Year: 2024

TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Corporation“) (TSXV: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™, Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data center, tele-communication and artificial intelligence markets, is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced registered direct offering with a single institutional investor that qualifies as an “accredited investor” under National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The Corporation issued 5,555,556 common shares (the “Common Shares“) and a warrant exercisable to acquire up to 2,777,778 Common Shares (the “Warrants“) to the investor for aggregate...

New office hub opened in ParisRenewable energy, digital infrastructure and real estate in focusNeoen transaction nears completion of its first stage NEW YORK, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”), a leading global alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management, announced today the opening of a new office hub in Paris to deepen its established presence in the market. Brookfield has been actively investing in France since 2015 and employs over 7,000 people through its operations. Its portfolio extends across AI and other digital infrastructure, renewable energy, residential decarbonization, student and young professional living, hospitality, and logistics. Sikander Rashid, Head of Europe, Brookfield, said, “At Brookfield we see significant long-term potential to invest...

TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq-FUND) (the “Fund” or “FUND”) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.2161 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock or in cash by specific stockholder election, is to be paid on December 30, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 13, 2024 (ex-dividend on December 13, 2024). The price of shares issued for reinvestment will be determined on December 20, 2024. The Fund currently has adopted a Distribution Policy of paying quarterly distributions on its Common Stock. Distributions are being made at the annual rate of 6% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end net asset values (“NAVs”), with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algoma Steel Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTL; TSX: ASTL) (“Algoma” or “the Company”), a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced that the Company will be participating in the B. Riley Securities Energy Convergence Conference on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at the Hotel Eventi in New York. Prior to Algoma’s attendance at this conference, the Company will post a copy of the presentation it will use in the Investors section of its website on ir.algoma.com. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains “forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of...

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGBN) (“Eagle”) today announced the commencement of its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) its outstanding unregistered 10.00% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Original Notes”) for a like principal amount of notes of the same series that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Exchange Notes”). The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on January 10, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated by Eagle (such date and time, as the same may be extended or earlier terminated, the “Expiration Date”). In order to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, an Original Note must be validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Expiration Date and accepted by Eagle. The settlement date for the Exchange...

MIAMI and BARRANQUILLA, Colombia , Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Procaps Group, S.A. (NASDAQ: PROC) (“Procaps” or the “Company”), a leading integrated LatAm healthcare and pharmaceutical services company, today announced the successful execution of key strategic transactions and governance updates aimed at strengthening its financial position and supporting long-term growth objectives. On November 29, 2024, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Note Subscription Agreement with Hoche Partners Pharma Holdings S.A. (“Hoche”), pursuant to which the Company may issue up to $40 million in Convertible Notes. Under the agreement, Procaps issued an initial $20 million Convertible Note to Hoche. Hoche is obligated to purchase an additional $20 million of Convertible Notes by year-end, subject to certain exceptions. The...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang Energy Corp. (CSE: MEC, OTC:MECPF, FRA:92T) (the “Company” or “Mustang”) is pleased to announce it has engaged Resource Potentials Ltd. (“Resource Potentials”), an arm’s length geophysical consulting firm based out of Perth, Australia, to conduct detailed reprocessing, analysis, interpretation, and targeting on the Company’s uranium projects located in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan. The Company recently completed a comprehensive historical compilation of previous exploration work conducted on and around its properties, including several magnetic and electromagnetic (“EM”) geophysical datasets and models. The compiled datasets will be merged, processed, re-imaged, and reviewed before being integrated with additional exploration data to identify anomalies...

NEW YORK, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) (“Ready Capital” or the “Company”) today announced that it priced an underwritten public offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations and integral multiples of $25.00. The Company has granted to the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $17.25 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to originate or acquire target assets consistent with its investment strategy and for general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Piper Sandler &...