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Virgin Pulse and HealthComp Announce Intent to Merge to Create Comprehensive Employer Health Platform

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Virgin Group, LLP, Private equity, Therapy, Kirkland & Ellis, Marlin, McDermott Will & Emery, Ropes & Gray, Blackstone, Blackstone Credit, Friction, Pulse, Homebase, AI, Ecosystem, Health, ROI, Health insurance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. and FRESNO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Pulse, a leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, today announced its intent to merge with HealthComp, a next-generation benefits and analytics platform. The merger will create a technology and data powered health platform-as-a-service organization poised to tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges. The combined entity will aim to improve health outcomes and lower costs for members and employers by empowering better information and decision making. By using an advanced technology and data platform that leverages AI, the combined organization will deploy innovative and flexible health plan designs that drive improved member health outcomes, engagement, and awareness across the most important aspects of a person's healthcare journey.

Key Points: 
  • The merger will create a technology and data powered health platform-as-a-service organization poised to tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges.
  • This combination will create a set of assets that will integrate plan design, plan management, payment integrity, health navigation, preventative care, and digital therapeutics through the Homebase for Health® user-centric platform.
  • "The combination of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp creates the first national value-based care platform company focused on employee health and outcomes.
  • Evercore acted as financial advisor to Virgin Pulse, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP serving as legal advisors.

PodcastOne Partners with Emmy Award Winning Journalist and Filmmaker Barbara Schroeder for the Exclusive Release of Season 2 of Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Darkness, Bad Bad, Journalism, Crime, Trust Me, True Story, Police, Record, Blackstone, Amazon, Death, IHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Dog, PODC, FBI, Emmy Awards, Netflix, Television, LVO, Drug, Spotify, LiveOne

LOS ANGELES, CA, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC) a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today that it has again joined forces with director and Emmy Award winning journalist Barbara Schroeder (Netflix’s “Evil Genius”) to produce and distribute another must-listen true crime podcast event: season 2 of Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters, a limited podcast series that goes behind the sensational tabloid headlines that splashed across Hollywood and the nation in 2015. Debuting October 4, 2023, Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters is available via PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard.

Key Points: 
  • Debuting October 4, 2023, Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters is available via PodcastOne , Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard.
  • “Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters is the headline gripping story of a Hollywood television producer accused of an almost unfathomable crime.
  • Her previous podcast with PodcastOne, Bad Bad Thing, debuted in 2021 to rave reviews and numerous “Best of” lists for the year.
  • As with Bad Bad Thing’s original season, PodcastOne is attached to Executive Produce IP derivatives of the anticipated second season.

Vega exits stealth with over $8 million in funding to reshape wealth management

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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"As a new generation of high-net-worth individuals emerges, we are building the financial products and technological infrastructure the wealth management industry needs to serve them," says Alexis Augier, founder and CEO of Vega.

Key Points: 
  • "As a new generation of high-net-worth individuals emerges, we are building the financial products and technological infrastructure the wealth management industry needs to serve them," says Alexis Augier, founder and CEO of Vega.
  • "Our goal is to provide a unified wealth management platform that transforms the experience for end-users while equipping advisors with institutional-grade solutions."
  • These will help wealth advisors and their clients unlock liquidity from — and optimise the management of — complex financial assets.
  • By combining financial expertise with technology, Vega is truly levelling the playing field in wealth management" says Robin Godenrath, Managing Director and Founding Partner at Picus Capital.

Ontra Appoints Eric Hawkins as SVP of Engineering

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Carlyle, Software as a service, Senior, Intelligence, KKR, Pospíšil, Blackstone, Providence School, Risk, SAN, AppFolio, Investment management, Harvard Business School, AI, Las Cumbres Observatory, SVP, Cryptocurrency, Management, Engineering

As SVP of Engineering, Eric will build on the product momentum that Ontra has generated to date with its Legal Operating System.

Key Points: 
  • As SVP of Engineering, Eric will build on the product momentum that Ontra has generated to date with its Legal Operating System.
  • Ontra recently announced the launch of Ontra Atlas, a solution that modernizes entity management.
  • "Eric has a proven track record in leading high-performing engineering teams and delivering market-leading vertical software solutions.
  • "Ontra is leading the digital transformation of routine legal processes for private asset managers, which is a massive industry largely ignored by vertical SaaS providers," said Eric Hawkins, SVP of Engineering at Ontra.

CONTINUED INVESTIGATION ALERT REMINDER: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Investigates Blackstone Inc.’s Directors and Officers for Breach of Fiduciary Duties – BX

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Law, Blackstone, PSSI, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, BX, DOL, NYSE, Blackstone Inc., Judgement, Management

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international securities and consumer rights litigation firm, continues to investigate whether certain directors and officers of Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone” or “Company”) (NYSE: BX) breached their fiduciary duties to Blackstone and its shareholders.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international securities and consumer rights litigation firm, continues to investigate whether certain directors and officers of Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone” or “Company”) (NYSE: BX) breached their fiduciary duties to Blackstone and its shareholders.
  • If you are a Blackstone shareholder, you may contact attorney Joe Pettigrew for additional information toll-free at 844-818-6982, or [email protected] .
  • Scott+Scott is investigating whether members of Blackstone’s board of directors or senior management failed to manage Blackstone in an acceptable manner, in breach of their fiduciary duties to Blackstone, and whether Blackstone and its shareholders suffered damages as a result.
  • If you are a Blackstone shareholder, you may have legal claims against Blackstone’s directors and officers.

Star Mountain Capital Adds Former Blackstone Director, Michael Goldstein to Portfolio Management Team

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Star Mountain Capital , LLC ("Star Mountain"), a specialized investment manager with approximately $3.5 billion in assets under management (committed capital including debt facilities as of 8/31/2023) focused on investing in established, private small and medium-sized businesses in the North American lower middle-market, is pleased to announce that Michael Goldstein has joined as a Director focused on portfolio management, investments, risk management, valuations and reporting.

Key Points: 
  • Star Mountain Capital , LLC ("Star Mountain"), a specialized investment manager with approximately $3.5 billion in assets under management (committed capital including debt facilities as of 8/31/2023) focused on investing in established, private small and medium-sized businesses in the North American lower middle-market, is pleased to announce that Michael Goldstein has joined as a Director focused on portfolio management, investments, risk management, valuations and reporting.
  • Star Mountain’s senior team, as well as its Senior Advisors / Operating Partners, are aligned with Star Mountain’s investors by investing their personal capital and sharing in the firm’s carried interest along with 100% of its U.S. full-time employees.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919375879/en/
    Michael Goldstein, Director - Star Mountain Capital (Photo: Business Wire)
    “We are excited to continually develop and bring large market best practices to the lower middle-market enhancing the value for all Star Mountain’s stakeholders and portfolio companies,” said Brett Hickey , Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO.
  • Mr. Goldstein has 10+ years of experience in strategic portfolio management, risk management and valuations from leading alternative investment managers including Blackstone and KKR.

Optiv Co-Founder Dan Burns Joins Balance Theory Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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FULTON, Md., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Balance Theory, the leading cybersecurity ecosystem management platform, today welcomes Dan Burns, co-founder and former CEO of Optiv, to the Balance Theory board of directors. 

Key Points: 
  • FULTON, Md., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Balance Theory , the leading cybersecurity ecosystem management platform, today welcomes Dan Burns, co-founder and former CEO of Optiv, to the Balance Theory board of directors.
  • In 2015, as CEO, Burns and Blackstone merged Accuvant and Fishnet Security to create Optiv with over $2B in total revenues.
  • "Dan is an industry visionary who brings a wealth of insight on the security market and experience building customer-obsessed security companies," said Greg Baker, CEO of Balance Theory.
  • Dan and the Balance Theory team shared success after Optiv acquired Baker and his team's first company Decision Lab, in late 2017.

Simpli.fi Recognized as Finalist for 2023 Digiday Awards

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Advertising, Transformation, Marketing, GTCR, DSP, CTV, CMO, Creativity, Blackstone, Organization, Digiday, NBCUniversal, KPI-driven code analysis, Sales

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpli.fi, the leading Advertising Success Platform providing programmatic advertising and workflow software to agencies, brands, and media companies, has been named a finalist for the 2023 Digiday Awards in the Best Branding Campaign B2B category. These awards represent the media outlet's annual recognition of the companies, campaigns, and creatives modernizing media and marketing, and identifies those pushing the envelope and connecting deeper with their audiences through a variety of innovative tactics.

Key Points: 
  • FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpli.fi , the leading Advertising Success Platform providing programmatic advertising and workflow software to agencies, brands, and media companies, has been named a finalist for the 2023 Digiday Awards in the Best Branding Campaign B2B category.
  • Additionally, it exemplifies our commitment to innovation while operating with a customer-first mindset."
  • Simpli.fi's platform includes connected tools, solutions, and products tailor-made for advertisers to amplify relevance and multiply results.
  • The 2023 Digiday Awards were chosen from hundreds of submissions received from across the globe.

International Latino Book Award-winning author releasing newest work of magical realism in paperback this fall

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Letter, Magic, Life, Horse, Reading, Blackstone Audio, Imperial, Rio Grande, Rio, History, Blackstone, Valley of Shadows, Jesse, Publishing, SAN, National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States), Texas Institute of Letters, Mountain, Death, Family, Entertainment

The novel, "Valley of Shadows," was released in paperback by Blackstone Publishing on Sept. 17, 2023, just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Key Points: 
  • The novel, "Valley of Shadows," was released in paperback by Blackstone Publishing on Sept. 17, 2023, just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month.
  • Since its hardcover release in 2022, "Valley of Shadows" became a National Latino Book Club pick and is currently long-listed for Reading the West Book Awards sponsored by the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association.
  • The Texas Institute of Letters recently honored the book as the winner of the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction.
  • The hero of the story is Solitario Cisneros, a former Mexican lawman who lives up to his solitary name.

Third Annual CoreGiving Day to Unite More Than 2,200 Volunteers in Cities Across the United States

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Family, Philanthropy, Consumer, Other Philanthropy, Children, Fund Raising, Foundation, Volunteering, Blackstone, City, Food, Meal, Hunger, Child, Fast food

CoreGiving, a nonprofit organization founded to fight childhood hunger across the U.S., will hold its third annual CoreGiving Day on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • CoreGiving, a nonprofit organization founded to fight childhood hunger across the U.S., will hold its third annual CoreGiving Day on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
  • CoreGiving Day will bring together more than 2,200 volunteers to support local food banks in over 60 cities.
  • Blackstone employees as well as employees from 16 Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies will be participating in this year’s event.
  • Last year’s CoreGiving Day brought together more than 2,100 volunteers who sorted, packed and served food, making over 650,000 meals accessible for neighbors in 40 cities.