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May 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trust & Will’s ‘Make It Count’ Campaign Wins Creative Awards
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital estate planning leader Trust & Will earns recognition for a campaign developed in partnership with TV agency Marketing Architects....
May 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Softworks Unveils Upcoming AI-Powered Absence Predictor to Optimise Workforce Management
BRAY, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Softworks launches an AI-Powered Absence Predictor to help companies predict and prevent employee no-shows before they happen....
May 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Heidrick & Struggles Appoints a New Managing Partner for Their CEO & Board Practice in Europe and Africa
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Announcement - Heidrick & Struggles appoints Kati Najipoor-Smith as Regional Co-Managing Partner, CEO & Board Practice, for Europe and Africa...
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Valeo Foods Group Acquires Freddi Dolciaria S.p.A, Enhancing its Position in the Italian Bakery Sector
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valeo Foods Group, one of Europe’s leading producers of quality sweets, treats and snacks, has successfully acquired the Italian sweet bakery producer Freddi Dolciaria S.p.A (“Freddi”), accelerating growth in South-West European region and enhancing its position in the bakery sector. Freddi is an Italian sweet bakery company founded in 1949 by Luigi Freddi and headquartered in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy. Specialising in sponge cakes, Freddi has an established pre...
May 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Begini and Bank of Punjab Join Forces on SME Credit Access Initiative in Pakistan
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Begini, a global provider of behavioural and data analytics for financial decisioning, has launched a strategic partnership with the Bank of Punjab (BOP), one of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan, to support the launch of the CM Punjab Asaan Karobar Card initiative – the country’s largest SME credit card lending program. Designed to expand access to credit in one of the world’s most underserved markets, the program is powered by an end-to-end digital lending plat...
May 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Avolon Raises US$1.0 Billion in New Unsecured Bank Facility With Middle East Financial Institutions
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avolon Holdings Limited (‘Avolon’), a leading global aviation finance company, announces it has raised US$1.0 billion in a new unsecured dual tranche bank facility (the ‘Facility’) with a syndicate of six banks in the Middle East. The facility will contain a conventional and an Islamic tranche, with a four-year tenor. The transaction builds on the US$750 million credit facility Avolon raised in June 2024, which had significant Middle East bank participation, and establi...
May 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Cartesian Growth Corporation III Announces Pricing of Upsized $240 Million Initial Public Offering
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cartesian Growth Corporation III (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 24,000,000 units, upsized from 20,000,000 units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to commence trading on May 2, 2025 on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “CGCTU”. The Company’s sponsor is an affiliate of Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in providing growth capital to transnation...
May 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Municipal Funds: National Funds Ticker Distribution Declaration- 5/1/2025 Ex-Date- 5/15/2025 Record- 5/15/2025 Payable- 6/2/2025 Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust* BYM $0.055500 - BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust* BTA $0.049500 - BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.* MUA $0.055500 - BlackRock Municipal...
May 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
LPRO Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Open Lending Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LPRO Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Open Lending Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm...
May 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SmartStop Celebrates Winning Designs in North American Door Wrap Design Contest
LADERA RANCH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartStop Celebrates Winning Designs in North American Door Wrap Design Contest...
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