(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has acquired ammunition detection and disposal firm Stascheit GmbH, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH. The move strengthens Rheinmetall’s capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and complements its broader security-focused portfolio. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ammunition detection, Baltic Sea, contaminated site investigation, Defence Technology, diving operations, Dr Deniz Akitürk, EOD, explosive ordnance disposal, Gardelegen, Germany defence industry, military engineering, North Sea, offshore wind farms, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, Saxony-Anhalt, security solutions, site remediation, Stascheit GmbH, Strategic Acquisition, underwater recovery, UXO clearance
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has launched a new PCR polycarbonate material made from end-of-life vehicle headlamps, certified by TÜV Rheinland and now available for commercial automotive use. Developed in partnership with GIZ, Volkswagen, NIO, and Chinese recycler Ausell, the material supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ausell, automotive circularity, automotive sustainability, China EPR, circular economy, closed-loop systems, Covestro, ELV recycling, end-of-life vehicles, EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive, GIZ, green manufacturing, Mobility Innovation, NIO, partnership, PCR polycarbonate, plastic recycling, recycled plastics, sustainability, sustainable materials, TÜV Rheinland, Vehicle Interior Air Quality, VIAQ, Volkswagen
(IN BRIEF) DNV has strengthened its marine biodiversity and environmental services through the acquisition of Shoreline Surveys Limited by its subsidiary Ocean Ecology. Shoreline’s expertise in hydrographic and geophysical surveys enhances DNV’s capacity to serve clients across ports, dredging, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Science, Technology
Tagged aquaculture services, biodiversity assessment, DNV, dredging, ecosystem resilience, Emile Foote, environmental risk management, environmental stewardship, geophysical surveys, hydrographic surveys, infrastructure sustainability, marine biodiversity, marine environmental consultancy, marine projects, Ocean Ecology, partnership, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, Shoreline Surveys, sustainability, sustainable marine development, Thomas Vogth-Eriksen
(IN BRIEF) Eva Lys, currently Germany’s top-ranked women’s tennis player, has been named a “Friend of the Brand” by Porsche, strengthening her long-standing relationship with the sports car company that has supported her career through its junior tennis programs. She … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Andrea Petkovic, Deutsche Tennis Bund, Eva Lys, Friend of the Brand, German tennis, Iga Swiatek, Kick&Serve, Laura Siegemund, Macan Turbo Electric, Maria Sakkari, partnership, Porsche AG, Porsche Junior Team, Porsche Talent Team, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Sebastian Rudolph, Stuttgart, tennis sponsorship, VfB Stuttgart, women's tennis, WTA, WTA Stuttgart
(IN BRIEF) GEA has completed its €400 million share buyback program, repurchasing over 9.5 million shares (around 5.53% of its capital) between November 2023 and April 2025. The shares, purchased at an average of €41.98 each, will be cancelled after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit
Tagged Annual General Meeting 2025, Bernd Brinker, capital return strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, dividend-free shares, equity reduction, ESG, financial performance, GEA Group, German companies, long-term growth., partnership, share buyback, stock repurchase, sustainability, sustainability initiative, sustainability-linked buyback, UNICEF Germany, value creation, Viva con Agua, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has placed 910,000 shares—about 17% of Steyr Motors AG’s outstanding shares—through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising EUR 30.9 million. This follows a recent German legislative change to bolster domestic defense, which helped spark … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 40.1% stake, accelerated bookbuilding, capital markets, defense sector, EBIT margin, engine manufacturing, equity markets, EUR 30.9 million, EUR 74 million, free float increase, German defense industry, Germany Basic Law amendment, investor confidence, JLPGA, Johannes Laumann, Mutares, order backlog, partnership, public offering, share placement, Steyr Motors AG, stock liquidity, strategic divestment
(IN BRIEF) bp has announced a new oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater Gulf of America. Located in Green Canyon Block 584, about 120 miles off Louisiana’s coast, the exploration well—drilled to a depth of 23,830 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Krieger, barrels of oil equivalent, BP, bp exploration program, Chevron, Chevron U.S.A., Constellation field, deepwater exploration, exploration wells, Far South, February 2025 strategy reset, Green Canyon Block 584, Gulf of America, Miocene reservoirs, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil discovery, oil reserves, partnership, strategic growth, sustainability, U.S. energy, U.S. Gulf Coast, upstream production
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Germany has introduced the new eSIM Transfer feature for customers upgrading to the Google Pixel 9a, available from 14 April 2025. Developed in collaboration with Google and based on the GSMA TS43 standard, the feature allows users … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Android, digital experience, eSIM profile reuse, eSIM Transfer, Google, GSMA TS43, mobile innovation, mobile technology, partnership, Pixel 9a, Pixel smartphones, SIM migration, SIM to eSIM conversion, smartphone upgrade, vodafone, Vodafone Europe, Vodafone Germany, Wi-Fi transfer, Wolfgang Fettes
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has teamed up with local commerce platform Wolt to offer exclusive lifestyle benefits to its customers through the Magenta Moments program. Starting in Croatia and rolling out to six more countries, the partnership includes up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Austria, cashback, CROATIA, customer experience, Czechia, Deutsche Telekom, digital lifestyle, Dominique Leroy, everyday savings, food delivery, Hungary, in-app benefits, local commerce, Magenta Moments, Miki Kuusi, mobile engagement, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, Poland, retail deals, Slovakia, telecom innovation, Wolt, zero delivery fees
(IN BRIEF) Repsol has begun power production at Antofagasta Phase 1, its largest wind farm and one of Chile’s most significant renewable energy projects. Located in Taltal, the 364 MW facility required nearly €400 million in investment and will soon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 MW portfolio, 60, 750 GWh, Antofagasta Phase 1, Antofagasta region, Atacama Desert, Atacama wind farm, Cabo Leones III, Chile, clean energy, energy transition, Global Energy Projects, Ibereólica Renovables, Latin America, partnership, Phase 2, renewable energy, Renewable Infrastructure, Repsol, Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, sustainability, Taltal, wind farm, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a portfolio-risk-sharing facility to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to unlock €100 million in investments supporting Ukraine’s energy security. As the fourth Ukrainian bank to join the EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility, RBU will issue loans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis Response Special Fund, decentralised energy, EBRD, energy efficiency, energy security, Energy Security Support Facility, ESG, ESSF, EU Ukraine Investment Framework, EU4Business, European Union, France, grant support, green transition, institutional investor, MSMEs, Oleksandr Pysaruk, partnership, portfolio guarantee, Raiffeisen Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, risk-sharing, Ruslan Spivak, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, €100 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched an international tender to identify a new investor for Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova’s key maritime asset. In coordination with the Moldovan government, the EBRD aims to attract … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Moldova, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Danube Logistics, Danube port, EBRD, financial investor, Giurgiulesti International Free Port, government of Moldova, infrastructure investment, international tender, logistics, M&A process, maritime trade, MOLDOVA, Moldovan economy, partnership, port development, Raiffeisen Bank, regional trade hub, strategic investor, supply chains, sustainability, transport corridor, Ukraine reconstruction
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded significant service contracts by SCA to enhance the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden. The collaboration includes replacing an economizer in the recovery boiler and deploying the SYNERGY Services concept across … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Andritz, automation, economizer replacement, equipment efficiency, Hannu Pyykönen, lifecycle management, long-term service agreements, mill productivity, Östrand pulp mill, partnership, Per Strand, process optimization, pulp and paper industry, pulp drying, recovery boiler, SCA, sustainability, Sweden, SYNERGY Services, Warkaus Works, white liquor plant
(IN BRIEF) A University of Liverpool spin-out company, Ocuwell Ltd, is leading an ambitious UK-South Korea collaboration to advance personalised treatment for common corneal conditions like myopia and astigmatism, which affect over 30% of the global population. Supported by £1.4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Elsheikh, AI in medicine, astigmatism, cataract surgery, collagen cross-linking, corneal biomechanics, Daniela Oehring, EYEREUM Clinic, in vivo characterisation, intracorneal ring segments, keratoconus, KHIDI, myopia, numerical modelling, ocular healthcare, Ocuwell Ltd, orthokeratology, partnership, personalised eye care, precision medicine, refractive errors, UK-South Korea Digital Health CRD, UKRI, University of Liverpool, University of Plymouth, University of Ulsan, Yonsei University
(IN BRIEF) LAB Entreprenør, part of AF Gruppen, has signed a NOK 146 million contract with the Student Welfare Organization of Vestland (Sammen) to renovate a student housing building in Hatleberg, Bergen. The project involves refurbishing the eight-story AB block, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AB block, AF Gruppen, Bergen, building restoration, construction industry, Emissions Reduction, Gard Kvalheim, Hatleberg, LAB Entreprenør, Norway, partnership, Q3 2025, Q3 2026, Rehabilitation Project, rooftop ventilation, Sammen, student housing, Student Welfare Organization of Vestland, sustainability, turnkey contract
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has invested in GoUpscale, a company that helps wealth management firms in Asia modernize client engagement through AI-powered digital content. As the sector aims to double its assets under management by 2026, relationship managers will be key … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Ventures, AI-powered engagement, ASIA, assets under management, AUM growth, client communication, David Wilson, digital content, digital transformation, Dominic Gamble, financial technology, fintech, generative AI, GoUpscale, interactive materials, investment content, partnership, personalized experiences, Project Spotlight, relationship managers, Tom Lounibos, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, a leader in fiber-based specialty materials, is advancing its global capabilities in filtration with 15 strategically located manufacturing sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. By ensuring uniform quality in filtration materials across all regions, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, air filters, ASIA, dust collection, engine filtration, Europe, filtration solutions, fuel filters, gas turbines, Giuseppe Costa, global filtration, global operations, industrial filtration, liquid filtration, manufacturing network, North America, oil filters, partnership, product localization, regional supply chain, specialty fiber materials, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) NATO has selected Thales to lead the third phase of its NCOP (NATO Common Operational Picture) programme, called NCOP-BMD, which will introduce advanced ballistic missile defence capabilities. Building on a collaboration that began in 2012, this phase extends … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ballistic missile defence, battlefield intelligence, BMD, command and control systems, command systems, COP, European defence, geospatial information, Gérard Herby, Increment-1, Increment-2, interoperability, joint forces operations, military software, NATO, NATO Common Operational Picture, NCOP, NCOP-BMD, partnership, Protection Systems, real-time data, situational awareness, tactical awareness, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Eni and KKR have completed the agreed transaction, with KKR purchasing additional Enilive shares from Eni for about 601 million euros to acquire a further 5% stake, bringing its total shareholding in Enilive to 30%. The deal sets … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 3.6 billion euros, 30% stake, 5% stake, 500 million euros, capital increase, competent authorities, Eni, Enilive, growth plan, investment agreement, KKR, partnership, post-money valuation, sustainability, transaction, €11.75 billion, €601 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have approved new financing initiatives aimed at bolstering clean transport, energy, and innovation projects, as well as enhancing water and sanitation infrastructure in Africa with a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, Automotive Sector, clean transport, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, deep tech, EIB, EIF, energy infrastructure, EU4Business Guarantee Facility, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, global partnerships, INNOVATION, Manufacturing, Nadia Calviño, partnership, strategic autonomy, sustainability, sustainable development, UKRAINE, venture capital, war-affected enterprises, water and sanitation, €11.5 billion, €3.6 billion
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