In conjunction with the acquisition, Block has appointed former Afterpay Director Sharon Rothstein to serve as a member of its Board of DirectorsSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) and Afterpay Limited today announced the successful completion of the Scheme of Arrangement under which Block has acquired all of the issued shares in Afterpay. This transaction aims to enable Block to better deliver compelling financial products and services that expand access to more consumers and help drive incremental revenue for sellers of all sizes.
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Milestone Achievement Enables Commencement of Site GradingCENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), a battery-grade natural graphite development company (“Westwater” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce it has received an NPDES Permit (“Permit”). The Permit is required to commence site grading at the Coosa Graphite Processing Facility (“Coosa Graphite Plant”) located near Kellyton, Alabama. The Permit has been issued by the State of Alabama under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) to ensure Westwater’s construction efforts comply with the Federal Clean Water Act as it relates to regulated disturbances and any stormwater runoff from the Coosa Graphite Plant site. The Permit, when coupled with the Company’s Best Management Practices, allows Westwater to commence site grading activities at the Coosa Graphite Plant. Site grading activities, anticipated to begin in March, are those required to prepare for building construction.
The leader in harness racing tapped Brightcove to increase audience engagement and expand into new demographicsBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced Harness Racing Victoria recently relaunched TrotsVision, a live and on-demand “always on” channel, using Brightcove technology. TrotsVision enables Australian harness racing fans to watch live and on-demand content, from live races across 27 clubs, as well as delivering exclusive behind-the-scenes content and inside views into all the action between races. The focus on video and its digital presence helped Harness Racing Victoria retain its established fanbase, attract new audiences and grow its market. According to Harness Racing Victoria, with a video-first approach, the organisation has increased its engagement with 18-35-year-olds, 250% in two years.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyara, a leading provider of automated customer experience (CX) assurance solutions, today announced it has received more than $350 million from K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focused on high-growth enterprise software companies. K1’s investment and experience in business-to-business (B2B) SaaS will support Cyara’s accelerated growth, driving the expansion of the contact testing market.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyara, a leading provider of automated customer experience (CX) assurance solutions, today announced it has received more than AU $485 million from K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focused on high-growth enterprise software companies. K1’s investment and experience in business-to-business (B2B) SaaS will support Cyara’s accelerated growth, driving the expansion of the contact testing market.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyara, a leading provider of automated customer experience (CX) assurance solutions, today announced it has received more than $350 million from K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focused on high-growth enterprise software companies. K1’s investment and experience in business-to-business (B2B) SaaS will support Cyara’s accelerated growth, driving the expansion of the contact testing market.
MacGown to oversee Australasia Operations and Expansion of Wisk’s Presence in Broader APAC RegionMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#EverydayFlight--Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., announced today that Catherine MacGowan has joined the company as its new Asia Pacific Region Director. In her new role, Catherine will serve on Wisk’s Executive Leadership Team and oversee all operations in Australasia, as well as the expansion of Wisk’s presence in the wider Asia Pacific region. She will also be responsible for overseeing key existing projects, including Wisk’s airspace integration trial - a leading program that will advance the broader AAM industry - and the company’s social acceptance work in the region.
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) today announced receipt of $2.5 million from PT Masmindo Dwi Area (“PT Masmindo”) to exercise its option to cancel the remaining 50% of the Awak Mas net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty. As announced on May 5, 2020 (see news release), PT Masmindo retained the right to pay Vista $2.5 million to exercise its option to cancel the remaining 50% of the Awak Mas NSR royalty, which included a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1,250,000 ounces of gold produced and 1.25% NSR royalty on the next 1,250,000 ounces of gold produced. With this $2.5 million payment, Vista has no remaining royalty interest in the Awak Mas project.
Acquisition to open up ANZ as a new client marketAddition of 1,100+ domain experts and 4 delivery centers in PhilippinesBANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Acquisition--Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd. (HGS) (Listed on NSE & BSE, India) has announced that its subsidiary, HGS International Mauritius, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity stake in Diversify Offshore Staffing Solutions Pty Ltd. (Diversify), Australia. The transaction is expected to close within the next few days.
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MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KLDiscovery Inc. ("KLDiscovery", “KLD” or the “Company”), a leading provider of global electronic discovery, information governance and data recovery technology solutions, announced the launch of Nebula Singularity, its premier subscription service that was designed to benefit corporations seeking to globalize and standardize their eDiscovery processes. Nebula Singularity is a simple, one-touch licensing option that provides customers with the power of Nebula’s flexible deployment models and workflow accelerators, anywhere they need it. Each Singularity subscription includes a Nebula Enterprise™ appliance for installation in the customer's data center, additional hosted subscription capacity in any of Nebula's worldwide SaaS deployments, on-demand Nebula Portable™ units, as well as access to KLD Client Portal, ReadySuite™, and more. Singularity allows for unparalleled functionality, global reach, and complete operational flexibility on a single unified platform for a simple, predictable price - all backed by KLDiscovery's incomparable customer service.
To provide EV engineering capabilities and drive Digital Transformation to enhance performance managementNEW DELHI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--In a bid to focus on responsible business growth that can help shape a better and sustainable future, Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, has partnered with Mahindra Racing, the greenest team in motorsport and the only Indian team to compete in ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, for the fifth consecutive season. This partnership was announced today in Riyadh on the opening race day for Season 8 of Formula E.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Route Optimization Software Market - Forecasts from 2021 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Owing to the changing lifestyle, increasing disposable income, rapid urbanization, and surging population the demand for food delivery in the country has exponentially increased.According to a survey conducted by Canstar Blue in Australia, Australians spend an average of $44 on food delivery services per month, which is $528 per year.
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KLDiscovery Inc. (“KLDiscovery”, “KLD” or the “Company”), a leading provider of global electronic discovery, information governance and data recovery technology solutions, announced that it is launching a new Nebula Enterprise product line to accommodate its clients’ and partners’ geographic and data control needs. Nebula Enterprise brings the power, flexibility, and enhanced feature set of Nebula® to customers’ data centers in a plug-and-play expandable appliance designed to address a myriad of security and compliance considerations. Nebula Enterprise models are available in a wide range of capacities, addressing a wide range of use cases. For example, five terabyte units are ideal for corporations or law firms seeking a small scale, low maintenance, in-house eDiscovery capability, while capacities up to 100 terabytes can make up a large eDiscovery vendor’s entire technology stack.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allspring Global Investments (Allspring), the pure-play, independent asset manager with US$575 billion in assets under management*, today announced the appointment of Andy Sowerby as managing director, head of Client Group APAC ex-Japan. Reporting to Deirdre Flood, head of International Client Group, Andy will assume responsibility for leading Allspring’s business development across the APAC region, identifying ways to best partner with existing and prospective clients.
Quarterly revenue of $689 million, up 37% year-over-yearQuarterly subscription revenue of $509 million, up 64% year-over-yearQuarterly IFRS operating margin of (10)% and non-IFRS operating margin of 26%Quarterly cash flow from operations of $222 million and free cash flow of $197 millionTEAM, Anywhere/SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2022 ended December 31, 2021 and released a shareholder letter available on Atlassian’s Work Life blog at http://atlassian.com/blog/announcements/shareholder-letter-q2fy22
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First-ever Grand Prize, Growth Grant and Seed Grant winners selected for innovative solutions that will transform the food system and improve sustainabilityCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today announced winners for the inaugural Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge–an initiative which seeks to inspire and support innovative, diverse and multidisciplinary teams to create game-changing innovations that will help transform the food system. To incentivize innovation at all levels, including idea generation, development, and scale up, the Challenge offers three levels of awards consisting of Seed Grants, Growth Grants, and a Grand Prize category, totaling more than $1 million.
Partners will now have access to enhanced capabilities for global expansion and greater choice of integrated payments solutionsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global payments fintech disruptor, Till Payments, has today announced the acquisition of ZIPS, the payment processing business unit of the hospitality technology platform company, Ziosk. This acquisition further strengthens Till’s integrated payments capabilities and fast tracks the company’s expansion across North America.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce that the City of Virginia Beach has gone live with the latest version of Hansen CIS. The City of Virginia Beach has been a long-standing customer for close to 20 years. As part of the transformation journey, the program entailed an upgrade of the core business support infrastructure, along with the conversion of more than 70 Virginia Beach-specific business-critical customisations. The transformation journey also included the transition to a full AWS cloud-based solution.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, continued its exponential growth in 2021, adding 11 new campuses following the company’s entrance into Asia Pacific and Africa and continued expansion within its EMEA and North American markets. To help reach these milestones, Vantage raised a record US$4.9 billion in debt and equity funding throughout the year.
Funding Round Led by Accel with Other Leading Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Tax CompaniesSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#crypto--CoinTracker, the market leader in cryptocurrency tax and portfolio tracking for consumers, announced today that it has secured $100 million in Series A financing, bringing CoinTracker’s total valuation to $1.3 billion. The round was led by Accel, with participation from new and previous investors including General Catalyst, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, 776 Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Intuit Ventures, Kraken Ventures, as well as Claire Hughes Johnson (Former COO, Stripe), Gokul Rajaram (Coinbase and Pinterest board member), Jeremy Liew (Early Investor in Affirm and Snapchat), and Alex Bouaziz (Deel CEO).
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BiomeBank and Hudson Institute sign a 4-year collaboration agreement to discover and develop microbial therapies.BiomeBank gains exclusive license to paediatric IBD study, which identified key bacteria believed to be involved in disease onset and resolution. These bacteria were identified using a world-first method that unlocks culturing and metagenomics of colon biopsy samples.ADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The translation of research into the development of innovative and life-saving microbial therapies is set to transform in Australia through a partnership between Hudson Institute of Medical Research and BiomeBank, a clinical stage microbiome therapeutics company.
Registered a robust growth of 45% in brand value from 2020 to 2022 with an upgrade in brand strength from AA- to AA+ ratingNEW DELHI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BrandFinance--Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, has been recognized as the fastest-growing brand in brand strength amongst the top 15 IT services brands by Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand evaluation firm. Its brand value registered a robust growth of 45% over the last two years and jumped to USD 3 billion along with an upgrade in brand strength from AA- to AA+ rating. Tech Mahindra is also rated amongst the top 7 global brands in brand strength.
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DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Zinc Association (IZA) is pleased to announce Hindustan Zinc Ltd's CEO/Full Time Director, Arun Misra, as the new acting IZA Chair. Mr. Misra was selected as the new Chair by IZA Executive Committee recently, with a final vote planned by IZA’s Board of Directors in October. Mr. Misra expressed honor at being elected to the position and looked forward to supporting IZA in its work to build sustainable, long-term markets for zinc and helping to ensure license to operate for the industry.
