Vincent Gallet

Arkema launches its employee share ownership plan

Arkema has announced a new capital increase reserved for its employees and former employees, covering 31 countries including France, representing around 98% of the group's workforce. The subscription period will run from September 14 to 28 inclusive.

September 10, 2026 at 11:19 am

Jacquet Metals improves profitability in the first half

Jacquet Metals reports group share net income of €22m for the first six months of 2026, versus €6m in the first half of 2025, and recurring EBITDA up a quarter to €60m, reflecting a 1.1 point improvement in margin to 6% of revenue.

September 10, 2026 at 09:10 am

Antin Infrastructure Slips After Its Half-Year Results

Antin Infrastructure Partners is down 1.8% at around €8.3, a move broadly in line with the broader trend in Paris (-1.6% for the CAC 40), after publishing half-year results alongside a cut to its full-year underlying EBITDA guidance.

September 09, 2026 at 06:19 pm

Michael Page and Adecco benefit from Deutsche Bank comments

Michael Page is up 2.9% at 210 GBX in London and Adecco gains 1.3% at 23.5 CHF in Zurich, against the backdrop of a Deutsche Bank sector note which, while maintaining its 'buy' recommendations, raises its price targets from 210 to 355 GBX and from 22 to 32 CHF, respectively.

September 09, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Sysco raises its medium-term targets

Ahead of the Barclays Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston, Sysco, the foodservice distributor to restaurant and catering professionals, is reiterating its targets for fiscal 2027, while also announcing higher medium-term goals.

September 09, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Vincent Françoise joins IBM Consulting Promontory as an associate partner

IBM Consulting Promontory, an IBM subsidiary specializing in risk management consulting, regulatory compliance and corporate governance for the financial services sector, has announced the appointment of Vincent Françoise as an associate partner.

September 09, 2026 at 02:32 pm

Nina Arquint appointed to lead the EMEA region at Allianz Commercial

Allianz Commercial has announced the appointment of Nina Arquint as the new president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Allianz Commercial and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), effective April 1, 2027, subject to regulatory approval.

September 09, 2026 at 02:17 pm

Google wants to invest €13bn in Finland over two years

Google, a unit of Alphabet, says it intends to invest at least €13bn in digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years (2027-2028), strengthening its long-term commitment to the Nordic country and to Europe.

September 09, 2026 at 12:32 pm

NN Group Hit by ING Downgrade

NN Group is down 2.2% at €77.5 in Amsterdam, weighed down by a downgrade from ING to 'hold' from 'buy', with a new price target of €74 for the Dutch insurance and asset management group.

September 09, 2026 at 12:10 pm

Deutsche Bank Raises Its Target on Societe Generale Ahead of the CMD

Deutsche Bank reiterates its 'buy' rating on Societe Generale, with a price target raised from 81 to 86 EUR, believing the French banking group 'is heading into its 2026 investor day (CMD, scheduled for September 21) in a fundamentally different position from 2023'.

September 09, 2026 at 11:40 am

AXA launches its annual employee share ownership plan

AXA announced the launch of its employee-only capital increase, Shareplan 2026, offered to more than 110,000 employees of the insurer across 40 countries, in France and internationally.

September 09, 2026 at 10:22 am

Orange prices €4.1bn bond issue

Orange said it has completed a four-tranche bond issue totaling €4.1bn, proceeds that the telecom operator intends to use for general corporate purposes.

September 09, 2026 at 09:27 am

Vallourec signs a new agreement with Aramco

Vallourec says it has signed an agreement with Saudi oil giant Aramco to supply OCTG pipes, strengthening their commercial, industrial and technological ties, on the occasion of the Franco-Saudi business forum recently held in Paris.

September 09, 2026 at 09:14 am

Marc de Pontevès appointed CEO of Amundi in Switzerland

Amundi has announced the appointment of Marc de Pontevès as CEO in Switzerland. With the asset manager since 2007, he has served as head of relations with institutional clients for France since 2020.

September 08, 2026 at 06:15 pm

Accenture Launches Accenture Gemini Enterprise With Google Cloud

Accenture and Google Cloud, an Alphabet division, announced the launch of Accenture Gemini Enterprise, a global group designed to 'help clients generate measurable business value from their investments in data and agentic AI'.

September 08, 2026 at 06:00 pm

HSBC Stays Confident on Apple Ahead of the Keynote

HSBC reiterates its 'buy' rating and its $366 price target on Apple, on the eve of the tech group's keynote, an event that is set to be 'even more special' this year, according to the British financial institution.

September 08, 2026 at 05:22 pm

Palantir partners with Nebius on sovereign AI

Palantir Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Dutch company Nebius Group to bring Nebius' native AI computing infrastructure and cloud platform to Palantir's commercial customers.

September 08, 2026 at 04:12 pm

ING Tops Two-Thirds of Its Share Buyback Program

ING says that, as part of its €1bn share buyback program announced on April 30, 1,360,000 shares were repurchased last week at an average price of €31.01, for a total amount of €42.17m.

September 08, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Germany: the trade surplus jumps in July

Germany posted a trade surplus of €21.3bn in July 2026, according to Destatis seasonally and calendar-adjusted data, sharply up from the €15.4bn surplus the previous month, even as economists on average had been looking for only an increase to €16bn.

September 08, 2026 at 10:19 am

Memscap cancels more than 105,000 shares

Memscap, a specialist in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), says its board of directors, meeting on September 7, decided to reduce share capital by canceling 105,483 treasury shares, representing 1.37% of the company's share capital prior to the cancellation.

September 08, 2026 at 10:00 am

Eurazeo doubles down on Mistral

Eurazeo said it participated in Mistral's €3bn Series D funding round, the French artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, taking the company's post-money valuation to more than €21bn.

September 08, 2026 at 09:40 am