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Investment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Alstom and Key Model World Debut Pete Waterman’s “Making Tracks 3” at Derby’s Greatest Gathering

(IN BRIEF) Alstom and Key Model World are collaborating on the Model Railway Village at The Greatest Gathering, Derby’s three-day railway festival (1–3 August 2025). Highlights include Pete Waterman’s “Making Tracks 3” 64 ft OO-gauge Milton Keynes Central layout and … Read the full press release

LAB Entreprenør to Overhaul Bergen’s Historic Handelens og Sjøfartens Hus in NOK 342 M Project

(IN BRIEF) LAB Entreprenør, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a NOK 342 million turnkey contract (ex. VAT) to renovate Bergen’s neo-classical Handelens og Sjøfartens Hus. The scope includes interior demolition and refurbishment of 6,500 m², a new … Read the full press release

Energy Specialist Peter-Wim Gerssen Named Alpiq CFO Ahead of 2025 Transition

(IN BRIEF) Alpiq’s Board has confirmed Peter-Wim Gerssen, a Dutch business economist and former CEO/CFO of Shell Asset Management Company, as its new CFO. Gerssen’s appointment follows Antje Kanngiesser’s praise for his expertise in financial transformation and M&A, and succeeds … Read the full press release

New BT Study Reveals £230 bn Economic Upside from Nationwide High-Capacity Mobile Rollout

(IN BRIEF) BT Group’s report, created with Assembly Research, finds that a fully resilient, high-capacity mobile network could contribute up to £230 billion to the UK economy by 2035, with tangible gains in transport productivity, rural development, urban services, and … Read the full press release

Connect Europe Urges Radical Overhaul in Digital Networks Act to Accelerate Fibre and 5G Rollout

(IN BRIEF) Connect Europe has responded to the EU’s Call for Evidence in support of a robust Digital Networks Act, urging radical deregulation, simplification, and harmonization to boost Europe’s digital competitiveness. Highlighting delayed full-fibre targets (2051) and lagging 5G rollout, … Read the full press release

SGS Tops TIC Industry in TIME’s 2025 List of World’s Most Sustainable Companies

(IN BRIEF) SGS has been named to TIME’s 2025 list of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies for the second year running, topping the Testing, Inspection, and Certification category. Selected from over 5,000 firms, the 500 honorees were judged on a … Read the full press release

BBVA Research, ABN AMRO and BNP Paribas Fortis Launch Non-Profit Network for Real-Time Economic Insights

(IN BRIEF) BBVA Research, ABN AMRO Bank, and BNP Paribas Fortis’ Prometis Lab have created a non-profit global network that transforms anonymized financial transactions into real-time, granular economic intelligence. Prioritizing openness, transparency, and collaboration, the platform will enable quicker and … Read the full press release

EMPA Unveils Five-Tier Model to Quantify Energy Supply Security and Guide Future Policy

(IN BRIEF) Empa, in partnership with ETH Zurich and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has developed a five-tier pyramid model to quantify energy supply security, addressing a longstanding gap in energy-system planning. Each tier—from self-production through complete autarky—provides quantitative indices that … Read the full press release

IKEA Expands Global Menu with Local Flavors and Sustainable Dishes

(IN BRIEF) IKEA continues its long-standing commitment to making food an integral part of the store experience, blending Swedish roots with regional flavors at accessible prices. Ingka Group’s Food division, led by Lorena Lourido Gomez, highlights five “local hero” dishes—Belgian … Read the full press release

AI House Amsterdam Launches to Unite Europe’s Top AI Talent, Startups, and Thought Leaders

(IN BRIEF) Prosus has launched AI House Amsterdam, a campus-style hub embedded in its Zuidas headquarters, to bolster Europe’s transition from AI adopter to innovator. Backed by over $100 million in annual AI investments and partnerships with Techleap, AI on … Read the full press release

Prosus Ventures Backs Ursula’s $4 M Bet on Emotionally Intelligent AI Characters

(IN BRIEF) Prosus Ventures led part of a R$20 million (~$4 million USD) Series A round into Ursula, a Brazilian deep-tech company creating the “Artificial Life Engine.” Founded by an Emmy®-winning team from Pixar, Unity, Blizzard, and Google, Ursula’s platform … Read the full press release

Nagarro and STACKIT Forge Alliance to Deliver GDPR-Compliant Sovereign Cloud Solutions for Regulated Industries

(IN BRIEF) Nagarro has entered into a strategic partnership with STACKIT, the GDPR-compliant, German-hosted cloud division of Schwarz Digits, to help organizations in retail and other regulated industries accelerate digital modernization while ensuring full European data protection compliance. The alliance … Read the full press release

Fresenius Kabi’s Portugal Plant Becomes First to Earn BSI Kitemark for AMR-Safe Ceftriaxone Production

(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Kabi’s Santiago de Besteiros plant in Portugal has secured BSI Kitemark™ Certification for Minimized Risk of AMR in its Ceftriaxone production, confirming compliance with the AMR Industry Alliance’s Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard. Key measures include stringent controls to … Read the full press release

EIB Group Doubles Staff Participation at Luxembourg Pride Run, Rallying 475 Runners for LGBTIQ+ Inclusion

(IN BRIEF) At Luxembourg’s 2025 Pride Run, 475 EIB Group staff members participated—more than double the number from the previous year—demonstrating their strong support for LGBTIQ+ inclusion. Vice-President Robert de Groot emphasized the Bank’s ongoing commitment to European values of … Read the full press release

LANXESS Pigments Bring Vibrant Color and Circular Design to 3D-Printed Concrete Column

(IN BRIEF) At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, “Duality of Skin and Core” demonstrates how LANXESS iron oxide pigments can transform 3D-printed concrete from uniform gray to vividly colored architectural elements. Developed by Eindhoven University of Technology with Vertico, the … Read the full press release

Henkel Adopts Mass Balance Approach to Infuse Renewable Feedstocks into Bref Rim Blocks

(IN BRIEF) Henkel has implemented a mass balance approach to replace portions of fossil-derived materials with renewable raw materials in the production of its Bref toilet rim blocks across Europe. Working with partners Moeve and BASF, the company now uses … Read the full press release

Schaeffler Brings New Monorail Guides, Bearings and Roller Screws to EMO 2025 to Power Next-Gen Machine Tools

(IN BRIEF) At EMO 2025 in Hall 6 (Booth I46), Schaeffler is presenting new products tailored to the machine tool sector’s drive toward automation, digitalization and sustainability. Its KLLT four-row monorail systems handle substructure errors with minimal constraint, while the … Read the full press release

Germans Favor Handwritten Postcards Over Digital Greetings, Deutsche Post Survey Finds

(IN BRIEF) A June 2025 Forsa survey for Deutsche Post shows 65 percent of Germans prefer receiving traditional postcards over digital greetings, citing tangibility and personal effort. Three-quarters value that senders took the time to write; 69 percent see postcards … Read the full press release

Romania’s Exim Banca Romanească Secures €43.75 Million Guarantee to Boost Exports to Ukraine Reconstruction

(IN BRIEF) Exim Banca Romanească has joined the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, making Romania the tenth EU country to participate alongside nine others. The initiative, backed by the EIF within the EIB Group, provides guarantees to SMEs and … Read the full press release