NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVA LEAP HEALTH CORP. (TSXV: NLH) (“Nova Leap” or “the Company”), a growing home health care organization, is pleased to announce that it has executed a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire all of the shares of two affiliated home care services companies (“the Targets”) with operations in Nova Scotia (the “Transaction”). The Targets reported aggregate unaudited revenue of approximately $2.56 million, unaudited net income of approximately $235,000 and Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $276,000 for the 2023 fiscal year. All amounts are in Canadian Dollars (“CAD”) unless otherwise specified. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Transaction is to be made for total consideration...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLLI) (the “Company”) today announced that it was the winning bidder in the latest bankruptcy sale process to acquire eight additional former Big Lots store leases. The eight stores were part of a bankruptcy auction for the second wave of Big Lots store closures, which included 170 stores. The acquisition of the eight additional store leases are subject to final bankruptcy court approval and customary closing conditions. Including these eight additional Big Lots locations, the Company has acquired a total of 15 former Big Lots store leases to date. Eric van der Valk, President of Ollie’s stated, “We are, once again, very pleased to be the winning bidder on an additional eight store locations in another round of the Big Lots store closures....

Advances CECO’s Position as the Leading Environmental Solutions Provider in Industrial MarketsExpands CECO’s leadership position in niche energy and industrial markets with expanded environmental solutions for mission critical applications Provides cost synergies and enhances Profire’s strategic growth by utilizing CECO’s established international operations and customer relationships CECO to host its Quarterly Earnings call today at 8:30 a.m. ET including further commentary regarding the transactionDALLAS, Texas and LINDON, Utah, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECO) (“CECO”), a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment and industrial equipment, and Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE) (“Profire”), a technology company providing...

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) (“Crane NXT” or the “Company”), a premier industrial technology company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Smart Packaging assets of TruTag Technologies. TruTag provides secure digitization of physical products through proprietary secure marking and smartphone authentication. “The addition of this technology to Crane NXT’s product portfolio is an exciting expansion of our capabilities and further enhances our ability to provide differentiated and innovative technology solutions to our customers,” Aaron W. Saak, Crane NXT’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said. “TruTag’s Smart Packaging technology will also expand our capability for direct-to-product marking in both consumer and industrial applications...

Adds Proven Kidney-on-Chip Technology to Its Pioneering Bio-AI Platform BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quris-AI (Quris), a leading Bio-AI company focused on revolutionizing the pharmaceutical drug development process, today announced the successful asset acquisition of Nortis, recently known as Numa Biosciences, Inc., and will be opening access to publicly funded data within its expansive microphysiology systems (MPS) database. Quris-AI will integrate Nortis’s pioneering Kidney-on-Chip technology, already vetted by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with its Bio-AI platform. Nortis’s Kidney-on-Chip models, which set new standards for in-vitro drug testing and personalized medicine, will be combined with Quris-AI’s advanced...

TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evergold Corp. (TSX-V: EVER, OTC: EVGUF, WKN: A2PTHZ) (“Evergold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has granted Wolfden Resources Corporation (“Wolfden”) an option to acquire in two stages up to a 75% interest in the Company’s drill-permitted, past producing Rockland gold-silver property, located south of Yerington in Nevada’s Walker Lane geological belt.   It is anticipated that the agreement will lead to the commencement of a minimum 5,000 feet of core drilling in the near future. Under the first stage, Wolfden may earn an initial 51% interest by completing $US1.175 million in exploration expenditures before January 1, 2026, including posting a drilling bond with the U.S. Forest Service by December 15 this year, and making cash payments totaling $US600,000 to the underlying...

Cergy, October 29th, 2024 – SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, announces the signature of an agreement to acquire 100% of Elektromontaż-Poznań S.A. With nearly 75 years of experience, Elektromontaż-Poznań S.A. is specialized in electrical installation services including design, consulting, delivery and installation for customers from the industrial, commercial and public administration sectors in Poland. Elektromontaż-Poznań S.A. generated a revenue of c. € 70 million in 2023 and employs approximately 330 employees. With this acquisition, SPIE will strengthen its market share in the electrical and mechanical building technology sectors in Poland, while also expanding its portfolio of competencies and enlarging its customer base. Pawel Skowroński, Managing Director...

Integrating investor engagement into FactSet’s research workflows for an end-to-end IR solution NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FactSet (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS), a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced it has agreed to acquire Irwin, an investor relations and capital markets solution for innovative public companies and their advisors. The acquisition builds on a recent successful partnership that integrates Irwin’s award-winning investor relations (IR) CRM with the FactSet Workstation to equip IR professionals with a unified solution to manage investor engagement, conduct research, and streamline corporate access on a single platform. “Now, more than ever, it’s essential for corporate issuers and their IR teams to increase engagement and stay connected to the investment...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced it has arranged $35.2 million in financing for the acquisition of a multifamily community in College Station, TX. The transaction was sourced on behalf of Partin Development by Eric Rosenstock, Senior Managing Director at Greystone, with Greystone’s Thomas Wayda, Managing Director, and Dante DiStefano, Associate, handling the debt placement. 1720 at Harvey is a 288-unit Class-A multifamily community consisting of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units. The community offers residents a robust collection of amenities, including a fitness center with a yoga and spin studio, an expansive resort-style pool and lounge area, BBQ grilling areas, an outdoor dining pavilion, a pet spa, a game room, and a dog park. The non-recourse...

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