(IN BRIEF) Triton Fund 6, advised by Triton Partners, has signed an agreement to acquire United Initiators from funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe. United Initiators is a German specialty chemicals manufacturer focused on active oxygen solutions, with products used … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Industrial
Tagged 1911 founding, acquisition agreement, active oxygen solutions, Americas, APAC, blue-chip customers, chemical manufacturing, chemicals investment, customary approvals, EMEA, Equistone Partners Europe, Frankfurt, Germany, global customer base, industrial investment, Industrial Tech, industrial technology, manufacturing facilities, mid-market private equity, more than 800 employees, nine manufacturing facilities, oxidation potential, polymerisation, polymerization, private equity, Pullach, Q4 2026 closing, regulatory approvals, specialty chemicals, specialty chemicals manufacturer, transaction terms not disclosed, Triton Fund 6, Triton Fund 6 to Acquire Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer United Initiators, Triton Partners, Triton Partners Signs Agreement to Acquire United Initiators, two warehouses, ui, United Initiators, United Initiators to Be Acquired by Triton Partners From Equistone-Advised Funds, warehouses
(IN BRIEF) formicon, a Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II portfolio company, is expanding its architecture and engineering platform by adding engineering team Trebes and Taube + Goerz. The additions strengthen formicon’s capabilities in structural engineering, electrical design and energy technology, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 550 employees, 8 planning firms, administrative buildings, architecture firms, BDA Prize, BIM, building services engineering, business services, civil engineering, commercial buildings, communication technology, construction management, defence projects, education buildings, electrical building design, energy technology, engineering firms, engineering team Trebes, ESG, Flensburg, formicon, formicon Advances Growth Strategy With New Specialist Engineering Capabilities, formicon Expands Structural Engineering and Electrical Design Capabilities in Germany, Frankfurt, general planning, Germany, Hamburg, Hanover, healthcare construction, heritage-protected buildings, HOAI service phases, hospitals, industrial buildings, industrial technology, integrated design, Kiel, laboratories, laboratory renovation, Lautrupsbachtal Bridge, LCA, life-cycle assessment, lighting technology, Louisenlund boarding school, media technology, medical technology, power plants, private equity, project management, Rendsburg, renewable energy integration, research facilities, Rostock, safety technology, SCHOOLS, site supervision, structural engineering, Super Hospital university clinic Aarhus, sustainability, Taube + Goerz, Trebes, Triton Partners, Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, Triton-Backed formicon Adds Two Engineering Firms to Integrated Planning Group, universities
(IN BRIEF) Commerzbank has welcomed around 320 apprentices and dual students across Germany, with the new intake beginning on 1 August 2026. The bank received around 12,000 applications for this year’s intake, a new record high, which it said demonstrates … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged 000 applications, 12, 320 young talents, apprentices, Around 320 Young Talents Start Careers at Commerzbank in Germany, artificial intelligence skills, banking careers, career development, Chief Human Resources Officer, Commerzbank, Commerzbank Invests in Training and Development of Next Generation Banking Talent, Commerzbank Sees Record Demand for Early-Career Programmes in 2026, competitive compensation, Dual Students, early-career programmes, employer attractiveness, flexible work, Frankfurt, German banking sector, Germany, human resources, induction week, initial vocational training, permanent employment, record applications, Sabine Mlnarsky, sales roles, sales-oriented areas, skilled professionals, talent development, team-oriented corporate culture, training and development, vocational training, workforce age structure, young professionals, young talents
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its Cool Corridor network for temperature-sensitive healthcare logistics by adding four new airfreight routes: Frankfurt–Atlanta, Chicago–Narita, Brussels–São Paulo, and Chicago–São Paulo. The expansion brings the network to 12 airfreight lanes connecting major pharmaceutical and healthcare … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, International Trade, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged active containers, airfreight, airlines, Atlanta, biologics, Boeing 747-8 Freighter, Brussels, Chicago, cold chain efficiency, cold chain logistics, Cool Corridor, Cool Corridor Expansion Supports More Efficient and Sustainable Pharmaceutical Logistics, Dorothee Becher, end-to-end transportation, Frankfurt, GDP-compliant handling, Global Air Logistics Healthcare, good distribution practice, ground handlers, Healthcare Logistics, healthcare supply chains, Inspire, Kuehne+Nagel, Kuehne+Nagel Strengthens Global Healthcare Logistics With Expanded Cool Corridor Network, logistics costs, Narita, New Cool Corridor Routes Connect Major Pharmaceutical Hubs Across Four Regions, passive packaging, peptides, pharmaceutical hubs, pharmaceutical logistics, product integrity, São Paulo, Schindellegi, Switzerland, temperature excursions, temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, temperature-sensitive products, Time Out of Range, ToR, transport emissions, vaccines
(IN BRIEF) Media Pioneer is investing more than €40 million in Pioneer Three, a new floating newsroom and community hub in Frankfurt that will expand The Pioneer’s financial journalism and capital markets coverage. The vessel will be around 80 metres … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Media
Tagged Berlin, briefings, business journalism, capital markets education, capital markets journalism, Community hub, debt financing, digital subscriptions, EBITDA, equity participation, Finance Desk, financial journalism, financial literacy, floating newsroom, Frankfurt, Frontrunners, Gabor Steingart, Germany, independent journalism, investment culture, Jörg Kukies, Justus Haucap, Lars Feld, live formats, Media Pioneer, Media Pioneer Plans Largest Project Yet With €40 Million Investment in Pioneer Three, media vessel, operating cash flow, Paul Horlacher, Pioneer Investment Team, Pioneer Three, podcasts, reader-shareholders, subscriber growth, The Pioneer, The Pioneer Expands Into Frankfurt With New Vessel Dedicated to Financial Literacy and Markets Journalism, The Pioneer One, The Pioneer Strengthens Finance Desk and Capital Markets Education With New Frankfurt Location, The Pioneer Two, Veronika Grimm, €40 million investment
(IN BRIEF) DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new dedicated Transpacific air freight service connecting Bangkok and Cincinnati three times per week. The new route is part of the company’s TransPac Connect solution and offers widebody freighter capacity of up … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Germany, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air cargo, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, cargo service, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, cost predictability, DHL, DHL Builds Transpacific Air Freight Capacity With Bangkok Hanoi and Taipei Coverage to U.S. Hubs, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Global Forwarding Freight, DHL Global Forwarding Introduces TransPac Connect to Strengthen Air Freight Resilience, Frankfurt, global trade lanes, Hanoi, Henk Venema, high-value cargo, Hong Kong, Liège, main deck capacity, oversized cargo, road feeder connectivity, secured capacity, Southeast Asia, supply chain resilience, Taipei, TransPac Connect, Transpacific air freight, United States, widebody freighter
(IN BRIEF) Deka Immobilien has acquired the VDH Cooling logistics property in the Dutch Fresh Port near Rotterdam for the Deka-ImmobilienGlobal open-ended real estate fund. The seller is a special-purpose vehicle created by the joint venture between Melcombe Partners and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged battery storage, box-in-box cooling systems, BREEAM Excellent, cold chain logistics, cold-storage logistics, Deka Group, Deka Immobilien, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Deka Immobilien Purchases Fully Let VDH Cooling Logistics Facility in Strategic Rotterdam Catchment Area, Deka Immobilien Strengthens ESG-Focused Logistics Exposure With Dutch Fresh Port Cold-Storage Acquisition, Deka-ImmobilienGlobal, Deka-ImmobilienGlobal Adds Prime Netherlands Cold-Chain Logistics Asset Near Port of Rotterdam, DekaBank, Dutch Fresh Port, ESG Standards, Food logistics, Frankfurt, freight forwarding, GIC, inland port terminals, logistics assets, logistics property, Melcombe Partners, motorway network, Netherlands, open-ended real estate fund, photovoltaic installation, port of Rotterdam, portfolio diversification, rail network, real estate asset management, Rotterdam, Singapore sovereign wealth fund, temperature-controlled logistics, VDH Cooling, VDH Forwarding & Warehousing B.V., WestInvest Gesellschaft für Investmentfonds mbH
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its own-controlled air freight network by adding Frankfurt to the rotation of its Inspire Boeing 747-8 freighter, strengthening connectivity across North America, Europe and Asia. The updated weekly route now links Chicago, Frankfurt and Atlanta, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aerospace logistics, air cargo, air freight network, air logistics, ASIA, Asia-Europe trade lanes, Atlanta, Atlas Air, Boeing 747-8 Freighter, Chicago, cloud infrastructure shipments, complex shipments, Europe, Frankfurt, gateway model, Germany, global trade lanes, healthcare shipments, high-tech logistics, high-value cargo, Inspire, Kuehne+Nagel, Kuehne+Nagel Boosts Own-Controlled Air Logistics Capacity Across Key Pharmaceutical and Technology Trade Lanes, Kuehne+Nagel Enhances Global Charter Network with New Frankfurt Connection for Healthcare and High-Tech Cargo, Liège, logistics provider, Martin Schaefer, North America, own-controlled air freight, pharmaceutical logistics, semiconductor logistics, Sharjah, supply chain solutions, Swiss Market Index, Switzerland, Taipei, time-sensitive cargo, Transatlantic Connectivity, weekly charter connections
(IN BRIEF) Deka Immobilien has sold the Business Center Muthgasse office building in Vienna, which was part of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienEuropa. The buyer is a company indirectly owned by Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG and Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien, while the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate
Tagged Austria, Austrian real estate market, Business Center Muthgasse, commercial real estate, Deka Group, Deka Immobilien, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Deka Immobilien Sells Business Center Muthgasse Office Property in Vienna, Deka-ImmobilienEuropa, Deka-ImmobilienEuropa Optimises Portfolio with Sale of Business Center Muthgasse in Vienna, DekaBank, Döbling, Frankfurt, Germany, institutional investors, lettable space, office building, open-ended real estate fund, Parking Spaces, portfolio optimisation, Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien, Raiffeisen-Linked Buyer Acquires Business Center Muthgasse from Deka Immobilien in Vienna, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG, real estate asset management, real estate transaction, Securities Services, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, Vienna, Vienna office market, WestInvest Gesellschaft für Investmentfonds mbH
(IN BRIEF) PATRIZIA has appointed Dr. Steffen Hartmann as Head of Fund Management Real Estate Core Commercial, strengthening its commercial real estate platform across the DACH region and Europe. Based in Frankfurt, Hartmann will oversee the company’s core commercial fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged asset management, commercial real estate, DACH region, Dr Steffen Hartmann, Dr Steffen Hartmann Joins PATRIZIA to Drive Growth and Performance of Core Commercial Portfolio, Frankfurt, fund management, Helaba Invest, Industria Immobilien, institutional portfolio management, Konrad Finkenzeller, Mahdi Mokrane, PATRIZIA, PATRIZIA Enhances Commercial Fund Management Capabilities with Appointment of Experienced Real Assets Leader, PwC, real assets strategy, real estate investment
(IN BRIEF) The KION Group has received the EcoVadis Platinum rating for the first time, achieving 86 out of 100 points and ranking among the top one percent of 150,000 companies assessed globally. The award represents a ten-point improvement over … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, EcoVadis, environmental performance, ESG, ethics, Frankfurt, industrial trucks, KION earns top EcoVadis Platinum status with 86 points, KION Group, KION Group joins top one percent of companies worldwide with EcoVadis Platinum recognition, KION reaches new sustainability milestone with EcoVadis Platinum award for 2025, labor and human rights, Linde Material Handling, Matthias Sieber, Platinum Rating, reaffirming commitment to ESG excellence, responsible business, STILL EMEA, supply chain solutions, sustainability, sustainability strategy, sustainable procurement, Valeria Gargiulo, warehouse automation
IN BRIEF) Waystone ETF ICAV has joined SIX Swiss Exchange as a new issuer with the launch of the Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, an actively managed ETF combining Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare expertise with the advantages of on-exchange trading. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged active ETFs, asset management, Bellevue Asset Management, Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, David Smith, Dublin, ETF issuers, European ETF growth, Frankfurt, Geneva, healthcare investments, London, partnership, Paul Heffernan, SIX expands ETF offering as Waystone launches Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF in Swiss market, SIX Swiss Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Waystone as new ETF issuer with launch of Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, Swiss ETF market, UCITS ETF, Waystone ETF ICAV, Waystone ETFs, white-label ETF platform
(IN BRIEF) Metso has inaugurated its Circored™ pilot plant in Frankfurt to accelerate the shift toward fossil-free steelmaking. The facility operates using hydrogen as the sole reducing agent in a nearly carbon-free process that integrates heating, reduction, gas cleaning, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 'Metso Plus', Circored, Circored pilot plant opens in Germany as Metso drives hydrogen-based solutions for low-carbon steelmaking, decarbonization, Direct Reduced Iron, DRI, DRI Smelting Furnace, fossil-free steelmaking, Frankfurt, Germany, green steel technologies, hydrogen reduction, hydrogen steel, Hydrogen-powered Circored process tested at new Metso pilot plant to support commercial-scale fossil-free steel, low-carbon steel, Metso, Metso strengthens position in sustainable steel technologies with launch of Circored pilot facility, Parizat Pandey, partnership, pre-reduction pilot plant, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has named Michael Diederich as Global Co-Head of its Corporate Bank, starting October, to work alongside David Lynne. With over 20 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, including senior leadership roles at UniCredit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Corporate Bank, corporate banking, David Lynne, Deutsche Bank, Economic Transformation, Fabrizio Campelli, FC Bayern München, financial services, Frankfurt, German industry, Germany, Global Co-Head, Global Hausbank, Investment Banking, leadership, leadership appointment, Michael Diederich, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank is appointing Simone Kämpfer as its new General Counsel, effective September 15, 2025, replacing Friederike Rotsch, who will leave to pursue other opportunities. Kämpfer, a Freshfields partner and former public prosecutor, will join the Group Management Committee … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFC EMEA, Anti‑Financial Crime, appointment, Christian Sewing, compliance, Deutsche Bank, Droege Group, Frankfurt, Freshfields, Friederike Rotsch, General Counsel, Global Head of Regions and Standards, Group Anti‑Money Laundering Officer, Group Management Committee, Laura Padovani, leadership, leadership change, Legal & Group Governance, Nita Patel, Ralph Nash, regulatory investigations, risk management, Simone Kämpfer, Simone Kämpfer appointment, White‑Collar Defence
(IN BRIEF) Triton’s advisory funds have concluded the acquisition of Bosch’s security and communications technology product business, now rebranded as Keenfinity Group, effective 1 July 2025. Keenfinity brings to market an integrated suite of video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 300 employees, 90 locations, Access Control, Aventics, Bosch Group, BSCT, Building Technologies, carve-out, Dynacord, Electro-Voice, Frankfurt, intrusion detection, investment strategy, July 2025, Keenfinity Group, mid-market private equity, partnership, professional communication, Rexroth Pneumatics, RTS, security technology, Telex, Triton, video surveillance, £4, €1 billion revenue
(IN BRIEF) Lagardère Travel Retail has appointed Frédéric Chevalier as its new CEO, effective July 1, 2025. Working alongside Chairman and CEO Dag Rasmussen, Chevalier will take full charge of global operations. With nearly 20 years of experience at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Travel
Tagged 2025 leadership, Arnaud Lagardère, Auckland, Business Growth, business integration, CEO Appointment, Dag Rasmussen, duty free, Euronext Paris, Frankfurt, Frédéric Chevalier, global operations, Kigali, Lagardère Group, Lagardère Travel Retail, leadership transition, M&A, retail expansion, Schiphol airport, travel retail
(IN BRIEF) E.ON has partnered with CyrusOne to design and implement local power generation solutions for data centers, starting with the FRA7 data center in Griesheim, Germany. This innovative solution will add 61 megawatts of power to the facility by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged absorption chillers, carbon neutrality, cooling integration, CyrusOne, data center, E.ON, E.ON IQ Energy Center, energy efficiency, energy solutions, Frankfurt, FRANKFURT WESTSIDE, green certificates, hydrogen-ready, IT capacity, local power generation, partnership, power generation, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) DB Schenker and Mercedes-Benz have set a new industry benchmark by finalizing the largest-ever order of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, amounting to roughly 13,000 tons. This significant purchase is expected to cut CO2e emissions by 40,000 tons for Mercedes-Benz … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ambition 2039, Beijing, biofuel, carbon neutrality, CO2e reduction, DB Schenker, Elke Pusskeiler, Frankfurt, green logistics, intercontinental supply chains, low-emission air freight, Mercedes-Benz, partnership, record SAF volume, Shanghai, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, Thorsten Meincke, virtual allocation, waste-derived fuel
(IN BRIEF) INERATEC secures €40 million in venture debt from the European Investment Bank and €30 million in grants from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to expand its e-Fuel production capacity. The funding supports the development of Europe’s largest sustainable e-Fuel plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Aviation, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, clean technology, decarbonization, e-Fuel, European Investment Bank, Frankfurt, INERATEC, INNOVATION, partnership, Power to Liquid, sustainability, sustainable energy
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