one of the world’s largest financial services companies, has commissioned Swartzberg GmbH with the re-engineering of its principal in-house social media platform. Encompassed in the commission are a front-end redesign, the establishment of new content interfaces, and the generation of traffic and content.
Munich, January 28, 2010 The creation of _BusinessBavaria_ (previously a quarterly) on a monthly basis, in German, English and French. Comprised in this is the formulation of outline, researching and writing of content, and securing of photographs and other images. These and other articles generated by Swartzberg GmbH will form a major part of the content disseminate by Invest in Bavaria (the state's business development agency) and by Bavaria's Economics Ministry, its corporate parent. Swartzberg GmbH will also handle the ministry's news scouting, evaluation and dissemination activities. Swartzberg GmbH also provides investment facilitation, translation and other services to Invest in Bavaria.
Product piracy conference receives front-page and prime-time coverage
Held on August 11, 2008
in Munich, the conference was staged by Germany's Anti-Product Piracy
Association, founded in 1995, and the spearhead of the country's fight
to stop the counterfeiting and plagiarizing of products since then.
The Association commissioned Swartzberg GmbH with the formulation of the
conference's thrust, the organization of the even, and with the handling
of the media and membership recruitment work. Terry Swartzberg moderated
the event, which was covered by Germany's two main public-sector networks,
by the Financial Times, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, a wide range of
news portals, and other major media.
The event premiered the Product Piracy Atlas, which was based on the first
systematic polling of manufacturers in Germany as to their experiences
with product piracy, and their efforts to combat it.
For further information: www.vbp.org
BMW and
the World Bank: new clients for Swartzberg GmbH
(February 28'th , 2008)
Swartzberg GmbH has been commissioned by BMW's in-house media agency with
the creation of a series of four brochures on golf and sponsorship.
The commission comes four weeks after Hauska & Partner International Consultants,
the renowned Viennese agency, called upon Swartzberg GmbH to handle important
parts of a World Bank-financed project.
The project is intended to further the development of Serbia's ICT community.
To that end, Swartzberg GmbH has created a world-spanning database and
is conducting an outreach to the world's IT journalists and investors
on behalf of SIEPA, the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency.
Also entailed in this commission are the creation of press kits in English
and German, and the organization and facilitation of an event at CeBIT,
the world's largest technology trade fair.
Bavaria does it again! New record for inward investment
(December 21. 2007)
As of December 15, 2007, Bavaria was home to 1418 foreign-owned technology
companies. That's the most ever recorded for any state in Germany or region
in Europe, reports the tenth installment of the ForCom Bavaria Report,
compiled and published every December by the Munich-based Swartzberg GmbH.
The causes of this influx are manifold. Companies which had relocated
production and technical service provision operations to sites in central
and eastern Europe and to Asia are re-relocating them to Bavaria. In sharp
contrast to these former favorites, Bavaria offers stable operating costs,
reliable and high-capacity energy support, transport and communications
infrastructure.
Another key factor speaking for Bavaria is its top-ranked universities
of technology and research institutes. They anchor regenerative energy/environmental
technology, imaging, life sciences, aerospace and automotive clusters
providing the world with many of its innovations and improvements. The
wish to work with these clusters has led many of the worldÕs technology
bluechips to set R & D centers in Bavaria.
Fastest-growing significantly-sized (more than 20 companies in the state)
countries of investment in Bavaria in 2007 were the Netherlands (+31%),
Great Britain (+28%--in a comeback), Italy (+26%), Switzerland (+16%),
Japan (+13%), Sweden and France (+12% each) and the USA (+11%).
The only country experiencing a decline was Finland, whose drop from 28
to 26 was caused by a wave of consolidations and takeovers. As has been
the case throughout the ten years of the ForCom Bavaria report, American
companies constituted the largest group of investors in Bavaria's technology
sector, with 643 companies (2006: 580), followed by Japan (112, 99), France
(106, 95), Great Britain (91, 71) and Switzerland (82, 71).
Need for clean and
abundant fuels
and technologies fuels move to Bavaria
Skyrocketing energy prices and growing concerns about climate change led
to dramatic increases in investments in Bavaria's energy (55% rise in
number of foreign-owned companies in the state) and environmental technologies
(+41%) sectors. Other fast-growing sectors included transport systems
(+40%), imaging (and specifically laser-based systems) and multimedia
(+33% each), aerospace (31%), communication systems and high-tech services
(each +23%).
The largest technological sector of foreign investment in Bavaria remains
perennial leaders IT (2007: 419 foreign-owned companies; 2006: 410, +2%),
life sciences (154, 133, +16%), automotive engineering (124, 105, +18%),
industrial technologies (119, 105, +13%) and electronics (119, 112, +6%).
Nuremberg keeps on
growing fast,
Munich remains dominant
As had been the case in the previous two years, 2007 was a year of strong
growth for Bavaria's two largest metropolitan areas. As of the end of
2007, 927 foreign-owned technology companies were located in Munich, a
rise of +8% from 2006. Munich thus accounts for nearly two thirds of all
foreign investment in Bavaria. With a rise of 13% to 447 foreign-owned
technology companies, Munich outgrew the rest of its metropolitan area.
Over the previous few years, Nuremberg had transformed itself into one
of the world's great centers of communication technologies development.
This trend was set forth in 2007, in which the number of foreign-owned
technology companies in the Nuremberg metropolitan area rose from 100
to 119. The engine of this growth was the city of Nuremberg, which registered
a rise of 23% to 79.
ForCom Bavaria/ForCom
Germany
are the only authoritative databases on foreign technological investment
in Germany, with over 2300 and 5300 expertly research and maintained entries.
Created by Swartzberg GmbH in 1994, the databases were licensed by Invest
in Bavaria from 1997-2007.
To license the databases, please contact Nicholas Castor, Business Development
Manager, at sayhi@swartzberg.com
or (+49-89) 489 51 910.
Swartzberg GmbH: orders from KPMG, Marsh and Munich's financial initiative
(October 2, 2007) Well
known as a creator of customer magazines and Websites, and of high-tech
information and marketing campaigns, Swartzberg GmbH is being increasingly
called upon to internationalize and translate financial manuals and position
papers.
Commissions received over the last few months by the Munich-based company
include
| • | an IAS/IFRS compliance manual (KPMG) |
| • | a risk management and coverage stewardship report (Marsh) |
| • | a series of position papers prepared for the visit to the EU in Brussels by Munich's financial initiative (lead-managed by Bavaria's economics ministry) |
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Swartzberg GmbH: American marketing campaign for
Brandstock
(October 1, 2007) Swartzberg GmbH has been commissioned with the carrying out of an American marketing campaign for Brandstock. The commission entails the preparation of the campaign materials, the contacting of America's IP managers and attorneys, and follow-up. This commission extends the broad working relationship between the two companies. For Brandstock, Swartzberg GmbH has created a newsletter (Brandnew/Brandstock) and Web applications. Swartzberg GmbH has also relaunched Websites and handled a variety of other assignments.
Back to top of pageSwartzberg speaks on the German economy for the Universities of California and Wisconsin
(May 17, 2007) "Myths about the German economy: why the Germans believe them – why you shouldn't" That was the subject of lectures delivered by Terry Swartzberg on May 17th in Munich to international studies students from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. This event, in turn, followed up on a lecture on the same subject given to MBA students from the University of California-Irvine. To get a précis of the lecture, contact Nicholas Castor, events manager, at sayhi@swartzberg.com
Back to top of pageNew investment record for Bavaria
As of December 1, 2005,
there were 1206 foreign-owned technology companies in Bavaria. Up 3.8%
from 2004's total of 1162, that's an all-time record for Bavaria, and
for any state in Germany and in continental Europe, reports a database
created and maintained by Swartzberg GmbH for Invest in Bavaria.
The Americans'rediscovery of Bavaria, the ongoing influx of Asian techs
in the state and the unflagging interest on the part of companies in neighboring
EU countries boosted Bavaria to its new all-time high. Fastest growing
sectors were, once more, high-tech services and the automotive industry.
Registering a nearly 60% jump in its number of foreign high-techs (to
87), greater Nuremberg was, for the fourth year in a row, Bavaria's fastest-growing
metropolis. At 375 foreign techs, up 16 from 2004, Munich remained by
far the number one among cities in Germany and in Europe.
Get set for further records in 2006. In a survey recently conducted, 49%
of the state's foreign-owned companies indicated that they would expand
their operations in Bavaria in 2006. An equally large number reported
plans to maintain the current scale of operations.
| Foreign-owned high techs in Bavaria (as of Dec. 1) | |
| 2005 | 1206 |
| 2004 | 1162 |
| 2003 | 1049 |
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| Top five: countries of origin | |
| USA | 571 |
| Japan | 99 |
| France | 82 |
| Austria | 74 |
| UK | 74 |
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| Top five: sectors | |
| ICT | 395 |
| Life sciences | 124 |
| Electronics | 108 |
| Industrial technologies | 100 |
| Automotive | 98 |
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Further strong rise in foreign investment in Germany
Foreign high-techs continue
to purchase German companies and to found subsidiaries in the country
at a record pace.
As of January 1, 2006, the number of foreign-owned high-techs in Germany
came to 3,151, an all-time record for the country and up 4% over the total
as of June 30, 2005.
The foreigners' favorite in Germany remains Bavaria. As of January 1,
2006, the state was home to the headquarters of 1,108 foreign-owned high-techs
– equivalent to 35% (June 30, 2005: 37%) of the country-wide figure.
The greatest rises were registered by North Rhine-Westphalia (+46 companies),
Hesse (+34) and Baden-Württemberg (+22). Fastest-growing state remained
Saxony. After doubling its total in the previous year, the state added
12 foreign high-techs – an increase of 30% – during the six-month
period.
Largest foreign business community remained America, with 1349, up from
June 30,2005's 1311. Largest sector of foreign high-tech investment in
Germany is by far ICT, with 840 companies, followed by industrial technologies
(391) and the life sciences (338).
Showing its dominance of Germany's inward investment scene, Bavaria is
home to 15 of the 17 largest sectors in the country.
India's discovery of Europe continues
Executive summary
Powered by three bust-out sectors, India's technology community continues
to invest strongly in Europe. Areas of focus are Germany, the UK and the
CIS (Confederation of Independent States – USSR successor countries).
Generally available
summary
The pace of Indian technological investment in Europe, already running
strong, further increased in the third quarter of 2005, report a number
of key indicators.
The number of Indian companies listed in Foreign Technology Companies
in Germany, the database maintained by Swartzberg GmbH and licensed by
Invest in Bavaria, increased from 39 to 49 during the three-month period.
That was the strongest rise ever recorded for India in the eight-year
history of the database.
Accompanied by an equally large jump in the number of Chinese technology
companies in Germany, the rise was matched by similarly-sized ones in
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS countries. Further significant
increases in the numbers of Indian technology companies were registered
in the UK and France.
These rises brought the number of Indian-owned technology companies in
Europe to 205, up from April, 2005's 180, reports Asian Technology Companies
in Europe, the database created and maintained by Swartzberg GmbH.
These rises are
being impelled by three sectors:
Pharmaceuticals
India has a host of fast-growing pharmaceutical companies. They are thriving
on producing generic medicines and intermediates. Several of the companies
have purchased undervalued or no-longer-wanted producers in eastern Germany,
France and the UK. The success of these takeovers is emboldening their
competitors to follow suit, reports Swartzberg GmbH research.
This notwithstanding, Indian pharmaceuticals are most interested in tapping
the burgeoning CIS market, which they see as being ideal for their (relatively)
low priced products. Over the last two years, the Indian pharmaceuticals
have set up marketing networks in the CIS. Expect to read over the next
few months about a wave of acquisitions of CIS distribution and manufacturing
companies.
Industrial technologies
Much the same story as in pharmaceuticals. After climbing the technology
chain, Indian processors of metals have established themselves as automobile
suppliers and capital goods producers. As is the case with their Chinese
counterparts, Indian industrial techs are on the prowl for companies with
exciting technology portfolios and dismal business performance. Prime
hunting grounds are traditional industrial areas in eastern Germany, the
Midlands and the CIS. The industrial techs are beefing up distribution
networks in western Europe by founding flagship subsidiaries.
IT services
First the outsourcing-minded western techs came to Bangalore, Chennai,
Mumbai und Ahmedabad. Now Bangalore and co. are coming to the western
techs. Already large, the number of subsidiaries set up by Indian IT companies
to provide customer-proximate services continues to grow rapidly. This
growth extends to both the international giants (such as Wipro, Infosys
and HCL) and second-tier newcomers. As these companies have expanded into
IT-driven production, processing and logistics systems, we expect this
growth to pick up pace in 2006.
Note: This report
summarizes research by Swartzberg GmbH. All rights reserved. No citing
of findings or data presented may be made without the express consent
of Swartzberg Gmbh. This must be secured in writing. Available for purchase
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Another
record year of inward investment in Germany
Foreign high-techs continue to purchase German companies and to found subsidiaries in the country at a record pace. As of June 15, 2005, the number of foreign-owned high-techs in Germany came to 3,033, an all-time record for the country and up 11% over the previous year's total.
The foreigners' favorite in Germany remains Bavaria. As of June 15, 2005, the state was home to the headquarters of 1,119 foreign-owned high-techs. Up 4% over the previous year, the state's total accounted for 37% (2004: 39%) of the country-wide figure. The fastest-growing states were in eastern Germany. Prime among them: Saxony, which more than doubled (to 39 companies) its total number of foreign-owned high-techs. Strong performances were also recorded by the western states of Lower Saxony (23%), Hamburg (+22%) and Baden-Württemberg (+17%).
Reversing the previous year's trend, American companies, long the major investors in Germany, strongly increased the number of their subsidiaries in the country. June 15,2005's 1311 companies was up 71 over the previous year's total.
It is one of the greatest, if unsung, love stories in European business. Austrian high-techs adore Germany. As of June 15th, 2005, there were 120 Austrian high-techs in Germany, more than double the previous year's figure of 56. The Austrians' favorite base in Germany is Bavaria, the recipient of more than half of the Austrians' investment in the country.
Largest sector of foreign high-tech investment in Germany remains ICT, with 830 companies, followed by industrial technologies (374) and the life sciences (320). Fastest growing sectors were automotive engineering (+43%), material engineering (+35%) and imaging (24%). Showing its dominance of Germany's inward investment scene, Bavaria is home to 15 of the 17 largest sectors in the country.
Now
out
Top Asian techs: investment in Europe
The new study from Swartzberg GmbH
Greater London, the Rhine/Ruhr and the Rhine/Main regions are the top recipients of the wave of Asian investment sweeping over Europe. These areas account for more than a fifth of the 885 subsidiaries founded in Europe by the 1500 top techs from Taiwan, China, South Korea, India and five other Asian countries.
The Asian companies set up subsidiaries at a 50%+ annual clip during the last three years. This rate will be sustained in 2005. Nearly half (47%) of the Asian techs are reporting plans to set up subsidiaries on the continent during the year.
The Asian techs' current favorites in Europe: the Rotterdam and Eindhoven regions in the Netherlands, Germany central and eastern Europe.
These are some of the
findings of Top Asian technology companies: investment in Europe,
the study released on April 15, 2005 by Swartzberg GmbH, the leading tracker
of international investment in Europe.
Also from the Munich-based company: Foreign Companies in Bavaria
(since 1997) and Foreign High-Tech Companies in Germany (2001).
Both are licensed exclusively by Invest in Bavaria.
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Foreign investment in Bavaria has rebounded to reach a new high, reports a study compiled by Swartzberg GmbH for the state’s economics ministry.
As of December 15, 2004, there were 1162 foreign-owned high-techs in the state.That was an all-time high for Bavaria, for any state in Germany, and for any region in continental Europe.
The rise of 11% over December 15, 2003 was caused by an influx of investment from companies headquartered in Austria, Denmark, Taiwan, Sweden and France.
With 556 high-techs (same figure as in 2003) in Bavaria, the USA remained by far the largest foreign business community in the state. Second and third largest communities: the Japanese and the Austrians.
Fastest-growing sector in 2004 was industrial technologies. Their number increased by no less than 40% in 2004. Also notching strong rises were the automotive engineering, high-tech services and electronics sectors.
Largest sectors of foreign activity in Bavaria remained ICT (with 383 companies, +1%) and the life sciences (125, +2.5%).
In a repeat of previous years’ performances, Nuremberg was the fastest-growing major-sized community. As of the end of 2004, the city of 500,000 was home to 45 foreign high-techs, up 28% over the previous year’s figure.
With 359 high-techs, up a strong 8.5%, Munich remained by far the largest recipient of foreign high-tech investment. Augsburg (+7%)—Bavaria’s third largest city--also registered a good-sized rise.
The question arises: what are
all these foreign high-techs doing in the state?
The answer: pretty much the same things as their domestically-owned counterparts,
with whom they have made Bavaria is one of the world’s centers of
technological development, production and marketing.
Fully 37% the foreign-owned s high-techs maintain R & D centers in Bavaria, with 32% operating production facilities. Fully 50% of the companies use the state as a base for marketing in Germany and in Europe.
For further information, please contact:
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
America’s hottest retailers
HVB Immobilien AG, Germany’s largest property owner and developer, has commissioned the Munich-based Swartzberg GmbH with the compiling of
“America’s hottest retailers”.
Entailed in this commission is a report on trends in American retailing,
a database and outreach services.
For further information, please contact
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
Swartzberg
Speaks....at Roland Berger Day
Terry Swartzberg interviews Roland Berger and the members of the new excecutive comittee.
Homecoming at one of the world’s top five management consultants. Once every year, most of the 1,600 or so consultants working at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants flock to Munich for a day of reviewing and planning.
This year’s Roland Berger Day, held at the Munich Arena on January 31, 2004, featured something very new: ‘impromptu’ interviews by Terry Swartzberg of company founder Roland Berger and of his successors at the consultancy’s helm.
Swartzberg was then charged with the fashioning of an image DVD from the presentations given at the five-hour event. In doing so, he worked closely with Roland Berger’s multimedia department and production specialist Evisco.
To order a copy or to inquire further information, please contact:
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
Roland Berger
Strategy Consultants
has parlayed industry-leading rates of growth into a top five position
among the world’s management consultants. Its team of 1,600 consultants
is based in 34 major business centers in 24 countries. The company was
founded in 1967 by Roland Berger, who now chairs the company’s supervisory
board.
Responsible for running the company is its Executive Board, comprised of Burkhard Schwenker (speaker), António Bernardo, Thomas Eichelmann and Martin Wittig.
For further information
Newest
study from Swartzberg GmbH:
“Foreign Companies in Germany”
July 1, 2004
Swartzberg GmbH has just completed “Foreign Companies in Germany”. The only one of its kind, this study provides the key facts about Germany’s more than 2,700 foreign-owned high-techs: in which sectors they are active in, and in which states and cities they have invested in.
As in the years past, the study was commissioned by Invest in Bavaria, which owns exclusive rights to it. The study’s information is derived from the dedicated database created in 1996 by Swartzberg GmbH for I in B. The database is maintained on a daily basis by experts in inward investment.
For further information, please contact
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
New
from Swartzberg GmbH
Story
bank for municipality of Munich
According to the Financial Times, greater Munich is ‘one of the five hottest centers of high-tech development in the world’.
Profiling the companies and their sectors earning Munich this high praise is going to be the job of the Munich-based Swartzberg GmbH. Consisting of fact sheets and up-to-the-minute articles, the profiles will be disseminated by the city of Munich’s Business Development Agency.
This is but the latest in a long line of commissions given to Swartzberg GmbH by the Agency. Others include “Munich. Because...”, the city’s image brochure; staging and consulting on road shows in the United States; and the writing of Websites.
For a full briefing on Swartzberg GmbH and its exciting customers, please
visit
www.swartzberg.com.
For further information, contact
Terry Swartzberg at
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
Number of foreign high-techs in Munich sets new record
New report
from Swartzberg GmbH:
Munich is number one in continental Europe for international high-tech
investment.
As of June 1, 2003,
Munich was home to 381 foreign-owned high-techs.
That's an all-time record for Munich, and for any city in continental
Europe.
These facts are presented
in
Munich. Because...., the brochure created by Swartzberg GmbH for Munich's
municipal government. Also detailed in the brochure: nearly half (47%)
of greater Munich's foreign high-techs are Americans.
High-techs in Munich
| June 1, 2003 | 381 |
| December 1, 2002 | 373 |
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Munich. Because.... here.
For further information, please contact:
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
New
study from
Swartzberg GmbH
for Invest in Bavaria:
629 American companies in Bavaria-97% of them plan on increasing or maintaining the size of their operations in Bavaria
October 22, 2002
Of Bavaria's 629 American-owned companies, 46% plan on increasing and 51% on maintaining the size of their operations in the state. These key findings were presented by Terry Swartzberg at a conference staged on October 22, 2002 in Munich by Bavaria's ministry for economic affairs, transport and technology, along with business development arm Invest in Bavaria and the USA's Consulate General in the city.
The findings were drawn from the "American business community in Bavaria", a study compiled by Swartzberg GmbH for Invest in Bavaria. The study's facts came from the questionnaires sent in September to the state's American companies. One hundred and forty five responses were received.
The main facts:
The American companies give Bavaria a strong overall rating-2.35-on a scale from 1 (best) to five.
The most attractive feature of Bavaria are the access it provides to the German market, the state's quality of life and the high degree of personal and professional security Bavaria provides.
Main points of criticism were the country's tax burden, the need for more financial support and red tape.
The companies' chief reasons for setting up shop in Bavaria: the facts that their potential customers are already here, to be part of the state's high-tech clusters, to live and work in a highly appealing state and to recruit from its highly-qualified work force.
The Americans in Bavaria: the heart of high-tech in Germany
Also presented by Terry Swartzberg at the conference, attended by more than 130 businesspersons, was a depiction of the foreign high-tech scene in Germany.
Highlights
From California, Massachusetts, New York and 37 other states, American companies account for more than half of all foreign-owned high-techs in Bavaria.
Bavaria, in turn, is home to nearly half (44%) of all foreign-owned high-techs in Germany.
For further information, please contact:
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
"Attracting high-tech investment: three successful strategies"
After
Foreign high-techs in Germany,
Swartzberg GmbH's newest market report
August 1, 2002
Which of Germany’s states and sectors have the world’s high-techs invested in?
Which countries are these companies from?
The answers to these questions are found in Foreign high-techs in Germany. Compiled by Swartzberg GmbH for Invest in Bavaria, this was the first study ever made of this critical subject.
The study drew on the database of the same name, put together by Swartzberg GmbH and now maintained for Invest in Bavaria.
The newest offering from Swartzberg GmbH, one of the Europe’s leading providers of international investment information, addresses the next waves of investment in Germany and the rest of central Europe.
"Attracting high-tech investment: three successful strategies",
is available:
- In training session (three hours)
- In study and related database: “One hundred hot high-techs”
For further information, please contact:
Swartzberg GmbH
Terry Swartzberg
(+49-89) 489 51 910
sayhi@swartzberg.com
More Than 100 New Foreign High-Techs in Bavaria
Number of foreign
high-techs in Bavaria breaks the 1000 mark in 2001
December 9, 2001
Key finding: Bavaria
is much more than a base of distribution for the state's foreign-owned
high-techs, with 70% of them maintaining production, R & D, logistics
or service provision facilities in the state.
Foreign high-tech companies continued to flock to Bavaria in 2001. The
number of foreign-owned high-tech* companies in the state came to 1029
as of December 18, 2001, up 11.1% from December, 2000's figure of 924.
American companies maintained their steady pace of company start-ups and takeovers in Bavaria. The number of US-owned high-techs in the state rose 3.2 %, going from 588 to 607, or 59% of the database total.
The fastest-growing major-sized foreign business community in Bavaria was that of Israel, with the number of companies from that country increasing from 6 to 18. Sweden (14 to 24 companies), the UK (46 to 70), and Switzerland (26 to 36) placed second through fourth in the category of fastest-growing.
Consolidating its holding on second place in the country rankings was Japan, with 88 high-tech subsidiaries (+7.3%) in Bavaria. All told, companies from 27 (2000: 24) nations own high-tech subsidiaries in Bavaria.
Strong growth of investment in industrial technologies, measurement and control systems and B2B services
The ICT sector remained the largest object of foreign investment in Bavaria in 2001. The number of foreign-owned ICT companies in the state went from 392 in 2000 to 471, equivalent to 45.7% of the state's total. The 20.2% rise turned in by the ICT sector was, however, eclipsed by such fast-growers as industrial technologies, which registered a 107.4% increase in size (from 27 to 56 companies), measurement and control technologies (+85.7%, 14 to 26), and B2B services (77.3%, from 22 to 37).
Second largest sector
remained life sciences, with 98 companies. This represented a rise of
19.5 % . Third highest: electronics, with 96 companies.
Location of preference: Munich
As befitting one of the five hottest high-tech clusters in the world, metropolitan Munich remained the hub of foreign investment in Bavaria. The number of foreign high-techs in the region rose a strong 18.3% to 708-equivalent to more than two thirds of the total. Munich itself was the fastest growing major-sized community in the state, recording a 31.7% rise, to 386 companies. Number two and three were Unterschleißheim (+27%, to 47 companies) and Ismaning (+18.3%, to 71 companies).
Continuing previous trends, greater Nuremberg's total of 40 enabled it to remain Bavaria's second largest cluster of foreign high-tech investment.
Key finding: full-fledged operations in Bavaria
The survey also revealed that the trend of transforming foreign high-tech subsidiaries into full-fledged centers of production, R & D, technical service and logistics provision is setting itself forth.
Fully 30% of all companies
responding engage in manufacturing, with technical service provision and
R & D being listed (multiple listings possible) in 22% and 19% respectively
of the cases. Number one activity is distribution, with 70% of the foreign
high-techs selling their products from their subsidiaries in the state.
*High-tech companies are ones which earn the majority of their sales from
the manufacturing of products or the supplying of high value-added components
and services to the ICT (information and communication technologies),
electronics, microelectronics, life sciences, automotive and 17 other
sectors listed in our database.
Swartzberg GmbH creates
one of world's five best annual reports
September, 2001
Each year, Belgium's e.com ranks the annual reports put out by the world's top 800 companies. Five companies were awarded the top, A+ grade in 2001's rankings.
Among them: Infineon Technologies AG. Its fifth place was particularly significant, as it was the highest mark ever achieved by a German company. Next highest in this year's rankings: Bayer, ranked 24th. It was also by far the best grade awarded to a start up. FY 2000 was Infineon's first year of operation.
Working closely with Infineon and its agencies, Swartzberg GmbH conceived and wrote the annual report's content.
This is just the latest of Swartzberg's publications to be awarded top marks. In late 1999, Bavaria in the News (published by Bavaria's ministry of economic affairs) was named 'best foreign promotional publication' by an American trade magazine. Written by Swartzberg GmbH for Germany's environment ministry, Common Ground has consistently received top grades in readership surveys.
For further information, please visit
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www.messestadt-riem.com
goes on line
Germany's largest development
gets a very versatile Website
One of the largest and
most ambitious city-sites in Europe went on-line on March 5, 2001.
In a ceremony presided over by Gabriele Friderich, head of the municipality
of Munich's department of urban affairs, www.messestadt-riem.com
was launched. The ceremony was held in the residents' center of MS Riem,
whose 550 hectares are going to be home to 16,000 residents and companies
employing 13,000 persons.
Already resident in the park are some 70 companies and 1,600 persons.
Among the companies is Messe München GmbH, which owns and operates
the city's fairgrounds and International Congress Center Munich. Accounting
for a total investment of DM 2.7 billion, these facilities are located
in the heart of MS Riem. Coming soon to MS Riem will be Europe's most
important garden exhibition and Munich's second largest mall. The exhibition
will be held in 2005 on the district's green areas, which account for
close to half of its total expanses. The mall will join a wide range of
office and corporate headquarters buildings now being completed in the
district's six business parks.
What makes www.messestadt-riem.com
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It is in English and German. The Websites created for Germany's communities generally feature a few texts in English. All of the key texts in www.messestadt-riem.com are in both languages | ||||||||||||||
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It serves all of the needs of every group living, working and interested in MS Riem. The Website features over 200 pages of proprietary content. These are provided in six dedicated sub-Websites: | ||||||||||||||
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