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HSH Nordbank committee discusses realignment
Hamburg/Kiel,December 16, 2008
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The Management Board and Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank discussed in this Monday’s Supervisory Board meeting a comprehensive strategic realignment of the bank.
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Five JTF awards for HSH Nordbank’s Transportation Finance
Hamburg/Kiel/London,December 1, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has received multiple awards from international specialist periodical Jane’s Transport Finance (JTF) for the third time running. At this ...
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HSH Nordbank receives guarantees from SoFFin
Hamburg/Kiel,November 21, 2008
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HSH Nordbank will have access to governmental guarantees from SoFFin, the German financial market stabilisation fund, of up to EUR 30 billion. This was agreed by SoFFin and HSH Nordbank on Friday.
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HSH Nordbank Supervisory Board appoints Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher as CEO
Hamburg/Kiel,November 17, 2008
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The Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank today officially appointed Prof. Dr. Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher as CEO.
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New study by HSH Nordbank
Hamburg / Kiel,November 12, 2008
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301 financial statements of single-ship companies operating German container vessels for fiscal 2007 were evaluated for the 2008 Operating Costs Study.
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Michaela Fischer-Zernin temporarily takes charge of Corporate Communication
Hamburg/Kiel,November 11, 2008
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The head of Corporate Office & Marketing, Michaela Fischer-Zernin, is temporarily taking charge of HSH Nordbank’s Corporate Communication with immediate effect. In this important phase for HSH Nordbank, Ms. Fischer-Zernin will be contributing her man ...
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Chief Executive Officer Hans Berger resigns
Hamburg/Kiel,November 10, 2008
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Due to the impact of the crisis on the financial markets on HSH Nordbank, CEO Hans Berger has handed in his resignation to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the stockholders of the Bank.
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HSH Nordbank makes use of guarantee fund
Hamburg/Kiel,November 3, 2008
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The Management Board has decided to make partial use of the German government’s package of measures aimed at stabilizing the financial market. The Bank’s Supervisory Board acknowledged and approved this decision at its extraordinary meeting held in K ...
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UBS fails in US-Courts
Hamburg/Kiel,October 31, 2008
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The New York State Supreme Court rejected UBS’s motion to dismiss the case relating to USD 500 million of “North Street 2002-4” CDOs which UBS sold to HSH in 2002. With it the New York State Supreme Court allowed the case filed by HSH Nordbank agains ...
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HSH Nordbank bolsters Lindenau shipyard with large loan
Hamburg/Kiel,October 27, 2008
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HSH Nordbank makes a line of credit for EUR 28 million available to the Lindenau shipyard, which is currently under insolvency administration.
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Railpool orders 45 double-deck rail wagons for regional and suburban public transport from Bombardier
Hamburg/Frankfurt a.M./Munich,October 23, 2008
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The order volume amounts to EUR 75 million. At the same time Railpool has signed a leasing agreement for several years with the Danish state railway c ...
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Banking syndicate provides USD 750 million financing for 29 container vessels
Hamburg, Kiel,October 16, 2008
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A banking syndicate led by Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG and HSH Nordbank AG together with another four banks today signed a USD 750 million loan for Hapag-Lloyd AG for the financing of a fleet of 29 container vessels.
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HSH Nordbank: updated figures on charges resulting from financial market crisis
Hamburg/Kiel,September 24, 2008
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The worsening of the crisis on the financial markets is prompting HSH Nordbank to provide the public with additional updates on the current performance of its securities portfolio in between the usual reporting dates. The Bank is thus systematically conti ...
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HSH Nordbank grants first Turbine Supply Loan in French wind energy market
New York/Hamburg/Kiel,September 17, 2008
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HSH Nordbank AG supports the delivery of turbines for three projects with a total capacity of 41.4 MW planned in France by French wind farm developer and operator Eolfi. In its capacity as Mandated Lead Arranger, HSH Nordbank extends a EUR 44.35 million T ...
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HSH Nordbank taking part in the “Hamburg Summit - China meets Europe”
Hamburg,September 11, 2008
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At the third “Hamburg Summit – China meets Europe” event hosted by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce every two years representatives from 15 countries ...
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Wind power sector continues to boom
Hamburg/Kiel,September 10, 2008
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The global wind power sector looks back on a successful year 2007 which saw installed capacity grow by 27 percent to 93,825 megawatts. A study just released by HSH Nordbank analyses the growth of wind power in Germany as well as trends in France, Britain, ...
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HSH Nordbank strengthens its financial clout
Hamburg/Kiel,September 8, 2008
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HSH Nordbank AG closed out the first half of 2008 with a profit. Group net income came to EUR 129 million (2007: EUR 727 million). Net income before tax came to EUR 99 million (2007: EUR 871 million). This figure includes EUR 511 million in writedowns on ...
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Walter Breinl appointed speaker of the management of Railpool GmbH
Hamburg/Kiel/Frankfurt/Munich,September 3, 2008
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HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH have appointed Dr. Walter Breinl speaker of the management of Railpool GmbH. The Munich-based railway asset manage ...
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HSH Nordbank finances Market Leader of Self Storage Properties in UK about £325 Million
Hamburg/Kiel,September 2, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has arranged and underwritten a £325 million, 5 year facility for Big Yellow, the leading provider of self storage facilities in the UK. The facility will replace a similar facility provided by a syndicate of banks led by the Royal Bank of Sc ...
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HSH Nordbank Real Estate Risk Trend, summer 2008:
Hamburg/Kiel,August 21, 2008
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The investment risks and rent risks on the global office markets have continued to show an upward trend in recent months. Particularly in European office hubs such as London or Paris, risks have pushed upward. Similar, sometimes hefty increases have been ...
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HSH Nordbank finances four commercial passenger jets for Shandong Airlines
Hamburg/Kiel,August 7, 2008
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HSH Nordbank’s air finance specialists have closed their first pre-delivery onshore aircraft financing in China. This marks the first-ever complete handling of a pre-delivery financing for a Chinese borrower from the air transportation sector by HSH Nordb ...
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HSH Nordbank, NIBC, and Nord LB Underwrite Portfolio Transaction of Speymill Group, London
Hamburg/Kiel/Hanover/The Hague,August 6, 2008
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A banking syndicate comprising HSH Nordbank, the Dutch NIBC Bank, and Nord LB have decided to underwrite the financing of a real estate portfolio of the London-based Speymill Group. The financing volume equals 377 million Euros.
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HSH Nordbank successful in Latin American M&A
Hamburg/Kiel,August 6, 2008
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HSH Corporate Finance GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of HSH Nordbank, played a successful advisory role in the sale of Colombian air cargo company Tampa Cargo S.A. to the country’s flag carrier, Avianca S.A. HSH Nordbank acted under a mandate from the Du ...
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HSH Nordbank finances the world’s most powerful wind farm in Belgium
New York/Hamburg/Kiel,August 5, 2008
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The world’s most powerful wind farm is currently being built on a nine square kilometre site in the Belgian community of Estinnes. HSH Nordbank AG has been mandated as the Lead Arranger to structure the EUR 97.9 million financing package for the construct ...
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General Meeting approves capital increase
Hamburg/Kiel,July 18, 2008
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The shareholders of HSH Nordbank followed the recommendation of the Supervisory Board and unanimously approved the proposed capital increase at the Extraordinary General Meeting on July 18, 2008. The increase will improve the bank’s capital structure and ...
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Deutsche Bank and HSH Nordbank arrange financing of ten capesize bulkers for E. R. Schiffahrt
Hamburg/Kiel,July 17, 2008
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A banking syndicate led by Deutsche Bank AG and HSH Nordbank AG has arranged the syndication of a USD 753.1 million loan for the financing of ten capesize bulkers for Hamburg-based shipping company E. R. Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie KG. E. R. Schiffahrt’s equity ...
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HSH Nordbank and European Investment Bank finance deluxe ferryboat for Tallink Grupp
Hamburg/Kiel,July 10, 2008
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The financing for one of the largest ferries traversing the Baltic Sea was structured for the AS Tallink Grupp by HSH Nordbank. The MS “Baltic Princess”, built in the Finnish shipyards Aker Yards OY, was delivered today. The ship is 212 meters long, can t ...
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Medical engineering – a booming industry of the future
Hamburg/Kiel,July 8, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has teamed up with Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) to analyse the economic prospects of Germany’s medical engineering sector. Entitled “Zukunftsbranche Medizintechnik – auch im Norden ein Wachstumsmotor“, the new study shows that ...
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High Court rejects UBS counterclaim against HSH Nordbank
Hamburg/Kiel,July 4, 2008
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The High Court of Justice in London today rejected UBS’s counterclaim against HSH Nordbank in relation to the North Street 2002-4 CDOs.
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HSH Nordbank opens shipping office in Naples
Hamburg/Kiel/Naples,June 30, 2008
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HSH Nordbank, the world's leading ship financier, will open a new office in Italy for shipping clients on July 1. Mario Pascarella will head up the new office on Piazzeta Matilde in Naples' banking district as General Manager. Pascarella, 44, comes to Nap ...
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HSH Nordbank reports positive result for Q1 2008
Hamburg/Kiel,June 20, 2008
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As expected, HSH Nordbank reported a positive result for the first three months of 2008. The Bank generated a consolidated net profit of EUR 81 million (Q1 2007: EUR 389 million). The operating profit declined to EUR 39 million (Q1 2007: EUR 426 million). ...
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HSH Nordbank places Treasury Funds
Hamburg/Kiel,June 16, 2008
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The Treasury Funds launched by HSH Nordbank can now be traded. Following a six-month pre-sales phase, current quotes for the V3, V6 and V9 Treasury Funds can be viewed on Bloomberg.
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HSH Nordbank makes successful debut in Polish market for renewable energies
New York,June 13, 2008
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HSH Nordbank AG will finance four wind farms with a total capacity of 146 MW in Poland for one of Denmark’s leading investment firms within renewable energy production, Danish Scan Energy A / S. Together with the Polish subsidiary of German plant develope ...
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HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank sign “Railpool” Joint Venture
Hamburg/Kiel,June 13, 2008
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With the signing of a Joint-Venture, HSH Nordbank AG and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH have prepared the ground for a new asset manager in rail transportation named Railpool GmbH, to be founded in July. Each of the banks will own half of Railpool, which is to be bas ...
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HSH Nordbank appoints Frank-Rainer Roth to the Management Board
Hamburg/Kiel,June 5, 2008
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The Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank has appointed ‘Generalbevollmächtigter’ Frank-Rainer Roth (48) to the Management Board effective July 1, 2008. Roth will take over the duties of Chief Operating Officer (COO). He joined HSH Nordbank in May 2007 and ha ...
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Ships to remain an attractive investment
Hamburg/Kiel,June 4, 2008
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The past few months have seen freight volumes, charter rates and ship prices in the global shipping sector rise to new record highs. So will ship investments continue to produce such impressive returns as in recent years? This topic will be debated by int ...
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HSH Nordbank Finances Property Portfolio for Delta Lloyds Fund in the Netherlands
Hamburg/Kiel,May 29, 2008
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HSH Nordbank will make a Euro 65 million loan available toward the financing of a real estate portfolio by Delta Lloyd Dutch Property Fund C. V. in Amsterdam. The property fund is a member company of Delta Lloyd Group that is about to be launched for inst ...
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Economy continues to cloud over - HSH Nordbank’s outlook for the second half of 2008
Hamburg/Kiel,May 29, 2008
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The cyclical downturn is set to continue globally, according to a forecast by HSH Nordbank in its economic outlook for the second half of 2008. “The economic downturn is exacerbated by the impact of the U.S. housing market crisis, particularly in the Unit ...
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HSH Private Equity GmbH acquires fashion manufacturer gardeur ag, Mönchengladbach
Hamburg,May 21, 2008
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The investor HSH Private Equity (Hamburg) has concluded a contract on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of gardeur ag. The transaction, which is subject to anti-trust board approval, is expected to be completed as early as in the second quarter of 200 ...
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Board announcement
Hamburg/Kiel,May 20, 2008
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Hartmut Strauss (59), member of the HSH Nordbank Management Board in charge of Internal Auditing and Risk Management, will retire from the Board for personal reasons effective June 30, 2008. The Supervisory Board accepted his resignation at its meeting on ...
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HSH Nordbank strengthens equity base
Hamburg/Kiel,May 20, 2008
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The Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank decided at its meeting of May 19, 2008 to propose to the extraordinary general meeting mid July an improvement in the capital structure and a substantial strengthening of the Bank’s capital base with a view to financi ...
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Ulrich Geuss to join HSH Nordbank
Hamburg/Kiel,May 19, 2008
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Ulrich Geuss (41) will become Head of the Finance Business Unit of HSH Nordbank with effect from August 1, where he will be in charge of controlling and accounting. He will report to CFO Prof. Dr. Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher. Geuss will join HSH Nordbank from ...
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HSH Nordbank: New Global Heads for the Real Estate Business Unit
Hamburg/Kiel,May 16, 2008
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The Board of HSH Nordbank just appointed Peter Axmann (46) and Judith Steinhoff (40) as new Global Heads of the bank's Real Estate Business Unit. In his new position, Peter Axmann will act as spokesman of the executive team.
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HSH Nordbank Finances new Rothschild London Headquarters
Hamburg/Kiel,May 8, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has arranged and underwritten the development financing for the new headquarters of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited (‘Rothschild’) on its historic site of New Court, St. Swithin’s Lane in the heart of the City of London. The loan facility that h ...
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HSV – of major significance to business in the North, Recommendation: make greater use of potential
Hamburg/Kiel,May 8, 2008
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The significance of the HSV football (soccer) club for the City of Hamburg in terms of regional business goes far beyond the classical dimensions of a sports club. This is shown in the new study by HSH Nordbank entitled “Wirtschaftsfaktor Fußball” (“Footb ...
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Football market growing at an above-average rate / New HSH Nordbank study on global trends
Hamburg/Kiel,May 8, 2008
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Football (in North America: soccer) is set to remain a global growth market in the years to come, further consolidating its status as the most popular sport in the world. This is shown in the new study by HSH Nordbank entitled “Wirtschaftsfaktor Fußball” ...
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HSH Nordbank closes a Pre Delivery financing covering 37 aircraft for AerVenture
Hamburg/Kiel/London,May 7, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has closed a PDP financing for AerVenture Limited covering 37 Airbus A319/320/321 aircraft. This transaction, which serves to provide advance financing during construction of the aircraft, is worth some USD 270 million. HSH Nordbank is the so ...
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HSH Nordbank expands its representative office in Paris into a branch
Hamburg/Kiel,April 29, 2008
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HSH Nordbank has converted the representative office opened in Paris in March 2005 into a fully-fledged branch. All necessary authorisations were granted by the French authorities in the first quarter of 2008. The branch is managed by Michel Delmond, whos ...
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