(IN BRIEF) Equinor has completed the sale of its 40% operated interest in Brazil’s Peregrino oil field to PRIO for a total of USD 2.33 billion, receiving USD 1.55 billion at closing. The transaction transfers full operatorship of the field … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, Norway
Tagged Bacalhau, Brazil, Campos basin, divestment, energy transition, Equinor, Equinor Completes Sale of 40% Operated Interest in Brazil’s Peregrino Field to PRIO, international operations, investment, offshore production, oil and gas, Peregrino field, Petrobras, Philippe Mathieu, portfolio optimization, PRIO, PRIO Assumes Full Control of Peregrino Field as Equinor Concludes Sale of 40% Operated Interest, Raia gas project, Rio de Janeiro, Roncador, Stavanger, Veronica Coelho
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided Stadtwerke Karlsruhe with €270 million in long-term financing to modernize Karlsruhe’s electricity grid and expand CO₂-neutral district heating systems. The 24-year loan supports the conversion of overhead lines to underground cables, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate neutrality, CO2-neutral heating, digital grid, district heating, EIB, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Germany, infrastructure modernization, investment, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe secures long-term EIB funding to accelerate CO₂-neutral energy and heating transition, Michael Homann, Nicola Beer, renewable energy, smart meters, Stadtwerke Karlsruhe, sustainability
The Benelux and DACH regions have seen a surge in sporting retail deals over the past 2–3 years, driven by post-pandemic shifts in fitness and outdoor activity. Private equity firms and global strategics are actively acquiring or restructuring brands across … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Austria, Belgium, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Retail, Sports, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged A.S. Adventure, ABN AMRO Retailer of the Year, Accell Group, acquisition, active running community, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Marathon, Anta Sports, appointment, ASICs, Austria, Basic-Fit, Belgium, Benelux, Bergfreunde, Bever, Bike24, Business Growth, Callaway Brands, Cannondale, Chain Reaction Cycles, Community Engagement, consolidation, cross-border acquisitions, customer experience, cycling, DACH, DACH region, Dam tot Damloop, deal-by-deal, DECATHLON, digital transformation, digitalisation, digitalization, Dutch running market, e-bikes, E-Commerce, Ewout Braggaar, fitness boom, Fitness Boom Spurs Restructuring and M&A Surge in Benelux and German Sports Retail Landscape, franchise network, Frasers Group, Germany, health and wellness, IMARC Group, independent sponsor, investment, Investment firm bets on the running boom as Run2Day gears up for growth, Investor Activity Accelerates in Benelux and DACH Sporting Retail as Consumer Fitness Trends Reshape the Market, IPO, Jack Wolfskin, JD Sports, KKR, KVK 58778233, leadership, leadership transition, Leusden, McKinley, mergers and acquisitions, mid-market investment, Netherlands, Netherlands running gear market, Netherlands sportswear market, niche brands, niche market leaders, Nordics, omnichannel, On Holding, outdoor retail, PAI Partners, pandemic, Perry Sport, Pon Holdings, post-pandemic trends, private equity, Private Equity and Global Buyers Reshape Sporting Retail in Netherlands and Beyond, Private equity firm backs Run2Day to accelerate digital and community growth, retail, retail expansion, retail innovation, retail restructuring, Rise Point Capital, Rise Point Capital acquisition, Rise Point Capital steps into Dutch running market with Run2Day acquisition, Rise Point–Run2Day Deal Joins Broader Consolidation in Northern European Sporting Goods Sector, Robbert Cornelissen, Roger Federer, Run2Day, Run2Day enters new era under CEO Robbert Cornelissen after Rise Point Capital deal, Run2Day growth, Run2Day Webshop BV, running community, running gear, running market, running retailer, Running retailer Run2Day joins Rise Point Capital portfolio amid rising sportswear demand, running specialty retailer, Schwinn, Sergio van Luijk, Signa Sports United, SPAC, sporting goods, Sporting Retail Consolidates Across Benelux and DACH as Investors Target Growth in Niche and Outdoor Brands, Sports Industry, sports retail, SportScheck, store network, strategic investment, Switzerland, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, United Kingdom, Wiggle, Yonderland
Rise Point Capital acquired Dutch running retailer Run2Day, marking a new ownership and leadership phase. Robbert Cornelissen was appointed CEO and co-shareholder, succeeding founder Ewout Braggaar. Run2Day operates 16 stores nationwide and maintains a strong community presence through events like … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Retail, Sports, Technology
Tagged ABN AMRO Retailer of the Year, acquisition, active running community, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Marathon, appointment, Benelux, Business Growth, Community Engagement, customer experience, DACH region, Dam tot Damloop, deal-by-deal, digitalisation, digitalization, Dutch running market, E-Commerce, Ewout Braggaar, franchise network, IMARC Group, independent sponsor, investment, Investment firm bets on the running boom as Run2Day gears up for growth, KVK 58778233, leadership, leadership transition, Leusden, mid-market investment, Netherlands, Netherlands running gear market, Netherlands sportswear market, niche market leaders, Nordics, private equity, Private equity firm backs Run2Day to accelerate digital and community growth, retail, retail expansion, retail innovation, Rise Point Capital, Rise Point Capital acquisition, Rise Point Capital steps into Dutch running market with Run2Day acquisition, Robbert Cornelissen, Run2Day, Run2Day enters new era under CEO Robbert Cornelissen after Rise Point Capital deal, Run2Day growth, Run2Day Webshop BV, running community, running market, running retailer, Running retailer Run2Day joins Rise Point Capital portfolio amid rising sportswear demand, running specialty retailer, Sergio van Luijk, Sports Industry, sports retail, store network, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Montagu has raised a €2 billion continuation fund, Europe’s largest of its kind this year, to extend its partnership with Wireless Logic, a leading UK-based IoT platform provider. The oversubscribed fund, led by TPG GP Solutions and joined … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, automation, connectivity, CVC Secondary Partners, data technology, digital infrastructure, Evercore, Global Expansion, investment, IoT, Montagu, Montagu deepens commitment to Wireless Logic with €2 billion growth fund for IoT expansion, Partners Group, Paul Weiss, private equity, Rothschild & Co, SACV, single-asset continuation vehicle, TPG GP Solutions, UK technology sector, Wireless Logic
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has joined the “Made for Germany” initiative, a coalition of more than 100 companies working to strengthen Germany’s competitiveness through investment and dialogue with policymakers. The sensor specialist has already invested in supply chain security, product digitalization, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged and security, business initiative, competitiveness, defence industry, digitalisation, Germany, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT joins nationwide ‘Made for Germany’ initiative to support growth, HENSOLDT strengthens commitment to Germany by joining national business alliance ‘Made for Germany’, HENSOLDT strengthens Germany’s competitiveness with investments and membership in national initiative, high-tech campus Oberkochen, INNOVATION, investment, logistics centre Swabian Alb, Made for Germany, Oliver Dörre, reconnaissance, sensor technology, Supply Chain Security
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a US$5 million guarantee to support a US$12.256 million loan from Credit Agricole Ukraine to Dniprovska Group, a leading agricultural producer that has overcome severe war-related losses. The financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Ukraine
Tagged Alexandre Tchesnakoff, Arvid Tuerkner, Credit Agricole Ukraine, Dniprovska Group, Dniprovska Group secures US$12.256 million loan backed by EBRD guarantee to strengthen poultry production, EBRD, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine back Dniprovska Group with new financing to boost agri production, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine partner to boost resilience of leading Ukrainian agri producer Dniprovska, export markets, financing, food security, grain production, investment, poultry production, private sector support, resilience, risk sharing facility, sunflower oil, Ukraine agriculture, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has reduced its shareholding in Nova Ljubljanska banka by 1 per cent through the sale of 1 million GDRs on the London Stock Exchange, retaining a 5.125 per cent stake and remaining one of the bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banking sector, corporate sector, EBRD, EBRD reduces stake in Nova Ljubljanska banka but remains one of Slovenia’s largest banking shareholders, EBRD supports liquidity of NLB shares on London Stock Exchange with partial reduction of equity holding, energy sector, equity stake, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, financial institutions, GDRs, infrastructure, investment, London Stock Exchange, NLB, Nova Ljubljanska banka, privatisation, Slovenia, South Eastern Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has named María Romano as the new Head of its Madrid Office, where she will lead institutional relations and coordinate support for major projects in Spain. Romano, who succeeds Fernando Torija, has extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, Arcano Partners, digital transition, economic competitiveness, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Fernando Torija, finance, green transition, institutional relations, investment, leadership, Madrid Office, María Romano, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, SMEs, Spain, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing CZK 1.2 billion (SEK 540 million) in the third stage of its Modřanský cukrovar residential development in Prague. The phase will deliver 132 low-energy apartments across four buildings, alongside a 3,700-square-meter public square, green spaces, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Art.Cukrovar, blue green grey infrastructure, BREEAM Excellent, construction, Czech Republic, Czech sculptors, housing units, investment, low-energy apartments, Modřanský cukrovar, partnership, Prague, public square, recycled materials, residential development, Skanska, sustainability, urban living
(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing PLN 241 million (SEK 630 million) in the first stage of the Awangarda Mogilska residential complex in Kraków, Poland. The development’s opening phase includes 278 apartments and six commercial units, with construction starting in August … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Sweden, Technology
Tagged anti-smog ventilation, Appartme system, Awangarda Mogilska, Central Railway Station, construction, European order bookings, heat pump, heat recovery system, investment, Krakow, Main Square, partnership, photovoltaic panels, PLN 241M, Poland, residential development, rooftop solar, SEK 630M, Skanska, smart home solutions, sustainability, urban living
(IN BRIEF) Hiab will open a new UK headquarters and customer service & installation centre in Wrexham, Wales, in 2027. The facility, part of a major investment, will expand Hiab’s capacity to serve the UK market by supporting a larger … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 2027, customer service centre, customer training, equipment testing, Hiab, HIAB cranes, installation centre, investment, Jason Stokes, Load Handling Solutions, MULTILIFT demountables, service excellence, smart logistics, sustainability certification, truck-mounted forklifts, UK facility, UK headquarters, Wales, workforce expansion, Wrexham
(IN BRIEF) KPN has partnered with voice AI innovator ElevenLabs and invested in the company through KPN Ventures to accelerate the adoption of advanced audio AI in the Netherlands. Early efforts will focus on converting content into high-quality speech and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged audio technology, automation, Customer Interaction, ElevenLabs, Hans Söhngen, investment, KPN, KPN Ventures, Marieke Snoep, Mati Staniszewski, Netherlands, partnership, personalized experience, speech accessibility, strategic partnership, voice AI
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has approved a new strategy for Bulgaria, focusing on the green transition, competitiveness, and resilience through 2030. The Bank’s investments in Bulgaria have grown significantly, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure and private sector development. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, competitiveness, EBRD, economic resilience, EU commitments, financial markets, green economy, green transition, infrastructure, investment, Manuela Naessl, partnership, private enterprise, private sector growth, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma has begun construction on a new production facility for ready-to-use (RTU) cartridges at its Lukácsháza site in Hungary. The investment of over 100 million euros will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to meet increasing demand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Andreas Reisse, biologics, Diabetes, Eva Szabó, expansion, GLP-1 drugs, high-value solutions, hormone therapies, Hungary, insulin, investment, Lukácsháza, manufacturing capacity, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Obesity, partnership, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical packaging, ready-to-use cartridges, SCHOTT Pharma, sterile cartridges, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) Sika has made a strategic investment in Giatec™ Scientific Inc., a leader in digital concrete technology, to advance the adoption of AI-driven solutions in the construction industry. The collaboration aims to optimize concrete mix designs and reduce CO₂ … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI-Driven Solutions, cement optimization, concrete mix optimization, concrete sustainability, construction efficiency, construction industry, CO₂ emissions, data-driven solutions, digital concrete technology, Giatec, global partnership, Heidelberg Materials, investment, partnership, Sika, smart technologies, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK has officially concluded, creating VodafoneThree. This new venture will focus on deploying one of Europe’s most advanced 5G networks, with £11 billion earmarked for investment over the next decade. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G network, Canning Fok, capital expenditure, CK Hutchison, Darren Purkis, digital transformation, equity contribution, investment, Margherita Della Valle, Max Taylor, MERGER, mobile experience, partnership, Shareholder Value, technology, Three UK, UK connectivity, UK mobile infrastructure, vodafone, Vodafone UK, VodafoneThree
(IN BRIEF) Lux Express, Estonia’s leading long-distance bus company, has added nine NEOPLAN Skyliner double-decker coaches to its fleet, enhancing service on the Tallinn-Tartu route. This €6 million investment will add 500 extra seats per day, providing relief during peak … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Estonia, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged diesel drive, Estonia, Heinz Kiess, high-quality service, Ingmar Roos, investment, long-distance buses, Lux Express, MAN Truck & Bus, mobility, NEOPLAN, passenger capacity, peak-time congestion, public transport, Skyliner double-decker coaches, sustainable transport, Tallinn, Tartu, transport innovation
(IN BRIEF) Leoni AG has officially opened its new plant in Agadir, Morocco, designed to produce wiring systems for commercial vehicles. With an investment of over 20 million euros, the facility will create more than 3,000 jobs by 2027 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Agadir, automotive industry, automotive supplier, CO2 footprint reduction, Commercial Vehicles, digitalization, energy-efficient technologies, Fakhri Bouguerra, Ingo Spengler, investment, jobs creation, Leoni AG, Manufacturing, MOROCCO, partnership, regional development, smart manufacturing, Souss-Massa, sustainability, Wiring Systems
(IN BRIEF) CVC Strategic Opportunities II has successfully exited its investment in Genetic S.p.A., a pharmaceutical CDMO specializing in Respiratory, Ophthalmic, and Oncology therapeutic products. The exit sees NB Renaissance and NB Aurora joining the Pavese family as shareholders. Under … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged CVC Strategic Opportunities II, exit, FRM Tax, Genetic S.p.A., international expansion, investment, NB Aurora, NB Renaissance, oncology, Ophthalmic, partnership, Pavese family, PedersoliGattai, pharmaceutical CDMO, pharmaceutical industry, Product Development, PwC, respiratory, Rocco Pavese, Rothschild & Co., strategic growth
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