ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Waha Capital (ADX: WAHA), an Abu Dhabi-listed investment management company, has been selected by MSCI for inclusion in its key UAE and global small-cap indexes. The decision by MSCI, one of the world’s leading index providers, raises Waha Capital’s profile amongst global institutional investors. MSCI indexes are closely replicated by…
Carolina Brandtman resigns as CEO of Qliro AB
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: The Board of Directors of Qliro AB and CEO Carolina Brandtman have agreed that Carolina will leave her role as CEO of Qliro. “During her three years as CEO of Qliro, Carolina Brandtman has led the company in a meritorious way and significantly strengthened the company’s competitiveness. Under Carolina’s leadership, Qliro has gone…
Clipper & Farfetch to create ecommerce platform for luxury brands
LONDON, UK: Clipper Logistics and Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) have agreed to establish a joint venture company to formalising the creation of a global e-commerce fulfilment solution for luxury brands. Farfetch and Clipper will each own 50% of the Joint Venture. The JV will create a unique logistics offering for inventory from Farfetch’s group of…
Zwipe launches innovative enrolment solutions, breakthrough for issuers
OSLO, NORWAY: Zwipe launched a range of enrolment solutions to complement their next-generation biometric payment card platform, Zwipe Pay ONE. Seamless customer onboarding remains one of the most important components in enabling the transition to the safer and more secure payment experience provided by biometric payment cards. The Zwipe R&D team has created some exclusive…
Europris opens new store in Selbu
FREDRIKSTAD: Europris (OSE: EPR) opened a new store in Selbu in Trøndelag county. This brings the chain’s extensive network of stores to 270. Today’s opening is the fourth and final new store in 2021. The group has a robust pipeline of new stores for 2022 and beyond. Europris’ nationwide network of 270 stores covers every…
Secure Trust Bank acquires digital BNPL platform, AppToPay
LONDON, UK: Secure Trust Bank (STB) has agreed to acquire AppToPay Ltd, owner of a proprietary technology platform to support its planned entry into the digital Buy Now Pay Later (digital BNPL) market. Secure Trust Bank (STB), through its V12 Retail Finance business, is already a leading provider of point-of-sale retail finance, with a network…
Chesnara Plc agrees to buy Robein Leven for £13 million
LONDON, UK: Chesnara Plc has entered into an agreement with Monument Re Group to acquire Robein Leven, a specialist provider of traditional and linked savings products, mortgages and annuities in the Netherlands. It is expected to complete in the first half of 2022. Chesnara plc, through its existing Netherlands-based closed book platform, the Waard Group,…
Vitol offers to acquire Vivo Energy for $2.3 billion
LONDON, UK: Vitol Investment’s newly formed BidCo has signed an agreement to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Vivo Energy (excluding Vivo shares held by the existing Vitol shareholders) for $2.3 billion, a bourse filing said. BidCo is a company indirectly owned by Vitol Investment Partnership II Limited (VIP II),…
Equinox International announces IPO on London Stock Exchange
LONDON, UK: Equinox International Holdings plc, a UK-headquartered medical cannabis company, announced its intention to seek admission of its entire share capital to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. At Initial Public Offering (IPO) the Company is seeking to raise funds to build a state-of-the-art cultivation, extraction and production facility on…
Intra Energy Corporation agrees to sell Tanzanian coal interests
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Intra Energy Corporation Limited (ASX:IEC) has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of Intra Energy Tanzania Limited (IETL), which holds the Company’s Tanzanian Coal interests, to Mirambo Mining Limited MML), a Tanzanian company. The transaction is subject to receiving approval from the Fair Competition Commission (FCC) of Tanzania and the shareholders of IEC….
Cipherpoint Limited completes acquisition of VIT Cyber Security
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Cipherpoint Limited (ASX:CPT) has contemporaneously entered into formal documents for, and completed, the acquisition of 100% of Virtual Information Technology Pty Limited (VIT Cyber Security). VIT Cyber Security provides managed IT and security solutions to agencies of the Tasmanian Government and enterprise businesses including digital forensics and incident response services, identity protection and…
Apiam Animal Health agrees to buy veterinary businesses
BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA: Apiam Animal Health Limited has entered into agreements to acquire Fraser Coast Veterinary Services and North Hill Veterinary Clinic Pty Ltd for combined total consideration of $3.6 million. Fraser Coast Veterinary Services (Fraser Coast) is comprised of three clinics and is predominantly a small animal business, with some exposure to equine and cattle….