(IN BRIEF) FMO has arranged and led a €130 million syndicated A/B term loan to QNB Leasing—one of the largest syndications for a Turkish non-bank financial institution—bringing in CDP as a parallel lender and several B-loan investors (ResponsAbility, Global Climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey
Tagged agricultural SMEs, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cristina Morelli, energy efficiency, financial inclusion, FMO, micro-enterprises, NBFI, non-bank financial institution, Osman Taş, partnership, QNB FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş., QNB Leasing, renewable energy, Ruhi Coşgun, rural SMEs, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, syndicated A/B term loan, women-led businesses, youth-led ventures
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €770 million Bundeswehr contract for over 1,000 logistics vehicles—963 swap-body trucks (some with protected cabins) and 425 UTVs in 4×4 and 8×8 variants—to be delivered by late 2025. This follows a 2024 framework permitting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Barthel, Bundeswehr, HX vehicle family, logistics vehicles, partnership, Rheinmetall, swap-body trucks, transport vehicles, UTV
(IN BRIEF) EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, allowing the Polish subsidiary to issue up to €100 million in low-cost loans to mid-caps—especially in lower-income regions—for renewable-energy, electric-vehicle, and energy-efficiency projects. At least … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Bernard Muselet, biogas, Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green loan, partnership, Polish mid-caps, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar installations, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million lending, €50 million
(IN BRIEF) EIB has granted a €45 million green loan—backed by InvestEU—to BrianzAcque to finance its 2025–2029 plan for upgrading water treatment, sewer networks, and stormwater management across Monza and Brianza, benefiting 877 000 people. The funding will support flood … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged BrianzAcque, climate resilience, EIB, Enrico Boerci, European Investment Bank, flood prevention, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green loan, InvestEU, Italy, Monza and Brianza, partnership, rainwater separation, retention basins, sewer network, sustainability, sustainable development, water infrastructure, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) EssilorLuxottica has acquired Automation & Robotics (A&R), a Belgian leader in automated lens-quality metrology, whose proprietary machinery and software have supported optical manufacturers’ digital transitions since 1983. The deal strengthens EssilorLuxottica’s industrial-solutions portfolio—extending its capabilities from standard ophthalmic … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Belgium, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AR, automated systems, Automation & Robotics, digital transformation, EssilorLuxottica, Francesco Milleri, Industrial Solutions, mass production, metrology, optical lens quality control, partnership, Paul du Saillant, prescription laboratories, proprietary technology, R&D, software development, vertical integration, vision care, wearable optics
(IN BRIEF) The joint EY–ACCA policy paper “AI Assessments: Enhancing Confidence in AI” advocates for structured evaluations of AI systems across governance, compliance, and performance dimensions to ensure they meet legal, ethical, and operational standards. It outlines three assessment types—governance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACCA, AI Action Plan, AI assessments, AI ecosystem, AI governance, AI performance, AI regulations, AI trust, conformity assessments, EY, ey.com, governance assessments, Helen Brand, Marie-Laure Delarue, partnership, performance assessments, policy paper, regulatory compliance, risk management
(IN BRIEF) Swissport’s new perishable handling center at Liège Airport, fully operational from 1 August, offers a 2–8 °C airside facility for up to 40 ULDs, enhancing the company’s flower corridor and complementing its 27,000 m² cargo footprint opened in … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged airside facility, cargo terminal, cool-chain, direct transfer, Dirk Goovaerts, Dutch flower market, eCommerce & Logistics, flower corridor, Liège Airport, partnership, perishable handling center, Saltend Chemicals Park, specialized cargo, Swissport, temperature-controlled, unit load devices, Wilfried Jans
(IN BRIEF) ABP has let a 158,000 sq ft warehouse plus 53,000 sq ft of covered space at King George Dock in Hull to Mitsubishi Chemical UK, enhancing the Port of Hull’s strategic logistics network. The site’s proximity to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, Andrew Dawes, Associated British Ports, Canopy, chemical manufacturing, Fluor Corporation, Greg Lacey, Hull Container Terminal, Humber Estuary, King George Dock, logistics, Michael Curtis, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited, partnership, Port of Hull, Saltend Chemicals Park, SoarnoL EVOH, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, Warehousing
(IN BRIEF) Bluu unit, backed by Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, has expanded its sustainable HVAC&R alliance by acquiring ACI Group (Düsseldorf) and Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH (Bayreuth), adding 127 employees and deepening expertise in refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ACI Group, Air Conditioning, asset network expansion, Bayreuth, bluu unit, Coburg, CO₂ systems, Düsseldorf, Friedberg, Germany, Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH, HVAC&R solutions, ICE services, mid-market private equity, Munich, natural refrigerants, Opportunistic Credit, partnership, sustainable refrigeration, Triton, Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, ventilation technology
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to back the upcoming launch of Lise, Europe’s first blockchain-based exchange for SMEs and mid-caps. Lise is developing a DLT-enabled market infrastructure to simplify equity financing and listings, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset tokenisation, Blockchain, CACEIS, digital assets strategy, distributed ledger technology, DLT Trading and Settlement System, equity financing, European pilot regime, fintech, Kriptown, Lightning Stock Exchange, Lise, market infrastructure, MiCA approval, Mid-Cap companies, Minority Stake, partnership, regulatory compliance, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Bang & Olufsen has been named the official sound partner of Copenhagen Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2026, providing its acclaimed audio systems—from Beolab 28 and 50 speakers at the opening dinner to a Beogram 3000c listening lounge—across flagship … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Allyson Shiffman, audio partnership, Bang & Olufsen, Beogram 3000c, Beolab 28, Beolab 50, Cecilie Thorsmark, Copenhagen Fashion Week, Creative Hub, Danish design, Eat Wasted, Itunu Oke, Jessi Regina Garcia Dianzambi, Jo Crawford-Boyle, Kia Goosby, Minirose, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Official Sound Partner, partnership, Spring/Summer 2026, Struer Denmark, Talks Programme, Tonne Goodman
(IN BRIEF) METLEN Energy & Metals Plc has achieved a significant corporate milestone by listing its shares on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: MTLN) following a voluntary share exchange offer that saw over 90% participation. Evangelos Mytilineos, METLEN’s Chairman & … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Athens Exchange, Bernitsas Law Firm, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Clifford Chance LLP, dual-listed, euro-denominated listing, Evangelos Mytilineos, EY LLP, Karatzas & Partners, Latham & Watkins, London Stock Exchange, LSE, METLEN Energy & Metals Plc, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, National Bank of Greece, over 90% acceptance, Papanikolopoulou & Partners, partnership, PIRAEUS BANK, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, seo, ticker MTLN, voluntary share exchange offer
(IN BRIEF) The EBA’s 2025–27 stress test, involving 64 major EU and Norwegian banks, simulated a recession driven by geopolitical tensions and protectionist disruptions to supply chains, which would elevate commodity and energy prices, inflation, and interest rates while curbing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025–2027 scenario, capital requirements, CET1, Common Equity Tier 1, EBA, ECB, ESRB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Systemic Risk Board, FI, Finansinspektionen, fully loaded basis, geopolitical tension, inflation, Interest rates, Länsförsäkringar Bank, partnership, protectionism, recession, SBAB Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, SREP, Stress Test, supply chains, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, transitional basis
(IN BRIEF) Following a May 2025 MoU focused on Maritime domain cooperation—including vessel support, strike missiles, surveillance systems, and frigate deliveries—BAE Systems and Kongsberg signed a secondary MoU in July 2025 to extend their partnership into the Air domain. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced materials, Air domain, BAE Systems, defence collaboration, KONGSBERG, Maritime domain, maritime surveillance, Memorandum of Understanding, mission support, NATO, Norway, partnership, research and technology, strike missiles, targeting systems, through-life support, training solutions, Type 26 Frigates, UK, uncrewed air systems, Vanguard vessel system
(IN BRIEF) Sunly will build four solar parks in Latvia totaling 329 MW capacity—54 MW in Valmiera, 90 MW in Krāslava, 81 MW in Madona, and 104 MW in Saldus—using €85 million in loans from EIB, EBRD, and SEB. Completion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 329 MW, Barkava, battery storage systems, Climate Action, Dagda, EBRD, EIB, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Grzegorz Zieliński, hybrid renewable energy, Ints Krasts, InvestEU, Latvia, Matīši, non-recourse financing, partnership, SEB, solar parks, Sunly, sustainability, Thomas Östros, Toms Nāburgs, wind integration, Zirņi
(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale will elevate Jerome Niddam to CEO of its Asia Pacific business on 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory clearance. Reporting to Co-Heads Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, Niddam joins the Group’s Management Committee and follows Cecile … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alexandre Fleury, Anne-Christine Champion, appointment, Asia Pacific, Cécile Bartenieff, Chief Executive Officer, Cross Asset Solutions, Equity derivatives, financial engineering, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, global markets, Jerome Niddam, leadership, management committee, partnership, regulatory approval, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
(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
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