Month: June 2021

WISeKey $WKEY and Creative Film Partners Launch First-Ever Colonial American Artwork NFT Auction to WISe.Art MarketPlace Auction Ends on Independence Day Geneva, Switzerland – June 3, 2021 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading cyber security, IoT, and AI platform company, and Creative Film Partners, LLC (CFP), a Richmond, VA based new media firm, announced today a first-of-its-kind Colonial American Artwork NFT auction to be held from June 21 through Independence Day, July 4, 2021.  The NFT up for bid is a medium-frame digital photograph of an original John Wollaston oil painting of George Plater III, Maryland’s sixth Governor, from the private Tayloe family collection. George Plater III (1735 – 1792) was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. He represented...

Price to the public of US $5.50 per share for gross proceeds of approximately US $100 million excluding the 15% over-allotment option Use of proceeds primarily to fund the growth of HPDI 2.0TM sales by expanding production capacity and investing in research and development of HPDI with hydrogenVANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (TSX | Nasdaq: WPRT) (“Westport Fuel Systems” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its previously proposed underwritten marketed public offering of common shares in the United States and Canada. The offering is comprised of 18,200,000 common shares at a price to the public of US $5.50 per share. The Offering will be conducted through a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan as joint bookrunners (collectively,...

HONG KONG, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Futu Holdings Limited (“Futu” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FUTU), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform in China, today announced S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) has assigned an investment grade long-term issuer credit rating “BBB-” to the Company. The outlook on the long-term rating is stable. A “bbb” GCP (group credit profile) has also been assigned. The rating on Futu reflects the Company’s leading market position in the Hong Kong brokerage market, strong capitalization with solid financing standing, and prudent risk controls. Futu is the first online broker in the Asia-Pacific region to have obtained international rating, and the first Hong Kong-based broker to have obtained standalone investment grade issuer rating, with its “bbb” GCP being the...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DLocal Limited (“dLocal”), a technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise merchants to connect with billions of consumers in emerging markets, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 29,411,765 Class A common shares, consisting of 4,411,765 Class A common shares offered by dLocal and 25,000,000 Class A common shares offered by the selling shareholders, pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at a public offering price of $21.00 per share, above the price range of $16.00 to $18.00 per share. The Class A common shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “DLO” on June 3, 2021 and the offering is expected to close on June...

HOUSTON, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: KYN) today provided a summary unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of May 31, 2021. As of May 31, 2021, the Company’s net assets were $1.2 billion, and its net asset value per share was $9.13. As of May 31, 2021, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 495% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 375%.Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesMay 31, 2021(Unaudited)    (in millions)Investments   $ 1,573.5  Cash...

HOUSTON, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KMF) today provided a summary unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of May 31, 2021. As of May 31, 2021, the Fund’s net assets were $411 million and its net asset value per share was $8.71. As of May 31, 2021, the Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 491% and the Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 389%.Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.  Statement of Assets and Liabilities  May 31, 2021  (Unaudited)    (in...

MOSCOW, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HeadHunter Group PLC (“HeadHunter”) (Nasdaq: HHR; MOEX: HHRU) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,500,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing one ordinary share, offered by ELQ Investors VIII Limited, an investment vehicle associated with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Highworld Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Elbrus Capital Fund II, L.P. and Elbrus Capital Fund II B, L.P. (together, the “Selling Shareholders”), at a public offering price of $37.00 per share. The Selling Shareholders also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 675,000 ADSs at the public offering price. HeadHunter will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the ADSs being offered by the Selling Shareholders and will bear...

**Not for distribution to United States Newswire Services or release publication, distribution or dissemination, directly or indirectly, in the United States. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of U.S. Securities Laws** CALGARY, Alberta and TORONTO, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magnetic North Acquisition Corp. (TSXV: MNC; MNC.PR.A) (“Magnetic North” or the “Company”) is able to announce that fiscal year results for the period ended December 31, 2020 and first quarter fiscal results for the period ended March 31, 2021 have been filed on SEDAR. As a result of filing the annual results the Management Cease Trade Order has lapsed and is no longer in effect. The Management and Board of Directors of Magnetic North would like to thank all the Company’s shareholders for their patience and support. The...

PLANO, Texas, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRBK) (the “Company”), a national homebuilding and land development firm, announced today that it will be hosting a virtual investor day event on Thursday, August 5th, 2021 from 9:00 am CST – 12:00 pm CST. “We are tremendously excited for the opportunity to provide an in-depth look at Green Brick and our subsidiary builders in our first-ever investor day,” said Jim Brickman, CEO and Co-Founder. “We anticipate that this virtual format will showcase Green Brick’s unique strategic advantages and will demonstrate how our superior land development and homebuilding operations will continue to drive future top and bottom-line growth.” The 2021 Green Brick Partners Investor Day will feature presentations by CEO and Co-Founder, Jim Brickman, CFO,...