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FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, the environmental services division of Fomento de Contstrucciones y Contratas (FCC), is in exclusive talks with Europe Services Groupe (ESG) to acquire its French operating business. The potential deal, subject to approvals and customary conditions, would allow FCC to enter the French market. ESG's business includes waste collection, street cleaning, and professional cleaning services, with operations in Paris and Lyon. FCC Servicios recently acquired Urbaser's UK business and manages waste in over 5,400 municipalities across Europe. The acquisition of ESG's business would be a significant step in FCC's growth strategy. [Extracted from the article]

The carrier is also considering a potential casualty treaty market entry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To help you gain seamless entry into Asian markets, Zenlayer and Equinix are teaming up to empower your business with comprehensive, global connectivity solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AtlasEdge has completed the acquisition of a new data centre facility in Vienna, marking its entry into the Austrian market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lancashire, an insurance carrier, has announced that it will be returning $169 million to investors through a special dividend and buybacks. The CEO stated that despite positive rate changes in the industry, the insurance sector has not been profitable for the past five years. Lancashire has also hired new personnel ahead of its planned entry into the US market in 2024. The company reported a 23.3% increase in gross written premiums for the first nine months of the year. [Extracted from the article]

Australia-based EV charging platform Jolt Energy has entered the UK EV market through a partnership with the London Borough of Barnet. The borough received £4.4 million in funding from the UK government's local electric vehicle infrastructure campaign and will use it to expand EV charging across the area. The program will provide EV drivers with access to 7kWh DC fast chargers, offering approximately 30 miles of free, fast, and clean EV charging per day with a charge time of around 15 minutes. Jolt's entry into the UK market aims to address the country's shortage of EV charging points. [Extracted from the article]

Bestinver, an infrastructure fund, has acquired a 100% equity stake in the Howard County Courts P3 in Maryland, marking its entry into the US market. The deal was made with the sale of interest by Tikehau Star Infra and Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate. The courts contract, which includes 8 courthouses and 3 courtrooms, has a duration of 32.5 years and is currently in its third year of operation. This acquisition is part of Bestinver's strategy to expand its North American portfolio, and it is their third acquisition this year. The advisers to Bestinver for this deal include Deloitte, DLA Piper, Infrata, Aon, and Agentis Capital. [Extracted from the article]

A panel of experts at the FOW Trading London Conference discussed the pros and cons of trading emerging markets derivatives. They emphasized the importance of clear objectives, thorough research, and a solid regulatory framework when entering these markets. A poll conducted at the conference revealed that the lack of a clear legal and regulatory framework was seen as the main barrier to entry. However, the experts also highlighted the opportunities available in these markets, as long as investors are comfortable with the associated risks. They emphasized the need for partnerships and a clear understanding of goals when accessing these markets. Additionally, the experts mentioned that international regulators are often open to dialogue and understanding the needs of investors. A report by Acuiti and Trading Technologies found that Asia Pacific exchanges offer significant potential for European trading firms, but accessing these markets can be challenging. [Extracted from the article]

DE-CIX has made its market entry into Mexico with a distributed Internet Exchange located in Mexico City and Santiago de Querétaro. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spanish independent power producer Ecoener has signed power purchase agreements with the government of Ecuador, marking the firm's entry into the Ecuadorian market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The InsurTech Corridor helps UK InsurTechs to prepare for entry into the US market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Equinix confirms its market entry into Malaysia with plans to build a new International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre located in Johor, called JH1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the advent of foreign investment banks in China and discusses their impact on the investment banking sector in the country. It outlines details on the new entrants like HSBC, Goldman Sachs and UBS. Topics discussed include the provision for foreigners to take majority positions in the sector in the country and pursuing of joint ventures by foreign banks.

Digital Realty and Mivne Real Estate (Mivne) have formed a joint venture that will see the former's entry into the Israeli market through the development of a data centre campus in Israel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the developments related to market entry for foreign investors in China. Despite its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), China still presents challenges to foreign investors hoping to enter the Chinese financial market. In line with the overall economic reforms and the country's WTO commitments, foreign investors are finding more and more opportunities in Chinese finance, such as banking, securities, fund management, insurance, trust, auto financing and finance lease. By December 2004, 40 foreign insurance companies had established 75 operations in China, among which 23 were life insurance companies, 14 non-life insurance companies and three re-insurance companies.

The InsurTech Corridor helps UK InsurTechs to prepare for entry into the US market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

GFG Alliance has completed its acquisition of Adhunik Metaliks and Zion Steel in a 4.25 billion rupees ($60 million) cash deal, marking its entry into the Indian steel market, the company said on Tuesday February 18. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses business matters in Europe as of May 14, 2004. Possible reappointment of Bruce Merivale-Austin at Nomura; Efforts by Michael Diekmann, chief executive officer of Allianz, to revive the company's business; Market entry of Dutch bank ABN Amro in the commodities market.

Marsh-backed Victor Insurance Holdings buys privately held reinsurance MGU focused on small-to-midsize US market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rebar prices in Russia's major steel-consuming region, the Central Federal District, edged down over the past week, with supplies to the market continuing to increase since Tula Steel's entry into the rebar market earlier this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the retail lending boom experienced in Southeastern Europe. The growth is being fueled partly by the arrival of foreign banks, whose aim is to gain market share quickly through aggressive retail lending. However, there are concerns that the region's banking systems are still relatively underdeveloped and untested. The author points out that the boom in retail lending is a sign of how much of an improvement that the economies in the region are making. Some problems that the credit boom is contributing include a rise in imports and a widening of current account deficits in the Balkan region.

Discusses the entry of Nordea Investment Management, a group of Scandinavian banks, in the global market. Background on the creation of Nordea; Information on the asset management division of the bank; Description of the platform of Nordea.

This article focuses on refinancing. By sticking to home base in 1986, the U.S. corporations brought on a market stampede financing volumes went to an unprecedented $285 billion, domestically, nearly $150 billion more than the previous year's record. Financing volumes went to an unprecedented $285 billion domestically, nearly $150 billion more than the previous year's record. Straight debt issues soared to a total volume of $218 billion, up from $97 billion in 1985. Salomon Brothers retained its position as the leading the U.S. underwriter in both debt and equity offerings But its market share has been steadily decreasing, to 17.9% for total financing, from 22. 3% in 1985 and 25.7% in 1984. Underwriters of traditional investment-grade debt and equity continued to dominate the rankings. The top four investment houses managed 55% of all new equity and debt issues.

The article critically evaluates the performance of foreign banks, and hiccups that fall on their way to perform better. There are as many as 37 foreign banks with full branches and another 51 foreign banks with representative offices in Spain. Spain's European Economic Commission accession treaty provides for a fully liberalized banking sector way back in 1992. However, neither the banking authorities nor the leading Spanish bankers have shown much enthusiasm for opening the door any wider before then. The foreign banks' market share has remained obstinately under 11% over the last three years. The article diagnoses the problems and reasons that foreign banks they are all limited to operating in the wholesale market, within the small top segment of Spanish companies. Leasing, a product offered by some foreign banks, as well as the big local banks, has not yet become big business. The article adds that among other things, the outbreak of foreign banks could lead to cheaper funds for profitable medium and smaller companies.

This article focuses on public and sovereign sector. Sovereign borrowing in 1986 went up by one third, with some infrequent borrower coming to the market, and regulars like Denmark issuing heavily. The public and sovereign sector comprises nearly 30% of business. Scandinavian sovereigns and others, such as Belgium, are among the most sophisticated users of swaps and are sought after as the basis for a houses market share. Japanese nationals as a whole soaked up 12 % of the Eurobond market, with corporations accounting for the greater portion of this. But if the Ministry of Finance opens the domestic markets, some of these may desert the Euromarket, leaving a gap in the client base of houses like Nomura. It was a successful year for corporate restructuring and expansion in Europe, and this was financed by borrowing that increased from $5.5 billion in 1985 to $9.7 billion in 1986.

Innovation and yield are returning to the franchise ABS sector as US market conditions improve, much to investors' delight. Issuers beyond the typical restaurant franchises that dominate supply are eyeing entry into the securitization market, starting with home improvement companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Republic of Benin on Tuesday launched a euro bond, its second entry into international markets since its debut in 2019. Bankers on the deal believe the bond is the beginning of a surge in sub-Saharan African issuance, with other sovereigns including South Africa and Nigeria also expected to enter the bond market in the coming months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hamburg Airport has launched a Schuldschein deal, following Munich Airport's entry into the market in early October. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Latin American bond bankers said that Mexican telecoms company Total Play Comunicaciones' debut bond issue on Monday — the second Mexican high yield deal since the onset of Covid-19 — was an encouraging sign for other issuers from the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UBS Group made a rare entry into the euro market on Tuesday, issuing €1.5bn of new senior paper in line with fair value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A trio of firsts are coming to the high grade corporate bond market this week, with a debut hybrid from Italian oil and gas firm Eni, a green first for French chemicals company Arkema and a postponed entry to the Eurobond market for Danish pharmaceutical firm Lundbeck. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

State-owned Hungarian Development Bank (HDB) on Wednesday launched a euro-denominated benchmark bond. The bond marks the third entry into the market by the Hungarian sovereign or one of its entities during the coronavirus pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More hedge funds are looking into entering the market making industry, following in the footsteps of Citadel Securities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this round-up, the number of novel coronavirus infections increased by 14,840 in a single day after the Hubei province changed its diagnosis methodology, China has put the former mayor of Shanghai in charge of Hubei amid the prolonged outbreak, and regulators have given the green light to MasterCard's long-awaited entry to the Mainland market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article states that foreign and local banks are preparing for intense competition to win market share in Serbia, one of Europe's fastest-growing financial sectors. Measured in euros, banking assets in Serbia grew by 44% last year, following 22% growth in 2004. However, in absolute terms, at €8.9 billion, total assets were the equivalent of only 44% of GDP at the end of 2005. With the exception of Banca Intesa, which purchased the privately owned Delta Banka, giving the Italian bank a little over 10% of banking assets, the foreign newcomers lack significant market share.

The article reports on the entry of U.S. hybrid capital issuers into the market with five deals that totaled almost $3.5 billion. It states that the flourishing hybrid capital issuance has created a volatile bond market through which to measure the temperature of global confidence in credit. It mentions that the companies who made their hybrid issues include XL Capital, CIT Group and Merrill Lynch.

Provides information on the acquisition of FIH Holding by Kaupthing Bunadarbanki that initiated the entry of Icelandic banks in international markets, as of September 2004. Value of the acquisition; Benefits of the acquisition for Kaupthing Bunadarbanki; Comparison of the performance of the Icelandic ICEX-15 index and major foreign indices.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has closed a $10bn bridge loan, with significantly tighter margins than its debut entry into the loan market in September 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Citadel Securities has this year added depth to its FICC offering to compound an already strong position in equities. This breadth of business, which has been expanded with powerful entries into new markets, has been matched by the firm's confidence in establishing itself as a significant public advocate on market issues, making it GlobalCapital's Specialist Liquidity Provider of the Year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dual currency $303m-equivalent loan, which marks Africa Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) second entry into the market, is the largest ever Samurai loan raised by an African issuer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a 2015 interview with Michael Pickel, Hannover Re's head of property and casualty reinsurance in North America and Continental Europe. Pickel discusses the status of the reinsurance industry in North America and Germany, the lot of competition for French business in France, and the pockets of growth visible in Eastern Europe and Turkey.

The article focuses on a report from rating agency Fitch which shows that Chilean insurers are seeing business opportunities in Peru. Topics covered include the acquisition by Peruvian insurer Protecta by Chilean company Grupo Security as an example of a Chilean insurer'sentry into the Peruvian market, the similarities in both countries' developed insurance market, and a regulatory-mandated biddingprocesses in Peru which attracts Chilean insurers.

China's auto industry has faced many changes in market entry policy, enforcement action and sales and distribution rules, but 2015 could be one of the most difficult years so far. Here is what car makers need to know to survive [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the exit of major banks from their commodities business. Topics covered include the cyclical factors which influence banks' exit and re-entry to markets, the participation of banks in one-off deals by going into transactions with commodity traders and the demand for increased capital for banks to continue to do bilateral business.

The article looks into the Interim Regulations on Standards Employed for Simple Cases of Concentrations of Undertakings, or Simple Mergers Regulations, issued by the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) of China. The terms under the Simple Mergers Guidelines are discussed and an update on the changes to the policy regarding non-notified mergers is presented. Also tackled are areas of difficulty of the procedure including the pre-case acceptance period, information burden and market share test.