Day: July 8, 2021

BPCE 2024, an ambitious business development plan deeply aligned with the ongoing transformation of society Paris, July 8th 2021 After a 12-year period of transformation, Groupe BPCE, which boasts an extremely robust financial profile with strong positions in each of its business lines, is fully prepared to step up the pace of its business development by helping its customers to meet their investment needs during this period of economic recovery. The Covid crisis raised people’s awareness, and accelerated the emergence, of profound social trends such as the growing digitalization of society, the adoption of hybrid working practices, and the acceleration of the energy transition. But it also gave birth to far-reaching expectations regarding the local dimension, the need for social support and trust: a set of expectations with which the...

Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, today announces a partnership with onshore wind community engagement pioneer Falck Renewables and floating wind expert BlueFloat Energy, to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. The consortium is set to apply for seabed leases in sites which lend themselves to the deployment of large-scale floating wind technology in the Crown Estate Scotland’s upcoming Scotwind leasing round. Since pioneering the first ever offshore wind farm in 1991, Ørsted has developed and built more offshore wind projects than any other company in the world. Combining this unparalleled track record with BlueFloat’s unique knowledge and experience in developing, financing and executing floating wind projects and Falck Renewables’ track record in global project development and community engagement in Scotland...

The shares in Vow ASA (the “Company” or “Vow”) will tomorrow, on Friday 9 July 2021, trade for the last day inclusive of rights to consideration shares in Vow Green Metals AS (“VGM”). Type of corporate action: The shares in Vow ASA will trade exclusive of rights to consideration shares in Vow Green Metals AS (“VGM”). Eligible shareholders will receive one (1) consideration share in VGM for each share they own in Vow as of the cut-off date as registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depositary (the VPS) as of the record date. Cut-off date: 9 July 2021 Ex.date: 12 July 2021 Record date: 13 July 2021 Delivery of consideration shares in VGM to eligible Vow shareholders’ VPS accounts: On or about 14 July 2021The demerger, through which the biocarbon business of Vow is demerged from...

Share Buyback Transaction Details July 1 – July 7, 2021 July 8, 2021 – Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 60,753 of its own ordinary shares in the period from July 1, 2021, up to and including July 7, 2021, for €5.2 million and at an average share price of €85.56. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 24, 2021, under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to €350 million during 2021. The cumulative amounts repurchased to date under this program are as follows: Share Buyback 2021Period Cumulative shares repurchased in period Total consideration(€ million) Average share price(€)2021 to date 2,894,096 208.4 72.02For the period starting May 6, 2021, up to and including August 2, 2021, we have engaged a third party to execute...

Polytechnic University of Bucharest wins 10th edition of the Atos IT Challenge “Tire2Tire” uses video machine learning to check the health and efficiency of truck tires Paris, July 8 2021 – Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces the winners of its international student competition, the Atos IT Challenge. The 3 winning teams were presented with their awards yesterday during the Ceremony which took place during the Atos Technology Days. Now in its tenth year, the competition saw 144 teams from 28 countries around the world compete on the theme: “How can Digital Decarbonize Non-Digital?”.   The goal of the challenge is to develop digital solutions that will support multiple areas of decarbonization and decarbonization initiatives, helping companies and society to tackle climate change. The teams had to develop a...

08 August 2021, Limassol, Cyprus SeaBird Exploration is pleased to announce a LOI for a source vessel contract in the Western Hemisphere with a leading operator. The operator has specifically requested the «Fulmar Explorer» for the work programme. The contract is expected to start in Q4 2021 and has an expected duration of about 4 months. To this end, SeaBird Exploration delivers on its main growth targets for 2021; outfitting Fulmar Explorer against contracted work and winning contracts for the Geo Barents (later changed to Veritas Viking) for OBN work. With a steadily increasing number of tenders against a backdrop of strong oil prices, the Company sees a continued positive market outlook for OBN and 2D work and intends to continue improving its position in these segments. For further queries contact: Gunnar JansenCEO Mob: +47 941 19 191 All...

Airline industry being transformed by new startups creating new risk profiles and capital requirements LONDON, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced the launch of a toolkit for startup airlines building a robust risk framework for the industry, now and into the future. The toolkit guides startup airlines through the insurance purchase process from why insurance is critical, through to which insurance policies should be accessed, as well as providing advice on timelines and finalizing insurance placements. Using a digital interactive format, the toolkit allows startups to access high level or detailed information to suit their individual needs, on the key risks to consider over and above specific asset related risk. This can...

GOFORE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE INSIDE INFORMATION 8 JULY 2021 AT 10:30  Gofore Plc’s Business Review 1 – 30 June 2021: Growth continued in June, net sales increased by 38% in the first half of 2021 Gofore Plc’s net sales in June 2021 amounted to EUR 9.1 million (2020: EUR 6.1 million). At the end of the period, the group employed a total of 803 persons (610 persons). Net sales for the first half of 2021 increased by 38% from the corresponding period in 2020 to EUR 51.7 million (EUR 37.4 million). Net sales for the second quarter of 2021 (1 April – 30 June 2021) were EUR 26,4 million (EUR 18.6 million) and increased by 43%. CEO Mikael Nylund comments: “Progression was strong in June. The elevation of our billing rate to a commendable level, and the briskly continuing customer demand contributed in part to the increase in...

Cavotec today launched MoorMaster-as-a-Service – the world’s first subscription-based automated mooring service – and a new way for ports to access the market-leading MoorMaster technology. This is one of the maritime industry’s first product-as-a-service offerings and trailblazes a new way for many more ports and terminals worldwide to increase productivity, reduce environmental impact, and improve safety.  Under a MoorMaster as a Service contract, Cavotec enables customers to benefit from the productivity of MoorMaster with zero upfront investment and a full performance guarantee. Cavotec installs the hardware and covers all of the maintenance costs in a fully managed service. This makes it possible for ports to take full advantage of their new, improved operations with mooring in less than a minute, reduced environmental impact, and...

8 July 2021 PayPoint Plc PayPoint announces £6.6m investment in the Snappy Group PayPoint has today announced a £6.6m investment in the Snappy Group home delivery business. The deal will see PayPoint acquire a stake in the Dundee-based firm with PayPoint Group’s CEO, Nick Wiles, taking a seat on the Snappy Group board. The investment follows the announcement last month of a partnership between the two brands, in which PayPoint One EPOS customers will be given access to the Snappy Shopper platform, and with it the ability to offer home delivery and click-and-collect options to local shoppers. Consumer demand for local home delivery has exploded over the past 18 months with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating growth and businesses across the UK needing tech-driven, cost-effective digital solutions to service their local communities. The appetite...