News & Insights
Latest news, thoughts and points of view from Libra Group and its worldwide subsidiaries
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INSIGHT: Aria Hotels’ CEO, Makis Pantazatos, interviewed by The Hellenic Initiative
The Hellenic Initiative interviews Aria Hotels' CEO, Makis Pantazatos, where he shares his background in economics and accounting, his views on tourism, Aria's mission to introduce holidaymakers...
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Envolve announces 8th Greece Award Winners
Envolve Entrepreneurship announced the three winners of the 8th Envolve Award Greece, a contest for start-up and early-stage businesses in Greece. The winners’ announcement took...
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Principal Media now represents over 600 hours of content
Principal Media adds new content for license including R.A.W. Tuba, a documentary about a homeless child from Baltimore who goes on to become a world-class musician; and leading nature and wildlife...
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Aria Hotels Announces Cape Kitries Apartments
Aria Hotels is expanding in the Peloponnese following the success of its six properties in Kardamili. The company that specializes in authentic Greek hospitality has added Cape Kitries, a collection of three seafront...
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Concordia announces the 2021 Lexington Summit
Concordia is proud to host its first-ever US-focused summit, taking place on November 16-18 in both a digital and in-person capacity. The Concordia Lexington Summit will convene a variety of voices across the political...
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Asian Sky Media interviews LCI’s Chris Lloyd
Asian Sky Group’s Civil Helicopters Fleet Report features a Q&A with LCI’s Vice President Marketing Christopher Lloyd, who is based at their office in Singapore, featuring the impact of COVID-19 on the helicopter...
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Aria’s Grace Mykonos to reopen in June 2021
With a later opening this year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Aria's Grace Mykonos hotel will reopen its doors to guests on 9 June 2021 (subject to national hospitality guidelines)...
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President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper celebrates seven years
The My Brother's Keeper initiative was established seven years ago by President Barack Obama to address 'persistent opportunity gaps facing boys and young men of color and to ensure all youth can reach their full potential'...
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Elandis acquires 260-unit multifamily community in Houston
Elandis, Libra's real estate ownership and property management company, it has acquired Waters at Westchase, a 260-unit multifamily community in Houston...
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Principal Media’s Melanie Torres interview
Principal Media’s SVP of worldwide distribution, Melanie Torres, reflects on a year of working from home and the challenges it has presented for the global sales industry...
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“We need to convene for the issues that matter” – Matthew Swift, Chairman & CEO, Concordia
Matthew Swift of Concordia writes about how he has spent much of his career 'devising how people can convene in-person to discuss the most critical issues facing the world. All changed in 2020...'
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LCI places two new AW109SPs with Sloane Helicopters
LCI has placed two AW109SP helicopters on long term operating leases to undertake EMS (emergency medical services) operations with its newest customer, Sloane Helicopters...
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Libra’s Winter 2021 interns get down to business
Libra's Winter 2021 interns have arrived in the business and immediately started work with a virtual orientation week. The schedule gave them an overview of Libra Group, its history and...
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“Fly Me with Aria” – a new private flight service
Aria Hotels has introduced a new private flight service for its guests - the quickest and most convenient way to transfer to an Aria property across its numerous destinations, and particularly the islands...
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President Duque of Colombia meets with Greenwood Energy
Greenwood Energy recently held a meeting with the leadership of the Republic of Colombia to discuss the country's domestic energy sector and investment plans in the region...
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Envolve launches first Panhellenic Student Entrepreneurship Competition
Envolve, has established the first business innovation competition for young people in Greece, open to high school students and endorsed by the Ministry...
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‘Without shipping, life would be different’
Around 1.7 million seafarers make shipping possible every day. Because of them, and the over 61,000 ships we are served by, we do not run out of what we need. A new video about the maritime sector...
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Applications for the 8th Envolve Award Greece open
Envolve Entrepreneurship has announced the launch of the 8th Envolve Award Greece business start-up competition, inviting entrepreneurs and businesses around Greece to submit...
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Helicopters: energy for growth through climate change
The role of helicopters in national infrastructure in and tackling climate change is more and more important. Recently, the European Union (EU) announced plans to increase its offshore windfarm capacity...
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Fifth Concordia Americas Summit takes place online
The fifth Concordia Americas Summit has taken place this week, this time completely online and involving hundreds of international participants via digital platforms...
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Gary Rosenson appointed CEO of Principal Media in Los Angeles
Media industry veteran Gary Rosenson has been appointed CEO of Principal Media, Libra Group's Beverly Hills-based entertainment company. He brings 25 years' experience in the broadcast...
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Pegassus Private Island – Aria’s exclusive destination
Aria's international reputation for heritage properties, remote hideaways and secluded spots brings exclusivity to a new level with Pegassus, a private island for sole personal use...
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Grace St. Moritz acquired by prestigious European real estate investor
The Grace St. Moritz hotel project has been sold to a privately owned investment company for an undisclosed amount. The new owner, with real estate assets throughout Europe, will complete the development...
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LCI appoints new CEO, Jaspal Jandu
LCI, a leading helicopter lessor, announces the promotion of Jaspal Jandu to Chief Executive Officer. Former CEO, Michael Platt becomes Vice Chairman, and Praveen Vetrivel is appointed Chief Financial Officer...
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Concordia 2020 – 10th Anniversary Summit Report
Concordia has released its 2020 Annual Summit. The event this year – the 10th-anniversary summit – took place digitally over five days, convening current and former heads of state, senior government officials...
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Nicholas Georgiou Promoted to Lomar Chief Executive Officer
Libra Group today confirms the promotion of Nicholas Georgiou to Chief Executive Officer of its ship owning and management business, Lomar Shipping. Mr Georgiou, 47, has been the company's...
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Elandis enters into $40m facility with Bank Leumi
Elandis, the Miami-based real estate company division of Libra Group, has entered into an agreement for a $40 million credit facility with Bank Leumi USA. This refinancing initiative will be used for...
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Flexam Invest commits to Greek renewables with EuroEnergy
In partnership with EuroEnergy, well-respected European infrastructure fund Flexam Invest has made an investment in the Greek green power market through a transaction covering a...
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Greenwood Energy Latinoamérica acquires 2C POWER
Greenwood Energy Latinoamérica, the Latin American renewable energy subsidiary of Libra Group, has acquired Colombia-based 2C POWER, a developer-operator that builds and...
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Elandis and M&G Investments announce multifamily joint venture
Elandis today announced the launch of a transformative joint venture platform focusing on multifamily assets in the US between Libra Group and international asset manager...
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LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui agree $230m joint venture
LCI, the aviation division of Libra Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (SMFL) have agreed to establish and operate a joint venture helicopter leasing business...
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Climate change presents serious threats to infrastructure investment and development — McKinsey & Co
Climate change is revealing infrastructure vulnerabilities. Hurricane Sandy in 2012 caused $70 billion in infrastructure damages and climate change is expected to further intensify these economic risks.
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Polismata Private Residences by Aria Hotels
This summer, Aria Hotels welcomes visitors to the Messinian Peninsula with a homage to Homer’s epics, thanks to Polismata Private Residences, a complex of residences in the...
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Harvest for clean energy in Latvia
The harvest has begun for our renewable energy business in Latvia, running from late July into August. Grass is gathered specifically to be used as feedstock in our biogas plants...
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Achim Boehme 1963-2020
It is with immense sadness that Lomar Shipping confirms that its Chief Executive Officer, Achim Boehme, died peacefully on Saturday 25th July 2020 at his home in Bremen, Germany, surrounded by his loving family...
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7th Envolve Award Greece Winners announced
At a ceremony streamed live to followers around the world, the 7th Envolve Award winners were announced in Athens. Four were chosen from a pool of 10 finalists with the public vote naming an additional 3 winners...
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Airbus: the versatility of helicopters
LCI, Libra Group's aviation division, has a substantial fleet of Airbus Helicopters, including the H175, H130, H135 and H145 models. Deployed on various missions around the world, they are mainly used...
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COCO-MAT brings sustainable sleep solutions to Japan
COCO-MAT, the leading Greek manufacturer of specialist mattresses, other natural sleep products and furnishings, has opened a new store in Tokyo, Japan - the company's first opening in the country...
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7th Envolve Award Greece Finalists announced
Envolve Entrepreneurship has announced the 10 finalists of the 7th Envolve Award Greece who are in line to receive interest-free funding, mentorship and business support services...
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International overview: LCI’s Nigel Leishman talks to Air & Sea Analytics
LCI's Executive Vice President & Global Head of Marketing, Nigel Leishman, was interviewed recently by Air & Sea Analytics about how the helicopter market and what insights it might offer to...
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In February, the journalist Alev Scott visited the former home of Sir Patrick and Lady Joan Leigh Fermor at Kardamyli in the Peloponnese region of Greece, to write about it for the Financial...
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LCI announces co-investment vehicle with Thora Capital and Rive Investment
LCI has strengthened its leasing platform with the establishment of a new co-investment vehicle with Thora Capital, LLC. and RIVE Private Investment as partners...
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Concordia announces its 2020 Advisor Program
Concordia has announced the appointment of 39 Advisors and 11 Senior Advisors to its community for the 2020 term. This impressive group of individuals from across a multitude of sectors...
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Merger of Greenwood Energy and GoldenSet Capital Partners
Investment managers behind the world’s first fully solar-powered amusement park and the first U.S. wind project repowering announced today they have merged to create Greenwood Sustainable...
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Celebrating Seleni on World Maternal Mental Health Day 2020
On World Maternal Mental Health Day, Libra Group celebrates Seleni: a centre of excellence on matters of maternal mental health, helping to strengthen families and support mothers...
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Aria Hotels’ ‘The Island Concept’ completes construction phase and schedules opening date of 1 July 2020
Aria Hotels is on schedule to open its latest hotel, The Island Concept at Agios Nikolaos, Crete, on 1 July, (subject to the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions). The current lockdown has had only minimal disruption...
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COVID-19: Libra gets its interns home and gets them virtual working
Quinn Smeaton, Program Manager for Libra Group Social Responsibility, writes about how the Winter 2020 Internship cohort was mobilized at the beginning of the COVID crisis for safe return to home cities and the...
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Adapt, adjust, overcome: how Public-Private Partnerships are leading the battle against COVID-19
Sylvia Gampritsou, Concordia Partnership Development Intern, looks at how PPPs are helping to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in the United States and beyond through convergent initiatives and understanding on how to contain the pandemic...
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Accommodating a changed world
People Operations Manager at Libra Group, Angeliki Kollia, looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the global workforce and various measures taken to support employees and maintain business continuity...
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LCI sponsors Helicopter Investor 2020 event
At the end of February, LCI, the aviation leasing division of Libra Group, was the Lead Sponsor of Helicopter Investor London 2020. CEO Mike Platt forecasted brighter times ahead in his opening address...
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Convergen Energy installs permanent dry sorbent injection system
Convergen Energy embarks on the installation of permanent dry sorbent injection system (DSI) at its L'Anse Warden 20 Megawatt biomass power plant located on the shore of Lake Superior in the...
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Envolve hosts entrepreneurship event on Washington’s Capitol Hill
Earlier this month, Envolve Entrepreneurship hosted an event on Capitol Hill in Washington DC focusing on entrepreneurship and small business policy...
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Aria Hotels increases its Peloponnese presence with further Kardamyli properties
Aria Hotels has increased its hotel and residences portfolio on Greece's Mani Peninsula with Liodentria and Salvia, bringing the company’s total to three properties near the picturesque...
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INSIGHT: LCI’s helicopter co-investment vehicle – how it works
In October 2019, LCI launched its first ever helicopter 'co-investment vehicle' which enables third party investors to participate in helicopter ownership while leaving the task of leasing the aircraft to operators with LCI. We look in more detail at how such an ownership vehicle works...
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Libra makes real estate sale in Cologne, Germany
Libra Group has sold a 2,600 m2 modern office property in Cologne, part of its European real estate portfolio, to real estate investment company Publity AG. The fully rented property was built in 2001 and...
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LCI charts 2020 growth with new financial partnerships
LCI has sealed new partnerships with two leading financial institutions as it continues to grow its fleet, taking delivery of a Leonardo AW169 helicopter with financing from Investec and entering into another new arrangement with Grupo Santander...
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Auberge Resorts Collection introduces Mauna Lani, a resort re-imagined
One of Hawaii’s most cherished oceanfront escapes unveils all new design and experiences anchored by rich cultural history, from Libra strategic interest partner Auberge Resorts...
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Aria Hotels prepares its eighth property on Kimolos for 2020 season
Aria Hotels, the privately owned boutique hotel and villas company known for its emphasis on authentic hospitality, is preparing another new property for launch in the 2020 season. The Elephant Goupa Beach is a...
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INSIGHT: Hot stones and olive trees
A look at how Greece's Benaki Museum has turned the former home of Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor in the Mani into an international cultural and educational centre, and Aria Hotels’ supporting hospitality role…
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Envolve USA 2019 Winners Announced
Envolve Entrepreneurship, in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019, announces the winners of the third cycle of its entrepreneurship competition, the Envolve Award USA, which...
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Aria Hotels adds to its Santorini property portfolio
Aria Hotels adds 'Finikia Residence' to its Santorini portfolio, in the tranquil village of Finikia on the north coast of Santorini, 10 kilometres northwest of the capital Fira and very close to the iconic village of Oia...
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