(IN BRIEF) EDF Energy Customers Ltd has acquired the remaining 47% of Pod Point, making the EV charger company a wholly owned, private subsidiary. The deal, finalised on 4 August 2025, supports EDF’s push to enhance UK energy security and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged delisting, EDF Energy Customers Ltd, EDF renewable generation, electric vehicle charging, electrification, energy security, full acquisition, Go Electric tariff, low carbon solutions, Melanie Lane, nuclear, Philippe Commaret, Pod Drive subscription, Pod Point Group Holdings PLC, smart charging, Solo 3S charger, UK EV market, zero-carbon electricity
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has been awarded a major FEED contract by KNPC to replace aging oil piers at the Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery with a new North Oil Pier and upgraded onshore facilities. This modernization will secure uninterrupted exports of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bilfinger, Christian Rugland, detailed engineering, Engineering & Maintenance Middle East, environmental standards, feasibility studies, FEED, front-end engineering design, KNPC, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, leadership, marine infrastructure, Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery, North Oil Pier, oil-and-gas engineering, partnership, petroleum exports, site surveys, sustainable practices, wards
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired inTime Group from Super Group Limited, adding a time-critical logistics leader to its Goods & Services segment. inTime Group, with €115 million in 2024 revenue and 450 employees, operates three divisions: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3PL, 5PL, Germany, Goods & Services segment, innovative logistics, inTime, inTime Group, Isernhagen, LibCycle, lithium-ion battery transport, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, partnership, platform acquisition, Super Group Limited, time-critical logistics, Trans-Logo-Tech
(IN BRIEF) Elmos Semiconductor SE welcomes eleven new apprentices and dual-study students to its Dortmund site in 2025, joining 31 individuals enrolled across technical and commercial training tracks. Technical pathways include IT, electronics, physics, and engineering degrees—both vocational and practice-integrated—while … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Apprenticeships, automotive mixed-signal semiconductors, business administration, Computer Science, Dortmund site, Dual Study Programs, electrical engineering, electronics technician, Elmos Semiconductor SE, Inner Engineering, IT specialist, personal development, physics laboratory technician, Ralf Hoppe, vocational training, warehouse logistics
(IN BRIEF) DICV has introduced two new BharatBenz HX models (2828C HX and 3532C HX) with 280 hp or 320 hp powertrains, advanced driver aids, and high-gradeability axles for demanding off-road use. The Torqshift series adds two automatic-transmission trucks (2832CM … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 280 hp, 2828C HX, 2828C Ready Mix Concrete, 2832CM, 320 hp, 3532C HX, 3532CM, Achim Puchert, BharatBenz HX series, construction segment, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Daimler Truck AG, DICV, G211-12 Powershift 3, Hill Hold Assist, IRT440-11 rear axle, Mercedes-Benz Trucks division, mining segment, OM 926 BS VI engine, Oragadam Chennai plant, partnership, predictive maintenance, Torqshift series, uptime center hub
(IN BRIEF) Adyen’s 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report reveals a transformative shift: Boomers lead with a 106 percent increase in AI-driven trip planning, contributing to a 74 percent overall jump in AI use for destination discovery. The survey of 40,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report, Adyen, AI search tools, AI travel booking, boomers, end-to-end guest experience, fragmented payment systems, Gen X, Gen-Z, global financial technology platform, hospitality insights, Millennials, payment fraud, personalization, Phil Crawford, Protect module, seamless payments, travel inspiration, Uplift fraud prevention
(IN BRIEF) In July 2025, Rothesay completed a £900 million buy-in with the National Grid UK Pension Scheme, covering 7,130 pensioners and dependants and bringing the Scheme’s total liabilities covered by Rothesay to £4.5 billion. Rothesay’s asset management team sourced … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aon, asset management, Chris Martin, CMS, de-risking, dependants, GIC, Jonathan Camfield, LCP, liability matching, MassMutual, Mike Edwards, National Grid UK Pension Scheme, partnership, Pensioners, pensions insurance specialist, Ralph McClelland, Roisin O’Shea, Rothesay, Sackers, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Kabi has licensed rights from Polpharma Biologics to commercialize the vedolizumab biosimilar candidate PB016 globally—except in the Middle East and North Africa—once approved. Vedolizumab treats Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and PB016 references Takeda’s Entyvio®. The transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Poland, Science, Technology
Tagged #FutureFresenius, (Bio)Pharma portfolio, chronic inflammatory diseases, Crohn's disease, denosumab biosimilar, Dr. Sang-Jin Pak, EC Approval, Entyvio, FDA approval, Fresenius Kabi, global commercialization, Konstantin Matentzoglu, licensing agreement, partnership, PB016, Polpharma Biologics S.A., Ulcerative colitis, Ustekinumab Biosimilar, vedolizumab biosimilar
(IN BRIEF) PUMA has tapped Archie McEachern, a seasoned sports-industry executive with prior roles at Nike, VF Corporation, and start-up leadership at 360 Hoops, as Vice President of Basketball, beginning August 18, 2025. Based in Boston and reporting to CPO … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Spain, Technology
Tagged 360 Hoops, All-Pro, appointment, Archie McEachern, basketball business unit, Boston, Breanna Stewart, LaMelo Ball, leadership, Maria Valdes, Max Staiger, MB series, Nike, NITRO™ foam, Product Development, PUMA, sports industry expertise, Tyrese Haliburton, VF Corporation, Vice President Basketball
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has introduced a bike-leasing program in collaboration with Lease a Bike (VW Financial Services), enabling employees to lease e-bikes, mountain bikes, or road bikes via salary conversion. Since its July launch, about 2,000 staff registered and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Anthony Bandmann, bike leasing, Birgit Dietze, Christian Wölbern, e-bikes, Employee Wellbeing, environmental impact, flexible commuting, green workplace, Lease A Bike, mountain bikes, partnership, road bikes, salary conversion, Salzgitter AG, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Volkswagen Financial Services
(IN BRIEF) Prosus and Dealroom.co’s new report introduces “Agentic AI”—autonomous, decision-making systems poised to become digital coworkers. Mapping over 1,500 agents across sectors, it shows that coding agents have achieved early market fit and that fully autonomous AI employees are … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, AI workforce, AI-agent builders, autonomous AI agents, coding agents, creative problem solving, Cursor, customer service AI, dealroom.co, digital colleagues, Fabricio Bloisi, generative AI, healthcare AI, multi-agent organizations, partnership, predictive AI, Prosus, RPA, strategic thinking, venture capital, workplace transformation
(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines AG has named Dr. Ottmar Pfänder as Chief Program Officer, effective January 1, 2026, on a three-year mandate. Dr. Pfänder, a 25-year MTU veteran currently in charge of commercial engine programs, will succeed Michael Schreyögg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2026 appointment, appointment, aviation industry, Chief Program Officer, commercial engine programs, DAX-listed, Dr. Ottmar Pfänder, Executive Board, Germany, Gordon Riske, internal succession, Lars Wagner, leadership, maintenance business, Michael Schreyögg, military engine programs, MTU Aero Engines AG, Supervisory Board, three-year term
(IN BRIEF) On 4 August 2025, Colas Inc agreed to acquire Suit-Kote for over USD 450 million from the founding Suits family. Suit-Kote, established in 1921, specializes in liquid asphalt distribution, emulsion mixes, road construction, and pavement preservation in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged bitumen distribution, Bouygues group, Colas Inc, emulsion mixes, Hart-Scott-Rodino, international growth strategy, John Harrington, liquid asphalt, North America market, Northeastern United States, partnership, pavement preservation, Pierre Vanstoflegatte, road construction, Suit-Kote, Suits family, sustainability, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) Iqony Fernwärme GmbH (Steag Iqony Group) has agreed to acquire Uniper Wärme GmbH from Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, in compliance with EU state aid conditions tied to Uniper’s 2022 stabilization package. Uniper Wärme, founded in 1964, serves over 14,400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged CHP, Christian Hillmann, climate-friendly heat, combined heat and power, decarbonization, decentralized CHP, district heating, Dr. Andreas Reichel, electric boilers, EU state aid, Iqony Fernwärme GmbH, mine gas, Nikola Feldmann, partnership, regulatory approval, Ruhr region, Steag Iqony Group, sustainability, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Uniper SE, Uniper Wärme GmbH, Waste heat
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has welcomed 61 new trainees into its maritime education programs, combining onshore and at-sea pathways to train future professionals in logistics, technology, and seafaring. Of these, 29 apprentices begin maritime roles on dedicated training ships—including the Chicago … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apprenticeships, career pathways, Chicago Express, Donya-Florence Amer, dual study, Germany’s maritime training landscape, global fleet, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Hapag-Lloyd, logistics, maritime training, nautical officers’ assistants, Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences, seafaring, ship mechanics, technical officer’s assistant, technology, VDR Ferienfahrer program
(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
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