PARIS, 1-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has completed the sale of 100% of its Brazilian telecommunications company GVT for an enterprise value of €7.5 billion[1], following the agreement signed with Telefonica on September 18, 2014. In … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Management, Telecom
Tagged Brazilian telecommunications company, GVT, Telefonica, Vivendi
PARIS, 1-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes Group, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance, announced the appointment of Maria Garaña and Axel Theis to its Supervisory Board following today’s shareholders’ meeting in Paris. They respectively replace Robert Hudry, member … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged Axel Theis, Brigitte Bovermann, Elizabeth Corley, Euler Hermes Group, Maria Garaña, Robert Hudry, Ümit Boyner, Yves Mansion
PARIS, 29-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following appropriate information-consultation processes with relevant works councils and employee representatives, Lafarge and Holcim announce that they have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets. As announced in February 2015, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Industrial, Management
PARIS, 29-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have completed the appointments for the future Executive Committee of LafargeHolcim following a recommendation by Eric Olsen, future CEO of the combined Group. The future Executive Committee, under the leadership of Eric Olsen … Read the full press release
VIENNA, 29-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating solutions for the wire and cable industry, announce their participation at the Jicable International Conference on Insulated Power Cables taking place in Versailles, France from 21 to … Read the full press release
Communications backbone networks of Beijing and Nanning Railway Bureaus upgraded to ensure safe, on-time journeys and support future migration to intelligent rail communications PARIS, 26-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has been selected by the Beijing and … Read the full press release
First Czech trial of 400G-speed data transport – using existing network between Prague and Hradec Králové – to obtain an advanced technical solution for the delivery of high capacity services PARIS, 26-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: … Read the full press release
PARIS, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today it has entered into an agreement with SulAmérica S.A. to acquire 100% of its Large Industrial and Commercial risks insurance subsidiary, SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, for a total consideration of BRL … Read the full press release
TOULOUSE, 21-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Launching two new aircraft, the ACJ319neo and ACJ320neo, gives Airbus the ability to offer customers a corporate jet solution with more comfort, range and efficiency. They build on the widest and tallest cabin that is … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACJ320neo, ACJneo Family, Airbus, aircraft, Sharklets, the ACJ319neo
University to provide state-of-the-art development programmes and training for Group’s 17,000 leaders Main campus to be built opposite Airbus A380 Final Assembly in Blagnac, opening 2016 TOULOUSE, 21-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group’s top management today broke ground for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, France
Tagged Airbus Group, Bernard Keller, Jean-Luc Moudenc, Leadership University, Thierry Baril
TOULOUSE, 21-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines at its facilities in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 70 A350 XWBs ordered by the airline and is scheduled for … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A350 XWB, A350-900, Airbus, Singapore Airlines
Munich/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system. Under the … Read the full press release
CLICHY, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal is deploying its “Share & Care Program” aimed at guaranteeing the best social practices in welfare, health, parenthood and quality of life at work for its employees in the 68 countries where the Group … Read the full press release
Saint-Cloud, France, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault has launched a new Chinese language website to make information on the Falcon product line more readily accessible for Mandarin speakers and established a new presence on WeChat, one of the country’s most … Read the full press release
Cloud-based ERP and Services to Help Drive Company’s Growth Initiatives New York, N.Y., 11-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that it has been selected by TGI FridaysTM … Read the full press release
PARIS, 11-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has been positioned as a leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: Global Professional Services Firms for Utilities Customer Operations 2015 Vendor Assessment (doc #EISC02X, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, France, Management, Technology
Tagged Capgemini, IDC MarketScape, IDC MarketScape report, Perry Stoneman, Roberta Bigliani
PARIS, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the closing of the sale of its 20% interest in Numericable-SFR. In line with the agreements outlined in its February 27, 2015 press release, the Group received today from Numericable-SFR a first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, France, Management, Media
Tagged Altice France, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, Numericable-SFR, Vivendi
ROME, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Expo Milan will make a limited but positive contribution of 0.1% to Italian GDP in 2015. In total, including first-round effects, the Expo could bring up to +0.4% of GDP from tourism (15 million visitors), export revenue … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, France, Insurance, Italy, Marketing
Tagged Euler Hermes, Expo Milano 2015, Michele Pignotti
MADRID, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solunion, the trade credit insurance joint venture created by Euler Hermes and MAPFRE, has formally commenced operations in Uruguay, offering local companies solutions and services designed to develop their business securely, providing access to its international risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Insurance, Management, Spain
Tagged Euler Hermes, Fernando Pérez-Serrabona, joint venture, MAPFRE, Solunion, trade credit insurance
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
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