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BGO Completes First-Ever All-Electric Net Zero Carbon Speculative Industrial Building Development in Ontario for Sun Life

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Fifth Line Business Park features Ontario’s first all-electric Net Zero Carbon speculative industrial property, and three “Net Zero-Carbon Ready” properties developed for anytime conversion to Net Zero

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  • The Fifth Line Business Park features Ontario’s first all-electric Net Zero Carbon speculative industrial property, and three “Net Zero-Carbon Ready” properties developed for anytime conversion to Net Zero
    TORONTO, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BGO has delivered Ontario’s first all-electric net zero carbon speculative industrial building at 6750 Fifth Line in Milton, ON, one of four industrial buildings at Fifth Line Business Park owned by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (”Sun Life”).
  • It has achieved Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Design certification and is also targeting the ZCB Performance certification.
  • “We continue to move intentionally and steadfastly towards meeting our net zero carbon goal by 2050 by taking demonstrable action today and delivering the first net zero carbon speculative industrial building to Ontario,” said Ross Strowger, Managing Partner, BGO.
  • All four buildings feature pioneering environmentally focused specifications that provide tenants with superior energy efficiencies, providing “Net Zero Carbon Ready” for Buildings 1, 3 and 4, along with the “All-Electric Net Zero Carbon” for Building 2.

Sports.Com Announces Strategic Partnership With Bango to expand Its Global Footprint

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

LONDON, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sports.com, an innovator in sports entertainment, is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with Bango PLC (AIM: BGO), (“Bango”), the global platform for subscriptions bundling.

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  • LONDON, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sports.com, an innovator in sports entertainment, is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with Bango PLC (AIM: BGO), (“Bango”), the global platform for subscriptions bundling.
  • The partnership will substantially extend the reach of Sports.com's unique sports content to new and untapped markets worldwide, leveraging Bango’s extensive international distribution network.
  • Trusted by leading technology companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, Bango facilitates direct access to millions of potential customers through its expansive network of partners.
  • Our partnership with Bango is a pivotal stage in our journey to revolutionise sports entertainment worldwide.

BrandingBusiness Provides Leading Real Estate Investment Firm BGO With New Visual Identity in Rebranding

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Building upon significant growth and with a strong brand position in the firm's main markets, BrandingBusiness was brought in to develop a corporate visual identity to support BGO's global brand transformation.

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  • Building upon significant growth and with a strong brand position in the firm's main markets, BrandingBusiness was brought in to develop a corporate visual identity to support BGO's global brand transformation.
  • Through a rigorous and collaborative design approach, BrandingBusiness explored a range of evolutionary and new identity pathways.
  • Building upon the architecture of the new BGO corporate logo, BrandingBusiness developed a comprehensive visual identity system of colors, photography styles, and graphic devices along with a new identity for its philanthropic and community program, BGO Inspired.
  • These assets empowered BrandingBusiness and the in-house BGO team to implement the brand across a range of print and digital applications.

Breakthrough Properties Secures £104 Million Loan and Planning Approvals For Vitrum by Breakthrough at St. John's Innovation Park

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthrough Properties, a leading global life sciences real estate developer, owner and operator, today announced it is set to begin construction on Vitrum by Breakthrough, a world-class life science building located inside the 21-acre St. John's Innovation Park in Cambridge, England.

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  • This was the first permission granted for a new commercial building in the North East Cambridge area since July 2022.
  • Working with world-renowned architectural studio Henning Larsen, Breakthrough has designed the five-story, 175,000-square-foot building for maximum flexibility and adaptability for a wide range of scientific uses.
  • Breakthrough's plans for Vitrum reflect the company's ongoing commitment to increasing energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and providing healthy workspaces.
  • Vitrum By Breakthrough will be its third European project to break ground over the past year.

Breakthrough Properties Secures £104 Million Loan and Planning Approvals For Vitrum by Breakthrough at St. John's Innovation Park

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthrough Properties, a leading global life sciences real estate developer, owner and operator, today announced it is set to begin construction on Vitrum by Breakthrough, a world-class life science building located inside the 21-acre St. John's Innovation Park in Cambridge, England.

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  • This was the first permission granted for a new commercial building in the North East Cambridge area since July 2022.
  • Working with world-renowned architectural studio Henning Larsen, Breakthrough has designed the five-story, 175,000-square-foot building for maximum flexibility and adaptability for a wide range of scientific uses.
  • Breakthrough's plans for Vitrum reflect the company's ongoing commitment to increasing energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and providing healthy workspaces.
  • Vitrum By Breakthrough will be its third European project to break ground over the past year.

Akrete names Nicole Stenclik as its first president, spearheading new agency leadership structure

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Ushering in a new era for Akrete, Stenclik will work closely with founder and CEO Margy Sweeney to lead the agency.

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  • Ushering in a new era for Akrete, Stenclik will work closely with founder and CEO Margy Sweeney to lead the agency.
  • Stenclik, 38, has been a member of Akrete’s leadership for six years as both a vice president and managing consultant.
  • Most recently, she has led the firm’s work for clients such as JLL, Steelcase, BGO, Unispace, and Kingbird Investment Management.
  • “Nicole has been an integral part of Akrete’s growth the last eight years, and has lived the Akrete model as both a contractor and full-time employee.

Hexadrone Starts C5 and C6 Drone Type Examination After Successful GAP Analysis of The TUNDRA 2’ Specification by Notified Body

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Monday, December 11, 2023

This compliance will ensure that the TUNDRA 2 users will be able to fly in European airspace legally, in accordance with categories C5 and C6, from 2024.

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  • This compliance will ensure that the TUNDRA 2 users will be able to fly in European airspace legally, in accordance with categories C5 and C6, from 2024.
  • Marcel Visser, CEO of NavCert GmbH, stated, “Congratulations to Hexadrone on being first confirming both multicopter C5 and C6 Drone specification compliancy to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945.
  • We are honored to be the Notified Body (NB 2603) selected by Hexadrone to perform Type Examinations for both version of the Tundra 2.
  • Starting 2024, Hexadrone is accelerating it’s worldwide expansion by selecting and recruiting Specialised resellers over the Globe.

CIM Group Closes $47.5 Million Loan for Refinance of The View 168-Unit Apartment Building in Los Angeles

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Monday, November 27, 2023

CIM Group, a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, announced today that its CIM Real Estate Debt Solutions business closed a $47.5 million loan on behalf of a CIM-managed fund to a joint venture between MWest Holdings and BGO to refinance The View apartment building in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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  • CIM Group, a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, announced today that its CIM Real Estate Debt Solutions business closed a $47.5 million loan on behalf of a CIM-managed fund to a joint venture between MWest Holdings and BGO to refinance The View apartment building in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.
  • The View offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units in a variety of floorplans and a wealth of premier on-site amenities.
  • CIM Group had acquired The View in August 2013 following the completion of a comprehensive renovation of the property originally built in 1965.
  • MWest and BGO then acquired The View in December 2018 after CIM Group completed a host of improvements to the residences and the property’s leasing and management.

Hullmark and BGO Reveal Master Plan for Beltline Yards, A New Landmark in Toronto

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

To bring Beltline Yards to life, Hullmark and BGO have convened acclaimed international talent, including Britain's award-winning architecture and urban planning firm, Allies and Morrison.

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  • To bring Beltline Yards to life, Hullmark and BGO have convened acclaimed international talent, including Britain's award-winning architecture and urban planning firm, Allies and Morrison.
  • Hullmark and BGO will be drawing upon generations of expertise in designing and investing in both suburban communities and mixed-use neighbourhoods across the city to ensure that Beltline Yards reflects the spirit and values of Toronto.
  • "Through our partnership with Hullmark, we continue to shift the boundaries on innovative, thoughtful, and sustainability-driven development in Toronto.
  • "By connecting the city to the beltline with this master plan, we are creating a destination that will become a calling card for Toronto."

Scotiabank Global Wealth Management and Sun Life Capital Management announce strategic relationship in private assets

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Global Wealth Management and Sun Life Capital Management (SLC Management) today announced plans to develop and provide private asset solutions to high-net-worth clients in the Canadian market through Scotia Global Asset Management.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Global Wealth Management and Sun Life Capital Management (SLC Management) today announced plans to develop and provide private asset solutions to high-net-worth clients in the Canadian market through Scotia Global Asset Management.
  • As part of the arrangement, SLC Management is committing to invest $100 million of seed capital for future funding opportunities.
  • "Once the domain of the most sophisticated institutional investors, private alternative investments have been increasingly sought after for their important role in enhancing portfolio diversification and risk-adjusted returns," says Glen Gowland, Group Head, Global Wealth Management at Scotiabank.
  • InfraRed Capital Partners – Private infrastructure – InfraRed is an international infrastructure investment manager, managing equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe.