Deutsche Bank to pay €700m in dividends, buybacks
Deutsche Bank AG announced it will return €700 million to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks as it resumes capital distributions after a long break….
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European property investment hits record €359bn
EU raises €2.5bn in its first green bond auction
Ireland’s ‘shadow banking’ sector grows to €3.45 trillion
Europe dividends to hit record €410bn in 2022 – Allianz
Brexit boosts big banks’ Irish balance sheets by €200bn
EstateGuru, property financing platform, hits €500m
Credit Suisse chair Horta-Osorio quits amid probe
Ireland’s €3.5bn bond sale attracts €27bn of orders
Nordea Bank hires ex-RBS CEO Hester as chairman
Helsinki-based Nordea Bank Abp — the Nordic region’s biggest bank — announced late on Thursday it plans to hire former Royal Bank of Scotland CEO…
Ireland to sell about €3 billion of 10-year bonds
Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) said it has mandated BNP Paribas, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, Citi, Danske Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley to sell…
Irish property market sees €5.5bn invested in 2021
Over €2 billion was invested in the Irish property market in the last quarter of 2021, bringing full-year activity to €5.5 billion — the second highest level…
Ryanair flees Frankfurt airport as charges rise
Ryanair has confirmed that it will close its Frankfurt am Main base on March 31, 2022, and “has reallocated these five aircraft to airports that have…
SocGen car leasing unit ALD to buy €4.9bn LeasePlan
French bank Societe Generale announced its car leasing division ALD has agreed to buy Dutch rival LeasePlan for €4.9 billion in shares and cash from a consortium led…
Scotsman Jim Rowan named CEO of Volvo Cars
Scottish businessman and investor Jim Rowan is to join Volvo Cars on March 21, 2022, as CEO & President, the company said. Rowan, 56, is currently…
Uniper gets €10bn credit amid gas price volatility
German energy giant Uniper has secured credit facilities worth up to €10 billion from its Finland-based majority shareholder Fortum and German state bank KfW in a…
Global securities lending revenue up 21% to $9bn
The global securities lending industry generated $9.28 billion in revenue for lenders in 2021, according to DataLend, the market data division of EquiLend. The figure…
CBRE buys $4.9bn of US, European warehouses
US-based CBRE Investment Management has agreed to acquire a 28.4 million square-foot portfolio of logistics properties in the United States and Europe valued at $4.9…
EIB and Basque bank BBVA invest €960m in SMEs
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB), its European Investment Fund (EIF) and Basque bank BBVA are joining forces to support the working capital and liquidity…
3G buys 75% stake in Hunter Douglas in $7.1bn deal
New York-based private equity firm 3G Capital has agreed to buy a controlling interest in Dutch window coverings and architectural products giant Hunter Douglas NV….
European fund assets top €31 trillion amid retail push
Assets under management (AuM) in the European fund management industry continued to rise in 2021 and reached an estimated €31.3 trillion at the end of September,…
Northvolt makes Europe’s first lithium-ion battery cell
Northvolt announced that its new gigafactory in Västerås, northern Sweden, has assembled its first lithium-ion battery cell, making it the first European company to design and manufacture…
EIB creates €772m fund for Italy tourism, regeneration
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it has signed a finance agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to create a Fund of Funds…
Aker BP agrees $14bn deal for Lundin oil, gas business
Norway’s Aker BP is set to become Europe’s largest independent oil producer after agreeing a roughly $14 billion shares and cash deal to take over…
Ireland to sell part of its 71% stake in €6bn AIB
Ireland’s Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has announced his intention to sell part of the Irish State’s 71.12% directed shareholding in AIB Group Plc over…
BNP Paribas to sell $16.3bn Bank of the West to BMO
France’s BNP Paribas said it has reached an agreement to sell its San Francisco-based Bank of the West to Bank of Montreal — also known as…
European Investment Bank plans €45bn bond sales
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced that it estimates its new issuance for 2022 will be €45 billion. The EIB is the long-term lending institution of…
Adidas announces new €4bn share buyback
Germany’s Adidas has announced it will launch a multi-year share buyback program. Starting in January 2022, the company plans to buy back shares of up…
Abrdn still sees opportunities in European shares
Investors in European stocks will have to “navigate a more challenging landscape” in 2022 after a “remarkable year” in 2021 — but big opportunities can still be…
Ireland to sell up to €14bn of debt in 2022
Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) said it plans to issue €10 billion to €14 billion of bonds over the course of 2022. This represents…