Month: August 2026

Valhalla, NY, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — USI Insurance Services (“USI”), a world leader in property & casualty, risk management, employee benefit, and retirement consulting, has been recognized as a “Top Insurance Employer” for the ninth consecutive year by Insurance Business America (IBA). Now in its ninth year, IBA’s annual Top Insurance Employer program recognizes leading U.S. insurance organizations based on a series of employee satisfaction metrics, including benefits, compensation, culture, employee development and diversity.

Commenting on the announcement, Mike Sicard, chairman and chief executive officer for USI, stated: “Receiving this honor for the ninth consecutive year is a testament to our associates and their continued dedication to fostering a culture where people can succeed, grow, and make a difference. We know our success starts with our people, and when our people thrive, so do our clients. This recognition belongs to our nearly 11,000 associates whose collaboration and commitment to excellence help us deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions to clients and the communities we serve. Thank you for the positive impact you make every day.”

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ATIS, a leading provider of elevator and escalator inspections, consulting, and managed services, today announced the acquisition of AuditMate, the leading elevator auditing and management technology platform.

Expanded capabilities bring together LexisNexis authoritative intelligence, agents, skills, workflows, and AI models in one intuitive experience so legal professionals can accomplish more with AI

Expanded capabilities bring together LexisNexis authoritative intelligence, agents, skills, workflows, and AI models in one intuitive experience so legal professionals can accomplish more with AI

TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volaris Group today announced the acquisition of L5 Networks, a Brazilian pioneer in cloud-based corporate communications solutions and one of the country’s leading omnichannel and corporate collaboration platforms.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

HireQuotient, which recently announced its strategic partnership with Paylocity, today announced the results of a recent EasySource deployment for a PE-owned North American media and retail company. HireQuotient delivered another strong return on investment (ROI) for a PE-owned North American media and retail giant. Chief People Officer of the organization, Ann Jadown shared her amazement at closing 15 critical roles with a 65% reduction in time to close and a 70% reduction in manual effort. It is noteworthy that besides saving substantial recruiter bandwidth, Ann Jadown shared that her firm saved more than $50,000 in direct recruiting costs through HireQuotient’s EasySource AI platform.

Technical and environmental programs progressing as planned; Initial Project Description targeted for early September

Technical and environmental programs progressing as planned; Initial Project Description targeted for early September

  Company intends to accelerate the rehabilitation of Canndoc’s flagship Nir Oz facility, supporting a return to full production and the Company’s expansion in the growing German medical cannabis market

Expands Transportation Management Capabilities and Global Logistics Network with AI-Enabled Freight Brokerage Platform

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Solar SG Announces Next Phase of Growth as Singapore’s Solar Market Accelerates

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LONDON, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) (“nVent”), a global leader in electrical connection and protection solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maverick Power for a purchase price of $1.75 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction also includes the potential additional consideration of up to $550 million in cash based on achieving certain performance metrics in 2027 and 2028. Maverick Power is a leading manufacturer of engineered power distribution and infrastructure solutions for data centers.

London, United Kingdom, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algosoup, an elite team of forward-deployed engineers building production systems at the cutting edge of AI, machine learning, computer vision, and big data, today announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network.

Lookthrough and BuildingMinds are joining forces to create the leading AI platform for institutional real estate, covering 100,000+ buildings.

Zürich / Berlin, 24. August 2026 – Lookthrough, die Zürcher Plattform für Entscheidungsintelligenz im Immobilienbereich, und BuildingMinds, die Berliner KI-Datenplattform für das Management von Immobilienportfolios, haben heute ihren Zusammenschluss bekannt gegeben. Gemeinsam entsteht die führende KI-Plattform für institutionelle Immobilien.

Hengdian Group completed the acquisition of Jiali Industry, a leading vehicle lighting manufacturer, the largest M&A in the company’s history.

LONDON, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the London & Valley Water consortium (“L&VW”) announces the first cohort of proposed Non-Executive Directors (“Board Members”) who would be appointed to the board of directors of Thames Water Utilities Limited (“Thames Water”) if L&VW’s proposed acquisition and recapitalisation of Thames Water proceeds.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SuperiorMed Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“SuperiorMed” or the “Company”), a company that shall become the parent company of SuperiorMed Healthcare Management FZ-LLC, a company in the business of management and consulting service for certain medical institutions under the laws of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), announced today that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) on August 22, 2026 for a business combination with Starry Sea Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: SSEA, SSEAU, SSEAR), a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (“SSEA”).