Second FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MPDL3280A following bladder cancer in 2014 BASEL, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received a second Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the United States Food and … Read the full press release
BASEL, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer for up to 15,604,288 outstanding shares of common stock of Foundation Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMI) at a price of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland
Tagged cash tender offer, Foundation Medicine, Inc., Roche, shares of common stock
OSLO, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new three-minute video from Sapa provides a close-up view showing how aluminium solutions in lighting columns are making roadways safer. Passively safe lighting columns, traffic signals and sign posts are becoming more commonplace on … Read the full press release
Meets public challenge to develop noise insulation scheme comparable to other European hub airports including Schiphol, Madrid, Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt New offering shaped by feedback from local public consultation Enhanced offer to cover all insulation costs for residents … Read the full press release
Well intervention vessels for maintenance of offshore oil wells Vessels being constructed at FSG shipyard in Flensburg FRANKFURT, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank co-arranges the financing of two state-of-the-art well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore Inc.’s subsidiary Siem Offshore Rederi … Read the full press release
SOFIA, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance has opened a new office – Euler Hermes Bulgaria – in Sofia to provide trade credit insurance services to Bulgarian clients. The office will also contribute … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged Bulgarian clients, Euler Hermes, Ludovic Senecaut, Ludovic Subran, trade credit insurance services
ROTTERDAM, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Robeco announces the appointment of Mr. Michael E. Gower to the Supervisory Board of Robeco Groep N.V. Mr. Gower (39) is currently treasurer at Rabobank Group. Before joining Rabobank Group in 2003 he worked at Lehman … Read the full press release
PARIS, 2-2-2015 — /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 office buildings in Brussels, Belgium, through a sale and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged AXA Real Estate, AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, Guy Van Wymersch
PARIS, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGP, an affiliate of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), announces that it has completed the acquisition of three separate assets in London, Espoo and Madrid for a … Read the full press release
OSLO, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In its press release of 12 December 2014, Orkla announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 67% of Condite Oy. The agreement was approved by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Food & Beverage, Management, Norway
The Deputy Prime Minister will visit Twickenham today to mark the start of the biggest year in history for English rugby. LONDON, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The visit comes just 4 days before the start of the Six Nations and … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Government, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged English rugby, Twickenham, UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
MOSCOW, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab introduces its new mobile application – Kaspersky QR Scanner. This program is compatible with Google Android and Apple iOS and can not only read information from QR codes, but also warn users about … Read the full press release
Posted in Russia, Technology
Tagged Alexey Chikov, Apple iOS, Google Android, Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky QR Scanner, mobile application, QR codes
HONG KONG, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MEC, a leading media agency,www.mecglobal.com, has announced the appointment of Charmaine Lau as new Head of Interaction of their Hong Kong office. Charmaine will lead the digital team of MEC Hong Kong, securing growth … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Marketing, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged Charmaine Lau, Doris Kuok, MEC, Media agency
Rotterdam, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Comfort Partners heeft per 1 januari 2015 voor onbepaalde tijd het CV- en ventilatie onderhoud toegewezen gekregen voor 11.400 woningen. Comfort Partners werkt al diverse jaren voor Vesteda en ziet deze overeenkomst als een bevestiging … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged COMFORT PARTNERS, TBI, VESTEDA
GENEVA, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of AirServices Estudos e Avaliaçôes Ambientais Ltda., in Sao Paulo and Cronolab Referência em Análises Químicas e Ambientais Ltda., in Rio de Janeiro. AirServices performs air emission monitoring … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged air emission monitoring and testing, AirServices, Chris Kirk, Cronolab, SGS
LONDON, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — This Valentine’s Day the Coca-Cola London Eye invites guests to share their stories of love and celebrate in luxury at the city’s most romantic setting. From Friday 13th – Sunday 15th February, a unique range … Read the full press release
LONDON, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European loan portfolios with a face value of €91bn were sold in 2014, up from €64bn the previous year, says PwC in a Q4 update from its Portfolio Advisory Group. PwC say the European secondary market … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged European loan portfolios, PwC, PwC Q4 update, Richard Thompson
EQT Infrastructure has agreed to sell NORD to Ekokem, a leading waste and environmental service provider Operational efficiency increased by a broad range of operational excellence initiatives, geographic expansion and innovative treatment methods NORD’s sales and EBITDA increased by approximately … Read the full press release
BG Group has signed a global alliance with KBR enhancing the company’s capacity to deliver commercially attractive oil and gas projects around the world. READING, UK, 30-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The single-partner alliance, which has been signed for six years … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged BG Group, KBR partnership, oil and gas projects, Sami Iskander, Stuart Bradie
The Kering Corporate Foundation partners with charity Women’s Aid to prevent and combat violence against women Following similar charters signed in France and Italy, the Kering Foundation now commits to roll out training programmes across all Kering brands in the … Read the full press release
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