Slovenské elektrárne  expects to receive permission to load fuel into the fourth unit of the Mochovce nuclear power plant in 1Q or 2Q 2026, once the nuclear authority ÚJD completes all inspections. The unit is scheduled to be connected to the grid in 2026, further strengthening Slovakia’s position as a net power exporter. ( hnonline.sk )

Wood&Co (Ľubomír Šoltýs, Jan Sýkora, Vladimír Jaroš) is selling its stake in pharma firm Saneca  in Hlohovec to remaining shareholders led by Ján Sabol and Oszkár Világi. Last year, the plant increased net profit by 31% to €9.9m and sales by 10% to €94.5m. Total revenue reached €110m, with EBITDA at €20m. The 1,000‑employee company produces active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms, with exports accounting for 90% of output. ( startitup.sk )

Slovenské elektrárne  očakávajú povolenie na zavezenie paliva do štvrtého bloku jadrovej elektrárne Mochovce v prvom až druhom štvrťroku 2026. Úrad jadrového dozoru ho vydá po ukončení všetkých kontrolných procesov. Blok by mal byť pripojený do elektrickej sústavy v roku 2026 a posilní tak pozíciu Slovenska ako čistého exportéra elektriny. ( hnonline.sk )

Skupina Wood&Co (Ľubomír Šoltýs, Jan Sýkora a Vladimír Jaroš) po 12 rokoch predáva svoj podiel v závode na výrobu liekov Saneca Pharmaceuticals  v Hlohovci zvyšným akcionárom, skupine okolo Jána Sabola a Oszkára Világiho. Závod vlani zvýšil čistý zisk o 31% na 9,9 mil. € a tržby mu narástli o 10% na 94,5 mil. €. Celkové výnosy firmy s 1.000 zamestnancami činili 110 mil. € a EBITDA 20 mil. €. Vyrába účinné farmaceutické látky aj finálne liekové formy, ako sú tablety, sterilné

Online fitness clothing and food retailer GymBeam (Dalibor Cicman) is acquiring German food manufacturer Kaja Food and plans to increase its production capacity by nearly half. Kaja Food has long produced food and nutritional supplements for GymBeam, which also operates a plant in Košice. Expanding its own manufacturing base will support further growth in Western Europe. With the same goal, the company is moving its headquarters from Košice to Vienna and recently opened a lo

Slovenské elektrárne  will pay out dividends for the first time since 2006, shareholders’ meeting decided. It agreed with the government to suspend dividends in 2008 when it started the completion of the Mochovce nuclear power plant. It spent €6.6bn instead of the originally planned €2.8bn. The Czech EPH (Daniel Křetínský and Patrik Tkáč) controls 66% of the shares and the state has 34%. Dividends will amount to €500m, of which the state will receive €170m. Last year, SE repo

Online predajca fitness oblečenia a potravín GymBeam  (Dalibor Cicman) kupuje nemeckého výrobcu potravín Kaja Food. Jeho kapacitu plánuje zvýšiť o takmer polovicu. Kaja Food už roky vyrába potraviny a výživové doplnky pre GymBeam, ktorý má výrobný závod aj v Košiciach. Vlastné výrobné kapacity pomôžu ďalšiemu rastu na trhoch západnej Európy. S rovnakým cieľom presúva sídlo firmy z Košíc do Viedne a nedávno otvoril logistické centrum v talianskom Miláne. V horizonte piatich ro

Slovenské elektrárne  po prvý raz od roku 2006 vyplatia dividendy, rozhodlo ich valné zhromaždenie. Na zastavení dividend sa firma dohodla s vládou v roku 2008, keď spustila dostavbu jadrovej elektrárne Mochovce. Do dostavby investovala 6,6 mld € namiesto pôvodne plánovaných 2,8 mld €. Český EPH (Daniel Křetínský a Patrik Tkáč) kontroluje 66% akcií a štát má 34%. Na dividendy pôjde 500 mil. €, štát z toho dostane 170 mil. €. Vlani SE vykázali čistý zisk 815 mil. €. ( forbes.s

Mobile operator O2 , majority‑owned by Abu Dhabi‑based e&, acquired TV and internet provider UPC from Liberty Global. The deal value, excluding cash and debt, is €95m. Orange and 4ka were also reportedly interested. UPC’s fiber‑optic and coaxial network covers 650,000 households in 80 cities and serves 150,000 TV and 141,000 internet customers. In 2020-24, it posted a €46.6m loss with flat annual sales  of around €46m. O2 became Slovakia’s largest mobile operator this year w

In the new Civil Code that the Justice Ministry sent for comments, tenants’ rights would be strengthened at the expense of apartment owners . A lease would automatically convert to an indefinite term after five years or three renewals, and terminating it outside the end of the lease term would become difficult. Apartment owners would be required to pay interest on cash deposits, and tenants would gain the right to keep pets in the apartment. Many institutions are protesting t