LONDON, UK: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (DORE) has acquired a portfolio of operational solar PV assets in the UK for £12.6 million. The portfolio includes two ground-mounted sites and roughly 1,600 commercial and residential installations with 13.0 MWp capacity, benefiting from high feed-in tariffs and renewable obligation certificate subsidies. With this acquisition, the…
Woodside appoints Liz Westcott as Executive Vice President Australian Operations
LONDON, UK: Woodside Energy has appointed Ms Liz Westcott as Executive Vice President Australian Operations. Liz Westcott most recently held the role of Chief Operating Officer at EnergyAustralia, where she had broad leadership responsibilities across sustainability, HSSE, procurement and the operations of EnergyAustralia’s generation portfolio. Prior to joining EnergyAustralia in 2018, Ms Westcott had a…
Mosman Oil and Gas secures new lease in Texas for oil exploration and production
LONDON, UK: Oil exploration and production company Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (AIM: MSMN) has announced the acquisition of a new lease in Texas, USA adjacent to the Cinnabar lease. Mosman will operate the lease and have a 78% working interest. The company undertook a detailed review, including the acquisition and interpretation of 3D seismic…
Glencore to acquire equity stakes in Mineracão Rio do Norte and Alunorte for $775 million
LONDON, UK: Glencore Plc has announced the acquisition of equity stakes in Mineracão Rio do Norte S.A. and Alunorte S.A. from Norsk Hydro ASA, a leading low-carbon aluminium company. The agreement involves a 30% equity stake in Alunorte and a 45% equity stake in Mineracão Rio do Norte. The transaction is valued at approximately USD…
Mattioli Woods plc has acquired 50.1% of White Mortgages Limited
LONDON, UK: Mattioli Woods plc (AIM: MTW.L), the specialist wealth and asset management business, has acquired 50.1% of the issued share capital of White Mortgages Limited from Steven White for a consideration of £0.425 million. Mattioli Woods has also entered into an option agreement with the Seller, Mark Sutton and Robert White (“the Shareholders”) which…
RS Group to acquire Distrelec B.V. for a consideration of €365 million
LONDON, UK: RS Group Plc has reached agreement to acquire Distrelec B.V., a high-service, digital-led distributor of industrial and MRO products for a consideration of €365 million (c. £323 million) on a cash-free and debt-free basis. The consideration represents an acquisition multiple of under 11x adjusted EBIT on a 12-month basis to 31 December 2022….
Motorola launches ThinkPhones at $699 in the US
Motorola has launched its new high-end smartphone, the ThinkPhone, which is designed primarily for the enterprise market. The ThinkPhone retails at $699 and is available in the US from April 26, 2023. This marks the first time the company has released a ThinkPad-branded phone. The device can also be used as a companion to Lenovo’s…
LBank adds $GENSLR memecoin to its cryptocurrency exchange listings
Global cryptocurrency exchange, LBank, has just announced the listing of memecoin $GENSLR (Good Gary Gensler) on its platform. The coin was created to symbolize the strength and unity of the crypto community in overcoming fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding the industry. It is now available for trading on LBank paired against USDT. Developers of…
Merkle Trade launches innovative decentralized trading platform with 1,000x leverage
Merkle Trade, a cutting-edge decentralized platform for trading cryptocurrencies and synthetic assets, has launched with advanced trading features and leverage of up to 1,000x. The platform will initially support trading pairs including ETH/USD, BTC/USD, and APT/USD. To celebrate its launch, Merkle Trade has announced its first-ever trading contest with a prize pool of $3,000. The…
Avaada Group gets $1.07bn funding from Brookfield Renewable and Global Power Synergy
Avaada Group has raised $1.07 billion in funding as part of an ongoing $1.3 billion fund raise plan. The funding comes from Brookfield Renewable’s Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF), which will invest up to $1 billion in Avaada Ventures Private Limited, and Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited, which will invest $68 million in Avaada…
OPPO Reno 10 Pro+ spotted on 3C certification site ahead of launch, confirms 100W fast charging
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is set to launch its new OPPO Reno 10 series in the coming weeks. The lineup is said to feature three devices – the OPPO Reno 10, OPPO Reno 10 Pro, and the OPPO Reno 10 Pro+. The top-tier model, OPPO Reno 10 Pro+, has now been spotted on the Chinese…
UK blocks Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard over cloud gaming competition concerns
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, citing concerns over competition in the cloud gaming sector. The $69bn deal would have given Microsoft control over leading franchises like Call of Duty, which the CMA said could harm competition. While Microsoft had offered access to Activision’s Call of…