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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), the leading global provider of comprehensive resources for customer management professionals, today unveils the 2025 Featured Contributors and the Top 25 thought leaders. “Our community thrives on collaboration, innovation and the shared expertise of its members. Our featured contributors bring a wealth of knowledge and insight to help our members elevate strategies and achieve goals,” said Tara Gibb, Senior

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Bill Scheuerer has joined as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Based in New York, Mr. Scheuerer will support the firm’s private capital financing efforts across all industry verticals. Mr. Scheuerer joins following eight years at Lazard, where he most recently was a Managing Director in its Capital Solutions Group, focused on advising private-equity-owned, family-owned, an

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) today opened the call for nominations for its 2025 Customer-Obsessed Enterprise Awards. Open to organizations headquartered in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America with 1,000 or more employees, these awards recognize companies that prioritize customers in their leadership, strategy, and operations to drive successful business outcomes. Applications for Forrester’s Customer-Obsessed Leadership Award are also open to senior B2C market

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deluxe, a trusted Payments and Data company, proudly announces the appointment of Brian Mahony as President of its Merchant Services business, effective February 3, 2025. Mahony brings more than two decades of experience in the fintech and payments space. He most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, where he led the marketing, revenue management, and distribution teams. Prior to that role, he served as Chief Financial Offic

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Levin Law, PLLC announces the investigation of potential legal claims on behalf of investors in Dodge & Cox, First Eagle, J.P. Morgan and BlackRock mutual funds (NASDAQ: DODGX, SGENX, FESGX, OLGAX, OLGCX, OIEIX, OINCX, JUEAX, JUECX, BSPAX, MCDVX, MDDVX). FEE CALCULATION CONCERNS The investigation concerns aspects of the investment firms’ fee calculation for certain mutual funds. Dodge & Cox, First Eagle, J.P. Morgan and BlackRock owe a fiduciary duty to their

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center (RETTC) applauded Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for withdrawing a recent proposal to restrict high-speed internet bulk-billing agreements. His decision to withdraw the proposal will ensure that millions of consumers – renters, homeowners and condominium owners – will continue to reap the b

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $XRAY #ClassAction--Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (“Dentsply” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRAY) and reminds investors of the January 27, 2025 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company. Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia. The

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN) to Emerson for $265.00 per share in cash is fair to Aspen shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages Aspen 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@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com. The investigation concerns whether Aspen and its board of

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion, the premier provider of transformative wealthtech solutions for financial advisors and the enterprises that serve them, today announced a new collaboration with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. This initiative further enhances data access and flexibility for Orion clients, moving just-in-time reporting into the hands of the advisor. The Snowflake technology will be available to a beta group of clients in Q2 with general availability to be announced late

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that Scott Eisman has joined its litigation practice as a partner in the New York office. “Scott is an outstanding litigator with a proven track record of representing global companies and financial institutions in high-stakes cases and investigations,” said Denise Plunkett, chair of Axinn’s litigation practice. “His extensive experience in commercial, appellate, and white collar matters adds further depth to our team

PARIS & NEW YORK & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMTD IDEA Group (“AMTD IDEA Group”) (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB), a NYSE and SGX-ST dual-listed company and a subsidiary of AMTD Group Inc., and AMTD Digital Inc. (“AMTD Digital”) (NYSE: HKD), a controlled and consolidated subsidiary of AMTD IDEA Group, jointly announced that their subsidiary World Media and Entertainment Universal Inc. (“WME”), a global media and entertainment company, and Black Spade Acquisition II Co (Nasdaq: BSII, “BSII”), a special

PARIS & NEW YORK & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMTD IDEA Group (“AMTD IDEA Group”) (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB), a NYSE and SGX-ST dual-listed company and a subsidiary of AMTD Group Inc., and AMTD Digital Inc. (“AMTD Digital”) (NYSE: HKD), a controlled and consolidated subsidiary of AMTD IDEA Group, jointly announced that their subsidiary World Media and Entertainment Universal Inc. (“WME”), a global media and entertainment company, and Black Spade Acquisition II Co (Nasdaq: BSII, “BSII”), a special

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ademi & Fruchter LLP is investigating AspenTech (NASDAQ: AZPN) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Emerson. Click here to learn how to join our investigation and obtain additional information or contact us at gademi@ademilaw.com or toll-free: 866-264-3995. There is no cost or obligation to you. In the tender offer transaction, AspenTech stockholders will receive only $265.00 per share pursuant to an all-cash

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johnson Fistel, LLP announces that its Denver, Colorado office has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) securities during the period between May 3, 2024 and November 4, 2024, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and is captioned Garson v. DMC Global Inc., Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-03387. The lawsuit charges DMC Global and ce

BRISTOL, Conn. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) (“Barnes” or “the Company”), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies and innovative solutions, and Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (the "Apollo Funds") have completed the previously announced acquisition of Barnes in an all-cash transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $3.6 billion. “We are pleased to announce the

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its December 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers tha

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announced today that it has jointly originated a $113 million debt package alongside affiliates of Apollo (NYSE: APO) to refinance the Westin Indianapolis (the “Hotel”) in downtown Indianapolis. An affiliate of KSL Capital Partners (“KSL”) has owned the Hotel since 2019. The loan was structured with mezzanine and senior mortgage components. Barings funded the mezzanine component of

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apex Fintech Solutions Inc. (“Apex”), an innovation launchpad for the global investment ecosystem, is excited to announce a collaboration with WealthRabbit, an RIA that has rolled out the first and only fully digital solution for managing SIMPLE IRA plans. Leveraging Apex’s brokerage and custody services, WealthRabbit has created the first and only fully digitized platform dedicated to SIMPLE IRA management. This collaboration combines Apex’s robust infrastructure with

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--John Marshall Bank (“JMB” or the “Bank”), subsidiary of John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: JMSB), is excited to announce the opening of its new Loudoun banking center at 540 Fort Evans Road, NE, in Leesburg, Virginia. The new location is more accessible, close to public transit and offers ample parking. The banking center will continue to serve the financial needs of commercial and retail clients in the surrounding communities. The new banking cen

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forum Investment Group (“Forum” or “the Firm”) is proud to announce the strong 2024 performance of Forum Real Estate Income Fund (“FREIF” or “Fund”), delivering a 13.36% annualized net return for the F share class (FORFX). FREIF targets high-income, low-volatility institutional real estate debt investments typically unavailable to individual investors. “Our team’s expertise and diversified strategy drove solid risk-adjusted returns in 2024,” said Pat Brophy, Portfolio M