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Photographers share their creative passions with the world starting March 1

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Saturday 27 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

Two-year partnership effective for 2021 contest and continues into 2022 for global tour.
Familiarizes adventure and action sports photographers, creators, and outdoor adventurers with Lenovo consumer PCs and smart devices sub-brands.
Announces ‘Best of Instagram’ by Lenovo as key category of new program.
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The world’s greatest adventure and action sports imagery contest, Red Bull Illume® returns in 2021 with global technology leader, Lenovo™, as its Exclusive Computing Sponsor. A showcase for the best of adventure and action sports imagery, the competition is expected once again to receive tens of thousands of entries from around the world including some of the most creative and extreme images ever captured. As part of this two-year partnership, Lenovo will be involved thro ... Read more »

500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator to help early stage startups expand in the region

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-Monday 22 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 500 Startups (500), one of the most active global early stage venture capital firms, has partnered with Sanabil Investments, a financial investment company focused on global private investments in venture capital, growth and small buyout, to launch the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Program in Riyadh. This follows the recent announcement of the establishment of 500 Startups’ new MENA regional headquarters in Riyadh.

The Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Program will consist of six programs run by 500 Startups over a period of three years for a select group of pre-seed and seed stage startups from across the MENA region. Startups participating in the program are expected to receive a USD$100,000 investment from the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Acceler ... Read more »

Xlear Applauds Study

AMERICAN FORK, Utah-Saturday 27 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new review published in the highly regarded Journal of Allergy and Infectious Disease finds that nasal hygiene options (such as nasal sprays) are effective tools in combating COVID-19 pandemic—as part of a multilayered defense against the virus.

The authors conclude: “Limited strategies are currently accessible in modifying the viral content in infected patients’ respiratory tracts, justifying the need for novel therapeutic interventions targeting the principal route of infection. We propose that intranasal administration of virucidal and antiviral therapies may be a novel strategy to provide an added clinical benefit by decreasing the viral activity in the nasal pathway, thus preventing disease transmission, managing the disease severity and limiting complications.”

The authors indicate that the public health officials, in the ... Read more »

Business Unit will leverage Cisco technologies to develop industry-leading transformative solutions

 Diligent’s Acquisition of Galvanize, in Addition to its Planned Acquisition of Steele Compliance, Unites GRC Leaders and Creates Only Modern GRC SaaS Platform that Brings GRC into the Boardroom

NEW YORK & VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Friday 26 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diligent Corporation (“Diligent” or the “Company”), the modern governance company with a platform used by nearly 700,000 board directors and leaders, across 19,000 clients, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Galvanize, a global leader in SaaS governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Galvanize transaction follows Diligent’s planned acquisition of Steele Compliance Solutions, Inc. (“Steele”) a leader in ethics and compliance SaaS, which the Company signed in February 2021. Both transactions are expected to cl ... Read more »

 Diligent’s Acquisition of Galvanize, in Addition to its Planned Acquisition of Steele Compliance, Unites GRC Leaders and Creates Only Modern GRC SaaS Platform that Brings GRC into the Boardroom

NEW YORK & VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Friday 26 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diligent Corporation (“Diligent” or the “Company”), the modern governance company with a platform used by nearly 700,000 board directors and leaders, across 19,000 clients, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Galv ... Read more »

ZURICH-Friday 26 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB today published the invitation to its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The invitation can be found above and on ABB’s investor relations website at www.abb.com/agm.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210225006070/en/

Due to the extraordinary circumstances and in accordance with applicable Swiss COVID-19 legislation, shareholders will not be able to attend the event in person but may exercise their shareholder rights via the independent proxy.

Two video presentations with the Chairman and the CEO will be published on www.abb.com/agm on the day of the AGM. There will be no webcast of the AGM.

The voting results will be published on www.abb.com/agm shortly after the AGM.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes ... Read more »

NEW DELHI & NEW YORK-Friday 26 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

ReNew Power, India’s leading renewable energy company, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with RMG Acquisition Corporation II (“RMG II”); upon closing, the combined entity is expected to be listed on the NASDAQ under the new ticker symbol “RNW”
Pro forma consolidated & fully diluted enterprise value of approximately $8 billion; transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions
Total anticipated proceeds of $1.2 billion, comprised of $855 million, upsized, fully-committed private placement of common stock in ReNew Power (the “PIPE”) and $345 million of gross cash held in trust by RMG II, subject to redemptions; anticipated net primary proceeds of approximately $610 million to fund the company’s accelerated growth strategy and pay down debt
The upsized PIPE was anchored ... Read more »

ABB Ltd published its 2020 annual report on its website and filed the annual report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

ZURICH-Friday 26 February 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 2020 annual report is now available electronically at www.abb.com/groupreports. It provides comprehensive information on the company and its strategy, business, governance and financial performance.

Shareholders may request a printed copy of the annual report via this link. It will be distributed when it becomes available.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s s ... Read more »