(IN BRIEF) FMO acted as Mandated Lead Arranger on a US $26.5 million financing package for the 32 MWp Ilute Solar Project in Western Zambia. The two-tranche debt structure—senior debt underwritten by FMO, Triodos, and SEFA, plus a subordinated tranche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged 32 MWp, African Development Bank, Barotse Royal Establishment, blended finance, community trust, ElectriFI, FMO, Government of Zambia, GreenCo Power Services, Ilute Solar Project, Kwama Energy, Mandated Lead Arranger, market-based PPA, partnership, private-sector engagement, renewable energy finance, SAPP, SEFA, Senior Chief Anang’anga Imwiko, senior tranche, Serengeti Energy, subordinated tranche, sustainability, Triodos, US $26.5 million, WWF biodiversity plan, Zambia, ZESCO
(IN BRIEF) DNV will act as Owner’s Engineer on AMEA Power’s 1 GW Abydos 2 solar PV plant and 600 MWh battery storage system in Benban, Egypt. The project aims to produce 3,100 GWh of renewable power annually—sufficient for over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 000, 000 homes, 1 GW, 1.5 million tons CO₂, 100 GWh, 3, 500, 600 MWh, Abydos 2, AFRE, AMEA Power, battery energy storage, battery safety standards, Benban Egypt, BESS, commissioning, construction supervision, desert challenges, design review, DNV, engineering resilience, feasibility studies, Grid Integration, job creation (4, knowledge transfer, partnership, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, renewable energy transition, Santiago Blanco, Solar PV, sustainability, Vision 2035
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s subsidiary BeGreen has commenced operations at the 65 MW Ingerslev Å solar plant in Jutland, Denmark—BeGreen’s inaugural project since its 2023 acquisition. Senior VP Anders Bade highlighted that this step supports Equinor’s aim to build a robust … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.2 GW portfolio, 100 000 solar panels, 2023 acquisition, 65 MW capacity, 68 GWh annual production, Anders Bade, BeGreen, Danske Commodities, DK1 power market, Equinor, Ingerslev Å, Jutland Denmark, onshore renewables, partnership, rapid project cycle, solar plant, sustainability, transformer stations
(IN BRIEF) Virtualware has transitioned from Euronext Access Paris to Euronext Growth (ALVIR), becoming the seventh Spanish company on the market and achieving a market capitalisation increase from €27.3 million in April 2023 to €36.8 million in June 2025. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 3D enterprise software, acquisitions, ALVIR, automotive, Defence, Digital Twins, Education, ENERGY, Euronext Access Paris, Euronext Growth, Healthcare, listing, Manufacturing, market capitalisation €36.8 million, partnership, partnerships, RT3D, simulators, Simumatik, TRANSPORT, Unai Extremo, VIROO, Virtualware, XR
(IN BRIEF) CVC has launched CVC Catalyst, a sector-agnostic private equity vehicle focused on European mid-market businesses with equity investments below €250 million. The strategy taps into CVC’s extensive network of 16 country offices and five sector teams, and follows … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News
Tagged CVC Capital Partners IX, CVC Catalyst, CVC Growth Funds I, CVC Growth Funds II, CVC Network, Europe, Investment Committee, mid-market businesses, pan-European network, private equity strategy, sector agnostic, value-creation framework, €250 million equity investments
(IN BRIEF) CapMan has agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in German real estate debt manager CAERUS, creating a new CapMan Real Asset Debt division. CAERUS, founded in 2014, manages EUR 700 million across seven funds and employs 12 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate
Tagged 51 percent acquisition, Benelux, CAERUS Debt Investments AG, CapMan Plc, CapMan Real Asset Debt, DACH region, EUR 2.6 billion raised, EUR 700 million AUM, institutional investors, Michael Morgenroth, partnership, Pia Kåll, portfolio diversification, private real asset debt, Q3 2025, real estate debt, stable yields, targeted acquisitions
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE will support Airbus’s goal to cut energy use by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 85% across its 22 European sites by 2030. A Paris Air Show–signed framework agreement tasks ENGIE with deploying heat-pump and biomass boiler … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Airbus, biomass boilers, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, ENGIE, France, Frank Lacroix, Germany, heat pumps, industrial decarbonisation, Julie Kitcher, LED lighting, local energy infrastructures, Paris Air Show, photovoltaic panels, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, smart energy management, smart metering, Spain, Waste Heat Recovery, Waste-to-energy
(IN BRIEF) The LVWATSAN project in Northern Tanzania, financed by AFD (€75 million), EIB Global (€45 million plus €4 million technical assistance), the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (€9.9 million), and the Tanzanian government (€16 million), has inaugurated the Butimba Water … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Society
Tagged AFD, Anne Sophie, Bukoba, Butimba Water Treatment Plant, Celine Robert, Christine Grau, clean water, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, EU Global Gateway, EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund, French Development Agency, Government of Tanzania, Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation, Lamadi, Magu, Misungwi, Musoma, Mwanza, sanitation, simplified sewerage, Team Europe, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) EU Finance Ministers, acting as shareholders of the EIB Group, have endorsed a record €100 billion 2025 financing ceiling, boosting defence lending to 3.5 percent of the total and dedicating over €11 billion to grid and storage investments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Clean Industrial Deal, cleantech instruments, CleantechEU, counter-guarantees, defence financing, EIB Group, EIF guarantees, energy security, energy storage, EU Member States, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing ceiling, global partnerships, Katja Pluto, Nadia Calviño, NATO, power grids, PPAs, Rūdninkai military base, solar photovoltaics, TechEU, Temenuzhka Petkova, Ukraine trade, water infrastructure, wind turbine manufacturers, Zbyněk Stanjura
(IN BRIEF) Effective July 1, 2025, Schindler is refreshing its Group Executive Committee. Nitin Chalke—formerly Country Head for Schindler India—will step into the Asia Pacific role, succeeding Robert Seakins who is retiring after 22 years at the company. Chalke’s longstanding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Asia Pacific, Board of Directors, Carla De Geyseleer, Country Head India, Danilo Calabrò, Donato Carparelli, executive appointment, Group Executive Committee, Hugo Martinho, July 1 2025, leadership, leadership change, Matteo Attrovio, Meinolf Pohle, Nitin Chalke, Paolo Compagna, Patrick Hess, retirement, Robert Seakins, Schindler, Vikén Martarian
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España and Renfe have signed a 10-year VPPA to supply 370 GWh per year of onshore wind energy—equivalent to a 190 MW wind farm—granting Renfe long-term price stability and advancing Spain’s green transition. The pact will cut … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10-year agreement, 370 GWh, Amazon, CO₂ reduction, David Martínez, electricity price stability, energy management roadmap, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola Group, industrial electrification, Marta Torralvo, Meta, Microsoft, onshore wind, partnership, Pexapark Renewables Market Outlook 2025, renewable energy transition, Renfe, sustainability, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials inaugurated Brevik CCS—the cement industry’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage plant—at a ceremony attended by Crown Prince Haakon, Energy Minister Terje Aasland, and Dr Dominik von Achten. The facility will capture 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Brevik CCS, carbon storage, CCUS, cement industry, CO₂ capture, Dr Dominik von Achten, Equinor, evoZero, Giv Brantenberg, H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon, Heidelberg Materials, Longship programme, net-zero concrete, northern lights, Norway, partnership, Shell, sustainability, sustainable construction, Terje Aasland, TotalEnergies, Øygarden
(IN BRIEF) Safran Aircraft Engines and HAL have expanded their partnership with a new agreement at the Paris Air Show to produce rotating Inconel components for LEAP engines in India. Building on previous MoUs and contracts, this deal commits HAL … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 'Make in India', aerospace manufacturing, Bengaluru, CFM International, Dominique Dupuy, Dr. D K Sunil, global supply chain, Goa, HAL®, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Hyderabad, Inconel parts, joint venture, LEAP engine, M88 engine, MRO facility, Paris Air Show, partnership, Rafale, rotating components, Safran Aircraft Engines, single-aisle aircraft, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Terma have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance strategic collaboration in the air, naval, and space domains. Signed at the Paris Air Show, the agreement is designed to reinforce European industrial and technological capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Denmark, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace, air defence, Danish defence industry, defence innovation, Defence Technology, European defence cooperation, Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, industrial collaboration, international cooperation, Memorandum of Understanding, military partnerships, naval systems, Paris Air Show, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, space systems, Terma, Terma Group, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute finds that organizations are achieving strong returns on their AI investments, with an average 1.7 times ROI. Around 40% of businesses expect to see positive returns within one to three … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2025 enterprise technology, agentic AI, AI Adoption, AI agents, AI in customer service, AI in finance, AI in procurement, AI in supply chain, AI investments, AI leadership, AI ROI, automation, business operations, Capgemini, Capgemini Research Institute, Gen AI projects, generative AI, Oliver Pfeil, Operational Efficiency, reskilling, workforce transformation
(IN BRIEF) Merck has awarded its 2025 North American Advance Biotech Grant to Neoclease, a Boston-based startup developing AI-designed gene-editing therapies for Parkinson’s disease and other monogenic disorders. Neoclease will benefit from Merck’s technologies, contract testing, regulatory guidance, and hands-on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 2025 North American winner, Advance Biotech Grant, AI in biotech, Boston biotech, early-stage biotech support, Emprove program, gene-editing therapies, life sciences innovation, M Lab Collaboration Center, Merck, monogenic diseases, NCX-L2, Neoclease, Parkinson's disease, Sebastian Arana, synthetic biology
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Santander have structured a €250 million securitisation—comprising a €200 million EIF guarantee with ING and a €50 million EIB investment—to support Spanish SMEs, mid-caps, agricultural enterprises and women entrepreneurs. This transaction is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Spain
Tagged agricultural sector, climate resilience, EIB Group, EIF, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, ING, Mid-Caps, Pan-European Agricultural Programme, Regenerative Agriculture, Santander, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Spain, water management, Women Entrepreneurship, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and Greece’s CDLF have signed a €500 million loan under the Antonis Tritsis urban investment programme, bringing the EIB’s total commitment to €1 billion. The funds will support hundreds of local authority projects—ranging from water and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Antonis Tritsis, CDLF, climate resilience, Dimitris Stamatis, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Greece, InvestEU, local authorities, Public Buildings, road safety, seismic protection, Smart Cities, sustainable infrastructure, Thodoris Livanios, urban regeneration, waste management, water management, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) To commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June, KfW Development Bank spotlights its six-year partnership with BMZ and UNICEF in Jordan, where over 600,000 refugees—half children—receive education, psychosocial care and individual support. Through phased “Syrian Refugee Support to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Azraq camp, BMZ, cash-for-work, gender participation, integration, JORDAN, KfW Development Bank, Makani centres, psychosocial care, refugee volunteers, school infrastructure, Syrian Refugee Support to the Education Sector, Syrian refugees, teacher salaries, UNHCR, UNICEF, World Refugee Day, Za’atari camp
(IN BRIEF) On 18 June 2025, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee reduced the policy rate from 4.50 percent to 4.25 percent in a unanimous decision, marking the beginning of a cautious normalization after a tightening cycle that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged 2 percent inflation target, 4.25 percent, Arendalsuka, economic projections, Financial Stability, Ida Wolden Bache, inflation outlook, interest rate forecast, June 18 2025, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee, mortgage rates, Norges Bank, Norway, output gap, policy rate cut, rate normalization, unemployment
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