AMSTERDAM: Aegon is exercising its right to redeem the USD 250 million floating rate perpetual capital securities with a minimum coupon of 4% issued in 2005. The redemption is in line with Aegon’s target to reduce leverage, a news release…
OSLO, NORWAY: Kalera AS has entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of all shares in &ever GmbH for a total consideration reflecting an enterprise value for &ever GmbH of EUR 130 million. The consideration will consist of…
OSLO, NORWAY: Golden Ocean Group Limited has terminated its relationship with Capesize Chartering Ltd. (CCL), a joint venture to coordinate the Capesize spot chartering services of Golden Ocean, Starbulk, CTM and Bocimar. Mr Ulrik Andersen, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ocean Management…
OSLO, NORWAY: Heimstaden Bostad AB strengthened its presence in Denmark through a SEK 3.5 billion acquisition of 1,473 homes in several attractive locations. The portfolio consists of 34 properties, of which 18 are standing assets with 680 homes, including one…
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: Acomo (Amsterdam Commodities N.V.) will appoint Victoria Vandeputte (50) as Non-Executive Director. The appointment fits the planned expansion of the Acomo Board, which has been speeded up since the size of the group has significantly grown following the acquisition…
PARIS, FRANCE: Thales and Hitachi Rail are entering into exclusive negotiations on the sale of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems Global Business Unit (GTS) for an enterprise value of €1.66 billion. With around 9,000 employees at the end of 2020, Ground…
AMSTERDAM: MSCI ESG Research has upgraded X5 Group’s sustainability rating from BB to BBB. The agency assigns ratings to global public companies based on their resilience to long-term, industry-specific, ecological, social and governance risks. The ratings range from CCC to…
OSLO, NORWAY: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, announced the second product in its TrustedBio (TM) line of highly-differentiated fingerprint authentication solutions, TrustedBio Max. TrustedBio Max provides the highest level of single-device functionality…
OSLO, NORWAY: DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that the Kurdistan Regional Government has approved the Company’s acquisition of ExxonMobil’s remaining 32 percent interest in the Baeshiqa license, doubling DNO’s stake. In parallel, commerciality has been…
MONTIGNY LE BRETONNEUX, FRANCE: Dolfines SAS, an independent specialist in engineering and services for the renewable and conventional energy industry, has completed the acquisition of 8.2 France, one of the world leaders in the expertise of renewable energy production parks….
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: OCI N.V. announced Fertiglobe has agreed with a KBR-led consortium (NYSE: KBR), which includes Mitsubishi, JGC and Itochu, to buy their combined 15% stake in Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC) in Egypt for a total consideration of $43…
LUXEMBOURG: Subsea 7 S.A. has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in the equity of Nautilus Floating Solutions S.L. a developer of technology for the floating wind market based in Bilbao, Spain. Nautilus has developed a promising…