AMSTERDAM: VEON Ltd. and Amdocs have signed a seven-year agreement that will enable innovative digital services for VEON customers in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The agreement is expected to lay the foundation for VEON’s Beeline mobile operators in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to launch transformational digital services and personalised experiences. This will happen by deploying Amdocs’s microservices-based…
Agronomics participates in Solar Foods Bridge Round
LONDON, UK: Agronomics has participated for €3 million in the €6 million Bridge Round for investee company Solar Foods Oy in the form of a Convertible Loan Note (CLN). This follows the announcement that the State-owned Finnish Climate Fund has invested €10 million to aid the build out of Solar Food’s demonstration facility. Also joining…
DP World reports strong volume growth of 11.9% for 9M2021
DUBAI, UAE: DP World Limited handled 58.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in 9M2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 11.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 11.4% on a like-for-like basis. On a 3Q2021 basis, DP World handled 19.8 million TEU, up 8.1% year-on-year and up…
Tremor signs smart TV data partnership with VIDAA
LONDON, UK: Tremor International Ltd. announced a global and exclusive strategic partnership with VIDAA, a smart TV operating system and content platform preinstalled on most TVs manufactured by Hisense, considered one of the top TV manufacturers in the world, and also integrated into a number of premium original equipment manufacturers (OEM), including Toshiba.The partnership enables…
Mercia Asset Management announces direct investment in Forensic Analytics
LONDON, UK: Mercia Asset Management has completed a £1.8 million direct investment into a new portfolio company Forensic Analytics Limited alongside a £2.7million investment by the Mercia managed Northern VCTs. Mercia Asset Management is the proactive, regionally focused specialist asset manager with c.£940million of assets under management. Following this investment, Mercia holds an 8.9% fully…
Xlife Sciences elected as Innovation Partner for Saudi Arabia
LONDON, UK: Xlife Sciences AG has signed a strategic partnership with the development organization Peace City World as part of the Vision 2030 future program. Peace City World is the official developer of four Smart Cities in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia as well as part of Vision 2030. The program was launched by the Saudi…
Simon Smith appointed Managing Director of eEnergy
LONDON, UK: eEnergy Group announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Managing Director of its Energy Efficiency Division, effective 1 November 2021. Simon has a proven track record of creating high-performing teams and delivering above-target sales growth through innovative solutions across a range of industries including energy, telecoms, procurement and IT. In this newly created…
Swoop to acquire Sydney-based VoiceHub for $8.5mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Swoop Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire VoiceHub Group and Harbourtel Pty Ltd (together, Voicehub). The purchase price for the acquisition is up to $8.5 million. The consideration comprises $4 million payable in cash on completion; $2 million to be satisfied by the issue of fully paid ordinary shares of Swoop and up…
Theradiag launches €5.3 million rights issue
PARIS, FRANCE: Theradiag, a company specializing in in vitro diagnostics and Theranostics, announced the launch of a rights issue for a target amount of €5.3 million issuing 4.37 million shares at a price of €1.22 per share at a ratio of 1 new share for every 2 existing shares. Bertrand de Castelnau, CEO of Theradiag,…
Aker Horizons establishes green industrial hub in northern Norway
OSLO, NORWAY: Aker Horizons announced several strategic initiatives in the Narvik region to establish green value chains for power-intensive industries in Northern Norway. Together with the local community, Aker Horizons aims to develop industrial activities that promote the company’s planet-positive investment mission, converting renewable power into green jobs and sustainable export industries. “We are thrilled…
thl sells Mighway and SHAREaCAMPER for AUD7.37 million
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Tourism Holding Limited (thl) has entered into an agreement to sell the Mighway and SHAREaCAMPER businesses to Camplify Holdings Limited for AUD $7.37 million, a bourse filing noted. Based on the purchase price, the sale represents a profit on sale of the businesses of approximately NZD$6.3 million, subject to closing adjustments. As…
Contact Energy evaluates $225 million green capital bond offer
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Contact Energy Limited is considering making an offer of up to $200 million (with the ability to accept oversubscriptions of up to an additional $25 million) of unsecured subordinated green capital bonds to New Zealand retail and institutional investors. The proceeds of the offer will be used by Contact Energy for the…