EXOSENS ACCELERATES INNOVATION CAPABILITIES IN NIGHT VISION AND EXPANDS TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF NVLS PRESS RELEASEMÉRIGNAC, FRANCE– MADRID, SPAIN, JULY 16th, 2025Exosens announces the closing of Spanish-based NVLS, a specialist in night vision equipment. This strategic merger will enable the combined group to expand its total addressable market (TAM) and to provide high-end night vision goggles to end-users. It will also enable to accelerate the development of advanced night vision modules for our customers that meet the critical needs of future combat environments and next-generation soldiers Exosens continue to strengthen manufacturing capacity and global footprint to capture all the significant increasing demand. This acquisition will enable NVLS to further develop its business in Spain, Latin America...

NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptorum Group Limited (NASDAQ: APM) (“Aptorum Group,” “Aptorum” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing unmet medical needs in oncology  and infectious diseases, and DiamiR Biosciences (“DiamiR”), a developer of proprietary innovative blood-based tests for brain health and other diseases with a CLIA licensed, CAP accredited clinical laboratory in New Haven, CT, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for an all-stock merger transaction, in which DiamiR Biosciences will retain its name and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aptorum Group upon consummation of the merger.The combined company expects to remain listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the closing of the merger. Ian Huen, Aptorum’s...

Key HighlightsStrategic objective: develop a strategy to grow Matador’s Bitcoin treasury to position the Company to be a significant corporate BTC holder. Treasury product flywheel: balance sheet growth is reinvested into BTC-denominated product revenues. Financing readiness: Matador has filed a preliminary short-form base shelf prospectus to provide capital-raising flexibility over the next 25 months. Disciplined execution: All initiatives remain subject to market conditions, financing availability, and any additional regulatory or board approvals.TORONTO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Matador Technologies Inc. (TSXV:MATA, OTCQB:MATAF, FSE:IU3) (“Matador” or the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has recently approved the initiation of a treasury plan to pursue the accumulation of up to 6,000...

Nasdaq-listed VCIG Takes Strategic Step into Digital Asset Management with Fully Licensed Platform for Institutional Bitcoin Exposure KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), a diversified global holding company with a strategic focus on AI & Robotics, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Capital Market Consultancy, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire V Capital Fund Management Limited, a fund management company licensed by the Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA). The acquisition, made at a nominal consideration, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. This strategic acquisition grants VCI Global immediate access to a regulated asset...

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.        KEY INFORMATION(a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):        The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. N/A(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree MARLOWE PLC(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A(e)   Date position held/dealing...

NEW YORK, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in Constructive Loans, LLC (“Constructive”), a leading originator in business purpose loans for residential real estate investors. This all-cash transaction, completed through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, represents a significant milestone in the Company’s ongoing strategy to diversify and scale its recurring earnings through the inclusion of a top operating platform. This acquisition builds on the Company’s initial strategic investment in Constructive in 2021 and reflects the Company’s belief in Constructive’s growth potential and value to the residential credit market. This transaction will bolster the Company’s access to Constructive’s proprietary...

Data Storage Subsidiary Sale Subject to Shareholder Approval MELVILLE, N.Y., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Data Storage Corporation (Nasdaq: DTST) (the “Company”) today announced that on July 11, 2025 it entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of the business of its wholly owned subsidiary, CloudFirst Technologies Corporation. The goal of this transaction is to continue to accelerate CloudFirst’s growth with a new purchaser, while exploring strategic opportunities for the Company that enhance shareholder value. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approval by Data Storage Corporation’s shareholders at its annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for September 10, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, CloudFirst will join Performive, a cloud and infrastructure services provider backed...

Combined Company to Trade on Nasdaq Under Ticker “IMA” Ikena Announces 1-for-12 Reverse Stock Split of Ikena Common Stock BOSTON and SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ikena Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKNA) (“Ikena”) today announced the results of the annual meeting of its stockholders held on July 15, 2025. At the annual meeting, Ikena’s stockholders voted in favor of all proposals, including a proposal approving the previously announced merger with Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals (“Inmagene”). The merger proposal allows for the issuance of shares of Ikena’s common stock both to the shareholders of Inmagene and to the investors of the financing concurrent to the merger. Following the closing of the merger, the combined company plans to change its name from Ikena Oncology, Inc. to ImageneBio, Inc. and trade on The Nasdaq Capital...

Acquisition advances key strategic initiative to enhance and grow the Company’s automation solutions HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) (“Powell” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Remsdaq Ltd., a U.K.-based manufacturer of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) for electrical substation control and automation in generation, transmission and distribution, for a total consideration of £12.2 million British Pounds Sterling, or approximately $16.3 million U.S. Dollars. The acquisition advances Powell’s key strategic initiative to expand its automation platform capabilities. The combination of Powell’s hardware and detection...

NEW YORK, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: PTMN) (“Portman Ridge” or “PTMN”) today announced the closing of the previously announced merger of Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: LRFC) (“Logan Ridge” or “LRFC”) with and into PTMN, with PTMN remaining as the surviving company. Based on July 11, 2025 financial data, the combined company had total assets in excess of $600 million. Ted Goldthorpe, President and Chief Executive Officer of PTMN and Head of the BC Partners Credit Platform, stated, “We would like to thank the shareholders and independent directors of both companies for their strong support throughout the merger process. With the merger now complete, we look forward to rebranding PTMN as BCP Investment Corporation later this summer, which will better reflect our affiliation...