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Bowery Farming Partners with The Nature Conservancy to Support Rewilding Efforts Through 'Rewild the Land' Initiative

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S., is proud to announce a partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC)—a global environmental nonprofit working to address land conservation and the climate crisis—as part of its' 'Earth Month "Rewild the Land''' initiative. Sustainability is core to Bowery's mission every day of the year, and this April, Bowery is supporting restoration efforts of both degraded farmland and forests in the U.S. through TNC's Plant a Billion Trees initiative.

Key Points: 
  • To celebrate Rewilding efforts led by The Nature Conservancy, Bowery has updated packaging on select 4 oz.
  • The missions of Bowery and TNC meet in this initiative, as rewilding and indoor vertical farming are both part of the solution to global challenges from climate change to feeding growing populations.
  • Founded in 2015, Bowery Farming is on a mission to democratize access to high-quality, local, safe, and sustainable produce.
  • The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Official Listing of Recbio on HKEX, Vaccine Innovation and Iteration Accelerated by Novel Adjuvant Technology

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Friday, April 1, 2022

Regarding the development of the vaccine industry, the "Plan" also states that research and development of novel vaccines (such as novel adjuvants for vaccines and mRNA vaccines) and building of industrialization capability shall be accelerated.

Key Points: 
  • Regarding the development of the vaccine industry, the "Plan" also states that research and development of novel vaccines (such as novel adjuvants for vaccines and mRNA vaccines) and building of industrialization capability shall be accelerated.
  • Currently, Recbio has formed a full coverage of bivalent, quadrivalent and 9-valent vaccines and novel adjuvant upgrades in the field of HPV vaccines.
  • The novel adjuvant which benchmarking AS01 is adopted in REC610 of the Company, significantly improving vaccine immunogenicity, hoping to achieve domestic substitution quickly.
  • Founded in 2012, Recbio is an innovative vaccine company with independent research and development technology as its core driving force.

GOGORO and Poema Global ANNOUNCE SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF Business Combination

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Gogoro Expects to Close the Business Combination on April 4, 2022

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  • Gogoro Expects to Close the Business Combination on April 4, 2022
    TAIPEI, Taiwan and HONG KONG, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. ("Gogoro" or the "Company"), the global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, andPoema Global Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: PPGH;"Poema Global"), a publicly traded,special purpose acquisition company, today announced that their previously announced business combination (the "Business Combination") was approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting (the"EGM") of Poema Global on March 31, 2022.
  • Upon closing of the Business Combination, Homer Sun, CEO of Poema Global, will join Gogoro's Board of Directors.
  • Neither Poema Global nor Gogoro can assure you that the forward-looking statements in this communication will prove to be accurate.
  • There may be additional risks that neither Poema Global nor Gogoro presently know or that Poema Global and Gogoro currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward looking statements.

LeapFrog Investments Appoints Dominic Barton, Former McKinsey Global Managing Partner, as Chairman

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose investment firm, today announced the appointment of Dominic Barton as non-executive Chairman of its Management Board, effective 1 April.

Key Points: 
  • LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose investment firm, today announced the appointment of Dominic Barton as non-executive Chairman of its Management Board, effective 1 April.
  • Dominic was formerly Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company and was most recently Canadas Ambassador to China.
  • Dominic will support LeapFrog as it makes ever more investments in private companies in Asia and Africa, accelerates its fundraising, diversifies its investor base, and enhances its magnet for global impact investing talent.
  • Dominic Barton, incoming Chairman at LeapFrog Investments, said: LeapFrogs team and portfolio companies are championing a new kind of capitalism that unlocks opportunity for billions of low-income people.

Global Processing Services Announces New Partnership With Mastercard to Power ‘Next Generation Payments’ Technology to Global Fintechs

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Global Processing Services (GPS), a leading global payment technology platform, today announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard .

Key Points: 
  • Global Processing Services (GPS), a leading global payment technology platform, today announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard .
  • Jason Lane, Executive Vice President Market Development Europe, Mastercard, said: We are excited to be formalising our partnership with GPS, working with them to build the fintechs of the future.
  • Joanne Dewar, Chief Executive Officer at GPS, said: Our partnership with Mastercard is a resounding endorsement of our API-first payment technology platform and our bold vision for the future of payments.
  • We welcome them as a GPS investor and we are ready to support many more future Mastercard fintech customers to scale into global businesses with the innovation, speed, and security they expect.

True Global Ventures' Portfolio Company Forge Global Goes Public in Business Combination With Motive Capital Corp

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

True Global Ventures ("TGV") portfolio company Forge Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE: FRGE) (Forge), a leading global private securities marketplace, completed its business combination with Motive Capital Corp ("MOTV"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by afliates of Motive Partners, on the New York Stock Exchange on the 22nd of March, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • True Global Ventures ("TGV") portfolio company Forge Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE: FRGE) (Forge), a leading global private securities marketplace, completed its business combination with Motive Capital Corp ("MOTV"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by afliates of Motive Partners, on the New York Stock Exchange on the 22nd of March, 2022.
  • Im condent that Forge Global will continue to grow strongly as the private securities market is ever growing," said Duan Stojanovi, Founding Partner of True Global Ventures.
  • By combining world-class trading technology and operating expertise, Forge Markets enables private company shareholders to trade private company shares with accredited investors.
  • Securities-related services are offered through Forge Securities LLC (Forge Securities), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forge Global, Inc.

H2Pro announces and celebrates laying the cornerstone of its first production facility, capable of producing 600MW/year of Green Hydrogen systems

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

CAESAREA, Israel, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- H2Pro today celebrates and announces the cornerstone ceremony for its new production facility (F1) in the Tzipporit industrial zone in Israel. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by 300 guests, including senior officials from the Energy Ministry, the CEO of the Innovation Authority, the Mayor, Technion leadership, partners, investors, and company employees.

Key Points: 
  • CAESAREA, Israel, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- H2Pro today celebrates and announces the cornerstoneceremony for its new production facility (F1) in the Tzipporit industrial zone in Israel.
  • In this facility H2Prowill produce cost-effective systems for producing green hydrogen from water and electricity.
  • These systems are based on H2Pro's innovative and patented technology called E-TAC (Electrochemical - Thermally Activated Chemical).
  • E-TAC is based on years of research conducted by its founding team at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Private Markets Leader Hamilton Lane Partners With ADDX To Offer Tokenized Access To Its Global Private Assets Fund, In Major Foray Into Asia

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

SINGAPORE and CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) has partnered with digital securities exchange ADDX to tokenize a class of shares issued by Hamilton Lane Global Private Assets Fund ("GPA" or "the Fund"), to enable access to the private markets for a broader set of investors in Asia.

Key Points: 
  • The resulting efficiency from tokenization allows ADDX to fractionalize investments in a scalable and commercially viable manner.
  • ADDX CEO Oi-Yee Choo said: "Many investors don't realize that the private markets are much larger than the public markets.
  • Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading private markets investment management firm providing innovative solutions to institutional and individual investors around the world.
  • Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies.

Carbonplace and Climate Impact X collaborate to revolutionize carbon credit trading

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Friday, March 25, 2022

LONDON, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonplace, the new carbon credit settlement platform, and global carbon marketplace and exchange, Climate Impact X (CIX), have teamed up on a pilot to lower entry barriers for organizations seeking high-quality carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market while delivering a seamless experience for customers to discover, compare, buy, and retire credits.

Key Points: 
  • Key carbon market players develop a pilot to enable reliable, secure, and scalable trading of carbon credits.
  • LONDON, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonplace, the new carbon credit settlement platform, and global carbon marketplace and exchange, Climate Impact X (CIX), have teamed up on a pilot to lower entry barriers for organizations seeking high-quality carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market while delivering a seamless experience for customers to discover, compare, buy, and retire credits.
  • This pilot aims to transform the voluntary carbon market by building in the accessibility, trust, and transparency needed to grow at scale and maximize climate impact.
  • Carbonplace is a settlement platform that will provide a record of ownership and enable reliable, secure, and scalable trading of certified carbon credits.

Carbonplace and Climate Impact X collaborate to revolutionize carbon credit trading

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Friday, March 25, 2022

LONDON, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonplace, the new carbon credit settlement platform, and global carbon marketplace and exchange, Climate Impact X (CIX), have teamed up on a pilot to lower entry barriers for organizations seeking high-quality carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market while delivering a seamless experience for customers to discover, compare, buy, and retire credits.

Key Points: 
  • Key carbon market players develop a pilot to enable reliable, secure, and scalable trading of carbon credits.
  • LONDON, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonplace, the new carbon credit settlement platform, and global carbon marketplace and exchange, Climate Impact X (CIX), have teamed up on a pilot to lower entry barriers for organizations seeking high-quality carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market while delivering a seamless experience for customers to discover, compare, buy, and retire credits.
  • This pilot aims to transform the voluntary carbon market by building in the accessibility, trust, and transparency needed to grow at scale and maximize climate impact.
  • Carbonplace is a settlement platform that will provide a record of ownership and enable reliable, secure, and scalable trading of certified carbon credits.