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Gatewood Capital Partners Announces Promotions

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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Gatewood Capital Partners LLC (“Gatewood”), a premier private equity firm focused on seeding and anchoring emerging managers, today announced promotions and expanded roles of its team.

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  • Gatewood Capital Partners LLC (“Gatewood”), a premier private equity firm focused on seeding and anchoring emerging managers, today announced promotions and expanded roles of its team.
  • Mr. Zassman focuses on investment origination, due diligence and portfolio management at Gatewood.
  • Before joining Gatewood in 2021, Mr. Zassman held several positions at Blackstone Inc., most recently as a member of the Blackstone Strategic Capital Group’s investment team, focused on GP stakes investments.
  • Amir Aviv, Managing Partner of Gatewood, added, “These promotions and increased responsibilities reflect their contributions and positive impact at the firm and with our portfolio investments.

Phoenix Holdings Publishes Financial Statements for Q4 and 2023

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Phoenix Holdings Ltd., a leading Israel-based financial, insurance, and investment group (TLV:PHOE) (“Phoenix,” the “Group,” or the “Company”), today reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and calendar year 2023.

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  • Phoenix Holdings Ltd., a leading Israel-based financial, insurance, and investment group (TLV:PHOE) (“Phoenix,” the “Group,” or the “Company”), today reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and calendar year 2023.
  • Phoenix is financially resilient with high levels of liquidity and a high Solvency II ratio for Phoenix Insurance, which reached 209% with transitional measures as of September 30, 2023.
  • Comprehensive income before tax in 2023 amounted to NIS 241 million, compared to NIS 235 million in 2022.
  • Comprehensive income before tax in 2023 amounted to NIS 307 million, compared to NIS 300 million in 2022.

Aurora to Showcase Driverless Trucks Navigating Advanced Road Scenarios at Analyst and Investor Day

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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Today, Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) is holding an Analyst and Investor Day at its headquarters in Pittsburgh where executives will share the company’s progress toward driverless deployment and its path to gross profit, scale and self-funding.

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  • Today, Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) is holding an Analyst and Investor Day at its headquarters in Pittsburgh where executives will share the company’s progress toward driverless deployment and its path to gross profit, scale and self-funding.
  • For the first time, the company will publicly show the Aurora Driver – an SAE Level 4 autonomous driving system – navigating safety-critical scenarios without anyone on board.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314168414/en/
    Aurora to Showcase Driverless Trucks Navigating Advanced Road Scenarios at Analyst and Investor Day (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Building on years of development and testing, our work toward the safe and scalable deployment of driverless trucks is nearing a historic milestone,” said Chris Urmson, CEO and co-founder of Aurora.
  • Aurora’s Analyst and Investor Day presentation will be available on a live webcast on Aurora’s investor relations website at ir.aurora.tech , with a replay available for 30 days following the live presentation.

Gain Therapeutics Announces 2024 R&D Update on Parkinson’s Disease with KOL & Analyst Insight

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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“Beyond Symptomatic Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Gain Therapeutics R&D Update with KOL & Analyst Insights 2024”

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  • “Beyond Symptomatic Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Gain Therapeutics R&D Update with KOL & Analyst Insights 2024”
    GBA-associated Parkinson’s Disease & other Synucleinopathies: current unmet medical needs and needed therapies.
  • Discussion of recent in vivo data for GT-02287 as a best-in-class small molecule, for the treatment of GBA-Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
  • His research interests are focused on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • He is Chair of the Task Force on the Biological Definition of Parkinson’s Disease of Internation Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

BNP Paribas Exane Grows Global Team with Five Senior US Analyst Appointments

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Sam has been with BNP Paribas Exane for eight years, and previously based in London where he was the Sector Head for Telecom Research.

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  • Sam has been with BNP Paribas Exane for eight years, and previously based in London where he was the Sector Head for Telecom Research.
  • Prior to joining BNP Paribas Exane in 2015, he spent five years at Sanford Bernstein on the European telecom research team.
  • Today’s appointments deliver on this ambition and are also another step in building out our BNP Paribas Exane US Research.
  • In 2021 BNP Paribas acquired 100 percent of Exane following a successful 17-year partnership and in November 2022, BNP Paribas launched BNP Paribas Exane in the US.

Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik expert solution ranked as Leader by Nucleus Research in 2024 CPM Technology Value Matrix

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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New York – February 6, 2024 – Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services, today announced that its CCH® Tagetik expert solution has been recognized as a Leader, for the fourth consecutive year, in the Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix .

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  • New York – February 6, 2024 – Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services, today announced that its CCH® Tagetik expert solution has been recognized as a Leader, for the fourth consecutive year, in the Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix .
  • Nucleus Research evaluates CPM vendors each year based on customer feedback, product demonstrations, and conversations with users and vendors regarding usability, functionality and value realized from each product's capabilities.
  • Ralf Gärtner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Corporate Performance & ESG, Wolters Kluwer, said: “We are honored that the CCH Tagetik expert solution has been recognized as a market leader by Nucleus Research for the fourth consecutive year.
  • The results of the 2024 CPM Technology Value Matrix reflect our continued commitment to innovation and product excellence.

Huge Launches Culture Decoder, a Comprehensive Tool for Analyzing Cultural Data

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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By analyzing billions of data points, the proprietary tool assesses trend relevance for target customer groups; calculates the size, sentiment, and momentum of each trend; and provides actionable and data-driven recommendations to help brands drive engagement.

Key Points: 
  • By analyzing billions of data points, the proprietary tool assesses trend relevance for target customer groups; calculates the size, sentiment, and momentum of each trend; and provides actionable and data-driven recommendations to help brands drive engagement.
  • The tool also provides users with the context and reasons trends matter within an industry, as well as the relationship seen between them.
  • “But too often they use the same list of banal customer data categories to get equally banal business results.
  • Culture Decoder can offer them the fully comprehensive insights they need to make more timely, informed decisions that drive loyalty and growth.

Palisade Promotes Dawn R. Brock and Garo Norian to Associate Portfolio Manager Roles; Retains Search Firm

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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Dawn Brock joined Palisade in 2013 as a Senior Research Analyst with a focus on the Health Care sector, and she was named a Partner in the firm in 2023.

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  • Dawn Brock joined Palisade in 2013 as a Senior Research Analyst with a focus on the Health Care sector, and she was named a Partner in the firm in 2023.
  • Prior to joining Palisade, Ms. Brock was at Lord Abbett & Co., LLC where she was an Investment Analyst covering Health Care.
  • Dan Veru, Palisade Senior Partner and Chief Investment Officer commented, "These well-earned promotions are a natural progression for both Dawn and Garo.
  • These promotions signify our confidence in both Dawn and Garo and our commitment to the continued growth of our firm."

Phoenix Holdings Publishes Financial Results for Q3 2023, with Continued Improvement in Core Income

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Phoenix Holdings Ltd., a leading Israel-based financial, insurance, and investment group (TLV:PHOE) (“Phoenix,” the “Group,” or the “Company”), today reported its results for the third quarter of 2023.

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  • Phoenix Holdings Ltd., a leading Israel-based financial, insurance, and investment group (TLV:PHOE) (“Phoenix,” the “Group,” or the “Company”), today reported its results for the third quarter of 2023.
  • Phoenix made direct donations and facilitated donations from organizations and people around the world for immediate and urgent needs.
  • The results for the third quarter of 2023 reflect the continued improvement in core income across the Group’s activities and the continued execution of our growth strategy in the insurance, asset management, distribution, and credit businesses.
  • The comprehensive income before tax for the third quarter of 2023 amounted to NIS 22 million, compared to a comprehensive income of NIS 24 million before tax in the third quarter of 2022.

Wix Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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In addition, the Company provided its outlook for the fourth quarter and raised its outlook for full year 2023.

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  • In addition, the Company provided its outlook for the fourth quarter and raised its outlook for full year 2023.
  • "Wix's performance in the third quarter exceeded both growth and profitability expectations for another consecutive quarter, as we successfully executed on our strategic priorities while remaining diligent with managing expenses," said Avishai Abrahami, Wix Co-founder and CEO.
  • "Since the events in Israel on October 7th, much of the team at Wix has had to adapt to a new reality.
  • Lior Shemesh, CFO at Wix, added, "We carried forward our positive momentum into the back half of the year with another quarter of results that exceeded expectations, positioning us well to achieve positive GAAP net income in full year 2023 with GAAP profitability achievable in 2024.