Day: July 1, 2021

Transaction between HAL and EssilorLuxottica closed Schiphol, The Netherlands, 1 July 2021. GrandVision (Euronext: GVNV) announces today that the transaction between EssilorLuxottica SA (Euronext: EL) and HAL for the sale of HAL’s 76.72% interest in GrandVision (the “Transaction”) for a price equal to €28.42 per share has closed. Stephan Borchert, CEO of GrandVision, commented “With the Transaction between HAL and EssilorLuxottica completed, we are excited to lead GrandVision into a new chapter and to welcome EssilorLuxottica as our new majority shareholder. The combination of GrandVision and EssilorLuxottica creates a truly global eyecare and eyewear company that is ideally positioned to serve the widest range of consumer needs across the world and to provide our customers with a best-in-class omnichannel experience. During the past 16...

Seattle, July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AGC Biologics, a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announced the signing of a purchase agreement for a state-of-the-art Cell and Gene Therapy commercial manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado, currently owned by Novartis Gene Therapies. Once the transaction closes, pending final due diligence, the facility will equip AGC Biologics with significant additional capacity and space to continue to expand its end-to-end Cell and Gene Therapy (C&GT) offering, ensuring security of supply for current and future C&GT customers. This facility is only 16 miles from AGC Biologics’ state-of-the-art large-scale stainless steel mammalian facility in Boulder, CO.  This news comes just three months after AGC Biologics...

Gig Harbor, Washington, July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harbor Custom Development, Inc. (“Harbor,” “Harbor Custom Homes®,” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ:HCDI), an innovative and market leading real estate company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle, today announced that it has acquired 108 developed single family lots for $17,165,000 in the Summit Rock Golf Course community in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, located approximately 53 miles west of Austin.    Harbor Custom Homes anticipates commencing construction of 4- and 5-bedroom homes on lots ranging from 0.25 to 1.50 acres and expected to be priced from $800,000 to $2,000,000 in the Jack Nicklaus signature, Summit Rock Golf Course community beginning in the 4th quarter of 2021.  Summit Rock has been featured as one of Golfweek’s Top 100 courses in the U.S. (https://hsbresortrealty.com/resort_development/summit-rock/)....

Hexatronic Group AB (publ) 556168-6360 Press Release July 1, 2021 Hexatronic acquires duct and tube manufacturer Weterings in the Netherlands Hexatronic Group AB (publ) (“Hexatronic”) has acquired 100% of the shares of H. Weterings Galgeweg BV (“Weterings”) in the Netherlands. Weterings produces ducts and tubes for the telecommunication and agriculture market. The enterprise value amounts to approximately 5.6 MEUR with an additional consideration of up to 2.8 MEUR. The fixed purchase price is paid partly in cash and partly through newly issued shares. Weterings is expected to generate an EBITDA of 1.6 MEUR in the current year. WeteringsWeterings was founded in 1945 and is a producer of a wide range of high-quality ducts, tubes and hoses used for protection of cables and transportation of liquids and gases. The main applications are for...