Paris, France, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sagem (Safran) recorded a new order at the end of December 2013 from French defense procurement agency DGA for five additional Sperwer tactical drones (including two on option), to be deployed by the French army. These … Read the full press release
Rueil-Malmaison, France, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Entrepose Contracting and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, both subsidiaries of VINCI, have been awarded a contract with JSC Yamal LNG, owned by NOVATEK (80 %) and TOTAL (20 %), to perform an engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Russia
Tagged cryogenic full-containment liquefied natural gas, engineering, Entrepose Contracting, JSC Yamal LNG, LNG storage tanks, NOVATEK, procurement, storage tanks, Total, VINCI, Vinci Construction Grands Projets
Rueil-Malmaison, France, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI announces the successful placement by ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) of a €600 million bond issue maturing in January 2024, with an annual coupon of 2.95%. The issue was approximately 4 times oversubscribed, thus … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged ASF, ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France), Autoroutes du Sud de la France, Banca IMI, Bond issue, Crédit Agricole CIB, investors, Lloyds Bank, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, oversubscribed, Santander GBM, VINCI
Amsterdam, Netherlands / Brussels, Belgium / Lisbon, Portugal / London, UK / Paris, France, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euronext N.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced a series of management changes that will support and strengthen development … Read the full press release
BOURBON sells 12 additional vessels to ICBC Financial Leasing for US$ 378 million and concludes a new sale and bareboat charter agreement with Standard Chartered Bank for US$ 150 million Paris, France, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BOURBON announces the transfer of ownership of 12 vessels … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Jean-Pierre Jouyet, directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, a procédé à la nomination d’Orianne Duprat-Briou, en tant que directrice chargée de la mission Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir, placée sous l’autorité d’Odile Renaud-Basso, directrice générale adjointe. Elle sera par ailleurs chargée … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Management
Tagged Caisse des Dépôts, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, nomination, Orianne Duprat-Briou
Guyancourt, France, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Egis has concluded a €12 M engineering contract with the build-and-operate concession holder CCR (Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias) for the commercial construction of the metro in Salvador, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil. This contract covers systems management and … Read the full press release
Munich, Germany / Paris and Lille, France, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Caisse d’Epargne Nord France Europe (CENFE) have jointly financed the acquisition of a new shopping gallery in France for OPCI PREIM Retail 1, a fund managed … Read the full press release
IP/MPLS solution from Alcatel-Lucent will enable Lazus (formerly Promitel) to deliver Carrier Ethernet wholesale services to operators of mobile and fixed services Paris, France, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), today announced it has been selected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G LTE, Alberto Polifroni, Alcatel-Lucent, Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Carlos Alberto Peña, Carrier Ethernet wholesale services, Cartagena, Colombia, IP/MPLS solution, IP/MPLS technology, Lazus, Monteria, Popayan, Promitel, Santa Marta, Sincelejo, ultra-broadband access
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pour accélérer le développement de son pôle d’expertise en investissement responsable, Natixis Asset Management annonce la création de la société de gestion Mirova¹. Mirova a pour ambition de devenir, dans les cinq prochaines années, un des leaders de l’Investissement … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged banks, Business, Financial, France, investissement responsable, investment, Management, Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pascal Voisin, Philippe Zaouati
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In order to accelerate the development of its responsible investment activities, Natixis Asset Management announces the creation of the management company Mirova¹. It is Mirova’s ambition to become an international leader in Responsible Investment within the next five years. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged Andrea Pucnik, banks, bonds, Business, Financial, France, impact investing, investment, investments in infrastructure, listed equities, Management, management company, Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pascal Voisin, Philippe Zaouati, responsible investment, Stéphanie Mallet
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise has taken note of the press release issued today by its majority shareholder, Colonial, regarding developments in that company’s financial restructuring process (see the Colonial press release … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management, Real Estate, Spain
Tagged capital, Colonial, Colonial press release, disposal, Société Foncière Lyonnaise, stake, statement
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company Pretty Simple has taken a lease on all 3,500 sq.m. of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise’s magnificent “art nouveau” building, located at 6 rue de Hanovre in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. This signature is … Read the full press release
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of French President François Hollande’s visit to Riyadh on December 30, 2013, EDF and AREVA signed two sets of agreements aimed at supporting the Saudi nuclear energy program. The two companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management, Science
Tagged agreements, Alison Marquilly, Areva, Aurélien Cassuto, Bahra Cables, Carine de Boissezon, Dar Al Hekma College, David Newhouse, Descon Olayan, EDF, Effat University, French President François Hollande, Henri Proglio, Jeddah, Kader Hidra, King Saud University in Riyadh, Luc Oursel, nuclear energy, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, Riyadh, Riyadh Cables, Saudi nuclear energy program, Saudi Pumps, Zamil Steel
EADS rebranded as Airbus Group Divisions named Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, and Airbus Helicopters Airbus Group targets conversion of legal form into European Company SE by 2015 Toulouse, France, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Taking off into the New Year, the EADS … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Law, Management, Marketing
Tagged Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Group, Airbus Group SE, Airbus Helicopters, commercial aircraft activities, defence and space activities, EADS Group, European Company SE, helicopter activities, legal form, rebranded, Societas Europaea, Tom Enders
Orange Business Services today announced the acquisition of Atheos, becoming the largest European cyberdefense company and strengthening its position as a leading global player in advanced security services. Paris, France, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded in 2002, Atheos is a pioneer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "low-noise" attack signals, acquire, acquisition, advanced identification of security breaches, advanced security services, Atheos, cyberdefense, Cybersecurity, data-loss prevention policies, Elizabeth Mayeri, IT identity, Michel Van Den Berghe, on-site crisis management, Orange Business Services, Orange CyberDefense, proactive cyberdefens, SECURITY, security pioneer, stronger access control, Thierry Bonhomme
Happy Faces will run from 2 to 31 January in Orange shops across France. Paris, France, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Shoppers are invited to take part in the happy faces events at Orange shops throughout several European countries by taking a “selfie” … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Marketing, Non Profit, Technology, Telecom
Tagged autism, autism-related causes, campaign, charity, children with autism, France, Galaxy TAB 3 tablets, Happy Faces, Orange, Orange Foundation, Orange shops, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Gear watch, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, selfie
Warsaw, Poland, 27-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Carrefour announces the acquisition of the RAST supermarket chain, which operates 10 stores in Olsztyn. At heart of the daily life of Polish consumers, RAST supermarkets propose a broad range of fresh produce, notably meat, cold cuts, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Poland, Retail
Tagged acquisition, Carrefour, Carrefour Poland, Maria Cieślikowska, Olsztyn, Poland, RAST supermarket chain, supermarkets
Paris, France, 27-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to the signing of a framework agreement in early May, Total is pleased to announce that QPI is now a shareholder of Total E&P Congo, holding 15% of its capital. “The conclusion of this … Read the full press release
Blagnac, France, 26-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Emirates Airline and Airbus have completed discussions and signed the firm contract for 50 additional A380s originally announced at the Dubai Airshow on 17th November 2013. The contract documents were finalised by Tim Clark, Emirates Airline … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged A380s, Airbus, Emirates Airline, John Leahy, Tim Clark
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