Vincent Gallet

About 2.2 million STE shares tendered into the cash-out offer

Portzamparc, BNP Paribas Group, informed the AMF that, during the period of the cash-out tender offer (OPR) for Société de la Tour Eiffel (STE) shares, from July 6 through July 17 inclusive, SMABTP and SMAvie BTP acquired 2,203,219 STE shares at a unit price of €8.20 through the designated buying market member.

July 20, 2026 at 05:37 pm

Blackstone invests in South Korean company Futronic

Blackstone said private equity funds affiliated with it have entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Futronic, a leading South Korean supplier of high-precision actuators serving the global automotive and industrial robotics industries.

July 20, 2026 at 04:42 pm

Bp sells its service stations in Austria

bp says it has reached an agreement to sell its service-station and electric-vehicle (EV) charging business in Austria to volenergy, as part of the British energy giant's plan to streamline operations.

July 20, 2026 at 03:40 pm

Germany: year-on-year rise in producer prices slows in June

Producer prices for industrial products in Germany rose 1.8% in June 2026 from the same month in 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), slowing from an annual rate of 2.2% recorded in May.

July 20, 2026 at 10:45 am

Eric Roussel takes over as Claranova's chief financial officer

SaaS (Software as a Service) software publisher Claranova announces the appointment of Eric Roussel as the group's chief financial officer, effective today. He joins the executive committee and succeeds Antonio Adornato, interim chief financial officer.

July 20, 2026 at 10:23 am

Prysmian signs major data center deal with Molex

Prysmian said it has signed a long-term agreement worth up to €5.5bn, including an upfront payment of €550m, with Molex, a unit of U.S. group Koch, for a term of up to 10 years, covering the supply of optical cables to be deployed in data centers.

July 20, 2026 at 10:05 am

Eurofins strengthens its North American footprint with an acquisition

Eurofins Scientific says it has reached an agreement with Element Materials Technology to acquire its life sciences testing services business in North America, for an enterprise value of $400m.

July 20, 2026 at 09:47 am

Siemens completes its new Erlangen campus

With the opening of the buildings in Module 8, Siemens has announced the completion of its Siemens Erlangen campus, which brings together all of the company's sites in Nuremberg and the surrounding area. It is one of the largest transformation projects in its recent history.

July 20, 2026 at 09:11 am

Massachusetts Financial Services falls below 5% in Legrand

July 17, 2026 at 06:46 pm

Jefferies initiates coverage of Moody's with a buy rating, shares rise

Moody's is up 0.8% at $523.3 in early trading on Wall Street, helped by Jefferies, which is initiating coverage of the stock with a 'buy' rating and a $610 price target, arguing that the valuation of the credit rating agency looks attractive, with its forward price-to-earnings ratio at 29.1 times, a three-year low.

July 17, 2026 at 05:58 pm

USA: another modest increase in industrial production in June

After a 0.1% increase in May from the previous month (a figure confirmed versus the initial estimate), US industrial production again rose by only 0.1% in June, compared with a 0.2% gain expected by the consensus.

July 17, 2026 at 05:22 pm

USA: surprise rise in import prices in June

US import prices rose 0.3% in June 2026 from the prior month, according to the Department of Labor, even as economists on average had been expecting a 0.7% decline last month.

July 17, 2026 at 04:37 pm

Sanofi strengthens its research alliance with Aqemia

Aqemia, a drug discovery company that combines generative AI and quantum physics to design small-molecule medicines, is announcing the expansion of its multi-year research collaboration with Sanofi, first unveiled in December 2023.

July 17, 2026 at 04:09 pm

Artisan Partners LP increases its stake in Alstom

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, acting on behalf of funds and clients it manages, told the AMF that on July 8 it crossed above the 5% thresholds for Alstom's share capital and voting rights, following a market purchase of shares.

July 17, 2026 at 03:47 pm

Travelers profits jump despite flat premiums in the second quarter

Travelers reports adjusted ('core') net income up 44% to $2.16bn for the second quarter of 2026, translating into EPS up 54% to $10.04, along with an adjusted ('core') return on equity of 24.9%, an improvement of 6.1 points versus the second quarter of 2025.

July 17, 2026 at 03:29 pm

Euro zone: annual inflation decline confirmed for June

The euro zone's annual inflation rate fell to 2.8% in June 2026, from 3.2% in May, according to Eurostat, which thus confirms, on second reading, its flash estimate for the past month. For the EU as a whole, the annual inflation rate came in at 2.9% in June, down from 3.3% in May.

July 17, 2026 at 01:10 pm

Volvo Cars skids after a weak quarterly report

Volvo Cars is down 7.5% at 19.6 SEK this morning in Stockholm, following a quarterly release marked by profits and revenue that were both down and below expectations, as well as some caution from management regarding its full-year outlook.

July 17, 2026 at 12:40 pm

Volvo improves its operating margin in the second quarter

Volvo reported EPS of 5.10 SEK for Q2 2026, up from 3.64 SEK a year earlier, along with adjusted operating profit of 14.78 bn SEK, translating into a margin up 0.7 percentage points to 11.7%.

July 17, 2026 at 11:38 am

Lumibird in talks to sell its medical division

Lumibird says it has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell its medical division to IPG Photonics Corporation, for an enterprise value of €300m, which could be increased by an earn-out of up to €50m based on future performance in 2026 and 2027.

July 17, 2026 at 11:09 am

First-half revenue declines at Maison Pommery

Maison Pommery & Associés reported revenue of €95.7m for the first six months of 2026, a decline of 12.4%, driven by the sale of Heidsieck & Co Monopole (-€9.6m) and lower interprofessional sales, with no contribution to EBITDA (-€4.5m).

July 17, 2026 at 10:26 am

Wallix lifts first-half revenue by more than 14%

Wallix reported revenue of €20.6m in the first half of 2026, up 14.2%, with a sharply higher share of recurring revenue (subscriptions and maintenance) at 81% of revenue, versus 74% in the first half of 2025.

July 17, 2026 at 10:08 am