Tag: financing
The traffic light wish list goes beyond the scope
Berlin Shortly before Christmas, the federal ministers received mail from Christian Lindner (FDP). The country is facing major challenges, which the traffic light coalition wants to combine with a “solid…
How Gothaer Versicherung wants to become more innovative
Oliver Schoeller The CEO of Gothaer sees the digital transformation of the insurer as a core element of his strategy. Frankfurt According to experts, German insurers made progress in digitization…
Traffic light: Start-up representative wants to change financing methods
Start-up representative Anna Christmann Her parents ran an IT company. Christmann studied mathematics, politics and economics. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin If the position of a new start-up officer had…
Share Buybacks At Record High: Harbinger of a Major Correction?
Dusseldorf Dax companies such as SAP, Hellofresh, BASF and Adidas are buying back their own shares on a large scale. The largest listed companies in Germany want to spend almost…
COO Marcelo Claure leaves the group
Tokyo Deutsche Telekom has to look around for a new candidate for the supervisory board. Marcelo Claure, the chief operating officer of Japanese tech investor Softbank and head of Softbank…
COO Marcelo Claure leaves the group
Tokyo Deutsche Telekom has to look around for a new candidate for the supervisory board. Marcelo Claure, the chief operating officer of Japanese tech investor Softbank and head of Softbank…
How Europe is becoming the leading biotech location
Innovative mRNA technology has clearly won the race for an effective vaccine against Covid-19 and impressively demonstrated the potential of biotechnology in medicine to the world. The development of vaccines…
Shell shell boom comes to an abrupt end
Better days Draftkings was retrospectively welcomed to Nasdaq in June 2021. (Photo: imago images/Levine-Roberts) Frankfort, New York The current rule on the stock exchanges is: avoid risks. Investors are running…
Galeria receives approval for second government loan
Berlin, Dusseldorf The department store group Galeria receives state aid again. The federal corona rescue fund (WSF) approved a rescue package on Tuesday, the Handelsblatt learned from government circles. Galeria…
How Putin Challenges the West: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Review
Good morning dear readers, Reuters caused a stir last weekend when it ran the news on the ticker that the US government was working on contingency plans for Europe’s gas…
Electric car manufacturer Next Ego plans to be listed on the stock exchange
Next e.Go After the bankruptcy, the electric car start-up was taken over by the Dutch investor ND Industrial Investments. (Photo: imago images / Rupert Oberhäuser) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf According to financial…
New fund for start-ups in the seed phase
The partners of Cherry Ventures (from left to right): Filip Dames, Alexander Langholz-Baikousis, Christian Meermann, Thomas Lueke and Sophia Bendz run one of the best-known German venture capital firms. Berlin…
Role model Tesla? Why tech companies are leaving Silicon Valley
Dusseldorf For decades, Silicon Valley was considered the most important high-tech location in the western world. For tech giants like Apple, Google or Facebook, the bay in the southern part…
Financing boom in the pharmaceutical industry: German biotechs lure
Frankfurt German biotech companies were able to raise around 2.3 billion euros in capital last year. This was the second-highest amount of financing for the industry in its 30-year history.…
Online spare parts dealer: Autodoc is looking for an investor
Autodoc warehouse Autodoc is Europe’s largest online spare parts dealer. (Photo: © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP) Frankfurt According to financial circles, the online spare parts dealer Autodoc has initially postponed…
Whether an investment is worthwhile and how it can be successful
Dusseldorf Never before have founders in Germany collected as much money as they did last year. According to the management consultancy Ernst & Young, investors invested almost 17.4 billion euros…
Take my money, whatever the price”
The European market is highly attractive for US venture capitalists. In a global comparison, the valuations of start-ups still seem low here, but the opportunities for returns are all the…
London Stock Exchange wants to attract start-ups with a new segment
London Stock Exchange logo Since Brexit, the London Stock Exchange has faced increased competition from stock exchanges on the continent. (Photo: Reuters) London According to a media report, the London…
The most valuable start-ups in Germany, Europe and the world
The most valuable startups Meanwhile, a few unicorns have cracked the $100 billion valuation mark. (Photo: Top left to bottom right: Bloomberg, AP, Global Switch, Sportsfile/Getty Images, Celonis, picture alliance/photothek)…
Alasco relies on digitization of controlling
Munich Increased raw material prices are currently driving up the costs of many construction projects. “Many builders only realize late that the costs are getting out of hand,” says Benjamin…