AMSTERDAM: HEINEKEN, world’s most international brewer, announced a new ambition to decarbonise its own production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040. This is the first in a series of refreshed Brew a Better World ambitions, which form…
OSLO: DNB Bank ASA has reached an agreement with Sbanken ASA to launch a recommended voluntary cash tender offer for 100% of the shares of Sbanken. A cash consideration of NOK 103.85 will be offered per share, which implies a…
DUBLIN: Dalata Hotel Group, the largest hotel operator in Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom, announced the appointment of Ms Carol Phelan as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective 1 July, 2021. Ms Phelan’s appointment follows the…
LONDON: IMC Exploration Group has conditionally agreed to purchase the Karaberd Mine, a gold mine located in Lori Marz, northern Armenia. If the proposed acquisition proceeds, it will take effect via the acquisition by IMC of the entire issued share…
LONDON: Chesnara plc confirmed that all remaining conditions precedent to the completion of the proposed acquisition of the Dutch insurance portfolio of Brand New Day Levensverzekeringen N.V. have now been fulfilled and the conversion of policies onto the systems of…
LONDON: 1Spatial, a global leader in Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software and solutions, announced that following an initial trial and implementation phase, Google Real Estate and Workplace Services, a division of Google Inc has extended its contract for services…
LONDON: Ascential plc announced the acquisition of Perpetua Labs Inc, an eCommerce media optimisation business that primarily targets Third party (3P1) sellers. The acquisition is for an initial cash consideration of US$52m, plus deferred consideration payable over four years, resulting…
LONDON: Electra Private Equity PLC announced the disposal of Sentinel Performance Solutions Group Ltd to Aalberts N.V., (‘Aalberts’) a global industrial technology group headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands and listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Following an initial investment in…
MENLO PARK: SRI International congratulates Nuance Communications on their acquisition by Microsoft for $19.7 billion, making it the second-largest Microsoft acquisition after LinkedIn. Nuance is a market leader in speech recognition and transcription for healthcare and other applications worldwide. Nuance…
OSLO: Komplett Bank continues the cooperation with Axactor, and has entered into a new forward flow agreement for the sale of non-performing consumer loans in Norway. The agreement has a duration of 12 months. According to the agreement, Axactor will…
MOSCOW: Etalon Group Plc has received a construction permit for the first stage of a large-scale integrated development project located in the southern part of the former ZIL factory in Moscow. This stage, which will include six buildings and parking,…
LONDON: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Halyk Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’, the outlook is Stable. As a result, the Bank’s rating was upgraded from speculative to investment grade. For the first time in the history…