Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

ABB announced the acquisition of Alstom’s ring motor business based in Bilbao, Spain

Posted on 5, August 2013 by

Acquisition enables ABB to further strengthen gearless mill drive system business Zurich, Switzerland, 05-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today the acquisition of Alstom’s ring motor business to enhance its gearless mill drive (GMD) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, France, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland

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The leading power and automation technology group ABB announced it acquired French software company Newron System S.A.

Posted on 5, August 2013 by

Transaction is in line with ABB’s expansion strategy in automation solutions for buildings Zurich, Switzerland, 05-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has acquired French software company Newron System S.A. to expand its market reach and … Read the full press release →

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AREVA to deliver 180 fuel assemblies to Gösgen nuclear power plant in Switzerland

Posted on 3, August 2013 by

03-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has been awarded a contract for the fabrication of fuel assemblies for five reloads for the Gösgen nuclear power plant. In the frame of this supply contract, AREVA will deliver 180 fuel assemblies to the Swiss … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Switzerland

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GDF SUEZ – EDP Renewables consortium selected AREVA as the exclusive turbine supplier for the 2nd offshore wind call for tender in France

Posted on 2, August 2013 by

02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  AREVA has been selected by the consortium of GDF SUEZ – EDP Renewables as the exclusive turbine supplier for the second offshore wind call for tender in France. This call for tender plans for the installation … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial

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Casino acquired the remaining 50% of Monoprix and now controls the Group

Posted on 2, August 2013 by

02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Further to the approval of the French Competition Authority to take exclusive control of Monoprix Group, Casino finalized the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Monoprix held by a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment … Read the full press release →

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Casino Group finalized the acquisition of 38 convenience stores from the German hard-discounter Norma Group

Posted on 1, August 2013 by

Paris, 01-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to the approval of the French Competition Authority, Casino Group finalized the acquisition of 38 convenience stores based in southeast France from the Norma Group, a German hard-discounter. This strategic acquisition notably enables the continuation of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Germany, Investment, Retail

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Atos subsidiary for e-payment transactional services Worldline to implement telematic platform for the B2B customers of fleet mobility company MICHELIN® solutions

Posted on 31, July 2013 by

Paris, 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment transactional services, to assist MICHELIN® solutions, a Michelin group company specialising in fleet mobility, with the implementation of innovative connected solutions for B2B customers. The Worldline solution Connected Vehicles gives MICHELIN® solutions … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, France, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics

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Atos Worldgrid’s Atos Smart Grid Suite now Oracle Exadata and Oracle Exalogic Optimized through Oracle PartnerNetwork

Posted on 31, July 2013 by

Atos Smart Grid Suite Optimized for Speed and Reliability on Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Paris, 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos Worldgrid, an international subsidiary of Atos, today announced it has strengthened its Atos Smart Grid Suite (ASGS) … Read the full press release →

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France’s €571.9M restructuring aid granted to PSA Peugeot Citroën group has been approved by the European Commission

Posted on 30, July 2013 by

30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an in-depth investigation (see IP/13/392), the European Commission has concluded that restructuring aid of EUR 571.9 million granted by France to the PSA group is compatible with the internal market. In particular, the updated structuring plan will help to restore … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law

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Technicolor released Q2 and H1 2013 unaudited results

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

Paris (France), 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) met yesterday to review the Group’s results for the first half of 2013 (unaudited). H1 2013 highlights Revenue growth at constant scope and currency: up 3.1% at €1.6 billion, … Read the full press release →

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Technicolor acquired patents and patent applications from Sony Corporation covering broad range of technologies for smartphones and tablets

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

Paris (France), 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announced the signature of an intellectual property collaboration agreement with Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), which strengthens its strategic patent licensing initiative in the field of smartphones. Technicolor has acquired select patents … Read the full press release →

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Rexel released Q2 and H1 2013 unaudited results

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

REPORTED SALES IN THE SECOND QUARTER BROADLY STABLE YEAR-ON-YEAR RESILIENT PROFITABILITY AND SOLID CASH FLOW FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK UPDATED DUE TO CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITIONS IN EUROPE AND IN THE PACIFIC Paris, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —REPORTED SALES OF €3.3BN IN THE SECOND QUARTER  … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Technology

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Dassault Falcon extended use of its Falcon Perf airport takeoff and landing performance tool

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

Saint-Cloud, France, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Falcon is upgrading its Falcon Perf takeoff and landing performance tool and extending availability of the software package for Falcons equipped with the advanced EASy cockpit. Introduced in May 2012, in partnership with Jeppesen, Falcon … Read the full press release →

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Jérôme Lacaille named Natixis Factor Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Committee

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Jérôme Lacaille was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Factor and member of the Executive Committee of Natixis. He will be taking over from Philippe Petiot who was appointed deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Foncier. Jérôme … Read the full press release →

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Natixis’s shareholders to consider exceptional €2B cash distribution on general meeting 31 July 2013

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The board of directors of Natixis has convened a general meeting of the shareholders to take place on 31 July 2013 at 9.00 a.m. with a view to considering an exceptional cash distribution of €0.65 per  share, … Read the full press release →

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Société Foncière Lyonnaise released its H1 2013 results, resilient rents and appraisal values

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

Property rentals: €74.6m, up 5.7% on a comparable portfolio basis Property portfolio value: €3,745m, up 4.3% on a comparable portfolio basis Attributable net profit: €82.2m 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2013 were … Read the full press release →

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Eurazeo’s growth capital business Eurazeo Croissance appointed Elina Berrebi as analyst

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Since its creation in 2010, Eurazeo Croissance, Eurazeo’s growth capital business, has invested over €150 million in high-growth potential companies. It is currently a shareholder in Fonroche Energie, a developer of renewable energies, 3SP Group, a global … Read the full press release →

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PSA Peugeot Citroën announced New Social Contract Summary of Proposals

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 29 May 2013, the Group opened a cycle of negotiations to develop a New Social Contract in a meeting attended by Philippe Varin. The process is designed to define solutions with all employee representatives that will … Read the full press release →

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Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO released the Global Innovation Index 2013 as Switzerland ranks #1

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

Geneva, 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States rejoined the five most-innovative nations and the United Kingdom moved up to the third spot while Switzerland retained its place atop the rankings in the Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell University, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Investment, Ireland, Netherlands, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom

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Lagardère’s subsidiary SPORTFIVE declared The Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 great success in terms media coverage

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013, which ran from January 19th until February 11th, was a great success in terms media coverage. The number of hours of international coverage on partner TV channels rose … Read the full press release →

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