Group sales rise 6.6% Consumer sales up 6.5% tesa achieves sales growth of 7.4% Group EBIT margin increases to 13.7% Outlook for fiscal year 2013 confirmed Hamburg, 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first half of 2013, Beiersdorf has continued to progress well … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As RTL Group already announced on 22 August 2013, the Group’s Board of Directors decided at its meeting of 21 August 2013 to pay a gross extraordinary interim dividend of €2.50 per share. The extraordinary interim dividend … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, Media, Technology
Tagged Andrew Buckhurst, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA, Belfius Banque SA, Deutsche Bank AG, dividend, extraordinary interim dividend, Oliver Fahlbusch, RTL Group dividend, RTL Group dividend €2.50 per share, RTL Group extraordinary interim dividend
26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Brembo now owns 100% of Brembo Nanjing Brake Systems Co. Ltd as a result of the acquisition of the remaining 30% stake from the Chinese partner Donghua Automotive Industrial Co. Ltd, for a total consideration of RMB 90 million (about … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy
Tagged acquisition, brake disc technology, braking systems, Brembo, Brembo Nanjing Brake Systems Co. Ltd, coating of cast-iron discs, Donghua Automotive Industrial Co. Ltd, Matteo Tiraboschi, Nanjing industrial hub, SAIC, Thanai Bernardini
26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CapMan Russia II, a fund managed by CapMan, has made its first investment in MAYKOR – the leading Russian IT outsourcing service provider. The investment is made jointly with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development … Read the full press release
RTL Group delivers on its strategic growth plan, stepping up its investments in broadcast, content and digital Based on its strong cash flows, RTL Group will pay out an extraordinary interim dividend of €2.50 per share in September 2013 Luxembourg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Media, Technology
Tagged Andrew Buckhurst, Anke Schäferkordt, Broadband TV, FremantleMedia, Groupe M6, Guillaume de Posch, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Movie Max Online, Oliver Fahlbusch, RTL Belgium, RTL Group - CBS - thematic pay channels in South East Asia, RTL Group EBITA H1-2013, RTL Group revenue, RTL Hrvatska, RTL Nederland, RTL radio family in France, RTL Television, The Entertainment Group, thematic pay channels in South East Asia, TV advertising market, Videoland
Joint investment with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and CapMan Russia II Fund 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD has joined forces with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the CapMan Russia II Fund, a private equity fund in which the … Read the full press release
26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has today approved Croatia’s investment plan to use EU cohesion policy funds worth €449.4m allocated to the country when it joined the EU on 1st July 2013. The National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) prepared by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged Annemarie Huber, Cécile Dubois, CROATIA, Croatia growth, Croatia jobs, Croatia to use EU cohesion policy funds, EU cohesion policy funds, Johannes Hahn, Jonathan Todd, László Andor, NSRF, Shirin Wheeler, The European Commission
VR LEASING setzt Umbau konsequent fort • VR LEASING schreibt im 1. Halbjahr 2013 wieder schwarze Zahlen • Russische Tochtergesellschaft FB-LEASING verkauft • Neustrukturierung im Inland schreitet voran Eschborn, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Zuge ihrer 2011 eingeleiteten strategischen Neuausrichtung und der Fokussierung … Read the full press release
Moscow, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — JSC “Aeroflot” summed up financial results for the first 6 months of 2013 in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards (RAS). Income statement Revenue of JSC “Aeroflot” in the first 6 months of 2013 totaled 92.014 bln rub., … Read the full press release
23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In trimestrul al doilea al acestui an, UPC Romania a inregistrat venituri de 34,3 milioane USD, ceea ce reprezinta o crestere cu 5,1% fata de 32,6 milioane USD in trimestrul al doilea al anului trecut. In lei, veniturile companiei in … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Media, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Severina Pascu, televiziunea digitala, UPC Romania, UPC Romania Veniturile, Veniturile
23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — NORD/LB Landesbank for Saxony-Anhalt has further expanded its business with customers in the SME sector, and 2012 saw the bank’s financing volume in corporate banking up by 3.4 percent to EUR 1,879 million (2011: EUR 1,817 million). The … Read the full press release
23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “Exploration programme offering material growth potential” Simon Thomson, Chief Executive, Cairn Energy PLC said: “Cairn commences a 12 month multi-well high impact frontier exploration programme in September that will offer shareholders sustained exposure to material growth potential. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Cairn, Cairn Energy PLC, David Litterick, David Nisbet, Kraken and Catcher field development plans, Mariner Field, North Sea exploration, offshore Greenland, offshore Morocco, offshore Senegal, offshore west of Ireland, Patrick Handley, PL378/378B, Senegal farm, Simon Thomson, Skarfjell discovery, UK and Norway acreage swaps, UK North Sea
23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — L’agència de qualificació de riscos Fitch ha avaluat per primera vegada l’entitat bancària MoraBanc i ha situat la seva qualificació del deute a llarg termini en A-, una nota similar a la d’altres entitats del país. En un … Read the full press release
Posted in Andorra, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged bancària, capitalització, Fitch, liquiditat, L’agència de qualificació de riscos Fitch, MoraBanc, qualificació del deute, rendibilitat
22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide USD 230 million backing to support investment in hydropower, wind, geothermal and photovoltaic renewable energy schemes across Central America. The joint programme with the Central … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment
Tagged Central America geothermal energy, Central America hydropower, Central America renewable energy schemes, Central America wind industry, Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Costa Rica, Dr. Nick Rischbieth, EIB funds energy projects in Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivonne Jimenez Villalobos, Magdalena Álvarez Arza, Matilde del Valle, Nicaragua, Panama, The European Investment Bank
22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has concluded that additional commitments provided by Germany in the context of the restructuring of NORD/LB ensure that the State aid granted to the bank remains compatible with the internal market. This remains the case after … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment, Law
Tagged Antoine Colombani, EC approved NORD/LB's restructuring plan, Fürstenberg hybrids, German bank NORD/LB's restructuring plan, Länder of Niedersachsen, Maria Madrid Pina, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Sachsen-Anhalt, state aid rules, sundry investors, The European Commission, tier-1 instruments
22-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Interim financial report, second quarter 2013 Summary Two-year turnaround continues according to plan. Free cash flow improved by EUR 535m and outlook upgraded to at least EUR 200m. Positive EBIT result despite 26 per cent lower revenue. Anders … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment
Tagged Anders Runevad, Lars Villadsen, tower factory in Pueblo, Vestas, Vestas 26% lower revenue Q2 2013, Vestas conference call second quarter 2013, Vestas free cash flow improved in Q2 2013, Vestas interim financial report released, Vestas Q2 2013 interim financial report, Vestas Q2 2013 report, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nucleus, the adviser influenced wrap platform, has announced the appointment of Mike Seddon as chairman of its influential advisory board. The Nucleus advisory board, which has been in place since the business was launched in 2006 and which … Read the full press release
Sales up by more than 20 per cent for the first half of 2013 Stuttgart, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The global business activities of the Porsche Design Group (Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) continued to develop at a consistently positive … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Retail
Tagged Harvey Nichols in Riyadh, Juergen Gessler, Kaufhaus des Westens, Porsche Design, Porsche Design Group, Porsche Design Group 20% sales growth, Porsche Design in Harrods, Porsche Design luxury brand, Porsche Design Studio, Porsche Driver‘s Selection, Zell am See
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