LONDON: S4 Capital plc, the tech-led advertising and marketing services company, has entered into exclusivity in relation to a merger of Dare.Win, an award-winning Paris-based digital creative agency, with MediaMonks, S4Capital’s Content practice. The merger expands MediaMonks’ geographical presence to France, Europe’s third largest advertising market. Dare.Win was founded in 2011 by Wale Gbadamosi-Oyekanmi and…
Simon Carter appointed as CEO of British Land Company PLC
LONDON: The Board of The British Land Company PLC announced that, after over 11 years as Chief Executive Officer, Chris Grigg has informed the Board of his intention to step down as CEO and from the British Land Board. Chris will step down as CEO following delivery of the company’s 2021 interim results on 18…
Cairn Homes to acquire properties in Dublin for €14 million
DUBLIN: Cairn Homes plc, the leading Irish homebuilding company, has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the former Esmonde Motors Garage premises and adjoining land located at Stillorgan Road and the Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin from The Emerald Fund ICAV for an overall cash consideration amount of €14 million. The consideration will be payable…
AstraZeneca to list US ADR equity and all US debt securities on Nasdaq
LONDON: AstraZeneca today announced that it will be transferring the listing of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and its US-listed debt securities from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) and Nasdaq Bond Exchange respectively. The transfers will be effective after market close on Thursday 24 September 2020. AstraZeneca…
GlobeX Data set to surpass internal sales targets
TORONTO: GlobeX Data Ltd., the leader in Swiss hosted cyber security and Internet privacy solutions for secure data management and secure communications, reports that sales of Sekur will meet or beat internal targets for 2020 sales. Sekur is the Company’s Swiss hosted secure communications suite, which includes encrypted messaging, voice recording transfer, self-destruct timer, an…
Emirates returns US$ 1.4 billion to customers in refunds
DUBAI: Emirates reveals that it has returned over AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment to customers to complete pending refunds. More than 1.4 million refunds requests have been completed since March, representing 90% of the airline’s backlog. This includes all…
Shield Compliance partners with KeyPoint Credit Union to serve legal cannabis industry in California
SEATTLE: Shield Compliance, a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking legal marijuana-related businesses (MRBs), announced a partnership with California-based KeyPoint Credit Union to support its cannabis banking program. KeyPoint has implemented Shield Assure, Shield’s compliance management tool, Shield Engage, the company’s newly launched client onboarding system, and Shield Transact, which enables cashless, electronic payments. “We…
Nutanix announces partnership with Microsoft Azure for a seamless hybrid experience
SAN JOSE: NEXT Conference – Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, announced a new partnership with Microsoft that will enable both companies to deliver a hybrid solution with seamless application, data, and license mobility as well as unified management across on-premises and Azure environments, using Nutanix Clusters on Azure. “With this partnership, Microsoft and…
Columbia Care signs definitive agreement to acquire California-based Project Cannabis
NEW YORK: Columbia Care Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Project Cannabis, an award-winning cannabis company based in Los Angeles, California, for approximately $57 million in Columbia Care stock and approximately $12 million in cash from the proceeds of a concurrent sale of Project Cannabis’ real estate assets, a news release said. Columbia…
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II announces launch of initial public offering
NEW YORK: Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II intends to commence its initial public offering of 25 million units at $10 per unit, a news release said. The Company intends to grant the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any. Each unit issued in the initial public offering…
Tim Spencer appointed President & CEO of Invatron Systems
TORONTO: The Board of Directors of Invatron Systems Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Tim Spencer as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. With a remarkable track record in strategy, organizational design, and operations, Tim assumed leadership of the company effective August 2020. A dynamic and customer-centric executive, Tim brings a wealth of…
ecobee become 1VALET’s preferred Canadian smart thermostat partner
OTTAWA: 1VALET Corp. announced a strategic partnership and integration with ecobee, a leader in smart home devices. The partnership will see ecobee become 1VALET’s preferred Canadian smart thermostat partner. With the continued rollout of 1VALET’s Smart Building Ecosystem, the partnership will see a full integration of the 1VALET platform with ecobee’s Smart Thermostat, ecobee lite,…