Nov. 7, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
Equistone Partners Europe has taken over the wheelchair manufacturer Sunrise Medical. The seller is the US-based private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners. The sale price was not disclosed. The transaction, which should be completed by the end of 2012, still...
Nov. 6, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions
The sickness funds fee has been abolished nine years after it was introduced again. On Monday in Berlin, the FDP, together with the CDU and CSU in Berlin announced that the payment of ten euros will no longer be in place as of the 1st January 2013. A reduction in...
Nov. 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The biggest British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has earned less than a year ago in the third quarter because of a decline in sales in Europe and the U.S.. The bottom line profit fell to GBP 1.37 billion (EUR 1.7 billion) last year to GBP 1.12 billion....
Nov. 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The U.S. pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has experienced a slump in sales due to the amortisation of billions of dollars, seeing them slip into the red. The bottom line is that the Group recorded a loss of $711 million, contrasting to last...
Nov. 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Another fund has agreed to pay out a bonus for 2013, with atlas BKK Ahlmann confirming a bonus dividend of at least EUR 100 to policyholders. The exact amount will be determined in December, according to CEO Peter Witt. Already in the middle of the year, the fund...
Nov. 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The Sorin Group posted a third-quarter revenue of EUR 160.4 million. This represents a decrease of 6.4 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011. The profit was EUR 0.2 million. As the reason for the weak quarter, the Italian manufacturer of pacemakers stated the...
