NEW YORK: Robin Hood announced Richard Buery Jr. will be leading the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2021. Buery will bring extensive experience in nonprofit and civic leadership to Robin Hood, after serving in leadership roles with Robin Hood partners like Achievement First and Children’s Aid, and as a Deputy Mayor…
VINCI gets €491 million contract from United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
PARIS, FRANCE: VINCI Facilities UK Ltd (a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in the United Kingdom) has been awarded a €491 million contract covering hard facilities management, grounds maintenance and capital works for the Ministry of Defence’s built estate across the south-east of the United Kingdom, a news release said. This seven-year contract is worth €491…
Spacetalk commences selling through Woolworths Mobile
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Spacetalk Ltd. (ASX: SPA), developer of innovative technologies that keep families safe and connected, announced the commencement of sales of Spacetalk smartphone watches through Woolworths Mobile. Woolworths Mobile is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) and the flagship retail telecommunications offering of the Woolworths Group. As an MVNO, Woolworths Mobile uses parts of…
eCargo launches digital wholesale marketplace to connect Australian brands with Chinese retailers
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: eCargo Holdings Limited (ASX: ECG) has launched its’ JuJiaXuan Digital Wholesale Marketplace (JJX) to connect Australian brands with Chinese retailers with launch partner, Fonterra. Fonterra Australia have extended their relationship with eCargo to promote their suite of products under the Australian Dairies brand on JuJiaXuan Digital Wholesale Marketplace (JJX) under their existing distribution…
Bigtincan Holdings acquiring Swiss based Vidinoti SA
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Bigtincan Holdings Limited (ASX: BTH) has acquired Vidinoti SA, a Swiss based leader in AR/VR technology for $0.77 million, a news release said. Vidinoti has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to create, deploy and manage augmented reality content including V-Director, V-Player and the Vidinoti SDK. Vidinoti holds patents in core areas of…
Silkways Card and Zwipe to deliver biometric payment cards in Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Zwipe and Silkways Card & Printing Ltd (Silkcard), a leading provider of payment cards in Bangladesh, are partnering to bring biometric payment cards enabled by Zwipe Pay ONE technology to financial institutions and card issuers, a news release said. Silkcard is a fully functional EMV certified smart card manufacturer and personalization bureau with more than 15 years of…
Roland Wessel appointed Chief Executive Officer of Oilex Ltd
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Oilex Ltd announced the appointment of Roland Wessel as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the company, effective 16 June 2021. Roland’s appointment is a significant addition to the Oilex senior management team, and the Board of Directors believe he will play an instrumental role in leading the Company through a new and…
Capgemini signs a multi-year contract extension with Equinor in Norway
PARIS, FRANCE: Capgemini announced the signing of a multi-year contract extension, within the application management area, with Equinor, a leading energy company in Norway. As part of the agreement, Capgemini will continue to support Equinor’s digitalization and modernization of its business systems, processes and ways of working, enabled through a cloud-based operations model. Capgemini will…
Tritax acquires logistics asset in Port of Gothenburg, Sweden
LONDON, UK: Tritax EuroBox plc has agreed to the acquisition of a SEK 474 million (€471 million) asset in the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. The asset, held freehold, has a total gross internal area of approximately 28,900 sqm and comprises two purpose built logistics facilities (one of 16,200 sqm and the other 12,700 sqm), located…
Apax X Fund acquires majority ownership stake in CyberGrants
LONDON: The Apax X Fund, in which AGA is a limited partner, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in CyberGrants, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for corporate social responsibility (CSR), employee engagement, and volunteer management. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2021, subject to customary closing…
Taylor Maritime Investments acquires two geared Handysize bulk vessels for $26.45 million
LONDON, UK: Taylor Maritime Investments Limited, the recently launched specialist dry bulk shipping investment company, has successfully completed the deployment of the proceeds raised at IPO following the purchase of two Japanese built geared Handysize bulk vessels for an aggregate consideration of US$26.45 million in cash. Both vessels are being acquired at below 80% of…
Oxford Instruments to buy WITec GmbH for €42 million
OXFORD, UK: Oxford Instruments plc announced the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH, a leading provider of Raman microscopy imaging solutions, based in Ulm, Germany, for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of €42m, of which €5m is conditional on trading performance over a period of 12 months following completion. Completion is subject to regulatory…