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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ai--Global project finance is entering a transformative era, driven by soaring demand for energy capacity, accelerated digitalization and large-scale infrastructure upgrades, reshaping investment priorities worldwide. These insights come from new research commissioned by CSC, based on responses from 200 project finance professionals, revealing a market shifting toward more complex, capital-intensive projects and a greater reliance on private capital. CSC’s latest

LONDON & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk assessment, today announced a partnership with Acorn Group, one of the UK's leading non-standard providers of car, van, taxi and household insurance. The collaboration integrates Clearspeed's proprietary voice technology into Acorn's processes to give policyholders a path to fast-track their cases, allowing legitimate claimants to receive payments faster, prioritizing them over fraudsters. Acorn has implement

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global markets posted mixed performance in November, marked by shifting supply chains, evolving investor sentiment toward AI and growth technology, and widening divergence between U.S. and non-U.S. equities. Against this backdrop, short sellers continued to concentrate on consumer names worldwide—particularly across EMEA—while Software & Services also drew significant U.S. short-selling activity, according to Hazeltree, a leading provider of integrated tr

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Customer engagement platform CSG Xponent earns top analyst and award recognition for customer journey management, analytics and personalization.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Baldwin Group, the brand name for The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (“Baldwin,” “we” or “our”) (NASDAQ: BWIN), an independent insurance distribution firm delivering tailored insurance solutions to a wide range of personal and commercial Clients, today announced that its subsidiary, The Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings, LLC (“Baldwin Holdings”), successfully received commitments from lenders to enter into an incremental term loan facility amendment to its existi

ATLANTA & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of purpose-built cloud solutions for the public sector, today announced the launch of Automated Workflows within its Euna Procurement Contracting module. This new feature is designed to eliminate the bottlenecks, missed deadlines, and compliance risks that plague public procurement teams while dramatically saving time and increasing visibility across every approval workflow, from supplier onboarding to contract renewals. “P

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--eClerx recognized as a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Intelligent Process Automation PEAK Matrix® 2025

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Some holiday traditions never change: decorating the house, baking cookies, and of course, the inevitable last-minute gift run. This year, Best Buy has everything you need for last-minute shopping and is making it easier than ever to check off your holiday list in one spot. Ways to save until the final hour Whether you’re grabbing one last stocking stuffer or tackling your entire list of show-stopping gadgets, there are still plenty of ways to save on last-minute g

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #flavoroftheyear--Torani, a leading flavor company since 1925, today announced that it has sustained an average 20% compounded annual growth rate for an unprecedented 34 years. In its centennial year, the company is outperforming its own strong record, generating $150M more in revenue than last year and accelerating toward becoming a $1 billion business by 2030. These milestones stand in contrast to widespread headlines about economic volatility and automation-driven workfor

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Star Mountain Capital, LLC (“Star Mountain”), a specialized private investment firm focused on delivering systematic alpha and low market-correlated, tax-advantaged returns from the growing and less competitive lower middle-market, is pleased to announce that it has once again been named one of the Best Places to Work by both Crain’s New York Business and Pensions & Investments for 2025. These recognitions continue Star Mountain’s multi-year track record of workpl

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New UK research from FIS reveals that consumer confidence is failing to keep pace with bank innovation, creating an AI trust gap.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keepit, the vendor-independent, cloud-native data protection provider, today announced a strategic go-to-market relationship in Poland with Ingram Micro, a leading business-to-business (B2B) platform company for the global technology ecosystem. This collaboration aims to expand Keepit’s reach across the Polish IT channel and make robust SaaS data protection accessible to Polish resellers, MSPs, and MSSPs. Ingram Micro will support the marketing, distributio

CAMBRIDGE, England & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nu Quantum, the category creator and leader in distributed quantum computing, has closed its oversubscribed $60 million Series A funding round led by National Grid Partners, including participation from Gresham House Ventures and Morpheus Ventures, and continued support from existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, IQ Capital, Ahren Capital, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, East Innovate, NSSIF, and Sumitomo (Presidio Ventures). It is the lar

LOS ANGELES & RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL), the future-ready platform for the Office of the CFO, today announced the expansion of its global cloud footprint to Saudi Arabia, with the availability of a locally hosted cloud region, delivered in partnership with Google Cloud Platform. This new regional deployment provides organizations with a secure, locally hosted cloud environment that offers lower latency and meets data residency and security requirements.

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walker & Dunlop, Inc.’s annual survey, conducted at the Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) Live conference, revealed a notable optimism in investment activity uptick and enthusiasm in HUD’s role in supporting housing construction. For the third year in a row, Walker & Dunlop surveyed top executives in affordable housing to capture their perspectives on key issues shaping the CRE industry. Respondents were developers, owners, management firms, and state hous

NEW YORK & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stonepeak (“Stonepeak”), a leading global alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, today announced that the Stonepeak-Plus INFRA1 Note (the “Note”), an unsecured, deferrable, redeemable floating rate debt security has commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) under the ticker code “SPPHA”. The Stonepeak-Plus INFRA1 Note provides Australian investors with access to regular monthly income generated primar

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AlTi Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI) (“AlTi" or the “Company”), a leading independent global wealth manager with $89 billion in assets, today confirmed that it has received multiple preliminary indications of interest regarding a potential transaction with the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Special Committee of independent directors to consider these preliminary indications of interest and to assess potential strategic options to maximize long

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rivalry Capital Launches as Next-Generation Private Equity Firm Focusing on Healthcare Transformation

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today approval of the liquidation of First Trust/Confluence Small Cap Value Fund, a series of First Trust Series Fund (the “Fund”). Based upon the recommendation of FTA, the investment advisor of the Fund, the Board of Trustees of First Trust Series Fund determined that it was in the best interests of the Fund to liquidate the Fund. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees approved the liquidation of the Fund pursuant to a pl

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On December 9, 2025, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest, payable on January 9, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 23, 2025. The ex-dividend date is December 23, 2025. The previous dividend declared in November was $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest. Important Information BNY Mellon Inves