WALTHAM, Mass. and DUBLIN and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mural Oncology plc (Nasdaq: MURA), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company (“Mural”), and XOMA Royalty Corporation (Nasdaq: XOMA), a biotechnology royalty aggregator (“XOMA Royalty”), announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which XRA 5 Corp., a newly formed company wholly owned by XOMA Royalty (“Sub”), has agreed to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Mural for cash (the “Acquisition”) subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions set out in Appendix I of this Announcement (the “Conditions”), including approval by Mural Shareholders. Following a strategic review process, the Mural board of directors (the “Mural Board”) determined the acquisition and cash offer by XOMA Royalty is in...

Antwerp, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CMB.TECH NV (NYSE: CMBT, Euronext Brussels: CMBT and Euronext Oslo Børs: CMBTO) (“CMB.TECH”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the stock-for-stock merger between Golden Ocean Group Limited (“Golden Ocean”) and CMB.TECH Bermuda Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMB.TECH, with CMB.TECH Bermuda Ltd. as the surviving company, and with CMB.TECH as the issuer of the merger consideration shares (the “Merger”).   Approval by Golden Ocean shareholders  At yesterday’s special general meeting of shareholders of Golden Ocean, the Merger was approved by shareholders holding 92.72% of the shares present or represented at the meeting.  Capital increase  This morning, CMB.TECH has issued 95,952,934 new ordinary shares by means of a capital increase by contribution in kind. These...

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mount Logan Capital Inc. (Cboe Canada: MLC) (“Mount Logan” or the “Company”) announced today that, further to the joint news release of the Company and 180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180 Degree Capital”) on August 18, 2025 announcing revised terms of the proposed business combination to combine Mount Logan and 180 Degree Capital under a new publicly traded company (“New Mount Logan”) to be listed on Nasdaq (the “Business Combination”), Mount Logan has filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada a supplement (the “Supplement”) to its management information circular dated July 11, 2025 (the “Information Circular”). The Information Circular was prepared in connection with a special meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern...

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming” or the “Company”) (TSX:EGLX) today announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent (the “Binding LOI”) with Vertiqal Studios Corp. (“VSC”) pursuant to an unsolicited offer from VSC to acquire the direct sales business carried on by the Company (the “Direct Sales Business Line”). The entities and assets to be acquired in the transaction (the “Transaction”) are the same as those set out in the Company’s prior announcement in respect of the divestment of the Direct Sales Business Line on July 7, 2025 (the “July 7 Press Release”). Prior to entering into the Binding LOI with VSC, the Company terminated its existing non-binding letter of intent in respect of the Direct Sales Business Line as set out in the July 7 Press Release. Under...

New York, NY, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thor Equities Group, a global leader in real estate development, leasing, and management, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 221-acre site with potential to expand significantly in Van Wert County, Ohio for data center development. This strategic acquisition significantly enhances Thor’s data center platform and positions the firm to deliver up to 500 megawatts of power, meeting hyperscale-level demand in one of the nation’s fastest-growing infrastructure corridors. Located along US-30 approximately 35 miles southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana and 124 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio, the Van Wert site is at the center of the emerging Ohio-Indiana hyperscale cluster. The property benefits from strong water, power, and sewer availability making it development ready. Design and...

Acquisition fuses processor-owned economics with developer-first APIs, powering commerce in local currencies across three continents CALVERTON, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electronic Payments, Inc. (EPI), the processor behind the Cygma® authorization and clearing platform, today announced it has acquired Handpoint, a pioneer in integrated and mobile payments trusted by leading ISVs and payments institutions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Europe. The deal unites EPI’s agent, ISO, and ISV-first approach with Handpoint’s developer-centric infrastructure, delivering a border agnostic payment stack for ISVs, SaaS platforms, and merchants. The acquisition instantly propels EPI into the global market for embedded payments, offering customers unmatched global reach through a single integration. “Our...

SUFFOLK, Va. and RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hampton Roads based TowneBank (NASDAQ: TOWN) and Raleigh based Dogwood State Bank (OTCQX: DSBX) (“Dogwood”), today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which TowneBank will acquire Dogwood State Bank. The proposed transaction substantially enhances TowneBank’s strategic journey down the fast-growing Interstate 85 corridor from Richmond, Virginia to Greenville and the upstate region of South Carolina. The bank’s current market position will be expanded in Raleigh, Greensboro-Winston Salem, Greenville, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Additionally, the merger will increase the bank’s footprint along the Eastern North Carolina coast from the Outer Banks to also include Morehead City, Greenville, Fayetteville, and Wilmington along with a new...

Proposed acquisition supports strategy to drive technology expansion of fluid management offering to include continuous renal health monitoring technologies supporting the full patient journey, from early risk assessment to targeted fluid removal MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE), a medical technology company focused on improving patient outcomes through advanced fluid management, today announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Rendiatech, Ltd., an Israeli-based medical device company specializing in real-time urine flow and acute kidney injury monitoring technologies. The proposed acquisition is expected to support Nuwellis’ strategy to expand its current technology platform beyond ultrafiltration by potentially adding continuous renal health monitoring technologies...

Figure 1Saruman-LocationFigure 2Saruman-Lake Bottom Copper AnomaliesFigure 3Saruman-SamplingFigure 4Saruman-Outcrops PhotosMONTREAL, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Midland Exploration Inc. (“Midland”) (TSX-V: MD) is pleased to report the start of an exploration program to follow up on the 2024 copper-gold-molybdenum-silver (Cu-Au-Mo-Ag) occurrences identified on its Saruman project. Located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, approximately 75 kilometres north of the Troilus Gold Corp. copper-gold (Cu-Au) project, the Saruman project was acquired by map designation in November 2023, is wholly owned by Midland and consists of 121 claims covering a surface area of 64 square kilometres. 2024 Highlights:Strong copper anomalies particularly concentrated within an area of 5 by 3 kilometres,...

MIDLAND, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced that its publicly traded subsidiary, Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNOM) (“Viper”), has closed its previously announced acquisition of Sitio Royalties Corp. (“Sitio”). Additionally, the Company announced revised Q3 2025 production guidance to give effect to the closing of the Sitio acquisition. Updated Third Quarter 2025 Production GuidanceDiamondback has increased its third quarter 2025 production guidance to reflect 43 days of contribution from the Sitio assets beginning August 19, as follows:  Q3 2025 Guidance Q3 2025 Guidance  Diamondback Energy, Inc. Viper Energy, Inc.     Q3 2025 Net production – MBOE/d 908 – 938 (from 890 – 920) 104.0 – 110.0Q3 2025 Oil production...