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Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
KKR mulls acquisition of healthcare technology firm GPI, Bloomberg News reports
July 16 (Reuters) - KKR (KKR.N), opens new tab is considering a potential buyout of Italian health-care technology firm GPI SpA ( opens new tab, as the U.S. investment firm scouts for takeover targets amid the recent market volatility, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. KKR has been in talks with advisers in recent weeks as it considers a potential deal to take Trento-based GPI private, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The report added that the discussions might not lead to a transaction. KKR declined to comment, while GPI did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters. An investment company backed by GPI Chief Executive Officer Fausto Manzana is the company's biggest shareholder, with a 48% stake, equivalent to 57.3% of the voting rights, according to GPI's website. Europe is "a very interesting place to invest," Henry Kravis, KKR's co-founder told Bloomberg in an interview in May. KKR has invested about $30 billion since the start of the year, about half of that offshore. British scientific instruments maker Spectris (SXS.L), opens new tab earlier this month agreed to a takeover offer from KKR, valuing it at 4.7 billion pounds ($6.31 billion). ($1 = 0.7452 pounds)
South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Where to visit in Trentino, Italy's beautiful ‘Little Finland' of 300 lakes
Luca Torta was born in Venice, Italy, but does not plan to return there as he has found his home in Trento. Forty years ago, he set up a coffee bar in this northern Italian city, right next to the Torre Negri, one of the area's many must-see spots. He is currently experimenting with a licorice-flavoured coffee. 'Trento offers a great quality of life because it's still quiet and peaceful here,' says Torta, who is a fan of the fact that the city centre is car-free and you can easily stroll around everywhere. Trento, with its piazzas and narrow streets, is often underrated compared to other Italian cities. Founded more than 2,000 years ago by the Celts, then conquered by the Romans, the city has just as much Mediterranean charm as nearby, often-overcrowded Verona. It also has palaces and other magnificent buildings, such as the Castello del Buonconsiglio. The Romans saw the strategic advantages of the city's location in the Adige Valley early on – excavations beneath the old town reveal a sophisticated canal system from ancient Tridentum, as Trento was known in Latin. Its abundance of water remains the cornerstone of the wealth of the wider Trentino province, of which Trento is the capital. It has been using hydroelectric power to generate electricity since World War II, and it continues to supply other parts of the country.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia
Lorena Wiebes won the third stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia, but Great Britain's Anna Henderson held on to the pink jersey for the overall Dutch cyclist saw off competition from British rider Josie Nelson, who took second place for Team Picnic PostNL in was led out by her SD Worx-Protime team-mate Lotte Kopecky, who finished third in a race that saw a mass crash with less than 3km to go, leaving only 10 riders at the riders involved in the crash received the same time as Wiebes due to the 3km rule, meaning Henderson, riding for Lidl-Trek, stayed at the top of the general classification by 13 Switzerland's Marlen Reusser shaved two seconds off the Olympic time-trial silver medallist's advantage in the third stage."Winning at the Giro d'Italia Women is always special, and this victory confirms how well the season is going," said Wiebes."Kopecky and I were very lucky not to get caught in the crash, and then (team-mate) Barbara Guarischi did an exceptional job bringing us back to the front." Stage three results 1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 59min 7secs2. Josie Nelson (GBR/Picnic PostNL) same time3. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/SD Worx-Protime) same time4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time5. Babette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education–Oatly) same time6. Christina Schweinberger (Aut/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time7. Barbara Guarischi (Ita/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time9. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma–Lease a Bike) same time10. Marthe Truyen (Bel/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time General classification after stage three 1. Anna Henderson (GBR/Lidl-Trek) 5hrs 41mins 10secs2. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +13 secs3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +31secs4. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +35secs5. Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +56secs6. Shirin van Anrooij (Ned/Lidl-Trek) same time7. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +59secs8. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon Sram) +1min 3secs9. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) +1min 6secs10. Dilyxine Miermont (Fra/Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) +1min 10secs
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
KPM Analytics Expands Vision Inspection Manufacturing Facilities to Support Baking and Snack Food Brands
The modern, state-of-the-art facility in Trento, Italy, will become the new home for advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered vision quality and food safety inspection for KPM Analytics' EyePro System product brand. WESTBOROUGH, Mass., July 2, 2025 /CNW/ -- KPM Analytics has announced a significant expansion of its vision inspection system manufacturing facility to meet increasing demand from baking and snack food producers seeking to elevate quality control and food safety on the line. The 22,000 sq ft. operation is located at Viale dell'Industria 2, Pergine Valsugana (TN), 38057, Italy. The new facility more than doubles the production capacity for the company's industry-leading line of vision inspection systems, including the well-known Q-Bake™ In-Line Vision Inspection System, the EyePro Laner for packaging lane balancing, and the TheiaVu® E-Series At-Line Vision Measurement System. On high-speed baking and snack food production lines, KPM Analytics' vision inspection systems detect and monitor product quality and safety attributes such as color, shape, size, topping, and foreign material contamination. In addition to producing inspection systems, the site will host factory acceptance testing, customer training, and hands-on demonstrations to help baking and snack food operators get the most from their equipment from day one. Additionally, the new location has dedicated facilities for developing advanced hardware and software applications for improved food safety, including hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence model development for foreign material detection. According to KPM Analytics' General Manager for Vision Inspection Technologies, Andrea Bertuolo, "the facility expansion is a direct response to the growing needs of our customers who are under increasing pressure to meet rigorous quality standards. With the extra capacity, we are better prepared to improve our production throughput to meet their evolving demands." KPM Analytics acquired EyePro System, S.r.l., in 2021, representing a significant moment in KPM Analytics' mission to assist food processors in their efforts to control product quality and amplify food safety throughout their organizations. Its vision inspection products have been a top choice among baking and snack makers to achieve 100% in-line inspection and automatic defect removal in their processing lines. In recent years, the division's emphasis on progressive applications that merge quality inspection with AI machine learning for advanced foreign material detection has elevated the brand into a higher echelon to help food brands excel in their quality assurance and food safety efforts. "Baking and snack brands are facing tighter quality specs and higher volumes. The ability to catch defects, process deviations, or foreign materials instantly – not downstream – is essential," says KPM Analytics' Chief Executive Officer Brian Mitchell. "The investment in our new vision inspection facility ensures we meet customer expectations more effectively while continuing to innovate alongside them." The new Pergine Valsugana location joins KPM Analytics' 11 other manufacturing, sales, and support offices worldwide and is the latest business expansion investment following similar projects in Orem, Utah USA, Villeneuve, France, Ottawa Ontario Canada and Westborough, MA USA. About KPM Analytics KPM Analytics is a global leader in scientific instrumentation and vision process machinery, focused primarily on analyzing critical parameters within the food, feed, agriculture, and environmental sectors. We provide a comprehensive range of products and services to solve our customers' problems uniquely. Our brands include AMS, Bruins Instruments, CHOPIN Technologies, EyePro System, Process Sensors, Sensortech, Sightline, Smart Vision Works, and Unity Scientific. Each has a long history of delivering advanced and reliable analysis solutions to ensure product quality and optimize process efficiency, with customer service at the center of everything we do. Visit to learn more. Media contacts:Andy DambeckMarketing Manageradambeck@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE KPM Analytics View original content to download multimedia:
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Body of missing British hiker is found in Italy after he disappeared on New Year's Day with friend who also died on tragic trip
The body of a missing British hiker who disappeared with his friend on New Year's Day has been found in Italy. Londoners Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, were hiking in the Dolomites when they vanished without a trace - sparking a major search operation. Mr Ziriat's body was discovered this morning and Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue team are now working to recover his remains. His family have been informed, according to the mountain rescue organisation. Mr Harris was found dead just over a week after he went missing, with his body covered under deep layers of snow. A phone, card, and glasses belonging to Mr Ziriat were all discovered close to Mr Harris' body, but there was no sign of him then. In a video to friends before they vanished, the pair had detailed plans to scale a 3,000-metre mountain on January 1. But their family and friends became concerned when the two explorers missed their flights back to Britain on January 6 and alerted Italian authorities, who launched an urgent search, which were hampered by heavy snow and strong winds. The last known location of Mr Ziriat, who worked for Crystal Palace's Palace for Life foundation, and Mr Harris was close to a hut called Casina Dosson, which is near the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva del Garda, on Lake Garda. Rescuers on a helicopter search tragically confirmed Mr Harris's body was found 'buried under the snow' at around 2,600m on January 8. Italy's alpine rescue service said ground teams found his body at the base of the Care Alto peak and suggested he may have fallen from rocks above the spot. The rescue teams had been searching the area after tracking a 'phone of one of the two mountaineers'. Following the discovery of Mr Harris's body at 1pm, rescuers and sniffer dogs continued searching for his hiking partner until 1.30pm, when the hunt was called off due to worsening wind and fog. An investigation is under way into the circumstances of the incident, a spokesperson said at the time. Earlier that day, rescuers said the men's backpacks and equipment were found during a search of a bivouac hut they are believed to have taken refuge in. The discovery of Mr Harris's body came just hours after Mr Ziriat's girlfriend, Bex Dimmock, said their disappearance 'just doesn't make sense'. Breaking down in tears on Good Morning Britain, Ms Dimmock said: 'There's just so many different possibilities and scenarios, that's the hardest thing. It doesn't make sense and we don't know what decisions they have made.' She added: 'They are really experienced, they have been to some really harsh conditions. 'This trip, they had a plan to go hut to hut and if the weather permitted they would sleep outside. 'They did have a nice route planned where they would end up in Lake Garda and have some time in that town before coming back.' In a separate interview with the BBC, Ms Dimmock said: 'They wanted to do a New Year's hike. They wanted to go from hut to hut throughout the Dolomites. 'They were planning on going off-grid, so that's not unexpected at all. 'I think they wanted to have some nights where they were out in nature and in fresh air and sleeping in the wild. They have all the gear and they've done hikes before. 'But they also wanted to get into the huts and have fires and drink red wine because it was New Year's, which they did do, because he did message me at one point and he was carrying a log up the mountain to one of the huts.' She added: 'I know they made it to the hut, and they were drinking red wine, but he said it was freezing.' She said she last spoke to Mr Ziriat at about 10:00 GMT on New Year's Day. 'He sent some photos of the mountains and a couple of himself,' she said. 'He said his phone was about to die but he would write back to me properly soon.' She said a few hours later, her messages were not being received by Mr Ziriat's phone. 'His phone had obviously died at that point, or he was out of range,' she said. Desperate friends of the missing pair also revealed the moment their GPS tracker went dead. Joseph Sheppard, a friend of Mr Ziriat, told The Times: '[Ziriat and Harris] were at a specific rifugio [shelter] and they looked like they were going to [try] and make it to the next refugio, which was on the other side of a mountain. So they had to go up one and down again. 'Their tracking [system] followed them from the rifugio up the mountain, it looks like they pretty much got to the peak of it and then the tracking stops.'
