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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--DDN, the global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, today announced the appointment of Lauren Bloch as Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO). In this role, Bloch will lead DDN’s global people strategy, including talent acquisition and development, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, employee engagement, workplace experience, and culture.Bloch will report to Guido Torrini, Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO) at DDN, and will work c

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fuego Leads, LLC (“Fuego Leads”) a customer acquisition and engagement company focused on the health insurance and Medicare markets, today announced the appointments of Kent Kirkwood as Chief Operating Officer and Daniel Altman as Senior Vice President of Marketing. The appointments arrive at a defining moment for Fuego and Health Insurance Alliance, LLC (“Health Insurance Alliance”), a trusted health insurance advisor for individuals and families through

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAVA), the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand that brings heart, health, and humanity to food, today announced the appointment of Amiee Bayer-Thomas, Chief Retail Officer of Ulta Beauty, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective today, July 29. “Amiee is a seasoned operator whose leadership has always started with the people closest to the guest,” said Brett Schulman, Co-Founder and CEO of CAVA. “Having grown up in

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic Markets LLC, the futures commission merchant (FCM) affiliate of Kalshi, selects Solidus Labs as its trade surveillance partner.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adams Street Partners, LLC, a leading private markets investment management firm with more than $73 billion of assets under management,* announced today it has secured over $5 billion in capital commitments for its latest Secondaries Investment Program, including the successful close of Global Secondary Fund 8 at $2.7 billion. Adams Street’s Secondaries Investment Program received strong support from new and existing institutional investors globally. The latest fundrai

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crawford today highlighted its outcome-focused claims innovation approach, a longstanding discipline used to evaluate new technologies and workflow enhancements based on measurable impact rather than theoretical potential. At a time when the insurance industry is rapidly adopting new tools and capabilities, Crawford’s approach is grounded in a simple but critical distinction: not just whether something works, but whether it meaningfully improves outcomes and experience

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital Sentry, a deep tech startup building persistent infrared imaging systems for geosynchronous orbit (GEO), today announced the close of a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Ridgeline and with participation from Superorganism and Hustle Fund. These investor portfolios reflect Orbital Sentry’s dual-use commercial and defense potential. Orbital Sentry's platform is designed to deliver continuous, high-sensitivity infrared monitoring from GEO, closing a

TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medallia, Inc., the leading AI-driven platform for experience transformation, today announced the completion of its previously announced recapitalization agreement with its lenders. With the transaction now closed, Medallia has significantly reduced its outstanding debt and secured $150 million of new capital, and has officially transitioned ownership to an investor group led by funds managed by Blackstone, as well as Apollo, and FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK). "Closing

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.058 per share on July 31, 2026, payable on August 31, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 11, 2026. Managed Distribution Plan. The above distribution was declared in accordance with the Fund’s currently effective managed distribution plan (the “Plan”), whereby t

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BRW) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.085 per share on July 31, 2026, payable on August 31, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 11, 2026. Managed Distribution Plan. The above distribution was declared in accordance with the Fund’s currently effective managed distribution plan (the “Plan”), whereby the F

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payfinia, an independent payment services firm providing an open payments framework, today announced a strategic partnership with Dublin, Calif.-based Patelco Credit Union (‘Patelco’ – $9.5 billion in assets and more than 550,000 members), marked by the credit union’s investment* in the Payfinia Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO). As part of the partnership, Patelco’s Chief Technology Officer, Kal Majmundar, has joined the Payfinia CUSO Board of Directors,

SAN FRANCISCO & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioCatch, a leading provider of behavioral-first, multi-signal fraud intelligence, from funds advised by Permira and other shareholders for $2.4 billion in cash. The acquisition of BioCatch complements Visa’s existing cyber, fraud, risk and security solutions and is expected to help clients better protect themselves and their customers from the growing threat of acco

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PSQ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PSQH) (the "Company"), a payments infrastructure provider designed to assist businesses underserved by mainstream financial services companies, today announced that Roja, a turnkey, white-label Earned Wage Access (“EWA”) platform, has selected PSQ Payments to power payment processing for its clients' EWA programs. Roja enables partner organizations to launch fully branded, subscription-based EWA experiences, without building their own i

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LoanPro announced that VIVA Finance has tripled its loan origination volume since migrating to LoanPro in July 2025.

CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SILAC Insurance Company ("SILAC"), a leading provider of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), today announced a collaboration with The Index Standard to advance a new level of transparency within the FIA industry through an independent assessment of carrier historical renewal rate performance. For years, financial professionals evaluating FIAs have had access to initial rates, product features, and illustrations but lacked objective historical data about one of the mos

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CS Disco, Inc. (“DISCO”) (NYSE: LAW), a creator of industry-leading litigation technology, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Eric Friedrichsen, and its Chief Financial Officer, Aaron Barfoot, will present at Canaccord’s Growth Conference on August 12, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. Central Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time) A live webcast of the presentation will be available on DISCO’s investor relations website at ir.csdisco.com. An archived replay will also be m

GULFPORT, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hancock Whitney Completes One Florida Bank Acquisition

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Bank Investment Services today announced it has gone live with a new client lifecycle management (CLM) platform, providing a comprehensive onboarding solution for alternative investment clients and the investors in their funds. The implementation is a key milestone in Investment Services’ multi-phased technology transformation strategy, aimed at modernizing processes, workflows and reporting across the private funds space. U.S. Bank leverages CLM provider Fene

WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), today announced the closing of approximately $1.2 billion in commitments to MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Fund III (MIPEP III), the third fund in MIM's private equity investment platform for institutional investors. The new fund purchased a portfolio of approximately $754 million of private equity, venture capital and equity co-investment i

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sammons Financial Group today announced a planned leadership transition designed to support the company's continued long-term growth and strategic direction. Effective Jan. 1, 2027, President Rob TeKolste will assume the dual roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Esfand Dinshaw will retire at the end of 2026 following a 27-year career with the organization, including the past 16 years as C