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NEW YORK-Saturday 15 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moody’s Analytics Maryland Corp., has commenced the previously announced planned tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Reis, Inc. (NASDAQ:REIS) at a price of $23.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

The tender offer follows an announcement on August 30, 2018 that Moody’s and Reis had entered into a definitive merger agreement for Moody’s to acquire all outstanding shares of Reis in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $278 million. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.

The tender offer period is scheduled to expire at 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on October 12, 2018, unless extended or terminated earlier.

The transaction is subject to customar ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Saturday 15 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global named the members of the European Regional Board of Directors. This regional board will advise the global organization on issues critical to the continent to ensure that the group is working in a seamless way across the different countries of the region, practice areas, industries and also on the management of common protocols.

The European Regional Board of Directors, led by Co-Managing Partners for the European Region, Andrea De Vecchi and Paolo Mondia, will develop the strategy for the region and also participate in its implementation. The board is comprised of 14 top tax and legal Partners from Andersen Global member firms and five from collaborating firms, who will collaborate closely with Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vorsatz, to consider and provide guidance on direction and operations in Europe.

The announcement of the EU Regional Board ... Read more »

Impacting Multiple Sectors, Intelligent Connectivity Set to Transform Region; Americas to Have 260 Million 5G Connections by 2025

LOS ANGELES-Saturday 15 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the 2018 Mobile World Congress Americas, the GSMA today issued a new report, ‘Intelligent Connectivity: How the Combination of 5G, AI and IoT Is Set to Change the Americas,’ highlighting how the region is set to benefit from the age of ‘intelligent connectivity’ or the fusion of high-speed 5G networks, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The in-depth report, which draws on interviews with senior representatives from mobile operators including AT&T, Rogers and Sprint, outlines the key sectors that will benefit most from intelligent connectivity, including entertainment, transportation and manufacturing.

GSMA Intelligence forecasts that the number of 5G connections globally will reach 1.3 billion by ... Read more »