€5 billion for high-speed rail, urban transport and upgrading ports €2.6 billion for onshore wind, upgrading electricity grids, small scale renewables and biofuels €2.9 billion for urban development, education, housing, health and water €2.1 billion for corporate innovation, steel and semiconductor business financing The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €12.8 billion of new financing to upgrade sustainable transport, increase renewable energy use, build new student housing, improve earthquake and flood protection, and help...

Improving economic conditions and greater stability are likely to lead to increased market confidence across the continent Dealmaking in Europe turned a corner in Q4 of 2023 and in the early months of this year, as pipelines in private equity, M&A, venture capital and equity capital markets all began to improve thanks to recovering economic conditions across the continent. Osborne Clarke has prepared a report in which we have analysed the trends emerging from a legal perspective in European dealmaking in 2023 and...

IPTI’s usual monthly newsletter - the “President’s Message” - contains, inter alia, some summarised news articles from around the world. This IPTI publication - “Property Tax in the News” - contains some of the more interesting news articles concerning property taxes in North America and Europe which is where many of our members have a particular interest. Links to these and more, similarly summarised, articles - from North America, Europe and around the globe - can be found in...

Our Financial Services sector practice is recognised as top tier in Ireland, with The Legal 500 awarding elite rankings to our Banking & Finance, Energy, Fintech, and Insurance practices in its 2024 edition. Reflecting our dominance in this area, we continue to advise on market-leading transactions including the following: A team led by Banking & Energy Partner Muireann Hernon advised Irish solar developer BNRG and asset manager Impax in achieving financial close on the development of a portfolio of solar farms, with a...

By Jennifer Calvery, Group Head of Financial Crime Risk and Compliance, HSBC Financial crime doesn’t stand still, the tactics used by fraudsters are constantly changing, it’s a never-ending battle. At HSBC, we check about 1.2 billion transactions for signs of financial crime each month, across 40 million customer accounts – we’re using artificial intelligence (AI) to help us do this. As new financial crime tactics or trends emerge, we teach our AI what to look out for. As a result, we’re...

Löfvingkliniken AB, founded in 2003, is one of Sweden’s first beauty clinics and has since its establishment been a pioneer in beauty care. The clinic is based in Gothenburg and has established itself as a reference and training clinic in both aesthetic and medical botox treatment. Löfvingkliniken offers a wide range of treatments, including fillers, volumizing and skin revitalizing injection treatments and medical skin therapy. The minority shareholders are now acquiring all shares from the majority shareholder to further develop the...

In this week’s Roar: U.S. ports are lagging, congestion in China, Houthi attacks on the decline, details on the potential Canadian strike, and the need for better market intelligence. The latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) highlights the current dominance of East and Southeast Asian ports in the ranking of worldwide container ports — ranks are based on the amount of time ships spend in port. China’s Yangshan Port tops the ranking for the second consecutive year, while, in contrast, American...