(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Fives Energy Cryogenics, enhancing its portfolio with specialized cryogenic heat exchangers and pumps for LNG, hydrogen, CO₂, and nitrogen applications. This move strengthens Alfa Laval’s position in the LNG market and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Alfa Laval, carbon capture, carbon dioxide, CEO, CHINA, cryogenic technology, Energy Division, energy transition, Fives Energy Cryogenics, France, heat exchangers, hydrogen, LNG, nitrogen, pumps, regulatory approvals, renewable energy, sustainable growth, Switzerland, Tom Erixon
(IN BRIEF) Unilever will acquire Dr. Squatch from Summit Partners to strengthen its footprint in the fast-growing premium men’s grooming sector. Dr. Squatch, known for its natural soaps, body washes, hair care, deodorants, and colognes, has built a robust direct-to-consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, body wash, cold-process soap, Cologne, conditioner, deodorant, direct-to-consumer, Dr Squatch, Fabian Garcia, Global Expansion, influencer partnerships, Josh Friedman, limited-edition collaborations, men’s grooming, Natural Ingredients, personal care, premium segment, regulatory approvals, retail distribution, shampoo, social-first marketing, Summit Partners, Unilever
(IN BRIEF) BioNTech agreed to buy CureVac in an all-stock deal valuing CureVac at ~$1.25 billion, exchanging each share for $5.46 in BioNTech ADSs—a 55% premium to its recent stock price. The merger, expected to close in 2025, strengthens BioNTech’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 2025 closing, ADSs, Alexander Zehnder, all-stock acquisition, American depositary shares, BioNTech, BNT327, Cancer Immunotherapy, CureVac, delivery formulations, dievini Hopp BioTech, integration plan, KfW, merger premium, mRNA, mRNA manufacturing, oncology strategy, pan-tumor programs, partnership, regulatory approvals, transformational therapies, Tübingen subsidiary, Ugur Sahin
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon AB will acquire French aerial-mapping firm APEI—operator of a private survey aircraft fleet across Europe and Africa—to expand its geospatial content capabilities. APEI’s longstanding partnership with Hexagon includes contributions to the Hexagon Content Program and HxDR platform. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, aerial mapping, Africa, APEI, elevation models, Europe, France, geospatial data, Geosystems Division, Hexagon AB, Hexagon Content Program, HxDR, Norbert Hanke, partnership, private survey aircraft, regulatory approvals
(IN BRIEF) Metso has agreed to sell its Ferrous business, including the travelling grate pelletizing and Circored™ direct reduction process, to SMS group, a global leader in metals industry technology. This deal, set to close in the first quarter of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Battery minerals, Circored™ technology, copper, discontinued operations, divestment, Ferrous business, financial terms, green transformation, Metso, Minerals segment, partnership, Piia Karhu, regulatory approvals, SMS group, Thomas Hansmann, travelling grate pelletizing
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has agreed to sell its non-operated 12.5% stake in the OML118 Production Sharing Contract to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) for $510 million. The deal includes assets in the Bonga and Bonga North fields, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Bonga field, energy transition, exploration, gas assets, Nicolas Terraz, Nigeria, Nigeria LNG, offshore oil, OML118, partnership, production, Production Sharing Contract, regulatory approvals, Shell Nigeria, TotalEnergies, Ubeta project, upstream portfolio
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, a leader in fiber-based specialty materials, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stevens Point—a key provider of advanced solutions in the food, consumer packaging, and e-commerce sectors—from Pixelle Specialty Solutions. This strategic purchase, bolstered by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 260 employees, abrasives, Ahlstrom, Beverage & Casing, consumer packaging, customer service, E-Commerce, fiber-based specialty materials, FOOD, Helen Mets, INNOVATION, Konraad Dullaert, Performance Materials cluster, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, precision coating, Q2 2025, regulatory approvals, Release Liners, restructuring, Stevens Point, Strategic Acquisition, Sustainable packaging, USD 600 million financing, Wisconsin, Wolfgang Laures
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has successfully closed two acquisitions after fulfilling all necessary regulatory and closing requirements. The first acquisition is of the Geomagic suite from 3D Systems, which will become part of the Manufacturing Intelligence division from April 2025. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 3D models, 3D Systems, 40 MEUR, acquisitions, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence, autonomous solutions, Geomagic, GNSS technology, Hexagon, integration costs, laser scanning, Manufacturing Intelligence, NewCo, partnership, Q1 2025 interim report, regulatory approvals, Septentrio NV
(IN BRIEF) bp has announced its intention to sell its mobility and convenience business in Austria as part of a strategic move to focus on its downstream operations. The sale includes over 260 retail sites (approximately 120 company-owned), EV charging … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Austria, Austrian retail sites, BP, divestiture, downstream strategy, Emma Delaney, EV charging, fleet business, Linz fuel terminal NOJV, mobility & convenience, portfolio reshaping, regulatory approvals, sale process, strategic sale
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has announced a binding put-option agreement to acquire Fives Cryogenics from Fives Group for EUR 800 million on a cash and debt-free basis. Fives Cryogenics, based in France, is a leader in cryogenic heat transfer and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, carbon capture, cash and debt-free, cryogenic heat transfer, energy transition, EUR 800 million, Fives Cryogenics, Fives Group, France, Frédéric Sanchez, global market, Golbey, hydrogen, Jefferies, LNG, manufacturing facilities, pump technologies, regulatory approvals, Tom Erixon, White & Case, works councils
(IN BRIEF) Prudential plc has announced a joint venture with Vama Sundari Investments (Delhi) Private Limited to establish a standalone health insurance business in India. Under the new arrangement, Prudential Group Holdings Limited will hold a 70% stake, while Vama … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged 100 years of India’s independence, Amar Joshi, Anil Wadhwani, asset management, digital transformation, FTSE100, HCL Group, ICICI Prudential, inclusive healthcare, INDIA, Indian health insurance, Insurance for All by 2047, joint venture, Kolkata, life insurance, Prudential Group Holdings Limited, Prudential plc, regulatory approvals, Shikhar Malhotra, Vama Sundari Investments
IN BRIEF) JERA Co., Inc. and bp have announced the leadership team for their new 50-50 offshore wind joint venture, JERA Nex bp, positioning the entity as a global leader in the development, ownership, and operation of offshore wind projects. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 13GW, Alfonso Montero Lopez, appointment, Asia Pacific, BP, British Ambassador to Japan, Chair, Chief Development Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Eric Antoons, Erin Eisenberg, Europe, Executive Vice President, Gas and Low Carbon Energy, Global CEO, Inc., Japan’s Minister of Economy Trade and Industry, JERA Co., JERA Nex bp, Jonathan Reynolds, Julia Longbottom, leadership, leadership team, low carbon energy, Memorandum of Cooperation, Nathalie Oosterlinck, offshore wind joint venture, offshore wind power, Parkwind, partnership, Q3 2025, regulatory approvals, Richard Sandford, sustainability, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, United States, VP Finance, William Lin, Yoji Muto, Yukio Kani, Zlati Christov
(IN BRIEF) Zalando SE has acquired more than 90% of ABOUT YOU Holding SE’s share capital through its public takeover offer, with the acceptance period ending on 6 March 2025 and final results set to be published on 11 March … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Berlin, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged 11 March 2025, 6 March 2025, ABOUT YOU Holding SE, acceptance period, cash compensation, CET, direct squeeze-out, final results, MERGER, minority shareholders, over 90% share capital, public takeover offer, regulatory approvals, squeeze-out, summer 2025, Zalando SE
(IN BRIEF) Telia Company has announced the sale of its TV & Media business, which includes TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland, to Schibsted Media for SEK 6.55 billion. This decision aligns with Telia’s strategy to focus on its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Management, Media, Sweden, Telecom
Tagged advertising-funded channels, connectivity business, customer satisfaction, debt reduction, EBITDA growth, enterprise value, financial outlook, Finland, Free cash flow, Market Abuse Regulation, MTV, MTV Katsomo, multi-year distribution partnership, Nordic media, Patrik Hofbauer, portfolio management, Q3 2025, regulatory approvals, Schibsted, Schibsted history, Schibsted Media, service revenue growth, Siv Juvik Tveitnes, streaming services, Sweden, Telia Company, TV & Media, TV4, TV4 Play
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE has signed an agreement to sell its 40% minority stake in Langfang Kokusan Electric Co., Ltd. to its co-shareholders. Langfang Jinrun Technology Group Co., Ltd. will acquire 28.5% of the stake, and Langfang State-owned Assets Business Co., … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Investment
Tagged automotive, CHINA, electric motors, electric vehicle, Electrification Strategy, financial investment, generators, Langfang Jinrun Technology Group Co., Langfang Kokusan Electric Co., Langfang State-owned Assets Business Co., leisure equipment, long-term portfolio management, MAHLE, MAHLE Group Management Board, Markus Kapaun, Minority Stake, portfolio review, power generation, regulatory approvals
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has completed the sale of its Retailer Brands business in North America to First Quality Enterprises, marking the final step in its portfolio optimization strategy. The business, which includes products in the detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Investment, Retail
Tagged acquisition, all®, Carsten Knobel, Consumer Brands, detergents, Dial®, dishwash categories, divestment, fabric finishers, First Quality Enterprises, got2b®, Henkel, laundry and home care market, North America, portfolio optimization, regulatory approvals, Retailer Brands business, Schwarzkopf®, Snuggle®, Strategic fit, Wolfgang König
(IN BRIEF) CA Personal Finance & Mobility has finalized its acquisition of a 50% stake in GAC Finance Leasing, now rebranded as Guangzhou GAC-Sofinco Finance Leasing. This move strengthens the partnership with GAC Group and enhances their leasing offerings in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2023, AION, automotive financing, Automotive Group, CA Personal Finance & Mobility, CET1 ratio, Chinese market, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, Crédit Agricole S.A., electric vehicle sector, electric vehicles, electrified vehicles, EV adoption, financial leasing, GAC Finance Leasing, GAC Group, GAC Motor, GAC Toyota, GAC-Honda, GAC-Sofinco AFC, GAC-Sofinco Leasing, Guangzhou GAC-Sofinco Finance Leasing, HYPTEC, joint venture, Leasing Solutions, operational leasing, partnership, regulatory approvals, reserved capital increase, Stéphane Priami, vehicle sales
(IN BRIEF) Roche has reported positive results from the second year of the EMBARK Phase III trial of Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), the first approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The results showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 10-meter walk/run, 10MWR, clinical data, clinical efficacy, crossover group, delandistrogene moxeparvovec, disease-modifying treatment, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Elevidys, EMBARK trial, external control group, functional improvements, gene therapy, micro-dystrophin, motor function, muscle biopsies, muscle function preservation, muscle pathology, North Star Ambulatory Assessment, NSAA, Phase III study, regulatory approvals, Roche, safety profile, Sarepta Therapeutics, Time to Rise, TTR
(IN BRIEF) Orange and Vodacom have teamed up to establish a pioneering partnership in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aimed at enhancing mobile connectivity in rural areas. Over the next six years, the companies plan to construct up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2G, 4G technologies, Democratic Republic of Congo, digital divide, Digital Inclusion, DRC, DRC connectivity, e-citizenship, E-Commerce, e-government, GDP growth, Inclusive Growth, infrastructure sharing, Jerome Hénique, job creation, mobile coverage, Mobile Financial Services, mobile internet penetration, mobile network operators, mobile services, National Digital Plan Horizon 2025, Orange, Orange Digital Center & Clubs, Orange RDC, partnership, regulatory approvals, rural tower partnership, Shameel Joosub, solar-powered base stations, sustainability, telecommunications, underserved areas, Vodacom, young Congolese
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has announced its next steps in preparing for the spin-off of its North American business, including the designation of the new Board of Directors. The 10-member Board will become official following shareholder and regulatory approvals, expected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3M Company, ABB, Alstom Group, appointment, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., CH2M HILL, Chairman, construction, Cristina A. Wilbur, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Delta Air Lines, Dwight Gibson, EG&G, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Farmers Group, financial services, GEA Group AG, Genpact Limited, Gilbane Building Company, Governance, holcim, Holli Ladhani, Inc., independent directors, Industrial Operations, interface, Jan Jenisch, Jürg Oleas, Katja Roth Pellanda, leadership, Manufacturing, McDermott International, Michael E. McKelvy, Nicholas Gangestad, North American market, Novartis AG, Nucor Corporation, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Pritzker Private Capital, Quanta Services, regulatory approvals, Robert S. Rivkin, Roche, Rockwater Energy Solutions, Rockwell Automation, Select Energy Services, shareholder approvals, Sonoco Products Company, stakeholders, The Cato Corporation, Theresa Drew, United Airlines, Zurich Insurance, Zurich Italy Bank
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