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SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancor Capital Partners announces an investment in CEAR, LLC, a leading provider of electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) services.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #bankinginnovation--Community Capital Technology (“Community Capital”), the premier digital loan marketplace, and Participate (a BankLabs Innovation), a leader in loan participation and syndication automation, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance liquidity solutions and loan sales efficiency for financial institutions. This collaboration creates a first-of-its-kind, scalable platform designed to empower financial institutions with seamless access to a broad, technology-driv

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AlliantInsurance--Justin Bayern has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Denver, Colorado, Bayern will deliver strategic property and casualty insurance solutions to a diverse nationwide client base. With more than 20 years of experience in finance and insurance, Bayern has a strong background in sales leadership, account growth, and client relationship management. He has a proven track record of helping organiz

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced updates to IBKR Desktop.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Acquisition--Impact Capital Group, as exclusive investment banker to Ridge Financial Group, LLC (“RFG”), announces the closing of a commercial timberland joint venture with Arena Investors, LP (“Arena”). This JV is focused on the acquisition, development, and restoration of quality timberland properties in the USA. The JV closed its first timber acquisition and is executing on a robust pipeline of proprietary targets. "As investment bankers, we connect strategic capital with hi

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security, today announced the addition of network tokenization capabilities to its ShieldConex® Tokenization as a Service and Orchestration platforms, enabling merchants to directly provision network-issued payment tokens from card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Network tokenization replaces sensitive payment credentials like the Primary Account Number (PAN) with a secure, non-sensitive to

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industry leaders Kev Zoryan and Aaron Greeno have joined together to form Arselle Investments, a private real estate investment platform.

COVINA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--xtype, the Multi-Instance Management Platform company, today announced it has launched its feature store app xtype Enterprise on the ServiceNow® Store. With the new listing on the ServiceNow Store, xtype Enterprise becomes more accessible to the worldwide teams that use the ServiceNow Platform. xtype’s Multi-Instance Management Platform helps customers maximize their ServiceNow investment, innovate faster, govern multiple instances, shrink the backlog, ensure co

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Allakos Inc. (NASDAQ: ALLK) to Concentra Biosciences, LLC for $0.33 in cash per share is fair to Allakos shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages Allakos shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com. The investigation concerns whether Allakos and

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MidFirst Bank, the nation's largest privately held bank, today announced the grand opening of its Southern Nevada branch at the UnCommons, a dynamic mixed-use community designed to foster business and connection. The expansion into Southern Nevada is spearheaded by a team of twelve seasoned banking professionals who joined MidFirst Bank to bring a personalized, concierge-style approach to banking. Since entering the market 18 months ago, the team has achieved a momen

NORTH BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Billions of dollars have been poured into artificial intelligence, but a fundamental question remains unanswered: what is the best way to monetize it? As AI-native companies race to build bigger models, and as legacy players build AI into existing products, AI monetization remains one of the industry’s greatest unsolved challenges. Rather than just talking about it, Chargebee, a leading billing and monetization platform, is forcing the issue into the spotli

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IRALOGIX, a leading provider of cloud-based, fully paperless IRA recordkeeping and technology solutions for the wealth management industry, has been named to FinTech Global’s prestigious 2025 WealthTech100 list. This is the third consecutive year the company has earned this honor. The WealthTech100 recognizes companies tackling some of the biggest challenges in the investment industry, from the push for digital transformation to shifting client expectations and the

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--The U.S. life/annuity (L/A) industry posted a 13% decline in net income to $33.3 billion in 2024, driven partly by a rise in expenses of nearly 15%, according to AM Best. These preliminary results are detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, titled, “First Look: 2024 Life/Annuity Financial Results,” and the data is derived from companies’ annual statutory statements received as of March 17, 2025, representing an estimated 99% of the total L/A industry’s premiums

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases research examining how, in a climate where strategic investments and balance-sheet flexibility are paramount, many companies are opting to sell minority stakes in select assets or business units. The financing strategy is straightforward: By carving out a portion of the business into a joint venture (JV) and selling a minority interest, a company receives an immediate equity infusion—funds that can be directed toward growth initiatives, debt repayment, o

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emplifi, the leading unified customer engagement solution, today released “The Social Pulse: State of Consumer-Brand Engagement on Social Media in 2025”, a new report offering valuable insights into consumer behavior on social media and the evolving expectations for brand engagement. According to the report, 70% of consumers say they will abandon a brand after just two negative experiences, while nearly a quarter will stop purchasing from a brand after only one bad ex

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HarbourVest Partners, a leading global private markets investment specialist with more than $143 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, today announced the launch of the HarbourVest Private Investment Fund (HPIF or the “Fund”). HPIF is designed to provide a single point of entry to HarbourVest’s multi-manager, direct private equity platform. The Fund is expected to invest capital primarily in direct company investments through co-investments and sec

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gartner experts will navigate the theme “Autonomous Finance” during the Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference 2025.

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EP Wealth Advisors (“EP Wealth”), a leading fee-only registered investment adviser (RIA) with a growing national footprint, has announced its partnership with Peninsula Wealth, LLC in San Francisco, CA. This strategic partnership enhances EP Wealth’s ability to serve clients in Northern California while adding more than $660 million in assets under management (AUM). “At EP Wealth Advisors, we are always looking for firms that share our client-first philosophy

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D.A. Davidson announced today that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Cerberus Capital Management (“Cerberus”) on the acquisition by certain affiliates of Cerberus of Votaw Precision Technologies (“Votaw”), a leading provider of highly engineered spaceflight & defense hardware and precision components. The partnership with Votaw is led by Cerberus’ Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities platform, which invests in companies that address critical nation

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ConnectedWealth--Advisor360 launches Parrot AI, a more secure, compliant generative AI assistant for financial advisors, available on the web as a standalone offering.