PARIS - Friday, December 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TRIGO Aerospace Business Line has delivered comprehensive quality solutions worldwide for more than 25 years. TRIGO is continuously developing its quality services for the aerospace sector to help address supply chain challenges such as the constant increase of demand, introduction of new designs, limitation on resource capacity, and rising cost pressures. Already being present in Europe, Asia and North America, the TRIGO aerospace team of more than 800 carefully selected professionals are making the TRIGO Aerospace Business Line an effective and reliable operation that is capable of addressing the toughest quality challenges without geographical restriction. “While TRIGO Aerospace is expanding rapidly, we have to make sure that our management consists of the best possible talent around the world,” says Emmanuel Marquis, Executive Vice President of TRIGO Aerospace & Heavy Transportation Business Line. “It is my pleas ... Read more »

STAMFORD, Conn. - Tuesday, December 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intrepid Aviation confirmed today the acquisition of a new B777-300ER aircraft from Boeing in Seattle and its delivery on long-term lease to Manila-based Philippine Airlines. “We are very pleased to extend the strong partnership we have forged with both companies,” commented Doug Winter, Intrepid’s President & Chief Commercial Officer. ABOUT INTREPID AVIATION Intrepid Aviation is a privately held commercial aircraft lessor, which owns commercial aircraft leased to airline operators worldwide. Intrepid Aviation focuses primarily on twin-engine widebody and large narrowbody equipment, such as the Airbus A330 & A321 and Boeing B777 & B787 families of aircraft. ABOUT INTREPID AVIATION’S SHAREHOLDERS, RESERVOIR CAPITAL & CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS Reservoir Capital Group LLC. was established in 1998 as a privately held investment firm with a flexible, opportunistic investment approach and has approximately $7 bil ... Read more »

Aligns EMEA, Latin America and Caribbean and Asia Pacific Operations NEW YORK - Tuesday, December 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC), today announced the appointment of James Nash to the newly-created role of President, International, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Nash, who currently runs Guy Carpenter’s Asia Pacific operations, will continue reporting to Peter Hearn, President & CEO of Guy Carpenter, and will relocate to London. Guy Carpenter's International Division will consist of all operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia Pacific regions. A successor for Mr. Nash in Asia Pacific will be announced in 2017. “Guy Carpenter’s International Division will advance our ability to apply best practices around the world to deliver a coordinated and consistent experience for ... Read more »

STAMFORD, Conn. - Mardi 13 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Intrepid Aviation a confirmé aujourd’hui l’acquisition d’un nouvel avion B777-300ER auprès de Boeing, Seattle, et sa livraison à la compagnie aérienne Philippine Airlines basée à Manille en vue d’une location à long terme. « Nous sommes très heureux de renforcer le solide partenariat que nous avons créé avec ces deux compagnies », a affirmé Doug Winter, président et directeur commercial d’Intrepid. À PROPOS D’ INTREPID AVIATION Intrepid Aviation est un bailleur privé qui possède et gère des avions commerciaux loués à des compagnies aériennes partout dans le monde. Intrepid Aviation met particulièrement l’accent sur les biréacteurs gros porteurs et les biréacteurs moyens porteurs, telle que la famille des avions Airbus A330 & A321 et Boeing B777 & B787. À PROPOS DES ACTIONNAIRES D’INTREPID AVIATION, RESERVOIR CAPITAL & CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS Reservoir Capital Group LLC., fondée en 1998, est une société d’inves ... Read more »

Réalignement des opérations EMEA, Amérique et Caraïbes et Asie Pacifique NEW YORK - Mardi 13 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, un spécialiste leader mondial du risque et de la réassurance et une filiale en propriété exclusive de Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC), a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de James Nash au poste nouvellement créé de Président, International, sous réserve d'une approbation réglementaire. M. Nash, qui dirige actuellement les opérations Asie Pacifique chez Guy Carpenter, sera affecté à Londres et relèvera encore de Peter Hearn, Président & PDG de Guy Carpenter. La Division internationale de Guy Carpenter englobera toutes les opérations des régions Europe, Moyen-Orient et Afrique (EMEA), Amérique latine et Caraïbes, ainsi que l’Asie Pacifique. Le successeur de M. Nash pour la région Asie Pacifique sera annoncé en 2017. « La Division internationale de Guy Carpenter renforcera notre capacité d’appliquer les meilleure ... Read more »

The Middle Eastern regional platform of the German company Wilo SE, provided customers with valuable insights to its latest solutions Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Wilo Middle East FZE, the leading pump manufacturer Headquartered in Germany, organized on the 15th of November 2016 a customer seminar at Movenpick Al Khobar in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The seminar presented a valuable opportunity for customers to inspect the solutions provided by Wilo for building services, water management and industrial sectors. The seminar witnessed the participation of senior officials from international arms of Wilo SE including Ioannis Lappas, Head of Business Development for Water Management, Wilo Dortmund; and Daniel Busuioc, Head of Business Development for Water Management, Wilo Hof. Commenting on the seminar; Khaled Al Salama, Country Manager KSA, Wilo Middle East stated: “Wilo has always been keen to foster its relationships with its customers ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, December 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- At 11:06 p.m. eastern time last night, JPMorgan Chase crossed the $1 trillion mark in year-to-date merchant processing volume, a first in the firm’s history. Merchant processing volume at the firm has grown annually from $750 billion in 2013 to nearly $950 billion in 2015. Black Friday 2016 had an increase of 12 percent in total transaction dollar volume, and Cyber Monday was 30 percent higher than last year. “Our clients benefit from the fact that we’re intensely focused on payment processing, yet part of a global financial institution that can support their broader business needs,” said Commerce Solutions CEO Matt Kane. “We’re fortunate to work with companies of every size, from local pizza places to global enterprises, and their success is directly reflected in ours.” JPMorgan Chase is the #1 ranked merchant acquirer worldwide according to the April 2016 Nilson Report and is capable of authorizing transaction ... Read more »

The partners will develop new offerings that will be part of AGCO’s Fuse® Connected Services offering DULUTH, Ga. - Wednesday, December 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, announces development partnerships with agricultural technology companies Aglytix and Farmobile to deliver farm optimization services to AGCO customers. The partnerships will enable growers to reduce waste, increase yield and improve profitability through actionable insights for their fleet, in their fields and across their farms. The new services, initially launching through select dealers in North and South America next year, will complement the fleet and operational services already available through AGCO’s Fuse® Connected Services offering. This release will offer analytics and insights growers and trusted advisors can utilize to visualize, validate, simplify and improve operational decisions. T ... Read more »

The partners will develop new offerings that will be part of AGCO’s Fuse® Connected Services offering DULUTH, Ga. - Wednesday, December 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, announces development partnerships with agricultural technology companies Aglytix and Farmobile to deliver farm optimization services to AGCO customers. The partnerships will enable growers to reduce waste, increase yield and improve profitability through actionable insights for their fleet, in their fields and across their farms. The new services, initially launching through select dealers in North and South America next year, will complement the fleet and operational services already available through AGCO’s Fuse® Connected Services offering. This release will offer analytics and insights growers and trusted advisors can utilize to visualize, validate, simplify and improve operational decisions. T ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Mardi 13 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--À 23 h 06 heure avancée de l'Est la nuit dernière, JPMorgan Chase a franchi la barre de 1 billion USD en volume de traitement pour ses clients d'affaires depuis le début de l'année, ce qui représente une première dans l'histoire de la firme. Le volume de traitement pour clients d'affaires de la firme a augmenté tous les ans, passant de 750 milliards USD en 2013 à près de 950 milliards USD en 2015. Le Black Friday 2016 a vu une augmentation de 12 % du volume total des transactions en dollars, et le Cyber Monday a enregistré une hausse de 30 % par rapport à l'an dernier. « Nos clients bénéficient du fait que nous sommes intensément axés sur le traitement des paiements, tout en faisant partie d'une institution financière mondiale qui est capable de répondre à l'ensemble de leurs besoins d'affaires, » a déclaré le PDG de Commerce Solutions, Matt Kane. « Nous avons la chance de travailler avec des entreprises de toutes tail ... Read more »

EDISON, N.J. - Saturday, December 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The J.M. Huber Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Silica business unit of Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) to Evonik Industries AG—a global specialty chemicals company. The transaction will include HEM’s Silica facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Until the transaction closes, Silica continues to operate as part of HEM. For 2016, Huber’s Silica business unit is expected to achieve revenue close to $300 million and an adjusted EBITDA of approximately $60 million. The sale of Silica will not affect HEM’s other business units, which include Fire Retardant Additives and Ground Calcium Carbonate. Mike Marberry, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huber, noted, “Silica has been part of Huber since the 1950s and paved the way for the Company’s global expansion in engineered materials. While it is difficult to part with a longstanding business, we expect ... Read more »

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA is partnering with CMA group for this turnkey project MILAN - Tuesday, December 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- CPFL Energia, the largest private group of electricity sector in Brazil, invested in the deployment of a state of the art microwave radio transmission network to interconnect its operational sites in the São Paulo region. The new network will replace an existing analogue SHF network that reached its end of life, offering a high capacity communication ring interconnecting over 27 sites including electric power substations, operational centres and a CPFL datacentre. For this project CPFL awarded SIAE MICROELETTRONICA together with its partner CMA to deliver a full turnkey solution including network design, deployment and training. The network will be fully managed and based upon the latest digital microwave radio platform AGS20, offering integrated ring protection. “The integrated ring protection mechanism, and multiple radio management from ... Read more »

EDISON, N.J. - Samedi 10 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--J.M. Huber Corporation a annoncé aujourd'hui la signature d'un accord définitif de cession de la division opérationnelle Silices de Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) à Evonik Industries AG, une société mondiale de produits chimiques de spécialité. La transaction inclura les sites de production de silice de HEM en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie. Jusqu'à la conclusion de l'accord, l'activité Silices continuera de faire partie de HEM. En 2016, cette division opérationnelle de Huber devrait réaliser un chiffre d'affaires approchant les 300 millions de dollars et un EBITDA ajusté d'environ 60 millions de dollars. La vente de l'activité Silices n'affectera pas les autres divisions opérationnelles de HEM, qui incluent les additifs ignifuges et le carbonate de calcium naturel. Mike Marberry, président-directeur général de Huber, a déclaré : « L'activité Silices fait partie de Huber depuis les années 1950. Elle a c ... Read more »

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates - Monday, December 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries launched the antibiotic Voxin during a launch event, which was held at the Raffles Hotel, Dubai on November 25th 2016. “Voxin (Levofloxacin) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that is indicated for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections and sinusitis in adult patients,” said Dr Hosam Badr, Director of Marketing at Julphar. “Voxin (Levofloxacin) efficacy in the respiratory tract infections is well documented in bioequivalence studies. Moreover, Voxin is very convenient for patients because of its simple once daily dose.” Around 120 doctors and pharmacists attended the event to hear Dr Bassam Mahboub, President of the Emirates Allergy and Respiratory Society (EARS) and Prof. Tobias Welte, Head of the Pulmonary Department and Infectious Diseases at the Hannover Medical School, Germany discuss the principles of management of chest infections and give an overvi ... Read more »

Un accès unique va accélérer les avancées en médicaments nouveaux, en greffes d’organes et en agriculture DENVER - Mercredi 7 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Le leader mondial en licences MPEG LA, LLC a annoncé aujourd’hui une initiative visant à répondre au besoin d’une alternative en matière de licence unique rentable autour des courtes répétitions palindromiques groupées et régulièrement espacées (Clustered regularly-interspaced short palindromic repeats, CRISPR), une technologie révolutionnaire qui permet à l’ADN cellulaire d’être modifié rapidement et à moindre coût. Certains brevets CRISPR font actuellement l’objet d’une procédure d’interférence (no 106048) entre différents titulaires et demandeurs de brevets auprès de l’US Patent and Trademark Office (bureau américain des brevets et des marques). « Le vaste éventail d’applications potentielles de la technologie CRISPR en médecine et en agriculture, et le volume en constante augmentation de la propriété intellect ... Read more »

Christine Leurquin of SES elected to the Board of the 5G Infrastructure Association LUXEMBOURG - Monday, December 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Christine Leurquin, Vice President, Institutional Relations and Communications at SES, has been elected to the Board of the 5G Infrastructure Association. The role of the 5G Infrastructure Association in the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (PPP) is to be the counterpart to the EU Commission on the private side of the 5G PPP. Its work includes preparing contributions to the dedicated 5G PPP work program in Horizon 2020. Its aim is also to contribute to 5G policy-oriented topics on standards, spectrum and trials, as well as interaction with international partners. Once deployed, 5G will be the key enabler for the further digitalisation of the European economy, accommodating the diverse connectivity needs of industrial applications such as high speed, low lat ... Read more »

CALONGE, Espagne - Lundi 12 Décembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--ISG (www.isg.solar) Solar International Group Ltd, une multinationale britannique basée à Londres avec une représentation en Espagne, prend en charge Tamesol (www.tamesol.com), une entreprise catalane spécialisée dans la fabrication des panneaux photovoltaïques, à travers l’acquisition de son unité de production située en Gérone. L’objectif de l’accord est de fournir les ressources nécessaires à Tamesol afin qu’elle puisse atteindre son plan d’expansion ambitieux. La société anglaise qui espère se positionner comme une référence dans le secteur de l’énergie renouvelable a choisi Tamesol pour son expérience et son potentiel de développement. Tamesol fabrique des panneaux (TM-Series) et systèmes photovoltaïques (TM-Systems) depuis plus de 12 ans et fournit plus de 1,6 million de modules et opère dans plus de 30 pays. Les deux sociétés ont accepté maintenir toutes leurs ressources humaines, technologiques et managé ... Read more »

One-stop access will accelerate advances in new medicines, organ transplants and agriculture DENVER - Wednesday, December 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC announced today an initiative to address the need for an efficient one-stop license alternative around CRISPR, a breakthrough technology that enables cellular DNA to be edited quickly and inexpensively. Some CRISPR patents are currently the subject of an interference proceeding (No. 106048) among various patent holders and applicants before the US Patent and Trademark Office. “CRISPR’s wide range of potential applications in medicine and agriculture, and the steadily increasing volume of intellectual property in the field, point to the need for a one-stop licensing platform to reduce litigation risk and provide efficiency, transparency and predictability to scientists and businesses worldwide,” said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn. “Our worldwide licensing infrastructure, trusted re ... Read more »

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Al Kaabi: “This conference is parallel to the nation’s goals of addressing and implementing national tolerance and concord”. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, December 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Dr. Mohammed Mattar Al Kaabi, Secretary General of the ‘Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies’ announced that the third annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies will be held on December from 18th – 19th at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Al Kaabi recognises the paramount importance of this conference and expresses his heartfelt appreciation for the UAE government for their continuous cooperation in supporting this initiative. Of particular appreciation is of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for his patronage and under whom this has been organise ... Read more »

CALONGE, Spain - Monday, December 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- ISG (www.isg.solar) Solar International Group Ltd, a British multinational based in London and with a branch in Spain, has taken over Tamesol (www.tamesol.com), a Catalan business specializing in the manufacture of photovoltaic panels and systems, through the acquisition of its production facility in Girona. The object of the agreement will be to provide Tamesol with the necessary resources to realize its ambitious plan for expansion. The English company, which hopes to position itself as a reference in the renewable energy sector, has chosen Tamesol for its experience and potential for expansion. Tamesol has been manufacturing panels (TM-Series) and photovoltaic systems (TM-Systems) for more than 12 years, supplying more than 1.6 million modules and operating in more than 30 countries. The two companies have agreed to keep all of their human, technological and management resources in place, which have been k ... Read more »