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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Licensing International, the leading trade association for the $369.6+ billion global brand licensing industry, has released an executive summary of its 2025 Global Licensing Industry Study. The study shows the continued worldwide sales growth of licensed products and services across categories including corporate, sports, entertainment, celebrities, fashion, and more. This year’s Global Licensing Industry Study will be published later this summer and was conducted b

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DOV Management launched DOV KOREA expanding into Asia-Pacific. With $800M AUM, it aims to deepen partnerships, pursuing strategic investments in Korea

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases research on the potential impacts of tariffs on the aviation asset-backed securities (ABS) sector. The ABS market entered 2025 with strong momentum, with $2.5 billion issued in Q1 and $1.2 billion so far in Q2. Global air travel has fully rebounded, with passenger volumes exceeding pre-COVID levels across most regions. However, recent trade tensions and evolving tariff policies have introduced new uncertainties that could affect the aviation sector and a

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #erp--Tailor, a headless ERP platform, has raised $14M in the first close of its Series A funding round, led by ANRI with participation from Spiral Capital.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of the members of Nodak Insurance Group (Nodak). The outlook of the Long-Term ICRs has been revised to stable from negative, while the outlook of the FSR is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term ICR to “bbb” (Good) from “bbb+” (Good) of NI Holdings, Inc. (Fargo, N

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases its latest 12 Things in Credit report, highlighting timely credit market themes drawn from our weekly podcast, 3 Things in Credit, hosted by KBRA’s Chief Strategist, Van Hesser. Among the wide-ranging topics Van discusses in this issue are the strength of consumer spending, where the labor market might crack, and the broader implications of Walmart’s outlook. Each Friday, the podcast covers three Things impacting credit that market participants should kn

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by Stream Innovations 2025-1 Issuer Trust (“STRE 2025-1”), an asset-backed securitization collateralized by a pool of consumer loans used for home improvements. The ratings reflect the initial credit enhancement levels ranging from 24.10% for the Class A notes to 3.20% for the Class D notes. Credit enhancement on the notes is comprised of overcollateralization, subordination of junior note classes (excep

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced it will participate in the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & Trading Conference on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult will participate in a fireside chat at 11:30am EDT. A live webcast of the session will be available via https://investors.tradeweb.com/events-and-presentations. A replay will be accessib

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AlliantInsurance--Alliant Insurance Services has once again been named one of Insurance Business America’s Fast Brokerages.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to six classes of mortgage-backed certificates from Angel Oak Mortgage Trust 2025-6 (AOMT 2025-6), a $349.7 million non-prime RMBS transaction. The underlying collateral, comprised of 729 residential mortgages, is characterized by a significant concentration of loans underwritten using alternative income documentation. All the loans are either classified as non-qualified mortgages (48.5%) or exempt (51.5%) from the Ability-to-Repay/Qua

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of MicroStrategy Incorporated d/b/a Strategy (“Strategy” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MSTR) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED (MSTR), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOU

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ESSENCE Communications, the esteemed publisher of ESSENCE Magazine—America's leading lifestyle publication dedicated to Black women since 1970, proudly announces the second wave of performers for the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Evening Concert Series. This year’s festival is a love letter to the ones who know the deep cuts, vocal runs, and the magic of a perfectly curated set. It’s for the fans who grew up on the Superdome stage

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkley Re, a Berkley company, is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1975, Berkely Re has grown into a global leader in the reinsurance market with five businesses strategically located across the globe – Berkley Re America, Berkley Re Australia, Berkley Re Asia, Berkley Re Solutions and Berkley Re UK. For 50 years, Berkley Re has provided a broad range of property and casualty reinsurance products and solutions. Today, it serves clients in No

ROCKFORD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) today announced a major renovation of its global headquarters located in Rockford, Michigan. This investment is part of the Company’s continued efforts to modernize facilities, centralize core business operations, and attract and retain top-tier talent by creating new spaces for innovation and collaboration – along with advancing team and culture development. “Our company is driven by a new vision to Make. Every Day. Bette

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HomeServices of America, the nation’s premier provider of homeownership services, today named Vince Leisey President of HSF Affiliates, the franchiser of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) network. BHHS is the residential real estate franchise network owned by HomeServices of America, and part of a market-leading family of real estate brokerages, mortgages companies, settlement providers, insurance and corporate relocation services. Leisey has been a member

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--15Five, the AI-powered performance management platform that drives action and impact for thousands of organizations, today announced the launch of Kona by 15Five at its virtual event, Next. The launch follows 15Five’s January acquisition of Kona. An AI-powered coach for managers, Kona joins virtual meetings and provides personalized, privacy-conscious coaching and enablement in the flow of work. Kona uses data from 15Five such as performance reviews and engagemen

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National plaintiffs firm Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP, has been recognized by ALM and Law.com for securing two of the largest jury verdicts of 2024. Both cases involved claims against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) over its talc-based Baby Powder, which exposed users to asbestos, a known carcinogen. The 29th-ranked case on the ALM list was a $260 million verdict in Oregon on behalf of Kyung Lee, a 49-year-old mother of three who was diagnosed wi

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces Investigation of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) on Behalf of Investors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEG Presents announced the promotion of Joe Jaeger to Vice President, Integrated Marketing and Strategy within its Global Partnerships division.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP reminds investors of the upcoming July 15, 2025 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Krispy Kreme, Inc. (“Krispy Kreme” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DNUT) securities between February 25, 2025 and May 7, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS ON YOUR KRISPY KREME INVESTMENTS, CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLA