ZURICH, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) will launch its public share buy-back program of up to 1.74 million shares on April 11, 2018. All required regulatory approvals have been obtained. The Board of Directors intends to propose … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged buy_back, insurance, public share buy-back program, shares, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
On Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018, Austrian crowdfincancing platform CONDA began the whitelisting phase of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Moving forward, interested parties can register online, even before the official start of the crowd sale. VIENNA, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, News, Real Estate, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternative Financing, Blockchain, CONDA, crowd sale, crowdfinancing, Crowdinvesting, CRWD Network, CRWD Token, cryptocurrency, ICO, initial coin offering, investments, mezzanine, private equity, private equity instruments, real estate, regulatory-compliant investment, RIAT, smart contracts, SMEs, Startups, The Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics, tokenized private equity instruments, traceability, transparency, whitelisting, whitelisting phase
LUXEMBOURG, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (‘NSSMC’) announce that ArcelorMittal’s subsidiary ArcelorMittal India Private Limited (‘AMIPL’) has today submitted an offer in the re-bidding process for Essar Steel India Limited (‘Essar Steel’) in connection … Read the full press release
Loan to microfinance provider MKF Partner will be invested in residential sector EBRD loan of up to €5 million to MKF Partner, a microfinance institution Energy efficiency loans to residents and vendors of green technology Increasing availability of finance to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Bosnia, EBRD, GET, Green Economy Transition, Herzegovina, loan, loans, microfinance, MKF Partner
COPENHAGEN, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Saxo Bank, the leading fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investing, strongly welcomes ESMA’s recently announced measures in relation to the provision of CFDs to retail clients. The measures include caps on leverage which Saxo Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, European Union, Financial, Investment
Tagged CFDs, ESMA, Kim Fournais, leverage, margin trading, retail, Saxo Bank, trading
HEERLEN, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marloes Sengers (36) has been appointed Human Resources Director by APG’s Executive Board from April 1, 2018. In this position, she is responsible for the company-wide HR policy of APG, fulfilling a crucial role in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged APG, Gerard van Olphen, HR, leadership, Management, Marloes Sengers, pensions
EBRD and ING financing supports resource-efficient warehouses LONDON, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD and ING Romania are joining forces to finance the logistics park CTPark, situated on the A1 Bucharest-Pitesti motorway and 2 km away from the Romanian capital. The financiers have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Romania, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bucharest, CTPark, EBRD, finance, ING Romania, loan, logistics, logistics park, Matteo Patrone, Mihaela Bitu, Vlaho Kojakovic
Participation in private placement as a cornerstone investor EBRD participates in US$ 51m equivalent private placement of Mabion Mabion is leading biotechnology company in Poland EBRD to invest US$ 18 million (PLN 61.4 million) LONDON, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Poland, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Biosimilar, biotechnology, EBRD, investment, Mabion S.A., multiple sclerosis, Private Placement, rituximab
LONDON, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement with Glencore for the sale of its entire interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and the Valeria coal development project in Queensland, Australia, for $1.7 billion. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged coal, coal development project, coal mine, coalmine, Glencore, Hail Creek, HailCreek, J-S Jacques, mine, mineral, ore, Rio Tinto, Valeria
PARIS, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved a €300 million loan to the Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.(NWB Bank) in order to finance public infrastructure, social housing and energy efficiency investments across the Netherlands. NWB Bank provides loans to … Read the full press release
SOLNA, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fintur Holdings B.V. (Fintur), jointly owned by Telia Company and Turkcell, today completed the divestment of its holding in Geocell LLC, to the Georgian telecommunications company JSC Silknet. On 26 January, 2018, Telia Company and Turkcell … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Turkey
Tagged divestment, fixed network operator, Geocell LLC, JSC Silknet, TELECOM, Telia Company, Turkcell
PARIS, 21-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS’s specialised Private Equity division has experienced massive growth over the past few years due to the group’s strategy of heavy investment in market-leading software, highly-attractive services such as bridge financing facilities, and its skilled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged appointment, Arnaud Garel-Galais, CACEIS, funds, Joe Saliba, leadership, Management, private equity, privatedebt, privateequity
ZURICH, 21-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SIX can again look back on a successful year with strong revenue growth, in which it achieved a solid annual result in a challenging environment. Through strategic investments and acquisitions, primarily to strengthen its market position … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged dividend, EBIT, Financial, income, Payment, revenue, Securities, SIX
PARIS, 20-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS received the Innovation Award for TEEPI (Tailored Electronic Exchange Platform for Investors) at Global Custodian’s 2018 Leaders in Custody Awards ceremony held on 15th March in London. The collaborative TEEPI platform – a financial tool … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Financial, France, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Arnaud Misset, Award, CACEIS, Global Custodian’s 2018 Leaders in Custody Awards, INNOVATION, Innovation Award, investors, TEEPI
OSLO/ KRIENS, 19-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Glamox AS (“Glamox”), a Triton Fund IV company, has entered into an agreement to acquire all equity interest of O. Küttel AG (“Küttel”), a leading Swiss provider of lighting for the professional building market from … Read the full press release
CaixaBank returned to the Additional Tier 1 capital markets, becoming the first Spanish issuer to place a Euro issue callable after 8 years, having marked a new milestone in the Spanish market in 2017 with its inaugural 7-year issuance. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Spain
Tagged bonds, CaixaBank, capital, investors, solvency, Spanish bond issuer
On March 7th, Altor Fund IV (“Altor”) signed an agreement to acquire a majority ownership in the largest accounting and consulting firm in Sweden, LRF Konsult AB (“LRF Konsult”). STOCKHOLM, 15-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LRF Konsult offers services within accounting, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Sweden
Tagged accounting, acquisition, Altor Fund IV, Anders Källström, consulting, consulting firm, Harald Mix, Katarina Klingspor, LRF Konsult AB
MANCHESTER, 15-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op serves-up a new food store in Market Harborough following a £1.9M investment creating 15 jobs. The Leicester Road store launches on Thursday, 15 March, with representatives from Market Harborough Primary Academy and the Market Harborough Fire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Asha Scarlett, Co-op, FOOD, food store, grocer, Market Harborough, retail, Richard Kozial, store
STOCKHOLM, 13-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Patricia Industries, a part of Investor AB, has signed an agreement with Water Street Healthcare Partners and Sarnova founder Matthew D. Walter to acquire Sarnova Holdings, Inc., the leading U.S. specialty distributor of healthcare products in … Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has agreed to sell to Mubadala Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt, where Zohr’s super-giant gas field is … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Italy
Tagged Claudio Descalzi, concession, EGYPT, Eni, gas, Mubadala Investment Company, Mubadala Petroleum, oil, Shorouk concession
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