OXFORD, UK: Oxford Biomedica announced that Serum Life Sciences Ltd (SLS), a subsidiary company of Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, has agreed to invest just over £50 million in the Group in return for new ordinary shares representing 3.9% of the outstanding shares after the capital increase. Under the Subscription Agreement entered into by…
Kanabo CBD line launched in the UK on HandpickedCBD.com
LONDON, UK: Kanabo Group announced Kanabo’s CBD products are now available for sale via a leading UK eCommerce site dedicated to CBD, HandpickedCBD.com HandpickedCBD is one of the largest online CBD marketplaces in the UK listing 50 brands and more than 500 products from oils, edibles, drinks, topicals, vapes and capsules. HandpickedCBD is a wholly owned…
Princess Cruises extends pause through Mid-January 2022
SANTA CLARITA: Princess Cruises, the world’s leading international premium cruise line, is extending its pause in cruise vacations in Australia/New Zealand to January 27, 2022, due to the uncertainty around the return of cruising in the region. As a result of the pause extension, Coral Princess voyages through January 17 are cancelled and Royal Princess…
P&O Cruises Australia extends cruising pause until mid-January 2022
SYDNEY: P&O Cruises Australia today extended its pause in operations for cruises departing from Sydney and Brisbane by a further month until mid January next year to give guests greater confidence in planning their Christmas and New Year holidays because of the uncertainty around the return of cruising. The voluntary pause will apply to cruises…
Ørsted and Williams sign MoU to develop clean energy in US
LONDON, UK: Ørsted and Williams have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore potential jointly developed Power-to-X projects clean energy in the US. Through the MOU, the two companies are identifying ways to leverage Ørsted’s renewables and hydrogen expertise with Williams’ natural gas infrastructure and processing experience to co-develop hydrogen or synthetic natural gas…
Red Sauce to expand to over 100 production roles
LONDON, UK: Popular factual label Red Sauce, part of Zinc Media Group, is scaling up both its London and Manchester production and development teams following confirmation of a significant volume of commissions. The company has been commissioned by Channel 5 to make 52 hours of programming – the largest volume deal ever received by a…
Helios acquires Lloyd’s of London’s North Breache Underwriting
LONDON, UK: Helios Underwriting has acquired North Breache Underwriting Limited, a limited liability member of Lloyd’s of London. The total consideration paid for North Breache was £3.9 million, of which £3.4 million was paid on completion in cash and £0.5 million has been satisfied by the issue of 304,878 new ordinary shares in Helios at…
Estelle McGechie appointed CEO at Atomos Limited
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Atomos Limited announced the appointment of its Chief Product Officer, Estelle McGechie, to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Whilst currently based in Silicon Valley, Estelle is Australian-born and will return to Melbourne with her family after a successful career in the United States with global technology and entertainment brands such…
Julie Dillon joins EBOS as CEO Animal Care
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: EBOS Group Limited announced the appointment of Julie Dillon as its new CEO Animal Care with effect from 1 November 2021. Ms Dillon joins EBOS following more than 25 years with Colgate-Palmolive where she gained broad experience as a leader across general management, brand marketing, digital, strategy and innovation. After an extensive career…
Acquisition of Westpac PNG and Westpac Fiji not to proceed
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Kina Securities Limited and Westpac Banking Corporation have mutually agreed to terminate the agreements for the purchase by Kina Bank of Westpac’s Pacific businesses, comprising Westpac Fiji and Westpac’s 89.91% stake in Westpac Bank PNG Limited. Completion of the acquisition was subject to various regulatory approvals and the termination follows last week’s decision…
JCDecaux wins iconic Sydney Trains advertising contract
PARIS, FRANCE: JCDecaux SA announced the Sydney Trains appointed the company as its main advertising partner across the concourses and platforms of train stations for a term of up to 10 years. The contract win also represents the largest individual roadside Large Format contract in New South Wales (NSW) and delivers unparalleled Digital Large Format…
Buchanan Technologies buys Cybernoor to expand managed IT solutions
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO: Buchanan Technologies, a leading managed IT solutions firm, has acquired Cybernoor, an expert in Oracle application performance management solutions. Founded in 2007, Cybernoor is a top global provider of Oracle platform solutions and serves customers with some of the largest Oracle implementations in the world. Cybernoor has been recognized by Oracle Corporation as…