Day: September 30, 2021
WISeKey Joins Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime
Multistakeholder Manifesto Prioritizes Human-Centric Equities within the Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty
Geneva, Switzerland – September 30, 2021 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX: WIHN), a leading cyber security, IoT, and AI platform company, today announced that it has joined over 50 global organizations and has become a signatory of the Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime (“Manifesto”) aiming to raise awareness of the upcoming United Nations (“UN”) negotiations on cybercrime and prioritize human-centric equities within the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty.
In 2019, the UN General Assembly, following a proposal of the Russian Federation, passed the resolution creating an open-ended, ad hoc, intergovernmental committee of experts for a new cybercrime treaty...
ObsEva Announces Appointment of Luigi Marro as Chief Transformation Officer
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR of the SIX Swiss Exchange
GENEVA, Switzerland – September 30, 2021 – ObsEva SA (NASDAQ: OBSV) (SIX: OBSN), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel therapies to improve women’s reproductive health, today announced the appointment of Luigi Marro, as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2021. Mr. Marro will lead the Company’s strategic Commercial Operational Readiness initiative.
“We are delighted to welcome Luigi to ObsEva’s executive team,” said Brian O’Callaghan, Chief Executive Officer of ObsEva. “Luigi’s comprehensive commercial experience in the reproductive health landscape, deep financial expertise and contributions as a consultant thus far, makes him an ideal fit. We are confident that his impressive...
OLAPLEX Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (“OLAPLEX”) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 73,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21.00 per share. All 73,700,000 shares of common stock are being offered by certain of OLAPLEX’s existing stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”). OLAPLEX will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 11,055,000 additional shares of common stock from the Selling Stockholders at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
OLAPLEX shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 30, 2021 under the symbol “OLPX.” The offering...
Funds Managed by Affiliates of Apollo Global Management to Acquire Mitsubishi Chemical’s Thermal and Emission Control Materials Business
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Deal Marks Apollo’s Second Private Equity Fund Investment in Japan This Year as Firm Accelerates Expansion in the Region
Transaction Leverages Apollo’s Global Chemicals and Carve-out Experience
TOKYO and HONG KONG and NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo” or the “Firm”) today announced that funds managed by its affiliates (the “Apollo Funds”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Thermal and Emission Control Materials (the “Business” or “MAFTEC”) from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (“Mitsubishi Chemical”), Japan’s leading diversified chemicals and advanced materials producer.
MAFTEC is a global leader in thermal and emission control protection materials, primarily for the industrial and automotive industry...
PowerTap files First Municipal Application for Siting of Gen3 Hydrogen Dispensing Units in California
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PowerTap Hydrogen Capital Corp (NEO: MOVE) (FWB: 2K6) (OTC: MOTNF) (“PowerTap” or the “Company” or “MOVE”) is pleased to announce that PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has submitted a municipal siting application for its first site in Northern California for its Gen3 modular hydrogen production and dispensing unit (“PowerTap Gen3 Unit”). Also, the Company plans on submitting municipal siting applications for two additional sites by early October 2021.
Upon approval, the Company will have the green light to install PowerTap Gen3 units at three existing gas stations in Northern California – two in Humboldt County and one in Monterey County. From a historical standpoint, hydrogen production and dispensing...