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Cushman & Wakefield Hires Marc Franco to Lead East Region Investor Services and Institutional Client Care

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星期四, 四月 11, 2024

Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Marc Franco as Managing Director, Investor Services, where he will focus on institutional client care in the East Region of the U.S.

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  • Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Marc Franco as Managing Director, Investor Services, where he will focus on institutional client care in the East Region of the U.S.
  • He will work in partnership with Kristina Wollan who leads Investor Services in the West Region.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240411954531/en/
    In his new role, Franco will be responsible for ensuring the firm’s institutional investor clients benefit from the firm’s broad, integrated platform of investor services, including Capital Markets, Agency Leasing, Property Management, Valuation & Advisory and Project & Development Services.
  • “Marc’s extensive investor services expertise has resulted in the ability to truly understand clients' specific business goals, identify potential challenges and uncover unique opportunities.

PACS Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Its Upsized Initial Public Offering

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星期四, 四月 11, 2024

PACS Group, Inc. (“PACS” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 21,428,572 shares of its common stock being sold by the Company at a public offering price of $21.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $450 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

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  • PACS Group, Inc. (“PACS” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 21,428,572 shares of its common stock being sold by the Company at a public offering price of $21.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $450 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
  • In addition, certain selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,214,284 shares of the Company’s common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
  • PACS will not receive any proceeds from any sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
  • Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Truist Securities are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering.

H+H international A/S: Major shareholder announcement

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星期五, 四月 26, 2024

In accordance with Section 30 of the Capital Markets Act it is hereby announced that Nordea Funds Ltd, Finland, yesterday informed H+H International A/S that as per 22 April 2024 Nordea Funds Ltd. increased its holding of shares in H+H International A/S to a total of 1,707,348 shares, equal to 10.34% of the total share capital and of the total voting rights in H+H International A/S, thus exceeding the major shareholder threshold of 10% in Section 38 of the Capital Markets Act.

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  • In accordance with Section 30 of the Capital Markets Act it is hereby announced that Nordea Funds Ltd, Finland, yesterday informed H+H International A/S that as per 22 April 2024 Nordea Funds Ltd. increased its holding of shares in H+H International A/S to a total of 1,707,348 shares, equal to 10.34% of the total share capital and of the total voting rights in H+H International A/S, thus exceeding the major shareholder threshold of 10% in Section 38 of the Capital Markets Act.
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American Financial Resources, LLC Welcomes Michael Brenning as Head of Production and Brian Collins as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Financial Resources, LLC (AFR) proudly announces the hiring and appointment of Michael Brenning as the Head of Production, effective April 19, 2024, and Brian Collins as the Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, who officially joined the company on April 16, 2024.

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  • "We are thrilled to welcome Michael Brenning to the AFR family," said Robert Pieklo, Chief Operating Officer of American Financial Resources.
  • In parallel, Brian Collins rejoins AFR as the Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, bringing valuable experience from his previous role at PennyMac.
  • Michael Brenning's appointment as Head of Production and Brian Collins' as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets mark significant steps forward in AFR's commitment to growth and excellence.
  • Join us in welcoming Michael Brenning and Brian Collins to the AFR team as we embark on this exciting new chapter of our journey!

Banking heavyweight Markus Sauerland, former CEO of Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, joins NowCM as COO and Co-CEO

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024

Stationed in Frankfurt am Main, Markus brings over thirty years of global expertise in banking and capital markets to his new role at NowCM.

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  • Stationed in Frankfurt am Main, Markus brings over thirty years of global expertise in banking and capital markets to his new role at NowCM.
  • Renowned for his leadership acumen, Markus has a distinguished track record of spearheading organizational growth and enhancing operational efficiency in complex financial environments.
  • Professional Background of Markus Sauerland:
    In 2019, Markus Sauerland was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, tasked with launching and leading the newly established European investment firm.
  • His leadership and strategic vision led to his promotion in 2022 as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board.

Banking heavyweight Markus Sauerland, former CEO of Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, joins NowCM as COO and Co-CEO

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024

Stationed in Frankfurt am Main, Markus brings over thirty years of global expertise in banking and capital markets to his new role at NowCM.

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  • Stationed in Frankfurt am Main, Markus brings over thirty years of global expertise in banking and capital markets to his new role at NowCM.
  • Renowned for his leadership acumen, Markus has a distinguished track record of spearheading organizational growth and enhancing operational efficiency in complex financial environments.
  • Professional Background of Markus Sauerland:
    In 2019, Markus Sauerland was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, tasked with launching and leading the newly established European investment firm.
  • His leadership and strategic vision led to his promotion in 2022 as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board.

Highly Respected Corporate Partners Join Crowell's Chicago Office

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

CHICAGO, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowell & Moring announces that John Koenigsknecht and David Stone, two highly respected partners with sophisticated corporate and commercial experience, including in M&A, capital markets, securities, and governance matters, are joining the firm's Chicago office. The partners have a long history of serving as trusted advisors and outside general counsel to public and private companies and advising management and boards of directors on governance, compliance, executive compensation, and other matters.

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  • CHICAGO, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowell & Moring announces that John Koenigsknecht and David Stone, two highly respected partners with sophisticated corporate and commercial experience, including in M&A, capital markets, securities, and governance matters, are joining the firm's Chicago office.
  • Koenigsknecht advises U.S. public and private companies and acts as U.S. counsel for international clients on complex corporate deals.
  • He represents companies on corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, exchange matters, securities offerings, cross-border offerings, and other capital-building transactions.
  • "Our strategic firm priorities include expanding and deepening our corporate practice and growing our Chicago office," said Philip T. Inglima , chair of Crowell & Moring.

EQT AB (publ) Q1 Announcement 2024

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

"EQT started the year with the successful completion of two fundraises, EQT X and EQT Future, with total commitments of more than EUR 25 billion.

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  • "EQT started the year with the successful completion of two fundraises, EQT X and EQT Future, with total commitments of more than EUR 25 billion.
  • The EQT AB Group has a long-term business model founded on a promise to its fund investors to invest capital, drive value creation and create consistent attractive returns over a 5 to 10-year horizon.
  • This is information that EQT AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
  • The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 07:30 CEST on 18 April 2024.

Scotiabank issues its first Green Bond in the European market for EUR 1 billion

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星期三, 四月 17, 2024

TORONTO, April 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Scotiabank has issued its inaugural EUR 1 billion, 5-year senior fixed rate Green Bond (the "EUR Green Bond") in the European market pursuant to Scotiabank's Sustainable Issuance Framework released on April 5, 2024  (the "Framework").

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  • TORONTO, April 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Scotiabank has issued its inaugural EUR 1 billion, 5-year senior fixed rate Green Bond (the "EUR Green Bond") in the European market pursuant to Scotiabank's Sustainable Issuance Framework released on April 5, 2024  (the "Framework").
  • The EUR Green Bond represents the largest green or sustainability bond offering by a Canadian financial or corporate to date.
  • "This is Scotiabank's fourth green or sustainability labeled benchmark bond, and our first in Europe," said Paul Scurfield, Global Head, Capital Markets, Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank.
  • In addition to the EUR Green Bond, Scotiabank released another inaugural sustainable finance product governed by the Framework.

Cognizant and FICO Partner to Help Banks Prevent Real-Time Payments Fraud

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星期三, 四月 17, 2024

TEANECK, N.J. and BOZEMAN, Mont., April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) announced today a planned collaboration with FICO, a leading analytics software company, to launch a cloud-based real-time payment fraud prevention solution powered by FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager. The joint offering would leverage both firms' artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology to help banks and other payment service providers in North America protect their customers from fraud in the growing world of instant digital payments.

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  • The joint offering would leverage both firms' artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology to help banks and other payment service providers in North America protect their customers from fraud in the growing world of instant digital payments.
  • While real-time payments have ushered in a new era of speed and convenience, they have also opened the door for scammers.
  • The Cognizant and FICO offering would tackle this challenge by providing real-time fraud prevention with a seamless integration of the real-time payments rails.
  • Our collaboration with Cognizant aims to provide stronger protection for real-time payments by combining the Cognizant communication layer and clearing gateway with FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, the leading payments fraud management solution," said Alexandre Graff, Global Head of Partners & Alliances at FICO.