OSLO, NORWAY: Danica Pension has announced the sale of its Norwegian activities to Norwegian financial group Storebrand. With the sale, Danica Pension is focusing its business further and is now in an even stronger position to develop the best pension solutions for its customers in Denmark. “Our customers in Denmark will benefit from an even…
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Vision Group to acquire VistaSì chain, GrandVision stores in Italy
MILAN, ITALY: Vision Group has signed an agreement to acquire the VistaSì chain in Italy, including the brand and all the 99 stores, and 75 GrandVision stores in the country. This follows the commitments agreed upon with the European Commission on 23 March 2021, as part of the acquisition of GrandVision by EssilorLuxottica. The agreement…
Van Lanschot Kempen sells Global Property Research to Solactive
AMSTERDAM: Van Lanschot Kempen sold 100% of the shares in Global Property Research BV (GPR) to Solactive AG. This transaction fits in Van Lanschot Kempen’s strategic focus on wealth management. GPR is a global index provider and registered benchmark administrator specialised in real estate and infrastructure benchmarks. GPR creates, calculates, maintains, and disseminates circa 2,500 benchmarks…
Rubis Group buys 80% of Photosol France for €376 million
PARIS, FRANCE: Rubis Group has announced strategic acquisition of 80% of Photosol France to accelerate the transition to renewable energies and decarbonation. The price for the acquisition of the 80% of Photosol France shares will be €376 million subject to customary adjustments at closing. In June 2021, Rubis Group initiated its diversification towards less-carbonised energies…
GENFIT acquires rights to novel asset
LILLE, FRANCE: GENFIT (Nasdaq: GNFT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced acquisition of exclusive rights from Genoscience Pharma to develop and commercialize the investigational treatment GNS561 in cholangiocarcinoma in the United States, Canada and Europe, including the United Kingdom and Switzerland. This announcement comes on the heels of today’s other announcement on our global strategic pharma…
LACROIX increases its stake in FIRSTRONIC to 62 per cent
PARIS, FRANCE: LACROIX has signed an exclusive agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in the capital of the US based company FIRSTRONIC with its main shareholders. LACROIX, which already has a 12.5% shareholding, will rise its equity stake in FIRSTRONIC to 62% at the end of the operation. LACROIX first acquired a stake…
Ocean Winds & Aker Offshore announce £235mn investment in Scotland
OSLO, NORWAY: A £235 million early investment package to support the renewable energy supply chain in Scotland has been announced by Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind as part of their proposal to transform the country into a green industrial powerhouse. The financial package is included in the joint Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind…
AqualisBraemar takes 100 percent stake in Innosea
OSLO, NORWAY: AqualisBraemar LOC Group has acquired the remaining 29 percent stake in Innosea – a leading engineering, design and R&D consulting firm specialising in marine renewables – increasing its total shareholding to 100 percent. “We are delighted to take full ownership of Innosea. The company is rapidly growing and has proven to be a…
Helexia to provide 27MW electricity to Vivo cell phone network
PARIS, FRANCE: Helexia, a subsidiary of Voltalia, has won an additional 27 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity for the Vivo cell phone network, a Telefonica brand. Helexia is a distributed-generation and energy-efficiency specialist. Following the August 31 launch of the construction of 17 solar photovoltaic (PV) units to power the facilities of Vivo, a subsidiary of…
Nordic Nanovector appoints Dr Sandra Jonsson as COO
OSLO, NORWAY: Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANOV) announced the appointment of Dr Sandra Jonsson, PhD, MBA as Chief Operating Officer. Dr Sandra Jonsson will start on 10 January 2022 and takes over from Marco Renoldi, MD, who is retiring from the role but will remain as a consultant to the company. Dr Sandra Jonsson is…
Targetspot to launch specialist mobile gaming division in 2022
PARIS, FRANCE: Targetspot, a division of AudioValley, will launch a specialist division in 2022 as part of their continued investment into the mobile gaming sector. This newly formed area will be dedicated to working with customers and partners from across the entire ecosystem, helping serve Targetspot’s acceleration into the fastest growing area of digital media…
GrandVision signs deal to acquire Swedish optical retailer Smarteyes
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS: GrandVision N.V., part of the EssilorLuxottica group, and Synoptik Foundation together have entered into an agreement with Mellby Gård AB to acquire the Swedish optical chain Smarteyes through their subsidiary Synoptik A/S, a news release said. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. The financial terms of this…