Evanston

Eliassen Group Expands EG Life Sciences with Acquisition of The Evanston Group

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Evanston

EG Life Sciences\' clients are supported through several customizable and scalable engagement models, and the acquisition of The Evanston Group expands these specialty areas.\nKay Anderson founded The Evanston Group in 1999 with her husband, Michael, and over the past 20 years they have grown the company into a premier life sciences consulting firm with a vast network of specialty talent and an expansive client roster.

Key Points: 
  • EG Life Sciences\' clients are supported through several customizable and scalable engagement models, and the acquisition of The Evanston Group expands these specialty areas.\nKay Anderson founded The Evanston Group in 1999 with her husband, Michael, and over the past 20 years they have grown the company into a premier life sciences consulting firm with a vast network of specialty talent and an expansive client roster.
  • "\n"Our strategic partnership with The Evanston Group allows Eliassen Group, and specifically EG Life Sciences, to further expand our presence in the life sciences space," explained Dave MacKeen, CEO of Eliassen Group.
  • "\n"Combining forces with The Evanston Group offers EG Life Sciences an opportunity to support our clients from a clinical perspective and beyond," said Josh Nazarian, President of Eliassen Group.
  • "\nThe Evanston Group is a life sciences consulting firm providing specialty talent to the industry\'s largest global biotech leaders.

Iran’s oppression of Baha’is is unfolding with greater intensity

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Friday, May 7, 2021
BAHA, BAHA

b"Washington, D.C., May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha\xe2\x80\x99i International Community is concerned that a recent intensification of the persecution of the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in Iran appears to be underway, signaling the implementation of a larger plan by the Iranian government to increase the persecution of the community, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the country.\nA campaign of raids on Baha\xe2\x80\x99i homes and baseless arrests of Baha\xe2\x80\x99is is currently unfolding across Iran.

Key Points: 
  • b"Washington, D.C., May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha\xe2\x80\x99i International Community is concerned that a recent intensification of the persecution of the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in Iran appears to be underway, signaling the implementation of a larger plan by the Iranian government to increase the persecution of the community, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the country.\nA campaign of raids on Baha\xe2\x80\x99i homes and baseless arrests of Baha\xe2\x80\x99is is currently unfolding across Iran.
  • So far, dozens of Baha'i homes have been raided by authorities in Baharestan, Isfahan, and Shiraz, resulting in the detention of over 20 Baha\xe2\x80\x99is and more who can be called to prison at any time.
  • Such incidents are nothing less than an extensive government campaign, the aim of which is the systematic eradication of the Baha\xe2\x80\x99i community as a viable entity.\nWaves of courageous domestic and international support for the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in Iran has generated a global outcry in solidarity for the most basic human rights of Iranian citizens.
  • As of this writing, the situation for the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in Tehran has now returned to the previous arrangement put in place.\n"

Fidus Investment Corporation Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Income taxation, Taxable income, Taxation in Canada

Our total portfolio investments at fair value were approximately 108.4% of the related cost basis as of March 31, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Our total portfolio investments at fair value were approximately 108.4% of the related cost basis as of March 31, 2021.
  • As of March 31, 2021, our average active portfolio company investment at amortized cost was $9.8 million, which excludes investments in the four portfolio companies that have sold their underlying operations.
  • The weighted average yield on debt investments was 12.3% as of March 31, 2021.
  • The final determination of 2021 taxable income, as well as the tax attributes for 2021 dividends, will be made after the close of the 2021 tax year.

Iranian authorities prohibiting Baha’is from a dignified burial

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Friday, April 23, 2021

Later a parcel of land in this cemetery was assigned to the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in a portion of the cemetery colloquially known as \xe2\x80\x9cplace of the damned\xe2\x80\x9d.

Key Points: 
  • Later a parcel of land in this cemetery was assigned to the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is in a portion of the cemetery colloquially known as \xe2\x80\x9cplace of the damned\xe2\x80\x9d.
  • However, agents from the Security Office of the Behesht-e Zahra Organization, which manages Khavaran, have banned the community from using these plots.
  • One is to use the narrow gaps between existing graves to bury their loved ones, while another is to use a mass burial site authorities claim to have recently emptied.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cThe Iranian authorities must respect this and stop hindering the Baha\xe2\x80\x99is from exercising this right.\xe2\x80\x9d\nBaha\xe2\x80\x99is are Iran\xe2\x80\x99s largest non-Muslim religious minority and have been systematically persecuted for 42 years, extensively reported by the United Nations .

Fidus Investment Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

b'EVANSTON, Ill., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: FDUS) (\xe2\x80\x9cFidus\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) today announced that it will report its first quarter 2021 financial results on Thursday, May 6, 2021 after the close of the financial markets.\nManagement will host a conference call to discuss the operating and financial results at 9:00am ET on Friday, May 7, 2021.

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  • b'EVANSTON, Ill., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: FDUS) (\xe2\x80\x9cFidus\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) today announced that it will report its first quarter 2021 financial results on Thursday, May 6, 2021 after the close of the financial markets.\nManagement will host a conference call to discuss the operating and financial results at 9:00am ET on Friday, May 7, 2021.
  • To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 810-3368 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call.
  • Please reference conference ID #8461775.\nA live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.fdus.com/events-presentations .
  • The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statement now or in the future, except as required by applicable law.\n'

Qatar expelling and blacklisting Baha’is could indicate pattern of religious cleansing

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Western Asia, Asia, Countries, Arabian Peninsula, Qatar, Baháʼí Faith

A prominent Bahai, Omid Seioshansian, who was born in Qatar, is the latest to be blacklisted in Qatar.

Key Points: 
  • A prominent Bahai, Omid Seioshansian, who was born in Qatar, is the latest to be blacklisted in Qatar.
  • Once blacklisted, Bahais are expelled from the country and are permanently refused reentryeven to visit.
  • Residency permits of non-Qatari Bahais have also been denied, or not renewed, despite their employers or sponsors supporting them to remain in the country.
  • Qatar was asked to bring an end to this pattern of blatant discrimination and uphold its human rights commitments.

Leaked Iranian document reveals systematic effort to monitor and suppress Baha’is

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Baháʼí Faith, Religion in Iran, International Federation for Human Rights, Schools of thought, Thought, Articles

These measures reflect the Iranian governments intensifying persecution against followers of the Bahai faith, says LDDHI president and FIDH Honorary President Karim Lahidji.

Key Points: 
  • These measures reflect the Iranian governments intensifying persecution against followers of the Bahai faith, says LDDHI president and FIDH Honorary President Karim Lahidji.
  • It is consistent with decades of laws and policies that have excluded Bahais from every aspect of public life.
  • With this document it is clear that the government is now implementing measures that threaten the fundamental right of Bahais to believe.
  • Despite constant claims from the government that Bahais are not persecuted for their beliefs, the Iranian authorities have once again exposed their true intentions in this document, says Ms. Alai.

“An extraordinary wave of support”: Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha'is

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Bahá'í Faith in Iran, Persecution of Bahá'ís, Baháʼí Faith, Schools of thought, Thought, Persecution of Baháʼís, Religion

In a further sign of international support for the Bahais in Iran, government officials around the world have condemned the Iranian court decision.

Key Points: 
  • In a further sign of international support for the Bahais in Iran, government officials around the world have condemned the Iranian court decision.
  • The seizure of properties is part of Irans systematic persecution of the Baha'is, reported extensively by the United Nations.
  • Confiscation of Baha'i propertiesholy places as well as individual propertieshas been part of Irans systematic campaign of economic, cultural and social persecution against the Baha'is.
  • It has been part of a four-decades long effort to destroy the Baha'i community as a viable entity in the country.

Fidus Investment Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Artists, Fidus, Conference call, Lluís Companys, Painters

Management will host a conference call to discuss the operating and financial results at 9:00am ET on Friday, February 26, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Management will host a conference call to discuss the operating and financial results at 9:00am ET on Friday, February 26, 2021.
  • To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 810-3368 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call.
  • An archived replay of the conference call will also be available in the investor relations section of the Companys website.
  • Fidus was formed in February 2011 to continue and expand the business of Fidus Mezzanine Capital, L.P., which commenced operations in May 2007.