03.12.2018 – 09:01CalastoneCalastone Launches World-First Blockchain Powered Global Funds Marketplace in May 2019London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Calastone's entire global fund transaction network to be migrated to blockchain in May 2019 - The first transition to blockchain for the global funds sector - making funds more accessible to all market participants and investors across 40 markets, and more than 1,700 financial organisations - Calastone's Distributed Market ...
30.03.2017 – 18:15Acceleratio Capital N.V.Squeeze-out initiated for GfK SELondon & Nuremberg (ots) - Acceleratio Capital N.V., a holding company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with affiliates, "KKR"), today initiated a squeeze-out of minority shareholders against payment of a cash compensation in order to acquire all shares in GfK SE. As announced before, Acceleratio Capital N.V. and GfK Verein together held more than 75 ...
15.02.2017 – 07:35Acceleratio Capital N.V.Shareholding quota of the tender offer for Gfk SE amounts to 19.3 percent at the expiry of the acceptance period / Additional acceptance period runs from 16 February 2017 until 1 March 2017London / Nuremberg (ots) - Acceleratio Capital N.V., a holding company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with affiliates, "KKR"), today announced the results of the voluntary public tender offer for the shares (ISIN: DE0005875306) of GfK SE ("GfK"). As at the expiry of the ...
06.11.2015 – 14:49KfWFirst KfW Green Climate Fund project approvedFrankfurt am Main (ots) - - USD 80 million for flood protection in Bangladesh to benefit 85,000 people - First step towards increasing industrialised countries' contribution to international climate protection financing - KfW accredited as first GCF implementing organisation The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world's largest climate fund, today approved the first project proposed by KfW, a climate ...
27.10.2015 – 16:44KfWKfW and French promotional bank Bpifrance invest in international venture capital fundFrankfurt am Main (ots) - - First parallel investment for the two national promotional banks in the field of VC - French fund Partech Growth focuses on young growth companies in Europe's digital economy KfW and French promotional bank Bpifrance are investing together in the field of venture capital for the first ...
08.10.2014 – 09:58KfW'Green Bonds - Made by KfW' met with great response from USD investorsFrankfurt (ots) - - KfW sells record volume of USD 1.5 billion in its first USD Green Bond issuance - Strong demand from US investors with a focus on SRI investments KfW has expanded its Green Bond activities to the USD market. Yesterday, KfW successfully introduced its debut bond with a volume of USD 1.5 billion making it the largest USD Green Bond issuance ...
23.09.2013 – 10:06KfWImproving health outcomes globally: KfW to invest in the Global Health Investment Fund of the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFrankfurt (ots) - - Aims to develop and launch new medicines in developing countries - KfW investing EUR 10 million - Achieving reductions in maternal and child mortality by combatting TB, malaria, AIDS and diarrhoea attractive for private investors On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and ...
28.01.2013 – 11:57KfWEquity market continues to zigzagFrankfurt (ots) - - After late summer recovery, renewed drop in final quarter of 2012 - Fear of write-downs, increasing entry prices and worse exits weigh on late-stage investors - Early stage segment is stagnating but expectations are positive The German Private Equity Barometer is continuing its zigzag course. After declining in the second quarter and recovering in late summer of 2012, it dropped ...
20.10.2010 – 13:36KfWKfW successfully finishes its USD Global Bond programme 2010 with a 5-year dealFrankfurt (ots) - Lowest Spread to Treasuries this year Largest order book for the 5-year maturity this year KfW has successfully launched and priced a new USD 4 bn Global bond yesterday evening. The offering marks the second well executed 5-year USD Global transaction and the seventh Global USD of 2010 by KfW. The USD 4 bn bond has a 1.25 % coupon and ...
06.10.2010 – 16:00Germany Trade and InvestCanadian Companies in Eastern Germany to Benefit from New Berlin AirportBerlin/Toronto (ots) - The twenty year anniversary of the reunification of Germany this week put the spotlight back on the formerly divided country and its capital, Berlin. Located at the center of Eastern Germany, Berlin now boasts one of the world's most impressive infrastructure projects, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport. The airport adds to the ...
08.06.2010 – 18:52KfWKfW successfully launches 3-year Euro Benchmark BondFrankfurt (ots) - Third benchmark transaction with a volume of EUR 5 billion in 2010 All main benchmark maturity segments are now covered Today KfW issued a EUR 5 billion bond with a maturity of three years under its Euro Benchmark Programme. This makes KfW the only issuer in the SSA segment this year to successfully place bonds with a volume of EUR 5 billion each in the three, five and ten year ...
29.04.2009 – 12:18KfWEIB and KfW to continue support for European economy New Carbon Fund to be set upFrankfurt (ots) - The Management Committees of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the KfW Bankengruppe met today in Luxembourg as part of a regular series of exchanges. The two Institutions discussed the development of the financial markets and the current economic crisis in Europe and globally. The EIB and the KfW both confirmed their intention to take ...
13.01.2009 – 18:02KfWKfW successfully opens its 2009 Euro Benchmark Programme with a 10-year GlobalFrankfurt (ots) - Today KfW has issued a EUR 3 bn bond with a maturity of ten years under its Euro Benchmark Programme. The benchmark bond I/2009 matures on 21 January 2019, pays a coupon of 3.875% p.a. and carries a re-offer price of 99.471 (with a 3.94% yield). This corresponds to a yield pick-up of 95.7 basis points over the Bund maturing in January 2019. ...
01.10.2004 – 13:00Clayton, Dubilier & RiceClayton, Dubilier & Rice Completes Acquisition of Culligan From Veolia Environnement of France NEW YORK (ots) - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R), a leading global private equity firm, today announced that it has completed the purchase of Culligan International, the leading global provider of water treatment products and services, from Veolia Environnement SA of France (Paris Bourse: VIE). The purchase ...
