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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Medici Network today announced the appointment of Maartje Bus as President. Bus will lead Medici’s business operations and explore new ventures that build on the company’s strengths in its mission to drive broad institutional adoption of digital assets. Bus joins Medici from Messari, where she served as Vice President and Head of Research. At Messari, she built Protocol Services into a category-defining platform and led the Enterprise Research team, trusted by

NEW YORK CITY & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SWTX) to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of SpringWorks will receive $47.00 in cash for each share of SpringWorks that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the pro

PARIS & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced that FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has appointed Shaila-Ann Rao as a Presidential Advisor. Ms Rao will provide advice to the FIA President on a range of issues including regulatory and commercial matters related to the seven FIA World Championships. She will commence her role on 1st May

NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Global digital services leader TP (Paris:TEP) today announced partnerships with emerging leaders in agentic artificial intelligence (AI), Ema and Parloa. These partnerships advance TP’s goal of delivering a steady pipeline of AI innovations that help clients accelerate AI adoption, enhance customer engagement, and realize value faster across their front-office and back-office activities. The move underscores TP’s ongoing commitment to driving

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP today announced the addition of a three-partner intellectual property group that will add significant depth to its litigation practice. Chris Campbell, Britton Davis, and Alfonso Garcia Chan command a leading plaintiff-side trial practice focused on protecting their clients’ technology innovations. Chris co-founded and led the Innovation Protection group at their prior firm and will now serve as Chair of Cahill’s Technology IP Litigatio

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syllo, the litigation workspace for the AI era, today announced that the company and Ballard Spahr have been named the collaborative winners of the 2025 Trailblazer Award from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), and Syllo CEO, Jeffrey Chivers, has won the ILTA Peer Award for Innovative Leader. The awards, part of ILTA’s Distinguished Peers Awards, were presented last night at ILTA’s EVOLVE conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Trailblazer Aw

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the past 30 days, Best’s Review readers have been most interested in the following insurance news coverage: “Life Insurers’ Investment Complexity, Reliance on Offshore Reinsurers Raise Concerns About Stability” looks at the implications of the life insurance sector’s structural changes. “Technology, Communication Are Front and Center as Insurers Vie for Independent Agents’ Business” reports on the ways insurance carriers are solidifying their relationships wit

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Argo Infrastructure Partners (“Argo”), founded by Jason Zibarras, is a leading mid-market asset manager targeting essential infrastructure assets in North America, today announced a recap of a series of strategic financings across its portfolio. Across its entire portfolio of 18 high-quality infrastructure companies and projects, Argo seeks to secure appropriate financing through its extensive institutional relationships to improve liquidity, lower cost of ca

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Individual investor interest in sustainability remains strong and stable, according to a new “Sustainable Signals” report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The survey polled 1,765 active individual investors with more than $100,000 in investable assets across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) between February and March of this year to assess attitudes toward sustainable investing and where investors see the greatest opportunities a

COVINA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--xtype, the ServiceNow Multi-Instance Management Platform company, today announced the launch of its innovative xtype Preflight AI Agent, an advanced AI-powered validation tool designed to ensure update set viability before deployment. xtype will demonstrate this groundbreaking technology at the AI Innovation Zone at the upcoming ServiceNow Knowledge event, May 6-8 in Las Vegas. As organizations continue to manage multiple ServiceNow instances across development,

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Focus Financial Partners (“Focus”) today announced the appointment of Adam Birenbaum as President and Justin Ferri as Chief Operating Officer. Both executives are long-serving Focus leaders with deep experience across major parts of Focus’s business. Mr. Birenbaum and Mr. Ferri will report directly to Michael Nathanson, Chief Executive Officer of Focus. These appointments mark a significant next step in the company’s evolution. It’s also the latest move by the company

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DC Administration Services, Inc. has today announced the composition of five regional Determinations Committees (DCs), effective from April 28, 2025. Global Dealer Voting Members (for all Regions): Non-Dealer Voting Members (for all Regions): Bank of America, N.A. Citadel Americas LLC Barclays Bank plc Elliott Investment Management L.P. BNP Paribas Pacific Investment Management Company LLC Citibank, N.A.   Deutsche Bank AG   Goldman Sachs International   JPMorgan Chas

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the unprecedented pace and scale of change ushered in during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Foley Hoag has launched a Federal Actions Tracker to document major executive actions issued from the White House. The interactive resource provides clients and the public easy-to-access information on more than 210 actions taken to date and will be continuously updated. Basil Seggos, Foley Hoag partner and senior policy director, leads the initiative alo

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank, N.A., today announced results of the eighth Health & Wealth Index℠, highlighting trends and generational differences among employees and their finances, health and wellbeing. The Index reveals positive lifestyle changes along with high confidence and awareness among employees regarding their benefits. However, confidence drops when employees look ahead, with 41% reporting they are unprepared financially to retire and almost t

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuvo, the network accelerating modern B2B trade, announced today that it has raised $45 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Founders Fund, Index Ventures, Human Capital, Foundation Capital, Susa Ventures, and prominent angel investors including Gokul Rajaram, Max Mullen (Founder, Instacart), Matt MacInnis (COO, Rippling), Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket (Samsara founders), Varun Anand (Founder, Clay), Eugene Marinelli and Rosco Hill (Blend found

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #annuities--Wichita National Life Insurance launches its MYGA products on Hexure's FireLight platform, delivering a simplified sales experience for advisors.

MERRILL, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From unpredictable storms to economic strain, Americans face a growing list of challenges—and they’re responding by taking a closer look at how well they’re protected. This mind shift has implications far beyond individual households. In its latest national survey, Risk Radar Report—Insurance Pulse Check1, Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (a stock insurer)2 finds 63% of U.S. adults have reviewed their property coverage in the past six months. This growing at

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DreamCollege.ai, a groundbreaking AI-powered college counseling platform, officially launched on April 6, 2025, at the prestigious ASU+GSV Summit. Powered by advanced Agentic AI, it provides high school students with personalized, expert-level admissions guidance—at scale and at a fraction of the cost of traditional counseling. Founded by Cornell MBA and visionary technology leader Julia Liang, DreamCollege.ai addresses a critical gap in access to personalized college a

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AIforBanks--Posh AI, a conversational and generative AI purpose-built platform for financial services that spans voice, digital, and knowledge channels, today announced that it has joined the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program (VIP). Participation in the program will provide Posh AI with access to Jack Henry's technical resources to enable Posh’s platform to integrate with Symitar®. The Vendor Integration Program is designed to help ensure that Jack Henry’s customers can easily

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Retailers are using visual media intelligently to create the frictionless, personalized online and in-store experiences that consumers love, according to global research out today from Cloudinary. A full 93% of retailers estimated that personalization alone delivers anywhere from 50-400% improvement in business outcomes. Crucially, the survey also revealed that technology adoption has matured to the point where retailers feel able to prioritize multiple consum