Riga, Latvia, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Q3 2013 was successful for ABLV Bank, AS and the group. The business volume and all major performance indicators continued to grow. Over 9 months of 2013, the group’s profit amounted to LVL 27.7 million (EUR … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Latvia
Tagged ABLV Bank, ABLV Bank Luxembourg S.A., ABLV Group, Ernests Bernis, Ilmārs Jargans, Nika Berne, Oļegs Fiļs, profit
Heerlen, Netherlands, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has repurchased 346.038 of its own shares in the period from 15 November 2013 up to and including 21 November 2013 at an average price of €59.06. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Netherlands, Science
Tagged Dave Huizing, Herman Betten, option plans, repurchase of shares, Royal DSM
Global CDMO company combines DSM Pharmaceutical Products and Patheon Heerlen, Netherlands, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — JLL Partners (“JLL”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, and Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announced the creation of a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Netherlands, Science
Tagged active substances, Allen & Overy and Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, contract development and manufacturing organization, DSM Pharmaceutical Products, Feike Sijbesma, finished dosage, J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Jim Mullen, JLL Partners, KeyBank, Latham & Watkins LLP, Morgan Stanley, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Patheon, Paul S. Levy, Royal DSM, Stefan Doboczky, UBS
Dwindling refining margins and the slump in domestic consumer demand negatively impacted results in the third quarter. Capital expenditures in January-September 2013 amounted to €686 million. Madrid, Spain, 21-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Accumulated net income for the CEPSA Group at September 30, 2013, on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain
Tagged CEPSA Group, earnings, exploration, gas, Net income, Petrochemicals, power, Refining, weak refining margins
Brussels, Belgium, 20-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has decided that aid granted by France to ALSTOM and the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) – through their joint subsidiary METROLAB – for the implementation of the research and development (R&D) … Read the full press release
Following green light from Chinese authorities: Official closing ceremony in Beijing for Daimler AG’s 12% stake in leading Chinese manufacturer BAIC Motor Daimler is first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM Dr. Dieter Zetsche: “Strategic … Read the full press release
Mercedes-Benz first automotive manufacturer in Silicon Valley: excellent partner network since almost 20 years Doubling of resources in the new headquarters in Sunnyvale in the next few years Advanced User Experience Design and Autonomous Driving are new focus areas in … Read the full press release
First ever Mercedes-Benz passenger car engine-plant outside of Germany Top-notch facility, built at Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC) in only two years Hubertus Troska: “The investment of around 400 million euros demonstrates our commitment to serving our Chinese customers even … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 21st November 2013, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 16th EU-China Summit. They … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Politics
Tagged agriculture, Beijing, CHINA, climate change, ENERGY, Environment, EU, EU-China Summit, good governance, Günther OETTINGER, Herman Van Rompuy, human rights, INNOVATION, investment, Johannes Hahn, José Manuel Barroso, Karel De Gucht, Li Keqiang, Market Access, people-to-people exchanges, rule of law, Siim Kallas, SUMMIT, trade, urbanisation, Xi Jinping
Schellebelle, Wichelen, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Van de Velde expects to maintain consolidated turnover at a more or less stable level in 2013 compared with 2012. This includes the retail turnover of Re-tail BV, incorporated in the consolidation since 1 April 2013. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Belgium, Internet & Online, Investment, Retail
Tagged EBITDA, fashion, lingerie sector, OUTLOOK 2013, PrimaDonna, Re-tail BV, Rigby & Peller, trading update, Van de Velde NV
Madrid, Spain, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sales stand at 28,045 Euro million, 85.1% of them from abroad. Consolidated Results Sales in the period accounted for 28,045 Euro million, representing a slight decrease of a 1.5% due to the impact of the exchange … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Investment, Spain
Tagged ACS, ACS Net Profit, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, Grupo ACS, Grupo ACS EBITDA, Net profit
Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and Shanghai 3F New Material Co.,Ltd. announce today that they have agreed to establish a production joint venture in Changshu (Jiangsu province, China) to serve the fast-growing Asian market with high performance fluorinated polymers. The … Read the full press release
Oslo, Norway, 18-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The AF Group has a high level of activity and is performing well. A historically high order backlog give grounds for continued profitable growth. The AF Group reported revenues of NOK 2,534 million (NOK 2,306 million) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Norway
Tagged AF Group, AF Gruppen, contractors, earnings, order backlog, Oslo, Pål Egil Rønn, revenues
Paris, France, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Atos, an international information technology services company, is presenting, at the occasion of an Analyst Day held in its Headquarters in Bezons (France), its ambition for 2016. Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO at Atos stated: “As … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Analyst Day, Atos, Bezons, Cloud services, Managed Services, Payments, Systems Integration, Thierry Breton
Group sales stable on a currency-neutral basis Gross margin grows 2.1 percentage points to 49.8% Operating margin improves 0.4pp to 10.5% Strong momentum in Latin America and Greater China offsets declines in Western Europe and North America Reebok continues to … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Financial, Germany, Investment, Sports
Tagged adidas Group, Herbert Hainer, net borrowings, revenues, sales
Paris, France, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announces that it has successfully priced its offering of EUR 1 billion of notes, due 2023, bearing interest at an annual rate of 2.50%. The issue is drawn under the Company’s Euro … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged bond, bookrunners, Citi, EURONEXT: SAN, HSBC, Laurence Bollack, NYSE: SNY, Sanofi, Santander GBM, Sébastien Martel, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Enhanced ability to provide innovative pan-European cross-border telecommunication services for business customers Acquisition complements Deutsche Telekom’s mobile centric infrastructure in key European markets Strengthened position in the market for multinational customers Bonn, Germany, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom is strengthening its … Read the full press release
Crucial restructuring milestone Specific, written offer Broad acceptance for the strategic realignment Kronach, Germany, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The restructuring of the company Loewe will soon reach its successful conclusion: an initial investor has expressed interest in buying Loewe, and has made … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged bidder, Christoph Möller, Kronach, Loewe, Matthias Harsch, restructuring, Rolf Rickmeyer
Accelerating growth momentum in Group’s own retail business supports sales expansion in third quarter Rise in sales and significantly higher gross profit margin drive operating profit increase Management forecasts sales and earnings improvements of between 6% and 8% for 2013 as … Read the full press release
София, България, 8-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — На 31 октомври 2013 г. Български енергиен холдинг ЕАД успешно приключи предварителното записване на облигационна емисия в размер на 500 милиона евро. Емисията е с падеж ноември 2018 г. След интензивни срещи с инвеститори във Франкфурт, … Read the full press release
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