Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

EQT Expansion Capital II sells entire equity stake in German leisure restaurant chains Sausalitos Holding GmbH to Ergon Capital Partners III

EQT Expansion Capital II exits the investment in Sausalitos Holding GmbH by selling its 47% equity stake and being repaid the outstanding Expansion Capital Facility Sausalitos expanded its store network by 9 new stores, introduced various sales initiatives and substantially … Read the full press release

Helaba reports EUR150m group earnings before tax in its 2014 first quarter results

Quarterly results, as expected, slightly below previous year Further growth in customer business and in net interest income CET-1-Capital ratio at the end of March, 12.4 percent;  total capital ratio 17.2 percent Frankfurt, Germany, 30-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the financial year 2014, Helaba … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provided €40 million loan to the French Department of Gard for the construction of schools and the Nîmes-Montpellier railway bypass project

Munich/Paris, 29-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, the public investment finance specialist, has provided a € 40 million loan to the French Department of Gard. The funds will be used for the construction of schools and the Nîmes-Montpellier railway bypass … Read the full press release

NORMA Group received large orders for the 2nd generation of its NORMAFLEX fluid pipes from European auto manufacturers

Maintal, Germany, 29-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Group, a global market and technology leader for engineered joining technology, has obtained large orders for the second-generation of NORMAFLEX fluid pipes from European manufacturers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. NORMA Group will … Read the full press release

Eurex Exchange further expands interest rate derivatives segment with the availability of physically deliverable Euro-Swap Futures

Eschborn, Germany, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange is further expanding its interest rate derivatives segment. Effective 1 September, physically deliverable Euro-Swap Futures will be available. The new Euro-Swap Futures contracts are based on euro-denominated interest rate … Read the full press release

Eurex Exchange to introduce foreign exchange (FX) derivatives as a new asset class

Eschborn, Germany, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives market of Deutsche Börse Group, is to extend its product range by introducing foreign exchange (FX) derivatives as a new asset class. Effective 7 July 2014, exchange-traded currency futures and options … Read the full press release

CACEIS to provide depository services for real estate and other physical assets in Sal. Oppenheim’s open- and closed-ended funds in Germany

PARIS, 27-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS provides depository services for real estate and other physical assets in Sal. Oppenheim’s open- and closed-ended funds in Germany. Sal. Oppenheim and CACEIS are working closely together to ensure all concerned funds will be migrated … Read the full press release

E.ON honored with “European Cleantech Corporation of the Year” award at the 10th European Cleantech Forum in Stockholm

Düsseldorf, Germany, 27-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON received the “European Cleantech Corporation of the Year” award yesterday at the 10th European Cleantech Forum in Stockholm (Sweden), organized by Cleantech Group, developer of the i3 market intelligence platform. Every year, one company … Read the full press release

DHL Global Forwarding assisted in giraffe relocation from Liege, Belgium, to Ramat Gan Safari in Tel Aviv, Israel

16 months old “Jengo” makes 3,100 km journey from Liege to Tel Aviv It will join breeding program at Ramat Gan Safari BONN, Germany, 26-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Global Forwarding today assisted in the relocation of a giraffe from Liege, … Read the full press release

Porsche Financial Services, Inc. issues new ABS bond in the USA worth approximately 490 million US dollars

Once again, high investor demand in refinancing Stuttgart, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Financial Services, Inc. headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has issued a new ABS bond in the USA worth approximately 490 million US dollars. Porsche Financial Services is an indirect, wholly … Read the full press release

Volkswagen launches exclusive World Cup edition football app “Onefootball”

Exclusive app for 2014 football mega-event now available to download Wolfsburg, Germany, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen is presenting the World Cup edition of the world’s most successful football app “Onefootball”. The Onefootball Brasil app is now available for free download. The … Read the full press release

Volkswagen do Brasil names Ralf Berckhan VP for Sales and Marketing

Wolfsburg, Germany, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ralf Berckhan, currently Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Polska, has been named the new Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen do Brasil. In a move that has been planned for some time, he … Read the full press release

ŠKODA apprentices’ dream car the sporty city cabriolet ŠKODA CitiJet to be presented for the first time at this year’s GTI event at Wörthersee

– ŠKODA CitiJet design concept is presented to the public at the GTI event  for the first time – ŠKODA ‘Apprentice Car’: two-seater sports convertible based on the ŠKODA Citigo – Vehicle project of 16 ŠKODA Vocational School apprentices working closely … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank AG placed undated Additional Tier 1 Notes with an equivalent value of Euro 3.5 billion

Frankfurt am Main, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (May 20, 2014), Deutsche Bank AG (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) placed undated Additional Tier 1 Notes with an equivalent value of Euro 3.5 billion. The offering consisted of three tranches: EUR 1.75 billion … Read the full press release

European Central Bank’s annual report shows TARGET2, Europe’s leading large-value payment system, processed 2.1% more payments in 2013

TARGET2 processed 91% of the total value settled by large-value euro payment systems Value of transactions decreased by 22.2% on account of new data collection methodology Almost 57,000 credit institutions across the world can be addressed via the system Frankfurt … Read the full press release

SAP shareholders approved the conversion of legal form to a European stock corporation (Societas Europaea, SE)

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2014 Mannheim, Germany,  21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of SAP AG today approved all management proposals for the agenda items. With more than 99% of the votes, the shareholders approved the conversion … Read the full press release

University of Tübingen president Bernd Engler calls students to march in protest on 21 May against state government funding cuts

Tübingen: “Further cuts mean shutting down” Tübingen, Germany, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The President, staff council and students at the University of Tübingen are calling on all members to join the statewide day of protest on Wednesday, 21 May, to express their … Read the full press release

VB-Leasing International (VBLI) verkauft Landesgesellschaften in Polen und Rumänien an die polnische Getin Holding

Eschborn, Deutschland, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Das Joint Venture der Österreichischen Volksbanken-AG (ÖVAG) und der deutschen VR-LEASING Aktiengesellschaft verkauft die VB Leasing Polen sowie die VB Leasing Rumänien an die polnische Getin Holding S.A. Der entsprechende Vertrag wurde heute unterzeichnet. Mit dem … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi plan to develop next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

Leading European companies deliver plan to France, Germany and Italy Berlin/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). After their call for the development of a European drone at … Read the full press release

Airbus Global Market Forecast: Traffic to and from Germany set to grow at 3.5 per cent per annum in the next 20 years

Germany remains top aviation market, but growth less than world average Blagnac,  20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), the traffic to and from Germany is set to grow at … Read the full press release