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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As middle-market companies navigate tighter bank lending standards, supply-chain realignment, and ongoing economic uncertainty, secured finance has become an essential part of the economic infrastructure, quietly powering growth, liquidity, and resilience across the U.S. economy, according to a new study released today by the Secured Finance Network (SFNet). SFNet’s 2025 Secured Finance Market Sizing Study finds that secured finance outstandings reached approximately

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules,” “Hercules Capital,” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a new supplemental cash distribution of $0.28 per share, to be distributed equally over four quarters be

WARSAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Haptiq, an enterprise technology solutions provider for private equity, government and institutional organizations, today announced the opening of its new office in Warsaw, Poland. The expansion strengthens Haptiq’s ability to support European clients with enterprise-grade delivery, implementation, and operational enablement designed to drive repeatable value creation at scale. The Poland office will operate as a core enterprise delivery and operations hub, supp

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As structural forces supercharge demand for infrastructure, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, will host a U.S. Infrastructure Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2026. Guided by the theme, “Building America’s Future Together: The Infrastructure Opportunity” and in partnership with Semafor, the one-day summit will convene elected officials, corporate leaders, labor representatives, asset owners, and infrastructur

ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced a significant milestone in the modernization of its MSP® mortgage servicing system with the launch of an enhanced user experience (UX). The new UX completes the first phase of a broader modernization initiative, establishing the groundwork for second-phase enhanced workflow automations and productivity agents already being introduced. “This new UX i

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE:ACRE), a specialty finance company primarily engaged in directly originating and investing in commercial real estate loans and related investments, reported generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income (loss) of $(3.9) million or $(0.07) per diluted common share and Distributable Earnings1 of $8.5 million or $0.15 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2025. The Company reported

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced the formation of Allvia, a workforce services platform designed to deliver scalable HR and benefits services across the full employee lifecycle. Fred Pettijohn, an experienced executive and investor who partnered with Trinity Hunt through its Exec+ program, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Allvia. Allvia was formed through Trinity Hunt's investment in Melita Group, a human resources, b

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anrok, the modern tax compliance platform trusted by 44% of the Forbes AI 50, today announced major platform expansions with native global compliance capabilities and new integrations with Zuora and WooCommerce. These additions enable finance teams to automate complete sales tax, VAT, and GST compliance across every market without managing multiple regional vendors—a critical capability as companies scale worldwide. The challenge: global growth with fragmented so

DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airrived, the company behind the Agentic OS, today announced it has been named a Tech Innovator in Agentic AI in the Gartner “Emerging Tech: Tech Innovators in Agentic AI” report (16 September 2025). Airrived was recognized for its composable multiagent architecture and expert cybersecurity agents that enable automated risk remediation, positioning it as a leader in domain-specialized agentic AI for enterprise security, IT, and business operations. According to

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules,” “Hercules Capital,” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter 2025 total cash distribution of $0.47 per share. The following shows the key dates of t

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #digitalmarketing--Practice Made Perfect ("PMP"), a portfolio company of NextGen Growth Partners ("NGP"), today announced that Al Ludwig has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer, marking an exciting new chapter under his leadership. PMP supports plaintiffs' personal injury law firms nationwide, delivering performance-driven marketing strategies designed to increase client acquisition and case volume in highly competitive legal markets. The firm provides a full suit

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LMAX Group introduces Omnia Exchange, enabling users to seamlessly convert any asset in real‑time via a single API, anywhere, anytime.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Square today announced the UK launch of Square AI, a free, conversational AI assistant built directly into the Square platform to help businesses of all sizes make clearer, faster decisions using their own business data. The launch follows new research commissioned by Square, which shows that while more than half (53%) of UK SMEs have used AI in their business, only 30% use it regularly. This low level of adoption is leaving many businesses experimenting without seeing

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #aiinfrastructure--Submer, the market leading AI infrastructure provider, has today announced that it will acquire Radian Arc Operations Pty Ltd, an established provider of an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform for running sovereign, telco-focused GPU cloud services. The acquisition completes Submer’s full-stack cloud offering, bringing together InferX, Submer’s NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) platform launched earlier this year, with Radian Arc’s carrier-embedded GPU edge c

AMSTERDAM & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An exclusive new report by Dealroom and the NATO Innovation Fund shows that European DSR (Defence, Security and Resilience) startups secured a record $8.7 billion in venture capital in 2025. The surge was fuelled by late-stage mega-rounds to support breakthrough technologies that help address critical capabilities for NATO nations – from freedom of operations & mobility, to awareness and decision making, and the security of critical technologies. Record

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Paysafe Limited (NYSE: PSFE) between March 4, 2025 and November 12, 2025. Paysafe describes itself as a company that “provides end-to-end payment solutions in the United States and internationally.” For more information, submit a form, email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegations: Rosen Law Firm is Investigating

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INO) between October 10, 2023 and December 26, 2025. Inovio describes itself as a “biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of DNA medicines to treat and protect people from diseases associated with, inter alia, human papillomavirus (“HPV”).” For more information, su

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of sellers of common stock of Masonite International Corporation (NYSE: DOOR) between June 5, 2023 and February 8, 2024. Masonite describes itself as a “leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door solutions for the residential and non-residential building construction markets’ new construction and repair, renovation

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) to Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Valaris will receive 15.235 shares of Transocean stock for each share of Valaris that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Marine Products Corporation (NYSE: MPX) to MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: MCFT). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Marine Products will receive $2.43 in cash and 0.232 shares of MasterCraft common stock for each share of Marine Products that they own. Upon clos