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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HireRight, a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, has acquired BGC Brasil, a premier background screening provider offering direct access to more than 200 national and international research sources. The addition of BGC Brasil enhances HireRight’s ability to deliver superior background screening solutions across Latin America by leveraging BGC Brasil’s robust technology and direct integrations into applicant trackin

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FLY--FLY Investors Have Opportunity to Join Firefly Aerospace Inc. Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII) to a consortium of investors led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity for $59.00 per share in cash is fair to Heidrick shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages Heidrick shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or sadeh@ha

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “bbb” (Good) to the EUR 750 million, 3.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2035, issued by Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (LMGI) (Boston, MA). The notes are guaranteed by Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and LMHC Massachusetts Holdings, Inc. The outlook assigned to the Credit Rating (rating) is stable. Inclusive of these issued senior unsecured notes, AM Best expects financial leverage and coverage

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) increased to 46.12 in September, up from its score of 43.69 in August. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading activity from Schwab’s millions of client accounts to illuminate what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets each month. The reading for the four-week period ending September 26, 2025

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearby residents saw extreme asthma flare-ups and other physical harm after Chevron’s El Segundo refinery explosion spewed smoke, fire, pollutants into the air on October 2, according to class action attorneys of the California law firm Potter Handy LLP. Plaintiff and Hawthorne resident Tatian Coleman suffered a severe asthma flareup immediately after the explosion filled the air with heavy smoke and fumes. Potter Handy attorneys filed a class action late Friday ni

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMPACT Community Capital LLC (“IMPACT”) completed a third Private Placement Participate Certification (“PC”) Swap with Freddie Mac, swapping 57 permanent mortgages totaling $167.5 million for Freddie Mac guaranteed Multi PCs. All the properties involved in the transaction received financing through the 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and approximately 4,100 of the units financed are affordable to low-income residents, earning 60% or less of area median i

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True Wind Capital (“True Wind”) today announced that it has exited its investment in Sterling Brokers (“Sterling”), a leading Canadian benefits brokerage and third-party administrator, through a sale to HGGC, a Palo Alto-based private investment firm. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2014, Sterling provides a comprehensive suite of group benefits solutions to Canadian and multinational corporations through its proprietary tech platf

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nationwide law firm Hilgers Graben is pleased to announce that Kelsey Shofner has joined its Dallas office as Senior Counsel in the Corporate Division. Her arrival underscores the firm’s commitment to expanding its presence in North Texas and meeting regional demand for high-caliber corporate and governance counsel. “Dallas and the surrounding region have rapidly growing companies, both mature and emerging, that are facing increasingly sophisticated expectations in cont

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), the digital insurance company powered by AI and social impact, announced it has named Geoff Seeley to its Board of Directors. Mr. Seeley, Chief Marketing Officer of PayPal Holdings, Inc., oversees global marketing for both PayPal and Venmo. Before joining PayPal, Seeley was Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Afterpay, where he helped scale consumer and merchant adoption, culminating in the company’s $29 billion acquisition by S

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #aimarketing--Breakout Blocks are AI-powered website components that turn static websites into dynamic buyer journeys, thereby boosting pipeline.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases the September 2025 issue of CMBS Trend Watch. CMBS private label issuance continued at a healthy pace in September as 14 deals priced ($8.9 billion). For Q3, 48 deals ($28.3 billion) went out the door, including 37 single-borrower (SB) ($21.2 billion) and 11 conduit ($7.2 billion). Through September on a year-to-date (YTD) year-over-year (YoY) comparison, issuance increased by 19.6%. Historically, the fourth quarter is typically the year’s busiest quarte

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McDonald Hopkins LLC is proud to announce that James Giszczak and James Stief are beginning their second three-year term as Co-Presidents.

SAN FRANCISCO & IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmithRx, a modern pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), today announced a new partnership with UnitedAg, a member-owned agricultural trade association and health plan Trust. This collaboration will provide UnitedAg's 1,200+ agricultural entities comprising over 55,000 members with a fiduciary-aligned, transparent, and more affordable pharmacy benefits solution. By partnering with SmithRx, UnitedAg is moving beyond a pass-through PBM model to embrace a

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last Mile Production LLC today announced the sale of insured, high-integrity carbon tokens generated from the complete decommissioning of an oil and gas facility in West Texas. This milestone marks the transformation of legacy energy liabilities into measurable, bankable climate assets. The flagship project, centered on the Christopher Facility and a deep gas well in West Texas, followed a rigorous, commodity-grade Plug and Abandonment (P&A) process that permanentl

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading global law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer announced today that John Elias, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Antitrust Division, has joined the firm's Washington, DC office as an antitrust partner. Elias brings nearly two decades of wide-ranging experience and will focus on antitrust counseling, antitrust advice and merger filings in transactional matters, investigations, and litigation. Elias served wit

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Middleburg, the largest developer of rental housing throughout the Southeast and Sunbelt, has announced a multi-year sponsorship of professional golfer Jackson Van Paris. This partnership, which will see Van Paris wear the Middleburg logo on his apparel, is a strategic alignment of two groups dedicated to building for the future and investing in excellence. Van Paris, 22, is a promising professional on the Korn Ferry Tour, the pathway to the PGA Tour. His career is

NEW YORK & NODIA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BestCompanies--HCLTech earns dual recognition from TIME Magazine: the World’s Best Companies 2025 and the World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2025.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oath Surgical today announced an oversubscribed $24M Series A led by FPV Ventures with participation from McKesson Ventures and existing investors OSE, Black Opal Ventures, Tau Ventures, and Rogue VC, bringing total funding to $35M. The company will use the capital to expand into new specialties like oncology, scale its national value-based network of surgeon-owned, tech-powered surgery centers, and advance OathOS—the first and only AI platform built to replace t

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edelman Financial Engines (EFE), a leading independent wealth planning1 and workplace2 investment advisory firm, today announced the acquisition of Hasenberg Financial Group in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Led by founder Chris Hasenberg, the firm delivers comprehensive financial advisory services with a strong emphasis on estate planning and financial education events. The firm manages more than $300 million for more than 750 clients. “Foremost, we seek out partners who share