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LES ULIS, France-Friday, December 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- On December 20th, a decree from the President of France was published in Le Journal Officiel* appointing Denis DELVAL CEO of LFB S.A. This decree follows the General Meeting of LFB SA and the meeting of its Board of Directors, which both took place on December 4th, 2017.

Denis DELVAL is also appointed, CEO of LFB BIOMEDICAMENTS and President of LFB BIOTECHNOLOGIES as of December 4th, following Christian BÉCHON and Denis SOUBEYRAN’s departures.

A graduate of ESSEC and INSEAD business schools with a PhD in Pharmacy, Denis DELVAL has a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. He has held important marketing, sales and strategic positions in France, Europe and worldwide and has managed international partnerships within various pharmaceutical groups (Bayer, Fournier Pharma, ALK). In 2006, he was appointed General Manager of ALK France. In 2012, he also became Senior Vice ... Read more »

TOKYO-Tuesday, December 26th 2017 [AETOS Wire]

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TOKYO-Tuesday, December 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today its Japan Welcome SIMTM series will introduce Plan 0 (read “plan zero”) to allow overseas visitors in Japan to access the Internet for free via the DOCOMO mobile network, from December 26. The free service will initially be available in Hokkaido and Niigata prefectures, after which other areas will be added sequentially.

Along with the addition of Plan 0, Japan Welcome SIM’s Plan 1000 and Plan 1700 will be renamed as Plan S and Plan M respectively, and a Plan L will be newly added for large-volume users of high-speed data communications. These changes will also apply from December 26.

DOCOMO has launched various fee-based plans for Japan Welcome SIM since July, but Plan 0 is the first free plan in the series. Customers can qualify for the free ... Read more »

 Event aimed at promoting Branded Content across MENA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday, December 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

DMS, which serves as the Exclusive Media Representative for STEP Group, Co-hosted an exclusive advertising and media industry workshop on Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

The well-attended gathering was hosted on the picturesque rooftop of the Choueiri Group Building in Knowledge Village, Dubai Media City, with guests arriving in at 2 pm.

Aptly titled “Where is my logo”, the workshop event was the first major industry gathering aligned with promoting DMS’ recently signed new partnership with STEP Group. The STEP banner has firmly focused its vision towards helping to build and shape the modern Arab world through digital media and entertainment and currently encompasses a hot of innovative digital media and event platforms.

The “Where is my logo” workshop presented a specialized overview on ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO -Wednesday, December 20th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On December 19, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), TAF was dissolved pursuant to an order of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”), dated November 17, 2017 (the “Order”). The cash assets of TAF, less a reserve of $1,500,000 (the “Liquidating Trust Deposit”), were conveyed to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), for distribution, pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Resolution (the “Plan”), to the holders of TAF’s Class A-1 Notes under the Trust Indenture, dated June 22, 2000, as supplemented on November 30, 2001, September 27, 2012 and September 30, 2013, by and among TAF, as issuer, TAL2 LLC, as cash manager, and the Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture”).

The Liquidating Trust Deposit was transferred to the Triton Aviation Financ ... Read more »

Mads Nipper: In the long run, sustainable business models will be successful and create business opportunities

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, December 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Grundfos, the award-winning world leader in advanced pump solutions, took part with a keynote speech in the District Energy Systems for a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Future Conference 2017. The event, co-organized by the Danish Board of District Heating and the Trade Council of Denmarkin Turkey, was held on November 29 at the Swissôtel the Bosphorus, Istanbul. B2B meetings and roundtables explored market opportunities within the district energy sector in Turkey and best practice cases from Denmark, for a sustainable and energy efficient future and city transformation.

In his speech, by which he tackled the “New Role of Business in Society”, Mads Nipper, Chief Executive Officer and Group President of Grundfos Holding A/S, focused on sustainability and busines ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, December 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has advised on a mezzanine lending opportunity in the United States, as part of the launch of a new strategy focusing on investments into debt structures.  This first investment utilizes the innovative Property Development Certificate (“PDC”) instrument, which is an amortizing mezzanine loan, and has been structured in a Sharia-compliant manner.

This first PDC finances the acquisition of a portfolio comprising three multifamily properties (“Portfolio”), consisting of 399 apartments located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The properties currently have an average occupancy of over 90%, and are rented just below market rates. The borrower is a specialist multifamily asset management company that is providing ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Saturday, December 23rd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Eagle Investment Management (“First Eagle”) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of NewStar Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS) ("NewStar”), an established lender and investment manager specializing in direct lending to middle-market companies and management of broadly syndicated loans. NewStar’s credit platform and investment teams now form the alternative credit group of First Eagle.

“We are very pleased to add NewStar, a high-quality alternative credit manager that will broaden our investment lineup for both institutional and retail investors,” said Mehdi Mahmud, president and chief executive officer of First Eagle Investment Management. “NewStar has a track record of prudent lending that dates back to before the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. Given where we are in the credit cycle, we think thoughtful i ... Read more »

• Estonia station – first to utilize Proton PEM electrolysers with H2Station® fueling solutions in Europe

• Akershus stations – vital links in Norway’s hydrogen fueling network

WALLINGFORD, Conn.-Friday, December 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nel Hydrogen Solutions, a division of Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL), has received $7.71 million in contracts for three hydrogen fueling stations. The first station will continue the success of combining Proton PEM Electrolysis with a Nel H2Station®, and follows the $8.3 million contract announced in September for Sunline Transit Agency in California. This Proton PEM Electrolysis/Nel H2Station® fueling solution will be built for NT Bene in Pärnu, Estonia and will have a hydrogen capacity greater than 400kg/day. In addition, Uno-X Hydrogen AS, a Nel ASA joint venture, has been awarded a grant from Enova SF, for two hydrogen fueling stations in Akershus, Norway.< ... Read more »

Company’s state-of-the-art motors and drives ensure safety and reliability on record-setting gondola system for Germany’s highest mountain

ZURICH -Friday, December 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Long queues waiting to ascend Germany’s tallest mountain may now be history. And that is not the only thing historical about the new ABB-powered cable car system that opened today and can take as many as 580 passengers an hour to the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Alps peak that is Germany’s highest.

The cableway breaks three world records for a pendular, or hanging, cable car system: at 127 meters, its steel column is the tallest, with 1,950 meters it overcomes the highest elevation difference and with a total run of 3,213 meters from base station to peak, it has the longest span.

The system replaces the 50-year-old Eibsee cableway and will help overcome the Eibsee’s notoriously long waiting times by transport ... Read more »