Los ingresos de Grifols han aumentado un 22,4%, hasta los 3.355 millones de euros, después de la adquisición de la unidad de diagnóstico de transfusiones de Novartis.
"Queremos invertir en aquellas regiones estables y predecibles", explicaba la semana pasada Ignacio Sánchez Galán, presidente de Iberdrola, en una conferencia con analistas tras la presentación de los resultados anuales. Galán, y también los analistas, mencionaron en esta tarea las oportunidades de compra que se podían concretar en Estados Unidos. Dicho y hecho.
La que en su día fue la adjudicación más grande de la historia de OHL se ha convertido en una pesadilla. La compañía controlada por la familia Villar Mir ha renunciado a la construcción de un tren que iba a unir la República Checa y Rusia, un proyecto valorado en 1.442,3 millones de euros y para el que la empresa no ha conseguido la financiación que esperaba.
The news is full of transformative technology innovations and business models like advanced connectivity systems, innovative shared mobility concepts, and of course, self-driving cars being showcased and introduced around the world. Certainly the automotive industry plays a big role, but tech companies and new entrants are increasingly becoming the driving forces behind these developments.
Investors are always in search of billion-dollar unicorns. And now with Uber and SnapChat being valued in the tens of billions, we are starting to see a new wave of elite “winged unicorns.” But that’s not all the startup scene has to offer.
Somewhere in between multibillion-dollar valuations and those in the hundreds of thousands are some very promising companies that are changing how we perceive and navigate this world.
Here are 14 of those companies that you should know about. The list may appear a bit random, but each of these companies is contributing to disruptive macro-trends.
Wearables have until now been mainly thought of as consumer health and fitness devices, but Intel believes that they will increasingly find useful roles in the enterprise.
“I think our imagination has been captured by consumer wearables, but there are huge opportunities for wearables in the enterprise,” said Steve Holmes, vice president of Intel’s new devices group, at VentureBeat’s Mobile Summit today.
Following a decision by the Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) across Europe should be able to benefit from the first funds from the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) before the summer.
The landmark decision taken today by the EIB Board of Governors will allow for the pre-financing of SME projects linked to the Investment Plan for Europe before the summer.
Two new financial instruments that aim to encourage greater private sector involvement in schemes that contribute to the twin climate priorities of reducing energy use and conserving natural capital, especially biodiversity, in Europe will be later launched today. The EIB and European Commission have joined forces to back investment through these two initiatives that support Europe’s contribution to achieving global energy, climate and environmental goals.
