SES Government Solutions (GS) has won a new deal with the U.S. Space Force in Greenland, the company announced July 19. The operator’s U.S.-based government business will support the Thule Air Base in Greenland with critical communications capabilities, in a contract worth close to $15 million. Thule Air Base is the U.S. Space Force’s northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles from the North Pole. The SES GS solution leverages C-band technology, which is designed to be highly resilient to weather effects, and provide a dedicated reachback beam leveraging single hop connectivity directly to the user site. The SES GS solution also aims to provide redundancy at all levels, to include antennas, uplink and downlink telemetry, ground infrastructure, and restoration capabilities. “We are proud to provide satellite communications …
EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS STUDY 2021 Developments in the European Asset Management Industry and Luxembourg's Fund Hub Commissioned by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Read the SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS STUDY 2021
On Monday, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development Carole Dieschbourg addressed the press at a briefing to introduce the final version of the agreement. In terms of per capita investment, Sweden and the Grand Duchy are leading the pack. Luxembourg will invest a total of €200 million until 2025, which may for instance help developing countries replant rain forests. The introduction of the document summarises: "The 2021-2025 revision responds to recent regulatory developments, notably the adoption of key elements of the Paris Rulebook, and is meant to reflect both Luxembourg’s own climate finance experience as well as good international practice." Further insights on the planned investment strategy by the Luxembourg government can be drawn from the official document: PDF: International Climate Finance Strategy (ENG)
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The Luxembourg-based company has acquired a number of US businesses over the last year Fund administrator Alter Domus has acquired a US-based fund services provider, the Luxembourg company said on Monday. The Luxembourg firm acquired Investors Economic Assurance, which was founded in 2000 in New York, and provides accounting, administrative and advisory services to people working in investment management. Alter Domus, which was founded 15 years ago and employs around 800 people in Luxembourg, has made a number of acquisitions in the US over the last year, in a bid to expand its business further across the Atlantic. The company said at the start of this year that it would acquire sector peer Strata Fund Solutions LLC and in December last year, the company acquired IPS Fund Services LLC, a Boston-based fund administrator. It then announced the acquisition of UK-based technology platform Credit-Vision Limited, …
Below please hear from LACC member Isabelle Steichen, Co-Founder + CEO at Lupii, about exciting new developments for her company. The LACC is pleased to share information about our members! Lupii is unleashing the power of the small-but-mighty lupini bean to keep you fueled, fed, and running like a boss See what The New York Times had to say about Lupii on May 14th... From Isabelle Steichen: We recently launched a Republic crowdfunding campaign, a community-led movement which allows Lupii fans and supporters to fuel our next stage of growth, we have already more than tripled our minimum fundraising goal of $25k! As we are on a mission to increase access to delicious and sustainable plant based foods, we are equally on a mission to make investing in impact driven businesses like ours more accessible. And …
Field-proven platform played a critical role in supporting healthcare personnel during Covid-19 and Ebola crises; will be further scaled to serve more users in cooperation with governmental organisations, multilateral health agencies and civil society organisations Luxembourg, 31 March 2021 – The Luxembourg Government and SES’s fully-owned affiliate SES Techcom launched the second phase of the SATMED telemedicine project that will run into 2024. Enabled by satellite, SATMED is designed to connect doctors and nurses based in remote locations to the outside medical world, providing access to the platform’s cloud applications for e-training, virtual consultations, management and storage of medical data records, and video conferencing. Developed in Luxembourg, the platform has been deployed since 2014 in 10 locations across Africa and Asia in partnership with NGOs. Since the Ebola outbreak in 2014, it has helped improve healthcare in the countries like Niger, Philippines, …
Published on Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 15:43 by JCA Credit: SES Luxembourg satellite company SES and the authorities in Virginia have announced that the former is investing $17 million in a new technology and operations centre in the U.S. state. SES confirmed on social media that it was expanding to Prince William County in Virginia, where it plans to set up a U.S. technology and operations hub. The company aims to create 200 new jobs over the next five years as part of this expansion. Viriginia competed with Maryland and Washington, D.C. for the project. SES will thus consolidate its satellite and network operations at the hub, which is to be located at 8050 Piney Branch Lane in Bristow, Prince William County, Virginia. State governor Ralph Northam approved a $500,000 grant to support Prince William County on the project. SES is also eligible for …
Press release - Luxembourg - 7 December 2020 We are pleased to inform you that Arendt has won two major awardsat the The Lawyer European Awards 2020: - European Law Firm of the Year - Law Firm of the Year: Benelux This annual awards ceremony showcases the impressive achievements of Europe’s finest in the legal industry (excluding the UK). This year marks the first time in its history that the title of European Law Firm of the Year has been awarded to a Luxembourg law firm. This is a great recognition for Arendt’s entire group and a tribute to its One Arendt strategy. “We are honoured to receive these awards. They recognise the broad knowledge of our teams that goes beyond legal expertise, bridging the gap between legal advice and its implementation. Our clients can expect to receive …