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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

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (NYSE: KBDC) (“KBDC” or the “Company”), a business development company externally managed by its investment adviser, KA Credit Advisors, LLC, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. “We believe that the core middle market represents the most attractive risk / reward area of private credit and are pleased with the portfolio of senior secured first lien loans that we have constructed for KBDC,” said Ken L

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Soundwave Digital, a leading programmatic managed-service partner, announced today a partnership with FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the TV industry. Soundwave Digital will expand its programmatic activation across premium inventory by leveraging key technologies from Beeswax, FreeWheel’s demand-side platform. Amplifi™, Soundwave Digital’s AI-powered audience modeling solution, will now feature audience visualization, custom algorithms, unique data access

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dream Machine FX (“Dream Machine”, “Group”) is excited to announce its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Cumulus VFX by Fin Design + Effects (“FIN”), leading to the transformation of Cumulus VFX into FIN Ballina. This strategic move by Dream Machine signifies a commitment to offering diverse, high-quality visual effects services worldwide and reflects the group’s dedication to embracing diverse talents and unique, creative-rich environments. Situated in the No

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $wafd #banking--Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024. This will be the Company’s 166th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washi

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Financial Holdings (“Summit”), a leading architect of advisor success and client satisfaction for more than four decades, in collaboration with Merchant Investment Management (“Merchant”), announced that it has acquired an equity stake of the wealth management arm of Meeder Investment Management (“Meeder”). Meeder’s other business lines (including its Public Funds and Advisory Consulting divisions) are not part of this transaction and will remain part o