TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volaris Group today announced the acquisition of the UK arm of Fintilect, a US and UK-based provider of front-end digital banking platforms. With 40 years of experience, Fintilect provides a modular, cloud-hosted suite of products which sit between the consumers and their banking data, allowing legacy financial services companies to have a digital front-end. The GDPR and FCA-compliant solutions reduce compliance risks for the financial services sector while enabling them to become more digitally capable. “We are excited to welcome Fintilect into the Volaris family,” says Christian Lanng Nielsen, Portfolio Manager, Volaris Group. “Their commitment to strengthening financial institutions’ ability to mitigate risk and maintain compliance aligns perfectly with Volaris’ philosophy of building...

This acquisition is the latest step in Heidelberg Materials’ pure-play growth strategy in North America Irving, Texas, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired the assets and reserves of Island Aggregates, one of the last remaining permitted aggregates sites on Vancouver Island. The transaction also includes three mobile crushing plants, loaders, excavators and related equipment. Island Aggregates is a producer of high-quality sand & gravel and a long-term supplier to Heidelberg Materials’ ready-mixed concrete operations in the market. “The addition of the Island Aggregates business further strengthens our existing integrated footprint in this important market and is the latest step in our pure-play growth strategy in North America,” said Oliver Patsch, President of the Northwest...

On 5 May 2025, Schouw & Co. initiated a share buy-back programme as outlined in Company Announcement no. 20 of 2 May 2025. Under the programme, Schouw & Co. will acquire shares for up to DKK 120 million during the period 5 May to 31 December 2025. The buy-back will be structured in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (MAR) and the Commission’s delegated regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (“Safe Harbour” rules).Trading day No. of shares Average price Amount    Accumulated until 10 October 2025 152,600 597.51 91,179,795    Monday, 13 October 2025 1,000 607.82 607,820    Tuesday, 14 October 2025 1,000 602.09 602,090    Wednesday, 15 October 2025 1,200 606.80 728,160    Thursday, 16 October 2025 1,200 610.28 732,336    Friday,...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. and CARLINVILLE, Ill., Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company” or “HBT Financial” or “HBT”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company (“Heartland Bank”), and CNB Bank Shares, Inc. (OTC: CNBN) (“CNBN”), the holding company for CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (“CNB Bank”), today jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which CNBN will merge with and into HBT in a combined common stock/cash transaction valued at approximately $170.2 million, based on HBT’s 15-day volume weighted average stock price of $24.44 as of October 17, 2025. The combined company will have approximately $6.9 billion in total assets, $4.7 billion in total loans, and approximately $5.9 billion in total deposits, with 84 branch locations across Illinois, Eastern Iowa...

Press release – Kering and L’Oréal forge a beauty alliance – 20251019PRESS RELEASE KERING AND L’ORÉAL FORGE AN ALLIANCE IN BEAUTY AND WELLNESS Paris and Clichy, France. October 19, 2025 – Kering and L’Oréal announced today that they are entering a long-term strategic partnership in luxury beauty and wellness. This binding agreement encompasses the acquisition of the House of Creed by L’Oréal, the beauty and fragrance licenses of iconic Houses of Kering and an exclusive venture to explore business opportunities in the field of wellness and longevity. Building on the success of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, this alliance further consolidates the long history of collaboration of two global leaders with complementary strengths — iconic luxury brands of Kering and the world-class expertise of L’Oréal in beauty — to...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNITED LITHIUM CORP. (“United” or the “Company”) (CSE: ULTH; OTCQX: ULTHF; FWB: 0UL)  is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Swedish Minerals AB (“SM”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of SM (the “Transaction”). The combination of United and SM will seek to establish a leading Nordic-based strategic-metals explorer with a diversified portfolio of lithium, uranium, and rare-earth assets positioned to support Europe’s accelerating clean-energy transition and nuclear-power resurgence. Transaction SummaryAcquisition: United will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares (each, a “SM Share”) of SM. Consideration: In consideration for the SM Shares, SM shareholders will receive an aggregate of 25,000,000...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ExGen Resources Inc. (TSX.V: EXG; OTC: BXXRF) (“ExGen” or the “Company”) has signed a binding letter of intent (the “Binding LOI”) on October 8, 2025 to acquire three lithium properties and other assets in Nevada. This acquisition will greatly expand ExGen’s Nevada lithium interests, presently focused on the Spark North Lithium property (“Spark North”). Spark North is located just north of Surge Battery Metals Inc.’s (“Surge Battery”) Nevada North Lithium Project, which hosts a large and high grade lithium resource (see below for more information of Surge Battery’s Nevada North Lithium Project). ExGen is acquiring the Spark South lithium property (“Spark South”), which is...

– Amendment includes finalized cash amount and updated CVR terms for tender offer – LAVA announces new date for extraordinary general meeting of shareholders EMERYVILLE, Calif. and UTRECHT, The Netherlands and PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XOMA Royalty Corporation (“XOMA Royalty”) (Nasdaq: XOMA) and LAVA Therapeutics N.V. (“LAVA”) (Nasdaq: LVTX) today announced that they have reached an agreement to amend their previously announced definitive share purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement,” and such amendment, the “Amendment”).   Under the Amendment, LAVA shareholders who tender their shares will now receive (i) an initial cash amount per share of $1.04 (the “Cash Amount,” as compared to the range between $1.16 and $1.24 that was originally agreed), plus (ii) a non-transferable contingent...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vocodia Holdings Corp. (OTC: VHAI) (“Vocodia”), a leader in conversational AI solutions, and AdRetreaver LLC d/b/a Scale Agile Solutions (SAS), a provider of innovative AI-driven technologies, today announced the signing of a non-binding Revised Letter of Intent (LOI) for a strategic asset acquisition. The proposed transaction will see Vocodia acquire SAS’s technology, intellectual property, and commercial contracts, positioning the combined entity to expand its presence in the $470 billion conversational AI market. Strategic Transaction Overview Under the terms outlined in the LOI, Vocodia will acquire key SAS assets while Connexus Ai Inc., a separate entity, will remain privately held and excluded from the transaction. Post-closing, SAS will operate as an independent division...

Acquisition includes novel new chemical entity VB4-P5 with potential to address significant unmet needs in rare and large-market kidney diseases CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (“XORTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that it has entered into a binding term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) to acquire a Renal Anti-Fibrotic Therapeutic Program from Vectus Biosystems Limited, an Australian Securities Exchange listed company (“Vectus”). The program includes a novel new chemical entity, VB4-P5, along with its associated intellectual property, regulatory documentation, and manufacturing data. The program is currently at the pre-IND...