At EUR 8.26 billion, revenue is stable (previous year: EUR 8.27 billion) Operating result (EBITDA) rose by 8.8% to EUR 1.09 billion At EUR 627 million, profit from operations (EBIT) 10.2% higher than last year’s figure In the first nine … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Management, Metals and Minerals
LIVERPOOL, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Jonathan Hogg, senior lecturer in the History Department, has raised more than £5,000 for a research project run at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. In 2014 Jonathan’s son, Arlo Dutton Hogg, was stillborn at full term. … Read the full press release
LONDON, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese conglomerates and China’s largest investor in cultural and entertainment sector has reached an agreement to acquire Infront Sports & Media AG, the world’s most respected … Read the full press release
The University of York will host the third annual York Finance Conference (YFC), a public event for students, at the Royal York Hotel next month. YORK, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The largest internationally student-run finance conference in Europe, the event … Read the full press release
MILAN, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit Private Banking has again been recognized for its excellent services, winning 14 awards in different regional and local categories in Euromoney magazine´s Private Banking Survey 2015: • Central and Eastern Europe Net-worth-specific services Sub-category: Super … Read the full press release
DUBLIN, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Students at Trinity College Dublin are “looking under the Bitcoin bonnet” in an attempt to make the crypto-currency more transparent. Increasing the transparency should reduce the risk of fraud while maintaining sufficient anonymity to make … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Ireland, Management
Tagged Bitcoin, Cian Burns, crypto-currency, Donal O’Mahony, Trinity College Dublin
Skanska’s Year-end report 2014 will be released on Thursday, February 12 at 07:30 am CET. STOCKHOLM, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In conjunction with the release of the report, you are invited to participate in a combined press- and telephone conference, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged Johan Karlström, Katarina Grönwall, Magnus Persson, Skanska
2014 sales reach the € 1 billion mark More than 30% growth in the football category More World Cup jerseys sold than ever before adidas most popular brand in Germany Herzogenaurach, Germany, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Record sales for the … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest stage in a £14m redevelopment of the University of St Andrews Sports facilities has been launched by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Louise Richardson. The current Sports Centre was built in 1968 when the student … Read the full press release
One in three 18 to 24-year-olds not registered to vote with many unaware of the impact on everything from mortgages and identity protection to passport applications DUBLIN, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Political detachment among Britain’s young people could not only … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Ireland, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Electoral Roll, Experian, identity fraud, Julie Doleman, young Britons
The increase with respect to the initial estimate for positive free cash flow is underpinned by a solid business performance, in line with guidance, coupled with a sustained improvement in working capital. The results of the working capital streamlining programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged cash flow generation, Gamesa, working capital
Dublin, Ireland, 5-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The recovery of the Irish economy has broadened and gained momentum over the past year. Recovery has been led by strong growth in exports and investment, and is also being supported by the resumption … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Government, Management
Tallinn, Estonia, 5-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Eesti Pank executive board has decided to put the Maardu manor estate up for sale at a starting price of two million euros. The real estate company Colliers International Advisors OÜ has been chosen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Estonia, Financial, Management, Real Estate
Tagged Ardo Hansson, Colliers International Advisors OÜ, Eesti Pank, Maardu manor estate
BASEL, 5-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Basel Committee has today issued, for consultation, guidance on accounting for expected credit losses. Comprising 11 fundamental principles, the guidance sets out supervisory expectations for banks relating to sound credit risk practices associated with … Read the full press release
Equistone takes overt multi-channel retailer of motorcycle clothing and accessories Further growth is planned through market consolidation, strategic acquisitions and expanding the network of stores POLO Motorrad’s online trading and business to business channel are expected to be strengthened Munich/ … Read the full press release
LONDON, 4-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bretèche Industrie (“the Group”), a leading manufacturer of equipment for the international food and pharmaceutical industries, has strengthened its bakery business with the 100% acquisition of German-based IsernHäger. The deal has been backed by Equistone … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management
Tagged Bretèche Industrie, Didier Soumet, Equistone Partners Europe Limited, Guillaume Jacqueau, IsernHäger
HELSINKI, 4-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 14 October 2014, Geberit AG (“Geberit”) announced a public offer to the shareholders of Sanitec Corporation (“Sanitec”) to tender all shares in Sanitec to Geberit at a price of SEK 97 in cash per … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged Geberit AG, Sanitec, tendered shares
ZURICH, 4-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 19 January 2015, Nobel Biocare Holding Ltd, Kloten (Swiss Security Number 3’785’164 / ISIN CH0037851646) applied for the delisting of all of its listed registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.40 each. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged Kloten, Nobel Biocare Holding Ltd, SIX Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange
Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for February 2015 is 31.50 euros per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price is 1.25 euros higher than in January 2015 (30.25 euros). Milk prices of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Management, Netherlands
Zurich and Paris, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of their proposed merger, Lafarge and Holcim announce they entered exclusive negotiations further to a binding commitment made by CRH regarding the sale of several assets. The assets include operations mainly in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Bruno Lafont, CRH, holcim, Lafarge, Wolfgang Reitzle
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