LONDON, 06-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC Holdings plc announces the appointment of Charlie Nunn as Chief Executive, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, effective immediately. He succeeds John Flint, who as previously announced will become Executive Director and Group Chief Executive of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, Retail
Tagged Charlie Nunn, HSBC, John Flint, Retail Banking, wealth management
The farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods has announced a plan to invest over half a billion euro in 2018 as the company continues to deliver on its 2020 growth ambition. Viby J, Denmark, 01-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The executive management’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged Åke Hantoft, Arla Foods, dairy industry, dairy production, dairy products, investment, milk production
SHANGHAI, China, 01-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd. has today announced it has received a lead underwriting license for non-financial corporate Panda bonds from the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII). A Panda bond is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged China interbank bond market, Jerry Zhang, NAFMII, Panda bonds, Standard Chartered Bank, underwriting, Wesley Yang
UTRECHT, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank is today launching Rabo Frontier Ventures (RFV), a €60 million strategic investment fund that focuses on high-potential early-stage Fintech and Food & Agri companies. RFV is a subsidiary of Rabobank Group and forms part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged fintech, Food & Agri, Harrie Vollaard, investment fund, Rabo Frontier Ventures, Rabobank, RFV
ROTTERDAM, 23-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Robeco has launched a new UK Tax Transparent Fund, the Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS). The ACS has been seeded by the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF), and provides an attractive investment vehicle for institutional investors, … Read the full press release
PARIS, 23-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”), a global leader in real asset investments and the leading(1) real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, announces that it has completed, on behalf of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Investment, Portugal, Real Estate
Tagged acquisition, AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, Baupost, Eurofund Group, Hermann Montenegro, Lisbon, retail, shopping
LONDON, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading pan-European private equity firm, today announces that the scheme of arrangement to implement the acquisition of Servelec Group plc (“Servelec”) has become effective. Servelec, a UK-headquartered technology group that … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Alan Stubbs, Education, Edward Shuckburgh, Healthcare, Montagu, PE, Servelec, UK technology group, utilities
STOCKHOLM, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT Credit, through its Mid-Market Credit investment strategy, today announces that it has provided EUR 115 million of financing to support Inspired’s (the “Company”) acquisition strategy. Inspired is a leading global operator of over 30 premium … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Investment, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Education, educators, EQT Credit, Inspired, K12, Nadim M. Nsouli, Paul Johnson, school
CapMan Nordic Property Income Fund (non-UCITS) acquires an office and light industrial property in Copenhagen CapMan Nordic Property Income Fund (non-UCITS) (“CMNPI”), has acquired an office and light industrial property in Skovlunde, Copenhagen from Cool Gray A/S. HELSINKI, 18-Jan-2018 — … Read the full press release
UTRECHT/ BRUSSELS/ ZURICH, Country, 18-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Gilde Buy Out Partners (Gilde) is pleased to announce that Maikel Wieland has joined Gilde as Head of Investor Relations and Co-investments. “Maikel has significant experience in investor relations,” said Ralph Wyss, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Investment, Netherlands, Switzerland
Tagged Gilde, Gilde Buy Out Partners, investments, Maikel Wieland
THE HAGUE, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Comafi has received a US$20 million investment from the Dutch development bank FMO to support Argentina’s new business sector in line with pro-market reforms implemented by the country’s elected government. The bank is the first Argentinian lender … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Argentina, Dutch development bank, financing, FMO, Huib-Jan de Ruijter, lender, loan, MSMEs, Pablo Pochat, SMEs
LONDON, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inflexion is pleased to announce that our portfolio company, award-winning UK luxury tour operator Scott Dunn, will accelerate its growth in the Asian market with the acquisition of Country Holidays, a leading Singapore-based tailor-made holiday operator. The deal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Travel
Tagged acquisition, Bespoke Holidays, Country Holidays, holiday, holiday operator, Inflexion, Scott Dunn, Simon Russell, Simon Turne, Singapore, Theng Hwee, tour, UK luxury tour operator
LONDON, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inflexion Private Equity is pleased to announce it has completed the buyout of Alston Elliot, a leading provider of premium data-driven graphics solutions for live sports broadcasts. Alston Elliot was founded in 1992, initially to provide computerised … Read the full press release
The partnership with KIRKBI aims to further strengthen Välinge’s position as a leading industrial R&D company and flooring producer. Viken, Sweden, 15-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — KIRKBI, the holding and investment company of the Kirk Kristiansen family, has signed an agreement … Read the full press release
PARIS, 11-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 21, 2017, Fromageries Bel signed an addendum to extend the maturity of its € 520 million multi-currency revolving credit facility and, on that occasion, chose to include environmental and social impact criteria. The maturity … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, France, Investment, Society
Tagged Benoit Rousseau, credit, CSR, dairy, Fromageries Bel, GreenhouseGas, lending, Nutrition, Pierre Palmieri, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
Solid economic growth, timid inflation, less monetary support and the growing influence of new societal issues underpin the investment themes selected for 2018 by BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s strategists in the United States, Europe and Asia. These themes aim to guide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, France, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Big Data, BNP Paribas Wealth Management 2018, bond, Florent Bronès, GROWTH, inflation, investors, less monetary support, mobility, monetary, Solid economic growth, Stocks, TAX, timid inflation
Allianz X invests in telehealth solutions leader American Well and joins Board of Directors Allianz and American Well to develop digital solutions that broaden access to quality healthcare American Well will leverage Allianz’s global expertise to internationalize their state-of-the-art digital … Read the full press release
Microcred loans benefit 1,000 micro-sized firms LONDON, 09-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Kawther Bedhiaf’s professional dream started when she was a child in the Tunisian countryside. “I grew up in a town called Hedra, close to the mountains. Being surrounded by beautiful nature inspired … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Germany, Investment, Small Business
Tagged EBRD, EU, Kawther Bedhiaf, Sehl Zargouni, Tunisian ‘micro-entrepreneurs’
ESPOO, 09-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON SE has today (08 January 2018) announced that it has decided to tender its 170,720,340 Uniper SE shares, corresponding to 46.65% of shares and voting rights, into Fortum’s public takeover offer. Furthermore, E.ON announced that … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Germany, Investment
Tagged Fortum, Pekka Lundmark, shares
Coventry, UK, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — VirionHealth Ltd, a new biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory viral infections, today announced that it has won non-dilutive funding worth up to $4.2 million from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). … Read the full press release
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