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S&T Seeks to Refinance Bonds
The Vienna-based IT service provider wants to have a sound financing basis. New investors are also being sought.
November 19, 2010
Economic Espionage: Damages for 880 Million Euro in Austria
Every year, Austrian companies lose 880 million euro to economic and industrial espionage.
November 18, 2010
Siemens Austria Participates in Construction of Zagreb’s Main Train Station
The consortium Siemens AG Österreich and Elektrokem d.o.o from Zagreb has been awarded the contract for the delivery of a modern electronic switch system
November 18, 2010
AE&E: Negotiations Under High Pressure
The negotiators must reach an agreement still today in order to avoid the insolvency of the industrial plant manufacturer AE&E.
November 18, 2010
Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG Announces Results of Q1-Q3
Vienna-Stock-Exchange listed SBO records a clear increase of all key financial figures.
November 17, 2010
Binder&Co; Announces Q1-Q3 Results
Binder was able to increase its order intake by 50% over the previous year. However, company sales revenues and EBIT remained below the 2009 level.
November 17, 2010
Infenion Announces 4Q 2010 Results
Quarterly revenue up by 6 percent sequentially. Segment Results of € 171m, a 24 percent increase from prior quarter.
November 16, 2010
Fabasoft Announces Figures for the First Half of 2010
Fabasoft AG announces preliminary Group figures for the first half of the fiscal year 2010/2011. Slight losses are expected.
November 12, 2010
AE&E: New Details on Negotiations
Negotiations over the troubled A-Tec's subsidiary AE&E continue, but they get an unexpected sideshow.
November 12, 2010
S&T Denies Bankruptcy Petition
The Vienna Stock Exchange listed IT company provides S&T is facing widespread allegations. It has been rumored that the company is faced with a bankruptcy petition.
November 12, 2010
BWT Announces its Results for Q3
BWT records a strong growth in revenues and EBITDA. However, net results fell by 10%.
November 12, 2010
Pankl Announces Results for 2009/10
The Styrian company Pankl Racing Systems AG presented its preliminary results for the 12-Month period in fiscal year 2009/10. Revenues grew by 20.5 percent in Q4.
November 11, 2010
Kapsch CarrierCom Gets Major Contract for GSM-R Project in Spain
Kapsch was commissioned by the Spanish railway authority Adif with the implementation of a GSM-R network.
November 9, 2010
Windtec: World Market Leader In Only 5 Years
The Carinthian developer of wind turbines has catapulted in just five years to the the position of global market leader.
November 8, 2010
A-Tec: No Agreement Yet
According to the boss of the Kreditorenschutzverbandes (KSV, Creditor Protection Association), Hans-Georg Kantner, there will still be no solution on today Monday. Negotiations are still underway.
November 8, 2010
Andritz: Favorable Development in the First Three Quarters
Technology Group ANDRITZ showed a favorable business development in the first three quarters of 2010. Sales, earnings and profitability rose substantially.
November 8, 2010
Kapsch TrafficCom Acquires Mark IV IVHS
Mark IV IVHS is the largest supplier of electronic toll collection (ETC) equipment in North America. Kapsch pays USD 70 million.
November 6, 2010
Unexpected Rise in Research Expenditure
Against the general trend, Austria's economy is increasingly investing in research and know-how.
November 4, 2010
4.25% Kapsch TrafficCom Bonds Successfully Placed
Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9), listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, successfully placed corporate bonds with a tenor of seven years and a volume of Euro 75 million.
November 3, 2010
A-Tec: Financing Only Secured Until January
The plan of the creditors' committee was rejected. The Banks are consulting with each other for the financing of the ailing A-Tec group, after which the creditors’ committee will present a new proposal to the credit institutions.
November 2, 2010
Andritz Acquires RITZ Pumpenfabrik, Germany
International technology Group ANDRITZ has signed a contract to acquire the German company RITZ
November 2, 2010
A-Tec: Banks Working on Counter-Proposal
After the fruitless negotiations, the banks plan to draw up a counterproposal. In addition, a British investor is showing interest in joining.
October 30, 2010
Kovats in Distress: Rescue Package Must Stand Firm by Monday
The coming days are of utmost relevance for Mirko Kovats’s insolvent A-Tec Group. The rescue package must be ready by Monday.
October 29, 2010
A-Tec Restructuring: Kovats Hands Over 25.1%
The banks inject new money into the insolvent company; Kovats has no longer the majority. If restructuring fails, the banks have realization authority.
October 28, 2010
A-Tec Creditors: Minimum Rate Too Low
While an early agreement with the banks seems imminent, the legal minimum quota offered to the creditors of the insolvent A-Tec group is not enough. Staff’s resentment is also being felt.
October 22, 2010
AT&S Leaves the Crisis Behind
Thanks to growth in sales and massive investments, AT&S looks forward to a positive future.
October 21, 2010
A-Tec Offers a 30% Quota
CEO Kovats is trying to rehabilitate his insolvent company with the help of creditors.
October 21, 2010
aws-mittelstandfonds: Participation in New Telecom Holding in Carinthia
The fund of the Austria Wirtschaftsservice-Agentur (Austrian Economic Service Agency), a company launched last year to finance medium-sized businesses, has now acquired its fourth participation.
October 20, 2010
Kapsch TrafficCom AG Issues a Corporate Bond
With the issuance of the bond, investments necessary for continuation of growth are made possible.
October 19, 2010
A-Tec CEO Kovats: Refunding After 2nd November Possible
“There will be a solution.” Discussions with investors continue.
October 18, 2010
Online Sports Betting: Competition from William Hill
Local providers of online sports betting get a new competitor. William Hill, Britain's largest betting shop operator (about 2,300 stores) has launched its own Internet offering for Austria.
October 13, 2010
Klosterneuburg: LVA Invests 11.2 million euro in New Complex
The private food testing institution is erecting a new office and laboratory building north of Vienna, with 4,500 square meters of floor space for 120 employees.
October 13, 2010
Coface CEE Top 500 - Poland Largest Number of Companies in CEE
Poland has the largest number of companies in the Central and Eastern Europe Top 500 with 28.4%. Hungary ranks second with 16.6%, overtaking the Czech Republic, which is home for 13.8% of the CEE Top 500.
October 12, 2010
Chip Manufacturer Infineon: Revalorization of the Development Center Graz
The German chip maker based in Villach is bundling competencies. All future research on tire pressure sensors will be made at the Infineon Development Center Graz with 250 employees.
October 8, 2010
Asfinag: Toll Revenues for 1.63 Bllion Euro in 2010
The motorway vignette will bring the state-owned motorway company Asfinag 350 million euro this year, truck tolls one billion. Total revenues will be around 100 million above those of 2009, but debts increase by around 600 million.
October 8, 2010
AVL Opens Battery-Testing Lab in Shanghai
With the opening of its battery laboratory at AVL Shanghai Tech Center in China, the company has taken a further visible step on the path toward powertrain electrification in the area of battery development.
October 6, 2010
Doppelmayr: Major Contract from San Francisco for 121 Million Euro
After major orders for its cable car system for Las Vegas and Venice, the cable car technology group from Vorarlberg now also got on track in the greater San Francisco area with the largest order in the company’s history.
October 5, 2010
Kapsch TrafficCom: Polish 1.24 Billion Euro Contract for Truck and Bus Toll System
The company listed in the Vienna Stock Exchange will build up the entire toll system for trucks and buses weighing over 3.5 tons on Poland's roads for July 2011.
October 4, 2010
FACC Grows and Hires
The aircraft supplier FACC, since recently Chinese property, plans to grow further this year. In order to do this, the company needs 150 new employees.
October 1, 2010
Baur: Sales Growth and Eastward Look.
Baur Prüf- und Messtechnik reported a moderate growth in sales during the crisis year. Now the company wants to continue growing abroad.
October 1, 2010
Vienna now has its own Expat Center
In Vienna, the first Expat Center in Austria was opened. The project was handled by the Vienna Business Agency (former WWFF).
September 30, 2010
Insolvencies: Declining Trend for Both Companies and Individuals
KSV expects 10% less insolvencies for 2010, but warns about the consequences of fiscal budget adjustment.
September 28, 2010
Austria Continues Being the Largest Investor in Romania
"Romania is an important market in Eastern Europe for the Austrian economy. Its great importance for us is proved by the fact that Austria is by far the largest investor in Romania"
September 23, 2010
webfreeTV - Revocation of Listing at the Vienna Stock Exchange
webfreeTV.com, the multimedia service provider from Burgenland is being excluded from the Vienna Stock Exchange as of October 31 because of repeated violation of disclosure requirements.
September 21, 2010
Siemens Austria: Corruption Prosecution Expands Investigation
According to a media report, the prosecution has questioned two ex-managers of the group on suspicion of infidelity. They allegedly bribed business partners in South Eastern Europe.
September 21, 2010
Austria's Management and Supervisory Boards’ Salaries on the Test Bench
The partly state-run OMV had the most expensive board of all Austrian corporations in 2009. In total, the oil company spent 10.2 million euro on its bosses, 23.4% more than the previous year.
September 20, 2010
A-Tec's Subsidiary AE & E: CFO Brandt Moves to Sulzer
AE & E’s CFO, Juergen Brandt, will be CFO of the Swiss industrial group Sulzer. Jürgen Boggild moves to the Board.
September 20, 2010
Plansee expands into India and China
Despite the decline in sales, the Tyrolean company Plansee expands into Asia.
September 13, 2010
Reorganiser Grossnigg is interested in S&T
The in deficit IT group S&T is about to be restructured. Format, the Austrian magazine, reports that reorganizer Erhard Grossnigg intends to take over the majority of shares.
September 9, 2010
Parker Hannifin opens subsidiary in Upper Austria
In the future, Parker Hannifin, a U.S. industry supplier, will operate in 17 CEE countries from Austria.
September 8, 2010
