MINNEAPOLIS: CrashPlan has acquired Parablu Inc. a leading provider of data security and resiliency solutions known for its market-leading offerings protecting Microsoft 365 data. The acquisition positions CrashPlan to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities for data stored on…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reduced its stake in Nintendo Co. from 8.58% to 7.54%, according to a Japanese regulatory filing. This decision comes just a day after reports surfaced that a senior executive from the sovereign wealth…
Two former executives of Humane, the AI hardware startup, have launched a new artificial intelligence software venture called Infactory, which has successfully raised $4 million at a $25 million valuation. Brooke Hartley Moy, previously Humane’s strategic partnerships lead, and Ken…
LONDON: Cykel AI Plc (LSE:CYK) announced that Ewan Collinge, co-founder of the Company, has been appointed as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will take effect immediately. Ewan is an experienced entrepreneur and technologist. He has launched ventures…
LONDON: Brooks Macdonald Group will acquire 100% of the issued share capital of each of LIFT – ‘LIFT-Financial Group Ltd and LIFT-Invest’ for an initial consideration of £30 million payable in cash on completion and a total consideration of up to £45m,…
SANTA BARBARA: QAD Inc., a prominent provider of cloud-based manufacturing and supply chain solutions, has acquired Phenix Software Inc. This acquisition aims to enhance manufacturers’ productivity and factory performance. The newly named QAD Advanced Scheduling solution optimizes production by determining…
LOS ANGELES: Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food and beverage sector, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE: NAPA), North America’s premier luxury wine company, an all-cash transaction that values…
NEW YORK: A consortium led by Mason Capital Management LLC in partnership with IES Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: IESC), and other investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the CB&I storage solutions business, the world’s foremost designer and builder…
LONDON: Sosandar plc (AIM: SOS), the women’s fashion brand, creating quality, trend-led products for women of all ages, has signed a lease agreement for its fourth store, in Cardiff’s St David’s centre. This follows the recent store openings in Chelmsford,…
LONDON: 3i Infrastructure plc has received a binding offer for its c.33% stake in Valorem, a leading independent European renewable energy developer and power producer, from funds managed by AIP Management P/S and from certain other co-investors. Subject to acceptance…
LONDON: Applied Nutrition, now a public limited company as of 1 October 2024, has confirmed its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and provided specific details about the offer. The company intends to list its shares in the equity…
LONDON: FD Technologies (AIM: FDP.L) has entered into an agreement to sell the Group’s First Derivative Business to EPAM Systems Inc. for an enterprise value of £230m. The divestment is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject…