Synchronoss annonce la clôture de 235 millions de dollars d’offres d’actions ordinaires et de billets de premier rang

En outre, Synchronoss a levé 75 millions de dollars par le biais d’un placement privé d’actions privilégiées

Produit net utilisé pour refinancer la structure du capital de la société

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, 07 juill. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ : SNCR), un leader et innovateur mondial en solutions de cloud, de messagerie et de numérique, a annoncé aujourd’hui la clôture, le 29 juin 2021, d’un appel public à l’épargne par voie de prise ferme de 42 307 692 actions ordinaires, dont 3 846 154 actions émises en lien avec l’option des preneurs fermes d’acheter des actions supplémentaires, au prix public de 2,60 dollars par action, pour un produit brut d’environ 110 millions de dollars. La société a également annoncé la clôture, le 30 juin 2021, d’un appel public à l’épargne par voie de prise ferme d’un montant total de 125 millions de dollars de billets de premier rang à 8,375 % arrivant à échéance en 2026, comprenant un montant total de 5 millions de dollars de billets de premier rang émis en lien avec l’option des preneurs fermes d’acheter des billets de premier rang. Le produit brut des deux appels ne comprend pas les remises et commissions liées à l’appel public à l’épargne par voie de prise ferme et les frais d’offre estimés dus par la société.

Synchronoss et les billets de premier rang ont tous reçu la note de BB d’Egan-Jones Ratings Company, une agence de notation indépendante et non affiliée. Les billets devraient commencer à être négociés sur le Nasdaq Global Select Market sous le symbole « SNCRL » dès le 1er juillet 2021.

En plus des appels publics, le 30 juin 2021, la société a clôturé un placement privé de 75 000 de ses actions privilégiées perpétuelles non convertibles de série B en faveur de B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC, pour un prix d’achat total de 75 millions de dollars.

Les deux appels publics et le placement privé ont généré un produit net d’environ 300 millions de dollars après déduction des remises et commissions liées à l’appel public à l’épargne par voie de prise ferme, mais avant les frais. Le 30 juin 2021, la société a utilisé le produit net en partie pour échanger intégralement toutes ses actions privilégiées perpétuelles participatives convertibles de série A en circulation détenues par une filiale de Siris Capital Group et pour rembourser les montants en circulation au titre de la facilité de crédit renouvelable de la société.

« Synchronoss a émergé de ce processus de refinancement complet avec une base financière solide qui soutiendra notre mission visant à permettre à nos clients de se connecter à leurs preneurs fermes de manières fiables et significatives », a déclaré Jeff Miller, président-directeur général de Synchronoss. « Aujourd’hui, nous disposons d’un environnement financier durable qui nous donne la flexibilité d’exploitation nécessaire pour investir dans l’offre et l’amélioration d’excellentes expériences de cloud, de messagerie et de numérique pour nos clients, pour permettre une croissance à long terme et pour offrir une plus grande valeur aux actionnaires qui investissent dans l’entreprise. »

Le refinancement a également entraîné le départ de membres du conseil d’administration de Synchronoss, Frank Baker, Peter Berger et Robert Aquilina, qui sont tous associés à Siris Capital Group. « Au nom de l’ensemble du conseil d’administration et de la direction, je tiens à remercier Frank, Peter et Bob pour leurs contributions à Synchronoss au cours des trois dernières années et pour leur générosité en tant que conseillers personnels », a déclaré M. Miller.

En conjonction avec cette nouvelle capitalisation, B. Riley Financial, Inc., y compris certaines de ses filiales, agit comme investisseur phare de Synchronoss. Synchronoss a accordé à B. Riley une représentation au sein de son conseil d’administration.

Bryant Riley, président et co-PDG de B. Riley Financial, Inc., a commenté : « Nous sommes ravis d’agir en tant que partenaire stratégique et sponsor financier de Synchronoss sur cette capitalisation et nous sommes déterminés à tirer parti de toutes les capacités opérationnelles et financières de notre plateforme pour soutenir Synchronoss dans sa stratégie d’offre de valeur. Nous sommes impatients de continuer à travailler en étroite collaboration avec Jeff et l’ensemble de l’équipe de direction alors que Synchronoss entre dans cette nouvelle phase passionnante pour son activité. »

B. Riley Securities, Inc., a agi en tant que preneur ferme principal et seul gestionnaire de livres pour l’offre d’actions ordinaires. Northland Capital Markets a agi en tant que co-responsable de l’offre d’actions ordinaires.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. a agi en tant que seul gestionnaire de livres pour l’offre de billets de premier rang. Northland Capital Markets, Aegis Capital Corp. et EF Hutton, une division de Benchmark Investments, LLC, ont agi en tant que chefs de file de l’offre de billets de premier rang.

Les actions ordinaires et les billets de premier rang ont été offerts en vertu de la déclaration d’inscription préalable de la société sur formulaire S-3, qui a été déclarée effective par la Securities and Exchange Commission (« SEC ») le 28 août 2020. Les offres ont été effectuées seulement aux moyens d’un supplément de prospectus et du prospectus qui l’accompagne. Des exemplaires du supplément de prospectus et du prospectus de base qui l’accompagne pour l’offre peuvent être obtenus sur le site Web de la SEC à l’adresse www.sec.gov, ou en contactant B. Riley Securities par téléphone au (703) 312-9580, ou par e-mail à l’adresse prospectuses@brileyfin.com.

Le présent communiqué de presse ne constitue ni une offre de vente ni une sollicitation d’une offre d’achat de ces titres, et aucune vente de ces titres n’aura lieu dans un État ou une juridiction au sein duquel ou de laquelle une telle offre, vente ou sollicitation serait illégale avant son enregistrement ou sa qualification en vertu des lois sur les valeurs mobilières dans un tel État ou une telle juridiction.

À propos de Synchronoss

Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ : SNCR) est un développeur de logiciels permettant aux entreprises du monde entier de se connecter à leurs abonnés de manière fiable et pertinente. Sa gamme de produits contribue à rationaliser les réseaux, simplifier l’intégration et interagir avec les abonnés afin de créer de nouvelles sources de revenus, réduire les coûts et accélérer la mise sur le marché. Plusieurs centaines de millions d’abonnés font confiance à Synchronoss pour rester en phase avec les individus, les services et les contenus qu’ils aiment. C’est pourquoi les plus de 1 500 talentueux collaborateurs de Synchronoss à travers le monde s’efforcent chaque jour de repenser un monde synchrone. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.synchronoss.com.

Énoncés prospectifs

Le présent communiqué de presse contient des énoncés prospectifs au sens de l’article 21E du Securities Exchange Act de 1934, tel qu’amendé, y compris, mais sans s’y limiter, les énoncés concernant la clôture de l’appel public et l’utilisation prévue du produit de celle-ci. Ces énoncés prospectifs sont assujettis à un certain nombre de risques, comprenant la satisfaction des conditions de clôture habituelles liées à l’appel public et les facteurs de risque énoncés de temps à autre dans les documents déposés par Synchronoss auprès de la SEC, incluant, sans s’y limiter, les risques décrits dans les sections « Facteurs de risque » (Risk Factors) et « Rapport et analyse par la direction de la situation financière et des résultats opérationnels » (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) (selon le cas) du Rapport annuel sur formulaire 10-K de Synchronoss pour l’exercice clos le 31 décembre 2020, ainsi que du Rapport trimestriel sur formulaire 10-Q pour le trimestre clos le 31 mars 2021, déposés auprès de la SEC et disponibles sur le site Web de la SEC à l’adresse www.sec.gov. Outre les risques décrits ci-dessus et dans les autres documents déposés par Synchronoss auprès de la SEC, d’autres facteurs inconnus ou imprévisibles pourraient également affecter les résultats de Synchronoss. Aucun énoncé prospectif ne peut être garanti et les résultats réels peuvent différer sensiblement de ces énoncés. Les informations contenues dans le présent communiqué de presse sont valables à la date des présentes uniquement, et Synchronoss décline toute obligation de mettre à jour tout énoncé prospectif contenu dans ce communiqué que ce soit à la suite de nouvelles informations, d’événements futurs ou autrement, sauf si la loi l’impose.

Contacts

Médias
Anais Merlin, CCgroup (International)
Diane Rose, CCgroup (Amérique du Nord)
synchronoss@ccgrouppr.com

Investisseurs
Todd Kehrli/Joo-Hun Kim, MKR Investor Relations, Inc.
investor@synchronoss.com

‘Falcon’s Beyond Global’ Launches as Fully Integrated Development Enterprise for IP-Driven Parks, Resorts, Media, & Merchandise

Falcon’s Beyond Global

Scott Demerau, Executive Chairman of the Board, Falcon’s Beyond and Cecil Magpuri, Chief Executive Officer, Falcon’s Beyond.

New enterprise brings proprietary ‘Katmandu’ and partner IPs to global markets through theme parks, resorts, feature films, episodic series, consumer products, and beyond.

Joint venture with Meliá Hotels International brings access to prime real estate and a global operating presence in major tourist destinations in 40 countries.

ORLANDO Fla., July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With proven theme park success in Europe, an award-winning creative team, patented technologies, and access to global real estate in prime tourist destinations, Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC has launched as a fully integrated enterprise to propel story-driven, experiential entertainment around the world.

Until now, it has proven almost impossible for most IP franchises to rapidly deploy across media content, consumer products, and hardest of all, themed location-based entertainment, all at once.

The new enterprise, supercharged by a joint venture with Meliá Hotels International, will be the only vertically-integrated entertainment powerhouse able to simultaneously activate an intellectual property across the full transmedia spectrum — with the potential to transform the $440 billion hospitality and entertainment category.

Meliá, the world’s #1 leisure hotel group with 390+ properties in 40 countries, many in prime beach destinations, is jointly developing theme park + resort combos with Falcon’s Beyond at flagship properties on multiple continents.

Falcon’s Beyond was formalized this May when leading attraction design & master-planning firm Falcon’s Creative Group united with themed-entertainment company Katmandu Group.

This powerful combination has instantly created the only fully integrated source for simultaneous entertainment IP activations—from streaming media development to theme park site acquisition; master planning to brick-and-mortar projects; immersive ride & attraction design to merchandise creation; right through world-class park & resort operation.

Expanding and Evolving the Katmandu IP

A first major focus of Falcon’s Beyond will be to apply its IP Expandermodel to the rapid evolution of its original and wholly-owned “Katmandu” IP—already popular with the millions of Europeans who have visited Sol Katmandu Park & Resort in Mallorca, Spain, and a growing list of Katmandu-branded kids camps in Meliá’s Sol Hotels.

Audiences resonate with the Katmandu universe’s timeless, intertwined tales—where mythical characters come to life in wild adventures, inspiring wonder with imaginative, immersive realms, elusive yetis, and a multicultural cast of adventurers.

Along with new characters, a streaming video series, and merchandise, the proven Katmandu IP will undergo a brick-and-mortar expansion. Through unique technological capabilities, Falcon’s Beyond will establish Katmandu as the first world-class theme park to have every ride and attraction customized to a centralized story “like chapters in the same legend,” and digitally tied to individual guest experiences.

Development is moving forward on additional Katmandu parks on the grounds of Meliá resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Tenerife, Spain and other key tourist destinations.

Enabling the Impossible

“Falcon’s Beyond Global represents the ultimate combination of unlimited storytelling potential, agile and flexible real estate scalability, and imaginative expansion into a multitude of categories,” said Cecil D. Magpuri, CEO of Falcon’s Beyond Global and founder of the original Falcon’s Creative Group. “We develop inclusive, story-driven experiences that we can bring to market with unprecedented speed, removing all the massive challenges IP franchises and developers face when attempting this feat on their own.”

“We are truly enabling the impossible,” said Scott Demerau, Executive Chairman of Falcon’s Beyond Global and co-founder of Katmandu Group. “Through our partnership with Meliá, we have created a new playbook for building cost-effective, ‘Big-Experience, Small-Footprint’ theme parks, from beach resort communities to mixed-use entertainment spaces. Falcon’s Beyond Global brings a full complement of technology, design, and media expertise to the equation. Together, we are offering something that’s simply never been accessible to companies before. This is a huge benefit to developers, emerging IPs, and even entertainment giants.”

Creating “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” Parks

Meliá Hotels and Katmandu Group originally came together in a 2012 joint venture to launch the themed Sol Katmandu Park & Resort in Mallorca and complement the beach holiday experience by providing “entertainment with rooms.” Their proof-of-concept rocketed to the top of the Meliá Sol portfolio and was named in the European Hospitality Awards as the #1 hotel in Europe for innovation in service, out of more than 100,000 hotels. Trivago Global named the park + resort as the #1 Hotel in Spain for Traveling with Kids. TripAdvisor named Katmandu Park in the top 3 parks in Spain three years in a row, and as a Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2020.

Falcon’s Beyond will elevate this unique, proven model of “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” theme parks for Katmandu and other IPs around the world, leveraging the joint venture with Meliá, whose global operating presence enables growth in any tourism destination across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and beyond. The rights to additional important IPs have already been secured, and Falcon’s Beyond is in discussions with others to deploy complete transmedia expressions at unheard-of speeds. The company has worked on master planning and design projects totaling over $100 billion and won numerous design awards for its world-class attractions and experiences.

Revolutionary Alternative to Mega Parks

Traditional “mega theme parks” require at least 6-8 years of planning, billions in investment, difficult real estate acquisition, new transportation infrastructures, urban planning, and 5-7 years of construction.

Falcon’s Beyond delivers a revolutionary alternative.

Falcon’s proprietary rides and attractions are world-class, cutting-edge, story-driven, and the first of their kind. Its patented technologies are uniquely able to create mega-park experiences in “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” parks — which leverage underused land on existing resorts in dense tourist hotspots. Falcon’s Beyond parks can be deployed in as little as a 24-36 month window at a tiny fraction of the cost of a mega park, with Falcon’s providing expert, ongoing operations.

A True Disruptor

“Meliá is committed to bringing extraordinary experiences to our guests around the world,” said André Gerondeau, Chief Operating Officer of Meliá Hotels International. “Katmandu-themed parks and resorts will be a vital part of our story moving forward, and we feel this initiative puts us five years ahead of the rest of the hospitality industry in delivering ‘entertainment with rooms.’ Everyone at Meliá is thrilled to be working with the creative minds and experienced development experts at Falcon’s Beyond.”

“Falcon’s Beyond and its unprecedented, imaginative, and already-deployed IP activation model completely shifts the established entertainment industry paradigm,”  said industry leader Ken Faier, founder of Epic Story Media, a full-service, creator-driven kids entertainment company.  “We have seen first-hand what Falcon’s is creating and we are really excited to explore an epic collaboration. There is a big demand for families looking for exciting experiences around great IP.”

With its expertise in intellectual property expansion, licensing, and immersive experiences, Falcon’s Beyond Global has unprecedented power to turn imagined worlds into reality — inspiring wonder in audiences and guests, with memories to last a lifetime.

About Falcon’s Beyond Global LLC
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC is a fully integrated, top-tier experiential entertainment development enterprise specializing in intellectual property expansion. The company brings its own proprietary and partner IPs to global markets through owned and operated theme parks, resorts, attractions, patented technologies, feature films, episodic series, consumer products, licensing, and beyond. The company has won numerous design awards and provided design services in 39 countries around the world. It is composed of four core divisions: Falcon’s Treehouse (master planning & design), Falcon’s Digital Media, Falcon’s Licensing, and Falcon’s Parks & Resorts. Storytelling is the guiding force behind all Falcon’s Beyond projects—which turn imagined worlds into reality. For more information, visit www.falconsbeyondglobal.com

About Meliá Hotels International
Founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has more than 390 hotels open, or in the process of opening, in more than 40 countries. They operate under the brands Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, INNSiDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá, and TRYP by Wyndham. The company is a global leader in resort hotels, and its resort experience has allowed it to become a leader in the growing market of urban hotels inspired by leisure. The Sustainability Yearbook 2020, published by S&P Global, named Meliá among the Most Sustainable Hotel Companies in the World (Silver Medal), and it has been included among Europe’s Climate Leaders 2021 by the Financial Times & Statista. Meliá Hotels International is also a member of the IBEX 35 and is the Spanish hotel company with the best corporate reputation, per Merco Ranking. For more information, visit www.meliahotelsinternational.com

CONTACT:

Joel Moore
Praytell Strategy
joel@praytellagency.com

María Umbert
Meliá Hotels International
maria.umbert@melia.com

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ISW Holdings Closes on Its 1st phase of over 100MW Georgia Crypto Mining Farm Capable of Driving Over $100M in Annual Gross Revs

LAS VEGAS, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — ISW Holdings, Inc. (OTC: ISWH) (“ISW Holdings” or the “Company”), a global brand management holdings company, is excited to announce that it has finalized its land lease development agreement, which grants the Company full use of a 1st phase 7-acre parcel of property in Georgia tailored for cryptocurrency mining operations, complete with access to energy resources capable of powering over 100 MW of cryptocurrency mining capacity.

“This agreement puts us in position to scale up into a top-five global cryptocurrency mining position by volume,” remarked ISW Holdings President and Chairman, Alonzo Pierce. “We control an ideal plot of land, to initiate the 1st phase with additional access to over 100 megawatts of power for use in crypto mining. We also have our close partner Bit5ive, LLC – North America’s largest provider of collective management of renewable, clean energy services and mining equipment – right on premises to manage and develop the mining operations at the site. China is cracking down hard and shutting down its domestic crypto mining industry. This has enormous consequences because more than half of the world’s cryptocurrency mining has been taking place in China. As a result, we are already fielding calls from mining firms seeking a new home. We are now equipped to handle this at scale. We have the power!”

For more details and forward-looking statements, view the entire announcement: https://ibn.fm/ISW100MWAnnouncement

Pierce added, “Our plan is to execute an additional agreement with some of the world’s largest and best-known mining companies seeking additional accommodation for expanded mining operations. We are already beginning to design and plan for this added scalability. Once we deploy the full 100 MW, we see total gross revenue run rate exceeding $100 million on an annualized basis.”

About ISW Holdings
ISW Holdings, Inc. (ISWH), based in Nevada, is a diversified portfolio company comprised of essential business lines that serve consumer product demands. Our expertise lies in strategic brand development, early growth facilitation, as well as brand identity through our proprietary procurement process. Together, with our partners, we seek to provide a structure that meets large scalability demands, as well as anticipated marketplace needs. We are able to meet these needs through a variety of strategic innovative processes. ISWH is creating and managing brands across a spectrum of disruptive industries. It maneuvers its proprietary companies through critical stages of market development, which includes conceptualization, go-to-market strategies, engineering, product integration, and distribution efficiency. The company has also partnered with a well-known software development and consulting company, Bengala Technologies LLC, which is developing significant enhancements in the supply chain management space; and the partnership has a vitally needed patent now pending.

The Company’s cryptocurrency mining segment, established in partnership with industry leader, Bit5ive LLC, is driven by a mission to mine cryptocurrency with a zero carbon footprint. Learn more at www.iswholdings.com.

About Bit5ive

Bit5ive is a leader in crypto currency mining data centers with several projects currently in development in the United States. Bit5ive’s success lies in its commitment to its clients, hailing from a variety of industries and professions. Bit5ive’s corporate headquarters is based in Miami, Florida, from which it operates as a management hub for its data centers, sales and customer service. Learn more at www.Bit5ive.com.

Company Contact:
info@ISWHoldings.com

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Corporate Communications:
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Falana & Falana Issues the Following Statement: Alex Saab Challenges Indictment in U.S. Court

WASHINGTON, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the legal team of Baker Hostetler, representing Mr. Alex Saab, filed their Opening Brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, challenging a decision by U.S. District Judge in Miami refusing to consider Mr. Saab’s status as a diplomat immune from U.S. proceedings unless and until he personally appears in the United States.

Mr. Saab was unlawfully detained, at the request of U.S. law enforcement authorities, in Cabo Verde, where his aircraft had stopped to refuel. He was, in fact, traveling from Venezuela to Iran on a diplomatic mission, seeking humanitarian assistance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a well established rule of international law that diplomats, traveling from their country of origin to an overseas post, whether as a special envoy like Mr. Saab or as part of a permanent mission, are entitled to diplomatic immunity from arrest or detention. Accordingly, at the instruction of his own government, he has vigorously opposed his extradition to the United States.

Mr. Saab, the subject of a U.S. indictment for alleged wrongdoing in Venezuela and neighboring countries, sought to raise this point with the Miami district judge, who refused to consider his immunity until he agreed to personally appear before the judge in the United States. The judge grounded his decision in the “fugitive disentitlement” doctrine, which is a judge-made rule stating that individuals who have fled the court’s authority cannot raise legal arguments until they have been physically brought before the court.

However, this doctrine does not apply in Mr. Saab’s case because he has never fled the United States or U.S. law enforcement authorities, and has opposed his extradition to the United States because he is a diplomat on mission entitled to immunity. Accordingly, Mr. Saab has appealed the District Judge’s ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In his Opening Brief, Mr. Saab has made plain that he is not a fugitive from the United States and that, as Venezuela’s Special Envoy to Iran, he is a diplomatic Head of Mission under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the United States Diplomatic Relations Act, which implements U.S. treaty obligations under that Convention. In fact, the Eleventh Circuit concluded that Special Envoy’s like Mr. Saab are entitled to immunity in a case decided in 1984, Abdulaziz v. Meto. Dade County, 741 F.2d 1328 (11th Cir. 1984). This case constitutes binding precedent on both the District Judge and the Court of Appeals.

Accordingly, Mr. Saab has asked the Court of Appeals to reject the District Court’s application of the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine and to rule that he is entitled to immunity from arrest, detention, and extradition to the United States, dismissing the case against him.

Contact:

José Manuel Pinto Monteiro
+234 803 300 4903
Falana & Falana Chambers

Hatch raises C$1 million for COVAX and UNICEF

Mississauga, Canada, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mississauga, Canada— Hatch employees came together in an eight-week-long campaign to raise funds in support of COVAX, helping them progress towards their goal of procuring and delivering 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Through the employees’ generous donations and a corporate match, $C1 million was raised!

COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization, alongside key delivery partner, UNICEF. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.

Unfortunately, many countries do not have the ability to maintain progress or even start. It is clear the pandemic will not truly end until all countries have equitable access to vaccines. UNICEF is working with manufacturers and partners on the procurement and delivery of vaccine doses, as well as freight, logistics, and storage for countries around the world. With Hatch’s donation, UNICEF will be able to fully vaccinate (two doses) more than 187,000 people worldwide.

“To end this pandemic, we need to think globally and act locally to make a difference beyond our families and our company—this is the basis of real positive change around the world. As a global company, we are engaging great people who make a difference every day in their communities, with our clients, and with each other. Together, we saw the imperative to support the world’s largest mass health campaign to stop the COVID-19 virus and move forward into a better future,” shared John Bianchini, Hatch’s Chairman and CEO.

“On behalf of UNICEF, I would like to thank Hatch for its support in ensuring widespread and equitable delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. They stepped up to help UNICEF in its efforts to deliver the largest fastest immunization campaign in history. We are grateful to Hatch employees for their contributions and to Hatch for increasing the impact by matching every dollar raised,” shared David Morley, UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO.

Hatch is committed to doing its part to support efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Hatch also recently sponsored the “This is our Shot” movement, a consortium of grassroots organizations, Canadian businesses, associations, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and influencers focused on educating and inspiring Canadians so that vaccine hesitancy is replaced with confidence.

To learn more about how Hatch continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit our COVID-19 Information Center.

To learn more about the UNICEF COVAX campaign, click here.

About Hatch

Whatever our clients envision, our professional teams can design and build. With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we know your business and understand that your challenges are changing rapidly. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,500 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Find out more on www.hatch.com.

Lindsay Janca
Hatch
19054034199
media@hatch.com

Huawei Accelerates the Digital Journey of Education, Creating New Value Together

SHENZHEN, China, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Huawei Global Intelligent Education Summit 2021 — themed Accelerate the Digital Journey of Education: New Value Together — has commenced today online. Huawei proposed the “3/3/9” principle as the foundation of the all-scenario education solution that aims to speed up the digital upgrade of the education industry. Together with partners, Huawei aims to create new shared value by enabling innovative teaching methodologies, inclusive educational resources, improved research capabilities, and optimized management approaches.

“The education industry sees the inevitable deep integration of teaching and technology. The pandemic has made us realize that intelligent education has never been a more urgent demand. In the future, teaching, management, and research will become fully aware, fully connected, and fully intelligent. Joined by solution partners in the education industry, Huawei will help our customers transform faster towards all-scenario intelligent education,” said Thomas Xu, President of the Global Government Sales of Huawei Enterprise BG.

“New ICT technologies are actively driving the innovative practice of higher education. Designing and organizing training based on capacity building can effectively help partner universities solve the problem of insufficient ICT application capabilities of teachers. Enterprises play a vital role of pushing and promoting the application of ICT technologies in higher education within the ICT-driven higher education innovation model. “said Prof. Zhao Jianhua, senior expert at the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the Auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI).

By building an intelligent education platform, Huawei’s Intelligent Education Solution aims to meet the requirements of various campus service scenarios, support a variety of teaching applications, and integrate intelligence in all aspects of teaching, learning, management, and research.” Said Frank Huang, Director of the Global Education and Healthcare Industry of Huawei Enterprise BG.

3/3/9 principle: Accelerating Digital Upgrades with All-Scenario Intelligence

Huawei introduced the “3/3/9” principle of the all-scenario education solution. It targets “three” key customer groups: basic education, higher education, and NREN. The “three” major scenarios are: smart classroom, smart campus, and research innovation. The solution offers “nine” customizable solutions: hybrid learning, collaborative classroom, digital classroom, intelligent collaboration, safe campus, school connectivity, smart campus network, NREN, and HPC.

  • Smart Classroom: It features hybrid learning, collaborative classroom, and digital classroom. Huawei integrates the smart devices such as the IdeaHub Board, efficient network connections, and cloud services to support teaching that uses a variety of media. Huawei currently serves more than 2600 universities and research institutions worldwide.
  • Smart Campus: Technologies like IoT and Wi-Fi 6 enable a smart campus network with all-wireless coverage and network-wide automation, which builds an intelligent and open education environment, improves the interaction between students and teachers. Cloud-based Soochow University is a smart campus project that goes beyond the traditional campuses, exploring the new form of future universities.
  • Research Innovation: Huawei is actively working to meet the future requirements of online and cloud-based research, and promoting the sharing of educational and research resources. Huawei also helps researchers obtain information through shared research network resources by providing cloud-based research services. For example, Huawei worked with RNP (Brazil) build its first education OTN backbone network, with, a multi-service and block-free network beyond 100G.

Diversified Talent Development: Huawei Helps Deliver Inclusive Education Resources and Improve Research Capabilities

Huawei offers student-centered hybrid learning and digital classroom solutions, to deliver quality education resources to all.

N’dja Kole Jean-Baptiste, Headmaster of Lycée Classique Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire, says “I experienced the live lesson function in two different classes. Teachers are now able to teach and reach more students online, meaning that the shortage of teachers can be overcome.”

Huawei is actively working on cultivating qualified talent in the field of higher education. For vocational education, Huawei promotes the integration of education with hands-on industry practice by encouraging students’ practical learning that will prepare for the markets.

Xu Lei, Associate Professor PhD at Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology, said, “Cultivating talent in vocational schools requires  the transformation of traditional teaching models and the binding between school and professional practice. We must focus on cultivating students’ professional capabilities to provide market-ready talent.”

In the research field, Huawei has launched the NREN solution, whose IP + optical hybrid model provides high bandwidth, deliver reliable and low-latency services, and overcome distance limitations to improve research efficiency.

“Huawei has enabled us to deliver a great variety of quality cloud services to our partners across the UAE — which has boosted efficiency, reduced costs, and facilitated collaboration across the education industry,” said Fahem Al Nuaimi, CEO of Ankabut.

Work with Partners to Build an ICT Talent Ecosystem

Huawei reiterated its three strategic initiatives regarding ecosystem: (1) Gaining in-depth insights into industry scenarios for  inclusive and quality education; (2) Striving for mutual benefit, by enabling partners to reduce costs and increase efficiency; (3) Working together with partners to build a foundation for ICT talent and a new “industry-university-research” ecosystem.

Huawei has set up 1,500 Huawei ICT academies worldwide, More than 3,000 teachers have been certified as lecturers training over 60,000 students each year. Huawei has more than 60 partners in the education industry and has established OpenLabs in multiple countries to incubate joint solutions developed by Huawei and ISVs.

Huawei has upgraded the ISV partner system and the planning and consulting partner certification system. In addition, it has added technical support to provide solutions based on consulting. Huawei has upgraded the rights and interests of HUAWEI CLOUD strategic technology partners.

“By converging technological innovation with high-quality professional ICT education resources, Tech Education empowers universities, enterprises, training institutions, and governments to cultivate ICT talent at scale. We wish to cooperate with Huawei global partners to create a prosperous talent ecosystem.” said Lily Chen, Co-Founder and Vice President of Tech Education.

For more information about Huawei Global Intelligent Education Summit 2021, please click https://e.huawei.com/topic/2021-event-education-summit/en/index.html.

40 Million People Relied on GFN Food Banks for Meals amid COVID-19 Crisis in 2020

Food banks increased their reach by 132 percent over the previous year due to increased demand for food caused by pandemic and faltering economic conditions

Chicago, IL, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 40 million people in 2020, a 132 percent increase over service in 2019. The data is part of GFN’s annual Network survey, which this year includes information about how GFN-supported food banks around the world responded to COVID-19.

The significant increase in people accessing food banks reflects the toll of the pandemic. As food requests rose from cut-off or quarantined communities, food banks rapidly deployed their transport, inventory, and logistics infrastructures to assist people who were isolated due to closed schools and public support agencies or overwhelmed health systems.

“Food banks have served as a lifeline for millions of people during the health crisis,” said Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network. “When the pandemic rattled economies and prevented access to food, food banks responded where existing infrastructure failed. They proved agile and resourceful, providing emergency relief and hope to their communities.”

African food banks, which served 169 percent more people than the year before, reported the highest increase in people served globally, followed by food banks in Latin America, which served 157 percent more people than in 2019.

Many food banks embraced mass distribution through congregate feeding sites and meal kit deliveries as they sought to reach the most people possible. More than half of the people served by GFN partner food banks in 2020 were women and girls.

Children were especially vulnerable during lockdowns and movement restrictions. In response to widespread school closures, the majority of GFN partner food banks that operated or supported feeding programs for school-age children (including school lunches, after-school snacks, and backpack programs) quickly pivoted to alternative models, such as providing food directly to families or organizing distribution events at schools and daycare centers.

As COVID-19 disrupted the global food supply chain, food banks saw a shift in the sources of donated products. According to the survey, food banks experienced a tremendous drop in donations from food services, restaurants, hotels, grocers, and markets. At the same time, food donations from the agricultural sector nearly doubled in 2020, partly because farms did not have the informal labor force needed for harvest.

This year promises to be another challenging year for food banks. In the GFN survey, food banks in many countries reported deep concern over slow vaccine rollouts, additional waves of infections, economic recovery and recession, and staff and volunteer burnout.

“COVID-19 has made the hunger crisis even more urgent,” said Moon. “Now more than ever, it is important that governments, businesses, and other community leaders partner with food banks, which are community assets that work to ensure all people have access to food.”

About The Global FoodBanking Network:

The Global FoodBanking Network supports community-driven solutions to alleviate hunger in more than 40 countries. While millions struggle to access enough safe and nutritious food, nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted. We’re changing that. We believe food banks directed by local leaders are key to achieving Zero Hunger and building resilient food systems. For more information, visit foodbanking.org.

Nina Rabinovitch Blecker
The Global FoodBanking Network
+1-617-823-4107
nblecker@foodbanking.org

ISW Holdings clôture sa première phase de plus de 100 MW pour le minage de crypto-monnaies en Géorgie, capable de générer plus de 100 millions de dollars de revenus bruts annuels

LAS VEGAS, 07 juill. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — ISW Holdings, Inc. (OTC : ISWH) (« ISW Holdings » ou la « Société »), une entreprise mondiale de gestion de marques, a le plaisir d’annoncer qu’elle a finalisé son accord de location de terrains, qui autorise la Société à utiliser pleinement un lot de 7 acres de première phase en Géorgie adapté aux opérations d’extraction de cryptomonnaies, avec un accès à des ressources énergétiques pouvant alimenter plus de 100 MW de capacité d’extraction de cryptomonnaies.

« Cet accord nous met dans une excellente position pour nous classer parmi les cinq premiers site de minage de cryptomonnaies au monde en termes de volume », a déclaré Alonzo Pierce, président et directeur général d’ISW Holdings. « Nous contrôlons une parcelle de terre idéale, afin de lancer la première phase offrant un accès supplémentaire à plus de 100 mégawatts d’énergie pour une utilisation à des fins de minage de cryptomonnaies. Nous pouvons également compter sur notre partenaire proche Bit5ive, LLC, le plus grand fournisseur d’équipements de minage et de services d’énergie propre et renouvelable en Amérique du Nord, directement sur le site pour y gérer et développer les opérations minières. La Chine s’effondre et met un terme à son industrie nationale de minage de cryptomonnaies. Cela a d’énormes conséquences car plus de la moitié du minage mondial de cryptomonnaies a eu lieu en Chine. En conséquence, nous recevons déjà de nombreux appels de sociétés minières à la recherche d’une nouvelle terre d’accueil. Nous sommes désormais équipés pour traiter ce problème à grande échelle. Nous en avons le pouvoir ! »

Pour plus de détails et accéder aux énoncés prospectifs, consultez l’annonce dans son intégralité à l’adresse : https://ibn.fm/ISW100MWAnnouncement

« Notre plan consiste à exécuter un accord supplémentaire avec certaines des sociétés minières les plus importantes et les plus connues au monde à la recherche d’hébergements supplémentaires pour des opérations minières étendues », a ajouté M. Pierce. « Nous commençons déjà à concevoir et à planifier cette évolutivité supplémentaire. Une fois que nous aurons déployé l’intégralité des 100 MW, nous constaterons un taux d’exécution du chiffre d’affaires brut total supérieur à 100 millions de dollars sur une base annualisée. »

À propos d’ISW Holdings
ISW Holdings, Inc. (ISWH), basée dans le Nevada, est une société de portefeuille diversifiée, composée d’unités commerciales essentielles qui répondent aux demandes de produits de consommation. Notre expertise réside dans le développement stratégique des marques, la facilitation précoce de la croissance, ainsi que l’identité des marques grâce à notre processus exclusif de passation de marchés. Aux côtés de nos partenaires, nous cherchons à fournir une structure répondant aux demandes de grande évolutivité, ainsi qu’aux besoins anticipés du marché. Nous sommes capables de répondre à ces besoins par le biais d’une diversité de processus stratégiques innovants. ISWH crée et gère des marques dans un large éventail de secteurs révolutionnaires. Elle gère ses sociétés propriétaires à travers les étapes critiques du développement de marché, qui comprennent la conceptualisation, les stratégies de commercialisation, l’ingénierie, l’intégration de produits et l’efficacité de la distribution. La Société s’est également associée à une entreprise de conseil et de développement de logiciels bien connue, Bengala Technologies LLC, qui développe des améliorations significatives dans le domaine de la gestion de chaîne d’approvisionnement. Ce partenariat est en instance d’obtention d’un brevet crucial.

Le segment dédié au minage de cryptomonnaies de la Société, établi en partenariat avec le leader du secteur, Bit5ive LLC, est motivé par une mission visant à miner les cryptomonnaies avec une empreinte carbone nulle. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.iswholdings.com.

À propos de Bit5ive

Bit5ive est un leader en centres de données de minage de cryptomonnaies dont plusieurs projets sont en cours de développement aux États-Unis. Le succès de Bit5ive réside dans son engagement envers ses clients, aux industries et professions variées. Le siège social de Bit5ive est situé à Miami, en Floride, d’où il opère en tant que centre de gestion de ses centres de données, de ses ventes et de son service à la clientèle. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.Bit5ive.com.

Contact auprès de la Société :
info@ISWHoldings.com

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Parexel Adquirida por EQT Private Equity e Goldman Sachs Asset Management

BOSTON e DURHAM, N.C., July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Parexel, principal organização global de pesquisa clínica (clinical research organization – CRO) focada no desenvolvimento e entrega de novas terapias inovadoras voltadas para a saúde do paciente, anunciou hoje a assinatura de um contrato de fusão definitivo da sua aquisição pelo fundo EQT IX (“EQT Private Equity”) e pela Private Equity na Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“Goldman Sachs”) da Pamplona Capital Management LP por US$8,5 bilhões.

“Nos últimos 18 meses, a Parexel deu continuidade à sua forte trajetória de crescimento focada nos pacientes e acelerando o lançamento de novas terapias para pacientes precisam delas em todo o mundo”, disse o CEO da Parexel, Jamie Macdonald. “Com a ampliação do mercado de serviços de pesquisa clínica terceirizados prevista para aumentar em um CAGR conservador de 8 a 9 por cento, nosso foco continua sendo avançar e inovar a Parexel para atender às necessidades dos nossos clientes em todo o cenário de desenvolvimento clínico em evolução. A EQT e a Goldman Sachs apoiam essa visão e estão comprometidas em investir na Parexel e no nosso pessoal para capitalizar essa empolgante oportunidade de mercado e fazer a diferença para os pacientes.”

Eric Liu, Sócio e Co dirigente Global de Saúde da EQT, comentou: “Acompanhamos a Parexel de perto durante os últimos anos e ficamos impressionados com o desenvolvimento e a trajetória da empresa. Nosso investimento na Parexel é um exemplo do foco temático da EQT na indústria das ciências da vida, bem como do nosso compromisso de parceria com empresas que tenham impacto positivo na sociedade. Estamos entusiasmados em fazer uma parceria com a Goldman Sachs para a próxima etapa da jornada da Parexel, e em apoiar Jamie, que antes de pertencer à Parexel foi consultor sênior durante muito tempo na EQT, bem como de toda a equipe da Parexel.”

Jo Natauri, Sócia e Dirigente Global de Investimento Privado em Saúde da Goldman Sachs Asset Management, comentou: “Estamos entusiasmados em fazer uma parceria com Jamie Macdonald, com toda a equipe de gestão da Parexel e com a EQT para apoiar a Parexel, que tem um histórico distinto de oferta de excelência clínica para seus grandes clientes farmacêuticos e de biotecnologia em todo o mundo. Acreditamos que esse investimento venha a acelerar o crescimento da Parexel com a ampliação da presença global da empresa, sua forte capacidade operacional e ampla rede de serviços de saúde.”

John Halsted, sócio-gerente da Pamplona Capital Management, comentou: “Estamos muito orgulhosos do progresso da Parexel nos últimos quatro anos e do importante trabalho que eles estão fazendo para o lançamento de novas terapias emocionantes para os pacientes que precisam delas. Em particular, a empresa adaptou brilhantemente o seu trabalho em meio à pandemia global e apoiou o desenvolvimento de terapias de combate à pandemia da COVID-19. Desejamos a ela todo o sucesso na sua próxima fase de crescimento.”

“Estamos muito contentes com a nossa parceria com a Pamplona e agradecemos a liderança e o apoio que recebemos deles que ajudou a transformar a Parexel durante a nossa parceria”, concluiu o Sr. Macdonald. “Nos últimos meses a nossa capacidade de mudar e nos adaptar tem promovido novas formas de trabalho, enquanto desenvolvemos um forte histórico de qualidade e entrega para clientes em todo o mundo. Nesta nova era de desenvolvimento clínico e foco agressivo no atendimento das necessidades de inovação dos nossos clientes em áreas como Evidências do Mundo Real, Ensaios Clínicos Descentralizados, Bioestatística e Gestão de Dados — nas principais regiões como Ásia/Pacífico, onde estamos entre os maiores e mais antigos CROs — estamos empolgados em fazer uma parceria com a EQT e a Goldman Sachs. Estamos prontos para aproveitar a forte experiência deles na indústria e para avançar ainda mais a Parexel como uma das principais e mais crescentes CROs do mundo.”

A transação está sujeita às condições habituais, incluindo o recebimento das aprovações regulatórias aplicáveis. A Evercore atuou como consultora financeira da Parexel, e a Kirkland & Ellis LLP forneceu consultoria jurídica em conexão com a transação. Goldman Sachs e Jefferies LLC atuaram como consultores financeiros da EQT Private Equity e da Goldman Sachs Asset Management, e a Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP forneceu consultoria jurídica em conexão com a transação.

Sobre a Parexel
A Parexel apoia o desenvolvimento de novos medicamentos inovadores para melhorar a saúde dos pacientes. Oferecemos serviços que ajudam clientes de ciências da vida e biofarmacêuticos de todos os lugares a transformar descobertas científicas em novos tratamentos. Desde os ensaios clínicos descentralizados até os serviços de consultoria regulatória que aproveitam os insights do mundo real, a nossa capacidade terapêutica, técnica e funcional é sustentada por uma profunda convicção no que fazemos. A Parexel foi escolhida “Melhor Organização de Pesquisa Contratual” em dezembro de 2020 por um painel independente da Informa Pharma Intelligence. Para mais informação, visite parexel.com, siga-nos no LinkedInTwitter e Instagram.

Sobre a EQT
A EQT é uma organização de investimento global orientada por objetivos, com mais de EUR$67 bilhões em ativos sob gestão em 26 fundos ativos. Os fundos da EQT têm empresas de portfólio na Europa, Ásia-Pacífico e Américas, e vendas totais de aproximadamente EUR$29 bilhões e mais de 175.000 funcionários. A EQT trabalha com empresas de portfólio para alcançar crescimento sustentável, excelência operacional e liderança de mercado. Para mais informação, visite www.eqtgroup.com ou siga a EQT no LinkedInTwitterYouTube e Instagram.

Sobre o Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Equity
Reunindo investimentos tradicionais e alternativos, o Goldman Sachs Asset Management oferece aos clientes em todo o mundo uma parceria dedicada e foco no desempenho de longo prazo. Como a principal área de investimento da Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), prestamos serviços de investimento e consultoria para as principais instituições, consultores financeiros e pessoas físicas em todo o mundo, com base na nossa rede global profundamente conectada e insights especializados personalizados, em todas as regiões e mercados – supervisionando mais de US$2 trilhões em ativos sob supervisão em todo o mundo em 31 de março de 2021. Impulsionados por uma paixão pelo desempenho dos nossos clientes, criamos relacionamentos de longo prazo com base na convicção, resultados sustentáveis e sucesso compartilhado ao longo do tempo. A Goldman Sachs Asset Management investe em todo o espectro de alternativas, incluindo capital privado, capital de crescimento, crédito privado, imóveis e infraestrutura. Fundada em 1986, a divisão de Private Equity da Goldman Sachs Asset Management já investiu mais de US$75 bilhões desde o início. Combinamos nossa rede global de relacionamentos, nosso insight exclusivo em mercados, setores e regiões e os recursos mundiais da Goldman Sachs para criar negócios e acelerar a criação de valor dos nossos portfólios. Siga-nos no LinkedIn.

Sobre a Pamplona Capital Management
A Pamplona Capital Management é uma gestora especializada em investimentos fundada em 2005 que fornece uma plataforma alternativa de investimento em participações privadas e outras estratégias diversificadas. Com escritórios em Nova York, Londres, Madri e Malta, a Pamplona administra mais de US$11 bilhões em ativos de vários tipos de clientes, incluindo fundos de pensão públicos, administradores de bens internacionais, corporações multinacionais, escritórios familiares e hedge funds. A Pamplona investe capital de longo prazo em toda a estrutura de capital das suas empresas de portfólio em situações de mercado público e privado.

CONTATOS

Da Parexel:
Lori Dorer
Vice-Presidente Sênior, Comunicações Corporativas
+1 513 496 8121

Lindsay LeCain
Real Chemistry
+ 1 508 259 9521

Da EQT:
Daniel Yunger, Kekst CNC, + 1 917 574 8582
Escritório de Imprensa da EQT, press@eqtpartners.com, +46 8 506 55 334

Da Goldman Sachs:
Leslie Shribman
+1 212 902 5400

Da Pamplona Capital Management:
Ed Orlebar, TB Cardew
ed.orlebar@tbcardew.com
+44 (0)7738724630

Digimarc Welcomes Digital Transformation Leader Ravi Kumar to its Board of Directors

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), creator of Digimarc watermarks that are driving the next generation of digital identification and detection, announced today that Ravi Kumar, a globally-renowned thought leader and executive, has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective June 28, 2021. His appointment complements and extends the Board’s current expertise in global enterprise digital disruption, ecosystem building through global alliances and partnerships and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and related data and analytics, among other areas, and supports Digimarc’s strategic focus on helping businesses embrace digital transformation to deliver more value to their customers.

Ravi Kumar

Kumar is President at Infosys, a leading global IT consulting and services company, where he leads the Global Services Organization across all industry segments. He drives digital transformation, consulting, traditional technology and engineering services, along with the data and analytics, cloud and infrastructure, and enterprise package application service lines. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Infosys Business Process Management (BPM). Kumar also oversees Infosys Public Services and the consulting services subsidiary of Infosys. He chairs the Boards of the digital companies Kaleidoscope, Guidevision, Wongdoody and Simplus that Infosys has acquired. He also oversees Infosys business in Latin America, Japan and China.

He is on the Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences and the Board of AdvanceCT-Economic Dev Board of the State of Connecticut.

“I’m excited to join the Board of Digimarc and contribute to the company’s success driving digital transformation and modernization for its customers,” said Kumar. “Digimarc is well-positioned to help businesses reimagine and reinvent themselves by providing solutions that allow them to accelerate progress in critical areas, such as improving sustainability practices and protecting consumer health and safety.”

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“Ravi is a respected thought leader in the technology transformation space, and he brings unparalleled expertise to the Board.  He will undoubtedly be a true inspiration to all Digimarc stakeholders,” said Riley McCormack, President & CEO, Digimarc. “His philosophy that ‘technology is transforming the world,’ combined with his first-hand experience helping top companies manage digital disruption will be an invaluable asset on the Board.  We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome him to the Team.”

Kumar is a global authority on the Future of Work, Workplaces and Workforce, and is regularly invited by business and popular media to speak on these topics.

About Digimarc
Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) is a pioneer and leader in digital watermarking solutions and the automatic identification of media, including packaging, commercial print, digital images, audio and video. Digimarc helps customers drive efficiency, accuracy and security across physical and digital supply chains. Visit digimarc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @digimarc to learn more.

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