PARIS, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a 7.15% stake in African Reinsurance Corporation (“Africa Re”), the leading reinsurance company in Africa¹ , for a total consideration of USD 61 million (or … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged African Reinsurance Corporation, AXA
BRUSSELS, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 22nd meeting of the EURORDIS Round Table of Companies recently took place in Brussels on the occasion of Rare Disease Day 2015 and focused on the theme ‘Rare Diseases: Going Global’. This EURORDIS corporate-membership group … Read the full press release
Skynet 5’s X-band and UHF reach is being expanded over the Asia-Pacific region Fleet of 9 X-band satellites to cover 178 West to 165 East Washington D.C., 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space announced during Satellite 2015 today … Read the full press release
Mining, energy, humanitarian sectors to benefit from high quality managed satcom services delivered jointly by SES’s global satellite fleet and Airbus Defence and Space’s new Terralink offerings Washington D.C., 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Luxembourg, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, Evert Dudok, Ferdinand Kayser, managed satcom services, SES
SEOUL, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters will join with Korea Aerospace Industries in developing two 5-ton class rotorcraft that meet South Korea’s requirements for its next-generation Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH). As the LCH and … Read the full press release
BLAGNAC, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Signifying Airbus’ latest milestone to become even closer to its customers and partners and to support them around the globe, Airbus and SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) have entered into an agreement to provide maintenance … Read the full press release
Saint Nazaire, France, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An Italian success made in Saint-Nazaire” is the heading of the new corporate movie broadcasted at Miami Cruise Shipping exhibition (March 17th to 19th) to celebrate the long cooperation between STX France and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged corporate movie, Miami Cruise Shipping exhibition, MSC Cruises, STX France
French Pavilion, Booth C932 DCNS is a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector. As a naval prime contractor, systems integrator and shipbuilder, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence value chain and … Read the full press release
Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom, in consortium with Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant. The total amount of the … Read the full press release
Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom announced it has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from developers of the Deepwater Wind project, which will feature five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW offshore wind turbines and is poised to become America’s first … Read the full press release
CLICHY, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal and CFAO announced today the signing of a protocol agreement covering the production and distribution of cosmetic products in Ivory Coast. L’Oréal, the worldwide leader in cosmetics present in over 130 countries, will draw … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management, Marketing
Tagged CFAO, cosmetic products, Geoff Skingsley, Ivory Coast, L’Oréal, Richard Bielle, West Africa
Clichy, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal announced today that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company®. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes organizations that have had a material impact on the … Read the full press release
PARIS, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi today announced the appointment of Robert Castaigne as Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr. Castaigne succeeds Dr. Klaus Pohle who has chaired Sanofi’s Audit Committee since 2004. This appointment is effective as of the Sanofi Board … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Dr. Klaus Pohle, global healthcare leader, Robert Castaigne, Sanofi
PARIS, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — This has been a year of great change for Microsoft. We’ve welcomed a new CEO, heralded the next generation Windows experience, delivered the benefits of the Cloud to more people and organisations across the UK … Read the full press release
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Vector Capital and its affiliates for the purpose of terminating the Governance Agreement signed in July 2012. PARIS, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Management, Media, Technology
Tagged Didier Lombard, Governance Agreement, legal dispute, Mr. David Fishman, Technicolor, Vector Capital
UTMOST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 2015 OUTLOOK – GOOD REVENUE MOMENTUM: €23,880M (+4.9% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES AND +1.6% AT CONSTANT SCOPE AND EXCHANGE RATES) – ONGOING REBALANCING BETWEEN THE GROUP’S CLIENT BASE: 61% MUNICIPAL AND 39% INDUSTRIAL – AJUSTED OPERATING … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Antoine Frérot, Veolia, waste and energy management solutions, WATER
PARIS, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The joint technology development project is part of a renewable, four-year scientific partnership agreement signed by Thales and École Polytechnique on the 11th of March 2014. For this new project, the partners will build on their complementary … Read the full press release
Thales Alenia Space presents “Tomorrow’s Factory” The transformation of industry is driven by robotics and cobotics CANNES, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The space market is undergoing deep changes, including the arrival of both new players and new initiatives likely to significantly … Read the full press release
Une étude internationale, associant des climatologues français, montre que la contribution du CO2 à la perturbation du climat par les activités humaines va en augmentant, conduisant, en 2030, à réduire de 50 % l’incertitude sur la sensibilité du climat à … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, France, Industrial, Science
Tagged CLIMAT, Drew Shindell, François-Marie Bréon, Gunnar Myhre, Nature Geoscience, Olivier Boucher, Piers Forster, POLYTECHNIQUE
Ten years of continuous performance improvement to benefit all customers CANNES, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten years ago, Thales Alenia Space began to apply CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration), the international standard that recognizes the performance and maturity of industrial organizations, … Read the full press release
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