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Broad Alliance Designed to Deliver Rapid Development of AI Applications Across All Industries

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & NEW YORK-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- C3 AI (NYSE: AI), a leading enterprise AI software provider, and Infor, an ERP technology cloud leader, today announced a wide-ranging strategic alliance designed to jointly expand enterprise-class artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across applicable industries to extend Infor’s native machine learning capabilities. This will allow Infor to explore expansion of its industry offerings into edge scenarios and analyze ways to provide deeper capabilities beyond standard Infor offerings.

Infor plans to market, license, and deploy C3 AI prebuilt solutions to Infor customers under the Infor brand and to explore new solutions using the C3 AI® Suite. Infor and C3 AI expect to leverage both companies’ existing digital portfolios to collaborate on new ... Read more »

President and Chief Product Officer Houman Behzadi to present based on C3 AI and FIS partnership in Capital Markets

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- C3 AI (NYSE: AI), a leading enterprise AI software provider, today announced that its President and Chief Product Officer Houman Behzadi will present at FIS’s Securities, Derivatives and Tax Processing Virtual Event on March 9, 2021.

Mr. Behzadi will join a Thought Leadership panel focused on the application of cutting-edge technology, such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation, to capital markets.

Panel Details:

Conference: FIS Securities, Derivatives and Tax Processing Virtual Event
Title: Thought Leadership: Applying Cutting Edge Tech to Capital Markets
Date: Tuesday, March 9
Time: 8:55-10:00am EST
Event Link: https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/experience/eliteFidelityInformationServi2/230 ... Read more »

Zynga calls on its global network of players, launches in-game challenges and sets up company initiatives through Women at Zynga (WaZ) in support of International Women’s Day 2021

Arthur D. Little achieves milestone of having 100+ Partners

LONDON-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced the promotion of seven of its consultants to the rank of Partner, in recognition of the expertise and depth of experience that each one brings to the company. These appointments represent a major milestone for ADL, with the company now boasting over 100 Partners within its global team. Over the past five years, ADL has doubled in size by pursuing a dynamic growth path, and one of the key tenets of its ongoing success is the development and promotion of its internal talent.

The latest appointments to Partner are as follows:

Matteo Ainardi, Partner, Automotive and Manufacturing (AMG) and Strategy & Organization (S&O) Practices. Matteo joined ADL in 2016 and currently leads the company’s global Aerospace & ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ImpactWayv, Inc. is pleased to announce it has recently concluded the private beta test of ImpactWayv™, the company’s pioneering social impact media and technology networking platform that will launch publicly this spring. ImpactWayv connects people, businesses and philanthropy – for good.

Designed to be a healthier and more meaningful alternative to major social networking platforms, ImpactWayv is the next generation digital ecosystem where people, businesses and nonprofits engage to effect positive change and maximize social impact. ImpactWayv unites disparate sources of information, initiatives and innovations from across the global social good sector under one digital roof to generate greater and more efficient collective impact.

Reception to ImpactWayv’s invitation-only private beta test was overwhelmingly positive, with individual, business and nonprofit users conf ... Read more »

Global consumer survey reveals key trends indicating pent-up demand for travel, a readiness to plan for future trips, and the rise of the digital nomad

NEW YORK-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Express (NYSE: AXP) released the American Express Travel: Global Travel Trends Report today, which provides unique insight into consumer sentiment toward travel nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The findings in the report, grounded in survey research across seven countries, including the United States, Australia, India, Canada, Mexico, Japan and the United Kingdom1, demonstrates that consumers are looking forward to traveling again and that they are planning for future trips.

Top insights include:

Strong Pent-Up Demand for Travel: 87% of people surveyed said that having a trip planned in the future gives them something to look forward to, 76% of respondents are creating their destination wish list for future tra ... Read more »

DALLAS -Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Below is a statement by Julia Simon, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Diversity Officer, Mary Kay Inc., on International Women’s Day 2021.

Empowered women empower women. This belief serves as the foundation on which all work, internally and externally, rests at Mary Kay Inc. This mantra inspires Mary Kay’s tireless efforts to hire and promote women in leadership positions, support the Women’s Empowerment Principles established by UN Women and UN Global Compact, and develop entrepreneurship and economic opportunities to increase women’s participation and combat gender bias everywhere. If we lift one, we lift all. On International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 that message rings especially poignant.

The theme of this year’s IWD is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” While I always wish to encourage our peers in the private and ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global strengthens its Caribbean foothold with collaborating firm Misick & Stanbrook, one of the largest and most established law firms in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Misick & Stanbrook, founded in 1981 by Senior Partner Ariel Misick, has full-service capabilities with specialties in corporate and commercial law, tourism and resort development, real estate and litigation. The firm provides domestic and offshore services to a broad range of clients including corporations and institutions as well as foreign investors and high net worth individuals.

“Over the years, we have built an enviable reputation in the market by providing our clients with best-in-class solutions,” Ariel said. “Our international reach and extensive local knowledge have proven to be valuable factors of our success, and our collaboration with Andersen Global bolsters our capabilities a ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan & BRISBANE, Calif. -Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

Acquisition expands Takeda’s immuno-oncology portfolio with two development candidates and Maverick’s conditionally active bispecific T-cell engagers COBRA™ platform, specifically designed to target solid tumors
Maverick’s lead candidate TAK-186 (formerly MVC-101), a conditionally active T-cell engager, is first in its class to enter the clinic with recent Phase 1/2 study initiation
Multi-year, “build to buy” collaboration culminates in Takeda’s exercise of its right to acquire Maverick for up to $525 million in upfront and potential milestone payments subject to certain adjustments
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced the exercise of its option to acquire Maverick Therapeutics, Inc. a private biopharmaceutical company pioneering conditionally active bispecific T-c ... Read more »

As a new company, NielsenIQ sets out to transform its business and inform the future of commerce

CHICAGO-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, NielsenIQ begins its next chapter as an independent company with the closing of its acquisition by Advent International in partnership with incoming Executive Chairman and CEO James “Jim” Peck. As a standalone business, NielsenIQ is better positioned to accelerate its transformation and strengthen its market-leading position.

To move forward as a definitive leader in the FMCG industry and usher in a new era of technological advancements and innovation, three new leaders will join NielsenIQ. Mohit Kapoor joins as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing all aspects of technology. Steve Matthesen, a Nielsen veteran, joins as Chief Strategy Officer to help develop and execute the corporate strategy and other key initiatives. Curt Miller joins as Chief Transformation Officer to drive organ ... Read more »

The partnership, leveraging Lepton’s global VSAT Network designed for small terminals, aligns with global need for networks that accommodate disadvantaged terminals.

MCLEAN, Va.-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lepton Global Solutions (www.leptonglobal.com), a Kymeta company, and leading provider of satellite-based customized turn-key communications solutions and services, announced today a strategic partnership with Satcube (www.satcube.com). The partnership will add Satcube’s class of extremely small VSAT terminals to the company’s global satellite network, which is engineered to support terminal aperture sizes down to 45cm. In turn, Lepton Global Solutions will offer Satcube Ku terminals globally as a comms-on-the-pause (COTP) solution that are complementary with the Kymeta™ u8 comms-on-the-move (COTM) offering, running both on the same frequencies with easily transportable and operated hardware.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Secure Systems Research Centre (SSRC) has partnered with Purdue University, a world-renowned US-based public research university. The two entities are collaborating on a three-year sophisticated cybersecurity project to ensure Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can be used safely and efficiently in urban operations.

Secure Systems Research Centre is one of initial seven dedicated research centres at TII. The research collaboration with Purdue University, titled ‘Cybersecurity for UAS Operations in Urban Environment’, includes the study of security and resilience in cyber-physical and autonomous systems. The project examines safety challenges that Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) experience in operating environments. These systems and vehicles are v ... Read more »

BEIJING-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- China is mulling improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) – but critics say it's a plan to eliminate opposition forces in the city.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210308005793/en/

Why are improvements imperative?

When explaining the draft decision on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR to lawmakers, Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said the move is to prevent anti-China, destabilizing forces from seizing power, citing the months-long riots in 2019.

"To remedy the situation, it is important to take necessary steps to improve the electoral system and remove existing institutional deficiencies and risks to ensure the administration of Hong Kong by Hong Kong people with patriots as the ... Read more »

- Largest financing arrangement in the company's history led by the US fund Yorkville Advisors

- Record of 1 million transactions and EUR 20 billion trading volume in February

- Record number of 37,000 new registrations

HAMBURG, Germany-Wednesday 10 March 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The NAGA Group AG (XETRA: N4G, ISIN: DE000A161NR7), provider of the social network for financial market trading NAGA.com, reports on the largest financing arrangement in the company's history to date and further record growth in February 2021.

NAGA has signed an agreement with the US Fund Yorkville Advisors securing a growth financing framework of up to USD 30 million.

"We are excited about the deal with Yorkville and are setting the course for NAGA to scale even faster. The financing gives us the power and the flexibility to allow the company to be taken to the next level. NAGA is a growth case in a very large and rapidly growing mar ... Read more »