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Quinbrook Closes $600m Solar+Storage ‘Continuation Fund’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Environment, Finance, Consulting, Utilities, Professional Services, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Energy, Carbon, Power purchase agreement, Growth, LLP, APG, VoF, LP record, CO2, ABP, PJT Partners, Fund, Kirkland & Ellis, Kilowatt-hour, Renewable energy

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (“Quinbrook”), a specialist global investment manager focused exclusively on the infrastructure needed for the energy transition today announced the successful closing of Quinbrook Valley of Fire Fund with $600 million in capital commitments from leading US and European institutional investors.

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  • Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (“Quinbrook”), a specialist global investment manager focused exclusively on the infrastructure needed for the energy transition today announced the successful closing of Quinbrook Valley of Fire Fund with $600 million in capital commitments from leading US and European institutional investors.
  • The lead investor in the Quinbrook Valley of Fire Fund is Blackstone Strategic Partners.
  • “Energy transition is a major theme for Blackstone and we are excited to invest with Quinbrook and Primergy,” said Mark Bhupathi, Head of Blackstone Infrastructure Secondaries.
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Quinbrook, while Proskauer Rose LLP served as legal counsel to Blackstone Strategic Partners.

DeRUCCI Smart Mattress Wins TWICE CES Picks Award 2024

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Retail, Consumer Electronics, IOT (Internet of Things), Technology, Home Goods, Artificial Intelligence, The Wall Street Journal, Peter Hancock (professor), Heart rate, Sleep, Research, Aromatherapy, Renni Rucci, Artificial intelligence, Health, Temperature, Diet, ABP, CBS-TV, LaTeX, Electronics, Business Insider, Algorithm, TechRadar, TWICE, News, Safety, Conditional sentence, ABC-TV, CES, Yahoo!, CNET, Exercise, Consumer electronics, Internet of things, Consumer Electronics Show

“CES seemed as busy as ever this year and the awards matched this. This year, we received a record amount of entries, and the quality across the board was incredible. Winners should be extremely proud of their achievement -- their product showed true innovation and hugely impressed our judging panel,” said the TWICE Awards’ editorial team.

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  • The DeRUCCI Group https://www.derucci.com , a leading public company and sleep technology brand, announced today that the DeRUCCI T11 Pro Smart Mattress has won the coveted 2024 CES Picks Awards in the TWICE consumer electronics category.
  • DeRUCCI was selected as a TWICE CES 2024 Picks winner based on the impact expected on the Consumer Electronics industry.
  • The TWICE CES 2024 Picks Award recognizes the very best products and solutions on display at CES 2024, with hundreds of products and solutions considered.
  • “Thank you to the entire TWICE CES 2024 Picks Award editorial team!”
    The CES 2024 Picks Award caps off a successful week at the CES Show in Las Vegas, where DeRUCCI was also awarded with the CES 2024 Innovation Awards in two categories and the BIG Innovation Award, and was also featured in top international publications and shows, including the Wall Street Journal, CNET, Forbes, Business Insider, T3, and Techradar, Yahoo!

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Jerry P. George, MD, FAAD, FACEP as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Medical Field.

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Johns Hopkins University, Inner circle, Emergency, Children's Medical Center Plano, American Academy, Medical specialty, ABP, Patient, Multimedia, Medicine, Fellow, American College, Biomolecular engineering, Emergency department, Pediatric emergency medicine, St. George's University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University, FACEP, Medical City, MSE, Parent, American Board of Pediatrics, Science Publishing Group, Injury, Health, Pediatrics (journal), Emergency medicine, FAAD, Nursing, Pediatrics, Science, Child, Chemical substance, MD, Engineering

DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Jerry P. George, MD, FAAD, FACEP, is acknowledged as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Medical Field.

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  • DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Jerry P. George, MD, FAAD, FACEP, is acknowledged as a Distinguished Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Medical Field.
  • The doctor followed these accomplishments at St. George's University where he graduated with his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 2012.
  • Dr. George completed a residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and remained there until 2015.
  • The doctor currently works in the Emergency Room at Children's Medical Center Plano and Medical City Dallas.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Todd Ochs as a Pinnacle Platinum Healthcare Provider for his contributions to the practice of Pediatrics

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Medicine, Inner circle, Love, Memorial Hospital, ABP, Student, American Academy, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Council, University, Health, Child, Mentorship, MD, Regius Professor, Family, American Board of Pediatrics, French, Publication, Walking, Illinois State Bar Association, Nursing, Pediatrics, FASD, Sociology

CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Todd Ochs is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Platinum Healthcare Provider for his contributions to the practice of Pediatrics.

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  • CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Todd Ochs is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Platinum Healthcare Provider for his contributions to the practice of Pediatrics.
  • Dr. Ochs began his career in medicine in 1969 at a free clinic in Chicago.
  • In pediatric practice for 39 years, Dr. Ochs is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).
  • Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Ochs notes that his mentors are Dr. Ira Rosenthal and Dr. Andrew Griffin.

ABP Publishing Announces Significant Growth for First Half of 2023 and Reveals Upcoming Strategy

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Podcast, Other Communications, Publishing, Online, Mobile Entertainment, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Communications, Books, Media, Other Entertainment, Growth, Collection, Catalog, ABP, Film industry

ABP Publishing reported a noteworthy 15% revenue growth for the first half of 2023, attributing this success to robust audiobook releases and strategic expansions.

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  • ABP Publishing reported a noteworthy 15% revenue growth for the first half of 2023, attributing this success to robust audiobook releases and strategic expansions.
  • The first six months of 2023 saw ABP Publishing enjoy a remarkable 15% increase in its revenue compared to the same period in 2022.
  • CEO of ABP Publishing, Andrey Mishenev, commented, "Given our performance, we anticipate a 30% growth in revenue for 2023.
  • ABP Publishing, a digital-only non-fiction audiobook publisher, is made up of four divisions: ABP Verlag in Germany, ABP Editions in France, ABP Editore in Italy, and ABP Publishing in other global markets.

Abpro to Become Publicly Traded via Merger with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Health, Biotechnology, Pancreatic cancer, COVID-19, Breast, ABP, Antibody, Celltrion, ACAB, Corporation, Acquisition, Pharmaceutical industry, Middle Atlantic coastal forests

The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2024 and would result in an implied equity valuation for Abpro of $725 million.

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  • The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2024 and would result in an implied equity valuation for Abpro of $725 million.
  • “This is a milestone for Abpro, and we look forward to working with Atlantic Coastal and its team,” said Ian Chan, CEO and co-founder of Abpro.
  • In connection with that transaction, Abpro received an equity investment from Celltrion and is eligible for potential milestones up to $1.75 billion.
  • “We believe that Abpro has great potential to improve the lives of those suffering from life altering diseases with its immunotherapies,” said Shahraab Ahmad, CEO of Atlantic Coastal.

Internet Testing Systems (ITS) and American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Expand Partnership to Deliver Subspecialty In-Training Exams

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Business development, Partnership, IBT, EVP, Multimedia, American Board of Pediatrics, ABP, Marketing, Certification, Organization, ITE, Credentialing, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, MD, Physician, Child, ITS, Health, SITE, Nursing, Management, Pediatrics

BALTIMORE, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Testing Systems (ITS), a technology leader in the online assessment industry, proudly announces the expansion and reinforcement of its long-term partnership with the prestigious American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).

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  • BALTIMORE, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Testing Systems (ITS), a technology leader in the online assessment industry, proudly announces the expansion and reinforcement of its long-term partnership with the prestigious American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).
  • Internet Testing Systems announces the expansion of its long-term partnership with the American Board of Pediatrics.
  • ABP is confident that this change to internet-based testing will benefit training and fellowship programs across 15 pediatric subspecialty domains.
  • "We are beyond excited to expand our partnership with the American Board of Pediatrics to include the delivery of their Subspeciality In-Training Examinations," says Brodie Wise, EVP of Business Development and Marketing at ITS.

ABP and OMERS to acquire Dutch energy infrastructure solutions business Kenter

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Monday, July 3, 2023
Allen & Overy, Employment, Senior, ABP, Sale, Acquisition, Investment, Trustee, OMERS, APG, Renewable energy, Kenter, EU

Kenter is an energy infrastructure solutions business providing medium-voltage infrastructure – including transformers and switchgear – and meters to over 25,000 commercial and industrial business customers in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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  • Kenter is an energy infrastructure solutions business providing medium-voltage infrastructure – including transformers and switchgear – and meters to over 25,000 commercial and industrial business customers in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • This investment is done by APG Asset Management on behalf of ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands; OMERS Infrastructure is investing on behalf of OMERS, one of the largest pension plans in Canada.
  • ABP and OMERS investment in Kenter will be the consortium’s second joint investment in the Dutch B2B energy solutions sector, after reaching close on their investment in Groendus in November last year.
  • We look forward to growing a B2B energy solutions platform in the region, delivering energy infrastructure for businesses looking to meet their sustainability goals.”
    Erik van der Ende, CEO of Kenter, said: “I am delighted with the choice of ABP and OMERS Infrastructure.

Ørsted becomes world’s first energy company to issue blue bonds

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
Private sector, SDG, Senior, Investment, NatWest Markets, ABP, Biodiversity, EUR, United Nations Global Compact, Nature, Orangi Pilot Project, Risk, UN, CFO, Climate, Growth, Health, World Oceans Day, APG, Renewable energy

On World Ocean Day, Ørsted has become the first energy company in the world to issue blue bonds.

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  • On World Ocean Day, Ørsted has become the first energy company in the world to issue blue bonds.
  • Ørsted is proud to be the first energy company in the world to issue a blue bond with its EUR 100 million 3.625 % fixed-rate blue bond maturing in 2028.
  • Blue bonds assist in diversifying and expanding the market for sustainable ocean financing, which is crucial for enhancing ocean health.
  • Introduced in 2018, blue bonds are aimed at directing finance into ocean-based projects that have positive environmental, economic, and climate benefits.

Stonepeak Signs Recapitalization of Portfolio Company euNetworks Alongside Strategic Investments from APG and IMCO

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Professional Services, Data Management, Technology, Finance, Asset Management, Networks, Banking, Partnership, Infrastructure, Multimedia, ABP, Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Sale, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, UBS, City, ESG, Growth, IMCO, WLG, APG, Asset management, Cryptocurrency, EuNetworks

Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, today announced the recapitalization of euNetworks, a Western European bandwidth infrastructure company.

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  • Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, today announced the recapitalization of euNetworks, a Western European bandwidth infrastructure company.
  • The recapitalization is being effectuated as a sale of euNetworks anchored by a Stonepeak managed vehicle alongside strategic investments from APG Asset Management (APG) and Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO).
  • The company owns and operates 17 dense fiber-based metropolitan city networks, connected with long haul networks covering 53 cities in 17 countries.
  • They lead the data center connectivity market in Europe, directly connecting over 510 data centers today, with further indirect connections.