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EQS-News: Green hydrogen plant pioneer: German APEX Group goes public with strong project pipeline

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

In its core business, APEX develops, builds, and sells or operates green hydrogen electrolysis plants for the decarbonization of industry, infrastructure and mobility, covering the entire value chain for hydrogen plants.

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  • In its core business, APEX develops, builds, and sells or operates green hydrogen electrolysis plants for the decarbonization of industry, infrastructure and mobility, covering the entire value chain for hydrogen plants.
  • These are used to decarbonize industrial value chains and to produce green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives such as LOHC (liquid organic hydrogen carriers) and e-fuels.
  • In addition, APEX operates the first hydrogen filling station for heavy-duty vehicles in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
  • APEX has already secured two patents for the chemical storage of hydrogen in a liquid hydrogen carrier (formic acid).

EQS-News: aifinyo AG: Transaction volume at record level in November

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

This is benefiting aifinyo AG with its unique cloud-based smart billment platform for the management, financing and payment of invoices.

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  • This is benefiting aifinyo AG with its unique cloud-based smart billment platform for the management, financing and payment of invoices.
  • The B2B fintech achieved a transaction volume of over EUR 40 million in November 2022.
  • In the third quarter of 2022, aifinyo had already increased its transaction volume (total processed factoring, finetrading, leasing and collection transactions) by 44.4% to a record level of EUR 105.1 million.
  • The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) supervises aifinyo finance GmbH as a financial services provider and aifinyo payments GmbH as a payment services provider.

GROHE® Introduces the 'Spa Serenity Playlist'-- A Masterfully Engineered Composition of Rejuvenating Sounds Designed by World-Renowned Artist Diego Stocco - Available Exclusively on Pandora®

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Monday, July 18, 2022

PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GROHE, the global leader in complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, today released its Spa Serenity Playlist—a collection of exceptionally engineered tonal soundtracks inspired by GROHE's dream shower experience. Tapping into the universally calming and soothing sounds of running water, while also capturing the beautiful timbre of GROHE's German design and engineered products, the Spa Serenity Playlist delivers the Pure Freude an Wasser (Pure Joy of Water). Created by celebrated sound design artist and performer, Diego Stocco, the playlist offers a series of invigorating escapes composed entirely from the sounds of GROHE's state-of-the-art shower systems. The GROHE Spa Serenity Playlist is available exclusively on Pandora.

Key Points: 
  • Created by celebrated sounddesign artist and performer, Diego Stocco, the playlist offers a series of invigorating escapes composed entirely from the sounds of GROHE's state-of-the-art shower systems.
  • The GROHE Spa Serenity Playlist is available exclusively on Pandora.
  • The GROHE Spa Serenity Playlist was recorded and produced by Diego Stocco, legendary sound engineer recognized for his remarkable ability to create soundscapes using the tonal elements of unconventional instruments.
  • This understanding of a simple shower's power in our everyday life led to the creation and release of the Spa Serenity Playlist.

Groundbreaking project to convert Sargassum seaweed into ethanol for use in plastics, C-Cause, selected for German Government’s ‘Disruptive Innovation’ grant

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Thischallenge calls for a scalable process to transform CO2 intoproductsthat sequester carbon for decades.

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  • Thischallenge calls for a scalable process to transform CO2 intoproductsthat sequester carbon for decades.
  • The project has two goals: developing a proof of concept for open ocean Sargassum aquafarms, and optimizingpathways to turn Sargassum biomass into ethanol for engineered plastics that will store CO2 long-term.
  • Jason Cole, SVP of Innovation for Carbonwave, adds By developing potentially large-scale applications, we enable Sargassum to become the cornerstone of blue carbon.
  • Carbonwave is the world leader transforming Sargassum seaweed into high-margin, plant-based, biomaterials that replace petroleum products and other harmful industrial inputs.

DGAP-News: ACTAQUA AG resolves to issue a green bond of up to EUR 15 million to finance further growth

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

- Customer base with blue chip customers in the real estate industry, an addressable billion-euro market and scalability of the platform offer ACTAQUA excellent growth prospects.

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  • - Customer base with blue chip customers in the real estate industry, an addressable billion-euro market and scalability of the platform offer ACTAQUA excellent growth prospects.
  • - Planned bond 2022/2027 in compliance with the Green Bond Principles and certified as a green bond by second party opinion of imug rating.
  • Mannheim, May 12, 2022 ACTAQUA AG, a company that specializes in the digital transformation of the real estate industry, intends to issue a green corporate bond in the amount of up to EUR 15 million (ISIN DE000A3MQVL6).
  • Against the backdrop of the companys dynamic development expected for the future, ACTAQUA intends to issue a bond in the amount of up to EUR 15 million.

GROHE Introduces Rainshower™ Aqua Body Sprays To Enhance At Home Showering Experience

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Monday, April 18, 2022

PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GROHE, the leading global brand for bath and kitchen water solutions, introduces Rainshower™ Aqua Body Sprays, the latest addition to GROHE's innovative at home shower offerings. Designed to transform your bathroom into a relaxing retreat, the GROHE Rainshower Aqua Body Sprays offer rejuvenating and exhilarating elements that exude the pure pleasure of water to soothe the senses with spa-like comfort. 

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  • Engineered to create a highly personal experience, the Aqua Body Sprays are angle adjustable, satisfying any height and providing target relief where needed.
  • Whether using the shower to wake up in the morning or relax after a long day, the Rainshower Aqua Body Sprays allow consumers to enjoy their dream shower experience."
  • Complementing multiple showering collections, the Aqua Body Sprays allow consumers to create their ideal custom shower experience with up to six body sprays controlled with a single button on the Grohtherm SmartControl Thermostatic valve trim.
  • The GROHE Rainshower Aqua Body Sprays are now available online and through major distributors nationwide.

DGAP-News: ProCredit group finishes 2021 with a financial result above expectations, supporting management confidence in medium-term targets although the war in Ukraine limits ability for short-term forecast

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Friday, April 1, 2022

DGAP-News: ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA

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  • DGAP-News: ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA
    ProCredit group finishes 2021 with a financial result above expectations, supporting management confidence in medium-term targets although the war in Ukraine limits ability for short-term forecast
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Thanks to higher income, strong cost control and lower risk costs, the consolidated result increased by 92% to EUR 79.6 million.
  • Due to the uncertainties related to the war in Ukraine, the ability to forecast key results metrics for the financial year 2022 is limited.
  • "The war in Ukraine is tragic and certainly presents the ProCredit group with new challenges, particularly in the short-term.

DGAP-News: Instone Real Estate Group SE: Instone achieves annual result slightly exceeding previously upgraded guidance - outlook for 2022 confirmed

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Instone Real Estate Group SE: Instone achieves annual result slightly exceeding previously upgraded guidance - outlook for 2022 confirmed

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  • Instone Real Estate Group SE: Instone achieves annual result slightly exceeding previously upgraded guidance - outlook for 2022 confirmed
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Despite a challenging operating environment, with pandemic related disruptions such as supply bottlenecks and delayed building permits Instone has exceeded previously raised 2021 adjusted earnings after tax guidance.
  • As a result, the GDV of our project portfolio as of the reporting date amounts to EUR 7.5 billion.
  • In addition, Management expects a 2022 adjusted gross margin of 25-26 percent and the 2022 volume of new customer sales contracts to exceed EUR 1.0 billion.

CrossLend opens Lisbon office and expands its team with a focus on digital lending solutions

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211209005436/en/
    There is a rapidly rising demand for private debt, alternative lending and digital lending opportunities in particular amongst institutional investors.
  • Pedro Carvalheiro, previously Head of Markets and Investments at the Portuguese bank Banco BNI Europa, heads the new Lisbon office.
  • Together with his team, Carvalheiro is responsible for the expansion and development of CrossLends solutions for asset and fund managers in the areas of private debt, alternative lending and digital lending.
  • To this end, the company has placed particular emphasis on building a team specialised in digital lending solutions.

DGAP-News: Brockhaus Technologies AG: Brockhaus Technologies successfully closes the acquisition of Bikeleasing

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Following approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fr Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, "BaFin"), Brockhaus Technologies has today closed the acquisition of Bikeleasing, thus adding another company to the technology group.

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  • Following approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fr Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, "BaFin"), Brockhaus Technologies has today closed the acquisition of Bikeleasing, thus adding another company to the technology group.
  • Established in 2015, Bikeleasing is one of the leading digital platforms for the highly automated facilitation and management of B2B leasing contracts.
  • Through its platform, Bikeleasing currently allows over 30,000 corporate customers of the German Mittelstand to offer company bicycle leases to their more than 1.6 million employees.
  • As innovation leader, Bikeleasing has since its foundation recorded strong and highly profitable growth while continuously increasing its market share.