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NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Speaking at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 15, Yale University President Peter Salovey announced an expanded opportunity for emerging leaders in Africa to pursue an MBA education at Yale. The Yale School of Management will dedicate two scholarships in its full-time MBA program for students from the continent who intend to return and contribute to economic growth in their nations and communities.

“This initiative is part of a broad commitment across the university to build on our longstanding relationships in Africa,” said President Salovey. “Yale, our partner institutions, and even the world benefit immensely from our collaborations with people and organizations on the continent.”

The Yale-Africa Impact Scholarships will be awarded based on merit to the candidates most likely to advance Yale SOM’s mission to educate leaders for business ... Read more »

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GSMA Announces First Speakers and Co-Located Events, Additional Exhibitors, Partners and Sponsors


HONG KONG-Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today highlighted new developments for the 2018 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including the first confirmed conference speakers, and co-located events, as well as new exhibitors, partners and sponsors. Mobile World Congress Shanghai will take place 27-29 June at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

“Across the show, attendees will have the opportunity to experience how mobile innovations are impacting their daily lives, now and into the future,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Mobile World Congress Shanghai will showcase the latest and greatest in technology, from 5G to AR/VR to the Internet of Things and beyond.”

Conference Summits Feature Leading Industry Experts

Held over three days in Hall ... Read more »

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GSMA Announces First Speakers and Co-Located Events, Additional Exhibitors, Partners and Sponsors


HONG KONG-Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today highlighted new developments for the 2018 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including the first confirmed conference speakers, and co-located events, as well as new exhibitors, partners and sponsors. Mobile World Congress Shanghai will take place 27-29 June at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

“Across the show, attendees will have the opportunity to experience how mobile innovations are impacting their daily lives, now and into the future,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Mobile World Congress Shanghai will showcase the latest and greatest in technology, from 5G to AR/VR to the Internet of Things and beyond.”

Conference Summits Feature Leading Industry Experts

Held over three days in Hall ... Read more »

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SAINT-PREX, Switzerland -Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

    Nocturia, the need to wake to urinate more than once in the night, is the most common cause of sleep disruption in adults of all ages.1,2
    The condition is associated with loss of deep sleep, disruption of daytime functioning and reduced productivity and alertness.3,4,5
    In rare cases, nocturia may also be a symptom of a serious health condition, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or cardiovascular disease.2

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On World Sleep Day, scientists are highlighting the number one reason that people are waking up at night – nocturia (otherwise known as the need to get up and urinate more than once during the night).1,2 It often has one or more contributing factors such as an overproduction of urine, reduced bladder capacity; certain illnesses and medications are also potential contributors.2,6 Although it is most common in older adults, ... Read more »

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The content creation company responds to the large demand for scalable CGI content with its latest acquisition, a deal potentially worth in-excess of $100 Million


NEW YORK -Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CreativeDrive has acquired 3D visualization and augmented reality tech startup, Decora. CreativeDrive, the global content creation company which operates over 150 production studios around the world, is expanding its service capabilities with the addition of Decora’s scalable CGI and augmented reality content production services.

Decora, founded in Brazil in 2012, is an accelerated CGI engine which serves marquee retailers in both the United States and Latin America. The company has streamlined the creation of 3D product models and hyper-realistic CGI scenes and created the most scalable solution available to marketers to date. Decora offers clients product imagery, visual scenes, 360-degree videos and augmented reality ... Read more »

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LUXEMBOURG -Friday, March 16th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. announced today the successful launch and pricing of a bond offering in which it has agreed to sell senior unsecured fixed rate notes due in 2026 for a total amount of EUR 500 million. The notes will bear a Coupon of 1.625% per annum and were priced at 99.34% of their nominal value.

SES is rated Baa2 by Moody’s (with stable outlook) and BBB by Standard & Poor’s (with stable outlook). Proceeds of the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes (which includes the refinancing of existing debt).

With this transaction, SES has taken advantage of the current attractive market conditions to further strengthen its liquidity profile ahead of a EUR 500 million senior debt maturity later this year and issue a bond with the lowest coupon in the company's history.

BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, HSBC, ING and J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunners. The settl ... Read more »

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