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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

Italy’s leading real estate management firm IDeA FIMIT sgr selected CACEIS as the depositary for its new closed-end real estate fund, Armonia

PARIS, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — IDeA FIMIT sgr, the leading real estate management company in Italy with € 10 billion in AuM, has selected CACEIS as the depositary for its new closed-end real estate fund, Armonia. The Armonia fund has assets of … Read the full press release

UK’s largest mobile operator EE added record 5.7million customers to the 4G network in 2014

From 2 million to 7.7 million 4G customers in 12 months, EE sets record in Europe for 4G growth 4G from EE arrives in 210 more towns, taking total to 510 UK towns and cities and almost 4,000 villages Record … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp selected the building at Wasserstrasse 223 in Bochum-Wiemelhausen for its new Global Shared Services (GSS) organization

ESSEN, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — For its new Global Shared Services (GSS) organization, which already has operations in Essen, ThyssenKrupp has decided on a further location in the Ruhr area, in Bochum. Having examined various possible sites in Bochum in terms … Read the full press release

National Grid donated trees, provided new oak leaflet holders and resurfaced a number of footpaths at Bowers Marsh nature reserve

• National Grid helps boosts facilities at RSPB Bowers Marsh nature reserve Popular reserve is home to rare species including great crested newts and water voles National Grid recently completed vital work in the reserve to keep the region’s lights … Read the full press release

Sparkasse Mainz: Thorsten Mühl wird neuer Vorstandsvorsitzender

Mainz, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ab dem 01. Januar 2015 führt der Vorstand der Sparkasse Mainz das Institut in veränderter personeller Aufstellung – Thorsten Mühl wird neuer Vorstandsvorsitzender. Er wird in dieser Funktion unter anderem die Verantwortung für die Geschäftsbereiche Kredit, Personal … Read the full press release

MEC Singapore appointed to manage “Singapore: Inside Out” on behalf of the Singapore Tourism Board

The agency will handle international events for the celebration of Singapore’s 50th year of independence SINGAPORE, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MEC Singapore, a leading media agency, www.mecglobal.com, has announced that it has been appointed to manage “Singapore: Inside Out” on behalf of … Read the full press release

Ogilvy & Mather: Heather Alderson appointed to the newly created role of Head of Planning Unilever Worldwide and Ogilvy & Mather Group UK

LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ogilvy & Mather has appointed Heather Alderson to the newly created role of Head of Planning Unilever Worldwide and Ogilvy & Mather Group UK. She joins Ogilvy this month and will report to Sophie Hoffstetter, Worldwide Managing … Read the full press release

WPP’s Wunderman acquired majority stake in leading digital marketing agency Binarix S.A.C. (“Phantasia”) in Peru

LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Wunderman, the world’s largest global digital agency network, has acquired a majority stake in Binarix S.A.C. (“Phantasia”), a leading digital marketing agency in Peru. Phantasia’s gross revenues for … Read the full press release

WPP leads US$250 million investment in George Pyne’s global sports marketing firm Bruin Sports Capital

LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP, the world’s largest communications services group, is leading a syndicate investing US$250 million in Bruin Sports Capital, a global sports marketing firm launched by George Pyne, the former President of IMG Worldwide’s global sports … Read the full press release

SGS SA completed its share buy-back program initiated on March 12, 2012

GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS SA announces that it has completed its share buy-back program, initiated on March 12, 2012. SGS SA has repurchased 25,080 of its registered shares (equal to 0.32% of the issued share capital). The average … Read the full press release

SGS Indonesia opens new Footwear Physical Laboratory in Jakarta, Cilandak

GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS in Indonesia is proud to announce the opening of its new Footwear Physical Laboratory in Jakarta, Cilandak. This new testing facility builds on the country’s successful footwear testing services, offered since 2011. The leather and … Read the full press release