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Winning Merger Approval From the European Commission
Changes in the regulatory process of the European Commission are forcing companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to develop a more structured approach to addressing antitrust issues. During the past decade, many companies have come to realize that a highly structured PMI process, one that combines thoroughness with speed,...
Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, M&A, European Commission, antitrust, best practice, merger
White papers 2005-03-01
Business Angels Networks in Europe
Business Angels (a.k.a. informal venture capitalists) are not a new phenomenon. Unlike the structured VC funds, the names of business angels and their individual levels of activity are not found in any Directory or web site. Consequently, it is almost impossible to collect accurate statistical evidence on the magnitude of...
Tags: Investment, European Commission, venture-capital fund, venture capital, Web site, network, Web
White papers 2004-06-14
Benchmarking Business Angels
The supply of start-up and early-stage equity finance is becoming more dependent on business angels, wealthy individual investors. The reasons for this include changes in the banking sector, which have made lending to small enterprises unattractive for banks due to low margins and high overhead costs. In addition, venture capital...
Tags: Investment, Financial services, European Commission, overhead cost, venture-capital fund, benchmarking, equity, venture capital, banking, bank, environment
White papers 2002-11-04

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EU agrees alternative to breaking up energy groups: officials
LUXEMBOURG AFP — EU nations struck a deal Friday on an alternative to breaking up big gas and power companies, overcoming deep divisions over a controversial shake-up of the sector, several officials said. "There's an agreement but details are still being finalised," one official from a member state...
Articles 2008-06-06
Grant for renewable energy.(THE REGION)
The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific ACP States CARIFORUM and the European Commission signed a US$2.45 million financing agreement to support the Caribbean region in the sustainable management of its energy resources, reports Caribbean Net News (May 13, 2008). The project seeks to strengthen...
Articles 2008-06-01
AID TO EVERQ TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into public funding of over 35 million for a solar energy investment project by EverQ GmbH, based in Thalheim, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It has concerns that the assisted project may in fact form part of a single investment project...
Articles 2008-05-28
EU-TURKMENISTAN : EU AND TURKMENISTAN STRENGTHEN COOPERATION.
The EU and Turkmenistan signed, on 26 May, a memorandum of understanding on reinforcing mutual cooperation in the field of energy. The EU was represented by Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, with Turkmen President Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signing for the Central Asian republic. The legally non-binding agreement mentions...
Articles 2008-05-28
AID FOR CZECH WATERWAY FREIGHT CLEARED.
The European Commission authorised, on 20 May, a Czech state aid scheme for operators of inland waterway freight transport vessels. The aid has a total budget of CZK443.5 million (17.33 million) and will be co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund ERDF. The scheme includes three...
Articles 2008-05-23
ROMANIAN AID TO FORD OKAYED.
The European Commission authorised, on 30 April, aid of 143 million which the Romanian authorities plan to grant to Ford for the production of vehicles and engines in Craiova (south-western Romania). The Commission established that the aid is compatible with the conditions set in the Regional...
Articles 2008-05-23
EIB LOAN FOR MOTORWAYS IN GREECE.
The European Investment Bank has extended its support to the south-western part of Greece, with a loan facility up to 200 million for the new Korinthos-Patras-Tsakona Peloponnesian motorway and the upgrading of the existing Elefsina-Korinthos motorway. The Greek state, through the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning...
Articles 2008-05-23
EU to probe GDF for antitrust breaches
BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission announced Thursday it was opening an antitrust case against Gaz de France and would probe the energy company on suspicions it sought to thwart competition illegally. "The commission proceedings focus on behaviour which may prevent or reduce competition on supply markets for...
Articles 2008-05-22
COHESION POLICY : "QUALITY OF PROGRAMMES HAS MADE A QUANTUM LEAP".
Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hubner expects a "radical shift" in investments financed by the European Structural Funds in 2007-2013a- now fully centred on the Lisbon Strategya- compared with previous programme periods. She explained this, on 14 May, on the occasion of the European Commission's adoption of...
Articles 2008-05-22
NEIGHBOURHOOD INVESTMENT FACILITY : MORE FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT IN UNION'S NEIGHBOURHOOD.
The EU's Neighbourhood Investment Facility NIF was formally launched, on 6 May, by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European commissioner for external relations and European Neighbourhood Policy ENP, representatives of EU member states and ENP partner countries. Nine member states announced their contributions to the NIF, a key...
Articles 2008-05-15
EIB LOAN IN BULGARIA.
The European Investment Bank EIB is lending 70 million for projects mounted by small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs and municipalities in Bulgaria in the sectors of energy, health, education and social housing infrastructure, as well as for innovative undertakings developing the knowledge-based society. The EIB funds...
Articles 2008-05-15
GENERAL BLOCK EXEMPTION REGULATION : FINAL APPEAL BY SMES TO MEMBER STATES.
Small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs are disappointed by the new version of the regulation aimed at exempting more small subsidies from the notification obligations of state aid rules(1). Ahead of an important meeting between the European Commission and member state experts on this...
Articles 2008-05-13
I2010 INITIATIVE : 40% OF EUROPEANS DO NOT USE INTERNET.
While the EU is making progress on the internet front, some 40% of European citizens do not use the net at all. In a new report on the i2010 initiative, published on 18 April, the European Commission provides details and identifies lagging regions(1). ...
Articles 2008-05-13
ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGE : ETS INVESTMENT CANNOT BE AVOIDED, SAYS COMMISSION.
There were strong reactions at the presentation of the Emission Trading Scheme ETS study by IFIEC Europe, the International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers. As indicated above, under IFIEC's proposed alternative methodology for the ETS, allowances should be allocated free of charge. Speaking at the presentation,...
Articles 2008-05-07
INTERVIEW WITH SANTIAGO SAN ANTONIO, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FORATOM : NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SEES HOPES FOR NEW POWER PLANTS.
At the European Nuclear Assembly ENA 2008, Santiago San Antonio, director-general of FORATOM, echoed industry talk of a "renaissance" in nuclear energy. ENA 2008, which ended on 16 April, saw debates on issues ranging from financing nuclear investments, tackling the nuclear skills shortage and reconciling economic...
Articles 2008-05-07
Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S lands new order in Greece
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-6 May 2008-Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S lands new order in GreeceC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S (OMX Copenhagen:VWS) said on Monday (5 May) that its subsidiary, Vestas Mediterranean A/S, has secured an order for 34...
Articles 2008-05-06
Leading Global Banks Invest in Mobile Banking Opportunity
Survey Reveals Bright Future for mBanking With Growing Momentum Worldwide DUBLIN, Calif. -- Driven by the excellent opportunity provided by mobile banking to enhance existing customer services, nearly a third of the world's largest financial organizations are planning to launch mobile banking services in the next 12 to...
Articles 2008-05-06
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