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Progressive Dental Marketing fuels growth plans with McCarthy Capital

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torsdag, maj 30, 2024

Progressive Dental Marketing, a full-service sales training, continuing education, and specialty marketing services provider to dental practices, has partnered with McCarthy Capital to accelerate its growth plans.

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  • Progressive Dental Marketing, a full-service sales training, continuing education, and specialty marketing services provider to dental practices, has partnered with McCarthy Capital to accelerate its growth plans.
  • The $100 million recapitalization from McCarthy Capital will fuel the Progressive Dental’s next phase of growth.
  • Already, more than 1,000 dental practices are actively working with Progressive Dental to improve lead generation for new patients, increase production per patient, and create greater efficiency in their marketing efforts.
  • “Together, we’ll accelerate Progressive Dental’s growth trajectory through international expansion and accretive acquisitions.”
    Progressive Dental plans to explore opportunities to make strategic acquisitions to add new services and tools that benefit dental practices.

EY Announces Ishan Patel of Audien Hearing as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award Finalist

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onsdag, maj 29, 2024

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Audien Hearing co-founder, Ishan Patel, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.

Key Points: 
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Audien Hearing co-founder, Ishan Patel, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.
  • Patel was selected as a finalist by an independent panel of judges.
  • “I am incredibly honored to be named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist by Ernst & Young,” said Ishan Patel, co-founder of Audien Hearing.
  • By leveraging these platforms, Audien Hearing makes its products more available, offering affordable and high-quality hearing aids to those who might otherwise struggle to afford or obtain traditional hearing solutions.

RedBird IMI Completes Acquisition of Global Production Company All3Media

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torsdag, maj 16, 2024

The media company’s CEO Jane Turton and COO Sara Geater will continue to lead All3Media for RedBird IMI.

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  • The media company’s CEO Jane Turton and COO Sara Geater will continue to lead All3Media for RedBird IMI.
  • RedBird IMI launched just over a year ago, with the goal of building a global media company across news, entertainment and sports.
  • Its investments include the Los Angeles-based scripted production company Media Res, the unscripted production company EverWonder Studios, the children’s entertainment company Hidden Pigeon Company and the digital news outlet Front Office Sports.
  • RedBird Advisors acted as financial advisor to RedBird IMI and RedBird Capital Partners, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted as its legal advisor.

Lumileds to Sell Its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group

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fredag, maj 17, 2024

Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets and First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket, have entered into an agreement for First Brands to acquire the Lamps and Accessories business of Lumileds for $238M.

Key Points: 
  • Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets and First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket, have entered into an agreement for First Brands to acquire the Lamps and Accessories business of Lumileds for $238M.
  • Under First Brands, the Lamps and Accessories business will continue to expand its global offerings and position its products and leading brands in the automotive accessories sector.
  • As part of the acquisition, Lumileds automotive lamps factories in China, Germany, and Poland will transfer with the Lamps and Accessories business.
  • Lumileds will retain its factories and sites in The Netherlands, United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Jiaxing, China.

EY Announces Todd Watts of PatientFi as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award Finalist

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torsdag, maj 16, 2024

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Todd Watts, CEO and Co-Founder of PatientFi , was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.

Key Points: 
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Todd Watts, CEO and Co-Founder of PatientFi , was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.
  • Todd Watts was selected as a finalist by an independent panel of judges.
  • Co-founded by Todd in 2017, PatientFi is a leading payments platform used by medical practices to seamlessly offer their patients more affordable alternatives for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.
  • The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June.

Marco's Pizza® Promotes 30 Plus-Year Industry Veteran Kristin Corcoran to Chief Legal Counsel

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tisdag, maj 14, 2024

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marco's Pizza, one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands, appoints franchising law veteran, Kristin Corcoran, to Chief Legal Counsel. This news comes on the heels of another C-Suite promotion with John Meyers as Chief Operating Officer as well as several significant appointments on the marketing team.

Key Points: 
  • TOLEDO, Ohio, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marco's Pizza , one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands, appoints franchising law veteran, Kristin Corcoran, to Chief Legal Counsel.
  • Corcoran boasts an impressive 30-plus-year history of providing legal counsel specifically within the franchising industry, handling both domestic and international legal matters at leading organizations such as DLA Piper N.A.
  • She was also the co-founding partner of Appleby & Corcoran, LLC, which provided legal counsel to franchisor clients.
  • Prior to her appointment to Chief Legal Counsel, Corcoran served as Marco's Vice President of Corporate Counsel.

Atlas Lithium Secures US$ 30,000,000 Strategic Investment and Offtake Agreement from Mitsui

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torsdag, mars 28, 2024

The Strategic Investment provides Atlas Lithium with immediately available funds to continue its rapid development towards revenue generation with the production and sale of high-quality, low cost, environmentally sustainable lithium concentrate.

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  • The Strategic Investment provides Atlas Lithium with immediately available funds to continue its rapid development towards revenue generation with the production and sale of high-quality, low cost, environmentally sustainable lithium concentrate.
  • The Strategic Investment is a culmination of the mutual interest in growing Atlas Lithium.
  • Mitsui's investment reflects confidence in our team, assets, and business model," stated Marc Fogassa, CEO and Chairman of Atlas Lithium.
  • I have watched the relationship of our companies grow and I believe that this partnership with Mitsui strengthens Atlas Lithium substantially."

Relyance AI Launches Asset Intelligence and Data Security Posture Management

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tisdag, maj 7, 2024

With Asset Intelligence and Data Security Posture Management, Relyance AI allows an organization to:

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  • With Asset Intelligence and Data Security Posture Management, Relyance AI allows an organization to:
    Create a Unified Governance Layer: Monitor sensitive data in assets across your entire ecosystem and get visibility into rich security and governance metadata in the context of your obligations.
  • "The Relyance AI Asset Intelligence and Data Posture Management platform offers a fresh and unique perspective on asset management and data protection.
  • Our new Asset Intelligence and Data Security Posture Management offering brings relief to enterprises grappling with data visibility and compliance uncertainties.
  • Relyance AI is demonstrating Asset Intelligence and Data Security Posture Management today at RSA Conference in San Francisco at booth #XYZ.

EY Announces Sanjeev Aggarwal of Everspin Technologies as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award Finalist

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tisdag, maj 7, 2024

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that President and CEO Sanjeev Aggarwal of Everspin Technologies was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.

Key Points: 
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that President and CEO Sanjeev Aggarwal of Everspin Technologies was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist.
  • Aggarwal was selected as a finalist by an independent panel of judges.
  • Aggarwal's selection as a finalist is a testament to his transformative leadership at Everspin.
  • Aggarwal, a distinguished Cornell graduate and Senior IEEE member, boasts over 25 years of expertise in non-volatile memory and semiconductor industries.

EY Announces Jon M. Williams of Viridi Parente as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New York Award Finalist

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tisdag, maj 7, 2024

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Jon M. Williams of Viridi Parente, Inc. (Viridi) was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New York Award finalist. The New York program celebrates entrepreneurs from New York and Connecticut. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.

Key Points: 
  • BUFFALO, N.Y., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Jon M. Williams of Viridi Parente , Inc. (Viridi) was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New York Award finalist.
  • Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives.
  • Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.
  • In New York, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsors Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), regional Gold sponsors, ADP, DLA Piper and Empire Valuation Consultants.