BOSTON, Mass., and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HilleVax, Inc. (“HilleVax” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: HLVX) and XOMA Royalty Corporation (“XOMA Royalty”) (NASDAQ: XOMA) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), whereby XOMA Royalty will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of HilleVax.   Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, HilleVax stockholders will receive $1.95 in cash per share of HilleVax common stock at the closing of the merger, plus one non-transferable contingent value right (“CVR”), which represents the right to receive potential payments following the closing of a pro rata portion of: (i) any remaining HilleVax cash in excess of $102.95 million; (ii) between 90 and 100% of certain savings realized by XOMA Royalty following...

BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HilleVax, Inc. (“HilleVax” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: HLVX) and XOMA Royalty Corporation (“XOMA Royalty”) (NASDAQ: XOMA) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), whereby XOMA Royalty will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of HilleVax.   Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, HilleVax stockholders will receive $1.95 in cash per share of HilleVax common stock at the closing of the merger, plus one non-transferable contingent value right (“CVR”), which represents the right to receive potential payments following the closing of a pro rata portion of: (i) any remaining HilleVax cash in excess of $102.95 million; (ii) between 90 and 100% of certain savings realized by XOMA Royalty following closing...

— Reiterates Proposed Merger with Hearst as Path to Certain, Premium Shareholder Value — DALLAS, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) (the “Company” or “DallasNews”), the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, today filed a preliminary proxy statement in connection with its pending merger with Hearst, one of the nation’s leading information, services and media companies, for $15.00 per share in cash (the “Hearst Merger”). The preliminary proxy statement is available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.dallasnewscorp.com/sec-filings. As described in the preliminary proxy statement filing, the DallasNews Board of Directors (the “Board”) continues to believe that the Hearst Merger is in the best interests of shareholders:...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (“Brady,” “our,” “we”) announced today that it has acquired Mecco Partners, LLC (“Mecco”) for approximately $20 million, and for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026, Brady expects revenue of approximately $20 million. Brady funded the acquisition with cash on hand.   Mecco specializes in industrial product marking and identification systems designed for a variety of applications and industries. Its laser marking and pin marking technologies are custom designed and incorporate software for laser marking systems, laser marking workstations and custom and configured laser marking solutions. The acquisition of Mecco complements Brady’s existing offering of direct part marking solutions acquired with Gravotech in fiscal year 2025, and advances Brady’s strategy...

CINCINNATI, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse” or the “Company”), an American technology company focused on pioneering the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles, today announced it has entered into a new exclusivity agreement with a privately held U.S.-based manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles (the “Manufacturer”) in connection with a previously disclosed potential transaction. As previously announced, the Company is currently in discussions with the Manufacturer about a potential transaction in which the Manufacturer would be merged into a newly created subsidiary of the Company in exchange for newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Potential Transaction”). In connection with the Potential Transaction, on July 14, 2025, the Company entered into...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, other rehabilitative and healthcare services, and real estate, announced today that it acquired the operations of the following skilled and assisted living facilities in California:Courtyard Health Care Center, a 112-bed skilled nursing facility located in Davis, California; Pacific Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 171-bed skilled nursing facility located in Fresno, California; Vintage Faire Residential, a 31-unit assisted living facility located in Modesto, California; Vintage Faire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 99-bed skilled nursing...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, other rehabilitative and healthcare services, and real estate, announced today that it acquired Crystal Heights Care Center, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility located in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The real estate will be acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, and the facility will be operated by an Ensign-affiliated operator, effective as of August 1, 2025. “We are thrilled to be growing in Iowa again, after our successful additions last year” said Barry Port, Ensign’s Chief Executive Officer....

EssilorLuxottica acquires Automation & Robotics,advancing high-performance solutions in ophthalmic manufacturing Paris, France (4 August 2025) – EssilorLuxottica announces today the acquisition of Automation & Robotics (A&R), a renowned player in the design and manufacture of automated systems for optical lens quality control, serving both mass production facilities and prescription laboratories. Headquartered in Belgium and operating since 1983, A&R has built a strong reputation in advanced optical metrology thanks to proprietary technologies, supporting lens manufacturers in the digital transformation of their production processes. With a proven track record of innovation – ranging from high-precision machine applications to sophisticated software solutions – A&R brings deep expertise across the value-chain....

Not for distribution to U.S. News wire services or dissemination in the U.S. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Keg Royalties Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: KEG.UN) is pleased to announce that, at its special meeting (“Meeting”) of the unitholders (“Unitholders”) and holders of securities exchangeable into units (the “Exchangeable Unitholders”) of the Fund (the “Units”) held earlier today, Unitholders and Exchangeable Unitholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed acquisition by 1543965 B.C. Ltd. (the “Purchaser”), a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (the “Parent”) of all of the issued and outstanding units of the Fund not otherwise owned by it and its affiliates (collectively, “Fairfax”) for a price of $18.60 per Unit (the “Consideration”), payable in cash by way of a statutory...

Intends to Combine Uniti and Windstream Debt Silos Shortly After Merger Closing LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uniti Group Inc. (“Uniti” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UNIT) announced today that it has successfully completed the previously announced merger of legacy Uniti Group Inc. (now known as Uniti Group LLC, “Legacy Uniti”) with New Windstream Merger Sub, LLC, and the merger of New Windstream, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Windstream”) with and into Windstream Parent, Inc. (such series of transactions, the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, both Legacy Uniti and Windstream have become indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Uniti. As of August 4, 2025, Uniti’s common stock will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “UNIT”. Upon the closing of the Merger, Legacy Uniti stockholders...