All entries located in Berlin (Germany), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/berlin 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z Eurotrack 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,2026:4c10a0f6: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,2026:320f7608:en 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z

US Earth-observation company Planet Labs opened a series-production facility for its high-resolution Pelican satellites in Berlin on 22 Sep 2026, in the presence of German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche; capacity is to rise to up to 60 satellites a year, with the first Berlin-built satellite due before year-end. Another 70 staff are to join the roughly 150 already employed at the Berlin European hub; the company did not disclose the investment (dpa reports an amount of more than €10 million is expected) (Via Satellite, dpa via ad-hoc-news.de, 22 Sep 2026). — Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/manufacturing/2026/09/22/planet-opens-new-berlin-manufacturing-facility-for-pelican-build-out/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:21d44030:en 2026-07-28T06:00:00Z

US supplier Micross Components, a Behrman Capital portfolio company, signed a definitive agreement on 28 July 2026 to acquire Berlin-based AEMtec GmbH from private equity firm capiton. AEMtec builds complex micro- and optoelectronic modules and provides advanced packaging and test services for high-reliability applications, with sites in Berlin, Dresden and Boston. For Micross it is the first scaled foothold in continental Europe alongside existing plants in the United Kingdom and Denmark. No purchase price was disclosed; closing is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. — Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/micross-to-acquire-aemtec-significantly-expanding-european-footprint-in-advanced-packaging-and-optoelectronics-302836712.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a54c0922:en 2026-07-28T06:00:00Z

Cover Genius, an insurtech specialising in embedded insurance, announced on Tuesday 28 July 2026 that it had acquired the Berlin-based bancassurance platform Friendsurance; the report describes the acquisition as completed. Founded in 2010, Friendsurance is regarded as the originator of peer-to-peer insurance and today mainly operates banking-technology and regulatory infrastructure for bancassurance in the German-speaking market. No purchase price was disclosed. Second source: The Insurer, 28 July 2026 (paywalled). — Source: https://insnerds.com/news/cover-genius-acquires-berlin-based-bancassurance-platform-friendsurance

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:183a553e:en 2026-07-21T06:00:00Z

Berlin-based travel platform Omio Group announced on 21 July 2026 an agreement to acquire rail-distribution specialist Rail Europe (Paris) to consolidate European rail and ground-transportation retailing. Post-completion the group would sell around 22m train tickets a year and work with over 28,000 transport operators and travel sellers. Completion is subject to consultation of the French works council (CSE); no purchase price was disclosed. — Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/omio-group-to-acquire-rail-europe-to-consolidate-the-ground-transportation-landscape-302830915.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d6040744:en 2026-07-20T06:00:00Z

Reported (Handelsblatt exclusive, 20 July, based on internal documents and termination agreements): Zalando is cutting around 200 more jobs at its Berlin headquarters while opening a new office in Bucharest to which functions are to be relocated over time. Zalando did not officially confirm the figure or location. This is a separate move at headquarters and is not the same as the already-recorded closure of the Erfurt logistics centre (11 July). — Source: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/stellenabbau-zalando-streicht-weitere-stellen-und-eroeffnet-neuen-standort/100240999.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6858116d:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

Uber and Delivery Hero signed a business combination agreement on 16 July 2026: Uber offers €41.50 per share in cash (a premium of around 127% over the unaffected price before 8 May); Prosus (~17%) has irrevocably committed to tender, which would bring Uber to about 53%. To address antitrust concerns, Delivery Hero is separately selling businesses in 14 markets (including Austria and Spain) to SSW Partners. Closing is expected in H2 2027; Berlin remains headquarters with workforce commitments until at least 2029, and Uber pledges €2bn of investment in Germany over five years. Follow-up to the stake increase of 5 July. Second source: Uber press release (SEC 8-K, Exhibit 99.1). Update (03.09.2026): In their joint reasoned statement, Delivery Hero's management and supervisory boards recommend that shareholders accept Uber's offer of €41.50 per share, which they consider fair; the acceptance period ends on 05.11.2026 (dpa-AFX). — Sources: https://www.finanzwire.com/press-release/delivery-hero-ag-etr-de000a2e-eqs-adhoc-delivery-hero-enters-into-a-business-combination-agreement-with-uber-technologies-and-into-a-sale-and-purchase-agreement-with-ssw-partners-regarding-certain-businesses-hjtl2hDLK4K · https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/roundup-delivery-hero-raet-zur-annahme-des-uber-uebernahmeangebots-548952.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e70e331e:en 2026-07-05T06:00:00Z

Uber is pursuing the acquisition of the Berlin-based delivery group, increased its stake from 25% to nearly 37% by buying Aspex Management shares and paused its own European expansion in the food delivery business to do so. Antitrust review expected. Update 14 July 2026: According to Bloomberg, Uber is in advanced talks about a full acquisition and is aiming for an agreement within the same week; the valuation is likely to be significantly above the share price level of around €36 per share (reportedly). — Source: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/uber-pauses-europe-food-delivery-expansion-pursues-delivery/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ddaa9d80:en 2026-06-15T06:00:00Z

The new roughly 4 km long S-Bahn line S15 (Berlin's shortest line) has connected Gesundbrunnen via Wedding to Hauptbahnhof (provisional tunnel platform under Invalidenstrasse) at 10-minute intervals since 15 June 2026. It forms the first construction section of the larger S21 project (north-south city S-Bahn) and opened after massive delays: planning began back in 1992, original completion target was 2017, construction started in 2010. Further sections (Hauptbahnhof–Potsdamer Platz, planning approval expected 2026, operation mid-to-late 2030s; and Potsdamer Platz–Yorckstrasse) are still in planning or under construction. — Source: https://sbahn.berlin/aktuelles/artikel/neue-s-bahn-linie-s15-geht-in-betrieb/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:af9dc415:en 2026-05-10T06:00:00Z

At Berlin's only U-Bahn station where four lines (U1 to U4) meet, BVG is repairing the roughly 250 m² intermediate ceiling of the lower platform level from 12 Jan 2026, with completion planned for mid-May 2026. Line U2 keeps running every four minutes throughout the four-month works, while the other lines rely on interchange routes and replacement buses. Announced on 24 Nov 2025. BVG finished the works on 10 May 2026; U4 runs again and U1 and U3 run through again, with no restrictions from Monday morning. (LOK Report, 24 Nov 2025; second source: BVG, 8 May 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63328-berlin-bvg-saniert-am-nollendorfplatz-so-kommen-fahrgaeste-gut-ans-ziel.html · https://www.bvg.de/de/unternehmen/medienportal/pressemitteilungen/2026-05-08-pm-nollendorfplatz

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f9ec049c:en 2026-03-27T06:00:00Z

The Berlin-based solar start-up completely disbanded its customer service for photovoltaic systems and dismissed 97 employees. Those affected learned of it in a town-hall meeting, immediately after which their access was blocked. — Source: https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/business/enpal-alle-zugaenge-kurz-nach-bekanntgabe-gesperrt-fast-100-mitarbeiter-entlassen/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7deb8019:en 2026-02-19T06:00:00Z

The new head of the crisis-hit rail freight division DB Cargo does not consider a turnaround possible without massive job cuts. DB Cargo is Europe's largest freight railway and has been struggling for years with structural problems, earnings slumps and an investment backlog. A far-reaching restructuring is considered unavoidable. Update (1 Mar 2026): According to Deutsche Bahn, the supervisory boards of DB Cargo and DB approved the restructuring path; the plan envisages around 6,000 fewer jobs, to be implemented in a socially responsible way, and operating concepts and individual sites will only be negotiated with employee representatives once the expert report is finalised (report of 19 February 2026). On 1 March 2026 DB reported that the European Commission had positively confirmed the restructuring report, which secures funding and the restructuring plan to 2030 presented by Bernhard Osburg (board member); of about 25,000 jobs in the European business, around 19,000 are to be secured for the long term by 2030 (LOK Report, 19 Feb and 1 Mar 2026; second source: trans.info, 27 Mar 2026). — Sources: https://www.nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/massiver-stellenabbau-bei-frachtsparte-der-deutschen-bahn;art15,4140482 · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/verkehr/65515-deutsche-bahn-eu-kommission-hat-sanierungsgutachten-fuer-die-db-cargo-ag-positiv-bestaetigt.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/verkehr/65272-deutsche-bahn-rueckenwind-fuer-sanierungskurs-von-db-cargo-und-abbau-von-6-000-stellen.html · https://trans.info/de/db-cargo-neustart-sanierungsplan-bestatigt-465157

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:37b41127:en 2025-12-14T06:00:00Z

Along the roughly 16 km Dresden Railway between Berlin Südkreuz and Blankenfelde, two new electrified long-distance tracks were built and all nine level crossings replaced by rail or road bridges/underpasses, letting S-Bahn, regional and long-distance trains (including services to BER airport and Dresden) share the line. The financing agreement was signed on 30 May 2016, and per DB InfraGO AG the upgraded line entered service on 14 December 2025 (official inauguration with federal transport minister Schnieder held 11 December 2025). A few ancillary works (Wolziger Zeile pedestrian underpass, Karl-Marx-Straße road link, Teltow canal towpath) are, per the operator, still ongoing into 2026; the source states no investment figure. Update (11 Dec 2025): According to DB, the federal government, the Länder and DB invested a total of about EUR 1.1 billion in the Dresden line; preparatory works began in October 2017 and official construction started on 5 Feb 2019. The supervisory authorities declared the line ready for service on 7 Dec 2025, with catenary test runs on 8 and 9 Dec 2025. Trains may run at 160 km/h between Südkreuz and Lichtenrade and at 200 km/h from the state border; the whole line has electronic interlockings, and the Anhalter Bahn from Südkreuz to Bitterfeld was renewed in parallel. The new road bridge at Buckower Chaussee in Marienfelde (works from July 2023) was opened on 8 Oct 2025 (LOK Report, 11 Dec 2025). Merged (7 Oct 2026): The separately recorded entry 28873015 on the BER airport link has been folded into this one. Since 14 Dec 2025 the Airport Express (FEX) reaches BER via Südkreuz instead of the northern route; the journey from Südkreuz to the airport drops to about 13-14 minutes and frequency rises from every 30 to every 15 minutes (Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg, 12 Dec 2025). — Sources: https://bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/dresdner-bahn · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63788-berlin-brandenburg-db-eroeffnet-modernisierte-dresdner-bahn-puenktlich-zum-fahrplanwechsel.html · https://corporate.berlin-airport.de/en/company-media/media-portal/pressemitteilungen/2025-12-12-bahnanbindung-ber.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:34a6ad4c:en 2025-11-24T06:00:00Z

625 school places (grades 1-10), with a gymnasium upper school planned later. The first school in Marzahn-Hellersdorf using accelerated timber modular construction. Construction time only 13 months. Serial production of the room modules in Köpenick. Four-storey building with sports hall, green roof, barrier-free. Berlin learning and team house concept (compartment principle). A contribution against the 20,000 missing school places in Berlin. — Source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schule/in-nur-13-monaten-fertiggestellt-neue-schule-in-berlin-mahlsdorf-offiziell-eroffnet-14932529.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:565e6012:en 2025-11-20T06:00:00Z

550 m long office ensemble with 133,600 m² of office space (3/4 of the office space in the Quartier Heidestraße). 5 towers up to 55 m high along the rail line north of the main station. Construction time 6 years (2 years delay, originally planned for 2023). First tenants: SAP, Cariad SE (VW), Adler Group. Realised by Townscape (first project in the new business area 'Service Development'). Architect: EM2N. — Source: https://www.entwicklungsstadt.de/quartier-heidestrasse-550-meter-langes-bueroensemble-qh-track-fertiggestellt/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:865ef76d:en 2025-10-13T06:00:00Z

The financial investor Warburg Pincus is taking the grid and industrial software provider PSI Software private via a takeover offer. Update (01.07.2026): PSI and Warburg Pincus announced that all offer conditions, including regulatory approvals, had been met; the bidder had secured 82.33% of PSI shares, with settlement due within ten banking days (PSI press release, 01.07.2026). — Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/warburg-pincus-buy-germanys-psi-over-700-million-euros-2025-10-13/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d6bd7253:en 2024-06-30T06:00:00Z

Berlin-Schöneweide station was comprehensively modernized starting March 2013 as part of the overhaul of the Görlitz Railway, including a new pedestrian tunnel, a tram tunnel, renovated bridges over the Sterndamm, and refurbished platforms and station building. Originally planned for completion in 2018, the rebuild was not finished until June 2024; as of 2013 around EUR 45 million was budgeted for the project. An additional bicycle parking garage with 800 spaces is planned to follow by 2027. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_Berlin-Sch%C3%B6neweide

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7bcfd625:en 2023-09-09T06:00:00Z

The extension of the Berlin tram from Hauptbahnhof via Rathenower Straße and Turmstraße to Turmstraße U-Bahn station in Moabit entered passenger service on 9 September 2023, closing a historic east–west gap in the tram network. The new section is about 1.1 km long (single-track); planning approval came in January 2021, construction started in 2021, and it was completed in summer 2023. Actual ridership significantly exceeded the forecast of nearly 10,000 daily passengers within just a few weeks of opening. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stra%C3%9Fenbahn_Berlin

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bb0619af:en 2021-07-20T06:00:00Z

The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace rebuilt the historic baroque facades while the interior now houses the modern Humboldt Forum museum and cultural centre at Schlossplatz in Berlin-Mitte. The opening originally planned for 14 September 2019 (Alexander von Humboldt's 250th birthday) was delayed by defects in building services and fire protection; the first partial opening took place on 16 December 2020 and the second on 20 July 2021. The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning puts total costs at around EUR 682 million; the 22,500 square metres of reconstructed facade required 2,828 sandstone sculptural pieces, made possible by donations. — Source: https://www.bbr.bund.de/BBR/DE/Bauprojekte/berlin/kultur-und-bildung/humboldt-forum/projektinformation.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:61e577d1:en 2020-12-13T06:00:00Z

The roughly 125 km upgraded line between Berlin and Dresden was fully equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS Level 2) by the end of 2020 and prepared for a maximum speed of 200 km/h. Since December 2020, the first section, Neuhof (near Zossen)–Rückersdorf (about 67 km), has been operable at 200 km/h; the first construction phase also included 15 new electronic interlockings and the renewal of 17 stations. A second construction phase is planned for 2028/2029. — Source: https://bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/berlin-dresden

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7a4b28df:en 2020-12-04T06:00:00Z

On 4 December 2020, Berlin's transit operator BVG opened the 2.2 km U5 gap-closure between Alexanderplatz and Brandenburg Gate, giving the U5 line a direct through-connection to the main railway station for the first time. Three new stations were built: Rotes Rathaus, Museumsinsel (which only entered regular service on 9 July 2021), and Unter den Linden (an interchange with the U6 line). Construction costs were last put at up to EUR 525 million; the ground-breaking ceremony was held back in 2010. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahn-Linie_U5_(Berlin)

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9301d705:en 2018-12-31T06:00:00Z

The new BND headquarters on Chausseestraße in Berlin-Mitte was handed over to the Federal Agency for Real Estate Affairs after a ten-year construction period (2006–2016) on November 29, 2016; the official opening with the Federal Chancellor followed on February 8, 2019. The overall property covers about 200,000 m² of gross floor area and cost roughly €1.1 billion according to the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR). With capacity for up to 4,000 workplaces, it is regarded as the largest purpose-built intelligence agency headquarters in the world. — Source: https://www.bbr.bund.de/BBR/DE/Bauprojekte/berlin/sicherheit/bundesnachrichtendienst/hauptgebaeude/projektinformation.html