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Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a premier global protection company that safeguards and services connected devices, homes, and automobiles in partnership with the world’s leading brands, today announced the expansion of its exclusive training course featuring the Reynolds and Reynolds docuPAD eContracting system. The program is now offered at the Automotive Training Academy by Assurant in Atlanta, expanding access for automotive professionals beyond its original location in The Woodlands, Texas, where docuPAD has been part of the curriculum since 2024. Designed for F&I managers, the course offers instruction on using the docuPAD system to optimize each interaction and ensure customers make educated decisions when choosing the right protection for their vehicles.

Digital banking solutions provider Tyfone today announced from the Governmental Affairs Conference 2026, the formation of Loanovia, a new loan servicing and payments business unit. The new entity’s proven suite of lending solutions, Skip-A-Pay, Quick Pay and Collect, have been deployed in more than 80 applications at credit unions nationwide.

Aalo Atomics, the company building fully modular nuclear plants to power modern AI data centers (XMRs), has selected Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, to provide it with a 10 MWe steam turbine generator set and associated ancillary systems. The steam turbine will be used for the power island of Aalo-X, Aalo’s experimental reactor, and will put Aalo squarely on the path to being one of the first advanced reactors to power a data center.

CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it will participate in the 2026 Cantor Global Technology and Industrial Growth Conference.

Fairway Capital Management announced today that Fairway Private Equity & Venture Capital Opportunities Fund increased in Net Asset Value by 5.02% in the quarter ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Fund returned 15.91%. For the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, the Fund returned 13.77%. Since its December 29, 2021 inception date, the Fund has an annualized return of 8.62%. The S&P 500 index returned 2.66%, 17.88%, 23.01% and 10.94% during the same periods. *

Surf Internet® today announced the closing of a $407 million fiber asset-backed securitization (ABS) that strengthens the company’s long-term capital structure and supports continued network expansion across the Great Lakes region.

Mary Kay Inc., a global direct sales leader in beauty and skincare innovation, has achieved ISO 22716 certification, the internationally recognized gold standard for cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), reinforcing the company’s unwavering commitment to product quality, safety, and consumer trust worldwide.

Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s leading specialty broker, announces its Moving and Storage segment will now operate under Alliant Transportation. This strategic alignment strengthens the firm’s ability to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions with integrated telematics for mixed fleets across the logistics spectrum, reducing clients’ total cost of risk per mile and expanding availability and affordability of insurance.

Brian McDermott has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group on the newly established Affinity Alliant team. Based in the DC Metro area, McDermott will leverage more than 20 years of experience in the benefits industry to support clients with life, disability, dental, and voluntary benefits strategies, including programs serving associations and member-based organizations.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRMY), today announced that Harmony's management team will attend the following upcoming investor conferences.

Genius Gourmet®, a leader in better-for-you functional snacking, today announced a new partnership with Tapatío®, one of the most iconic hot sauce brands in the world, to launch Tapatío Protein Puffs, including the bold Tapatío flavor and a crave-worthy Spicy Queso flavor - high-protein snacks that deliver legendary taste with modern nutrition.

Grungo Law is proud to announce that Donald Bigley, Esq., has joined the firm, bringing over 30 years of experience in helping clients navigate complex legal matters with care and diligence.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST), today announced the launch of its FaultBreak™ contactor, a next generation high voltage switching and protection solution engineered to improve fault clearing performance, enhance safety, and simplify electric vehicle power systems. FaultBreak’s passive and resettable fuse function enables robust protection against high magnitude fault currents, reducing system cost, weight, and complexity while enhancing vehicle safety and serviceability.

Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM), a global leader in AI-enabled clean energy software and services, today announced that its PowerTrack™ Energy Management System (“EMS”) has been selected in collaboration with developer and EPC Everyray GmbH for two utility-scale battery energy storage system (“BESS”) projects in Germany: a 90 MWh installation in Kölsa and a 10 MWh installation in Elsterwerda. The projects are owned and financed by UESA Group, which is also supplying key electrical infrastructure, including the transformer station, handover station, and medium-voltage switchgear.

A new era in fútbol pulses through Miami today as Nu, one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms with 131 million customers, and Inter Miami CF, the reigning MLS Cup champion, announced a landmark multiyear partnership establishing Nu as a Main Partner of Inter Miami CF. The agreement comes at a pivotal moment for both organizations, as Nu accelerates its international expansion into the United States and Inter Miami CF builds on its position as one of the fastest-growing and most influential clubs in the sport.

Bayer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for expanded capabilities of its MEDRAD® MRXperion Magnetic Resonance (MR) Injection System, a power injector designed to support efficient workflow and consistent contrast delivery across a broad range of MR environments.

Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global security products and solutions provider, through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired privately held DCI Hollow Metal on Demand (DCI).

Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA, BFB) reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2026. Third quarter reported net sales increased 2%1 to $1.1 billion (+1% on an organic basis2) compared to the same prior-year period. In the quarter, reported operating income increased 21% to $340 million (flat on an organic basis) and diluted earnings per share increased 1% to $0.58.

Vigloo, a global microdrama platform from Korea, has launched the ‘Vigloo Studio’ Dashboard, the industry’s first creator-facing hub for content performance analytics and revenue sharing.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) is accepting submissions for its inaugural Day Zero Threat Research Summit, an invitation-only event bringing together the brightest minds across the global threat intelligence community to uncover the latest in adversary tradecraft and advance modern cyber defense. The summit will take place August 30 – September 1, 2026 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas as part of Fal.Con 2026, the premier cybersecurity event of the year.

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced that it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Perplexity to support its inference workloads on CoreWeave Cloud and pilot new services across both organizations.

Bradley L. Radoff and Michael Torok (together with certain of their affiliates, the “Radoff-JEC Group”), who collectively own approximately 7.6% of the outstanding common stock of Seer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER), today issued the following open letter to independent directors Meeta Gulyani and Nicolas Roelofs.

U.S. investor home purchases ticked up 2% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter, coming in at just under 50,000. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That’s the eighth straight quarter of minimal changes in investor activity.

Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEGG), a global leader in computer and technology products, today announced that it has added Venmo as a payment option at checkout, further expanding flexible digital payment experiences for its customers.

Software security has reached an inflection point as AI development tools dramatically increase the volume and velocity of software releases, while AI is also powering the next generation of threat actors driving attack volume and sophistication to new heights. For security teams, this is not just acceleration – it is multiplication: more apps, more releases, and more opportunities for attackers. The challenge is no longer protecting just flagship applications but securing all Android and iOS releases without slowing development or adding friction to delivery workflows.

Apex Fintech Solutions, Inc. (“Apex”), an innovation launchpad for the global investing ecosystem, and Wavvest, the AI engine automating professional financial planning, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver AI-powered financial planning capabilities to Apex clients. The collaboration will integrate Wavvest's planning technology with Apex's custodial data infrastructure, expanding Apex's AI Suite — a comprehensive package of AI-powered tools spanning advisor productivity and platform development capabilities, including Ask Ascend for intelligent coding and documentation support and the Agentic Development Kit for rapid integration development and prototyping.

MIAC Analytics today announced the appointment of Dawn Pieper as Director within its Secondary Solutions Group (SSG). Pieper joins Managing Director Tina Freeman and Director Danielle Roper in leading the firm’s secondary market risk advisory practice.

SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE: SMRT) (“SmartRent” or the “Company”), a leading provider of smart communities and operations solutions for the rental housing industry, today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

Leading measurement and analytics company Adjust today announced the successful migration of more than 30 live games from Tripledot Studios to its measurement platform, completing one of the most complex transitions in the casual gaming space without disruption to ongoing user acquisition or data infrastructure.

Global analytics software leader, FICO (NYSE: FICO) partners with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) for the second time to advance its mission of promoting financial literacy awareness and credit education resources. The 2026 partnership kicks off with two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch racing RCR’s No. 8 FICO Chevrolet in the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, March 29 (live on FOX Sports 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET).

AEVEX today announced the appointment of Nelson Erickson as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development. Erickson brings more than two decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, and finance across the national security ecosystem, supporting AEVEX’s continued growth and long-term objectives.

QuSecure™, Inc., the market leader in post-quantum cybersecurity and cryptographic agility, today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research Tactical Funding Increase (SBIR TACFI) contract award in the amount of $3.9M. The contract is focused on Quantum-Resilient Encryption for Special U.S. Air Force (USAF) Missions to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RH850/U2C, a new 32‑bit automotive microcontroller (MCU) built on a 28nm process. With rich communication interface support and advanced security, the MCU targets a diverse range of automotive applications, including chassis and safety systems for passenger cars and motorcycles, battery management systems (BMS) and body control functions such as lighting and motor control, and other general-purpose ASIL D applications.

Habitat Energy announced its first U.S. co-located solar + storage partnership, working with Birch Creek to co-optimize its solar and battery operations behind a shared point of interconnection in ERCOT’s South Zone.

Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced the formation of the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Council (AIEC) committees, along with the first distinguished slate of committee chair leadership appointments.

Usage data infrastructure leader m3ter today announced enhancements to its m3ter Connector for Salesforce on the Salesforce AppExchange to enable seamless integration with Revenue Cloud Advanced (RCA) and Revenue Cloud Billing (RCB), in addition to Agentforce Sales and Salesforce CPQ. The m3ter Connector enables Salesforce customers to configure usage management in m3ter natively from within Salesforce and seamlessly deliver data back from m3ter to Salesforce.

CG Life, a medical marketing agency focused on rare disease and precision medicine, today launched 24/364, a cultural brand platform bringing year-round visibility to the lived experience of rare disease. Building on the momentum of Rare Disease Day, the 24/364 brand will drive awareness, connection, and action to keep rare disease at the forefront of health and social conversation.

Claritev Corporation (“Claritev” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CTEV), a technology, data and insights company focused on making healthcare more affordable, transparent and fair for all, today announced that members of its management team will meet with investors at the following investor events in March 2026:

Pete Pharma, a pharmaceutical innovation and IP development company focused on modernizing dosage forms through advanced 3D printing and proprietary delivery systems, today announced a strategic partnership with Atrium24 Technologies, Inc., a fast-growing pharmacy technology and GPO platform serving independent pharmacies nationwide.

Today, the Pharmaceutical Reform Alliance (PRA) released a report explaining how the pharmaceutical industry’s anti-competitive and anti-consumer business practices have led to higher healthcare costs, contributing to America’s affordability crisis. PRA is publishing the report, entitled "The State of U.S. Drug Pricing: Unaffordable," as healthcare affordability remains a top concern for American families, especially heading into this year’s elections.

Evercore Wealth Management today announced the promotion of Sean Brady to partner. Mr. Brady is a wealth & fiduciary advisor at Evercore Wealth Management and its affiliate, Evercore Trust Company.

At Embedded World, Altera, the world’s largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider, will showcase how its Agilex® FPGAs are engineered to meet the real-time demands of physical AI systems. Together with ecosystem partners, Altera is enabling a unified sensor-to-actuator architecture that delivers deterministic performance, safety, and adaptability for robotics, industrial vision, and autonomous edge applications.

Silvio Tavares, President and CEO of VantageScore, will participate in Bank of America’s 2026 Information & Business Services Conference on March 12, 2026, in New York. Mr. Tavares is scheduled to speak from 10:00 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time in a fireside chat moderated by Curtis Nagle, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Bank of America Securities.

Avetta®, the leader in intelligent work readiness across global supply chains, today announced that The Hackett Group® has named it to the consultancy’s 2025-2026 50 to Know list as part of an annual assessment of the procurement technology market. The program recognizes emerging, leading and enduring solution providers like Avetta that are shaping the procurement technology landscape.

Global financial technology leader FIS® today announced that Integrity Viking Funds has selected FIS Investment Accounting Manager to modernize its investment accounting infrastructure. The partnership demonstrates FIS’ ability to deliver enterprise-grade technology to handle increasingly complex investment strategies without prohibitive costs or operational complexity to asset managers of all sizes.

Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (“Cognyte”), a global leader in software-driven technology for investigative analytics, today announced a $10+ million expansion agreement with a long-standing, Tier-1 national security customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region. The agreement expands and upgrades the agency’s deployment of Cognyte’s investigative analytics platform to support significant data growth, extend operational coverage and embed AI-powered predictive analytics to support proactive cyber threat investigations.

Edison Partners, a leading growth equity firm, today announced it has been named a 2026 Top PE Innovator Award winner by BluWave. This marks the firm’s second consecutive year receiving this distinction.

Hightower Advisors, one of the leading independent wealth management firms in the U.S., today announced it has entered into an agreement with Journey Strategic Wealth (Journey), marking its first external acquisition into Hightower Signature Wealth (HTSW). Journey will bring approximately $5 billion in assets under management*, furthering HTSW’s national footprint and broadening capabilities for both clients and advisors. Upon close, HTSW will represent more than $25 billion in assets under management*, across 27 locations. The transaction is expected to close at the end of this month.

Gordian Biotechnology, a biotechnology company focused on discovering and validating therapeutic targets through causal biology, today announced the release of a new preprint, titled: “A Multispecies, Modality-Agnostic Scalable In Vivo Mosaic Screening Platform for Therapeutic Target Discovery,” which describes a scalable in vivo perturb-seq platform that enables pooled genetic screening directly in living organisms across multiple tissues and disease contexts.

GMS Inc. (“GMS”) announced today that it has acquired Above Interior Distributors, Inc. (“Above Interior”), a leading supplier of specialty acoustical products, ceilings, and related building materials with one location serving the Miami-Dade metro area and South Florida.

The Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has authorized the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.96 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on April 14, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 24, 2026. The company had 209,100,703 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2026.

Cove Capital LLC, (“Cove Capital”), a U.S.-based private investment firm focused on the acquisition, development, and financing of strategic critical minerals projects across allied jurisdictions, and Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (“AHQ”), a leading Saudi diversified industrial conglomerate, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

FEG Investment Advisors (FEG), an independent, employee-owned asset management firm with more than $100 billion in assets under advisement, today announced the appointment of Holly Laiveling as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Laiveling will lead the firm’s enterprise technology strategy, aligning platforms, data, and infrastructure to support FEG’s long-term growth and enhance the client experience. Holly will serve on the firm’s Leadership Team, strengthening operational performance across the organization.

Vasomune Therapeutics, Inc., ("Vasomune"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to develop Pegevongitide (AV-001) for use in the acute resuscitation of severely burned patients. Pegevongitide, an injectable Tie2 agonist that blocks vascular leak, is currently being researched for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (NCT05123755).

LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest enterprises, has been recognized as a Leader in the ‘Overall’ market segment in the NelsonHall NEAT Evaluation for GenAI & Process Automation in Banking 2025.

Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies initially for devastating cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation (FTD) for AFTX-201, a potential best-in-class investigational genetic medicine for the treatment of BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE American: BURU), a dual-use Defense & Security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and software-orchestrated defense systems, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nuburu Defense LLC, together with Tekne S.p.A. (“Tekne”), has executed a strategic cooperation agreement with Engineering Bureau “BERYL” LLC, an established Ukrainian industrial company currently producing and supplying vehicles to Ukrainian military forces, to support structured deployment of the TEKNE GRAELION platform within Ukraine.

ProCap Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRR), the first publicly traded agentic finance firm, today announced it repurchased 196,043 shares of its common stock in the open market yesterday. The Company has retired more than 3% of its common stock through its stock repurchase plan and BRR’s discount to NAV has nearly been cut in half.

SharonAI Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Sharon AI”), a leading Australian Neocloud (NASDAQ:SHAZ), today announced it has partnered with World Wide Technology (“WWT”) for the deployment of large-scale high-performance compute infrastructure in Australia and Asia-Pacific.

Monro, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNRO), a leading provider of automotive repair and tire services, today announced that Brian D’Ambrosia, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Felix Veksler, Vice President of Investor Relations, will participate in a Fireside Chat at the 2026 UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. A live webcast of the UBS event will be available via the “Investors” section of the Company’s corporate website (corporate.monro.com/investors/events-and-presentations).

Lattis Management LP ("Lattis") today announced that Manuel ("Manny") Garza III will join the firm in March as a Partner and Head of its North America Power business.

BluWave, the leading market network and enablement platform that connects the private equity industry with top-tier service providers and interim executives, today announced Bertram Capital as its 2026 Top Private Equity Innovator of the Year*.

Coupang, a U.S.-based technology leader in digital services, has been named to LexisNexis’ 2026 Top 100 list of global innovators for the second year in a row. The LexisNexis list was included in the firm’s report, published today, “Innovation Momentum 2026: The Global Top 100.”

BluWave, the leading market network and enablement platform that connects private equity firms and their portfolio companies with top-tier vetted service providers, independent consultants, senior advisors, and interim executives, today announced the recipients of the fifth annual Top Private Equity Innovator Awards and the Private Equity Innovator of the Year*.

The Oasis Group, an award-winning consultancy and leading voice on artificial intelligence in the wealth management industry, recently released the Oasis AI Readiness Index™, the industry’s first maturity benchmark built exclusively for fiduciary wealth management firms, trust firms, and family offices. The AI Readiness Index utilizes a two-axis maturity model that measures both governance control and technology sophistication across 70 diagnostic questions.

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NOTE), a global leader in AI-driven policy and regulatory intelligence, today announced the expansion of its PolicyNote API, enabling organizations to integrate FiscalNote’s trusted policy intelligence directly into their own systems, AI agents, and automated workflows. The expansion includes an MCP server to allow AI agents — including those developed by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Microsoft — to leverage FiscalNote’s unique set of policy data to power limitless new applications. The API, currently being used by enterprises such as Lumen Technologies and ICE Data Services, Inc. (a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange), makes FiscalNote’s unique policy assets available beyond the PolicyNote platform for organizations that prefer to embed structured policy data into internal workflows, automated decision environments, and AI-driven processes.

Caesarstone Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSTE), a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality engineered surfaces, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Torch Key Asset Management (“TKAM” or the “Firm”), a middle-market private equity firm focused on control buyouts of complex, transitional and carve-out situations in the food and beverage and industrial products and services sectors, today announced its official launch with backing from GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management solutions provider.

Avolon announces the successful completion of its inaugural Samurai loan facility (‘Samurai Facility’), raising a total of US$420 million equivalent of unsecured financing from a consortium of Japanese and International banks.

Citymapper today announced the launch of its in-app AI features designed to help users make smarter, faster decisions when planning public transit journeys.

Otovo (Euronext Oslo Børs: OTOVO), an AI-native energy service provider for residential and commercial customers, today announced the successful completion of a private placement raising approximately NOK 161 million (approximately $16.6 million) through the issuance of approximately 14.0 million new shares (the “Offer Shares”) at a subscription price of NOK 11.50 per Offer Share (the “Offer Price”). The financing included participation from new and existing investors, including Encompass Capital Advisors LLC (“Encompass”), acting for certain fund entities and managed accounts for which Encompass exercises investment discretion, Franklin Templeton, and Electron.

SSR Mining Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX: SSRM) ("SSR Mining" or the “Company") announces that it has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding to sell its 80% ownership stake in the Çöpler mine and related properties in Türkiye (collectively, “Çöpler”) for $1.5 billion (the “Purchase Price”) in cash (the “Transaction”). The entire $1.5 billion cash consideration is payable on the Transaction’s closing. Çöpler is being acquired by Cengiz Holding A.S. (“Cengiz Holding”), one of Türkiye’s largest industrial companies with operations spanning copper, gold and aluminum mining and processing, as well as major interests in construction, energy, metallurgy and the chemicals and fertilizer industries. The Transaction excludes SSR Mining’s interest in the Hod Maden development project.

Americhem is expanding its aircraft interior materials portfolio with ColorFast® SFT5500, a PFAS-free high-performance thermoplastic engineered to meet FAA 14 CFR 25.853, Appendix F, Part IV, 55/55 OSU heat release requirements while delivering low smoke and low toxicity characteristics for aircraft interior applications.

Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform powering Kraken, today announced that Kraken Financial, its Wyoming-chartered bank, has been granted a Federal Reserve master account. The approval makes Kraken Financial the first digital asset bank in U.S. history to gain direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment infrastructure.

Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) (“Genius Sports” or the “Group”), the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.