LONDON, UK: Low6 Limited, the company that has developed a next-generation sports betting platform, has successfully raised a total of US$5 million in a funding round which the company will use to fund continued growth, in particular its expansion into the US, a news release said. Low6 Limited has steadily grown since inception and through 2021…
Recyclus Group opens first recycling plant in Tipton
LONDON, UK: Recyclus Group Ltd, has opened its first lead-acid battery recycling plant in Tipton, West Midlands, and will commence operations on the week commencing 7th February 2022. The Tipton plant aims to increase Recyclus’ lead-acid battery recycling production capacity from an estimated 16,000 tonnes in the first full year of production, to circa 80,000…
Juho Jalkanen appointed Chief Operating Officer of Faron Pharmaceuticals
TURKU, FINLAND: Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd announced the appointment of Juho Jalkanen, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Dr. Jalkanen will continue to be based in Turku, Finland and his appointment is effective immediately. In his new role, Dr. Jalkanen will lead business strategy and daily operations for Faron Pharmaceuticals. This includes oversight…
XP Power acquires FuG Elektronik GmbH and Guth High Voltage GmbH
LONDON, UK: XP Power it has acquired FuG Elektronik GmbH and Guth High Voltage GmbH, two complementary German businesses, from Dr Simon Consulting GmbH for a cash consideration of €39 million. FuG and Guth’s product portfolio is highly complementary to XP Power’s existing high voltage offering, bringing new technology and technical capability to the Group…
Paul Drennan-Durose appointed CEO of Powerhouse Energy Group
LONDON, UK: Powerhouse Energy Group, the UK technology company commercialising hydrogen production from plastic, has appointed Paul Drennan-Durose as its Chief Executive Officer. Paul has many years of Board level experience in complex new technology, distribution, engineering services, and manufacturing companies. He has led businesses on an international scale and has extensive experience in a…
Bluefield Solar buys 20MW battery storage project from Shaw-Energi Ltd
LONDON, UK: Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF) announced the acquisition of the development rights for a 20 MW battery storage project, and the Company’s first interim dividend for the financial year which ends on 30 June 2022 The acquisition represents the development rights, grid connection costs and the leasehold of land of a ready to build…
WANdisco deepens strategic relationship with Oracle
LONDON, UK: WANdisco (LSE: WAND), the LiveData company, today announces a deepening of its strategic partnership with Oracle to provide WANdisco LiveData Migrator to both Oracle and its customers. With this agreement, Oracle will provide customers and partners fully funded access to WANdisco LiveData Migrator to accelerate their data lake migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) without incurring any additional cost. Oracle…
Knights Group agrees to acquire Langleys Solicitors for £11.5mn
LONDON, UK: Knights Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services businesses, has agreed to acquire Langleys Solicitors LLP, a leading independent law firm in York and Lincoln. Under the terms of the acquisition, Knights will acquire Langleys from its four existing equity partners on a debt free, cash free basis for…
Kistos signs deal to acquire certain hydrocarbon assets from TotalEnergies
LONDON, UK: Kistos Plc (LSE: KIST) has entered into a conditional agreement with TotalEnergies S.E. to acquire a 20% interest in the Greater Laggan Area (GLA) producing gas fields and associated infrastructure alongside various interests in certain other exploration licences, including a 25% interest in the Benriach prospect. Kistos plc was established to acquire and…
Pearson Plc buys Credly in a $200 million deal
LONDON, UK: Pearson plc, the world’s leading learning company, has acquired Credly, the market leader in digital credentials and certifications for the workforce. The purchase price for Credly, including Pearson’s existing stake, represents a total value of $200m, which will be funded from Pearson’s existing cash and available liquidity. This comprises a total upfront consideration…
Ebiquity plc acquires Canada based Forde and Semple Media Works
LONDON, UK: Ebiquity plc announced the acquisition of Forde and Semple Media Works, the leading media performance consultancy in Canada. Forde and Semple has a well-established domestic blue chip client base and a long-standing relationship with Ebiquity in support of projects covering Canadian media. It had revenues of CAD $1.1m in the financial year ended…
Marc Bishop Lafleche appointed CEO of Anglo Pacific Group
LONDON, UK: Anglo Pacific Group announced the appointment of Mr. Marc Bishop Lafleche as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 April 2022, following a thorough succession process. Mr. Bishop Lafleche succeeds Mr. Julian Treger who will step down from the role and the Board on 31 March 2022, as previously announced. Mr. Bishop Lafleche…