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HARRISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FICO--Global analytics software leader, FICO, will host a free Score A Better Future™ Fundamentals credit education event for teens in Harrison with the help of local partner, Flag Nation on August 19. This event aims to provide students with the knowledge and resources to better understand their financial health, including an overview on the role of credit, and the FICO® Score, the credit score used by 90% of top US lenders to make lending decisions. Fundamentals is

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Private Equity Women Investor Network (“PEWIN”), the preeminent organization for senior-level women in private equity, today announced the winners of its 2024 Annual LP/GP Awards in six categories. The PEWIN Annual LP/GP Awards recognize outstanding organizations who are transforming the private equity industry by advancing gender equity within their firms and across the global ecosystem. Organizations are nominated by PEWIN members and voted on by the organizatio

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Washington, D.C., and media and telecommunications industry advocate Scott Weaver as the company’s Senior Vice President of Government Relations. He will report directly to Nexstar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Sook, and will begin his new duties on September 5. In this newly created role, Mr. Weaver will work with Mr. Sook to set the company’s legislative and regulatory

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #NICE--NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business was named a category winner in A-Team Group's 2024 RegTech Insight Awards Europe for “Best e-Comms Surveillance Solution.” Following its shortlisting by a panel of judges, NICE Actimize and its cloud-based SURVEIL-X Communication Surveillance solution was the recipient of the most online votes in its category derived from reader/online nominations from within the RegTech Insight community and verified by A-Team Group

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as administrative agent and joint lead arranger on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisitions of Billing Solutions, LLC (“Billing Solutions”) and edgeMED Healthcare (“edgeMED”) by Medusind Solutions Inc. (“Medusind”), an existing portfolio company of Alpine Investors. Based in Prescott, Arizona, Billing Solutions provides customized billing and practice management services for the behavioral heal

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CNEXT, a cutting-edge leadership development and networking business that enables clients to drive organizational success and career advancement, will host the second annual ACCELERATE Summit on August 19-21 in South Carolina. Sessions will be led by industry experts, such as best-selling author Elaine Lin Hering, Amy Herman from Art of Perception, and Dr. Randal Pinkett from BCT Partners. As a first-of-its-kind development program, ACCELERATE takes a holistic approach

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PSQ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PSQH) (“PublicSquare,” or the “Company”), America's leading commerce and payments ecosystem valuing life, family, and liberty, today announced it has entered into an agreement for a $10.0 million convertible note in a private placement with a board member and his affiliates. The note has substantively identical terms to the notes offered in March 2024. This investment underscores PublicSquare's efforts in building a marketplace a

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RF Investment Partners, a provider of structured growth capital, is pleased to announce the exit of SPATCO Energy Solutions, a leading provider of sales, service, maintenance, installation, and compliance solutions for fueling infrastructure across the United States and Canada. RF is also pleased to announce it has invested in the SPATCO $230 million continuation fund led by Kian Capital Partners and Apogem Capital. SPATCO has built a solid reputation for delivering h

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The suit alleges defendants issued false statements concerning PDD business and prospects, resulting in its stock trading at inflated prices.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCPI Portfolio Company QEI Expands into Advance Distribution Management Systems with Acquisition of Energy Computer Systems

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DKNG Investors Have Opportunity to Join DraftKings Inc. Securities Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EXTR Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Extreme Networks, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm

MARTINEZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Statement of Decision issued in a civil suit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court advanced the findings of a unanimous jury verdict previously secured by a Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP inverse condemnation litigation team. The defense team was led by Burke partners Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero and Chad W. Herrington. On February 8, 2022, plaintiffs Jane Kappel and Bryan Kappel filed a first amended complaint asserting two claims for inverse condemna

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDLX Investors Have Opportunity to Join Cardlytics, Inc. Securities Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PDD Investors Have Opportunity to Lead PDD Holdings Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CXM Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Sprinklr, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen announced today that Glass Lewis, a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommended that shareholders vote on the WHITE proxy card FOR ALL Board nominees of Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: NRK), and AGAINST the proposal to terminate Nuveen as the investment advisor put forth by a dissident shareholder in connection with the Fund’s annual meeting scheduled for August 15, 2024. Glass Lewis’ recommendation follows a report from I

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (The Standard) and The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced earlier today a definitive agreement under which The Standard will acquire Allstate’s Employer Voluntary Benefits business for approximately $2 billion and enter into a product distribution partnership. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Standard and Allstate are

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced a definitive agreement to sell the Employer Voluntary Benefits business to StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., (The Standard) for $2.0 billion. The sale represents the first step in the strategic decision to enable the three Allstate Health & Benefits businesses – Employer Voluntary Benefits, Individual and Group Health – to realize their full growth potential by combining them with companies that have additional

CASTLE ROCK, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riot Platforms, Inc. (“Riot”) issues this press release pursuant to Part 3 of Canadian National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues and Part 5 of Canadian National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids in respect of Bitfarms Ltd. (“Bitfarms” or the “Company”). Riot announces that on August 13, 2024 it acquired ownership of 1,000,000 common shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of the Comp