Take-private deal, valued at £87 million, to help VertiGIS power the next generation of intelligent, insight-driven geospatial networks London, UK. 30 April 2026 – VertiGIS, a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments and commercial enterprises, today announces it has closed its acquisition of 1Spatial, a longstanding VertiGIS partner and a global provider of advanced Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software. VertiGIS is backed by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Together, VertiGIS and 1Spatial will offer customers a comprehensive geospatial technology portfolio, combining 1Spatial’s data-management platform with VertiGIS’ industry-focused business applications. While VertiGIS has built its reputation delivering high-value workflows at the application tier, 1Spatial...

Take-private deal, valued at £87 million, to help VertiGIS power the next generation of intelligent, insight-driven geospatial networks London, UK. 30 April 2026 – VertiGIS, a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments and commercial enterprises, today announces it has closed its acquisition of 1Spatial, a longstanding VertiGIS partner and a global provider of advanced Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software. VertiGIS is backed by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Together, VertiGIS and 1Spatial will offer customers a comprehensive geospatial technology portfolio, combining 1Spatial’s data-management platform with VertiGIS’ industry-focused business applications. While VertiGIS has built its reputation delivering high-value workflows at the application tier, 1Spatial...

Take-private deal, valued at £87 million, to help VertiGIS power the next generation of intelligent, insight-driven geospatial networks London, UK. 30 April 2026 – VertiGIS, a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments and commercial enterprises, today announces it has closed its acquisition of 1Spatial, a longstanding VertiGIS partner and a global provider of advanced Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software. VertiGIS is backed by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Together, VertiGIS and 1Spatial will offer customers a comprehensive geospatial technology portfolio, combining 1Spatial’s data-management platform with VertiGIS’ industry-focused business applications. While VertiGIS has built its reputation delivering high-value workflows at the application tier, 1Spatial...

Take-private deal, valued at £87 million, to help VertiGIS power the next generation of intelligent, insight-driven geospatial networks London, UK. 30 April 2026 – VertiGIS, a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments and commercial enterprises, today announces it has closed its acquisition of 1Spatial, a longstanding VertiGIS partner and a global provider of advanced Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software. VertiGIS is backed by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Together, VertiGIS and 1Spatial will offer customers a comprehensive geospatial technology portfolio, combining 1Spatial’s data-management platform with VertiGIS’ industry-focused business applications. While VertiGIS has built its reputation delivering high-value workflows at the application tier, 1Spatial...

Take-private deal, valued at £87 million, to help VertiGIS power the next generation of intelligent, insight-driven geospatial networks London, UK. 30 April 2026 – VertiGIS, a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments and commercial enterprises, today announces it has closed its acquisition of 1Spatial, a longstanding VertiGIS partner and a global provider of advanced Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software. VertiGIS is backed by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Together, VertiGIS and 1Spatial will offer customers a comprehensive geospatial technology portfolio, combining 1Spatial’s data-management platform with VertiGIS’ industry-focused business applications. While VertiGIS has built its reputation delivering high-value workflows at the application tier, 1Spatial...

SHANGHAI, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smart Share Global Limited (Nasdaq: EM) (“Energy Monster” or the “Company”), a consumer tech company providing mobile device charging service, today announced the completion of its merger (the “Merger”) with Mobile Charging Merger Limited (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobile Charging Investment Limited (“MidCo”), which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobile Charging Group Holdings Limited (“Parent”), pursuant to the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, dated as of August 1, 2025 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Parent, MidCo and Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the Company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidCo and will cease to be a publicly traded company. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (“Hawthorn”) (NASDAQ: HWBK), the holding company for Hawthorn Bank, and FSC Bancshares, Inc. (“FSC”), the holding company for Farmers State Bank, today jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Hawthorn will acquire FSC in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $28.3 million in the aggregate, based on Hawthorn’s closing stock price of $34.57 as of April 28, 2026. Based on financial data as of March 31, 2026, the combined company is expected to have total assets of approximately $2.2 billion, total loans of approximately $1.7 billion, and total deposits of approximately $1.9 billion. The proposed transaction will further strengthen Hawthorn’s community banking franchise...

AI-enabled technology platform delivers integrated pharmacovigilance solutions with measurable efficiency gains and enhanced compliance RALEIGH, N.C., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parexel, a leading global clinical development partner providing insights-driven Clinical and Consulting solutions to the world’s life sciences industry, today announced it has acquired Vitrana, a provider of an AI-enabled, end-to-end pharmacovigilance (PV) technology platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition further expands Parexel’s technology capabilities to better serve customers. It provides an integrated PV platform that leverages intelligent automation and AI to accelerate end-to-end Patient Safety & PV processes, deliver first-time quality and enhance compliance. The technology platform is system-agnostic and...

Federal Minister of Finance Approves Proposed Merger, Marking a Milestone for Canada’s Credit Union System SWIFT CURRENT, Saskatchewan, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innovation Federal Credit Union (“Innovation”) and ABCU Credit Union (“ABCU”) announced that the Federal Minister of Finance has approved the merger of the two organizations, clearing the way for the legal merger that took effect on April 1, 2026. The approval marks a significant step for both organizations and their members. Innovation and ABCU say the transaction represents the first interprovincial credit union merger in Canadian history, strengthening the credit union system for members across the country. “We are thrilled to have reached this historic first for credit unions in Canada,” said Michele Wilde, Board Chair of Innovation Federal Credit Union. “This...

Precept eliminates traditional integration backlogs and ongoing maintenance, enabling firms to respond to integration requests in real time and scale without operational friction. NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iAltA Holdings, the private markets infrastructure company, today announced that it has acquired Precept, a wealth technology platform transforming how fintech and wealth management providers build, deploy, and maintain system integrations. Precept is an AI-powered integration platform purpose-built to deliver real-time integrations. The platform allows product and engineering teams to access and deploy integrations across custodians, clearing firms, TAMPs, CRMs, portfolio management systems, analytics platforms, and data providers in real-time — without engineering. Precept’s approach allows for scale in real-time...