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Deutsche Börse reports positive interim balance of the Scale SME segment: trading volume more than doubled YoY

FRANKFURT, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Trading volumes more than doubled over prior-year period/Scale All Share Index up by 28 percent since March Deutsche Börse drew a positive interim balance of the Scale SME segment launched on 1 March 2017. The trading … Read the full press release

Clearstream and Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG partner over the settlement of securities in a post-T2S world

FRANKFURT, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Clearstream, the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group, and Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank), one of the largest securities services providers for Germany’s financial market, have entered into a strategic partnership regarding the settlement … Read the full press release

French Banking Federation (FBF) to appoint Olivier Mittelette as Head of the Investment Banking and Markets Department

PARIS, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The French Banking Federation (FBF) has announced the appointment of Olivier Mittelette as Head of the Investment Banking and Markets Department. Olivier Mittelette, 47, began his career as a lawyer at the law firm Price Waterhouse … Read the full press release

Irish homebuilder Glenveagh Properties plc raises €500m for housing building through its IPO on Irish Stock Exchange (ISE)

Glenveagh Properties plc raises €500m in capital for housing building projects in Ireland Glenveagh’s primary listing on the Main Securities Market is second largest IPO on ISE this year Glenveagh has raised €500m in IPO DUBLIN, 16-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Glenveagh … Read the full press release

Ageas reports the purchase of 40,000 Ageas shares on NYSE Euronext Brussels, 02-10-2017 – 06-10-2017

BRUSSELS, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to the initiation of the share buy-back programme announced on 9 August 2017, Ageas reports the purchase of 40,000 Ageas shares on NYSE Euronext Brussels in the period from 02-10-2017 until 06-10-2017. Date Number ofShares Total amount(EUR) Average price(EUR) … Read the full press release

CVC Capital Partners: Anish Mehta appointed CEO of the international women’s health assets portfolio acquired from Teva

LUXEMBOURG, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) today announced that former Allergan executive Anish Mehta will be appointed as CEO of the international women’s health assets portfolio which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd … Read the full press release

EBRD to help Croatia update and strengthen its corporate governance code

EBRD supports efforts to develop and implement new code LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is lending its support to efforts by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) to update and strengthen the … Read the full press release

EBRD, EU and the UN FAO to help wool and cashmere production in Mongolia

From goat to cashmere coat LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mongolia’s grasslands are an ideal playground for several million cashmere goats, sheep and yaks. Their world-renown wool means big business: it provides an income for around 400,000 herders, so it should … Read the full press release

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti to outline bank’s climate finance goals at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings

Climate funding takes 45 per cent share of total investment so far in 2017 LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Sir Suma Chakrabarti, will outline the Bank’s rapid progress towards meeting ambitious … Read the full press release

London Stock Exchange Group’s Gatelab to provide risk gateway services for third party clients accessing the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Ultra low latency gateway with pre-trade risk embedded service for BSE markets Flexible software enables bespoke risk gateway solutions LONDON, 06-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Gatelab, the financial software company, part of London Stock Exchange Group, has become an approved provider of … Read the full press release

BASF transferred its global leather chemicals business to Stahl Group; BASF now holds 16% minority stake in Stahl Group

LUDWIGSHAFEN, 05-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF has closed the previously announced transfer of its global leather chemicals business to the Stahl Group, with Stahl taking over the activities as of September 30, 2017. … Read the full press release

Siemens raises gross proceeds of approx. €1.2 billion from the sale of 18.155 million ordinary shares in Osram Licht AG

Not for publication or distribution in the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales would be prohibited by applicable law. MUNICH 05-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens has … Read the full press release

Siemens to sell 17.34 % stake in Osram Licht AG; retains small number of shares

Not for publication or distribution in the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales would be prohibited by applicable law. MUNICH, 05-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (017-Oct-04), … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) cancel share sale of Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte. Limited (SIGT) and Thai Energy Co Limited (TEC)

The HAGUE, 04-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell announces today that its subsidiary, BG Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Limited, and KUFPEC Thailand Holdings Pte Limited, a subsidiary of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), have mutually agreed to cancel the … Read the full press release

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) to allocate up to US$ 110 million to the EBRD’s Kazakhstan Renewables Framework

Fund to provide up to US$ 110 million for investments in green energy LONDON, 04-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved an allocation of up to US$ 110 million to the EBRD’s Kazakhstan Renewables Framework, an innovative plan to finance … Read the full press release

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti met with Finland’s Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo

President Chakrabarti visits Helsinki for talks with government and businesses LONDON, 04-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti has used a visit to Helsinki to express the Bank’s gratitude for the support it enjoys from Finland and to appeal to the … Read the full press release

Banca Generali and Saxo Bank partner to offer online trading and digital services

COPENHAGEN, 29-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Banca Generali and Saxo Bank announce they have reached an agreement to establish an exclusive partnership to offer online trading and digital services. The objective is to offer clients, on an exclusive basis for the Italian … Read the full press release

UniCredit Bank Austria: The new HVB Cap Anleihe on the “S&P Global Water Index”

The new Anleihe with minimum repayment of 95 percent is based on the “S&P Global Water Index” It offers the opportunity to participate in a positive performance of the index up to a maximum repayment amount of 140 percent¹ of … Read the full press release

EBRD invests in green economy in the Western Balkans

Meat and dairy by-products could make regional economies greener LONDON, 25-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach commits the Bank to raising its investment in the green economy to 40 per cent of annual business volume by 2020. This … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz expands operations in the US with a $1.2-B investment

Investment announcement made during the Tuscaloosa based plant’s 20th anniversary celebration. Strategic move of Mercedes-Benz to start production of electric passenger cars in the U.S. as part of its worldwide electric initiative. Tuscaloosa plant will manufacture SUV models for the company’s … Read the full press release