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Belgium Creates New Attractive Real Estate Investment Vehicle
2016-12-05T12:05:07.188059-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/belgium-creates-new-attractive-real-estate-investment-vehicle-20161205021/
Belgium recently introduced the regulatory framework for an attractive new real estate investment vehicle, the specialized real estate investment fund (gespecialiseerd vastgoedbeleggingsfonds (GVBF) / fonds d’investissement immobilier spécialisé (FIIS)) (SREIF).
Fortino Capital Leads €10M Series B In CRM Company
2016-11-10T11:52:21.522608-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/fortino-capital-leads-10m-series-b-in-crm-company-20161110088/
Belgium startup Teamleader, which began life while co-founders Jeroen De Wit, Willem Delbare and Mathias De Loore were studying together at university, has raised €10 million in Series B funding. The round is led by previous backer Fortino Capital.
Scotland's Tidal Array Projects Generate First Power
2016-03-19T11:30:32.321060-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/scotlands-tidal-array-projects-generate-first-power-20160319839/
Edinburgh tidal developer Nova Innovation, in partnership with Belgium based green energy company Elsa, have deployed the first 100kW turbine as part of the 500kW tidal power project off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
PieSync, The Belgium Startup That Syncs Contacts Across Cloud Apps, Raises $1.6M
2016-01-23T09:00:29.027121-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/piesync-the-belgium-startup-that-syncs-contacts-across-cloud-apps-raises-16m-20160123952/
Riding the coattails of a ‘small pieces, loosely joined’ approach to the enterprise, Belgium startup PieSync offers a platform that connects a plethora of cloud applications and syncs contacts stored in those apps two-way. That’s no mean feat considering the risk of data corruption or overwriting an important contact’s information, which is why, says PieSync, companies are warming to the company’s proposition. VCs appear to like the product, too, seeing PieSync raise $1.6 million in new funding. The round is being led by Ark Angels Activator Fund and SOFI (PMV). The startup had previous raised a small amount of...
Investors To Commit €48bn To Global Real Estate This Year
2016-01-14T17:00:18.136250-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/investors-to-commit-48bn-to-global-real-estate-this-year-20160114582/
Investors will commit a minimum of €48bn to global real estate this year, according to research by INREV, ANREV and PREA.
Bridge To Cures Eyes More Funds, Bigger Programs To Nurture Startups
2015-12-29T10:22:35.423968-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bridge-to-cures-eyes-more-funds-bigger-programs-to-nurture-startups-20151229835/
Milwaukee’s small life sciences scene doesn’t usually grab the attention of big venture capital firms, so it’s perhaps surprising that a recent event attracted investors from the likes of Novartis and OrbiMed.
Belgium Restarts Ageing Nuclear Reactor
2015-12-28T15:50:45.296494-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/belgium-restarts-ageing-nuclear-reactor-20151228792/
Belgian power utility Electrabel said Saturday it had restarted a nuclear reactor at its ageing Tihange plant, just days after being forced to shut it down following a fire in the electricity supply system.
Atrias Selects Accenture To Centralize Belgium’s Energy Market Data In The Cloud
2015-12-17T15:09:09.032482-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/atrias-selects-accenture-to-centralize-belgiums-energy-market-data-in-the-cloud-20151217302/
Accenture was selected by Atrias to build, deploy and manage a single clearing house application for Belgian energy sector players.
GamaMabs Raises €15M To Take Immune-activating Cancer Candidate Into The Clinic
2015-12-16T12:36:50.474200-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gamamabs-raises-15m-to-take-immune-activating-cancer-candidate-into-the-clinic-20151216203/
GamaMabs Pharma has raised €15 million ($16.4 million) to advance a monoclonal antibody against gynecological cancers into the clinic and up to proof-of-concept. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners' BioDiscovery 4 came on board to lead the Series B round.
China lines up bid for British firm which supplies parts for Royal Navy's submarines
2015-11-09T11:06:08.947566-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/china-lines-up-bid-for-british-firm-which-supplies-parts-for-royal-navys-submarines-20151109033/
The crisis gripping Britain's steel industry has forced one of the nation's oldest industrial firms to consider selling out to China as cheap Chinese metal and rising energy prices threaten its existence.
Edmond de Rothschild Seeking to Grow Private-Equity Assets
2015-10-07T16:02:47.098255-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/edmond-de-rothschild-seeking-to-grow-private-equity-assets-20151007256/
(Bloomberg) -- Edmond de Rothschild’s private-equity unit, which oversees more than 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), plans to grow assets under management by 50 percent by the end of 2018, through increasing investments in holdings from polluted lands to financial startups. Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity is seeking to raise as much as 300 million euros for its ERES III fund, which will take minority stakes in mostly European growth companies, the company said Tuesday in a statement. It’s also seeking to raise new funds dedicated to small Chinese companies, European infrastructure, and polluted land in France and Belgium that...
'Matter Of Time' Before Floating Wind Is Competitive Power Source
2015-10-06T11:25:46.553459-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/matter-of-time-before-floating-wind-is-competitive-power-source-20151006106/
It is only 'a matter of time' before floating offshore wind farms become an important source of clean power in several countries around the world, including Scotland, the US and Japan, according to one industry expert.
Food Giants Align For Climate Action
2015-10-02T14:30:14.968344-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/food-giants-align-for-climate-action-20151002917/
A Republican, a Democrat and a bunch of major food corporations put their support behind meaningful action on climate change Thursday. Representatives from Mars, General Mills, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's and Nestle appeared at an event on Capitol Hill calling for strong government action on climate. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) hosted the event with the sustainable business group Ceres.
Uber Cloaks Expansion Announcement In Secrecy, For Safety’s Sake
2015-09-04T14:32:02.295519-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/uber-cloaks-expansion-announcement-in-secrecy-for-safetys-sake-20150904761/
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">It’s pedal to the metal for Uber Technologies Inc.’s expansion plans in Europe’s capital, but ongoing and </span><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/tensions-erupt-as-uber-drivers-attacked-by-taxi-drivers-in-brussels-1427140080" style="line-height: 20.8px;">sometimes violent attacks</a><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"> from taxi drivers forced at least one detour Thursday.</span>
Cannabis: Silicon Valley’s hot new sector
2015-08-07T14:37:42.678063-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/cannabis-silicon-valleys-hot-new-sector-20150807549/
Wearing a straw hat and a big grin, farmer Casey O’Neill is busy greeting customers at a Saturday farmers’ market in Mendocino County, Northern California. “Another day in paradise,” he calls out, as...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial
2015-06-12T11:53:53.564104-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/dominique-strauss-kahn-acquitted-in-pimping-trial-20150612509/
French court clears former International Monetary Fund chief of ‘aggravated pimping’ in multi-defendant trial over sex parties...
Spain Remains Focus For Property Investors in 2015
2015-03-03T06:12:02.175342-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/spain-remains-focus-for-property-investors-in-2015-20150303361/
Spain's rapidly improving fundamentals combined with the rise of the dollar, pound and Swiss franc against the euro will continue to drive real estate investment in 2015....
The Industry you Wouldn't Have Thought of for Private Equity
2014-08-22T13:40:49.597144-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8741-the-industry-you-wouldnt-have-thought-of-for-private-equity-20140822741/
Shipping is currently attracting a great deal of interest from investors in the private equity sector, according to UK-based accountants Moore Stephens, members of shipping trade organization Maritim...
Indian E-Commerce Firm Flipkart Raises Eye-Popping $1 Billion
2014-07-29T16:36:15.597682-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8507-indian-e-commerce-firm-flipkart-raises-eye-popping-1-billion-20140729507/
Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce firm, confirmed on Tuesday that it had raised $1 billion in its latest round of fund-raising, making it by far the largest venture investment ever received by an ...
Axa Joins ATP to Acquire $654 Million Brussels Ministry Building
2014-05-13T10:45:34.329246-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7296-axa-joins-atp-to-acquire-654-million-brussels-ministry-building-20140513296/
Axa Real Estate Investment Managers and Danish pension fund ATP agreed to buy the Belgian Finance Ministry’s headquarters in Brussels in a transaction that values the property at 475 million euros ($654 million).
2 Reasons Why China Recently Dumped Treasuries
2014-02-24T08:36:14.106823-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5918-2-reasons-why-china-recently-dumped-treasuries-20140224918/
The CIC's new chairman and CEO, Ding Xuedong, reiterated in talks with the American press that he believes infrastructure investments will be a major theme in all markets....
Surge of investment in farming threatens PS5trn catastrophe
2013-08-12T13:03:48.272743-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1210-surge-of-investment-in-farming-threatens-ps5trn-catastrophe-20130812210/
The threat posed to agriculture by environmental hazards such as climate change and water scarcity is now so great that it could wipe as much as PS5 trillion off the value of the world's farm land, eq...