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Investment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Saxo Bank’s longest institutional partnership marks its 20th anniversary

(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 17-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank specialized in online trading and investment, has announced the 20th anniversary of its partnership with Portugal’s Banco Carregosa, a wealth management specialist offering advisory, asset management and … Read the full press release

thyssenkrupp transformation: the company divests Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) to Arvedi, one of Europe’s most significant steel makers

Further milestone achieved in focusing the portfolio and realigning the group Stainless steel business will profit from new owner’s willingness to invest and attractive development prospects Parties agree not to disclose purchase price; closing expected within first half of 2022 … Read the full press release

Norlandia Preschools AS to acquire Norwegian preschool chain Gnist Barnehager AS

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 16-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Altor, a family of private equity funds focused on the Nordic region, has announced the sale of Norwegian preschool chain Gnist Barnehager AS (“Gnist”) to Norlandia Preschools AS (“Norlandia”). The sellers are the … Read the full press release

Credit Suisse: The risk of inflation in Switzerland and Europe is too low for the European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank to raise key interest rates

Credit Suisse publishes “Monitor Switzerland” for Q3 2021 (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 15-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has announced the release of its quarterly “Monitor Switzerland” for Q3 2021. The … Read the full press release

Lima Expresa, VINCI Highways subsidiary in Peru, to upgrade toll plazas and bus stops as part of EUR 48 million investment plan

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 14-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Highways, a leading concessions company and provider of road transport services and part of VINCI Concessions SA, has announced that its subsidiary operating the Lima ring road expressways in Peru, Lima Expresa … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce sells its 23.1 percents in AirTanker Holdings Limited to Equitix Investment Management Limited for £189m (~EUR 222m)

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR., ADR:RYCEY), the pre-eminent engineering company with focus on world-class power and propulsion systems, has announced the sale of its 23.1% shareholding in AirTanker Holdings Limited to Equitix Investment Management Limited for … Read the full press release

EBRD’s Women in Business and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to help Mongolian furniture manufacturer Ganbros set foothold in Russian and Chinese markets

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), an international financial institution, has announced that its Women in Business programme funded by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) will provide support and business … Read the full press release

Galp expands its charging points network in Portugal with the acquisition of Mobiletric

Transaction to expand Galp’s electric charging network by 280 points in the short term Galp strengthens its ambition to have 10,000 charging points in operation in the Iberian Peninsula by the end of 2025 (PRESS RELEASE) LISBON, 8-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Sanofi to add Rezurock™ to its transplant portfolio with the acquisition of Kadmon Holdings, Inc.

Adds Rezurock™ (belumosudil) an FDA-approved, first-in-class treatment for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 8-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi … Read the full press release

French product management consulting company BENEXT to join Accenture’s OCTO Technology and expand global capabilities of Accenture Cloud First

Acquisition would bolster Accenture Cloud First services and skills in product management and agile transformation (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 7-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, has announced … Read the full press release

Investor AB to accept Agnafit Bidco’s public offer for the shares in Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 2-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Investor AB (STO: INVE-B), a Swedish investment and holding company founded in 1916, has announced its support for the Agnafit Bidco¹’s bid for Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB). The company has undertaken to … Read the full press release

Emmi Group adds Athenos, the US feta market leader, to its specialty cheeses extensive range in North America

Ad hoc release pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules (PRESS RELEASE) LUCERNE, 2-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Emmi Group (SIX: EMMN), the leading Swiss milk processor, has announced it will acquire the leader in the US feta market Athenos. … Read the full press release

Crédit Agricole S.A. to offer its 175,000 employees worldwide to subscribe to new shares under the 2021 reserved capital increase

Crédit Agricole SA today announces the launch of its annual share offering reserved for employees of the Crédit Agricole group, worldwide. (PRESS RELEASE) MONTROUGE, France, 2-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Crédit Agricole S.A. (EPA: ACA), the world’s largest cooperative financial institution, has … Read the full press release

Volvo Group Venture Capital to invest in Foretellix, maker of a verification platform for autonomous vehicles

(PRESS RELEASE) GOTHENBURG, 1-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group (STO: VOLV-B), a Swedish multinational manufacturing company, has announced its venture capital arm the Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has decided to invest in Foretellix Ltd, a leading company in … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell’s subsidiary Sarawak Shell Berhad takes final investment decision on the Timi gas development project, powered by a solar and wind hybrid power system

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 30-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc (AMS: RDSA), a Dutch-British multinational oil and gas company, has announced that its subsidiary Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi … Read the full press release

German BaFin grants CSDR licence for banking services for Clearstream Banking AG

Banking licence for its German CSD marks final CSDR licence for Clearstream CSDR represents major step towards a harmonised European post-trade space (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 26-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse Group (ETR: DB1), an international exchange organisation and innovative … Read the full press release

Digi Communications NV announces that a new stock option programme was approved

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 25-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the grant of a number of 39,000 stock options within … Read the full press release

BASF to build a new pilot Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center at its Ludwigshafen site

New center strengthens innovation leadership of chemical catalysts portfolio Sustainable setup with all necessary solids processing capabilities in one place Customers benefit from joint development and faster access to new catalyst technologies (PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 24-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF … Read the full press release

Aegon repurchased 35,933,035 common shares, July 8 – August 20, 2021 as part of its share buyback program

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 23-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon N.V. (AMS: AGN), Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, has announced it has completed the share buyback program to neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2020 final dividend … Read the full press release

AXA announces capital increase reserved for its employees

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 23-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA (EPA: CS), A French multinational insurance and asset management firm, announces capital increase reserved for its employees which offers to its employees, in and outside of France, the opportunity to subscribe to … Read the full press release