Month: September 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...
Rogers Communications announces CFO transition
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Tony Staffieri leaving Rogers effective September 29, 2021
Paulina Molnar has been appointed interim CFO
Shaw transaction continues to move forward as previously expected
Company results to be reported October 21; results to be in-line with outlook provided on July 21, 2021
TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers Communications announced today that Tony Staffieri, the company’s Chief Financial Officer is leaving Rogers effective September 29, 2021. Paulina Molnar has been appointed interim CFO.
“On behalf of the Rogers team, I thank Tony for the many contributions he made to our company including ensuring the integrity of our financial reporting over the nearly ten years he served as our CFO,” said Joe Natale, President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. “We wish him well in his future endeavours and look forward to...
Tower One Wireless Enters a New Debt Financing Arrangement for US$25,000,000 With Itaú Corpbanca Colombia S.A. and a Local Partner
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TOWER ONE WIRELESS CORP. (CSE: TO) (OTCQB: TOWTF) (Frankfurt: 1P3N) (“Tower One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a long term debt financing arrangement (the “Funding Partnership”) with Itaú Corpbanca Colombia S.A. (“Itaú”) and a new local partner in Colombia (the “Local Partner”) for an aggregate loan of US$25,000,000 (the “Loan”).
A total of 75% of the Loan will be advanced by Itaú and will be secured against the Company’s newly completed towers which are constructed under the Funding Partnership. The Loan from Itaú will be advanced in two tranches with interest payable by the Company to Itaú every three (3) months at a rate of 4.615% + Indicador Bancario de Referencia (“IBR”) in respect of the first tranche and 4.39% + IBR...
Silver Bull and Arras Minerals Appoint Darren Klinck as President
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: SVBL, TSX: SVB) (“Silver Bull”) and Arras Minerals Corp. (“Arras”) are pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Klinck to both companies as President, effective October 1, 2021. Mr. Klinck will also be joining the Board of Directors of Arras.
Mr. Klinck is an accomplished mining executive with considerable management experience throughout Australasia & The Americas. He was most recently President & CEO of Bluestone Resources, following the acquisition of the Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala in 2017, where he led the team that financed and advanced the project through resource expansion, feasibility and engineering phases of project development.
He also spent more than ten years with OceanaGold as a member of...
Phillips Edison & Company Announces Pricing of Upsized Debut Offering of $350 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of 2.625% Senior Notes due 2031
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: PECO) (“PECO” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of omni-channel grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, today announced that its operating partnership, Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I, L.P. (the “operating partnership”), has priced a public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 2.625% senior notes due 2031 (the “notes”). The notes were priced at 98.692% of the principal amount and will mature on November 15, 2031. The offering is expected to settle on October 6, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PECO.
The operating partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the...
Altimmune to Host Key Opinion Leader Call with Dr. Stephen Harrison on Pemvidutide Phase 1 Clinical Trial Results on September 30, 2021
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) call on its 12-week Phase 1 clinical trial of pemvidutide (proposed INN, formerly known as ALT-801) in overweight and obese subjects on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 9:00 am EST.
The call will feature a discussion with Stephen A. Harrison, MD (Pinnacle Clinical Research), a leading expert in the field of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver diseases, on the safety profile and weight loss data generated from Altimmune’s Phase 1 clinical trial. Dr. Harrison will be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the call.
Stephen A. Harrison, MD earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He...