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SBA Announces End-of-Year Capital Benchmarks Showing Historic Support for Small Businesses Under Administrator Guzman

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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    Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation rethink emergency shelters

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    Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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    Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation are partnering to rethink emergency shelters to turn them into sustainable and resilient homes.

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    • Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation are partnering to rethink emergency shelters to turn them into sustainable and resilient homes.
    • We are excited to collaborate with the Norman Foster Foundation to put our solutions as well as our expertise in affordable housing to work to achieve this goal.
    • Lord Norman Foster, President, Norman Foster Foundation: The Norman Foster Foundation is delighted to be working with Holcim in paving the way towards sustainable and reusable emergency housing.
    • The Foundation holds the Norman Foster Archive and Library, which provide a window into the larger narrative and history of our built environment through the work of Norman Foster.

    Holcim and Habitat for Humanity partner to accelerate access to affordable housing

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    Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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    Plans to scale up in Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific

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    • Plans to scale up in Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific
      Holcim and Habitat for Humanity have entered a partnership to accelerate access to affordable housing driven by an innovative digital platform.
    • Jan Jenisch, CEO Holcim: A key pillar of Holcims positive social impact is to accelerate access to affordable housing.
    • Closing this gap becomes possible when the private sector steps into new markets to provide affordable housing products and services.
    • This partnership will highlight the critical role that private sector partners like Holcim can play in increasing access to affordable housing for low-income families.

    Ayana Renewable Power and Maxeon Solar Technologies Announce Completion of the 192MWp Indian Bikaner 1 Project

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    Friday, March 11, 2022
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    Built in the second half of 2021 and commissioned in December 2021, this solar power plant utilizes a total of nearly 398,000 Performance 3 UPP solar panels from Maxeon Solar Technologies.

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    • Built in the second half of 2021 and commissioned in December 2021, this solar power plant utilizes a total of nearly 398,000 Performance 3 UPP solar panels from Maxeon Solar Technologies.
    • The Bikaner 1 project is the largest Indian power plant project to utilize Maxeon's Performance line panels.
    • Jeff Waters, CEO of Maxeon Solar Technologies, said: "We're pleased to have supplied the Bikaner 1 Solar Farm with our high-reliability, high-efficiency Performance 3 solar panels.
    • MAXEON is a registered trademark of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. Visit https://corp.maxeon.com/trademarks for more information.

    KELIX bio Enters Into a Binding Commitment to Acquire PHI, a Leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Morocco

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    Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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    KELIX bio, a unique pan-African biopharmaceutical platform, today announced it has entered into a binding commitment to acquire Pharmaceutical Institute (PHI), a leading pharmaceutical company established in Rabat.

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    • KELIX bio, a unique pan-African biopharmaceutical platform, today announced it has entered into a binding commitment to acquire Pharmaceutical Institute (PHI), a leading pharmaceutical company established in Rabat.
    • PHI was established in 1989 by the Sedrati family and is a leading manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical products in Morocco.
    • We are privileged to have reached an agreement with the founders and look forward to welcoming them to KELIX bio, said Hocine Sidi-Said, Chief Executive Officer at KELIX bio.
    • About KELIX bio: KELIX bio, is a specialty generic business focused on Emerging Markets that seeks to compete through innovation and cost leadership.

    Blue Owl Capital Hires Machal Karim as Head of ESG

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    Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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    NEW YORK, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, has hired Machal Karim as Head of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), effective immediately.

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    • NEW YORK, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, has hired Machal Karim as Head of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), effective immediately.
    • With her leadership and expertise, we are well positioned to continue successfully implementing our ESG principles across Blue Owl and in our investment processes."
    • "I am thrilled to join Blue Owl and excited at the prospect of further developing and implementing the company's ESG principles," said Karim.
    • About Blue Owl Capital Inc.
      Blue Owl is a global alternative asset manager with $94.5 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2021.

    EQS-News: Holcim announces Africa's largest 3D-printed affordable housing project

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    Monday, December 6, 2021
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    Holcim announces Africa's largest 3D-printed affordable housing project in Kenya, developed by its joint venture 14Trees in partnership with CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution.

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    • Holcim announces Africa's largest 3D-printed affordable housing project in Kenya, developed by its joint venture 14Trees in partnership with CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution.
    • Jan Jenisch, CEO Holcim: 'We are excited to be building one of the world's largest 3D-printed affordable housing projects in Kenya.
    • With today's rapid urbanization, over three billion people are expected to need affordable housing by 2030.
    • The Mvule Gardens in Kilifi, Kenya, is one of the largest 3D-printed affordable housing projects in the world.

    iMerit Launches Expert-in-the-Loop AI Data Solution iMerit DataStudio

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    Thursday, December 2, 2021
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    LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iMerit , a leading AI data solutions company, today announced the release of iMerit DataStudio, a comprehensive suite of customer-facing and internal proprietary technologies.

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    • LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iMerit , a leading AI data solutions company, today announced the release of iMerit DataStudio, a comprehensive suite of customer-facing and internal proprietary technologies.
    • iMerit DataStudio, which is inclusive of GroundControl, EdgeCase, and PeoplePlatform, was developed in response to iMerit's customers' need for rapid scale-up with deep expertise in higher quality data.
    • "iMerit saw a massive opportunity in the market to remove friction and streamline the data operations process for ML DataOps and engineering teams," said Glen Ford, VP of Product, iMerit.
    • "The iMerit DataStudio is among the first fully integrated end-to-end AI data solutions in the market for companies leveraging expert-in-the-loop machine learning workflows."

    Elucida Oncology Appoints Ian Somaiya as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer

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    Monday, November 22, 2021
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    MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elucida Oncology, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy, announced today the appointment of Ian Somaiya as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer.

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    • MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elucida Oncology, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy, announced today the appointment of Ian Somaiya as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer.
    • Mr. Somaiya brings to Elucida more than 20 years of experience in finance and healthcare as a highly regarded biotechnology research analyst as well as operational experience as Chief Financial Officer of TCR2 Therapeutics.
    • Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of TCR2 Therapeutics where he successfully navigated the company through its IPO and two follow-on financings.
    • Elucida Oncology, Inc., is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy with its first-in-class, ultra-small nanoparticle CDot drug delivery platform.

    CDC Group, DEG and 2X Collaborative commit to advance boardroom gender parity through newly-launched Board Diversity Charter

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    Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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    LONDON, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TheBoardroom Africa, Alitheia Capital and the 2X Collaborative are coming together today to announce the formation of the Board Diversity Charter, an initiative that will combine the power of leading global companies and investors to build and maintain diversity and equity in the boardroom.

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    • Signatories of the Board Diversity Charter commit to maintaining boards of at least 30% women while striving to reach gender parity.
    • The 2X Collaborative is proud to support the launch of the Board Diversity Charter because boards are at their best when they have a diversity of perspectives represented."
    • The Board Diversity Charter recently debuted an interactive toolkit for boardroom leaders that provides a comprehensive overview of the business case for diversity and inclusion and includes a roadmap for improving boardroom diversity.
    • Charter Signatories and Pledge Partners utilise the Board Diversity Toolkit which offers guidance on best practices for diverse boards.