LONDON, U.K: Spectral MD Holdings (SMD) announced the commitment of additional funding of $18.8 million from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which will be used to expand the current clinical training study of Spectral MD’s DeepView Wound Imaging System for burn wound healing assessment. SMD is a predictive analytics company that…
Aleen Gulvanessian appointed on Macfarlane Group Board
LONDON, UK: The Board of Macfarlane Group PLC announced the appointment of Aleen Gulvanessian as a non-executive director with effect from 1 October 2021. She has also been appointed as Chair of Macfarlane Group’s Remuneration Committee, succeeding Andrea Dunstan. Aleen Gulvanessian was a corporate partner at Eversheds Sutherland for 30 years before stepping down in…
Kazatomprom announces appointment of CEO and management changes
LONDON, UK: JSC National Atomic Company (Kazatomprom) announced the appointment of Mr. Mazhit Sharipov as chief executive officer (CEO) and Chair of Kazatomprom’s Management Board. Mr. Sharipov, who has been with the Company since 2015 as Managing Director of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, and as Chief Nuclear Fuel Cycle Officer (CNFCO) since 01 January 2021…
Foresight Sustainable Forestry to float on London Stock Exchange
LONDON, UK: Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC, an externally managed investment company that will invest in UK forestry assets, intends to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, by way of an initial institutional placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer for a target issue of up…
Petershill Partners announces IPO on LSE to raise $750mn
LONDON, UK: Petershill Partners, a leading investment group providing bespoke capital and strategic solutions to some of the world’s best performing alternative asset management firms, is considering an initial public offering (IPO), a bourse filing said. The Ordinary Shares would be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and…
Digital 9 buys Nordic data centre platform, Verne Global for £231 million
LONDON, UK: Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc has completed the acquisition of Verne Holdings Limited (Verne Global), a data centre platform in Iceland, operating on a former NATO site near Keflavik for a valuation of approximately £231 million in cash. Verne Global is the leading Icelandic data centre platform, delivering sustainable data centre solutions in a…
FLSmidth’s acquisition of TK Mining to exclude thyssenkrupp’s mining activities in India
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: It was announced on 29 July 2021 that FLSmidth will acquire thyssenkrupp’s Mining business (TK Mining). As stated in the announcement, it was still being negotiated if thyssenkrupp’s mining activities in India which are part of a larger integrated entity not fully owned by thyssenkrupp would be part of the transaction. Following discussions…
RPM Automotive acquires Direct Wholesale Tyres for $1.7mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: RPM Automotive Group announced the acquisition of another FNQ based business, Direct Wholesale Tyres (DWT). RPM will pay $1.7 million for DWT, split 60% in cash and 40% in RPM ordinary shares (escrowed for 12 months from the issue date) at an issue price equivalent to the weighted average share price over the…
Comvita forms new North America joint venture with Caravan
AUCKLAND: Comvita, global market leaders in Mānuka Honey, announced a strategic partnership with Caravan, a Joint Venture with entertainment and sports agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Central to this partnership is the formation of a celebrity-backed lifestyle brand, using the natural healing properties of Mānuka Honey and Propolis for topical use. Commenting, Comvita Group CEO…
Third Age Health appoints Tony Wai as Chief Executive Officer
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Third Age Health has appointed Tony Wai to take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from Michael Haskell. Tony will start on 27 September 2021. As Chair Bevan Walsh states, “Given the board’s understanding of the business and its needs, and with input from Michael, we had a deeply-considered wish list for…
Bidding for the shares of ‘solutions by stc’ begins at SAR 136
RIYADH, KSA: The book building for the sale of Saudi Telecom Company (stc) shares in Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (solutions by stc) started on Sunday at a price range of SAR 136 – SAR151 per share in an initial public offering (IPO). Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (solutions by stc) announced the…
Fitch revises outlook on Swisscard to stable
LONDON, UK: Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Swisscard AECS GmbH’s (SC) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative and affirmed the IDR at ‘A-‘. Fitch has also affirmed the Short-Term IDR at ‘F1’, a statement said. Swisscard’s Long-Term IDR is driven by its Standalone Credit Profile (SCP), but is also underpinned…