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Read our policy By 2025-01-16T13:37:00+00:00 DWS has acquired German onshore wind farm Ostbevern on behalf of one of its European infrastructure investment strategies.  The Ostbevern wind farm, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, has three turbines with a total capacity of 12.6MW Ostbevern is connected to the local regional grid via a public substation and supplies private households as well as commercial customers.  DWS is acquiring the Ostbevern wind farm from integrated energy supplier GP Joule which will continue to manage the wind farm to ensure optimal operation as project developer.  This is the latest acquisition for DWS’s European infrastructure investment strategy which allows German retail and institutional investors to invest directly into infrastructure projects partner investments infrastructure at DWS, said: ”This latest investment into the Ostbevern wind farm sees DWS continue to contribute to the transformation of Europe’s economies We are pleased to take this step together with our business partner GP Joule “The wind farm benefits from a favourable location with good wind speeds and a long-term secured grid connection. With two existing onshore wind farm investments, a solar park in Germany and a solar portfolio in Spain, we are offering our investors an attractive opportunity to invest in future-oriented infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Europe.” The manager declined to disclose any financial details relating to this latest deal To read the latest IPE Real Assets magazine click here Copyright © 1997–2025 IPE International Publishers Limited Site powered by Webvision Cloud Hamburg-based investment company Private Assets SE & Co is taking over the Ostbevern production site and will act as a contract manufacturer for Friwo products manufactured in Europe the employees involved in these activities will also be taken on by the buyer Private Assets plans to expand the acquired production facilities by acquiring additional customers in the coming years The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.  Friwo says that it remains committed to the Ostbevern site The other activities of the company located there sales and product management as well as research & development The land and real estate will also remain in the company’s ownership “We are delighted to have found an ideal partner in Private Assets for our production facilities remaining in Ostbevern and the employees involved The transaction will help FRIWO to focus more strongly on the growth areas of e-mobility and will make a noticeable contribution to improved cost efficiency from 2024 Our commitment to the Ostbevern site as a regional anchor remains strong,” commented Rolf Schwirz “As a quality leader with production in Germany Friwo's EMS division is in an excellent position to succeed independently on the market,” says Private Assets CEO Sven Dübbers “We still see great growth potential in the third-party business in particular We are focusing on consistent customer orientation in order to fully exploit this potential.” The transaction is set to noticeably improve Friwo's cost efficiency from 2024 This and the emerging recovery in demand in Europe as well as the substantial earnings contributions expected from the e-mobility joint venture in India and from the new US business set up in 2023 should lead to Friwo returning to a profitable growth trajectory in the coming financial year.  A smashing collection of young super stars will be offered for sale in the 2020 Hofauktion Borgmann in Ostbevern The auction will be following the hybrid format with bidding happening live at the venue in Ostbevern as well as online The auction can be followed in realtime through Clip My Horse For the first time the tri-annual auction skips a year and takes new roads by going digital with an online bidding platform The previous auction was in 2018 and after two years Borgmann decided the time was right to auction a new crop of his top home-bred dressage horses and licensed stallions The Borgmann name is well known in the warmblood horse breeding world for its leading dam lines. Already since 2001 their offspring is sold at home auctions at Hof Borgmann. These horses are now successfully competing on the national and international show scene. The most recent example is the 11-year old Estobar NRW offspring Ein Traum who is a multiple Grand Prix winner and under Borja Carrascosa a Spanish team member of the 2018 World Equestrian Games in the U.S.A Other horses coming from Borgmann's yard are the U.S.A team bronze medal winning Floriano (Steffen Peters - 2006 WEG Aachen) Because of the corona pandemic and restriction on large gatherings the bidding will also happen online from the safety of your home The 2020 Hofauction Borgmann includes a collection of 22 home bred The highlights of the collection are the 4-year old stallions and international calibre horses About You (by AC/DC x Estobar) and Aringer (by AC/DC x Ehrentusch) Borgmann's horses are not only meant for top sport Their rideability and outstanding character make them reliable partners for amateur riders as well Also for breeders the auction collection is highly interesting: aside from some licensed stallions there are also very appealing mares on offer for instance 6-year old mare Glückskind (by Grey Flanell x Fürst Piccolo) and 4-year old mare Elisee( by Equitaris x Florestan) Horses can be tried out on appointment at Hof Borgmann in Ostbevern. Schedule an appointment, by contacting Stephan Borgmann at +49 172 532 46 44 Extensive medical records are available of all horses and can be viewed upon request You can then either decide to come to the live auction where auctioneer Volker Raulf will be handling the hammer A great atmosphere at the Borgmann auctionThose interested the follow the auction live and experience the excitement of the bidding process need to register beforehand as only a limited amount of people are allowed at the venue If you want to bid from the comfort of your home you need to register online to access the bidding platform All bidding is anonymous and only the organizer knows the identity of the bidder Of course Stephan Borgmann will be available on site for consultancy and information It is also possible to keep the horses in training at Hof Borgmann after the auction Videos of all auction horses can be found at www.hofauktion-borgmann.de Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Weary travelers can lay their heads to rest in a bed carved out of a 19th century historic beer barrel at the Landhotel Beverland. The barrel comes from Pott’s There are three beer barrel-themed rooms in the hotel which can be used as a single or double bed provided they don’t mind the smell of hops Stephan Borgmann, renowned breeder of outstanding dressage horses with proven show records at the Bundeschampionate and up to the World Equestrian Games, cordially invites you to his biennial auction of home bred, reared and trained dressage super stars The hybrid auction with live and online bidding takes place on 20 August 2022 The presentation of the horses starts at 14h00 at Hof Borgmann in Ostbevern The 2020 edition of the Hofauktion Borgmann was a spectacular success with stallion About You selling to The Netherlands for 1.65 million euro This year the collection is of equally high standard and includes About You's full brother a perfect match for the demanding dressage riders who only has top level in mind The cherry-picked collection of 16 young talents also includes horses for the leisure rider as well as for junior/young riders who are looking to develop a young star with a promising future The 4-year old mare Aloha (by AC/DC x Ehrentusch) is a prime example of that Borgmann's horses stand out with their rideability and outstanding character which make them reliable partners for amateur riders The Borgmann name is well known in the warmblood horse breeding world for its leading dam lines bred by Stephan and the late Norbert Borgmann Amore Mio (5-yo by Adrenalin x Estobar)Already since 2001 their offspring is sold at home auctions at Hof Borgmann These horses are now successfully competing on the national and international show scene  a Spanish team member of the 2018 World Equestrian Games The Borgmann family bred over 30 licensed stallions including the 2006 Westfalian licensing champion Estobar and the 2014 Bundeschampion Equitaris Horses can be tried out on appointment at Hof Borgmann in Ostbevern. Schedule an appointment, by contacting Stephan Borgmann at +49 172 532 46 44 All horses were vet-checked in the Warendorf equine clinic To bid online, please register here AC/DC (by Apache x Florestan) became the price highlight of the 2015 Hofauktion Borgmann in Ostbevern The 3-year old licensed stallion sold for 160,000 euro to Mr Stritzke from Hamburg The auction at Norbert and Stephan Borgmann's yard celebrated its third edition so far and offered embryos up to 5-year old dressage horses for sale The second most expensive horse was the 5-year old Especially (by Estobar x Florencio) which sold to Strizke as well for 82,000 euro The 4-year old stallion Dressage Noir (by Dancier) received a final bid of 62,000 euro The 3-year old stallion Dressage Deluxe (by Dancier x Weltmeyer) found a new owner for 50,000 euro, while the 4-year old Westfalian gelding Fuel for Life (by Furstenball x Sandro Hit) sold for 40,000 euro The 3-year old licensed stallion Friendscout (by Foundation x Real Diamond) achieved a knock down price of 44,000 euro The 4-year old licensed stallion Equitaris II (by Estobar x Rubiloh) sold for 46,000 euro There was a small collection of foals for sale and the top seller was a filly by Fashion Maker x Estobar which achieved a knock down price of 7,500 euro Twenty-eight horses were offered for sale at the auction and the average price for the thirteen sold 3 to 5-year olds was 48,000 euro Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Masters of the Air Episode 6 is all about survival whether you’re stranded in enemy territory or trying to come to terms with the constant The fifth episode of the Apple TV+ series was rightly compared to a “horror movie” by viewers After Episode 4’s devastating reveal that Buck had been downed and possibly KIA With Crosby miraculously back at base and promoted to Group Navigator the 100th took flight to hit Munster’s railroad marshalling yards To call the mission a disaster would be an understatement: it was their gravest operation to date with Rosie’s Royal Flush making it home as the sole survivors and Episode 6 puts him through the wringer of Nazi Germany – but there’s light at the end of the tunnel Episode 6 opens with Bucky stealing cabbage from a German farm; he’s mucky Bucky immediately pulls out his gun – but he doesn’t shoot them instead hoping the threat of a bullet will be enough for them to let him pass and the eldest child seems to agree – but as Bucky turns his back trying to avoid their line of sight “We don’t want to kill you,” they claim Just as he thinks he’s gotten away with it No more than four months at Thorpe Abbotts until 32 of the original 35 crews were among the missing Those of us who continued to fly mission after mission had to tiptoe around their ghosts They’d seen too many planes blow up in front of them and too many friends killed 1923 Season 2 Episode 3 recap: Alex’s American arrival is a rude awakening He’s sent to Oxford University in the wake of Bubbles’ death Harding thinking “it’d be good for [him] to represent the 100th at a conference between the allied nations.” but he’s warned by an officer that he may not have time to enjoy the city given all the lectures and events he’ll have to attend because she “couldn’t stand the idea” of going a week without writing to one another so he makes himself at home – but his wife’s letter has a brutal endnote: “Say ‘hi’ to Bubbles for me!” Harding ordered Lieutenant Rosenthal and his crew to spend a week of R&R at a place we called the flak house,” Crosby explains as we see Rosie and the men arrive at the estate and he jokes: “Jews from Brooklyn don’t ride horses.” where they can enjoy “all the sports and activities they could ask for… there’s tennis but while the rest of the men can’t hide the delight on their faces but he’s told he’ll need to talk to Doctor Huston – and he’s also encouraged to “take advantage” while he can and enjoy a hot bath The scene harshly cuts to Bucky aboard a train in Germany with other prisoners but the Nazi soldiers swiftly tell them to shut up They step out into the fallout of an RAF bombing raid in Rüsselsheim the Brits actually hit something for once,” one of them says and screams of agony (both physical and emotional) Bucky was cold-hearted about necessary violence in the previous episode but his eyes are quickly opened to the devastation just one bomb can cause on the ground The surrounding German residents are apoplectic with rage so they attack the Americans and slit one of their throats Bucky is knocked to the ground as others are executed behind him saved only by a soldier running out of bullets as it can be a “strange adjustment” from the barracks but Rosie doesn’t think “this environment is helpful” for him and he wishes to return to base It’s obvious why he’s there: he flew three missions in his first three days one of which saw 120 men die in a single afternoon soaked in blood (his own and from the corpses beside him) thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven,” one of them mumbles on the brink of death but it’s too late: “FInish him off,” the Nazis say The Germans start digging a hole for the bodies he won’t get far,” they say as he legs it through the trees Crosby listens to a lecture about the Magna Carta – with some customary mocking of the “Yanks taking 500 years to produce” similar legislation “Maybe if we weren’t under the tyranny of your king for 500 years we could have popped it out sooner,” he whispers he poses half-naked in the mirror with his military hat “It’s nice to have a little fire… it gets cold up there,” he says Captain,” she tells him as he hides his lower half behind a chest of drawers and explains that the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) encourages them to conceal their femininity Crosby says they should report it to the bursar “I can see that you’re married… hopefully your wife trained you to leave the toilet seat down,” she quips but he just wants to walk and take in the fresh air Rosie walks away; does he recognize the merit of a place like this Nazis find Bucky collapses on the ground and take him to Dulag Luft Crosby listens in as British soldiers laugh about Americans being “oversexed and under Eisenhower.” One of the men tells Crosby that Americans are “zestier” with women; they’re apparently so horny and ignorant that they’d invite a duchess to bed before taking her to dinner Perhaps if you simply taught your chaps a little moral discipline they wouldn’t always act as if they’re away from home for the first time each day could be their last chance to live it up I won’t be giving them a lecture before they go on their weekend pass,” Crosby tells him She astutely observes he’s “not cocky enough to be a pilot” she says she’s been a “punter” since studying at Cambridge; they even see a man fall into the water before admitting she’s been lying the whole time He wanders downstairs and finds the doctor listening to music “You got some good stuff here,” he says as he peruses the records The doctor then reveals he was a flight surgeon with the 96th and he flew on the Bremen raid with the Bloody Hundredth “This war… human beings weren’t made to behave this way,” he says this is exactly what you don’t do,” he continues riding with hounds… you don’t go fox-hunting you get back in the seat and you finish the damn job.” Rosie doesn’t like the fact he’s been taken out of his “rhythm… it’s like Gene Krupa You don’t stop Gene Krupa in the middle of a drum solo ask him to dip right back in where he left off without missing a beat The doctor says it’s about “more than keeping his own rhythm… he’s gotta keep the rhythm of his own band.” Crosby and Sandra sit down and enjoy a whisky together She talks about her family in Scotland and how she never sees them “I’m terrible at writing letters,” she admits and Crosby says it’s difficult – after all Crosby then recalls the last time he got drunk: he was in London with Bubbles and he “ended up with no quarters and no boots” and all he remembers is spewing in the bathroom She asks if Bubbles was a “lady of the night” but he tells her that he’s his best friend explaining that’s why he was sent there in the first place then maybe all those planes wouldn’t have went down,” he says but Sandra immediately tries to convince him otherwise your friend was on that plane for one reason and one reason only: because Adolf Hitler and his gang of thugs decided they should rule the world That’s the only reason anybody dies in this war,” she tells him As she finishes her whisky and goes to bed she gives him an affectionate pat on the shoulder Bucky meets his interrogator: Lieutenant Haussman and gaze at the portrait of Hitler on the wall Bucky tells him about the events in Rüsselsheim to which he offers to take their names and rank so he can contact the US I appreciate the drink and would really appreciate a thicker blanker But as far as what you’re gonna get from me before offering him a cigarette (not as good as Lucky Strike “Baseball is still a bit of a mystery to me but he still knows it was the World Series the week prior (the Yankees vs the Cardinals) “We were two games up when I went down,” Bucky says and Haussman offers to tell him the outcome of the World Series – but Bucky quickly detects his sneakiness: he’s getting him to talk I read of his exploits in the Regensburg attack It seems we’re shooting down all the good pilots.” Haussman then tells him about the Munster mission We know you were originally apprehended near Ostbevern but we don’t have you in any record as a crew member on any of the planes from the Munster attack The Gestapo would say that makes you a spy,” he explains the Gestapo is never mistaken,” Haussman responds before asking for verification of his group and plane so he can confirm Bucky’s identity Haussman insists that won’t do Bucky any favors and says he’s unlike the “highly indoctrinated security forces” and he’s actually a “flyer” and “man of honor… I’d like to talk to you about Buck Cleven The number of replacement B-17s expected at Thorpe Abbotts next week Rosie wakes up with the end of the record scratching ad infinitum He heads outside to read his book by the river allowing himself to smile at the men having fun It’s a sharp contrast to Bucky’s experience being treated like cattle as Nazis herd him and other Americans onto a filthy They see another train leaving the station But it’s not full of soldiers: it’s inhumanely loaded with Jews – women and men – screaming for help as they slowly roll towards a concentration camp Crosby and Sandra continue to chat and bond “Is there a reason you don’t tell me where you’re stationed or what you do?” he asks “And if I wanted to think about work tonight I would have gone to sherry hour with Professor Goodhart.” full of young people blissfully unaware of the terrors of war A musician performs a cover of Woody Guthrie’s ‘Tear the World Down’ as they share a drink and toast Bubbles and Bucky arriving to a chorus of barking dogs and teeth-gnashing Nazis but she has to leave – but she asks Crosby to phone her if he’s ever in London again She kisses him on the cheek and steals someone’s bicycle Rosie joins his crew for a game of poker as they’re telling the story of what happened over Munster we see everybody go down until we’re the last bird in the sky We know they’re coming for us any f**king second recounting Rosie humming Artie Shaw as they were about to get “their balls blown off.” that was the first time I didn’t feel scared sh*tless Even though he’d clearly lost his f**king marbles and the trauma starts flickering through his eyes Rosie sees that he’s quietly spiraling – and unlike his earlier beliefs of “not crying about it he rests his hand on his shoulder as a comfort We all needed something to help us climb back into that plane and do it all again,” Crosby narrates as the men head back to Thorpe Abbotts and prepare for another mission Rosie plane is now fittingly named “Rosie’s Riveters” and despite some initial reluctance to step aboard Bucky and the other men arrive at Stalag Luft III where they see lots of men presumed dead from the 100th your 2 o’clock,” a familiar voice shouts out: it’s Buck “What took you so long?” Bucky looks immensely relieved Please note that if you click on a product link on this page we may earn a small affiliate commission.