All entries related to Germany, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/countries/germany 2026-11-03T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b8aaab14:en 2026-11-03T06:00:00Z

Basel-based contract manufacturer Lonza has signed an agreement to acquire five US development and manufacturing sites from Merck KGaA, with around 1,100 employees transferring to Lonza. The sites cover bioconjugates such as antibody-drug conjugates and viral vectors; Lonza goes from four to nine US sites and to more than 6,000 employees there. The enterprise value is in the low to mid triple-digit millions of Swiss francs (Lonza, ad hoc announcement, 3 November 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-11/70013589-adhoc-lonza-group-ag-lonza-signs-agreement-to-acquire-us-cdmo-network-from-merck-kgaa-darmstadt-germany-and-significantly-expands-its-us-presence-023.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6bbac484:en 2026-11-03T06:00:00Z

Alongside its third-quarter results Schaeffler announced a further savings programme: 3,460 jobs are to go in Europe, 2,660 of them in Germany, affecting 16 European sites. Five sites are to be given up, four of them in Germany, including Dortmund (430 employees), Morbach (160) and Berlin (about 270) as well as Schwalbach; annual savings of €300m are targeted from 2030, with one-off costs of about €480m. IG Metall and the group works council criticise the plans, and details are still to be negotiated (dpa-AFX via finanznachrichten.de, 3 November 2026; second source: WirtschaftsWoche, 3 November 2026). — Sources: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-11/70016459-roundup-2-schaeffler-streicht-tausende-jobs-und-schliesst-werke-aktie-im-minus-016.htm · https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/auto/autozulieferer-schaeffler-streicht-tausende-jobs-und-schliesst-werke/100266861.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:289f694f:en 2026-10-30T06:00:00Z

STRATEC has signed a contract to sell its subsidiary Diatron MI, with its haematology and clinical chemistry products, to an Indian investor consortium. The fixed price is €10.0m, plus performance-related components. The unit is expected to generate about €20m in revenue and an adjusted EBIT of roughly minus €10m in 2026; STRATEC books impairments of €44.1m in the third quarter and lowers its outlook. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026 (STRATEC SE, ad hoc release, 30 October 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69994712-eqs-adhoc-stratec-se-stratec-verkauft-verlustbringenden-geschaeftsbereich-nimmt-wertminderungen-vor-und-passt-ausblick-an-022.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:51530db0:en 2026-10-30T06:00:00Z

edding AG has sold its Collaboration @ Work division to Callista Asset Management 38 GmbH in a share deal. The price is a symbolic €1, and edding adds a vendor loan and a restructuring contribution and takes over certain liabilities of the division. This ends the review of strategic options for its brand portfolio announced in March 2026; an update to the forecast is due by the end of November (edding AG, ad hoc release, 30 October 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69992390-eqs-adhoc-edding-aktiengesellschaft-edding-ag-veraeussert-geschaeftsbereich-collaboration-a-work-an-die-callista-asset-management-38-gmbh-022.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b216adf8:en 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z

Hochbahn is closing the U1 from 13 July to 14 October 2026 between Fuhlsbüttel Nord and Lattenkamp (replacement buses) and rebuilding the Ohlsdorf platform, which is over 100 years old, from scratch, together with the roughly 45 m U-Bahn bridge over Alsterdorfer Strasse; the bridge over the Alster is also being repaired and track and systems renewed. At the same time it is shifting the U1 tracks outward at Sengelmannstrasse so the future U5 can run in the centre, allowing a cross-platform interchange; the U5 is due to run there from 2029 to City Nord and to Bramfeld from 2033. After service resumes on 15 October, trains pass through Ohlsdorf without stopping until 28 October 2026. The date is a placeholder: it marks the end of these non-stop passes; no costs are given. Announced on 22 June 2026. (LOK Report, 28 Jul 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-voraussetzung-fuer-bahnsteiggleichen-u1-u5-umstieg-sengelmannstrasse.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-hochbahn-startet-zentrale-bauphase-beim-grossprojekt-ohlsdorf-2026.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64697-hamburg-infrastrukturprojekte-der-hochbahn-fuer-zukunftsfaehige-mobilitaet.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64514-hamburg-bauvorbereitungen-fuer-ohlsdorf-2026.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:03effd1a:en 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z

GE Vernova is buying Trench Group, a Berlin-based maker of high-voltage components, from private equity firm Triton for US$9.0bn, funded half from cash and half from debt; Trench has more than 3,000 employees. Closing is expected at the end of 2027 (GE Vernova, 28 October 2026; second source: Börsen-Zeitung, 28 October 2026). — Sources: https://gevernova.com/news/press-releases/ge-vernova-acquire-trench-group · https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/unternehmen-branchen/triton-gibt-berliner-energietechnikfirma-trench-group-fuer-9-mrd-dollar-ab

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a0524fdc:en 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z

Contship Italia, in which Eurokai holds about 66.6%, is buying the logistics group Tarros through Sogemar. Tarros has 751 employees, 2,700 customers and 31 ports in 16 countries. The price is in the mid double-digit million euro range, with closing expected in Q4 2026 after regulatory approval (Eurokai ad hoc release, 28.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69958152-eqs-adhoc-eurokai-gmbh-co-kgaa-erwerb-der-tarros-gruppe-022.htm · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/contship-unterzeichnung-einer-vereinbarung-ueber-die-uebernahme-der-tarros-gruppe.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dc5d2388:en 2026-10-26T06:00:00Z

Tillotts Pharma signed a deal on 23 Oct 2026 to buy Haupt Pharma Wülfing, which has about 280 employees and makes Asacol among other products in Gronau. The price is confidential and closing needs regulatory approvals; Tillotts plans to invest about €23m in the site over the coming years (Tillotts via Presseportal, 26 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.presseportal.de/pm/117622/6377798

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0bae72f9:en 2026-10-26T06:00:00Z

Mutares has received an irrevocable offer from Quiver for the last-mile platform Stuart (SRT Group), which is headquartered in France and also operates in the UK and Poland. Stuart has about 70 employees and roughly €50m revenue; the price is open and closing is expected in Q4 2026 after employee representatives are informed (Mutares, 26 Oct 2026). — Source: https://mutares.com/mutares-erhalt-unwiderrufliches-angebot-zum-erwerb-der-srt-group-und-ihrer-tochtergesellschaften-von-quiver/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ebd37b59:en 2026-10-23T06:00:00Z

After about 18 months of construction, the Westfalen Group has completed a new plant for high-purity propane as refrigerant R-290 at its Münster-Gelmer site and officially put it into operation. The product is mainly needed for heat pumps; the company describes the investment only as a low double-digit million euro sum and gives no job figures (Westfalen Group via Presseportal, 23 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.presseportal.de/pm/75577/6376950

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:59a74dba:en 2026-10-23T06:00:00Z

SGL Carbon is parting with its former carbon fibre site in Moses Lake (USA), transferring it to Refactor Moses Lake LLC. The USD 70m price is paid in instalments until 2027; the disposal gain is about USD 46m before costs, and the first instalment lifts the 2026 free cash flow outlook by USD 45m, while sales and earnings guidance stay unchanged (EQS ad hoc SGL Carbon, 23 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69922055-eqs-adhoc-sgl-carbon-se-sgl-carbon-verkauft-seinen-ehemaligen-carbon-fiber-standort-moses-lake-usa-022.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:332f8e03:en 2026-10-23T06:00:00Z

Generali Deutschland plans to remove roles equivalent to 800 jobs by the end of 2030 and give up its Aachen, Nuremberg and Stuttgart sites (250 staff in Stuttgart) in favour of Cologne, Munich and Karlsruhe. The reduction is to come through attrition, retirement and voluntary schemes; according to Stuttgarter Zeitung a job guarantee without compulsory redundancies applies until 2030. Talks with the group works council are under way (Börsen-Zeitung, 23 October 2026; Stuttgarter Zeitung, 26 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/banken-finanzen/generali-deutschland-baut-stellen-ab · https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/stellenabbau-bei-generali-versicherer-macht-standort-stuttgart-dicht-bundesweit-800-jobs-weg-79613420.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0f02afc2:en 2026-10-21T06:00:00Z

Catalan industrial laundry equipment maker Girbau has agreed to buy 100% of Germany's Fintec Textilpflegesysteme, which develops garment finishing, folding, sorting and transport systems. The acquisition takes effect on 1 January 2027, Fintec continues with the same team and the two firms have worked together for 20 years; the report gives no price (Expansión, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.expansion.com/catalunya/2026/10/21/girbau-refuerza-negocio-lavanderia-compra-fintec.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:097d4e03:en 2026-10-21T06:00:00Z

The Commission considers 8 milestones and 19 targets of the final payment request met, including energy-efficient renovation of more than 36,000 buildings, support for over 1,100 district-heating decarbonisation projects, digitalisation of more than 1,600 hospitals and contributions to two IPCEIs (hydrogen, microelectronics). Payment follows Council approval (European Commission, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2224

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4d67712c:en 2026-10-20T06:00:00Z

The licence follows a process involving ESMA, the ECB and BaFin; according to the exchange group it is the first DLT licence for a European exchange group. It allows the group to operate Seturion, the platform launched in September 2025, for settling tokenised assets. The details rest on a company press release as reported by Cinco Días (Cinco Días, 20 Oct 2026). — Source: https://cincodias.elpais.com/criptoactivos/2026-10-20/boerse-stuttgart-obtiene-la-licencia-para-operar-su-plataforma-de-activos-tokenizados.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6153f9fe:en 2026-10-19T06:00:00Z

Merck KGaA is buying UK RNA specialist Silence Therapeutics for US$20 per depositary share in cash, 130% above the closing price on 16 October 2026; the deal is worth about US$1.3bn. Closing is expected in Q1 2027 (KSL citing Reuters, 19 October 2026; second source: Pulse 2.0, 19 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.ksl.com/article/51638103/germanys-merck-buys-silence-therapeutics-for-13-billion · https://pulse2.com/merck-to-acquire-silence-therapeutics-for-about-1-3-billion/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:62155698:en 2026-10-19T06:00:00Z

Rheinmetall and the Swiss shipping group MSC won the auction and pay the price jointly; closing is due in a few weeks. The yard is to become a dual-use site for civil and military shipbuilding and the basis for four ships for the Romanian government (two 96 m patrol vessels, two 43 m diving support vessels). The release does not state the split of shares (Rheinmetall, 19 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2026/10/2026-10-19-rheinmetall-acquires-the-mangalia-shipyard-in-romania

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fd44a238:en 2026-10-16T06:00:00Z

Synbiotic SE says in an ad-hoc notice that it will apply to the Münster local court to open insolvency proceedings. The company cites the persistently difficult cannabis market, financing not secured in time and the last shareholder meeting's refusal to approve new authorised capital. It expects a provisional insolvency administrator and, initially, continued operations; the notice gives no headcount (EQS ad-hoc, 16 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69859545-eqs-adhoc-synbiotic-se-antrag-auf-eroeffnung-eines-insolvenzverfahrens-022.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2c01c43d:en 2026-10-15T06:00:00Z

Swedish electronics manufacturer Inission is buying 100% of Bavaria Digital Technik, an EMS company founded in 1969 with about 110 employees, from the insolvency administrator of AD Capital. The price is €5.3m; the business had revenue of about €20m in 2025 (EBITDA €1.25m), and Inission says the workforce will stay. The contract was signed on 15 Oct 2026 with closing planned for 2 Nov 2026; it marks Inission's entry into the German market (Inission press release, 15 Oct 2026). Update (2 November 2026): Inission completed the acquisition on 2 November 2026; half of the €5.3m purchase price is financed with an acquisition loan, and it includes the Pfronten property (€3.7m). BDT has about 110 employees (Inission, 2 November 2026). — Sources: https://news.cision.com/se/inission/r/inission-ab-forvarvar-det-tyska-bolaget-bavaria-digital-technik-gmbh,c4409381 · https://news.cision.com/se/inission/r/inission-ab-har-tilltratt-bavaria-digital-technik-gmbh,c4418656

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3a3ccbb7:en 2026-10-15T06:00:00Z

Investment firm Mutares has completed its acquisition of the German thermal-process engineering specialist from Japan's IHI Group. Steinmüller has total output of close to €100m and, according to the company, has delivered more than 1,300 projects for over 500 customers in 80 countries; the short release does not state the price. The announcement date of the deal is not documented here, so the entry date is the completion day (Mutares via Oslo Børs, 15 Oct 2026). — Source: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/684170

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bf477591:en 2026-10-14T06:00:00Z

Report (single source): according to Rzeczpospolita, Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro said on 14 Oct 2026 that Lufthansa submitted the best offer for 44.9% of airline TAP; the Air France-KLM bid was reportedly 16% lower. After the sale the state would hold 51.1% and employees 5%; the remaining state stake is to be put up for sale by 2028 at the latest. The government expects €2.55bn in total from the privatisation, according to the report; the price for the 44.9% stake is not stated, and contract signing and merger control are still pending (rp.pl, 14/15 Oct 2026). Update (14.10.2026): Following the cabinet meeting, Portugal's government officially announced that Lufthansa will receive 44.9% of TAP; according to Prime Minister Montenegro the bid is 16% higher than the rival's. The transaction brings in €1.201bn in this first phase at a total valuation of €2.552bn, the state keeps 50.1%, and Lufthansa takes over executive and operational management. Regulatory approvals are still required (Euronews, 14 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.rp.pl/transport/art45337721-lufthansa-przejmuje-niemal-polowe-portugalskich-linii-tap-panstwo-zarobi-miliardy · https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/lufthansa-beats-air-france-klm-to-12bn-stake-in-tap-air-portugal

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a3711c62:en 2026-10-14T06:00:00Z

The Commission has made legally binding commitments from Sanofi in the case on an alleged disparagement campaign against rival vaccine Fluad (CSL Seqirus), which it opened on 26 June 2026. Sanofi undertakes not to use disparaging statements about Fluad in Germany and France until March 2030 and to correct the effects of earlier messages; a market test in July and August 2026 led to wider outreach in Germany. The decision carries no fine (European Commission, 14 Oct 2026). — Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2154

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:183b9629:en 2026-10-13T06:00:00Z

freenet buys the remaining minority stake of about 25% in Exaring AG (waipu.tv) and now holds 100%. The initial price is about EUR 76m, with up to EUR 50m more depending on future targets; it is funded from cash (freenet, EQS News, 13 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/eqs/freenet-ag--0mv2/eqs-news-freenet-ag-acquires-full-ownership-/9821109

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a078a7c2:en 2026-10-08T06:00:00Z

From 102 applications in the second call, the Commission selected 46 further projects: eight on extraction, 11 on processing and 19 on recycling, plus eight integrated projects. They include seven lithium, 12 nickel, 10 cobalt and four rare earth projects. Of the first 2025 list, 25 projects have so far completed their environmental assessment and 17 hold a construction permit; the Commission announces a new call for the end of 2026 (European Commission, 8 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2113 · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_26_2115

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4c10a0f6:en 2026-10-06T06:00:00Z

Munich-based HR and payroll software provider Personio (more than 16,000 customers) has taken over Circula, a spend-management platform founded in Berlin in 2017 that serves over 3,000 companies with 250,000 users. Circula operates as "Circula by Personio" from 06.10.2026 and its team joins Personio; the company did not disclose a purchase price (Personio, press release, 06.10.2026). — Source: https://www.presseportal.de/pm/131958/6365614

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a38b122b:en 2026-10-06T06:00:00Z

On 06.10.2026 SAP agreed to acquire TechWolf, an AI company from Ghent whose platform uses existing HR and business data to build a continuously updated picture of a workforce's tasks and skills; the technology is to become the core of SAP's SuccessFactors HR software portfolio. The parties did not disclose a price, and closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. TechWolf was founded in 2018 by students of Ghent University, had revenue of €8.68m in its last financial year and is to continue as an independent unit headquartered in Ghent; according to CEO Andreas De Neve it is the largest acquisition of a venture-backed software company in Belgian history (SAP, 06.10.2026; second source: VRT NWS, 06.10.2026). — Sources: https://news.sap.com/2026/10/sap-to-acquire-techwolf-evidence-based-work-age-of-ai/ · https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/10/06/sap-techwolf-gent-overname/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a54a8735:en 2026-10-06T06:00:00Z

On 06.10.2026 Alstom and Rheinmetall confirmed an agreement in principle on the future of Alstom's Kassel plant: Rheinmetall intends to take over the halls and site, and the employees are to be able to work for Rheinmetall Landsysteme at the location in future. This is likely to end locomotive building in Kassel after more than 175 years; around 750 Alstom employees are affected, who had demonstrated against the sale plans the previous week. Contract details are still being negotiated and no price is known; Rheinmetall's neighbouring plant builds tanks and is set to grow as part of the Defence Hub Nordhessen (id 014d3630) (hessenschau, 06.10.2026). — Source: https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/rheinmetall-uebernimmt-lok-werk-von-alstom-in-kassel-v2,alstom-rheinmetall-100.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:33222888:en 2026-10-06T06:00:00Z

The Theo Müller group is giving up two production sites: the Homann sauce plant in Rogätz, Börde district, with about 160 staff will stop production by the end of September 2027, while the Sachsenmilch hard cheese dairy in Leppersdorf, including its packing and administration areas and likewise about 160 staff, closes on 31 December 2026. For Rogätz the group cites a cost base that is not competitive, heavy investment needs and falling demand for sauces in jars; in Leppersdorf, it says, the business cannot be run profitably in the long term. The sour-milk cheese and mozzarella operations at Wachau continue. Talks with the works council are to cover redeployment within the group, agreed changes to contracts and training. Leppersdorf was first reported by the Leipziger Volkszeitung and confirmed by a company spokesperson (dpa-AFX, 6 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69768383-theo-mueller-schliesst-werke-in-sachsen-anhalt-und-sachsen-016.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:35f082a3:en 2026-10-05T06:00:00Z

US defence company Covenant, founded in 2024, opened a production site in Leipzig on 05.10.2026 where it plans to build the Anthem cruise missile from 2027: 1,000 units in the first year and 5,000 in 2028. Up to 250 people are to work in production, and Leipzig is to become the company's largest site worldwide; state secretary Johannes Steiniger of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs put the investment at around €250m. Before production can start, the authorities still have to approve converting the former warehouse into a production hall; first reports of the plans emerged from 30.08.2026 (dpa/t-online, 05.10.2026; second source: dpa-AFX, 05.10.2026). — Sources: https://t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/militaer-verteidigung/id_101467386/leipzig-us-waffenfirma-covenant-eroeffnet-werk-und-nennt-details.html · https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/roundup-us-ruestungsunternehmen-oeffnet-standort-in-leipzig/70234475

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8ebb0bac:en 2026-10-05T06:00:00Z

Frankfurt-based asset manager DWS is acquiring all shares in Zug-based real estate investment manager Peakside, which specialises in value-add and opportunistic investments in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, manages about €1.7bn and has some 45 staff in Frankfurt, Zug, Warsaw, Prague, Munich and Luxembourg. The sellers are the shareholders around founders Stefan Aumann and Boris Schran, who are staying on; no price was disclosed, and closing is planned by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval (finews.ch, 5 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.finews.ch/news/finanzplatz/73833-dws-uebernimmt-den-zuger-immobilien-asset-manager-peakside-capital-advisors-deutschland-mittel-und-osteuropa-gruender-bleiben-an-bord

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8f8f7b72:en 2026-10-04T06:00:00Z

The Lucerne-based steelmaker is planning another restructuring round that will mainly hit its German plants (Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, including Witten, Krefeld, Siegen and Hagen) and lead to further job cuts there, CEO Frank Koch said, without giving a number or naming the sites affected. The workforce has already been halved from around 13,000 to about 6,500; the group booked a loss of €311m in 2025 and is preparing a further balance-sheet restructuring, aiming to return to operating profit from 2028 (interview in SonntagsZeitung; awp/sda via finanzen.ch, 4 Oct 2026; second source: 20 Minuten, 4 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.finanzen.ch/nachrichten/aktien/swiss-steel-kuendigt-stellenabbau-in-deutschland-an-1036595420 · https://www.20min.ch/story/krise-bei-stahlkonzern-millionenverlust-bei-swiss-steel-stellenabbau-angekuendigt-103643884 · https://ms-aktuell.de/welt/swiss-steel-stellenabbau-04-10-2026

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fa5d24a7:en 2026-10-03T06:00:00Z

Trains have been running since 3 Oct 2026 over the new crossing structure in Leipzig-Sellerhausen-Stünz, which carries the Anger-Crottendorf – Heiterblick link over the lines to Dresden and Geithain. The column-free truss bridge (superstructure about 850 tonnes) was built after the old structure was demolished from mid-January 2026 and was moved some 100 metres into position by modular transporters on 31 Jul 2026; according to DB InfraGO it is a precondition for reopening Leipzig's eastern freight ring. No cost is given. (LOK Report, based on a Deutsche Bahn release, 3 Oct 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-neues-brueckenbauwerk-sellerhausen-stuenz-geht-puenktlich-in-betrieb.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:22583f2a:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen has largely completed the refurbishment of the viaduct near Ilfeld, built in 1948 and the longest and highest bridge on its 140.4-kilometre network; the line between Ilfeld Neanderklinik and Eisfelder Talmühle is open to through running again from 1 October 2026. It had been closed since 2 March 2026 (replacement buses), the contract was awarded before Easter and the main works began at the end of April; the Free State of Thuringia funded the project, which is meant to secure the structure for at least five decades. Final works continue without a new closure, and the daily steam service from Nordhausen to the Brocken returns. (LOK Report, 29 Sep 2026; second source: Gemeinde Harztor, 29 Sep 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-thueringen-viaduktsanierung-bei-ilfeld-weitgehend-abgeschlossen.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-hsb-saniert-viadukt-bei-ilfeld.html · https://www.harztor.de/2026/09/29/hsb-viadukt-bei-ilfeld-ab-1-oktober-wieder-frei/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:315cdae1:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

The Groningen–Leer (East Frisia) rail link, a stepping stone towards the fast international Wunderline to Bremen, is expected to carry passengers again in early October 2026 after more than ten years; Arriva began training runs for train drivers in August 2026, so trains are running over the Friesenbrücke again for the first time in ten years. On the Dutch side ProRail has renewed track, signalling and cabling, made level crossings safer, redesigned platforms and strengthened the embankment in places so that trains can run faster; the province of Groningen, Lower Saxony and Bremen are pushing the link forward with DB and ProRail, and the report gives no costs. Announced on 19 August 2026; the date is a placeholder: only early October 2026 is given, with no exact day, and the end of the month is used. (LOK Report, 19 Aug 2026) Update (7 Oct 2026): The line was officially opened with a special run in Weener on 1 Oct 2026; Arriva has been running passenger trains again since Monday 5 Oct 2026, cutting journey times by about 15 minutes. Costs rose from about EUR 180 million to about EUR 250 million because of higher construction prices, supply bottlenecks and a larger scope of works (Deutsche Bahn, 1 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/niederlande/niederlande-die-wunderlinie-zwischen-groningen-und-norddeutschland-nimmt-im-oktober-den-betrieb-auf.html · https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Wunderline-geht-in-Betrieb-In-Kuerze-wieder-Zugverkehr-zwischen-Groningen-und-Leer--14050128

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8bef731a:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Wuppertal-based investment holding GESCO signed an agreement on 1 October 2026 to buy all shares in ARKU; the specialist in precision levelling machines, deburring machines and coil lines for sheet-metal processing employs 189 people at sites in Germany, the US and China and expects revenue of more than €50m in 2026. ARKU is consolidated from 1 October 2026 within the Industrial Assets & Infrastructure segment and its management stays on; GESCO therefore raised its 2026 revenue forecast to €525–543m, while the purchase price remains confidential (GESCO EQS ad hoc announcement, 1 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://ariva.de/aktien/gesco-se-aktie/news/eqs-adhoc-gesco-se-erwirbt-arku-maschinenbau-gmbh-und-hebt-12155199 · https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/corporate-news/gesco-se-staerkt-mit-dem-erwerb-der-arku-maschinenbau-gmbh-das-segment/70210190

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7c161f06:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Fresenius has bought the remaining 45% of Madrid-based biosimilars maker mAbxience from Insud Pharma and Invim Corporativo and now owns the company outright; the price is up to €750m, of which €50m depends on site approvals. Signing and completion took place on 30 September 2026 with no regulatory approval required; Fresenius had acquired its 55% majority stake in August 2022, and mAbxience is part of Fresenius Kabi's Biopharma business (Fresenius via EQS, 01.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.webdisclosure.com/press-release/fresenius-se-co-kgaa-etr-fre-fresenius-acquires-remaining-45-of-mabxience-for-up-to-750-million-taking-full-ownership-of-its-biosimilars-platform-oY1qbs86akF · https://mabxience.com/fresenius-completes-acquisition-of-mabxience-creating-a-stronger-platform-for-future-portfolio-expansion/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:83305052:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

According to Handelsblatt, Leipzig-based photovoltaics provider Energiekonzepte Deutschland, which has installed more than 45,000 solar systems for private households, has to file for insolvency, with applications planned for seven group companies. The trigger was reportedly the withdrawal of a financing commitment by the lender Pemberton. Regional media say around 340 employees at the Leipzig and Taucha sites are affected; a confirmed insolvency filing had not been reported at the time of writing (report; Handelsblatt, 1 Oct 2026; second source: Taucha kompakt, 30 Sep 2026). Update (6 Oct 2026): Six EKD group companies have filed for insolvency at the Leipzig local court, which appointed Lucas Flöther (Flöther & Wissing) as provisional administrator; the seventh company, ES Energiesysteme of Edermünde, is due to follow. Operations continue for now and the wages of the roughly 400 permanent staff are covered for three months by insolvency pay; restructuring options, including an investor, are to be examined before proceedings are expected to open on 1 Dec 2026 (pv magazine). — Sources: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/solarenergie-solarspezialist-energiekonzepte-deutschland-meldet-insolvenz-an/100258988.html · https://www.taucha-kompakt.de/energiekonzepte-deutschland-soll-morgen-insolvenz-anmelden--340-mitarbeiter-betroffen/cnt-id-ps-53cf4d63-a505-4809-9a65-7896913810dc · https://www.pv-magazine.de/2026/10/06/vorlaeufiger-insolvenzverwalter-fuehrt-geschaeftsbetrieb-von-ekd-weiter/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2564c321:en 2026-09-30T06:00:00Z

A fire on 23 September 2025 irreparably destroyed the control and safety technology of the Gerwisch signal box, and DB InfraGO is replacing it with a new electronic interlocking to restore full capacity on the Magdeburg–Berlin line. Demolition began on 7 January 2026, foundation work followed in May and the modular building was set in place on 23 June 2026; closures with replacement buses between Biederitz and Möser remain in force until 30 September 2026. As a stopgap, up to three trains per hour and direction have run since November 2025, and the neighbouring Biederitz and Möser interlockings have been linked since March 2026. The date is a placeholder: only the fourth quarter of 2026 is given (LOK Report, 23 Jun 2026). Update (1 October 2026): the new electronic interlocking at Gerwisch went into service on schedule on 30 September 2026; rebuilding after the fire of September 2025 took twelve months (Deutsche Bahn, 1 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-modulgebaeude-fuer-neues-estw-gerwisch-aufgestellt.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-baustart-fuer-neues-stellwerk-in-gerwisch-im-mai.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64234-sachsen-anhalt-rueckbau-des-stellwerks-gerwisch-startet-deutsche-bahn-bereitet-neubau-nach-brand-vor.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/62504-sachsen-anhalt-stellwerk-gerwisch-ab-28-november-eingeschraenkter-zugverkehr-zwischen-magdeburg-und-berlin.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/62137-sachsen-anhalt-arbeiten-fuer-mehr-zugverkehr-laufen-nach-dem-brand-im-stellwerk-in-gerwisch-auf-hochtouren.html · https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-leipzig-de/aktuell/presseinformationen/Wiedereroeffnung-des-Stellwerks-in-Gerwisch-Deutsche-Bahn-nimmt-neues-Elektronisches-Stellwerk-in-Betrieb-14050206

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dd888ed0:en 2026-09-30T06:00:00Z

The management of Volkswagen's software subsidiary Cariad announced further job cuts at a staff meeting on 30 September 2026; according to dpa, citing company sources, around 1,000 of the roughly 4,300 remaining positions are affected, while IG Metall puts the total at about 1,600 of 4,200 jobs. Cariad also terminated key collective agreements with IG Metall; timing and implementation are still open, and the works council points to the job-security agreement that runs until 2029. The job figure is left blank here because the cuts form part of VW's Future Plan 2030, whose number is carried by entry 744abc2a (dpa/RNZ, 01.10.2026; second source: Reuters, 01.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.rnz.de/politik/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-1000-Jobs-betroffen-Kreise-VW-Softwaretochter-steht-vor-weiterem-Stellenabbau-_arid,2444447.html · https://www.onvista.de/news/2026/10-01-ig-metall-kritisiert-stellenabbau-bei-vw-softwaretochter-cariad-0-20-26559652

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:061fab9c:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Funds managed by InfraRed Capital Partners agreed on 28 September 2026 to acquire 100% of Hector Rail AB, Scandinavia's largest private rail freight operator, from Ancala, which had held it since 2020. Hector Rail (founded in 2004) has just over 300 train drivers including its German branches and a fleet of more than 100 locomotives, and runs cross-border services between Scandinavia and Germany. InfraRed plans to fund additional locomotives and a large maintenance and modernisation programme; the report gives no price, and completion, subject to the usual regulatory conditions, is expected at the end of 2026. (LOK Report, 29 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/schweden-infrared-capital-partners-uebernimmt-die-hector-rail-group.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:cd2f4949:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Bosch plans to cut around 900 jobs by the end of 2029 at its Nuremberg plant, which makes parts for combustion engines and fuel-cell technology — roughly half the workforce. The company cites falling sales and the shrinking share of combustion engines, Chinese competition, production costs above market prices and a European hydrogen market lagging behind expectations; talks with employee representatives are to follow (Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 28.09.2026). — Source: https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/wirtschaft/jobabbau-bei-zulieferer-bosch-will-die-haelfte-der-stellen-im-werk-nuernberg-streichen-79510666.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:52cfd134:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Auto supplier Bohai Automotive, insolvent since April 2025, will cease operations in Harzgerode entirely with effect from 31.01.2027; according to the insolvency administrator, around 550 employees at Bohai and three sister companies are affected. Because the Schlote companies in Harzgerode and Wernigerode, which depend on Bohai's business, are also closing, around 730 jobs will go in total according to dpa. Despite an international search for investors and support from major customers, not enough new orders could be secured; a last promising bidder pulled out (Brinkmann & Partner, 28.09.2026; dpa/t-online, 29.09.2026). — Source: https://www.brinkmann-partner.de/harzgerode-bohai-werk-und-schwestergesellschaften-muessen-geschaeftsbetrieb-einstellen/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:98341d65:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

The insolvent St Elisabeth Hospital in Salzgitter-Bad (108 beds, part of the Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund) will cease operations on 30 September 2026; about 250 employees were told at an extraordinary staff meeting on 28 September. After the insolvency filing on 26 February 2026 and the opening of self-administered proceedings on 1 May 2026, there were interested parties but no binding takeover offer; the hospital cites uncertainty from the hospital reform, rising costs with inadequate reimbursement and heavy investment needs. Remaining patients were transferred, and a citizens' alliance and the mayor are protesting (kma Online, 28.09.2026; t-online, 29.09.2026). Update (7 Oct 2026): According to Ärzteblatt, all patients were to be transferred by the evening of 28 Sep 2026, the hospital had withdrawn from emergency care and ceased operations at the end of the month; the closure is thus complete (Ärzteblatt, 28 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://www.kma-online.de/aktuelles/klinik-news/detail/st-elisabeth-krankenhaus-salzgitter-stellt-den-betrieb-ein-56266 · https://www.aerzteblatt.de/news/krankenhaus-in-salzgitter-schliesst-457df582-069b-420a-91e1-8f23897b0c60

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6e493636:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Braunschweig brewery Wolters, founded in 1627 and in self-administered insolvency proceedings since 01.09.2026 (filed on 19.06.2026), will give up its production site on 31.12.2026; its roughly 90 employees were told on the afternoon of 28.09.2026. According to a statement from the advisers handling the proceedings, the search for an investor for the site failed, with a shrinking beer market and higher production and energy costs cited as causes; talks on keeping the Wolters brand alive are continuing. (regionalHeute.de, 29.09.2026; second source: finanzen.net/dpa-AFX, 29.09.2026) — Sources: https://regionalheute.de/braunschweig/brauerei-wolters-stellt-betrieb-ein-das-sagt-der-insolvenzverwalter-braunschweig-1790676098/ · https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/1627-gegruendet-brauerei-wolters-wird-geschlossen-15958063

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e6bf26e4:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

The North Rhine-Westphalia tax administration opened its new data centre (RZF) in Kaarst on 25 September 2026; it runs the IT of the state tax authority with more than 100 tax offices and over 30,000 staff. The new complex of around 37,000 sq m gross floor area comprises an office building, a print centre and the data centre; heating and cooling are largely carbon-neutral thanks to 50 geothermal probes, supplemented by solar panels and waste-heat recovery. The foundation stone had been laid in October 2023; the ministry did not state an investment figure (NRW Ministry of Finance, 25 September 2026; Datacenter-Insider, 30 April 2025). — Source: https://www.finanzverwaltung.nrw.de/uebersicht-rubrik-aktuelles-und-presse/pressemitteilungen/neues-rechenzentrum-staerkt

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b4e9b43e:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

British investor Attestor, Condor's majority owner since 2021, is also taking over the remaining 49% held by the German federal government and the state of Hesse via SG Luftfahrtgesellschaft, becoming sole owner; it is exercising an option agreed when it first invested, with completion scheduled for 31 August 2027. Condor had already repaid the state aid early in spring 2026 and aims to save €100m in each of the next two financial years through a cost programme; no price was disclosed (aeroTELEGRAPH, 25 September 2026; second source: Handelsblatt, 25 September 2026). — Source: https://www.aerotelegraph.com/airlines/attestor-uebernimmt-condor-vollstaendig-staat-steigt-aus/vq6kj1e

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3c445b4e:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

Single-source report: according to the Financial Times, citing insiders, BASF has put a takeover proposal to Evonik and its largest shareholder, the RAG Foundation, and is talking to banks about a possible deal. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that Evonik had not received a takeover offer; BASF, Evonik and the RAG Foundation did not initially comment. The RAG Foundation holds around 43% of Evonik and intends to reduce its stake to 25.1% over time (Reuters via onvista, 25 September 2026, citing the Financial Times). Update (25.09.2026): In an ad hoc release that afternoon, the RAG Foundation confirmed that BASF had approached it about a possible voluntary public takeover offer for Evonik; the foundation holds around 43.8% of Evonik's shares. No formal offer has been made (EQS/finanznachrichten.de, 25.09.2026). Update (28.09.2026): According to Reuters and the Financial Times, Evonik's management rejected BASF's approach – reportedly about €22.15 per share, or roughly €10.3bn – as too low and allowed neither due diligence nor formal talks; the companies have not confirmed the figures. BASF is reported to be sticking to its plans (reports; Industriemagazin, 02.10.2026; Kapitalmarktexperten, 29.09.2026). Update (9 Oct 2026): The board of trustees of RAG-Stiftung was briefed online on BASF's interest; the content and outcome are confidential. According to Evonik, no talks are currently taking place (dpa-AFX / BÖRSE ONLINE, 9 Oct 2026). Update (23 Oct 2026): According to Bloomberg, cited by Börsen-Zeitung, BASF has put an increased indicative price of €24 per share to Evonik (about €11.2bn in total, a premium of almost 39% on the pre-leak price); Evonik and BASF decline to comment, and Evonik has set up a parity-staffed special committee of its supervisory board. Reported only, no formal offer (Börsen-Zeitung, 23 Oct 2026). Update (27 October 2026): According to a Reuters report, BASF has raised its offer to about €11.2bn; there is no official confirmation (MS Aktuell, 27 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.onvista.de/news/2026/09-25-ft-basf-arbeitet-an-uebernahme-evoniks-0-20-26557514 · https://industriemagazin.at/chemie/basf-evonik-uebernahme-kamieth-chemieindustrie/ · https://www.kapitalmarktexperten.de/evonik-aktie-abweisung-von-basf-angebot-bestaetigt/ · https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/rag-stiftung-beraet-ueber-basf-uebernahmeplaene-fuer-evonik-557285.html · https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/unternehmen-branchen/basf-geht-offenbar-mit-hoeherem-angebot-auf-evonik-zu · https://ms-aktuell.de/welt/basf-evonik-27-10-2026/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8e43bb24:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

Following the Bundestag, the Bundesrat approved a renewed fuel tax cut under its fast-track procedure on 25.09.2026: the energy tax on diesel and petrol falls by 14.04 cents per litre each from 01.10. to 31.12.2026, which including VAT amounts in theory to up to 17 cents. In the Bundestag the measure was justified by the economic impact of the Iran war on fuel prices (Bundesrat, 25.09.2026). — Source: https://www.bundesrat.de/DE/plenum/bundesrat-kompakt/26/1068/102.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b254e8b1:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

The Free State of Bavaria presented its Bundesrat initiative on long-distance rail competition in the Bundesrat on 25 September 2026, after the state cabinet had approved it in July; it is now being discussed in the committees and is also on the agenda of the transport ministers' conference, chaired by Bavaria, in Hohenschwangau on 21/22 October 2026. Transport minister Christian Bernreiter wants to secure long-distance stops in cities such as Bamberg or Ingolstadt, regional and S-Bahn services and through ticketing, and demands that, if necessary, the federal government orders long-distance services. The trigger is the Federal Network Agency's decision of 17 July 2026, under which DB InfraGO must reserve minimum shares of 25 to 40% on heavily used lines for competitors of DB Fernverkehr and against which it is now suing; Italo plans to run from Munich to Berlin and to Cologne and Dortmund from the first half of 2028, and Bavaria warns of a halving of regional services between Munich and Augsburg at peak times. (LOK Report, 23 Jul and 25 Sep 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/bayern-bundesratsinitiative-zum-wettbewerb-im-fernverkehr.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/bayern-bundesratsinitiative-zur-sicherung-der-fernverkehrshalte-und-des-spnv.html · https://dserver.bundestag.de/brd/2026/0417-26.pdf

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a5c08c30:en 2026-09-24T06:00:00Z

On 24.09.2026 Germany's Federal Cartel Office cleared the purchase by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group of the half of Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius previously held by Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien GmbH. The publisher (DIE ZEIT, ZEIT CAMPUS, ZEIT WISSEN, ZEIT LEO) has belonged to Holtzbrinck since 1996; Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien took a 50% stake in 2009. Authority president Andreas Mundt called the deal unproblematic from a competition standpoint (Bundeskartellamt, 24.09.2026). — Source: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2026/09_24_2026_Zeit_Holtzbrinck.html?nn=52004