Month: January 2025

Acquisition further enhances Caseware’s automation and AI capabilities to improve customer productivityDanielle Supkis CheekDanielle Supkis Cheek, SVP AI, Analytics and Assurance at CasewareToronto, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caseware, a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, today announced the acquisition of Extractly.ai, the provider of intelligent document processing solutions that streamline the audit process for accounting and finance teams. Founded in 2021, Extractly.ai offers solutions that understand and process accounting and financial documents, delivering actionable results and enabling automated workflows.  This strategic acquisition includes Extractly.ai’s proprietary software solutions, Validate and Extractly+ which are available in all English-speaking...

First Acquisition for Omegro in Swiss Market TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Omegro announced the acquisition of Data Consulting, a business software and managed services provider and stand-alone ERP for small to medium municipalities, associations and private sector energy customers vertical. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, Data Consulting combines expert consulting knowledge with innovative technologies to support the municipalities and energy industries. They provide end-to-end solutions with more than 50 functionalities integrated in one platform including market-leading operations and compliance management software. “This acquisition is a great opportunity for both Omegro and Data Consulting to work together and continue providing quality solutions for the French speaking municipalities in Switzerland. We are...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SMC Entertainment, Inc. (“SMC” or the “Company”) (OTC PINK: SMCE), a Fintech incubator company focused on acquisition and support of commercialized financial services and technology (Fintech) companies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire a 100% of Flax Tech Ltd. (“Flax” or the “Subsidiary”). SMC is anticipating quickly reaching an executed definitive purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) after conducting and completing its due diligence. Upon the completion of due diligence, at the closing of the acquisition, Flax will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, led by its founder and president, Surya Chowdhury. SMC also announces the appointment of Mr. Eric Sherb of EMS Consulting Services as its new Chief...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ODDITY Tech Ltd. (NASDAQ: ODD) today announced that it has acquired the tech intellectual property of Fionic1, a fintech company with advanced AI modeling capabilities for financial and consumer end markets. Asaf Nurick, Fionic’s co-founder and former CTO, along with core members of his AI R&D team, have joined ODDITY and will focus on solving high impact missions via AI, harnessing proven methods of prediction and data-driven user engagement. The Fionic team developed specialized algorithms which have excelled at tackling complex, real-time data sets. The acquisition and integration allows ODDITY to deepen its existing AI models and expand ODDITY’s lead in advancing AI-based algorithms for direct-to-consumer applications, which the company currently deploys across a range of front...

Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recognize the Significant, Immediate and Certain Cash Value the Transaction Delivers to Avid Stockholders TUSTIN, Calif., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avid Bioservices, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDMO) (“Avid” or the “Company”), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) recommend that Avid stockholders vote “FOR” the Company’s pending transaction with GHO Capital Partners LLP (“GHO”) and Ampersand Capital Partners (“Ampersand”). Nick Green, president and CEO...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — QuestionPro, a global leader in online survey and research services, has acquired the Happy Market Research Podcast (HMRP). With more than 480 episodes and 268,000 listens, the HMRP has become one of the most popular and influential market research industry podcasts. The podcast will now be called Happy Market Research by QuestionPro. For the past eight years, the podcast has been hosted by Jamin Brazil, a seasoned market research veteran and former CEO of FocusVision, the Happy Market Research Podcast is a fun and engaging journey through the landscape of insights, technology, and industry innovation in market research. The podcast features exclusive interviews with top minds from industry-leading companies like GoDaddy, LinkedIn, and Adobe, as well as broadcasts from industry-leading...