Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Partners TenneT, Statnett, and KfW sign cooperation agreement for joint investment - Exchanging green energy: First direct connection between the German and Norwegian electricity markets - The 623 km HVDC link, of which 516 km is subsea cable, will contribute to a more efficient and climate friendly energy system, more renewable energy in ...
Electronic Cigarettes Holding AG
Baar (ots) - - Cross-reference: Picture is available at: http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.htx?type=obs - Electronic Cigarettes Holding AG announces promising results for the first half of 2014 and continued expansion of its business in Europe. The leading online marketer and distributor of e-cigarettes is also venturing into the offline markets in the first quarter ...
Frankfurt, Main (ots) - - Financing of replacement investments - Iron Ore Company of Canada supplies high-quality iron ore concentrate and pellets to Germany and Europe - Deposit reserves have an extended lifetime, ensuring long-term supply of raw materials KfW IPEX-Bank is financing key replacement investments for ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Expansion of the Chinese production facilities of BSH GmbH - Support for the export economy: EUR 15.5 million worth of German and European exports KfW IPEX-Bank is financing German and European exports to expand the Chinese production facilities of BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH. The corresponding agreements were signed on 28 May 2014. The loan of CNY 100 million (approximately EUR 12 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - The bank is now financing two ships for the growing Asian market - Support for exporters and for Germany as a shipbuilding location With a loan of over EUR 600 million, KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction of a second cruise ship for Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - Drop in banks' new business with enterprises and self-employed professionals has slowed down - Corporate investments have seen a slight increase again for the first time in five quarters; KfW is expecting a 5% increase for 2014 - New lending business is expected to grow in the second half of 2014 Corporate investment activity in Germany is finally ...
Zurich (ots) - - - Yearbook commemorates companies with the best sustainability practices - For investors yearbook signals which companies are positioned to create shareholder value - RobecoSAM's CEO encourages the CEOs of the yearbook's 59 Industry Leaders to talk to their pension fund managers and help them embrace sustainability RobecoSAM, the investment specialist ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - KfW is providing EUR 20 million for tiger conservation - Improving management of protected areas in tiger habitats - Local community benefits from inclusion On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank has provided a EUR 20 million subsidy to improve management of protected areas in tiger habitats and to conserve tiger populations with the ...
Yverdon, Switzerland (ots) - BPA Solutions SA (BPA), headquartered at Swiss Technopole Yverdon, Switzerland, today announced it has raised development funds from Debiopharm Investment. BPA is a global leading provider of innovative business software solutions based on Microsoft (MS) SharePoint technologies with 800+ customers and 50+ partners worldwide. Profitable ...
Geneva, Switzrland (ots) - The Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) has attributed its Outstanding Paper Award to "Momentum Crashes", a research paper by Kent Daniel of Columbia University and Tobias Moskowitz of the University of Chicago showing how losses to momentum strategies can be avoided. At the Swiss Finance Institute's annual meeting held in Geneva on November 14, 2013, the SFI college of chairs has nominated Professor Kent Daniel of Columbia Business School, Columbia ...
MESA Medical Equipment Solutions and Applications
Lugano, Switzerland and Mikolow, Poland (ots) - Culminating from a three-year relationship involving operational synergies for diagnostic imaging service and equipment solutions, two of the largest multi-vendor service providers in Europe: Pan-European, Swiss-based Medical Equipment Solutions and Applications (MESA) ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - Signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation in environmental finance - Cooperation between two partner banks of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Today KfW and the Russian state corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank, VEB) signed a ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a loan of around EUR 150 million for the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project (TRSP). The funds will be used to purchase a new train fleet of 1,140 carriages from train manufacturer Siemens in a contract worth circa GBP1.6 billion. The newly signed agreement comprises ...
Zug (ots) - AmVac AG announces today that the EU has approved two grant applications under the seventh framework programme (FP7) for the development of innovative vaccines against flu and leishmaniasis. The projects are joint initiatives of AmVac, other European companies and research institutes with leading expertise in vaccine design and development. Total funding for all participating partners is approximately EUR 6 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Funds to come from KfW Energy Efficiency Programme - Lower carbon emissions to benefit the environment KfW IPEX-Bank is providing the food retailer REWE Group with a EUR 125 million loan from the KfW Energy Efficiency Programme to build a new environment-friendly logistics centre in Neu-Isenburg south of Frankfurt. With this loan KfW ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn Group is pleased to announce that tomorrow (Tuesday, January 8th, 2013) at 9am Pacific Standard Time (18:00 Swiss time), Dr. Riccardo Braglia, Helsinn Group CEO, will present an overview of the Helsinn group, its products and corporate goals at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, San Francisco. Dr. Braglia's presentation will be ...
Quantum Global Corporate Servives AG
Zug, Switzerland / London, GB (ots) - Quantum Global Real Estate ("Quantum Global") und LaSalle Investment Management ("LaSalle") announce that Plaza Global Real Estate Partners ("Plaza"), their joint venture, has contracted to purchase a 49.5% interest in 521 Fifth Avenue from SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) ("SL ...
Lausanne (ots) - TO MAKE THE GREEN ECONOMY HAPPEN, REMAC ENABLES METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND CITIES TO TAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON ENERGY & CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGIES. Rio+20 provides much-needed momentum to international cooperation on sustainable development post global financial crisis. The question is how decision ...
Zürich (ots) - As Switzerland's first independent fund platform, Swiss Fund Platform Ltd. (www.swissfundplatform.ch ) offers asset managers unique access to numerous fund providers and takes over the collection as well as the entire administration of trailer fees on their behalf. ...
Oss, The Netherlands (ots) - Movianto Nederland, the logistics and transportation company specialised in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, is set to begin operations in the new state-of-the- art warehouse especially built to meet the clients' needs. The strategically located warehouse also offers the largest facility for the storage of deep frozen pharmaceutical products ...
theScreener Investor Services AG
Zurich, Switzerland (ots) - In a time when funds and ETFs are being traded more actively than ever, theScreener, market leader in independent stock analysis, launches a new service by evaluating funds and ETFs in a directly comparable way. For the first time, it is possible to comprehensively recognize where passive investments beat active ones and vice ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - High-Tech Bridge ( https://www.htbridge.ch/pages/company/overview.html ), a leading provider of information security services headquartered in Geneva, increases its nominal share-capital to CHF 3M (approximately USD 3.3M), and announces its development strategy for 2012. High-Tech Bridge remains a privately held company funded by Swiss ...
Geneva (ots) - WISeKey announced it closed the second of its three-tranche $110 million pre-IPO financing round announced last year (googl/qOPsC). The $35 million second-tranche includes $12 million raised over 15 months from new and current qualified investors. The third and final- tranche will start December 2011, ...
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (ots) - Viroblock S.A., a company with a highly innovative, broadly applicable anti-viral air filtration technology, initially focused on development and commercialization of anti-viral face-masks, today announced the successful closure of a 3.3 million CHF Series C financing round. Dr Jamie Paterson, CEO of Viroblock, said "these funds allow Viroblock to complete the development of our ...
Geneva (ots) - As one of the anchor investors, Mercuria Energy Group is pleased to participate in the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Post-2012 Carbon Facility that has now become operational. The aim of the fund is to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, extend carbon markets, and increase access to finance for projects that promote environmentally friendly ...
Zurich (ots) - Swiss-based PR agency Shepard Fox Communications has won the PR account for Location Promotion of Switzerland in Germany assigned by the Swiss Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. The PR mission is to promote investment in Switzerland by German entrepreneurs, companies and investors. The Swiss Trade and Investment Promotion Agency is part of Osec, the ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Sandpoint, ID (ots) - Helsinn Group makes an equity investment for a minority interest in Thorne Research, Inc. and plans to jointly commercialize nutritional supplement products with initial focus on meeting the needs of people living with cancer Helsinn Group a rapidly growing pharmaceutical ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - High-Tech Bridge SA, leading Swiss Ethical Hacking company based in Geneva, increases equity capital to CHF 2m and announces expansion on Swiss and International IT Security markets. Acquisitions are planned during the next 3 years, as well as CHF 1m investment in High-Tech Bridge's Security Research lab. Mr. Ilia Kolochenko, High-Tech ...
Geneva (ots) - - - E150 Million fund to promote Climate-Friendly Economic Growth - Mercuria as Anchor Investor Mercuria will participate as anchor investor in a new Carbon Credit fund launched today by the International Finance Corporation. This new fund, of value up to E150 million, will be an instrument to purchase carbon credits to help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, extend carbon markets, and ...