(IN BRIEF) Effective 1 August 2025, LBBW has finalized the integration of its commercial real estate finance business by rebranding and consolidating it as Berlin Hyp—a standalone division with a €63 billion portfolio. This alignment follows LBBW’s acquisition of Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Berlin, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Berlin Hyp, commercial real estate finance, corporate integration, CRE, Europe, LBBW, market expertise, North America, partial universal succession, partnership, Rainer Neske, real estate portfolio €63 billion, Sascha Klaus, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, synergies, system integration, universal bank
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft will sell its Canadian renewables arm, Enerfín Canada, to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd. The deal, expected to close by year-end 2025, encompasses two operating wind farms (236 MW), a 0.8 GW wind and solar development portfolio, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.5 GW acquisition, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd, Barbara Flesche, Brazil, development pipeline, Enerfín Canada, global uncertainty, non-core market exit, partnership, portfolio sale, renewables divestment, Saint-Ferdinand, solar projects, Spain, Statkraft, sustainability, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) CVC Capital Partners Asia VI has acquired a 45% share in Australian Venue Co. from PAG, creating an equal ownership split between the two private equity firms, with AVC’s management retaining 10%. The transaction injects fresh capital into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Australia, Australian Venue Co, AVC, bars, customer experience, CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, hospitality expansion, hotels, management ownership, New Zealand, PAG, partnership, Paul Waterson, private equity, Pubs, Richard Blackburn, Sid Khotkar, strategic investment, venue refurbishment
(IN BRIEF) At Qorteba oil refinery in southern Spain, Alfa Laval’s VO30 centrifuge unit with an erosion-resistant liner has eliminated unplanned stoppages, increased processing capacity by 1,200 tonnes annually, and cut maintenance costs by 94 percent since its 2023 installation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 200 tonnes per year, 300 tonnes per day, Alcolea, Alfa Laval, Belen Villalba, centrifuge performance, ConditionAlert™, Cordoba, DCOOP Group, erosion liner, Favian Guevara, José Carlos Gómez, maintenance cost reduction, partnership, Qorteba oil refinery, self-cleaning system, separation technology, Spain, sustainability, unplanned shutdowns, VO30 centrifuge unit
(IN BRIEF) New Holland has appointed META Plant & Equipment Uganda Ltd, part of the META Group’s pan-African dealership network, as its official distributor in Uganda. META Group, active in seven countries since 2011, offers agricultural, construction, and material-handling equipment … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged after-sales support, agricultural productivity, Andrew Fimister, exclusive distributor, farming equipment, high-horsepower tractors, mechanization solutions, META Group, META Plant & Equipment Uganda Ltd, New Holland, Özkan Eren, pan-African dealerships, TC Series combine harvesters, TD Straddle tractors, Total Cost of Ownership, TS6 Series, TT Series tractors, Uganda agriculture
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola will sell 2.6 GW of power generation assets in Mexico—comprising 15 plants and development projects—at US $1.6 million per MW, with up to US $4.2 billion in contingent payments tied to future project completions. The transaction, together … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Avangrid Networks, capital increase, cogeneration, combined cycle, Electricity North West, i-DE, Iberdrola, Mexico generation incentives, Mexico power plants, NEOENERGIA, partnership, regulated asset base, regulatory approvals, ScottishPower Energy Networks, Solar, sustainability, Wind
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials North America has agreed to purchase the assets of family-owned BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta. The deal includes six aggregate sites, two asphalt plants, a bitumen storage terminal, three ready-mix concrete facilities, and one … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aggregates, asphalt plants, bitumen storage terminal, BURNCO Rock Products Ltd., Chris Ward, construction materials, Dr. Dominik von Achten, Edmonton Alberta, family-owned, Heidelberg Materials North America, Northwest synergies, partnership, rail-served cement terminal, ready-mixed concrete, regulatory approval, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina has signed an agreement to sell its Romanian subsidiary—including the Napolact brand and production sites in Cluj-Napoca and Târgu Mureș—to Bonafarm Group. The divestment stems from a strategic evaluation aimed at focusing on core European markets, high-margin … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Attila Csányi, Bonafarm Group, Business Group Europe, Cluj-Napoca, dairy industry, divestment, Dustin Woodward, high value-added segments, milk valorisation, Napolact, partnership, regulatory approval, Romanian Competition Authorities, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., strategic review, sustainability, synergy, Târgu Mureș
(IN BRIEF) Arvato Systems has attained the AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, recognizing its proficiency in crafting cloud solutions that ensure clients retain control over data residency, access, and infrastructure resilience. The company’s multicloud approach allows customers to decide whether their … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Access Control, Arvato Systems, Awards, AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, AWS Partner Network, Bertelsmann, BSI, C5 Attestation, data residency, digital sovereignty, DORA directive, German data centers, Google, Johanna Bode, Kevin Christopher Fechtel, KRITIS, leadership, Microsoft, Multicloud, partnership, Philipp Hellmich, resilience, SAP, Sebastian Kespohl, self-sufficiency, survivability, Virtual Private Cloud, Volker auf der Landwehr
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN and INSTATIQ have successfully implemented on-site 3D concrete printing for GWG Reutlingen’s new apartment complex in Metzingen‐Neugreuth, demonstrating rapid, solid-wall construction with standard concrete and a 26 m automated boom. This method halves build time compared to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D concrete printing, additive manufacturing, automated boom, barrier-free apartments, circular construction, CO₂ reduction, digital planning, end-of-line construction, GWG Reutlingen, INSTATIQ, Instatiq P1, load-bearing walls, low-carbon concrete, Metzingen-Neugreuth, modular testing, NELCON, partnership, skilled-labor shortage, sustainability, sustainable building, Züblin
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has disbursed the second €100 million tranche of a €200 million loan package to co-finance Cyprus’s extensive road improvement programme, with completion targeted for 2029. The funding—covering 50 percent of project costs—will support motorway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bridges, climate resilience, cycling lanes, Cyprus, drainage systems, EIB, Eleftherios Eleftheriou, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, Makis Keravnos, Ministry of Transport Communications and Works, motorway improvements, partnership, road infrastructure, socio-economic cohesion, sustainability, transport upgrades, tunnels, €100 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has invested in YearOne and will partner with the platform’s team to help organizations compress digital product development timelines through AI-powered engineering intelligence. YearOne’s system consolidates real-time metrics from development tools, uncovers delivery bottlenecks, highlights productivity shortfalls … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Song, Accenture Ventures, AI-driven visibility, Dan Garrison, delivery bottlenecks, digital product development, partnership, performance optimization, productivity gaps, Project Spotlight, real-time insights, software engineering intelligence, Stephen Ajayi, Tom Lounibos, workflow analytics, YearOne
(IN BRIEF) Nokia will deploy its Cloud Native Communication Suite on Optus’ hybrid cloud platform—powered by Red Hat OpenShift and Optus’ public cloud—to replace the incumbent IMS voice solution. The fully containerized CNCS will automate core network functions via Kubernetes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G voice, Cloud Native Communication Suite, CNCS, energy efficiency, hybrid cloud, IMS, Kubernetes, network modernization, network resiliency, Nokia, Operational Efficiency, Optus, partnership, Raghav Sahgal, Red Hat OpenShift, Tony Baird
(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals Nigeria has launched two local sustainability initiatives: in Onne, the WACT-APM Terminals sanitary pad programme trains students to produce reusable menstrual products, improving hygiene, reducing stigma, combating school absenteeism and cutting plastic waste; in Apapa, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apapa, APM Terminals Nigeria, Centre for Creative Development Strategies, circular economy, CO₂ emissions reduction, CSR, Dufy Global Enterprise, GIVO, Lagos, menstrual hygiene, Net-Zero by 2040, Onne, partnership, plastic waste reduction, reusable sanitary pads, Rivers State, school absenteeism, solar-powered recycling hub, sustainability, WACT-APM Terminals
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has signed a new agreement with SoftBank to deliver comprehensive 4G and 5G radio equipment spanning low, mid and high frequency bands. The partnership focuses on reinforcing network performance across six Japanese regions and extending 5G Standalone … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, 5G standalone, AI Automation, AIR 3255, AIR 6476, Ericsson, Ericsson Radio System, Ericsson Silicon, Hokkaido, Hokuriku, Kansai, Kanto, Many-Core Architecture, network enhancement, partnership, RAN Compute, SoftBank Corp., Tohoku, Tokai
(IN BRIEF) BioLabs | TUM is a new biotech incubator in Munich, created through a partnership between TUM Venture Labs, BioLabs, and Eli Lilly. Opening in early 2026 within an 1,800 m² refurbished building, the hub will host 15–20 early‑stage companies, providing fully equipped labs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged academic innovation, BioLabs, BioLabs | TUM, biotechnology hub, Catalyze360, coworking labs, deep‑tech ecosystem, early‐stage start‑ups, Eli Lilly and Company, global networks, lab infrastructure, mentorship, Mission BioCapital, Munich, partnership, R&D collaboration, therapeutic discovery, TUM Venture Labs, Unternehmertum
(IN BRIEF) Alstom will provide SYTRAL Mobilités with 26 MPL25 rubber‑tyred metro trains and fully upgrade the automation and signalling on Lyon Metro Line D. The €303 million contract covers new two‑car trainsets—compatible with Line B’s MPL16 units—featuring regenerative braking, eco‑design, high recyclability, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, automatic metro, CBTC, Crespin, Cybersecurity, digital mobility, eco‑design, Frédéric Wiscart, Le Creusot, Line D, Lyon Metro, Metropolis, MPL16, MPL25, network modernisation, Ornans, partnership, passenger experience, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative braking, rubber‑tyred metro, Saint‑Ouen, sustainability, SYTRAL Mobilités, Tarbes, Urbalis, Valenciennes, Villeurbanne
(IN BRIEF) Arriva Group has won a nearly €5 million contract to operate the Brodnica–Rypin and Wierzchucin–Laskowice rail lines in Poland’s Kujawsko‑Pomorskie region starting December 2026. These routes, inactive for 26 and five years respectively, will offer six daily return journeys … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Arriva Group, Brodnica–Rypin, community connectivity, competitive tender, December 2026, Europe-wide network, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, liberalised transport, partnership, Poland, public transport expansion, regional rail, rolling stock, Sian Leydon, train‑kilometres, Wierzchucin–Laskowice
(IN BRIEF) Moeve and Exolum have completed a €150 million upgrade of the Torre Arenillas Quay and pipeline at the Nuevo Puerto de Palos de la Frontera, replacing old infrastructure with 70 km of new pipes, modern pumping systems, and twelve marine … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 70 km piping, ADIF, Antonio Joyanes, energy transition, Exolum, Jorge Guillén, José Manuel Martínez, La Rábida Energy Park, marine loading systems, modular design, Moeve, Nuevo Puerto de Palos de la Frontera, Operational Efficiency, partnership, pipeline modernisation, Port of Huelva, pumping equipment, regional authorities, safety, south berth, sustainability, sustainable energy products, Torre Arenillas Quay
(IN BRIEF) UEA and Majmaah University have launched a formal collaboration to strengthen academic cooperation, student mobility, and research partnerships. The alliance began with a two‑week summer programme at UEA for Majmaah students and was solidified by a Memorandum of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2+2 BSc Digital Media Computing Creative Technologies, clearing, international partnership, joint research, Majmaah University, Memorandum of Understanding, MSc Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Management, Norwich Business School, partnership, Prof Mohammed Alshehri, Prof Steven McGuire, student mobility, summer programme, University of East Anglia
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