Luterbach (ots) - In its continuing operations, the Schaffner Group increased net sales of components for optimizing energy utilization and increasing the operating reliability of electrical and electronic systems in the first six months of fiscal 2006/2007 by 18.6% year on year to CHF 79.2 million (first half ...
Winterthur (ots) - SpineLab AG, a privately held company, specialized in developing a dynamic stabilization system for the spine, announced today that it has raised CHF 4 million in a first financing round. Lead investors are BioMedInvest and VI Partners. Other participants are the management and Acceleration International. Gérard Moufflet, CEO and Founder of Acceleration International has been appointed Chairman of ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Board of Directors of Schaffner Holding AG (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) has appointed Mr Ah Bee Goh (*1950) as Vice President Global Manufacturing and member of the Executive Board of the Schaffner Group with effect from July 1, 2007. Based at the Schaffner plant in Thailand, he will be ...
Concentration on the global market for EMC and power quality components Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) has signed an agreement for the sale of its Cable & ElectroEmulation business (net sales 2005/2006 approx. CHF 15 million) to the existing management. This completes the divestment of its Test Systems business. As part of the management buyout, the existing management will take over ...
- Indication: Fact-sheets in PDF can be downloaded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100011978&lang=2 - Volketswil (ots) - The word "Switzerland" evokes images of secretive Banks, cheese, chocolate...and of course expensive mechanical luxury watches; especially so in spring, when the BaselWorld opens its doors to the worlds largest watch- and jewelry fair and when everybody's ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) is adapting its organizational structure in line with its strategic focus on the global market for components and modules to ensure EMC and efficient power quality in electronic networks. As part of the implementation of the functional ...
Luterbach (ots)- Over the business first quarter of 2006/2007, Schaffner Holding AG (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) increased its net sales of electromagnetic-compatibility and power-quality components by 16.7% on the previous year's figure to CHF 34.1 million (CHF 29.3 million). Adjusted for currency effects, the rise in sales amounted to 15.5%. At the same time, order intake increased by 31.1% to CHF 45.9 million (CHF ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group increased its net sales in fiscal 2005/2006 by 10.3% to CHF 184.0 million (fiscal 2004/2005: CHF 166.8 million). Adjusted for currency effects, this was an increase of 8.4%. Thanks to a favorable increase in earnings in the operational business and extraordinary net proceeds of CHF 9.9 million relating to the sale of the Swiss ...
- A Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of Charge at: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100011432 - Klingnau (ots) - German National Stephan Unser has Been Appointed Chief Sales Officer of Sede AG, Effective January 1, 2007 45-year-old Mr. Unser holds a master's degree in business administration and has been appointed to the management board ...
Los Angeles (ots) - Cross-reference: photo was sent via satellite and is available at http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.htx?type=obs - GM Advanced Design has won the Los Angeles Auto Show's Design Challenge for the second year in a row. This year's winning entry is a two-dimensional rendering of a 2015 concept that addresses environmental sustainability. Called the HUMMER 02, this design proves that daily use of a ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) increased consolidated net sales in fiscal 2005/2006 by 10.3% to CHF 184.0 million (2004/2005: CHF 166.8 million). Adjusted for currency effects, this amounts to an increase of 8.4%. Order intake rose by 8.5% to CHF 188.5 million (CHF 173.8 ...
BAT British American Tobacco Switzerland SA
Lausanne (ots) - British American Tobacco exits Formula One at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend after eight years of Lucky Strike sponsorship - and brings to an end links to motorsport dating back to the 1960s. The company is honouring a commitment to leave F1 by the end of this year - a move consistent with the International Marketing Standards which it voluntarily subscribed to in 2001 along with its two ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) is acquiring JACKE Transformatoren GmbH (www.jacke-trafo.de). The integration will expand the Schaffner Group's EMC competence to include Jacke power quality technology. By acquiring Jacke, Schaffner becomes the first global company to offer ...
Munich (ots) - - GermanCapital acquires Commerzbank stake in ALNO AG - Voluntary tender offer to all shareholders, priced at EUR 7.20 per share - GermanCapital and Hellwig family will combine stakes to hold over 45 percent of the ALNO shares in joint bidding company - Strategy aims at sustainable, profitable growth, under existing ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) has sold its Swiss properties at the company's headquarters in Luterbach to the real estate investment company Espace Real Estate AG, Bienne (www.ere.ch). Schaffner's decision to sell its entire real estate holdings came after sales negotiations for ...
Erlen (ots) - The majority shareholding in the Lista Workspace and Storage Systems group of companies (Lista B+L), which generated revenues of more than CHF 220 million in 2005, is being sold to private equity company Capvis. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose the price of the sale. This transaction marks a successful conclusion to the repositioning and succession planning initiated 18 months ago with the ...
Sales and orders remain solid - preliminary agreement signed for the sale of the EMC test systems business line Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group increased its net sales in the continuing Components Division by 14.2% to CHF 34.6 million in the third quarter of the current fiscal year (third quarter 2004/2005: CHF 30.3 million). Order intake also rose by 14.7% to CHF 35.2 million (CHF 30.7 million). The ...
Geneva (ots) - SWATCH marked the first session of the Human Rights Council on June 19th with the launch of the first of a series of watches, designed to stimulate continuing awareness of human rights. The blue Human Rights SWATCH watch, launched expressly for the occasion, features a large number 19 in white. This symbol refers not only to the historic birthday of the Council, but also to article 19 of the Universal ...
- Capital increase with net proceeds of around ¤100 million for further improvement of capital structure and generating additional headroom for growth - Around 50 per cent free float after IPO - First day of trading before summer break Frankfurt (ots) - Klöckner & Co AG management will present the company during a roadshow to national and international investors, which will start on June 14. Investors can ...
Clear signs of growth and a return to profit Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group increased its net sales by 14.8% to CHF 91.0 million in the first six months of fiscal 2005/2006 (first half 2004/2005: CHF 79.3 million) and achieved a net profit of CHF 0.8 million (CHF -1.5 million), despite extraordinary costs related to the divestment of its test systems activities. As a result of the divestment process and the ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) is selling the power electronics business line of its test system division to US-based Intepro America, LLC., Santa Ana, California, for an undisclosed sum. Intepro America, LLC., which specializes in the marketing of power electronics test systems in the North American market, is acquiring Schaffner ...
- Happel: "The restructuring of the former mg technologies is bearing fruits. GEA Group is today a focused and profitable company." - Happel will not be available for re-election to the supervisory board in May - Shares will be offered to international institutional investors (including in the US) through an accelerated bookbuild led by ...
Burscheid, Germany/Prague, Czech Republic (ots) - Johnson Controls has been recognized by the World Diversity Leadership Council as winner of the global Corporate Diversity Innovation award. Johnson Controls is being honored with the award based on its supplier diversity joint-venture program and for excellence ...
Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG
Acquisition complements Micronas' portfolio of state-of-the-art HD display products Zurich (ots) - Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) today announced the close of its purchase of all shares of fabless semiconductor company WISchip International Ltd. with operational headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. On October 26, 2005, Micronas had announced a definitive ...
Letter of intent concerning the sale of the Test Systems sub-unit Power Electronic ready for signature Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group recorded net sales of CHF 166.8 million (2003/2004: CHF 175.4 million) in fiscal 2004/2005 in an extremely demanding environment. Order intake was CHF 173.8 million (CHF 176.3 million), and the book-to-bill ratio improved to 1.04 (1.01). EBIT was CHF 3.1 million (CHF 5.9 ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) recorded consolidated net sales of CHF 166.8 million (fiscal 2003/2004: CHF 175.4 million) in fiscal 2004/2005, in line with market expectations (CHF 164 million to CHF 169 million). With order intake of CHF 173.8 million (CHF 176.3 million), the ...
Herisau/Pfäffikon (ots) - HUBER+SUHNER, a leading global supplier of components and systems for electrical and optical connectivity, is pleased to announce that Mr Guy Petignat will join the company as COO Fiberoptic + Cable Technology and member of the Executive Group Management as of January 1, 2006. Mr Petignat (47) is currently COO for Kaba Key + Ident ...
Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG
Zurich (ots) - The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has today published its decision regarding the delisting of the shares of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard Segment). Accordingly, Micronas shares will only be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange until December 20, 2005. Micronas had announced on July 8, 2005, to ...