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Investment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Alpha Bank Greece held its Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on June 29, 2013

Posted on 1, July 2013 by

Athens,  1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of Alpha Bank, which took place on Saturday, June 29, 2013, spoke the Chairman of the Board of Directors Yannis S. Costopoulos and the Managing Director – CEO … Read the full press release →

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German financial newspaper Börsen-Zeitung honored SAP AG with Corporate Finance Consistency Award

Posted on 28, June 2013 by

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Werner Brandt, chief financial officer of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), and Matthias Heiden, head of Treasury for SAP AG, yesterday received the Corporate Finance Consistency Award of German financial newspaper Börsen-Zeitung. With this award, the publication’s jury honored the … Read the full press release →

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EIB lends EUR 101M in support of East African businesses

Posted on 28, June 2013 by

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Investment by companies across East Africa will benefit from three new lending programmes totaling EUR 101.5 million backed by the European Investment Bank formally agreed today. Three local banks Chase Bank, the East African Development Bank and … Read the full press release →

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AstraZeneca announced it acquired 100% of Redwood City, Calif. based Pearl Therapeutics

Posted on 28, June 2013 by

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 27 June 2013 it completed its acquisition of Pearl Therapeutics, a privately held company based in Redwood City, California, focused on the development of inhaled small-molecule therapeutics for respiratory disease.  Upon completion of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom

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Edinburgh based UK Green Investment Bank (UK GIB) to receive £800M additional funding from the UK government for 2015/16

Posted on 28, June 2013 by

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Welcoming the announcement today by Business Secretary Vince Cable that the UK GIB is to receive an additional £800m for 2015/16, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said: “This is excellent news for the UK Green Investment Bank, and … Read the full press release →

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European entertainment network RTL Group and North-American online video company BroadbandTV announced strategic partnership

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

BroadbandTV is YouTube’s fifth largest Multi-Channel Network, managing more than 7,800 channels and generating around 800 million video views per month Investment accelerates RTL Group’s expansion strategy in the online video market Partnership positions BroadbandTV as a powerhouse in the … Read the full press release →

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Polish power utility group ENERGA takes EUR 195M long-term corporate loan from EBRD, PKO Bank Polski and ING Bank Śląski

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is supporting a massive investment programme by the Polish power company ENERGA SA (“ENERGA”) and its distribution arm ENERGA OPERATOR SA (“ENERGA OPERATOR”) which represents a major step in the modernisation of the country’s electricity … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Poland

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Italian Salini Spa, Impregilo Spa merger results in major player in the large infrastructure sector with consolidated revenue €7.4B, ebitda €1B and backlog €26B

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

A NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR CREATED IN ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR IMPREGILO THE NEW LISTED COMPANY WILL BE CALLED SALINI IMPREGILO S.P.A. 2016 CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS PLAN AND MERGER PLAN TARGETS APPROVED BY THE BOARDS … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy

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Disc brake technology company Brembo S.p.A. to invest $115M to expand its industrial hubs in US and Brazil

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

THE INVESTMENT ON THE TWO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HUBS WILL LEAD THE SUBSIDIARIES BREMBO NORTH AMERICA AND BREMBO DO BRASIL TO DOUBLE THEIR REVENUES Stezzano, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the 2013-2015 three-year period, Brembo S.p.A. will make a total investment of … Read the full press release →

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New single portal on EU finance at access2eufinance.ec.europa.eu

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — From today businesses around Europe will have easier access to much needed finance as the European Commission expands the single portal on EU finance, to include EU Structural Funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the … Read the full press release →

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Italian authorities, European Anti-Fraud Office uncover major EU funds fraud in Sicily, €28M seized, 17 in custody

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today (21 June 2013), the Director-General of OLAF, Mr Giovanni Kessler, welcomed the judicial and financial recovery steps taken by the Italian authorities pursuant to Operations “Mala gestio” and “Sicilia grandi eventi”. Mr Kessler stated that “this … Read the full press release →

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Leica Geosystems AG acquired Italian mobile mapping system company Geosoft S.r.l.

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

Heerbrugg/Switzerland, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Leica Geosystems strengthens position in mobile mapping by acquiring Geosoft S.r.l., an Italian based software and hardware company, founded in 1988, that specializes in modular cartography, digital photogrammetry and mobile mapping solutions. Geosoft leveraged its experience … Read the full press release →

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EIB President Werner Hoyer opened the second day of the European Financial Congress held in Sopot, Poland

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — President Werner Hoyer opened the second day of the European Financial Congress held in Sopot, Poland with a speech on the EIB and European initiatives in financing infrastructure. He underlined that investment in key infrastructure assets, in research and … Read the full press release →

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Russian Vnesheconombank to raise $230M to fund the construction of CSKA football stadium in Moscow

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’, Bank of America, N.A. (US), Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (Ireland) and CJSC Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank (Russia) … Read the full press release →

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EBRD president Sir Suma Chakrabarti met with Russian president Vladimir Putin over dinner organised by Russian Direct Investment Fund

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Sir Suma Chakrabarti, the EBRD president, has attended a dinner organised by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and hosted by President Putin in St Petersburg. Sir Suma used the occasion to urge further investment in Russia’s … Read the full press release →

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EIB, Société Générale Expressbank open EUR 100M credit line to support SMEs in Bulgaria

Posted on 25, June 2013 by

25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Société Générale Expressbank AD have signed an agreement for EUR 100 million to finance projects which will contribute to increasing employment and the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy. The funds will be utilized tofinance projects of small and medium-sized companies in the areas of … Read the full press release →

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Vestas sold two wind power plants in Bulgaria and Romania for EUR 127M to LUKERG Renew

Posted on 25, June 2013 by

25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Vestas has entered into an agreement to sell the Romanian project Gebeleisis and the Bulgarian project Hrabrovo to LUKERG Renew for a total enterprise value of EUR 127m. The wind power plants have been co-developed by Vestas, … Read the full press release →

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NYSE Euronext acquisition by InterContinental Exchange cleared under the EU Merger Regulation

Posted on 25, June 2013 by

Brussels, 25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of NYSE Euronext (“NYX”) by the InterContinental Exchange (“ICE”). NYX and ICE operate exchanges providing trading and clearing services, particularly in the field of … Read the full press release →

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Deutsche Bahn acquired Veolia Transport Central Europe

Posted on 24, June 2013 by

Takeover of Veolia Transport Central Europe makes DB Arriva the largest international operator of passenger transport services in Central and Eastern Europe Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deutsche Bahn has acquired the Central and East European business operations from Veolia … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, Financial, Germany, Investment, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics

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Vnesheconombank, HSBC Bank plc sign credit agreement to fund construction cement plant in the Kaluga region, Russia

Posted on 24, June 2013 by

24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’and HSBC Bank plc. (Great Britain) signed a credit agreement On behalf of Vnesheconombank the agreement was signed by … Read the full press release →

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