CASABLANCA, Morocco, 9-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — On July 3, 2019, Zahira Bouaouda, became the first woman to manage an aerospace company in Morocco. Zahira was appointed President of MATIS Aerospace, specializing in electrical wiring interconnection systems. In 1997, Zahira Bouaouda … Read the full press release
LONDON, 2-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — BP have agreed to form a new joint venture to build electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in China with Didi Chuxing, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles. Both companies plans to develop a network … Read the full press release
DÜSSELDORF, 26-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel to acquire 51 per cent stake in eSalon.com LLC, further strengthening its leading hair coloration portfolio and expand its digital business. eSalon creates customized hair colorations mixed on an individual basis for at home … Read the full press release
LONDON, 27-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint venture between Schroders plc and Lloyds Banking Group plc, Schroders Personal Wealth announces its executive team. Schroders Personal Wealth will be launched later this year with the aim to help more people in … Read the full press release
Merger secures access to talents at up-and-coming technology and software development location. MUNICH, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With signature of the final contracts and approval of the competition authorities, the BMW Group and the company CRITICAL Software have concluded the formation … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Portugal, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automotive software, BMW Group, CRITICAL Software, Critical TechWorks, digitalisation, INNOVATION, Jochen Kirschbaum, joint venture, Klaus Straub, Martin Zierheim, mobility, Paulo Guedes, PORTUGAL, Rui Cordeiro, software, software company, technology
COIMBRA, Portugal, 19-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CRITICAL Software is expanding its strategic collaboration with premium mobility company, the BMW Group, to form a new joint venture called Critical TechWorks. The agreement, which is subject to examination and approval from the relevant … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Internet & Online, Portugal, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged artificial-intelligence, automotive software engineering, car sharing services, CRITICAL Software, Critical TechWorks, customer ecosystems, data analytics, digitalisation, Gonçalo Quadros, in-car systems, joint venture, smart factories, the BMW Group, vehicle connectivity
PARIS, 14-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ NWS and Cleanaway1 won the Dafa hazardous waste treatment facility contract in Kaohsiung, located in south-western Taiwan. The contract provides for the acquisition of the plant by the two partners for €36 million and its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, France, Industrial
Tagged Bertrand Camus, Cleanaway, Hazardous, hazardous waste treatment facility, hazardous_waste, joint venture, Kaohsiung, SUEZ NWS, Taiwan, waste
PARIS, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”), a global leader in real asset investments and the largest(1) real estate investment manager in Europe, and Bixby Land Company (“Bixby”), a leading Western U.S. commercial … Read the full press release
The two partners each hold a 50 percent stake in the joint venture that will drive the development of Smart Glasses technology in the areas of optics and connectivity. The goal of the joint venture is to evolve the components … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Christian Stangier, connectivity, Deutsche Telekom, Dr. Ulrich Simon, joint venture, optics, Smart Glasses, tooz technologies, ZEISS
Acquisition of 49 percent stake in LV=’s UK General Insurance businesses by Allianz Group is now completed Transaction creates third-largest personal insurer in the UK market Allianz to pay another 213 million pounds for a further 20.9 percent stake in … Read the full press release
thyssenkrupp agrees with employee representatives on conclusion of a collective agreement Collective agreement contains assurances on site and employment continuation and investment Agreement enables thyssenkrupp to implement its strategic and operational goals for the joint venture IG Metall collective bargaining … Read the full press release
LONDON, 06-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement with GOSCO, to form a joint venture dedicated to providing well project management, well engineering and associated site survey, geotechnical and rig inspection services, in the territorial waters of … Read the full press release
Jining (China), 24-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI), a Triton Fund III company, now holds 50 % of the shares in JM Jining, a producer of ground support products. The transaction is a joint venture with Jennmar, which holds the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial
Tagged CHINA, DSI, DYWIDAG-Systems International, Jennmar in Jining, joint venture, Triton Fund III
TRIESTE, 21-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint venture has been signed for the design of a new type of vessel Fincantieri and Rosneft, during the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, signed a Heads of Agreement for the formation of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Italy, Russia
Tagged engineering, Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, joint venture, Rosneft, vessel
MADRID, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solunion, the trade credit insurance joint venture created by Euler Hermes and MAPFRE, has formally commenced operations in Uruguay, offering local companies solutions and services designed to develop their business securely, providing access to its international risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Insurance, Management, Spain
Tagged Euler Hermes, Fernando Pérez-Serrabona, joint venture, MAPFRE, Solunion, trade credit insurance
Milan, Italy / New Delhi, India, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Magneti Marelli S.p.A. and Hero MotoCorp Ltd. have signed a Joint Venture agreement aimed at the production of powertrain systems for the two-wheeler market. According to this agreement, Hero MotoCorp will hold … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Italy, Management
Tagged Hero MotoCorp, INDIA, joint venture, Magneti Marelli, powertrain systems, two-wheeler market
Gothenburg, Sweden, 06-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 2, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), a joint-venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Ltd, launched the Pro Series, a new range of trucks and buses developed specifically for India and other selected … Read the full press release
The plant is a joint venture of MOL and the Japanese JSR Corporation New plant to produce 60,000 tons of synthetic rubber from 2017 The investment is a clear step forward for MOL’s petrochemical value chain Budapest, Hungary, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — MOL … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Hungary
Tagged Factory, joint venture, JSR Corporation, MOL, S-SBR, Sándor Fasimon, Synthetic Rubber, Synthetic Rubber Factory, Tiszaújváros
Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and Shanghai 3F New Material Co.,Ltd. announce today that they have agreed to establish a production joint venture in Changshu (Jiangsu province, China) to serve the fast-growing Asian market with high performance fluorinated polymers. The … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the planned combination of the European chlorvinyls businesses of INEOS of Switzerland and Solvay of Belgium into a newly created joint venture was in line … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Investment, Law, Management, Switzerland
Tagged bleach, EU Merger Regulation, European Commission, INEOS, Joaquin Almunia, joint venture, Mergers, PVC business, S-PVC, sodium hypochlorite, Solvay
Brussels, Belgium, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture between the Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom and the bank BNP Paribas Fortis. The joint venture will allow consumers in Belgium … Read the full press release
24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Dalkia, through its subsidiary MAF Dalkia, secured a new contract with aviation giant Abu Dhabi Airports Company PJSC (ADAC) to provide a full range of energy and technical services across three of their airports and a city … Read the full press release
Brussels, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over Virgin Atlantic by Delta and Virgin Group. Delta will replace Singapore Airlines as a 49% minority shareholder in Virgin Atlantic, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Delta, EU Merger Regulation, joint acquisition, joint venture, Merger Regulation, Mergers, minority shareholder, passenger air transport operations, Singapore Airlines, The European Commission, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group
Brussels, 28-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission and CERN have today agreed to support the construction of SESAME, one of the most ambitious research facilities in the Middle East. SESAME is a so-called synchrotron light source, functioning in effect like … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Non Profit, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged advanced materials, Bahrain, Berlin, BESSY laboratory, biological processes, CERN, cultural artefacts, Cyprus, EC, EGYPT, giant microscope, Iran, Israel, joint venture, JORDAN, Khaled Toukan, Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, Middle East, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, research facility, researchers, Rolf Heuer, scientific projects, scientists, SESAME, synchrotron light source, Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications, The European Commission, Turkey
Brussels, 24-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Antitrust: Commission renders legally binding commitments from Star alliance members Air Canada, United and Lufthansa on transatlantic air transport passenger market. The European Commission has accepted commitments offered by Air Canada, United and Lufthansa to address the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Air Canada, ANTITRUST, Brussels, EU antitrust rules, Frankfurt-New York route, joint venture, Lufthansa, passenger market, passengers, revenue-sharing joint venture, Star alliance, transatlantic air transport, transatlantic air transport passenger market, United
20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom Grid and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), one of the largest electric utilities in the world, have announced the creation of KEPCO Alstom Power Electronics Systems (KAPES). The joint venture will focus on delivering high … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Alstom Grid, electric utilities, high voltage direct current, HVDC, joint venture, KAPES, KEPCO, KEPCO Alstom Power Electronics Systems, KOREA, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Patrick Plas, Supergrids
Acquisition to cement Arla’s Russian ambitions 15-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After more than five successful years in Russia, Arla has purchased the last 25 pct. of the joint venture that controls its Russian activities. The former owner, Mike Lyasko, will continue … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Russia
Tagged acquisition, Arla, Arla Foods, Arla subsidiary, Artis, Castello, dairy company, farmers, Hans Christensen, joint venture, Lurpak, Mike Lyasko, organic foods, Russian market