jozef Sikela, Kristin Lang, low-carbon transport, renewable energy, Rodrigo Chaves, San José Metropolitan Area, sustainable mobility, transport infrastructure, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium, co-chaired by the EIB and IFC, has released three comprehensive reports offering new insights into default and recovery trends across emerging markets. Covering lending to private, public, and sovereign entities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Bloomberg Terminal, credit risk, data insights, Data360, default rates, development finance, DFIs, EIB, EMDEs, emerging markets, European Investment Bank, financial risk management, GEMs Consortium, GEMs Consortium Releases 40-Year Risk Data Showing Resilient Credit Performance Across Emerging Markets, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database, Gregor Cigüt, IFC, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, investment transparency, MDBs, New GEMs Data Highlights Strong Recovery Rates and Low Defaults in Multilateral Lending to Emerging Markets, OECD, private lending, public lending, recovery rates, sovereign lending, sustainable investment, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €200 million green loan to support Dolomiti Energia Group’s 2030 Strategic Plan, with 55% of the financing directed toward new onshore wind farms in Campania and Puglia and 45% toward … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged 2030 strategic plan, Campania, clean energy, climate goals, Dolomiti Energia Group, Dolomiti Energia Secures EIB and InvestEU Support to Advance 2030 Strategy and Strengthen Italy’s Energy Transition, EIB, EIB Financing Powers Dolomiti Energia’s 2030 Plan with New Wind Farms and Grid Modernization Projects, EIB Grants €200 Million Green Loan to Dolomiti Energia to Expand Renewable Energy and Grid Infrastructure in Italy, energy transition, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green loan, infrastructure modernization, InvestEU, Italy, job creation, Puglia, renewable energy, Stefano Granella, Sustainable Finance, Trentino, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) SIX Swiss Exchange has welcomed Schroders as its newest ETF issuer, marking the firm’s expansion into the European active ETF market with the launch of the Schroder ETFs ICAV Global Equity Active UCITS ETF USD ACC. This milestone … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged active investment, asset management, David Smith, ETF market growth, ETFs, European market, finance, fund management, global equity, investment management, Johanna Kyrklund, Leveraging SIX’s Platform for European Growth, Meagen Burnett, Schroders, Schroders Enters Swiss ETF Market, Schroders Expands European Footprint with Active ETF Listing on SIX Swiss Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland, trading, UCITS
(IN BRIEF) Gasum has begun construction on three new biogas filling stations in Ylivieska, Raseborg, and Joensuu, strengthening Finland’s renewable transport infrastructure. The new stations, expected to open early next year, will expand Gasum’s network to 23 LBG refueling sites … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biogas, CBG, circular economy, compressed biogas, Emission Reduction, Finland, Gasum, Gasum Expands Biogas Network with Three New Filling Stations to Advance Low-Emission Transport in Finland, Gasum Nears Nationwide Coverage for Renewable Biogas Transport with Latest Station Expansions, heavy duty vehicles, infrastructure expansion, Joensuu, Juho Kurra, LBG, liquefied biogas, logistics, low-emission transport, Nordic market, Raseborg, renewable energy, renewable gas, sustainability, Ylivieska
(IN BRIEF) The Women Climate Leaders Network (WCLN) held its mid-year hybrid meeting in Brussels, gathering women leaders from all EU Member States, policymakers, and experts to accelerate Europe’s green transition. Discussions centered on funding for green SMEs and scale-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Law, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Argos research, Boston Consulting Group, Brussels meeting, Climate & Energy Summit, Climate Bank Roadmap, climate leadership, decarbonisation, digital transformation, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU Multiannual Financial Framework, EU policy, European Investment Bank Group, Friends of Europe, gender equality, green transition, resilience, scale-ups, SMEs, sustainability, WCLN, WCLN mid-year meeting calls for stronger EU policy support and funding access for green SMEs and innovators, WCLN strengthens advisory role to EIB Group and urges greater support for SME-driven climate innovation, Women Climate Leaders Network, Women Climate Leaders Network convenes in Brussels to advance Europe’s green transition and competitiveness
(IN BRIEF) CVC Credit, part of global private equity firm CVC, has completed the final close of its fourth European Direct Lending fund (EUDL IV), raising €10.4 billion. This represents a major increase compared to its previous funds, which raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Alpha FMC, alternative investments, Andrew Davies, asset management, Bridgepoint, capital solutions, Cinven, CVC, CVC Credit, CVC Credit achieves record fundraising for European Direct Lending with €10.4 billion close of EUDL IV, CVC Credit raises €10.4 billion for fourth European Direct Lending fund, EUDL IV, EUDL IV closes at €10.4 billion as CVC Credit expands European Direct Lending platform and investor base, European Direct Lending, European offices, fundraising, idealista, Immedica Pharma, Innovative Beauty Group, institutional investors, insurance and private wealth, KKR, private credit, private equity, Rob Lucas, smartTrade, strengthening its leadership in private credit
(IN BRIEF) Meridiam closed its fourth-generation North America infrastructure fund, MINA IV, with more than $1.8 billion raised, exceeding its $1.7 billion target and outperforming the previous fund. The milestone coincides with the firm’s 20th anniversary, highlighting two decades of … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 20th anniversary, essential public services, fundraising success, infrastructure fund close, infrastructure investment, investor confidence, long-term partnerships, Meridiam, Meridiam celebrates 20 years with $1.8 billion close of MINA IV fund for North America infrastructure, Meridiam strengthens leadership in US express lanes and sustainable projects with oversubscribed MINA IV fund, Meridiam’s fourth North America infrastructure fund closes above target, MINA III, MINA IV, North America infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, reinforcing two decades of global impact, renewable energy, SR400 Express Lanes P3 Project, sustainable growth, sustainable mobility, Thierry Déau
Digi Spain and Aberdeen finalize €300M FTTH investment Project will cover 2.5M homes in Andalusia Fourth and final funding round completed on 1 October 2025 Financing shared equally by Digi Spain and Aberdeen, plus bank support Builds on the March … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2.5 million homes, 5G expansion, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Group plc, abrdn, ANCOM, Andalusia, bank financing, broadband, CEISD, Clever Media group, Competition Council, Completion of €300M Andalusian fibre rollout highlights Digi Spain’s partnership-driven investment model and long-term growth plans, Digi Communications confirms completion of €300M Andalusian FTTH investment equally financed with Aberdeen and bank support, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., DIGI Group, DIGI Group’s shareholding in Digi Spain, Digi Spain, Digi Spain advances connectivity and market expansion with fully financed €300M fibre-to-the-home network in Andalusia, Digi Spain and Aberdeen secure €300M joint investment completing financing for large-scale FTTH rollout in Andalusia, Digi Spain S.L.U., Digi Spain Telecom S.L.U., European telecom, fibre-to-the-home, Final funding round closes for Digi Spain’s €300M fibre project marking a significant milestone in its European growth strategy, FTTH, initial public offering, Investors see milestone reached as Digi Spain and Aberdeen finalize €300M FTTH financing to connect 2.5 million homes, March 2023 agreement, MVNO, OTE, PORTUGAL, prepaid mobile services, prepaid mobile telecommunications services, provider of telecommunication services, regulatory approvals, Spain, spectrum licences, telecom infrastructure, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications, telecommunications towers, €300 million investment
(IN BRIEF) CapMan Buyout has sold Pharmia Holding Oy, the leading Nordic contract manufacturer of dietary supplements and medical devices, to Labomar, an Italy-based European group owned by Charterhouse Capital Partners. Since CapMan’s investment in 2021, Pharmia has grown into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Anders Björkell, CANADA, CapMan Buyout, CapMan exits Pharmia as Finnish dietary supplements leader joins Labomar to expand Nordic presence, Charterhouse Capital Partners, contract manufacturing, dietary supplements, Finland, functional cosmetics, health and wellness industry, Italy, Labomar, M&A, medical devices, Nordic market, Petteri Laaksomo, Pharmia Holding Oy, Pharmia sold by CapMan to Labomar as part of strategic expansion in Nordic dietary supplements and medical devices, probiotics, R&D, Spain, Walter Bertin
(IN BRIEF) The Bio2Max project, coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), has been launched to improve the sustainability of dairy production and enhance the value of biogas plant by-products. The initiative focuses on capturing and utilizing bio-CO₂, creating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged bio-CO2, Bio2Max, Bio2Max co-innovation project targets biogas by-product utilization with support from Valio and Business Finland, biochar, biogas, biogas plants, Business Finland, carbon capture, carbon neutrality, dairy sustainability, digestate, Ehsan Fathi, Finland, greenhouse gas reduction, Hanna Kyllönen, Jeppo Biogas Ab, Luke, LUT University, Natural Resources Institute Finland, New Finnish Bio2Max project develops sustainable biogas value chains to advance carbon neutrality in dairy production, nutrient recycling, recycled fertilizer, St1 Biokaasu Oy, sustainable agriculture, Vaisala Oyj, Valio, Vesa Joutsjoki, VTT
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has digitalized its sustainability loans, moving the product from branch-only access to online and mobile platforms. Customers in Türkiye can now apply digitally for financing that supports green initiatives such as decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Turkey
Tagged BBVA, BBVA’s Turkish unit launches digital sustainability loans to support decarbonization and inclusive growth, Cemal Onaran, circular economy, climate change, decarbonization, digital banking, energy efficiency, financial inclusion, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA digitizes sustainability loans to expand access and accelerate Türkiye’s green transition, green finance, mobile banking, online banking, social infrastructure, sustainability loans, sustainable agriculture, sustainable finance targets, TRY 3.5 trillion, TRY 400 billion, Türkiye, water efficiency
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