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Josh Lesnick Appointed President & CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels To Oversee Company’s Portfolio

Prominent Hotel Executive Tapped to Lead Company’s Growing Hospitality Services and Global Sales OrganizationsFrankfurt, 7 March 2017 – Associated Luxury Hotels, the parent company of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) and Worldhotels, announced today that it has named highly respected hospitality industry executive Josh Lesnick to be its President and CEO. Lesnick comes to Associated Luxury Hotels from Wyndham Hotel Group, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for all aspects of revenue generation for 18 brands encompassing more

Direct route to Riga from Gothenburg Landvetter

The 1[st] June, airBaltic starts a direct service between Gothenburg Landvetter Airport and the Latvian capital of Riga. The route was started out as a seasonal in the summer of 2015. airBaltic is now back introducing a full year service operated six departures weekly. airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in Riga. From every one of these locations, airBaltic offers convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East. In addition, airBaltic also offers direct flights from Tallinn and Vilnius. - We are pleased to offer

Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports

07 March 2017 Genel Energy plc Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Tawke field Genel Energy plc ('Genel') notes the announcement from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received a payment of $43.79 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government as payment towards December 2016 crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke field. The payment reflects full settlement of the invoiced amount for December 2016 oil sales, and includes $36.73 million towards monthly entitlement and $7.06 million towards recovery of historical

This year's largest Nordic crowdfunding event will be held in Helsinki in March

On March 17th Invesdor, Mesenaatti and the Nordic Crowdfunding Alliance are bringing the biggest crowdfunding event of the year to Finland. Speeches in the event will focus on such topics as the different forms of crowdfunding, its rapid growth in the Nordics and the opportunities it can bring now and in the future. Addressing these issues, event talks will also highlight current challenges and controversies revolving around crowdfunding practice and growth.Event speakers come from all over Europe, e.g. Bryan Zhang from the University of Cambridge, Ronald Kleverlaan from CrowdfundingHub in

Scania delivers 160 gas buses to Madrid

As part of the complete bus renewal programme for the Spanish capital Madrid, Scania will deliver 160 gas city buses. The municipal transport company, EMT Madrid, will take delivery of 80 new buses this year with another 80 buses added to the fleet in 2018. This order is in addition to the 46 Scania gas buses ordered last year.The City of Madrid has initiated an ambitious programme to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions with the stated goal to ban diesel by 2025. Half the EMT fleet of more than 1,500 buses is already gas powered and with the scheduled deliveries that share will

MTG Studios announces thriller series ‘ALEX’

· Six-part series will premiere exclusively on Viaplay in spring 2018 · Stars top Nordic actors Dragomir Mrsic and Rakel Wärmländer · Produced by Oscar-nominated Nicklas Wikström Nicastro Dragomir Mrsic, who co-starred with Tom Cruise in the award-winning ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, will headline the hard-hitting thriller series ‘ALEX’, together with Rakel Wärmländer (‘Gåsmamman’). The six-part series will premiere exclusively on MTG’s Nordic video streaming service Viaplay in spring 2018. ‘ALEX’ follows the hardened – and corrupt – cop Alex Mrsic, who finally decides to leave the

FDA approves in-use storage at room temperature for Orfadin® capsules

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)  (Sobi™) today announces that FDA has approved in-use storage at room temperature (25°C or less) for up to 45 days for all strengths of Orfadin® capsules (2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg). The FDA approval follows the already existing approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for in-use storage at room temperature. In addition to this, FDA also approved an extended shelf life for Orfadin capsules 20 mg, from 24 to 36 months. Orfadin is approved for the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) in combination with dietary

Francisco Partners to invest in Ericsson's iconectiv business

· Francisco Partners to invest in iconectiv, an independent subsidiary owned by Ericsson · Francisco Partners will invest USD 200 million to acquire a 16.7% ownership at an implied total valuation of iconectiv of approximately USD 1.20 billion · Partnership will enable further development and growth of iconectiv and drive shareholder value Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has secured a minority investment in its iconectiv business from Francisco Partners, a leading technology investment firm. iconectiv is a leading partner in the communications industry enabling the interconnection of

Lidloc from Metsä Board breaking new ground in paperboard cup design

Metsä Board Corporation press release 7 March 2017Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, presented a revolutionary new paperboard cup design concept called ‘Lidloc’ for the first time at the Packaging Innovations Exhibition held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 1–2 March. The Lidloc patented design is based upon an extension to a standard cup structure that folds and locks into an integrated lid. This innovative design completely removes the need for a separate plastic lid and will re-invent how paperboard cups are produced, consumed and recycled. Cyril Drouet, Metsä Board’s Design &

Swedes can pay contactless with their smartphone all over the world using Seqr™

First to the Swedish market to launch contactless payments technology – Seqr™ is enabling consumer payments at over 30 million retailers globally.Seqr is continuing in its quest to own its position as the standard for mobile payments with the most versatile technology and the largest network of retailers accepting the solution of any of its competitors in the global mobile payments market. Seqr was the first one to offer contactless payments in Sweden. Easy to use and a secure alternative to carrying cash or cards, Seqr is designed for everyday payments using just an android smartphone –

Balder issues its first bond in Euro

Fastighets AB Balder (publ) has today issued EUR 1 billion in the European bond market. EUR 500 million were issued with a maturity of 5 years at a fixed interest rate of 1.24%, and 500 million were issued with a maturity of 8 years with a fixed interest rate of 2.00%. Balder issues bonds in euros to create a natural hedge of its currency risk that Balder has by owning assets in Denmark and Finland. The proceeds will primarily be used to repay secured debt with shorter maturities. For further information, please contact:CEO Erik Selin, tel. +46 706 074 790 orHead of Finance

Husqvarna Group to acquire HTC, strengthening its position in surface preparation

Husqvarna Group’s Construction Division has signed an agreement to acquire the Floor Grinding Solutions Division of HTC Group AB, the market leader in floor grinding solutions. “We have previously communicated the ambition to grow our Construction Division. The acquisition of HTC is an important step on that journey and, together with the recent acquisitions of Pullman Ermator and Diamond Tool Supply, is seen as an expression of that goal. Combined, these acquisitions give us a strong position in the fast growing and attractive surface preparation market”, says Kai Wärn, President and

Final data from major Swedish study confirms that IMMray™ biomarker microarray differentiates SLE from other autoimmune diseases with 96% accuracy

LUND, Sweden: Immunovia today announced that the large retrospective autoimmune disease study, performed in collaboration with Lund University’s IDEA Centre has been finalized. The study, first reported in January 2017, included 315 blood samples and was specifically designed to assess the effectiveness of IMMray™ blood-based biomarker signatures in differentiating SLE from three other main autoimmune diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren disease and vasculitis. There is a clear clinical need for such a test since more than 50% of SLE patients are being initially misdiagnosed, mainly due to

Saab to Supply Wide Area Multilateration Systems to NATS in the UK

Defence and security company Saab has been selected to supply NATS, the United Kingdom’s leading provider of air traffic control services, with Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) equipment at two key sites in the UK.Saab will be providing two WAM systems, the first will provide coverage of the East Shetland Basin oil fields and the main helicopter routes between Sumburgh Airport and the oil fields, and the second system will cover an area east of the windfarm being built offshore of Aberdeen. Saab multilateration uses multiple low-maintenance, non-rotating sensors to identify aircraft

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 84 296 treasury shares on 6 March 2017. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 39.57. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 657 014 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at any

SEB's annual reporting published

SEB's annual report, sustainability report, and report on capital adequacy and risk management are now available on the bank's website. In many ways, 2016 will be remembered as the year of unexpected events. The unconventional monetary policy with negative interest rates became even more negative, and already massive quantitative easing was increased. At the global level, there were many signs of increased protectionism in the wake of growing social imbalances. Geopolitical tensions rose and the major political events had unexpected outcomes. Volatile markets affected customer behaviour.

Istanbul New Airport gets Integrated Tower System

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Cengiz Construction to supply a complete integrated air traffic control tower system for Istanbul New Airport, which is currently under construction in Turkey. Cengiz Construction is the leader partner of the IGA consortium, which will continue to improve and operate Istanbul New Airport over the next 25 years.As part of its Integrated Tower solution, Saab will deliver a complete Advanced – Surface Movement Guidance & Control System (A-SGMCS) which includes aircraft routing and guidance, airfield ground lighting control and

Belgocontrol Selects Saab to Deliver Surface Safety System at Airports in Belgium

Defence and security company Saab has been selected by Belgocontrol to deploy its Advanced – Surface Movement Guidance & Control Systems (A-SMGCS) at Liège Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.Saab’s A-SMGCS provides air traffic controllers with precise situational awareness and advanced safety net capabilities that improve safety and efficiency. Saab will deliver the latest generation multilateration sensors, SR-3 Surface-Movement Radars, Veelo vehicle tracking devices and A3000 fusion processors to both the Liège and Brussels South Charleroi Airports. The systems will integrate

Farstad Shipping ASA – Restructuring update, mandatory notifications of trades and disclosures of shareholdings

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from Farstad Shipping ASA ("Farstad" or the "Company") on 3 March 2017 regarding the completion of the Company's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "Extraordinary General Meeting"). Following the approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the NOK 450 million equity issue under item 9 on the agenda, the Company has today received the following subscriptions at a subscription price of NOK 0.35 per share on the terms set forth therein: a)           From Aker Capital AS ("Aker") for 571,428,571 shares for an amount of

Phase Holographic Imaging’s closest competitor acquired for $320 million

Recently it was announced that Sartorius acquires Essen BioScience for $320 million in cash. Like Phase Holographic Imaging’s main product HoloMonitor®, Essen BioScience main product IncuCyte is a cell analyzer designed to be placed in a cell incubator to study the behavior of living cells over long time periods. Contrary to HoloMonitor, IncuCyte is based on conventional microscopy which in most cases requires that the cells are genetically modified or stained with toxic stains. For more information about the acquisition see Sartorius to Acquire Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis Pioneer and

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 6 March, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 50,000 options in Orkla-shares were exercised at a strike price of NOK 40.03 per share. The transactions comprise primary insider Stig Ebert Nilssen, Executive Vice President and CEO Orkla Care. Nilssen exercised 50,000 options at a strike price of NOK 40.03 per share, and sold them at a price of NOK 75.3708 per share. After this transaction, Nilssen and close associates own 49,046 shares and no options in Orkla.After this transaction, the total number of options issued in Orkla shares under the management

Finnair Traffic Performance in February 2017

Finnair Plc     Investor News                   7 March 2017 at 09:00 am EET Number of passengers grew 2.4% year-on-year despite calendar effects Finnair’s February traffic statistics were affected by last year’s leap day, which had a negative impact of some 3.8 per cent on capacity. As a result, Finnair's overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) decreased in February 2017 by 2.2 per cent year‐on‐year, while excluding the leap day, it increased by 1.6 per cent. The number of passengers increased by 2.4 per cent to 834,000 (2016: 814,800), i.e. on average 29,800 per

LINK Mobility Group ASA signs contract with Avida Finans AB

LINK Mobility Group (LINK), one of Europe's leading providers of mobile messaging and mobile services, is to develop and integrate mobile solutions for Avida Finans (Avida), a credit company that provides financial solutions and services for companies and individuals in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Avida’s mission is to provide financial services for businesses and consumers through efficient and targeted services. Avida wants to ensure customers’ satisfaction through innovative mobile solutions. To achieve these ambitions, Avida has decided to use LINK’s mobile messaging services and

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