Bauer

BAUER closes fiscal year 2025 with improved profile figures: EBITDA €234.7m (+4.78%), profit after tax €12.5m (+28.87%), equity ratio 32.6% and net financial debt €293m (-28%). Around €500m in investments are planned through 2030, of which €270m are for BAUER Maschinen focusing on sites in Schrobenhausen/Aresing and on new international customer and service centers. Majority shareholder Doblinger reaffirms long-term commitment. Management board and supervisory board are examining a switch to the KGaA legal form to streamline decision-making; any possible resolution would be submitted to the annual general meeting at the end of July 2026. » More on finanzen.net

Jan Wachtel will move from Bauer to Burda on January 1, 2026, and will serve alongside Marc Al-Hames as co-CEO responsible for the entire publishing business (Burda Media). Wachtel brings experience in digital transformation and is expected to lead titles such as Focus and Bunte operationally. Longtime publishing chief Philipp Welte will move to the supervisory board, while the fourth generation of the Burda family takes a stronger role in company management. » More on manager-magazin.de

Mendell Helium plc reports progress on two US wells: Rost 1-26 in Fort Dodge, Kansas, will be dewatered in early September and processed with a on-site pressure-swing adsorption unit; a Bauer compressor is expected to arrive in mid-September. In Nebraska, drilling has started at the Jasper well, with costs expected to be under $100,000; the site is also cited as a potential Bitcoin-mining location because of a nearby fiber-optic cable. Mendell holds an option to acquire M3 Helium Corporation extended until 30 September 2025, but exercise of the option is not certain. » More on de.investing.com