Tag: privatization
So the British water suppliers became a rehabilitation case
London The ongoing crisis at Britain’s water utility, Thames Water, sparked heated debate in the UK about privatizing the sector in the late 1980s. Critics accuse private owners – often…
Savings Bank President Schleweis emphasizes the proximity of Savings Banks and Landesbanken
Helmut Schleweis The head of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association emphasizes that close cooperation with savings banks is crucial for state banks. (Photo: dpa) Hanover Against the background…
Russian oligarch grabs Greek ports
Ivan Savvidis in 2016 The Russian-Greek entrepreneur controls several companies in Greece. (Photo: imago/ZUMA Press) Athens Greece is speeding up the privatization of its ports. As early as 2015, the…
Greece: Athens pushes privatizations
Kalamata airport Stars travel via the airport in their private jets, as do package holidaymakers in charter planes. (Photo: AP) Athens Costa Navarino is a five star resort on the…
Supervisory Board lays the groundwork for Schenker sale
Trucks from DB Schenker The federal government, as the owner of Deutsche Bahn, sets the course for a sale of the logistics subsidiary. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Frankfurt Next step in…
Greece stops privatization of important port
Athens In the last few meters, the Greek government stopped the privatization of the port in Alexandroupoli in northern Greece, which had already been initiated in 2017. The government has…
Rehabilitation and expansion of the rail network
Berlin The pressure on Deutsche Bahn AG is growing to part with holdings and invest the proceeds in the rail network. For example, the Network of European Railways (NEE) welcomes…
Rehabilitation and expansion of the rail network
Berlin The pressure on Deutsche Bahn AG is growing to part with holdings and invest the proceeds in the rail network. For example, the Network of European Railways (NEE) welcomes…
The federal government is getting out of Lufthansa – with a profit of 760 million euros
Lufthansa aircraft The state wants to part with further shares in the airline. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt After a good two years, the federal government left Lufthansa again – with a…
The federal government wants to get rid of more Lufthansa shares
Lufthansa aircraft The state wants to part with further shares in the airline. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt The federal government has ended its stake in Lufthansa. The Federal Finance Agency announced…
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Schenker is apparently to be sold
DB Schenker The logistics company could be separated from Deutsche Bahn. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to insiders, after a long struggle, the federal government has decided to sell the international…
AIG plans to raise up to $1.9 billion from Corebridge IPO
American International Group (AIG) The insurance company’s headquarters in New York. (Photo: AFP) Bangalore American International Group (AIG) plans to raise up to $1.92 billion from Corebridge Financial’s IPO. The…
Decision on Porsche’s IPO is approaching
Porsche logo Through Porsche SE, the founding families Porsche and Piech are major shareholders in the Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen Group, which in turn includes Porsche AG as a subsidiary. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek)…
Lufthansa is defeated in the bidding war for ITA Airways
ITA Airways Lufthansa does not come into play with the Alitalia successor. (Photo: Reuters) Rome, Frankfurt Lufthansa is not involved in the privatization of the Italian state airline ITA Airways.…
Deutsche Bahn stops criticized sale of station buildings
Train station in Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn has sold many train stations in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn is stopping the sale of its own station building,…
Deutsche Bahn stops criticized sale of station buildings
Train station in Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn has sold many train stations in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn is stopping the sale of its own station building,…
CVC and Carlyle team up for DB Schenker
Schenker trucks Without the logistics subsidiary’s profits, Deutsche Bahn would lack an important source of income to finance operations. (Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG) Frankfurt, Berlin It could be one of…
Energy company uses billions from gas field deal for share buyback
Shell Shell plans to spend a total of seven billion on share buybacks. (Photo: Reuters) The hague As announced, the Shell oil company is using further billions for a share…
The traffic light says goodbye to public-private partnerships
Berlin Despite empty state coffers, the traffic light coalition only wants to enter into public-private partnerships (PPP) in highway construction in justified cases. “The coalition agreement stipulates that state implementation…
The traffic light says goodbye to public-private partnerships
Berlin Despite empty state coffers, the traffic light coalition only wants to enter into public-private partnerships (PPP) in highway construction in justified cases. “The coalition agreement stipulates that state implementation…