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AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG registered significant year-on-year decrease of 15.3% in Group revenue to € 1,914.4 million in the first 9 months of the 2014-15 financial year

In the first three quarters of 2014|15, pressure on prices in the Sugar segment and one-time structural effects in the Fruit segment led to significant reductions in revenue and EBIT. VIENNA, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first nine months … Read the full press release

Ericsson filed complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas requesting a ruling on Ericsson’s proposed global licensing fees with Apple

Every Apple smartphone and tablet with cellular capability uses technology from Ericsson The license agreement has expired and no new agreement has been reached, despite approximately two years of negotiations, resulting in Apple being without a license to Ericsson’s technology … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent and Proximus: 10 million VDSL2 vectoring line shipments reached in the fourth quarter of 2014

Milestone confirms Alcatel-Lucent’s market leadership and industry shift from traditional VDSL2 to VDSL2 vectoring to meet urgent demand for ultra-broadband services. Brussels, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent further underlined its leadership in fixed-line ultra-broadband access by reaching the milestone of 10 million … Read the full press release

Base Company, Mobistar, Proximus, Telenet and VOO commissioned the first Arthur D. Little study on the Telecom sector in Belgium

Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arthur D. Little has today released its first study on the Telecom sector in Belgium, commissioned by the five major operators of the Belgian Telecom market (Base Company, Mobistar, Proximus, Telenet and VOO), entitled ‘A New … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to provide power to two of MetroNational’s office towers in Memorial City

HOUSTON, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA announced today it will provide power to two of MetroNational’s office towers in Memorial City. This agreement strengthens MetroNational’s commitment to environmental responsibility by incorporating Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to One … Read the full press release

SKIDATA acquired majority stake in its American distributor Sentry Control Systems

Grödig, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SKIDATA has acquired a majority stake in its American distributor Sentry Control Systems. With its participation in the company, SKIDATA strengthens its US business and highlights its international growth strategy. SKIDATA is the majority shareholder … Read the full press release

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena confirms ECB’s SSM board met on 12 December 2014 to review its plan on the capital shortfall the Comprehensive Assessment detected

SIENA, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to media speculation as to Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s (“BMPS”) target Common Equity Tier 1 ratio post the completion of the capital plan submitted on 10 November 2014, BMPS can confirm that … Read the full press release

Gemalto announces the final closing of SafeNet acquisition after approval by the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities

Amsterdam, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the final closing of the acquisition of SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection, after approval by the relevant regulatory … Read the full press release

The Global Shapers Community has grown to 400 Hubs with its latest addition in Anchorage, Alaska

The Global Shapers Community is a network of city-based Hubs of young people who work together to make a difference in their communities. The Anchorage Hub is the 400th Hub to be launched since the community began in July 2011. 50 Global … Read the full press release

McLaren GT launches the McLaren GT Young Driver Programme at the Autosport International Show

SURREY, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — McLaren GT has confirmed today at the Autosport International Show the launch of the McLaren GT Young Driver Programme. Ahead of the 2015 GT season, which will see McLaren GT customer teams racing the new … Read the full press release

Mounting Systems GmbH takes over operations for Sapa’s HatiCon Germany GmbH, including the U.S. company HatiCon Solar, LLC

OSLO, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa has sold its HatiCon operations to the German company Mounting Systems GmbH. HatiCon produces, markets and sells aluminium extrusion-based mounting systems for the solar industry. The agreement reached today means that Mounting Systems GmbH, … Read the full press release

ENERCON opens two new production facilities in Magdeburg to produce components for its wind energy converters

Magdeburger Komponentenfertigung GmbH and Magdeburger Generatorenfertigung GmbH to produce components for ENERCON wind energy converters Magdeburg, Germany, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ENERCON has inaugurated two new production facilities in Magdeburg. In the presence of Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Magdeburg mayor … Read the full press release

Robeco benoemt Maureen Schlejen als Head of Institutional Sales & Account Management Benelux & Nordics

Rotterdam, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Met ingang van 1 januari 2015 heeft Robeco Maureen Schlejen (44) benoemd als Head of Institutional Sales & Account Management Benelux & Nordics. In deze functie is zij verantwoordelijk voor het beheer en de uitbouw van de … Read the full press release

Roche to acquire up to 56.3% interest in Foundation Medicine, Inc. on a fully diluted basis through a tender and acquisition of newly issued shares

BASEL, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaboration leverages both companies’ strengths to advance the progress of personalized treatments for patients with cancer Roche to acquire a majority interest in Foundation Medicine (FMI) of up to 56.3% on a fully diluted basis … Read the full press release

AUDI AG reports 10.5 percent increase of its worldwide sales in 2014

Worldwide sales increase by 10.5 percent Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: “Successful year 2014 is evidence of our brand strength” Sales chief Luca de Meo: “In the United States, Audi is growing at almost three times the rate of the market” … Read the full press release

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers completed the acquisition of core office building in the Kirchberg area of Luxembourg from Deka Immobilien GmbH for €32.2 million

PARIS, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe(1), announces that it has completed the acquisition of all the shares of a company owning a core … Read the full press release

Estonia officially became EUROCONTROL’s 41st Member State on 1 January 2015

Brussels, Belgium, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Estonia officially became EUROCONTROL’s 41st Member State on 1 January 2015. With the accession of Estonia, EUROCONTROL covers all 28 European Union states. This event reinforces EUROCONTROL’s status as being truly pan-European. Even before becoming … Read the full press release

UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne and Prime Minister Cameron visited Unilever’s Port Sunlight factory to welcome the company’s plans for £200 million investment in the region

Unilever plans to expand in the region with a £200 million investment that will secure jobs for the future. LONDON, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and Prime Minister, David Cameron, today visited Unilever’s Port Sunlight … Read the full press release

VINCI Environment UK won the AmeyCespa contract to build the energy-from-waste unit in Allerton, West Yorkshire

Rueil-Malmaison, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The design-build contract covers the energy-from-waste unit and related buildings. Taylor Woodrow, the civil engineering division of VINCI Construction UK, will handle overall site development and civil engineering for the buildings. VINCI Environnement will be responsible for … Read the full press release

VINCI Construction Grands Projets to build 125,000 m2 mixed-use development on the Kota Kinabalu seafront in northern Borneo

• 125,000 m2 of housing and retail development with a value of €70 million • Second contract on the island of Borneo for VINCI Construction Grands Projets Rueil-Malmaison, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Malaysian property developer Jesselton Group has awarded to VINCI … Read the full press release