Continued strong organic growth and restructuring activities moving ahead Stockholm, Sweden, 3-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2013, Electrolux delivered organic sales growth of 4.5%, the second consecutive year ahead of our annual target of 4%. Over the past two years, growth … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 3-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos, an international IT services company, announces the extension for the next five years of its IT services contract with the clearing house LCH.Clearnet. Under this new contract, Atos will supply systems integration and managed services … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Atos SE, clearing house, IT services contract, Jean-Marie Simon, LCH.Clearnet
Billund, Denmark, 3-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nordic Aviation Capital is pleased to confirm that it has leased the 2nd of 20 ATR 72-600s, MSN 1132 to PT Garuda Indonesia. Nordic Aviation Capital A/S is a global aircraft leasing company dedicated to … Read the full press release
Rødovre, Danmark, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Anders Holch Povlsen har stor tro på onlinesupermarkedet nemlig.com. Igennem sit investeringsselskab køber han alle investorer ud på nær stifter og hovedaktionær Stefan Plenge samt tilfører det kun 3 år gamle nemlig.com et stærkt kapitalgrundlag. Kapitaltilførslen skal understøtte … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Retail
Tagged Anders Holch Povlsen, dagligvarer, nemlig.com, onlinesupermarkedet, Stefan Plenge
Moscow, Russia, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — VTB Group has bought the 2.63% stake in VTB Bank (Belarus) owned by minority shareholders, increasing its stake to 100%. In 2013, VTB bought a 25.95% stake in the bank from the Belarusian government. Senior Vice President Mikhail Yakunin, head of the group’s Financial Subsidiaries … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Russia
Tagged BELARUS, Mikhail Yakunin, stake, VTB, VTB Bank (Belarus), VTB Group
Moscow, Russia, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its programme to develop strategic cooperation with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), VTB Bank has signed a general agreement with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, in which USC is one of the largest shareholders. VTB will provide bank … Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska’s Year-end Report 2013 will be presented on Friday, February 7, 2014. In conjunction with the release of the report, you are invited to participate in a combined press- and telephone conference, at 14:00 (UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged Katarina Grönwall, Magnus Persson, press conference, telephone conference
Nottingham, UK, 30-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham has received funding to develop a Synthetic Biology Research Centre which will provide groundbreaking sustainable routes to important chemicals. Thanks to funding from Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and … Read the full press release
STEM CELLS A grant of 6 million euros for the HumEn project brings together leading European stem cell-research groups and industrial partners in a coordinated and collaborative effort aimed at developing glucose-responsive, insulin-producing beta cells for future cell-replacement therapy in diabetes. … Read the full press release
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — European Capital Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries (“European Capital”) announced today that they arranged together with Tikehau Investment Management the €65 million unitranche financing supporting Eurazeo Capital’s (“Eurazeo”) acquisition of Asmodee (the “Company”). In … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Asmodee, equity co-investment, Eric Schaefer, Etienne Haubold, Eurazeo, European Capital, games, Olivier Meline, social games, Tikehau Investment Management, trading cards, Tristan Parisot, unitranche bonds
Dublin, Ireland, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — It has recently come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a firm, calling itself BNY Mellon Wealth Management (purporting to be based in the U.S.A.) has been operating as an investment firm … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Eurazeo announces completion of the acquisition of 83.5% of the share capital of Asmodee based on an enterprise value of €143 million, in accordance with the terms announced on November 12, 2013. This transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged acquisition, acquisition debt, Asmodee, equity, Eurazeo, European Capital, game publisher, Tikehau
Paris, France, 28-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Since its launch on 5 March 2013, PSA Banque’s Distingo online passbook savings account has enjoyed strong demand. As of 31 December 2013, just 10 months after launch: More than 25,000 Distingo passbook savings accounts had … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France
Tagged Banque PSA Finance, customer deposits, Philippe Alexandre, PSA Banque, PSA Banque's Distingo, savings accounts
London, UK, 27-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is today providing its regular January trading update. Pearson faced tough market conditions throughout 2013 as cyclical, policy-related and structural pressures affected our education publishing and assessment businesses in North … Read the full press release
Tallinn, Estonia, 27-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A notable feature of the Estonian payment environment is the large share of electronic payments. In the fourth quarter of 2013, 99.6% of all payments between banks were initiated electronically. An average of only 1100 payments per … Read the full press release
Schaan (FL), Liechtenstein, 24-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2013, the Hilti Group succeeded in increasing sales in local currencies by 4.5 percent compared to the previous year. Expressed in Swiss Francs, sales grew by 3.2 percent to CHF 4,340 million. At 3.2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Investment, Liechtenstein, Management
Tagged Christoph Loos, higher sales, Hilti, Hilti Group, moderate growth
Sabadell, Spain, 24-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The quality of ordinary revenues improved considerably in 2012, as net fees and commissions increased by 20.8% and gross income by 34.4%, well above the market consensus estimates. The core capital ratio reached 12.0% (10.1% … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Spain
Tagged Banco Sabadell, Banco Sabadell net profit, gross income, revenues
Oviedo, España, 24-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cajastur ha presentado hoy su colaboración con la Asociación Down Principado de Asturias (ASDA), asociación creada en 1985 y que se dedica a prestar apoyo a las personas con Síndrome de Down y sus familias. Al … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Healthcare, Non Profit, Spain
Tagged ASDA, Asociación Down Principado de Asturias, Cajastur, Carlos Siñeriz, colaboración, Inés Fernández, Síndrome de Down
Enables voicemail service in roaming scenarios and optimizes international signaling traffic Zurich, Switzerland, 24-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Starhome MACH, the global leader in providing market-driven network and clearing house services for the mobile industry, announced today that Claro, Peru’s premium mobile operator, … Read the full press release
Luz verde al plan de recapitalización de Colonial La ampliación cuenta con el compromiso de inversión de Grupo Villar Mir, Grupo Santo Domingo y Amura Capital La operación se enmarca dentro del plan de reestructuración del crédito sindicado de Colonial que incluye … Read the full press release
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