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Family Advocates Urge Congress' Support During Inaugural Angelman Syndrome (AS) Congressional Advocacy Day

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

This marks a significant day as these two prominent organizations come together to advance legislative and policy priorities for AS.

Key Points: 
  • This marks a significant day as these two prominent organizations come together to advance legislative and policy priorities for AS.
  • Angelman syndrome is a rare, neurological disorder that impacts approximately 1:15,000 individuals.
  • Ryan Fischer, COO of FAST highlights the importance of this step for the AS community, stating, "This event marks a historic day for the community, as it is the first ever organized Hill day for Angelman syndrome.
  • Together, with determination and collaboration, we aim to create a future with more smiles and fewer struggles for individuals affected by Angelman syndrome."

Citycon announces the results of its tender offer for the outstanding notes of Citycon Treasury B.V. due 2024

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

HELSINKI, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On 27 February 2024, Citycon Treasury B.V. (the "Offeror") launched an invitation to holders of its EUR 310,342,000 2.50 per cent Guaranteed Notes due 2024 guaranteed by Citycon Oyj (the "Guarantor") (ISIN: XS1114434167) issued in separate tranches on 1 October 2014 and 10 June 2020 (the "Securities"), to tender any and all of their Securities for purchase by the Offeror for cash (the "Offer") on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the tender offer memorandum dated 27 February 2024 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") prepared by the Offeror, including the satisfaction (or waiver) of the Financing Condition, being the successful completion (in the sole determination of the Offeror) of the issue of the New Notes (as defined below). The Offer remains subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.On 28 February 2024, the Offeror priced its EUR 300 million 6.500 per cent. Senior Unsecured Green Notes due 2029 (the "New Notes"). The New Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Guarantor. Application will be made for the New Notes to be admitted to listing and trading on the Irish Stock Exchange plc trading as Euronext Dublin. The New Notes are expected to settle on 6 March 2024. The Offeror today announces that, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the Financing Condition, it will accept for purchase EUR 213,253,000 in aggregate principal amount of Securities validly tendered pursuant to the Offer. The total purchase consideration (including Accrued Interest Payments) for Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be EUR 213,688,537.15, which will be funded using a portion of the net proceeds from the New Notes.

Key Points: 
  • The Offer remains subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
  • Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
  • Full details concerning the Offer are set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
  • The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.

Crown Castle Co-Founder Ted B. Miller Issues Statement on Crown Castle's Rewrite of Cooperation Agreement with Elliott

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Monday, March 4, 2024

HOUSTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ted B. Miller, co-founder of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle" or the "Company") and his investment vehicle Boots Capital Management, LLC ("Boots Capital") today issued the following statement:

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • BOOTS CAPITAL STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF CROWN CASTLE TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, AS WELL AS PROXY MATERIALS FILED BY CROWN CASTLE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
  • IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST.

Crown Castle Co-Founder Ted B. Miller Files Lawsuit to Invalidate Crown Castle's Unlawful Cooperation Agreement with Elliott

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ted B. Miller, co-founder of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle" or the "Company") and his investment vehicle Boots Capital Management, LLC ("Boots Capital") today filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the "Court") seeking to invalidate the cooperation agreement between Crown Castle's Board of Directors (the "Board") and Elliott Investment Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Elliott") announced on December 20, 2023. Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, Elliott and the Company appointed two new directors, Jason Genrich, Partner at Elliott, and Sunit Patel, Chief Financial Officer of Ibotta Inc. (collectively, the "Elliott Directors"), to the Board. Elliott received substantial governance rights without the customary provision that it be required to maintain an equity ownership position in the Company.1

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST.
  • 1 For example, Pinterest, Inc. entered into a cooperation agreement with Elliott on December 6, 2022, and Cardinal Health, Inc. entered into a cooperation agreement with Elliott on September 5, 2022, which each required that Elliott maintain an equity ownership threshold of 4.3% and 2.25%, respectively.

Global Millennial Capital Raises $20 Million to Fund Transformational Early-Stage Ventures That Empower Future Digital Economies

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Millennial Capital Ltd., ("GMCL") an award-winning venture capital fund that uses a data-driven research approach to identify investment white spaces in the global technology sector and reduce investment bias, announced the close of its first fund as part of an oversubscribed $20 million private placement round. Anchored by family offices from the Gulf region with participation from international investors, the venture capital fund will invest in technology businesses that are exponentially scalable, IP-focused, and led by extraordinary entrepreneurial talent.

Key Points: 
  • GMCL was established in 2021, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, to invest in technology businesses with unique access to leading academic institutions, incubators, accelerators, and corporate venture capital firms.
  • The emerging venture capital investor brings a lucrative yet "contrarian" perspective to identifying global themes and investment trends in the technology sector.
  • DISCLAIMER: GLOBAL MILLENNIAL CAPITAL LTD. (PIF) IS A VENTURE CAPITAL FUND REGISTERED WITH THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION WITH FUND NUMBER 2037148.
  • GLOBAL MILLENNIAL CAPITAL LTD. (PIF) IS NOT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Supermicro Accelerates Performance of 5G and Telco Cloud Workloads with New and Expanded Portfolio of Infrastructure Solutions

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Monday, February 26, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, delivers an expanded portfolio of purpose-built infrastructure solutions to accelerate performance and increase efficiency in 5G and telecom workloads. With one of the industry's most diverse offerings, Supermicro enables customers to expand public and private 5G infrastructures with improved performance per watt and support for new and innovative AI applications. As a long-term advocate of open networking platforms and a member of the O-RAN Alliance, Supermicro's portfolio incorporates systems featuring 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors, AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series processors, and the NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ Superchip.

Key Points: 
  • "Supermicro is expanding our broad portfolio of sustainable and state-of-the-art servers to address the demanding requirements of 5G and telco markets and Edge AI," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro.
  • Our products enable operators to offer new capabilities to their customers with improved performance and lower energy consumption.
  • The platform's versatility empowers our customers to adapt our solutions to their specific needs, giving them control over their infrastructure.
  • Supermicro will demonstrate a wide range of solutions for the 5G and telco markets at MWC Barcelona 2024.

Supermicro Accelerates Performance of 5G and Telco Cloud Workloads with New and Expanded Portfolio of Infrastructure Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 26, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, delivers an expanded portfolio of purpose-built infrastructure solutions to accelerate performance and increase efficiency in 5G and telecom workloads. With one of the industry's most diverse offerings, Supermicro enables customers to expand public and private 5G infrastructures with improved performance per watt and support for new and innovative AI applications. As a long-term advocate of open networking platforms and a member of the O-RAN Alliance, Supermicro's portfolio incorporates systems featuring 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors, AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series processors, and the NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ Superchip.

Key Points: 
  • "Supermicro is expanding our broad portfolio of sustainable and state-of-the-art servers to address the demanding requirements of 5G and telco markets and Edge AI," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro.
  • Our products enable operators to offer new capabilities to their customers with improved performance and lower energy consumption.
  • The platform's versatility empowers our customers to adapt our solutions to their specific needs, giving them control over their infrastructure.
  • Supermicro will demonstrate a wide range of solutions for the 5G and telco markets at MWC Barcelona 2024.

Global Millennial Capital Raises $20 Million to Fund Transformational Early-Stage Ventures That Empower Future Digital Economies

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Friday, February 16, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Millennial Capital Ltd., ("GMCL") an award-winning venture capital fund that uses a data-driven research approach to identify investment white spaces in the global technology sector and reduce investment bias, announced the close of its first $20 million fund as part of an oversubscribed private subscription round. Anchored by the Qatar-based Al Attiyah family office, with participation from various Gulf-based and international investors, the venture capital fund will invest in technology businesses that are exponentially scalable, IP-focused, and led by extraordinary entrepreneurial talent.

Key Points: 
  • Global Millennial Capital pioneers the Profit with Purpose methodology of Harvard Business School in partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs.
  • The emerging venture capital investor brings a lucrative yet "contrarian" perspective to identifying global themes and investment trends in the technology sector.
  • DISCLAIMER: GLOBAL MILLENNIAL CAPITAL LTD. (PIF) IS A VENTURE CAPITAL FUND REGISTERED WITH THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION WITH FUND NUMBER 2037148.
  • GLOBAL MILLENNIAL CAPITAL LTD. (PIF) IS NOT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

The BSV Association Announces the Implementation of Dynamic Security Enhancements

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Friday, February 16, 2024

ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The BSV Association (BSVA), the steward of the BSV Blockchain protocol, announces the implementation of new security updates to its operational framework, including the Network Access Rules (NAR), Digital Asset Recovery (DAR) and the reimplementation of the Alert System.

Key Points: 
  • ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The BSV Association (BSVA), the steward of the BSV Blockchain protocol, announces the implementation of new security updates to its operational framework, including the Network Access Rules (NAR), Digital Asset Recovery (DAR) and the reimplementation of the Alert System.
  • These strategic enhancements are designed to uphold the integrity, security, and functionality of the BSV network, in accordance with the original vision of the Bitcoin White Paper.
  • The Network Access Rules is the set of rules regulating the relationship between the BSV Association and the nodes on BSV.
  • It details their duties and obligations to the network and their relationship with the Association.

The BSV Association Announces the Implementation of Dynamic Security Enhancements

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 16, 2024

ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The BSV Association (BSVA), the steward of the BSV Blockchain protocol, announces the implementation of new security updates to its operational framework, including the Network Access Rules (NAR), Digital Asset Recovery (DAR) and the reimplementation of the Alert System.

Key Points: 
  • ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The BSV Association (BSVA), the steward of the BSV Blockchain protocol, announces the implementation of new security updates to its operational framework, including the Network Access Rules (NAR), Digital Asset Recovery (DAR) and the reimplementation of the Alert System.
  • These strategic enhancements are designed to uphold the integrity, security, and functionality of the BSV network, in accordance with the original vision of the Bitcoin White Paper.
  • The Network Access Rules is the set of rules regulating the relationship between the BSV Association and the nodes on BSV.
  • It details their duties and obligations to the network and their relationship with the Association.