Day: June 12, 2020

FAIRFAX, Va., June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA) (the “Company”) today announced that it has raised $204 million of additional debt financing, has sold $20 million of its ordinary shares at a price of $4.10 per share in a private transaction, and has entered into the Fourth Amendment to Amended & Restated Credit Agreement with its senior secured credit facility lenders.The Company has raised $204 million of additional debt financing from affiliates of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, consisting of the following:A $94 million credit facility maturing in April of 2024 with an effective interest rate of 9.25%, which we intend to immediately draw; andA $110 million property loan agreement secured by the Hyatt Ziva & Zilara Cap Cana and the Hilton Rose Hall maturing in July...

CALGARY, Alberta, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp. (the “Corporation“)(DVG: TSX-V) announces that it has elected to satisfy the interest obligation on its debentures (“Debentures“) in the amount of $143,356.16 due on June 30, 2020 (the “Interest Obligation“) by the delivery of 14,335,621 common shares of the Corporation (“Common Shares“) at a deemed price of $0.01 per Common Share (or such other price as deemed acceptable by the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV“)) to the holders of Debentures.The transaction is subject to the final approval of the TSXV and is pursuant to its right to satisfy its interest obligation owed on the Debentures. Of the Common Shares issued to satisfy the Interest Obligation, approximately 3,433,065 Common Shares (subject...

ScoutCam’s Healthcare Technology Further Showcases Company’s Environmentally Resistant & Durable CamerasOMER, Israel, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medigus Ltd. (NASDAQ:MDGS) (TASE:MDGS), a technology company developing minimally invasive tools and an innovator in direct visualization technology, today announced that ScoutCam Ltd, wholly owned subsidiary of ScoutCam Inc. (OTC: SCTC), the Company’s  indirect subsidiary and a leading developer and manufacturer of customized visual solutions and supplementary technologies, was granted a patent in Canada for its endoscope irrigation technology. The patented technology, which has already been approved for patents in other jurisdictions, including the United States, European Union, and Japan, showcases the resistance and durability of ScoutCam’s micro-cameras as well as the Company’s...

Launch Includes Themed Programming Events, Star-Studded Appearances, and Powerful Brands with Proven Equity with ChildrenChairman Emeritus Don Roberts of Stanford School of Communications Oversees Kartoon Channel!  Program Code for Safe and Enriching ContentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS) announces the launch of its new free digital Kartoon Channel! on June 15, to be available in over 100 million U.S. television households and over 200 million mobile devices, across multiple AVOD, OTT and cable platforms, including Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Apple IOS, Android, Roku, DISH, Sling TV, Comcast’s Xfinity on Demand, Cox, Tubi, Xumo, SelectTV, Redbox, Plex, and YouTube. Kartoon Channel!’s best in class executive team, Margaret Loesch (Executive Chairman), David...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and ANKARA, Turkey, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trillion Energy International Inc. (“Trillion” or the “Company”) (CSE: TCF) (OTC: TCFF) (Frankfurt: 3P2N) is pleased to provide this mid-year update. Trillion is a Canadian based natural gas and oil company focused on international markets which owns several high impact oil and gas projects abroad, including: the SASB Gas field, one of the largest natural gas developments in the Black Sea, the Cendere Oil field, as well as several exploration plays.2020 Company Highlights-to-dateCommenced trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (Feb 2020) and Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany (May 2020)First Reserve Report completed on the undeveloped proven gas discoveries at SASB Gas fieldHigh prices for natural gas sales obtained between US$6.00 and US$7.80 /mcf“COVID...

SEATTLE, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — COVID-19 has been at the forefront for healthcare providers, including veterinary professionals. Widely recognized as a virus that is primarily a person-to-person disease, Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, analyzed its database to provide insight into the top health conditions for dogs and cats since the onset of COVID-19 in North America.Over its 20-year history, Trupanion has compiled a database of claims from over 1.5 million pets. This data can be used to identify trends and patterns over time, which can be compared to real time hospital claims data to identify current trends in pet health.With veterinary hospitals providing essential services for family pets, most facilities have remained open during the pandemic, providing curbside service for their clients....

New York, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PHI Luxembourg Development S.A., a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of PHI Group, Inc., (www.phiglobal.com, OTC Markets: PHIL), announced today that it has successfully activated the first-ever Luxembourg bank fund for the Vietnamese economy, PHILUX Global Funds (www.philux.eu), a Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF).PHILUX Global Funds plans to create a number of subfund compartments over a period of time for investments in real estate, renewable energy, agriculture, healthcare and education in Vietnam. Initially, the fund intends to focus on the development of the Free-Trade Zone in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in Quang Nam Province, which will house the Chu Lai Multiple Commodities Center (CMCC) and the Asia Diamond Exchange (ADE), the first-ever rough diamond exchange to be established...

Vancouver, BC, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE –Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN / TSX: NVCN) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain healthcare-focused institutional investors for the sale of an aggregate of 3,883,036 common shares at a purchase price of US$2.97375 per common share in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$11.5 million, before deducting placement agent’s fees and estimated expenses of the Offering payable by the Company.  The Offering is expected to close on or about June 16, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the Offering.Each common share...

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNGO), a life sciences instrumentation company that develops and markets Saphyr®, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation detection in genome analysis, today announced that it will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to report financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and provide a business update.To access the call, participants should dial the applicable telephone number above at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the call.  An archived version of the webcast will be available for replay in the Investors section of the Bionano website.About Bionano GenomicsBionano is a genome analysis company focused on structural variation detection. The Company’s...