Transaction further accelerates deleveraging

Strengthens alignment of Growth & Emerging Markets Business Unit portfolio with Takeda’s global business areas

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 10 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

The fifth annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference took place the Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, on 6th November 2019. The event highlighted the importance of the shipping, ports and other maritime sectors working more closely with the financial services sector, as well as the growing influence of green issues and digitalisation.

The tone was set by the keynote speaker, H.E. Ahmed Shareef Alkhoori, Director General, Federal Transport - Land & Maritime. He said: “Financial institutions have a key role to play in helping to unlock the barriers that can exist to the development of maritime businesses. It is important that good lines of communication between the financial and maritime sectors are cultivated, to allow both to take full advantages of the growth opportunities that exist.”

The chief executive of Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Logistics & Services, Cap ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Friday 8 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that it has successfully completed its private offering of $500 million aggregate amount of its 4.000% senior notes (the “notes”) due 2029 (the “Offering”). The notes will mature on November 15, 2029.

MSCI intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, buybacks of its common stock and potential acquisitions.

On an adjusted basis, after giving effect to the Offering, MSCI expects its total interest expense, including the amortization of financing fees, to be approximately $147 million for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The notes were offered only to (i) persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Sec ... Read more »

NIEX LLC: Mongolia’s Next-generation Cryptocurrency Exchange “AIS-X” (Operated by: National Investment Exchange LLC) Had It's Grand Opening on September 30th, 2019 at 15:00 (GMT +8)

Data Presented at the 2019 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting

OSAKA, Japan-Friday 8 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced new data that further investigates the long-term safety and efficacy of TAKHZYRO® (lanadelumab-flyo) injection in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) 12 years of age and older studied in the ongoing Phase 3 HELP (Hereditary Angioedema Long-term Prophylaxis) Study™ Open-label Extension (OLE). The analyses, being presented at the 2019 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas from November 7-11, showed that TAKHZYRO continued to prevent HAE attacks at a rate similar to that observed in the pivotal HELP Study, in patients who received treatment for a mean duration of 19.7 (0-26.1) months.1, 2 The analyses will also be published in the November issue o ... Read more »

Leveraging advanced technologies, EDGE will evolve national security solutions and industries beyond defence

Phase 1 integrates 25+ entities from Emirates Defence Industries Company, Emirates Advanced Investments Group and Tawazun Holding

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 5 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces today inaugurated EDGE, a company set to reposition the UAE as a notable global player in advanced technology.

With the digital era creating unprecedented challenges and opportunities, EDGE is positioned to disrupt capabilities across a wide breadth of industries. Starting with break-through innovations in the high investment defence sector, and with a priority on national security, EDGE is consolidating more than 25 entities, including subsidiaries from the Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), Emirates Advanced In ... Read more »

Tommy Hilfiger is implementing new learning and technology capabilities for all global design teams at its Amsterdam headquarters to achieve 100% 3D apparel design by its Spring 2022 collections. 

AMSTERDAM-Friday 8 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH], announces that 3D design technology is being incorporated into all global apparel design teams at its headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its Spring 2022 apparel collections will be the first to be fully designed using Tommy Hilfiger’s innovative 3D design platform. This commitment builds upon the company’s ambitious target to digitize its end-to-end value chain.

 “The potential of 3D design is limitless, allowing us to meet consumer needs faster and in a more sustainable way,” said Daniel Grieder, CEO, Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe. “The technology has become a fundamental tool in our collec ... Read more »

• Enhance technological innovation

• Deepen innovation cooperation

• Promote innovation commercialization

• Create sound environment for innovation

SHENZHEN, China-Friday 8 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Echoing the national strategy of building the Greater Bay Area encompassing Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao into an international science and technology innovation center, the 21st China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF2019) will be held on November 13-17, 2019 in Shenzhen, highlighting the technological innovation achievements and potentials in the Greater Bay Area with the theme “invigorating the Greater Bay Area through Opening Up and Innovation.”

Since its inception in 1999, CHTF has become a leading science and technology exhibition that gathers world innovation resources. 2019 marks the first year of the Greater Bay Area development strategy, so CHTF2019 will give full play to its platform advanta ... Read more »