LONDON: Oxford Metrics plc, a smart sensing and measurement technology group, has appointed Stefan Lampa as chief executive officer and a director of the company, effective early December 2026. Lampa will succeed Imogen O’Connor, who has stepped down from the CEO role and the board with immediate effect due to health reasons, a statement said. Gary Bullard,…
LONDON: Spire Healthcare Group PLC, one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent hospital operators, has agreed to be acquired by a private consortium in a cash deal valued at approximately £1.03 billion, the companies announced Monday. Tulip UK Bidco Ltd., a newly formed company backed by funds managed by Toscafund Asset Management LLP, THCP Advisory Ltd., and Ares…
OSLO: Multiconsult ASA and Rejlers AB have agreed to combine in a cross-border merger, creating a pan-Nordic multidisciplinary consultancy group with nearly 8,000 employees and a market capitalization of approximately 8 billion Swedish kronor, the companies announced Monday. Under the joint merger plan approved by both boards, Multiconsult shareholders will receive 0.9725 Rejlers Class B shares for each Multiconsult…
MELBOURNE: Elixinol Wellness Ltd. has completed the sale of its United States business to Ananda Health, Inc., the company announced Monday, as it sharpens focus on its Australian health and wellness portfolio. The transaction, which closed Sept. 4, provides for total consideration of approximately A$465,000, according to an ASX announcement. The deal includes an upfront payment of A$250,000,…
MELBOURNE: Neurizon Therapeutics Ltd., a late-stage biotechnology company focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Dr. Chris Bremer as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. Bremer, who holds an M.D., Ph.D. and MBA, brings more than 20 years of international pharmaceutical and biotechnology leadership to the role, a statement noted. His career includes senior global executive positions at Grünenthal,…
PERTH: First Au Limited has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Sandstone Gold Project in Western Australia, a move that gives the company access to substantial historical drilling data and an accelerated pathway to defining a maiden mineral resource. The acquisition includes five tenements — four prospecting licences and one exploration licence — covering approximately 3.5…
LONDON: Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group PLC, an artificial intelligence company that provides growth solutions to small and midsize businesses, said Friday it has acquired the operating assets and technology platform of Pirkx Limited, a benefits and wellbeing service for employees of small and midsize enterprises. The company, listed on London’s AIM market under the ticker PR1 and traded in the U.S….
AUCKLAND: Bremworth Limited (NZX: BRW) said Thursday that Mangawhai Collective Limited has formally launched a partial takeover offer seeking to acquire 43.94% of Bremworth shares it does not already own for NZ$0.90 per share. Mangawhai currently holds a 19.73% stake in Bremworth, the company said in a statement. Bremworth has appointed Clarien Partners as independent adviser to assess the merits…
OKLAHOMA CITY: OTC Industrial Technologies, one of the largest U.S. industrial distributors and service providers, has acquired Global Energy Solutions, a regional rotating equipment sales, service and repair company serving the Central United States. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands OTC’s rotating equipment service and repair network, increasing its presence in Oklahoma and…
BRISBANE: Stanmore Resources Ltd. has agreed to acquire full ownership of the Moranbah South metallurgical coal tenements from South Africa’s Exxaro Resources Ltd. for US$105 million, the company announced Thursday. The transaction remains conditional on Exxaro first completing its acquisition of Anglo American’s 50% interest in the joint venture through pre-emptive rights triggered by Anglo’s…
Combination brings together deep electrical engineering expertise and high-volume manufacturing to serve growing energy infrastructure markets GOODYEAR: Voltaris Power LLC, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC, has acquired Electronic Power Design LLC, a Houston-based provider of mission-critical power distribution equipment serving data center, commercial and industrial markets, the company announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction…
Deal aims to help customers bridge gap between AI experimentation and business value NEW YORK: CDW Corp., a leading technology solutions provider, said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Lovelytics, a data and artificial intelligence services firm, for approximately $525 million in a move to expand its data analytics practice and accelerate customer adoption of AI. The acquisition…