(IN BRIEF) Barclays’ Chief Executive of Private Bank and Wealth Management, Sasha Wiggins, has been named Chair of the UK’s new multi-year retail investment campaign, launched under the Leeds Reforms to boost retail investing and make the UK a top … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Barclays, capital markets, FCA, financial education, financial inclusion, G7 investing trends, HM Treasury, Investment Association, investor confidence, leadership, Leeds Reforms, LifeSkills programme, Money and Pensions Service, National Numeracy, retail investment campaign, Sasha Wiggins, share ownership decline, UK investing culture, UK savings
(IN BRIEF) At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome (10–11 July 2025), the EBRD will present a comprehensive €410 million financing package for urban development and sustainable tourism via the Ukraine FIRST Cooperation Fund, co-managed with the EIB. Funds flow … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable housing, Arcano Partners, Buenavista Infrastructure, capital markets, distributed generation, EBRD, energy security, European Investment Bank, geological data digitalisation, graphite development, human capital resilience, IFC, municipal finance, NextGenerationEU, Odile Renaud-Basso, partnership, Regional Resilience Fund, renewables, risk sharing facility, Rome URC, stock exchange MoU, sustainable tourism, tech fund, Ukraine FIRST Cooperation Fund, Ukraine Recovery Conference, urban development, Yuliia Svyrydenko
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and VEHIS have structured a cash securitisation to issue PLN 2.6 billion of auto-lease financing for Polish SMEs and mid-caps. The EIB buys PLN 637 million of senior notes, while EIF guarantees an equivalent amount … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged auto leases, capital markets, cash securitisation, economic inclusion, EIB Group, EIF, electric vehicles, green transition, Jan Bujak, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, regional development, SME financing, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, VEHIS, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) On July 1, 2025, Natixis CIB will convert its Tokyo branch’s money-lending license into a full banking license, enabling a wider range of financial services in Japan. Since June 2022, the branch has focused on lending; the upgrade … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged asset-backed financing, banking license, Bruno Le Saint, capital markets, digital, diversification, economic development, energy and renewables, Groupe BPCE, Healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, international growth, Investment Banking, Japan expansion, Japanese clients, July 1 2025, Makito Nagahiro, mergers and acquisitions, money lending license, Natixis CIB, technology, TELECOM, Tokyo Branch
(IN BRIEF) LBBW and its subsidiary, German Centre Singapore, are celebrating 30 years of helping German companies expand into Southeast Asia. LBBW’s Singapore branch, established in 1995, serves as the bank’s largest location in Asia and a regional hub managing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 30 Years, Business Support, capital markets, Dr. Danyal Bayaz, expansion, German Centre Singapore, LBBW, M&A, Market Growth, office space, partnership, Rainer Neske, Regional Hub, renewable energy projects, Singapore, small and medium-sized enterprises, Southeast Asia
(IN BRIEF) Thomas Wellauer, Chairman of the Board of Directors at SIX Group, has announced that he will not stand for re-election at the AGM in 2026. Under his leadership since 2020, SIX has seen significant strategic and operational advancements, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged AGM 2026, appointment, Board of Directors, capital markets, Chairman, Financial Market Infrastructure, INNOVATION, leadership, leadership transition, management team, SIX Group, strategic growth, Thomas Wellauer
(IN BRIEF) Barclays appoints Marc Warm as Global Co-Head of Capital Markets, joining Tom Johnson and Travis Barnes. With over 30 years of experience in leveraged finance, Marc brings extensive expertise in the credit markets and a strong network of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Barclays, capital markets, Cathal Deasy, client relationships, credit markets, Global Co-Head of Capital Markets, global investment bank, Investment Banking, leadership, leveraged finance, Marc Warm, Taylor Wright, Tom Johnson, Travis Barnes, UBS
(IN BRIEF) SIX has announced key appointments to its Group Executive Board, effective June 1, 2025. Tomas Kindler has been appointed as Head of Exchanges, following his interim role since January 2025. Rafael Moral Santiago takes on the role of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Bjørn Sibbern, capital markets, corporate appointments, executive board appointments, Fabienne-Anne Rehulka, Financial Leadership, financial services, Leadership changes, Rafael Moral Santiago, Securities Services, SIX, SIX Group, Tomas Kindler
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has mandated Scope Ratings, a European Union-based credit rating agency, to perform a solicited creditworthiness rating. This addition to its existing agencies—Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P—was part of EIB’s regular triennial evaluation process for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AAA, Awards, capital markets, credit rating, DBRS, EIB, EU, European Investment Bank, financial markets, Fitch, investment, leadership, Moody's, regulatory compliance, S&P, Scope Ratings, Stable
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched the European Common Prospectus, a unified and streamlined template for equity listings across its seven EU markets, designed to reduce complexity for issuers and enhance transparency for investors. Compliant with current EU rules and adaptable … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged A&O Shearman, Amsterdam, BAHR, Brussels, capital markets, cross-border investment, Dublin, equity listings, EU Growth Prospectus, EU regulation, Euronext, European Common Prospectus, financial innovation, Follow-on Prospectus, Freshfields, harmonised disclosure, investor transparency, IPO, Lazard, Lisbon, Listing Act, Milan, Optiq platform, Oslo, Paris, prospectus regulation, Stéphane Boujnah, stock exchange
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has placed 910,000 shares—about 17% of Steyr Motors AG’s outstanding shares—through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising EUR 30.9 million. This follows a recent German legislative change to bolster domestic defense, which helped spark … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 40.1% stake, accelerated bookbuilding, capital markets, defense sector, EBIT margin, engine manufacturing, equity markets, EUR 30.9 million, EUR 74 million, free float increase, German defense industry, Germany Basic Law amendment, investor confidence, JLPGA, Johannes Laumann, Mutares, order backlog, partnership, public offering, share placement, Steyr Motors AG, stock liquidity, strategic divestment
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has invested €20 million in Coop Pank’s first-ever covered bond, listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange, to support the development of Estonia’s emerging capital markets and green financing initiatives. This investment marks the first EBRD transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Estonia, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Baltic States, capital markets, Coop Pank, Covered Bond, debt market, Dublin Stock Exchange, EBRD, Estonia, financial instruments, Green Economy Transition, green financing, Green Projects, investment, oversubscription, Paavo Truu, Tomas Kairys, €20 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to support Croatia’s efforts to strengthen its capital markets and foster innovation through a new advisory agreement with the Finance Ministry aimed at creating a “Fintech Hub.” This strategic initiative will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Capital Markets Union, CMU, CROATIA, EIB, European Investment Bank, financial technologies, FinTech hub, HAMAG-BICRO, innovation ecosystem, InvestEU Advisory Hub, investment readiness, IPO, Marko Primorac, Ministry of Finance, SMEs, Startups, Teresa Czerwinska, Vjeran Vrbanec
(IN BRIEF) Prosus believes that Europe has the necessary elements—top-tier technology talent, innovative research, and a flourishing startup scene—to create a league of Big Tech companies capable of competing with the leading tech giants from the US and China. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, capital markets, champions league, compounding tech ecosystems, dealroom.co, European Big Tech, European tech ecosystem, Fabricio Bloisi, global AI lab, global talent, Groundbreaking Research, INNOVATION, job creation, Prosus, regulatory reform, Startups, strategic blueprint, tech future, tech hubs, tech talent, trillion-dollar company, US$10 billion investment, US$100 billion ecosystem
(IN BRIEF) KPMG and KfW have unveiled an analysis evaluating the maturity of DLT-based capital markets in Germany and Europe, with a focus on KfW’s blockchain-based bond issues. The study highlights the importance of developing scalable digital markets to ensure … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Technology
Tagged Blockchain, capital markets, digital sovereignty, digitalisation, DLT, Europe, financial services, Germany, KfW, KPMG
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is collaborating with Croatia’s Ministry of Finance to design a Strategic Framework for Capital Markets Development, aiming to strengthen the country’s financial sector. The framework, which includes five strategic directions, will guide Croatia’s capital market development … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged capital markets, corporate governance, CROATIA, digitalisation, EBRD, emerging markets, HANFA, Investment Products, Market Liquidity, Ministry of Finance, partnership, Regional integration, SKDD, Strategic Framework, sustainability, Zagreb Stock Exchange
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has announced the winners of the 14th edition of the Euronext Lisbon Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of issuers, financial intermediaries, institutions, and individuals in Portugal’s capital markets. The ceremony, held in Lisbon, showcased the country’s financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged 2024, Awards, capital markets, Euronext, financial industry, João César das Neves, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, leadership, Lisbon Awards, Market Growth, PORTUGAL
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has received significant recognition in the Asia Pacific region, including being named Asia’s High-Yield Bond House of the Year by IFR. The bank’s commitment to innovation and sustainable finance solutions was further demonstrated through 14 wins … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alibaba, Asia Pacific, Awards, capital markets, China Construction Bank, CK Hutchison Holdings, debt financing, Deutsche Bank, financing solutions, Golomt Bank, Green Bonds, high-yield bond, high-yield market, iFR, Investment Banking, leadership, Shriram Finance, Sorik Marapi, sustainable bonds, Sustainable Finance, The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards
(IN BRIEF) KKR has increased its stake in Enilive by purchasing an additional 5% of the company’s share capital, with a €587.5 million investment. This move aligns with KKR’s previously announced commitment and underscores the market’s confidence in Enilive’s business … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital markets, decarbonization, energy transition, Eni, Enilive, equity investment, Francesco Gattei, investment, KKR, KKR investment, net zero, partnership, pension funds, regulatory approval, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has been named Global Bank of the Year 2024 and EMEA Loan House of the Year by IFR, marking a significant achievement in the bank’s ongoing transformation. The recognition highlights UniCredit’s leadership in banking and its successful … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged Andrea Orcel, Awards, Bank of the Year, capital markets, EMEA Loan House, European Banking, financial sector leadership, financial services, Global Bank of the Year 2024, iFR, leadership, sustainable change, The Banker, The Banker awards, transformation, UNICREDIT
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