PARIS, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance, announces several senior executive appointments in its APAC region and a new global head of Distribution. Victor Jiang is appointed chief executive officer of Euler Hermes China, based … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged Celine Ang, Euler Hermes, Pascal Personne, Victor Jiang, Wilfried Verstraete
Increase by €400 million supports further development of G+J Optimization of structures and processes following full takeover Gütersloh, Germany, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The international media, services and education company Bertelsmann is supporting the further development of Gruner + Jahr … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Media
Tagged Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Pension Trust, Gruner + Jahr GmbH & Co KG, Thomas Rabe
Revenues increase to €3.92 billion Operating EBITDA up nearly 7 percent to €463 million Solid increase in Group net income Key advances in developing the education business Gütersloh, Germany, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bertelsmann, the international media, services and education … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Media
Tagged Bertelsmann, international media, Thomas Rabe
Apply now! Prizes awarded to 16 regional winners and one na-tional winner Award ceremony and selection of winner by audience on 8 October 2015 in Berlin Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The application period has started for this … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Award, KfW Entrepreneurs' Award 2015, start-ups
KfW Research foresees only a slight rise of 0.9% for 2015 compared with the previous year Increasing dynamism over the coming year thanks to growing capacity utilisation in the economy Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — After a very … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Marketing
Tagged Dr Jörg Zeuner, German corporate investments, KfW, KfW Investment Barometer
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran has launched Safran Corporate Ventures, a new corporate venture capital (CVC) company that will invest in innovative startups. With initial investment capital of about 50 million euros for a period of three years, this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Grégoire Aladjidi, Hélène de Cointet, innovative startups, Safran, venture capital firm
Luxembourg, 5-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 30 April 2015, ArcelorMittal signed a US$6,000,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility (incorporating 3 and 5 year tranches) (the “Facility”). The Facility will replace the US$2,400,000,000 revolving credit facility agreement dated 6 May 2010 and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged ArcelorMittal, mining, revolving credit facility, STEEL
PARIS, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thierry Laborde has been appointed Deputy COO of BNP Paribas, in charge of Domestic Markets, effective 4 May 2015. He succeeds François Villeroy de Galhau, who has been entrusted by the French Prime Minister with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Management
Tagged BNP Paribas, François Villeroy de Galhau, Jean Lemierre, Thierry Laborde
Strong Group net income of USD 1.4 billion and ROE of 16.1%, driven by profitability across all Business Units and strong investment results Property & Casualty Reinsurance net income of USD 808 million and ROE of 22.7%, reflecting sound underwriting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, Switzerland
Tagged David Cole, Michel M. Liès, Swiss Re
LONDON, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — PwC announces that Stephen O’Hearn will succeed David Law, who retires in June, as Global Insurance Leader. Based in Zurich, Mr. O’Hearn currently leads PwC’s Insurance Practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged David Law, Global Insurance Leader, PwC, Stephen O’Hearn
The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Belgian Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market. BRUSSELS, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Management
Tagged Anheuser-Busch InBev, EUR 3.00 dividend payment for 2014, General Shareholders Meeting, Mr Kasper Rorsted, Mr Kees Storm, Mr Mark Winkelman, Mr Olivier Goudet, Mr Paul Cornet, Mr Stéfan Descheemaeker, Ms M. Michele Burns
PRAGUE, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Komerční banka is the first bank in the Czech Republic to offer its clients SEPA Direct Debit to the full extent from 27 April 2015. Komerční banka is the first bank in the Czech Republic to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Financial, Management
Tagged bank in Czech Republic, Jana Švábenská, Komerční banka, SEPA Direct Debit
WARSAW, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Management Board of Netia S.A. („Netia” or the „Company”) announces that on 28 April 2015 based on the resolution of the Management Board of the National Depository for Securities (Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A.) (‘NDS’) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Poland, Telecom
Tagged acquisition of shares, Netia S.A., share capital
Directed share issue for payment of year 2014 share-based incentive program ESPOO, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Outotec’s Board of Directors has decided on issuance of shares held by the company for payment of the reward of the Share-based Incentive Program … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Mikko Puolakka, Outotec, Share-based Incentive Program
Munich/London/Guernsey, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides a € 91 million senior loan for Alpha German Property Income Trust, a fund managed by Alpha Real Capital LLP, to support the refinancing of a mix used commercial portfolio in … Read the full press release
Frankfurt am Main, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new version of the “Börse Frankfurt” app is now available for Apple and Android devices, and allows registered investors to monitor the best bid and ask prices in Xetra trading of equities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Android devices, Apple, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, “Börse Frankfurt” app
Frankfurt am Main, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse today published details of its growth companies funding programme, “Deutsche Börse Venture Network”. The aim of the programme is to bring together businesses and investors to make an effective improvement in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Deutsche Börse, Dr Martin Reck, funding programme, “Deutsche Börse Venture Network”
Private equity (PE) exits in Africa reached an eight-year high in 2014, and strong activity should continue as more companies enter the period where an exit becomes increasingly imperative, according to data from EY and the African Private Equity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged AVCA, Dorothy Kelso, EY, Graham Stokoe, Michelle Kathryn Essomé, private equity exits in Africa, Sachin Date
Increased interest in gold assets and a small uptick in private capital activity are the limited bright spots of a subdued first quarter of deal activity in the global mining and metals sector. Less than a third of companies focused … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged EY, global mining, Lee Downham, metals sector
Natixis a dirigé avec succès, en tant que co-arrangeur et joint bookrunner, le placement de 285 millions d’euros d’obligations catastrophes sur-mortalité émises par Benu Capital Limited, une société de droit irlandais. PARIS, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Basée sur un mécanisme … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged Benu Capital Limited, catastrophes, Natixis
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