Novel research at the University of Ottawa uses bacteria to fight pollution University of Ottawa PhD candidate Daniel Grégoire and Professor Alexandre Poulain believe they have found a way to clean up mercury pollution by using light-loving bacteria naturally found in the environment.Mercury is a powerful poison. It can cause… Read More »
AnaCap acquires French business intelligence provider Ellisphere AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has acquired Ellisphere, a leading French business intelligence company, from Natixis SA. A historic market leader in the business intelligence market in France, Ellisphere provides a comprehensive range of business and… Read More »
Eni Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary A ceremony was held today, at the Centro Congressi Eni, in the presence of the ambassadors of the Republic of Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar and the minister counselor of the embassy of Angola to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Eni Foundation.The Eni… Read More »
Appointment of new President & General Manager of ThermiGen, an Almirall company Almirall, S.A., the global pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, announced today the appointment of Vladimir Paul-Blanc to the position of President & General Manager of ThermiGen, LLC, starting May 1st. He will report directly to the Executive Vice-president… Read More »
McMoney app lets people earn money by receiving SMS messages McMoney is a new app, developed by mobile services company CM, that lets users earn money by receiving text messages. Users with Android smartphones can download McMoney from the Google Play store and earn some extra money each month just… Read More »
NorthEdge Capital exits Utiligroup to Accel-KKR NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a leading provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions… Read More »
Investoo Group Acquires Broker Comparison Site 100ForexBrokers.com Investoo Group, one of the world’s biggest FX affiliates, has announced the purchase of 100ForexBrokers.com. It is the Group’s largest acquisition to date. 100ForexBrokers.com, launched in 2012, is one of the world’s biggest Forex broker comparison sites with 60,000+ unique visitors per month… Read More »
Eni’s Board of Directors appoints Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer and appoints the members of the Board committees Eni’s Board of Directors today appointed Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. In this role he will be responsible for the management of the company, with the exception… Read More »
Acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina Approved by Mexican Competition Authority ChemChina and Syngenta today announced that they have received approval from the Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica in Mexico (COFECE) for the proposed acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina. This represents a further step towards the closing of the transaction, which… Read More »
Generali Investments announces changes in its Board of Directors, renews mandate of CEO The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Generali Investments Europe S.p.A. SGR (Generali Investments), held in Milan on March 30th, approved the annual financial statements of the Company and appointed the new Board of Directors for the period… Read More »
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