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Hornetsecurity Announces Strategic Growth Investment from TA

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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Hornetsecurity (the Company), a leading international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider, announced today that TA Associates (TA), a leading global growth private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in the Company.

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  • Hornetsecurity (the Company), a leading international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider, announced today that TA Associates (TA), a leading global growth private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in the Company.
  • This new round of investment aims to further support Hornetsecuritys product build-out and international expansion strategy through continued organic growth acceleration and M&A.
  • Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilizing its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in high quality growth companies.
  • Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses to help them reach the next stage of international growth.

Qbtech Partners With Verdane to Accelerate Growth in ADHD Diagnostics Software Market

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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Today, Qbtech , the software provider of objective ADHD tests QbTest and QbCheck, announces an investment by specialist growth equity investor, Verdane.

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  • Today, Qbtech , the software provider of objective ADHD tests QbTest and QbCheck, announces an investment by specialist growth equity investor, Verdane.
  • Qbtech is the market leader in objective measurement of ADHD symptoms, transforming ADHD care for individuals and society at large.
  • Verdanes investment will support Qbtech to further accelerate growth through new technologies, new customer segments and through significant expansion in existing markets.
  • Verdane is an experienced investor in healthcare software, and we look forward to partnering with Qbtech at this pivotal moment in their growth journey, said Henrik Aspn at Verdane.

Verdane Partners with Climate Tech Leader Cleanwatts

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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Cleanwatts is in the process of building more than 80 energy communities, several of which are already operational.

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  • Cleanwatts is in the process of building more than 80 energy communities, several of which are already operational.
  • Together with Verdane, the company will also assess M&A possibilities if and where accretive to the Cleanwatts value proposition.
  • Cleanwatts is a clean tech company resolutely focused on simplifying, amplifying, and accelerating the energy transition for local communities around the world.
  • Verdane funds hold over 4 billion in total commitments and have made over 140 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003.

Hornetsecurity Acquires Cybersecurity Training Experts, IT-Seal

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hornetsecurity, a global email cloud security and backup provider, today announced the acquisition of IT-Seal, a security awareness training company.

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  • PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Hornetsecurity, a global email cloud security and backup provider, today announced the acquisition of IT-Seal, a security awareness training company.
  • The company uses a scientific, patented security awareness indicator (Employee Security Index - ESI) to make security awareness measurable and comparable.
  • Forming part of the Hornetsecurity Group will extend our services' reach in the global B2B community, introducing our security training services to companies and organizations of all sizes and in all industries.
  • Hornetsecurity Inc. is based in Pittsburgh, PA with other North America offices in Washington D.C. and Montreal, Canada.

Inriver Announces Growth Investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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MALMÖ, Sweden and CHICAGO, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inriver ("the Company"), a company that empowers organizations to deliver revenue-driving product information management (PIM) across every customer touchpoint, today announced that it will receive a majority investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies. Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor and current inriver shareholder, will retain a significant stake in the Company. The transaction will include a significant primary capital investment to support inriver's product development roadmap and significantly expand its presence in North America and Europe, to meet the demands of a high-growth market.

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  • Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor and current inriver shareholder, will retain a significant stake in the Company.
  • "This is a milestone for inriver, our customers, partners, and investors," said Thomas Zanzinger, CEO of inriver.
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL") is a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies exclusively within three sectors: Healthcare, Financial Technology & Services, and Technology & Business Solutions.
  • Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses to help them reach the next stage of international growth.

Inriver Announces Growth Investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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MALMÖ, Sweden and CHICAGO, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inriver ("the Company"), a company that empowers organizations to deliver revenue-driving product information management (PIM) across every customer touchpoint, today announced that it will receive a majority investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies. Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor and current inriver shareholder, will retain a significant stake in the Company. The transaction will include a significant primary capital investment to support inriver's product development roadmap and significantly expand its presence in North America and Europe, to meet the demands of a high-growth market.

Key Points: 
  • Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor and current inriver shareholder, will retain a significant stake in the Company.
  • "This is a milestone for inriver, our customers, partners, and investors," said Thomas Zanzinger, CEO of inriver.
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL") is a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies exclusively within three sectors: Healthcare, Financial Technology & Services, and Technology & Business Solutions.
  • Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses to help them reach the next stage of international growth.

Major Philanthropies Launch Effort to Establish Multidisciplinary Centers at Leading Academic Institutions Focused on Reimagining Capitalism, Economy, and Society to Address 21st Century Challenges

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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The Ford Foundation is also committed to the effort and will make additional grants to institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to be announced later in 2022.

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  • The Ford Foundation is also committed to the effort and will make additional grants to institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to be announced later in 2022.
  • The Open Society Foundations are exploring how to best support heterodox economic thinking through Open Society University Network, a global partnership of educational institutions that integrates learning and the advancement of knowledge.
  • This announcement marks the beginning of a major philanthropic effort to fund higher-educational institutions to help rethink and replace neoliberalism and its assumptions about the relationship between the economy and society.
  • The academic centers will all pursue ideas and solutions contributing to the movement to rethink neoliberalism.

Top World Leaders to Gather Online for 18th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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The forum will host 20 sessions online this year. Some examples of the topics are "Global Pandemic--Lessons Learned and Forecast," "Green Recovery for Sustainable Society," "Disruptive Technologies for Industries," "The Second Quantum Revolution and Society," "Lights and Shadows of Digital Economy," and "Path Toward Net-Zero Emission."

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  • TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The STS forum is holding its 18th Annual Meeting from October 2 to 5, 2021.
  • World leaders, including professional scientists, policymakers and business leaders, will gather online to discuss the pressing science and technology issues the world is facing and to build an international network.
  • The forum will host 20 sessions online this year.
  • Some examples of the topics are "Global Pandemic--Lessons Learned and Forecast," "Green Recovery for Sustainable Society," "Disruptive Technologies for Industries," "The Second Quantum Revolution and Society," "Lights and Shadows of Digital Economy," and "Path Toward Net-Zero Emission."

Top World Leaders to Gather Online for 18th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The STS forum is holding its 18th Annual Meeting from October 2 to 5, 2021. World leaders, including professional scientists, policymakers and business leaders, will gather online to discuss the pressing science and technology issues the world is facing and to build an international network.

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  • - Meeting Set for October 2 to 5, 2021, Seeking Better Future of Humankind -
    TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The STS forum is holding its 18th Annual Meeting from October 2 to 5, 2021.
  • World leaders, including professional scientists, policymakers and business leaders, will gather online to discuss the pressing science and technology issues the world is facing and to build an international network.
  • The forum will host 20 sessions online this year.
  • Some examples of the topics are "Global Pandemic--Lessons Learned and Forecast," "Green Recovery for Sustainable Society," "Disruptive Technologies for Industries," "The Second Quantum Revolution and Society," "Lights and Shadows of Digital Economy," and "Path Toward Net-Zero Emission."

VanEck Launches New Active Municipal Bond ETF (SMI) Focusing on Sustainable Development

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Friday, September 10, 2021
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This new ETF enables portfolios to focus on meaningful climate action, increasingly sustainable communities and stronger resilience overall.

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  • This new ETF enables portfolios to focus on meaningful climate action, increasingly sustainable communities and stronger resilience overall.
  • We believe combining active management with the robust analytical data on sustainability provided by HIP results in a compelling, first-to-market municipal bond ETF1.
  • VanEck is a 2017 signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and has decades of experience in fixed income and municipal bond strategies.
  • SMI also illustrates the expansion of the firms sustainable investing offerings, joining last months launch of the VanEck Environmental Sustainability Fund (ENVAX) , the first green bond ETF1, VanEck Green Bond ETF (GRNB) and the VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG) .