Day: July 22, 2025

— The corrected Estonian interim report has been added in the revised version — In Q2 of 2025, LHV Group was able to earn higher net profit and increase business volumes against the background of lower interest rates. The loan portfolio of LHV Group reached 5 billion euros. In Q2 2025, LHV Group earned a net profit of 30.8 million euros, which was 1.6 million euros more than in the previous quarter (+6% increase). The return on equity attributable to the shareholders of the Group was 17.4% in Q2. All subsidiaries of the Group were profitable in the quarter. LHV Pank earned a net profit of 29.7 million euros, LHV Bank Ltd 0.1 million euros, LHV Varahaldus 0.5 million euros and LHV Kindlustus 1.1 million euros. On a consolidated basis, LHV Group earned 73.9 million euros in revenue in Q1 2025, i.e. 7% less than in the previous...

After nearly twenty years of successful business activity in the Bulgarian real estate market, the Management Board of Arco Vara AS has initiated a strategic exit process, with the ultimate goal of a complete withdrawal from the Bulgarian market. The decision was confirmed by the company’s Supervisory Board in July 2025, following a thorough evaluation of Arco Vara’s long-term strategy and the current and future development opportunities across different markets. The management has already launched the sale process, and several local Bulgarian real estate developers have expressed interest in participating in the transaction. Potential buyers will have the opportunity to conduct thorough due diligence and submit their offers to acquire Arco Vara’s Bulgarian operations. According to Kristina Mustonen, Member of the Management Board of Arco...

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ITALY, DENMARK, JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, OR TO ANY NATIONAL OF SUCH JURISDICTIONS NBPE Announces June Monthly NAV Estimate St, Peter Port, Guernsey, 22 July 2025 NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE), the $1.2bn1, FTSE 250, listed private equity investment company managed by Neuberger Berman, today announces its 30 June 2025 monthly NAV estimate. NAV Highlights (30 June 2025)NAV per share was $27.42 (£20.01), a total return of 0.5% in the month Total realisations of $68 million and $8 million of follow-on investments in the first half of 2025 $284 million of available liquidity at 30 June 2025 ~51k shares repurchased (~$1 million) during June 2025 at a weighted average discount of 30% which was accretive to NAV by ~$0.01 per share....

Aalberts today reports that it has repurchased 2,500 of its own shares in the period from 14 July 2025, up to and including 18 July 2025, for an amount of EUR 80,592.48, so at an average share price of EUR 32.24. This is part of the share buyback programme as announced on 27 February 2025, for a total amount of EUR 75 million. The repurchase of shares commenced on 28 February 2025 and will be completed no later than 24 October 2025. It is intended that the shares will be cancelled following repurchase. Up to and including 18 July 2025, a cumulative total of 2,004,824 shares was repurchased under the share buyback programme for a total consideration of EUR 59,799,126. Aalberts has engaged an intermediary to repurchase the Aalberts shares in the open market, during open and closed periods, independent of Aalberts. The share buyback will...

Press release VALLOUREC AND VINCI IMMOBILIER ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF A SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE DÉVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN SITE Meudon (France), July 22, 2025 – Vallourec, a world leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, announces that it has reached a significant milestone in the selling process for its Déville-lès-Rouen (76) site. On Friday, July 11, 2025, Vallourec and VINCI Immobilier signed an exclusive sale agreement for the transfer of this site. Since 2023, Vallourec Group has undertaken a major decontamination and rehabilitation process of its Déville-lès-Rouen site, thus honoring its commitments to elected officials and administrations. The Group subsequently launched a call for tenders in September 2024 to oversee the sale of the site. Following a highly competitive application phase, Vallourec entered exclusive negotiations in March...

Sanofi to acquire Vicebio, expanding respiratory vaccines pipeline Paris, July 22, 2025. Sanofi today announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Vicebio Ltd (“Vicebio”), a privately held biotechnology company headquartered in London, UK. The acquisition brings an early-stage combination vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV), both respiratory viruses, and expands the capabilities in vaccine design and development with Vicebio’s ‘Molecular Clamp’ technology. The vaccine candidate complements Sanofi’s position in the respiratory vaccines space where the company is present in flu and RSV prevention. It allows Sanofi to offer increased physician and patient choice in RSV and hMPV by adding a non-mRNA vaccine to its pipeline. In addition, the acquisition adds ‘Molecular Clamp’, an...

Hydro’s adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2025 was NOK 7,790 million, up from NOK 5,839 million in the same quarter last year. The results increased from higher aluminium and energy prices, and realization of previously eliminated internal profits. This was partly offset by negative currency effects and higher raw material costs, mainly driven by higher alumina cost. Hydro generated NOK 5 billion in free cash flow, while the twelve month adjusted RoaCE ended at 12 percent. Strong results amid uncertain markets Reducing capital expenditure target for 2025 by NOK 1.5 billion, to NOK 13.5 billion Introducing external hiring freeze and structured review of white collar workforce Robust power sourcing portfolio amid challenging wind and solar markets Improvement programs ahead of target for 2025 “I am pleased with the strong...