Month: June 2022

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 23, 2022. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) announces that its portfolio company Promimic today presented preclinical results tshowing that the company’s HAnano Surface coating technology reduces the risk of adhesion by common pathogenic bacteria by up to 60%. Promimic develops and markets HAnano Surface, a unique, nanometer-thin surface treatment that aims to improve the anchorage and healing of orthopedic and dental implants into bone tissue. The technology is well established and has so far been applied to over 700,000 implants in clinical use around the world. The company’s recent in vitro study evaluated the adhesion of three common pathogenic bacterial strains to implants coated with HAnano Surface. The results show that the ability of the bacteria to colonize the implant surface was...

The leading Baltic private equity fund INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund continues to grow its investment portfolio and has acquired MiniVet, a Vilnius-based vet clinic network. MiniVet controls two vet clinics that operate in Vilnius districts of Lazdynėliai and Pilaitė. Shares of the controlling company were sold to the fund by founder family of Valdas Gaižutis and Lina Gaižutienė. “We are investing in an attractive veterinary sector, which benefits from very favourable lifestyle change-driven trends. Increasingly more and more households are becoming pet owners, combined with growing attention devoted to pet care. However, the veterinary business in Lithuania is still fragmented with lots of small clinics that are usually unable to fully satisfy the growing demands of pets. We will thus aim to create a wide network of vet clinics that would...

PRESS RELEASE Paris La Défense, 23 June 2022 Opening of KKR’s public tender offerThe tender offer (“Offer”) filed by KKR for Albioma’s shares and warrants is approved by the AMF The price of €50 per share (ex-dividend of €0.84) represents a premium of 51.6% over Albioma’s undisturbed share price The independent expert has determined that the financial terms of the Offer are equitable for shareholders and holders of warrants (BSAARs) Albioma’s Board of Directors has unanimously concluded that the Offer is in the best interests of the Group and all its stakeholders, and has recommended that shareholders tender their shares to the OfferFollowing receipt of all required regulatory approvals, the public tender offer for Albioma’s shares and warrants initiated by KKR (the “Offer”) will opens today. The Offer...

Montrouge, 22 June 2022 Amendment to the risk factors of the Universal registration Document of Crédit Agricole S.A.Following the publication of its new Medium term Plan on 22 June 2022, the paragraph 1.1.5 a) of the risk factors section of the Universal Registration Document of Crédit Agricole S.A. related to risk factors pursuant to the achievement of the Medium-Term Plan target is modified according to the appendix 1.   Paragraph 1.1.5 a) of the risk factors section of the Amendment A01 of Crédit Agricole S.A.’s Universal Registration Document related to risk factors pursuant to the achievement of the Medium-Term Plan target is modified according to the appendix 2.           Appendix 1 1.1.5        Risk related to the strategy and transactions of Crédit Agricole S.A. a)        Crédit Agricole S.A....

BW Ideol AS (the “Company”) announces that on 20 June 2022 the Company received the resignation of Yasuhiro Matsui as a non-executive director of the Company, due to his nomination as President and CEO of DBJ Securities. The resignation is effective 24 June 2022.  The Company wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Matsui for his service to the Company in his period as a member of the Board. The Board of directors will call for an extraordinary general meeting to elect a replacement for Mr. Matsui in due course. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.’s farming licenses are up for renewal by 30 June 2022. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced that they will renew the licenses for 2 years, while developing a transition plan for the salmon farming industry in British Columbia. The plan, which is based on consultation with industry and other stakeholders, is expected to be completed in 2023. Commenting on the development, Andreas Kvame, CEO of Grieg Seafood ASA said: “We see the renewal of our licenses and the commitment to work together with us to develop a transition plan as a sign that Canada wants a thriving, sustainable salmon farming industry in British Columbia. Our industry is in continuous development with new technologies and innovations, and in Grieg Seafood we are committed to improvements that strengthen biological control and...

Paris, Amsterdam, 23 June 2022 Press release ARKEMA CHOOSES URW’s LIGHTWELL OFFICE REGENERATION PROJECT IN PARIS FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS   Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and Arkema, a global leader in specialty materials focused on innovation and sustainable materials solutions, have today announced  that they have entered into a nine-year lease agreement for approximately 25,000 sqm of URW’s Lightwell regeneration project,   representing 80% of the building’s leasable space and opening near the end of 2024.  The new headquarters will bring together nearly 1,200 employees in a completely remodeled, sustainable building and will have Arkema moving from Colombes to Paris La Défense, capitalizing on the districts attractivity and convenience for employees. Lightwell represents an exemplary environmental project. A regeneration of an existing...