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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WilliamsMarston, a national leader in complex accounting, tax, valuation, and transaction advisory services, is pleased to announce the launch of its Strategic Advisory Board. This newly established board brings together a group of industry veterans whose collective experience will help shape the firm’s strategic direction, support sustained growth, and advance WilliamsMarston’s mission to be the leading advisory partner to rapidly growing companies across the country.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR & Co. Inc., a leading global investment firm, today announced that it has acquired a majority ownership stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners (HCRx), a leading biopharma royalty acquisition company. This strategic partnership will enable KKR to enhance its capabilities in biopharma royalty and credit investing, while expanding the firm’s existing footprint in the life sciences ecosystem. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HCRx has a str

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luxury Presence – the AI marketing platform trusted by over 65,000 residential real estate agents and brands today has announced the introduction of its Autonomous AI Marketing Team, consisting of four fully-autonomous, always-on AI Marketing Specialists. Created to fuel lead generation, the AI Marketing Specialists operate as an agentic AI team under the quality oversight of Luxury Presence’s in-house marketing experts, eliminating the need for direct agent mana

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Growvana, Rebelution’s advanced e-commerce enablement platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Settle, the leading provider of flexible working capital for modern CPG brands. The collaboration provides brands with seamless access to Growvana’s operational infrastructure and non-dilutive financing through Settle’s Working Capital product, enabling eligible brands to scale profitably across first-party (1P) retail channels. Through this collaboration, brand

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contentsquare, a global leader in digital analytics, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Loris AI, a leading conversation intelligence platform. This acquisition brings together two innovative companies with one shared goal: to give business leaders a deeper, more accurate view of the full customer journey, from click to conversation. “Customer experience is shifting fast, and conversations are becoming an essential part of how people inter

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Collaboration supports the identification of organization affiliations to help improve the tracking of research output from African institutions.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--White Oak Real Estate Capital (“WOREC”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), today announced it has provided a $27.2 million senior secured loan to 1784 Holdings LLC, a national self-storage developer and owner specializing in developing, constructing and operating institutional quality self-storage facilities. The financing will be used to support the development of an 87,488 net rentable square feet (NRSF) climate-controlled self-storage facilit

PALO ALTO, Calif. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the successful completion of the sale of its legal technology subsidiary, SixFifty Technologies, LLC (“SixFifty”), to a leading human capital management company. While the terms of the transaction remain confidential, the acquisition ranks among the largest involving a law firm technology

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreTrust, a leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), today announced cooperative agreements with major municipalities, including the Cities of Houston and Los Angeles, to launch its public sector cooperative. The initiative—unveiled at the NIGP (The Institute for Public Procurement) Annual Forum 2025—extends CoreTrust’s proven savings model to government agencies nationwide, unlocking value in a $490 billion market underserved by traditional cooperatives.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Slice Insurance (Slice) has continued to build on its AI-first foundation with the expansion of a proprietary suite of secure, intelligent tools designed to transform how agents, brokers, and underwriters navigate complex commercial risks. Since the launch of Slice Mind in 2019, AI has always been at the core of Slice’s platform—and that vision is now fueling a faster, smarter submission experience across both small business and mid-market E&S. Originally launched

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study released today reveals that while Americans have turned into bargain hunters, 84% don’t regularly shop for better savings rates. Commissioned by savings platform Raisin, this independent research study spotlighted the significant gap in savings behaviors despite turbulent economic conditions. Conducted by 8acre Perspective, an independent market research firm and recognized leader in financial services, the research was conducted in May 2025 amongst a nati

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hometap, the Boston-based financial technology company pioneering home equity financing solutions, announced today that it has deployed more than $2 billion to over 20,000 homeowners through its home equity investment (HEI) platform. The milestone reflects accelerating demand for alternative financing solutions as Americans navigate persistent affordability challenges and rising homeownership costs. A recent Hometap survey found that more than half of homeowners (54.5%)

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spreetail, the leading ecommerce marketplace accelerator, today announced the launch of Price Pulse, a predictive pricing engine designed to optimize pricing strategies across all major marketplaces. By combining real-time seasonality trends, cross-channel inventory awareness, and AI-driven pricing logic, Price Pulse enables brands to outmaneuver competitors and capture market share. Price Pulse is powered by insights from billions of dollars in marketplace trans

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Adrienne O’Neill will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective Sept. 2, 2025. She will report to John McCallion, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and head of MetLife Investment Management. “We’re excited to bring on board Adrienne’s deep expertise in accounting, financial planning, and financial reporting, as well as her proven and broad leadership experienc

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (“Pagaya” or the “Company”), a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions for the financial ecosystem, today announced that the Company’s management team will participate in the following investor conferences: Bank of America’s TMT Summer Fridays Fireside Chat Series Date: August 8, 2025 Location: Virtual Canaccord Growth Conference Date: August 12, 2025 Location: Boston, MA JP Morgan Future of Financials Forum Date: Augu

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brinley Partners today announced a $4 billion strategic partnership with a leading insurer, and the launch of a $1 billion CLO.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces the appointment of Mona Naqvi as Managing Director, Research, Advocacy & Standards, effective 8 September 2025. Reporting to President and CEO, Margaret Franklin, CFA, Mona will join the CFA Institute global leadership team with responsibility for the strategic direction and leadership of the organization’s research, advocacy, and standards efforts across the investment industry – includi

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage and part of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), has partnered with CubiCasa to give homebuyers a richer home search experience. Starting today, Redfin will highlight CubiCasa-generated floor plans and CubiCasa Tours™ for any active listing where they’re available, offering buyers valuable insights into a home’s layout. Redfin is the first major real estate search site to integrate CubiCasa’s interactive floor plans into th

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fidelity Investments® today shared its 24th annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, revealing that a 65-year-old retiring in 2025 can expect to spend an average of $172,500 in health care and medical expenses throughout retirement1. This represents a more than 4% increase over 2024 and continues the general upward trajectory of projected health-related expenses since Fidelity’s inaugural $80,000 estimate in 2002. This year’s estimate comes as Americans’ confidence in

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles Schwab, a leader in investing and trading with $10.76 trillion in total client assets, today announced the findings of its Q3 2025 Trader Sentiment Survey which revealed a notable rebound in market optimism among traders. Bullishness has doubled since last quarter, with 57% of traders now expressing a positive market outlook – the highest level since the survey was established in 2022. At the same time, recession fears have steeply declined, with only 3