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PaymentWorks Celebrates Business Milestones in the First Half of 2023

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

BOSTON, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PaymentWorks, the digital supplier onboarding platform for secure, compliant and optimized business payments, concluded the first half of 2023 with several significant milestones.

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  • BOSTON, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PaymentWorks, the digital supplier onboarding platform for secure, compliant and optimized business payments, concluded the first half of 2023 with several significant milestones.
  • Customer Base Expansion: PaymentWorks customer base has grown rapidly and expanded into multiple industries, including:
    Higher Ed: PaymentWorks continues to be the digital supplier onboarding platform choice for colleges and universities.
  • New additions include: Florida State University, The Catholic University of America, and San Diego State University Research Foundation.
  • "The first half of 2023 solidified what we have always known: every organization of every size in every industry struggles with onboarding and managing vendor data," said Thayer Stewart, CEO of PaymentWorks.

Funding Circle Appoints Kanthi Muthiah U.S. Chief Product Officer

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Funding Circle, a leading online lending platform for small business borrowers, today announces Kanthi Muthiah has joined the company as U.S. Chief Product Officer.

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  • Funding Circle, a leading online lending platform for small business borrowers, today announces Kanthi Muthiah has joined the company as U.S. Chief Product Officer.
  • Kanthi, a former FICO, PayPal, and JP Morgan executive, will support overall product strategy and innovation at Funding Circle U.S. and will report to U.S.
  • "I am excited to join Funding Circle, especially during a time where accessing capital is of paramount importance to small and medium-sized businesses,” Muthiah said.
  • "We are thrilled Kanthi has joined Funding Circle as U.S. Chief Product Officer where he brings more than a decade of experience in commercial lending and credit risk management.

BlackBerry to Participate in Upcoming Investor Events

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

WATERLOO, ON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced its participation at the following investor conferences:

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  • WATERLOO, ON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced its participation at the following investor conferences:
    JP Morgan Auto Conference – Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 5:20pm ET
    John Wall, SVP and Head of BlackBerry QNX, and Tim Foote, VP Investor Relations, will join Ryan Brinkman, JP Morgan, for a fireside chat.
  • Register here for the live audio stream.
  • Canaccord Genuity 43rd Annual Growth Conference – Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 8:30am ET
    John Giamatteo, President of BlackBerry's Cybersecurity Business Unit, and Tim Foote, VP Investor Relations, will join Mike Walkley, Canaccord, for a fireside chat.
  • A replay of both events will be available on the BlackBerry.com/Investors website.

Infinidat Appoints Richard Connolly as Regional Director for the UKI and the DACH Regions

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinidat , a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Richard Connolly as regional director for the UKI and the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) regions.

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinidat , a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Richard Connolly as regional director for the UKI and the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) regions.
  • Connolly is responsible for driving sales growth in the UKI and DACH regions for Infinidat, reporting to Richard Bradbury, SVP, EMEA and APJ at Infinidat, effective immediately.
  • “Richard Connolly is a strategic sales leader who has a long, proven track record of exceeding sales growth targets.
  • Prior to joining Infinidat, Connolly was the Director of Global & Strategic Accounts at Palo Alto Networks, where he drove large, cross-portfolio deals and transformed sales into a high-performance function.

CREC Adds Senior Talent to Support Growing Multifamily Investment Platform

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CREC Real Estate, LLC ("CREC"), a private equity real estate investment firm, today announced that Levi Williamson has joined as Director of Business Development. Williamson will focus on fundraising and growing the firm's relationships with institutional investors and financial intermediaries, in North America and globally.

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  • COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CREC Real Estate, LLC ("CREC"), a private equity real estate investment firm, today announced that Levi Williamson has joined as Director of Business Development.
  • Williamson will focus on fundraising and growing the firm's relationships with institutional investors and financial intermediaries, in North America and globally.
  • Williamson joins CREC with a 17-year track record of raising capital across numerous private and public investment vehicles.
  • He was previously Capital Project Manager and Regional Facilities Manager at GoldOller Real Estate Investments, a multifamily real estate investment company with properties across the US.

Grandview Analytics Welcomes Arun Krishnamurthy as Managing Director

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chicago-based Grandview Analytics, a leading technology consulting and data management software company for financial institutions, announced that Arun Krishnamurthy has joined the company as Managing Director. In his role on the Grandview leadership team, Krishnamurthy will champion industry-leading best practices and curate client solutions for complex data and technology integration, architecture, analytics, and governance programs.

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  • CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chicago-based Grandview Analytics, a leading technology consulting and data management software company for financial institutions, announced that Arun Krishnamurthy has joined the company as Managing Director.
  • In his role on the Grandview leadership team, Krishnamurthy will champion industry-leading best practices and curate client solutions for complex data and technology integration, architecture, analytics, and governance programs.
  • "Grandview Analytics has an admirable roster of financial services clients, and I'm honored to serve as managing director and work with this incredible leadership team," said Krishnamurthy.
  • To speak with Krishnamurthy and learn more about Grandview Analytics products and services connect with him on LinkedIn.

Cockroach Labs Named as a 2023 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice for Cloud Database Management Systems Market

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, a leading provider of cloud native distributed SQL database solutions, is excited to share that the company was named a Customers' Choice in the 2023 Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Cloud Database Management Systems. Cockroach Labs is one of just two–out of 60 vendors–in the Cloud Database Management Systems category to receive the distinction. The company received a 98% in willingness to recommend among companies with $50 million in revenue or higher. Cockroach Labs received additional recognition as a Customers' Choice vendor among customers in North America and in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice Distinction is based on feedback and ratings from end-user professionals who have experience with the product or service. Gartner defines Cloud Database Management Systems as core capabilities that vendors fully supply provider-managed public or private cloud software systems that manage data on cloud storage.

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  • NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs , a leading provider of cloud native distributed SQL database solutions, is excited to share that the company was named a Customers' Choice in the 2023 Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Cloud Database Management Systems.
  • Cockroach Labs is one of just two–out of 60 vendors–in the Cloud Database Management Systems category to receive the distinction.
  • Gartner defines Cloud Database Management Systems as core capabilities that vendors fully supply provider-managed public or private cloud software systems that manage data on cloud storage.
  • Cockroach Labs has been recognized in Gartner's® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems two years in a row.

United's Sustainable Flight Fund Grows to Nearly $200 Million and Adds Strategic Partners

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund – a way for companies and consumers to come together and increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the support of start-ups - has increased its investment power to nearly $200 million and added eight new corporate partners, five months after its initial launch.

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  • United customers also have the option to contribute to supplement the airline's investment in the UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM when they book flights.
  • Through the UAV Sustainable Flight Fund, United intends to invest in a variety of SAF feedstocks and technologies.
  • The UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM launched with more than $100 million in investments from United and its inaugural partners Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase, and Honeywell.
  • United Airlines Ventures has moved selected existing SAF investments into the UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM to establish the fund's portfolio.

Apollo Funds to Make Strategic Equity Investment in PetSmart

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Monday, July 24, 2023

BC Partners, alongside co-investors including GIC and the PetSmart management team, will remain the majority shareholder of PetSmart and retain control of the Board.

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  • BC Partners, alongside co-investors including GIC and the PetSmart management team, will remain the majority shareholder of PetSmart and retain control of the Board.
  • The strategic investment by the Apollo Funds affirms PetSmart’s strong fundamentals and continued growth opportunity, as the Company drives operational excellence across its store network and builds a broader suite of products and services for pets and pet parents.
  • BC Partners first invested in PetSmart in 2015, leading a group of investors to acquire the Company in a public-to-private transaction.
  • UBS Investment Bank served as financial advisor to the Apollo Funds and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisors.

Urban League to Host 22nd Annual Breakfast with Special Guest, Trevor Noah

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Monday, July 24, 2023

This year the organization will be joined by Trevor Noah as the event keynote.

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  • This year the organization will be joined by Trevor Noah as the event keynote.
  • Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central for seven years.
  • His previous special, "Trevor Noah: Son Of Patricia" received a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Show, as well as a Grammy Award nomination.
  • The Annual Breakfast will also serve as an opportunity for the Urban League to award and honor local community trailblazers for their service to our community.