(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) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired inTime Group from Super Group Limited, adding a time-critical logistics leader to its Goods & Services segment. inTime Group, with €115 million in 2024 revenue and 450 employees, operates three divisions: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3PL, 5PL, Germany, Goods & Services segment, innovative logistics, inTime, inTime Group, Isernhagen, LibCycle, lithium-ion battery transport, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, partnership, platform acquisition, Super Group Limited, time-critical logistics, Trans-Logo-Tech
(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines AG has named Dr. Ottmar Pfänder as Chief Program Officer, effective January 1, 2026, on a three-year mandate. Dr. Pfänder, a 25-year MTU veteran currently in charge of commercial engine programs, will succeed Michael Schreyögg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2026 appointment, appointment, aviation industry, Chief Program Officer, commercial engine programs, DAX-listed, Dr. Ottmar Pfänder, Executive Board, Germany, Gordon Riske, internal succession, Lars Wagner, leadership, maintenance business, Michael Schreyögg, military engine programs, MTU Aero Engines AG, Supervisory Board, three-year term
(IN BRIEF) Bluu unit, backed by Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, has expanded its sustainable HVAC&R alliance by acquiring ACI Group (Düsseldorf) and Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH (Bayreuth), adding 127 employees and deepening expertise in refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ACI Group, Air Conditioning, asset network expansion, Bayreuth, bluu unit, Coburg, CO₂ systems, Düsseldorf, Friedberg, Germany, Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH, HVAC&R solutions, ICE services, mid-market private equity, Munich, natural refrigerants, Opportunistic Credit, partnership, sustainable refrigeration, Triton, Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, ventilation technology
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Commerzbank welcomes around 400 trainees and dual-study students across its German branches, meeting its recruitment goal for 2025. CHRO Sabine Mlnarsky highlighted the bank’s commitment to attracting and retaining young talent as essential for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged abine Mlnarsky, banking apprenticeships, Bettina Orlopp, Commerzbank, customer service, dual-study students, Frankfurt orientation week, Germany, HR strategy, initial training, onboarding programme, Talent Retention, trainees, virtual networking
(IN BRIEF) Continental’s “The Future of Fleets” study, surveying 850 managers across Europe and North America, reveals that 76 percent of fleets face rising operating costs and 46 percent fear broader economic threats. The research illuminates marked differences in each country’s appetite … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Clarisa Doval, commercial vehicle tires, Conti Eco, Conti Urban NXT, ContiConnect, Continental, Dataforce, digital solutions, downtime reduction, driver safety, economic risks, electrification, fleet managers, France, Franziska Ohliger, Germany, innovation readiness, market differences, operating costs, partnership, sustainability, The Future of Fleets, Transport and Logistics, UK
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Energies has signed a deal—subject to antitrust approval—to acquire Zimmer & Hälbig, a Bielefeld‑based specialist in HVAC‑R solutions for sensitive environments such as hospitals, laboratories, industrial sites, clean rooms and data centres. Founded in 1974, Zimmer & Hälbig reported €96 million in 2024 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Bielefeld, Building Solutions network, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, energy solutions VINCI Construction, Germany, high‑tech building solutions, HVAC‑R, ICT, industry, infrastructure, North Rhine‑Westphalia, partnership, public‑private partnerships, VINCI Concessions, VINCI Energies, VINCI Group, Zimmer & Hälbig
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN Stahlbau GmbH is acquiring major assets from Hilgefort GmbH in Dinklage, Lower Saxony, through an asset deal effective August 1, 2025. The acquisition secures all 70 employees and includes 40,000 square meters of land and three production … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged apparatus construction, asset deal, bridge construction, Dinklage, Germany, Hilgefort GmbH, infrastructure, Lower Saxony, Marco Eckert, metalwork, partnership, plant component construction, production halls, site acquisition, steel construction, steel plant construction, strategic expansion, Ulrich Hilgefort, vertical integration, welding technology, workforce integration, ZÜBLIN Stahlbau
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management have marked a significant milestone in their joint Nordseecluster offshore wind project with the installation of the first monopile foundation approximately 50 km off the coast of Juist, Germany. Each foundation, weighing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.6 GW, Boreas, climate targets, Eemshaven, energy transition, German North Sea, Germany, Green Energy, Juist, monopile, Nordseecluster, Nordseecluster A, Nordseecluster B, Norges Bank Investment Management, offshore installation, Offshore wind, OranjeWind, partnership, renewable electricity, RWE, Sofia project, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Thor project, TotalEnergies, transition piece-less, Van Oord, wind energy, wind turbine foundations
(IN BRIEF) Merck brought together top executives from Merck, Siemens, Intel, TRUMPF, and ZEISS in Darmstadt to highlight Europe’s critical contributions to the global semiconductor industry. With leading-edge capabilities in materials, lasers, optics, electronics, chip‑design software, and automation, these companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI Chips, Berthold Schmidt, Cedrik Neike, chip‑design software, Europe, Germany, Intel, Kai Beckmann, lasers, materials science, Merck, optics, policy recommendations, R&D, Semiconductor industry, Siemens, smart manufacturing, Sonja Pierer, Thomas Stammler, TRUMPF, value chain collaboration, ZEISS
(IN BRIEF) The 2023 KfW Climate Barometer special analysis shows that German SMEs now finance 22 percent of their climate investments through public promotional funds—up three points since 2021—while promotional support makes up only 13 percent of overall SME investment. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Climate Barometer, climate investments, climate-tech start-ups, decarbonisation, energy-efficient construction, financing gap, Germany, green transition, KfW, large-scale projects, low-interest loans, private capital mobilization, promotional funds, SMEs, state investment grants, Stefan Wintels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Vantage Data Centers will build a highly efficient data center near Frankfurt, financed through a European syndication led by KfW IPEX-Bank with two international banking partners. The facility targets a PUE of ~1.2, operates on 100% renewable energy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aida Welker, bookrunner, closed-loop cooling, data center sustainability, digital infrastructure, European syndication, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, KfW IPEX-Bank, partnership, Project Finance, PUE 1.2, renewable energy, sustainability, underwriter, Vantage Data Centers, Waste Heat Recovery, water efficiency
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has completed the purchase of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG from Fosun’s Bridge Fortune Investment, following regulatory approval. The acquisition merges HAL with Bethmann Bank to create a top-three German wealth-management provider, with 2,000 employees in 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News
Tagged 18 locations, 2 000 employees, ABN Amro, asset servicing, Bethmann Bank, Bethmann HAL, Bridge Fortune Investment, Choy van der Hooft-Cheong, corporate banking, dual-brand strategy, EUR 672 million, EUR 70 billion assets, Fosun International, Germany, HAL®, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG, institutional banking, Luxembourg, Marguerite Bérard, partnership, private banking, Q3 2025 reporting, regulatory approval, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has partnered with Wissensfabrik to back STEM education in German schools through financial aid and operational support for practical workshops and teaching materials. This collaboration, kicking off in 2025, enhances Brenntag’s ongoing educational initiatives and contributes to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Brenntag, chemical distribution, Dr. Christian Kohlpaintner, education partnership, Germany, Hands-On Learning, INNOVATION, Mathias Haase, partnership, practical workshops, school visits, skilled-worker shortage, STEM education, trainee programs, university collaborations, Wissensfabrik – Unternehmen für Deutschland e. V.
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has acquired Gefahrstoffzentrum (GSZ) Kaiserslautern, a seasoned toll-manufacturer of hazardous-substance storage, mixing, blending, and logistics services, to enhance its Brenntag Essentials offerings in Central Europe. Founded in 2008, the Kaiserslautern plant meets top-tier German and EU safety … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10 million EUR sales 2024, Benjamin Deister, Brenntag, Brenntag Essentials, central Europe, Dietmar Straub, EU Regulations, filling, Gefahrstoffzentrum Kaiserslautern, Germany, GSZ, hazardous substance storage, ISIN DE000A1DAHH0, last-mile service operations, logistics, mixing and blending, partnership, Safety Standards, sustainability, toll manufacturing, transaction signing and closing
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has signed an agreement to purchase inTime Group from Super Group Limited, reinforcing its Goods & Services division with a new European logistics platform. The deal, expected to close in Q3 2025, brings … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 450 employees, consulting, EUR 115 million revenues, Europe, fifth-party logistics, Germany, Goods & Services segment, inTime Group, Isernhagen, Johannes Laumann, LibCycle, lithium-ion batteries, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, operational restructuring, partnership, Q3 2025 closing, Super Group Limited, sustainability, sustainable transport management, third-party logistics, time-critical deliveries, Trans-Logo-Tech, transportation and logistics, Warehousing
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE will support Airbus’s goal to cut energy use by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 85% across its 22 European sites by 2030. A Paris Air Show–signed framework agreement tasks ENGIE with deploying heat-pump and biomass boiler … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Airbus, biomass boilers, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, ENGIE, France, Frank Lacroix, Germany, heat pumps, industrial decarbonisation, Julie Kitcher, LED lighting, local energy infrastructures, Paris Air Show, photovoltaic panels, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, smart energy management, smart metering, Spain, Waste Heat Recovery, Waste-to-energy
(IN BRIEF) NIQ-GfK’s pan-European analysis finds that average per-capita spending on clothing and shoes in 25 countries is €772, with Luxembourg (€1 777), Switzerland (€1 096) and Norway (€1 034) at the top and Romania (€375) at the bottom; fashion … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail
Tagged Berlin, Bucharest, clothing and shoes, Europe, Filip Vojtech, Finland, Germany, Giurgiu, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, NIQ-GfK, Norway, purchasing power, regional disparities, Romania, Rome, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Kissflow is strategically expanding into Germany—Europe’s innovation-driven manufacturing powerhouse—by offering its intuitive low-code/no-code platform that empowers both IT teams and “citizen” developers to rapidly automate workflows, digitize processes and harness real-time data. Recognizing Germany’s booming digital transformation in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged AI, AI-powered work management, artificial intelligence, automated decision-making, automotive, citizen developers, citizen development, contextual insights, digital transformation, digitalization, Forrester, G2, Gartner, Germany, Kissflow, Low-code, low-code platform, Manufacturing, McDermott, MicroNova, Motorola Solutions, no-code, Pepsi, Prasanna Rajendran, predictive analytics, Ralf Rees, retail, technology, workflow automation
(IN BRIEF) Alstom and Norske tog have presented the first of 55 Coradia Stream train sets at Oslo’s Grorud depot, kicking off a months-long testing regimen across Europe and in Norway’s winter mountains. This launch, attended by top transport officials, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 160 km/h commuter, 200 km/h intercity, 200 trains, 40-year lifespan, 55 train sets, accessibility features, Alstom, Austria, Bane NOR Grorud depot, Coradia Stream, Czech Republic, Florence Robine, framework agreement 2021, Germany, Greater Oslo Region, Jon-Ivar Nygård, Jörg Nikutta, low-floor entry, modular interiors, Norske tog, onboard internet, partnership, rolling-stock procurement, six-car formations, sustainability, testing programme, winter mountain trials, Øystein Risan
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