LONODN, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — tastecard and the Gourmet Society, the UK’s number 1 and number 2 restaurant discount card clubs, have been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital (‘BDC’) with management for an undisclosed sum from DIDIX, a Dutch gift … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Payne, Bridgepoint Development Capital, DIDIX, Matt Turner, tastecard, the Gourmet Society
LONDON, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A safety and environmental protection manager has become the first employee at the Saudi Electricity Company to pass the British Safety Council’s prestigious International Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health. Waleed Al-Jawadi, Safety and Environmental … Read the full press release
Levallois-Perret, France, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom T&D India has been awarded three new contracts worth approximately €33 million (INR 2317 million) by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid) to supply transformers and shunt reactors for 765/400kV substation situated … Read the full press release
Charenton-le-Pont, France, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Essilor International announces that Xavier Galliot has been appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer, reporting to Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Chief Corporate Mission Officer. Xavier Galliot’s valuable experience will contribute to strengthen and accelerate Essilor’s commitment to global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management
Tagged Essilor International, Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Xavier Galliot
MOL Group has successfully acquired 125 Agip service stations in Czech Republic and 41 service stations in Slovakia from ENI Retail network expansion confirms MOL Group’s leading role in CEE MOL Group’s retail network grows to more than 1900 service … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Hungary, Management, Retail, Slovakia
Tagged Agip, Eni, Lars Höglund, MOL Group
LoI signed to develop and deploy 5G core network Network slicing technology set to play key role in meeting the demands of 5G use cases Collaboration leverages capabilities of Ericsson’s Regional Cloud Lab and Ericsson HDS 8000 STOCKHOLM, 3-8-2015 — … Read the full press release
HEERLEN, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has repurchased 204,254 of its own shares in the period from 24 July 2015 up to and including 28 July 2015 at an average price … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Royal DSM
HEERLEN, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM, the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, and CVC Capital Partners (CVC), one of the world’s leading investment advisory firms, today announced that the partnership for DSM’s activities in Polymer Intermediates (Caprolactam and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Composite Resins, CVC Capital Partners, Polymer Intermediates, Royal DSM
Herzogenaurach, Germany / Canton, Massachusetts, United States, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group announced today that it has formally completed the divestiture of its Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners LLC and New Balance Holding, … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — PJSC “MegaFon” (“MegaFon”, or the “Company”) (LSE: MFON), a leading Russian telecommunications operator, announces its unaudited consolidated financial results1 for the second quarter and first half of 2015. Key highlights of the Second Quarter 2015² Consolidated revenue decreased … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Russia, Telecom
Tagged MegaFon, PJSC “MegaFon”, wireless data services
• This figure represents an increase of 17.1% on the same period of last year, although results for the first half of 2014 included those generated by the company’s Latin American business, which was sold to Enel during the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged Endesa
Growing customer base driving solid financial performance Continued growth in underlying corerevenue, + 2.4% compared to the second quarter 2014 Underlying Group EBITDA of EUR 450 million, + 4.3% compared to the second quarter 2014 2015 full-year guidance revised upwards: … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Media, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Dominique Leroy, Proximus Group, Proximus TV App, SwipeBox
Perfect fit with Solvay’s strategy focused on sustainability and value Propels Solvay to world’s second largest player in aerospace composite materials Accelerates growth of Advanced Materials with major push into composites Reinforces Advanced Formulations with the world’s number one mining … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management
Tagged Cytec, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Shane Fleming, Solvay
BRUSSELS, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay has begun production at its new fluoroelastomers (FKM) plant in Changshu, China, as part of its ongoing strategic site expansion, to meet booming demand for its specialty polymers from Asia’s fast-growing automotive industry and multiple … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management
Tagged Augusto Di Donfrancesco, fluoroelastomers (FKM) plant, Solvay
Brussels, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces today its intention to end the production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano, Italy, by the end of the first quarter of 2016 at the latest. The main reason is the further decrease of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Italy, Management
Tagged production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano Italy, Solvay
Vesteda’s Extraordinary Meeting of Participants today voted in favour of the appointment of Mr. M.M. (Maarten) de Groof as a member and intended chairman of Vesteda’s Supervisory Committee. AMSTERDAM, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The appointment of Mr. De Groof gives … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged Maarten de Groof, Mr. Jeroen Drost, VESTEDA
Mr. Bernard Fontana will join AREVA on September 1st to be appointed President and CEO of AREVA NP. PARIS, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bernard Fontana said: “I am happy to join the group to lead AREVA NP, a major French … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged AREVA NP, Bernard Fontana, Groupe SNPE
London, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh today announced that it is to continue as title sponsor of the Women’s British Open through to 2018. This is the third renewal of the agreement since Ricoh began to sponsor the tournament in … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Management, Marketing, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Javier Diez-Aguirre, Ricoh, Women's British Open
BT Pension Scheme re-appoints Accenture to serve its 300,000 members LONDON, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed an eight-year contract to continue to provide the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) with pension administration services. This contract is an extension … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture, BT Pension Scheme, BTPS, Neil Duncan, Paul Spencer CBE, pension administration services
Vantaa, Finland, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Pöyry is the latest internationally renowned engineering company to open an office in Santiago, Chile, with a strong heritage in the country. Many will be familiar with the Electrowatt Engineering brand. Pöyry joined forces with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Management
Tagged engineering company, Patrick Furrer, Pöyry
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