AI is rapidly transforming legal workflows across Europe, making analysis faster and more cost-efficient The European Union is setting global standards with the AI Act, increasing regulatory oversight on legal AI use AI tools are helping investors assess complex multi-jurisdiction … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Cyprus, European Union, Financial, Investment, Law, Management, Technology
Tagged alternative investments, artificial intelligence in law, case assessment, cross-border disputes, Cyprus, due diligence, EU AI Act, European Union, financialization of legal claims, Governance, investor reporting, jurisdictional analysis, Law Society of England and Wales, legal analytics, legal tech Europe, litigation finance Europe, Nicosia, Orivante Holdings Ltd, private investment firms, regulatory oversight, Reuters, risk management, scenario modelling, The Business Research Company, transparency, underwriting
Orivante Holdings Ltd has integrated AI across its full investment workflow, from case assessment to investor reporting AI is helping reduce the high costs of manual legal review, making smaller investment sizes more viable The firm can evaluate a broader … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Cyprus, Financial, Investment, Law, Management, Technology
Tagged AI Adoption, alternative investments, Americas, artificial intelligence, case assessment, cross-border investments, Cyprus, dispute-driven investments, due diligence, EuropaWire, Europe, investor reporting, jurisdictional analysis, Legal tech, litigation finance, Middle East, Nicosia, Orivante Holdings Ltd, risk management, scenario modelling, special purpose vehicles, structured finance, underwriting
(IN BRIEF) Orivante Holdings Ltd, a Cyprus-based investment firm focused on litigation finance, has integrated AI across its entire investment lifecycle—from case evaluation and due diligence to investor reporting. By using AI for tasks such as case scoring, jurisdictional analysis, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Cyprus, Financial, Investment, Law, Management, Technology
Tagged AI, AI in finance, alternative investments, artificial intelligence, case assessment, case scoring, cross-border investments, cross-border litigation, Cyprus, double tax treaties, due diligence, EU jurisdiction, financial innovation, investor reporting, jurisdictional analysis, legal proceedings, Legal tech, litigation finance, Nicosia, Orivante Holdings Ltd, Orivante Holdings representative, private investment firm, scenario modeling, scenario modelling, structured financial situations, structured investments, tax treaties, underwriting
(IN BRIEF) DNV acted as technical advisor to TotalEnergies in the sale of a 50 percent stake in a large battery storage portfolio in Germany to Allianz Global Investors, in a deal valued at approximately EUR 500 million. The portfolio … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Norway, Technology
Tagged Allianz Global Investors, battery storage, decarbonization, DNV, DNV Provides Technical Due Diligence for One of Germany’s Largest Battery Storage Investment Transactions, due diligence, energy storage portfolio, energy transition, Germany energy market, grid stability, infrastructure investment, Iqbal Ahmad Sarabi, joint venture, Large Scale German Battery Storage Deal Highlights Growing Role of Energy Storage in Renewable Integration, Prajeev Rasiah, renewable energy integration, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) SGS has been featured in the Verdantix Buyer’s Guide: ESG & Sustainability Due Diligence Services (2025), which recognizes leading providers supporting businesses in sustainability and ESG risk management. Verdantix commended SGS for its global reach across 115 countries, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Awards, Business Resilience, C-MORE, Circularity, Climate, compliance, Diginex, due diligence, ESG, ESG assurance, global expertise, Governance, IMPACT NOW, leadership, local expertise, nature, SGS, SGS earns recognition for sustainability due diligence capabilities in Verdantix Buyer’s Guide 2025, SGS recognized in Verdantix 2025 Buyer’s Guide for ESG and Sustainability Due Diligence Services, supply chain risk, sustainability, sustainability reporting, testing inspection certification, Verdantix, Worldly
(IN BRIEF) Wood has provided a further update on its potential takeover discussions with Sidara. While Sidara had originally indicated a possible cash offer of 35 pence per share in April 2025, it has now stated, following completion of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, audited accounts, cash offer, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners Holdings, due diligence, John Habgood, partnership, reduced possible offer, refinancing, Rule 2.7, Rule 2.8, shareholders, Sidara, Takeover, Takeover Panel, Wood
(IN BRIEF) Commerzbank has signed on to the Equator Principles, a voluntary set of ten guidelines aimed at addressing environmental, social, human rights, and climate risks in project financing. This move underscores the bank’s commitment to sustainable finance and responsible … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged 128 EPFIs, Chief Sustainability Officer Bettina Storck, Climate risks, Commerzbank, corporate clients, due diligence, environmental risks, Equator Principles, ESG, human rights, partnership, project financing, responsible banking, social risks, sustainability, sustainability strategy, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The EPP Group has voiced strong support for the upcoming Omnibus business simplification initiative, emphasizing the urgent need for economic growth and job creation in Europe. With a focus on cutting unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles, the group aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged administrative burdens, bureaucracy, business simplification, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, CBAM, Climate Action, competitive Europe, Dolors Montserrat, due diligence, economic growth, Environmental Safety, EPP Group, EU, European Commission, European Parliament, future prosperity, INNOVATION, job creation, Omnibus, red tape, regulatory complexity, SMEs, sustainability reporting, Tomas Tobé
(IN BRIEF) ING has announced the sale of its Russian operations to Global Development JSC, marking its exit from the Russian market. The sale includes the transfer of all shares of ING Bank (Eurasia) JSC and its associated activities. Global … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged book loss, CET1 ratio, CPRI cover, currency translation adjustment, due diligence, ECA, factoring, financial services, Global Development JSC, ING, ING Bank Eurasia, market exit, Moscow, offshore exposure, P&L impact, partnership, regulatory approval, RUSSIA, Russian clients, sale
(IN BRIEF) The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has launched a Human Rights Resource Kit developed with support from the European Investment Bank. This comprehensive toolkit aims to help financial institutions integrate human rights considerations into their operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged access to remedies, civil society, due diligence, ethical decisions, European Investment Bank, financial institutions, human rights, human rights frameworks, Human Rights Resource Kit, industries, insurers, investors, national human rights institutions, policy development, PRB, Principles for Responsible Banking, progress tracking, recommendations, regions, responsible banking, sustainable financial system, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, UNEP FI, UNGPs, United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 6-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom (ETR: DTE), one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue, has announced that the Open Telekom Cloud, a cloud computing platform operated … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged accountability, Adel Al-Saleh, adoption, annual renewal process, approved services, assurance, cloud market, compliant services, customers, Deutsche Telekom, due diligence, EU, EU Cloud Code of Conduct, GDPR, GDPR-compliant, independent monitoring body, industry initiative, Jörn Wittmann, key technology, Open Telekom Cloud, public cloud infrastructure, public registry, SCOPE Europe, T-Systems, trust, trustworthy
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that the company provided due diligence and market assessment services to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for their $135 million climate financing of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged ADB, Asian Development Bank, assurance provider, Brice Le Gallo, climate financing package, COP27 conference, DNV, due diligence, electric buses, electric vehicle, energy expert, energy transition, EV, EV charging network, financing, James Lam, market assessment, qualification, renewable energy, Solar PV, technical advisory, verification experience, VinFast, Vingroup Joint Stock Company, wind power
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BÆRUM, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, der unabhängige Energieexperte und Assurance-Anbieter, hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen Due-Diligence- und Marktbewertungsdienste für die Asiatische Entwicklungsbank (ADB) für ihre 135-Millionen-Dollar-Klimafinanzierung des Ausbauprojekts für Elektrofahrzeuge (EV) von VinFast in Vietnam. DNV, der … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged ADB, Asiatische Entwicklungsbank, Brice Le Gallo, COP27-Konferenz, DNV, due diligence, Elektrobusse, Elektrofahrzeug, Energieexperte, Energiewende, Erneuerbare Energien, EV, EV-Ladenetz, Finanzierung, James Lam, Klimafinanzierungspaket, Marktbewertung, Qualifizierung, Solar-PV, technische Beratung, Verifizierungserfahrung, Versicherungsanbieter, VinFast, Vingroup Joint Stock Company, Windkraft
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced the launch of human rights due diligence services in line with EU’s Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The new offering steps on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Management, Norway, Society, Technology
Tagged Audit, Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive, CS3D, DNV, due diligence, ESG, EU, EU Green Deal, Germany’s Lieferkettengesetz, human rights, human rights due diligence, Norway’s Åpenhetsloven, supply chain, Supply Chain Act, Supply Chain Management, transparency, Transparency Act, Valentina Gurney, working conditions
(PRESS RELEASE) BUDAPEST, Hungary, 29-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform its investors and the market that on March 29, 2021 the Company’s Romanian subsidiary and 4iG Plc. (4iG Plc.) one of the leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Hungary, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Media, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4iG, 4iG Plc., acquisition, cable TV, Digi Communications NV, DIGI Group, Digi Hungary, DIGI Távközlési Szolgáltató Ltd., Direct To Home (DTH) services, due diligence, EBITDA, fixed internet and data, fixed-line telephony, Hungarian ICT market, Hungarian IT market, I TV Ltd., Invitel Ltd., knowledge-based digital economy, mobile services, mobile telecommunication services, MVNO, RCS & RDS, Serghei Bulgac, telecommunications, term sheet
• Achieves 2020 target of 100% sustainable cocoa sourced through independently managed standards • Makes strong progress on reaching 100% traceability across its cocoa supply chain • Renews strategic partnership with Save the Children through a €8 million project to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Italy, Management, News, Society
Tagged 100% sustainable cocoa beans, child labour, child protection, cocoa communities, cocoa farmers, Cocoa Horizons, cocoa supply chains, cocoa sustainability, Daniela Fatarella, due diligence, Elimination of Child Labour, empower women, Fairtrade, Ferrero, Ferrero Farming Values Cocoa Programme, human rights issues, protecting children’s rights, Rainforest Alliance, reduce gender inequality, Save the Children, supply chain, sustainable cocoa, traceability
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 8-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings, Akzo Nobel N.V. announces that it no longer intends to acquire Tikkurila, following a competing, higher, offer for Tikkurila. Despite a strong cultural fit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged acquisition, Akzo Nobel N.V., AkzoNobel, coatings, due diligence, shareholders, stakeholders, sustainable paints, Thierry Vanlancker, Tikkurila
DNV GL’s vendors due diligence evaluated the operational portfolio of T-Solar in Spain and Italy with a total of forty-five existing photovoltaic projects totalling 173.8 MW of installed capacity and 1,287 MW of installed capacity in pipeline projects Due Diligence … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Spain
Tagged Andreas Schröter, certification body, Concentrated Solar Power plants, DNV GL, due diligence, energy assessment, independent energy experts, International Renewable Energy Agency, investors, IRENA, market conditions, photovoltaic projects, PV plants, renewables, sale transaction, T-Solar Global Operating Assets
The Gecama wind farm will provide clean energy to approximately 260,000 Spanish households (PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 13-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body and part of Det Norske Veritas Holding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Spain
Tagged Andreas Schröter, Banco de Sabadell S.A., Bankia S.A, Castilla La Mancha, clean energy, construction, Cuenca, decarbonization, DNV GL, due diligence, ENERGY, energy companies, energy transition, financing, Gecama, Gecama wind farm, Jörg Hahn, renewable energy, renewables, Spain, wind farm
The TABS Suite has added an EU-focused assessment that will more accurately be able to conduct diligence on companies based and operating in the European Union (PRESS RELEASE) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., United States, 20-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — TABS Score™ has … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged accounting, analytics, COVID-19, DaaS, Diligence-as-a-Service, due diligence, Entrepreneurship, ESG, finance, financing, fintech, Frontline Strategy Funds, internal diligence processes, investor, LPs, Marshall Sterman, Mayflower Ventures, physical meetings, policies, Project Finance, regulatory, seed investors, serial entrepreneurs, startup, Startups, tabs, TABS software, TABS Suite, Tech, VC, venture, venture capital, viability
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