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NIB Issues €750M Dark-Green Bond Under Revised EU-Taxonomy Framework

In September 2024, Nordic Investment Bank iss...

The revised framework broadened eligible cate...

S&P Global Ratings gave the framework a “Dark...

The bond drew a €1.2bn orderbook and supports...

Norway’s NBIM Cuts BP Stake by 25% amid Energy-Transition & ESG Pressures

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (NBIM) cut its...

At BP’s roughly US$91 billion market cap, the...

BP shares fell about 3.16% after the disclosu...

Neither NBIM nor BP gave a reason, but the mo...

Citi Appoints Åkermark & Dichow to Lead Nordics Investment Banking Push

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citigroup hired Tobias Åkermark (ex-Barclays)...

Åkermark starts in late 2025 and Dichow in ea...

They report to Patrick Frowein and Erik Savol...

The hires underline Citi’s push to expand in ...

Denmark Pension Funds Shift Strategy: Private Capital Backed ESG Defence Investments Surge

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Denmark’s banks, pension funds and insurers h...

Danish pension funds have sharply increased d...

Major providers such as PFA and Danica are lo...

Pension funds are also backing defence-focuse...

Bloomberg “Unusual Activity” Block: Key Facts & What It Means for Cybersecurity Risk

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Access to the Bloomberg article is blocked by...

The block page provides a session-specific re...

The likely trigger is bot-like traffic patter...

The block disrupts timely content access and ...

Denmark Sets New Standard: Nationwide Verification of Payee with SurePay Before EU Deadline

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Finance Denmark chose SurePay to deliver a na...

Denmark is moving ahead of the EU Instant Pay...

SurePay is a proven provider with 9B+ VoP che...

The rollout makes Denmark the first Nordic an...

Denmark’s High-Stakes Strategy: Spending Big to Hold Greenland Amid Geopolitical Tension

Europe Policy Public Administration

Denmark is spending more political and milita...

Keeping Greenland is costly for Denmark (abou...

Greenland’s Arctic location is central to NAT...

Denmark must balance upholding sovereignty an...

ACF Investment Bank’s Strategic Media M&A Expansion into Germany

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

ACF Investment Bank is expanding into Germany...

ACF says Germany is a cornerstone market as E...

The move builds on ACF’s broader expansion, i...

Backed by owner Forest Road, ACF is positioni...

Alantra Names Alexander Matthes to Lead German Consumer Sector Push in Investment Banking

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Alantra appointed Alexander Matthes as Managi...

Matthes brings nearly 25 years of investment ...

The hire supports Alantra’s plan to rebuild i...

Alantra is positioning the move to capitalize...

Healthcare PE Hits $191B in 2025: Biopharma, Medtech & IT Fuel Global Surge

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Global healthcare PE deal value hit a record ...

Exits rebounded to ~$156B from ~$54B in 2024,...

Biopharma (~$80B), provider services (~$62B) ...

Europe nearly doubled to ~$59B and Asia-Pacif...