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Investment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Eni completed the placement of 4% of Galp Energia shares and of euro 1,028 million bonds exchangeable into the portuguese company’s ordinary shares

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

Gross proceeds from the Equity Offering amounted to approximately EUR 381 million. Following settlement of the Equity Offering, Eni’s shareholding in Galp will decrease from 28.34 per cent to 24.34 per cent of the outstanding Galp share capital. NOT FOR … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy, Portugal

Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of stakes in Dutch wholesale clothing company HVEG by ABN AMRO and Rabobank

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of stakes in Dutch wholesale clothing company HVEG by ABN AMRO and Rabobank The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Dutch banks ABN AMRO and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Netherlands, Retail

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Deal on stricter EU rules for sovereign debt ratings

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Credit rating agencies will have to obey additional rules on sovereign debt ratings, including three set dates per year for issuing them, under a deal agreed by Parliament, the Council and the Commission on Tuesday. Cross-ownership of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Politics

Lower Inn Valley railway line completed – Record EIB loan for high-speed line

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
ÖBB Weststrecke Pat Cox, EU-Coordinator Priority Project No. 1, Doris Bures, Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation, and Technology, Tyrol’s governor Günther Platter, Radfeld’s Mayor Josef Auer, CEO ÖBB-Holding AG Christian Kern, and CEO of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Andreas Matthä 26/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Austrian Railways (ÖBB) officially completed its high-speed rail line project in the Lower Inn Valley in the Tyrol. The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a total of EUR 1 billion for this ambitious project in its biggest ever … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Construction, European Union, Financial, Investment, Transportation & Logistics

Italy: EUR 160 million for Enel Green Power for new facilities

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
ENEL GREENPOWER ENERGIE RINNOVABILI II Financing of a 3-year investment programme for the period 2011-2013, focusing on the installation of new renewable energy capacities (approx 825 MW) in Italy, mainly small/medium scale wind farms and photovoltaic plants. 27/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Enel Green Power (EGP) signed a EUR 160 million loan for financing the four-year plan of the Enel Group company concerned with renewable and alternative energy sources. This is the second … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Italy, Technology

ÖBB western line: EIB lends EUR 1 billion to finance extension of Danube line

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
Bahnstrecke Unterinntal fertiggestellt – Rekord-Darlehen der EIB für Hochleistungstrasse Dr. Georg-Michael Vavrovsky, Member of the Board of Management ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Wilhelm Molterer, Vice President of the EIB and Andreas Matthä, CEO ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. 26/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the extension of one of Europe’s most important rail links. In 2007 and 2008 the EIB provided loans totalling EUR 400 million for the four-track extension of the Vienna-St. Pölten … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics

EIB supports Tallinn´s urban infrastructure development

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a long-term loan of EUR 66.8 million to finance small to medium-sized priority projects upgrading municipal infrastructure in Tallinn. 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — EIB Vice-President Pim van Ballekom, responsible for lending in Estonia, stated: “EIB … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Estonia, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg

Eni launches an accelerated bookbuilding offer of Galp Energia’s shares combined with an offer of bonds exchangeable into ordinary shares of the portuguese company

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Eni S.p.A. (“Eni”) announces an offering (the “Equity Offering”) of 49,755,038 Galp Energia SGPS S.A. (“Galp”) shares (the “Shares”) San Donato Milanese (Milan), 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Eni S.p.A. (“Eni‘) announces an offering (the “Equity Offering‘) of 49,755,038 Galp Energia SGPS … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy, Portugal

EIB and Sberbank to enhance cooperation in their common regions of operation

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank, signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation. The two financing institutions agreed to work together … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Russia

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Swedish paper producer Billerud by Swedish investment company Kinnevik, subject to conditions

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Swedish paper producer Billerud by Swedish investment company Kinnevik, subject to conditions The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Swedish pulp- and paper-based packaging products manufacturer … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Sweden

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EIB provides GBP100m for Johnson Matthey’s European R&D

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Specialist research into emission control, process and low carbon technologies undertaken by Johnson Matthey will be supported by a GBP 100m loan agreed with the European Investment Bank. This work is expected to make a significant contribution … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Serbia: EUR 100 million for SMEs

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two loans totalling EUR 100 million in Serbia with two local financial institutions in support of the projects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as infrastructure schemes promoted … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Serbia, Small Business

EIB continues to support urban infrastructure in Olomouc

Posted on 28, November 2012 by

28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending CZK 500 million (approx. EUR 20 million) to the City of Olomouc in Central Moravia to finance municipal infrastructure projects involving the improvement, rehabilitation, upgrading and extension of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment

Commerzbank to invest more than EUR 2.0 billion in its core business until 2016

Posted on 27, November 2012 by

Return on equity after taxes (RoE) in the Core Bank to be more than 10 % by 2016 Cost-income ratio (CIR) in the Core Bank to decrease to around 60 % Core Tier 1 ratio to be always substantially higher … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment

Nottingham part of £20m investment for UK synthetic biology

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —   The University of Nottingham has been awarded funding of £2.9m to help make low-carbon fuel. In a move that could potentially revolutionise major UK industries and help us to meet serious social and environmental challenges, the Biotechnology … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom

EIB and Aquitaine Region commit €800m for sustainable development and energy efficiency

Posted on 23, November 2012 by
REGION AQUITAINE LYCEES HQE The Project consists in expanding and retro-fitting high schools ("lycées" and higher education buildings) infrastructure so as to meet increasing capacity requirements and to achieve the Region's Aquitaine ambitious energy efficiency targets, for a total cost in excess of EUR 1bn.

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The commitment of EUR 800m for education, sustainable development and renewable energy was announced by the Aquitaine Region and the European Investment Bank (EIB), following a signing ceremony held at the Aquitaine Regional Council presided over by Alain … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg

EIB-ICO step up support for SMEs with EUR 1 billion

Posted on 23, November 2012 by
Signature ICO/EIB ICO’s Chairman, Román Escolano and EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza Luxembourg 22/11/2012

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 500 million loan to Spain’s Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to finance on favourable terms the investment projects and working capital of small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain

BMW i Ventures announces strategic investment in award winning mobility app company Embark. Further increasing freedom of individual mobility through innovative mobility services

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

New York, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The BMW Group is expanding development of innovative mobility services under the sub-brand BMW i. The company’s venture capital entity BMW i Ventures is announcing a new investment in the mobile technology company Embark, further increasing the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Investment, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics

DSM to acquire Fortitech to strengthen human nutrition business

Posted on 23, November 2012 by
DSM to acquire Fortitech to strengthen human nutrition business

DSM (NYSE Euronext: DSM KON) to acquire Fortitech for total enterprise value of USD 634 million (about €495 million) in cash Fortitech expected 2013 net sales: about USD 270 million, with EBITDA of about USD 70 million, including synergies and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech

Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of German kitchen manufacturer Alno by Whirlpool

Posted on 22, November 2012 by

Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the German kitchen manufacturer Alno AG by the US household appliances company Whirlpool Corporation. The Commission’s investigation showed that there were enough alternative suppliers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment, Law

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