ATLANTA-Wednesday 15 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is delaying plans to list Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) as a publicly traded company.

In April 2021, The Coca-Cola Company first disclosed its intention to sell a portion of its shareholding in CCBA via an initial public offering. The decision is in line with The Coca-Cola Company’s objective of focusing its resources on building consumer-loved brands and innovation.

The announcement said the exact timing would be driven by a number of factors, including macroeconomic conditions.

The Coca-Cola Company will continue to evaluate macroeconomic conditions in deciding future timing for an IPO in 2023. Plans to have an Africa-focused bottler traded as an independent public company remain unchanged.

About The Coca-Cola Company

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• BCG Digital Ventures Opens Three New Centers in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Casablanca

• New Locations to Leverage Innovative Technology to Redefine Key Markets and Industries in Each RegionMUMBAI, India & NEW DELHI-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the corporate innovation and business-building arm of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), is opening innovation centers in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Casablanca, placing BCGDV in fast-growing ecosystems for pioneering technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and startup creation.

BCGDV will join an established BCG network presence in India and Morocco, creating the opportunity to leverage the combined efforts of BCGDV with BCG GAMMA and BCG Platinion to transform key markets and industries in each country. The market expansion into both countries enhances BCGDV’s strong track record in building and launching game-changing businesses for leading public and ... Read more »

BUDAPEST, Hungary-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has today officially opened the doors to its first in-house manufacturing facility in Europe. Based in Ullo, Hungary, the factory focuses primarily on building server infrastructure, storage systems and high-end PC workstations used by customers throughout the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.

Extending Lenovo’s international manufacturing operations, the investment represents significant economic potential for both the private and public sectors in Hungary, with increased production capacity, greater potential for collaboration with local vendors, and the creation of new job openings. The site already employs over 1,000 full-time staff in a variety of engineering, management & operational roles, with numbers continuing to increase as the facility moves towards full capacity.

Strong infrastructure, skilled labor and a location at the center ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Global announces Bahrain-based Awael, a collaborating firm since 2019, is now a Member Firm of the association, and the latest firm to adopt the Andersen brand, further enhancing the global organization’s presence in the Middle East to meet the growing demand for seamless solutions in the region.

Founded in 2014, Andersen in Bahrain provides a full suite of tax and advisory services, including compliance, litigation, risk management, due diligence, corporate governance, and business process optimization. Led by Office Managing Director Abbas Radhi, the firm delivers comprehensive solutions to clients ranging from public entities to emerging and owner-managed businesses.

“Our firm has grown tremendously over the past few years and the adoption of the Andersen brand is the next step in our firm’s development,” Abbas said. “Becoming a member firm of Anders ... Read more »

MEMPHIS, Tenn-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been approved as a standard for sustainable cotton by Siegelklarheit, an initiative of the German Federal Government. By helping consumers to better understand environmental and social labels, Siegelklarheit wants to contribute to more sustainable purchasing decisions. U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol successfully passed Siegelklarheit´s assessment system. As a result, members of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) can use the Trust Protocol as another standard to calculate their share of sustainable cotton.

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles was founded in October 2014, with the mission to improve social and ecological conditions within global textile supply chains. The Textiles Partnership orientates ... Read more »

• On-demand licensing, consumption billing, specialized resources, and robust training will optimize service delivery and expedite support for customers

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Forescout Technologies, the leader in automated cybersecurity, today announced the expansion of its Envision Channel Program, launching a new Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner Program to support customers with enhanced technical and professional service capabilities.

Designed to offer Forescout’s most experienced and technically competent partners new flexible licensing options, consumption billing, and specialized resources, the MSP program expansion improves the partner-owned customer deployment and support experience. Forescout Partners, such as BT and Accenture, were instrumental in driving program enhancements to meet the increasing security challenges of their global customers.

Kevin Brown, Managing Di ... Read more »

A premium protection plan designed for nationwide enterprises and government customers of Samsung Electronics Canada
       

TORONTO-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Servify, a global AI-driven product ownership experience platform, announced its partnership with Samsung Electronics Canada to roll out its premium protection plan for corporate devices: Samsung Care+ for Business. The service is designed exclusively for nationwide enterprises and government customers.

After a successful launch last year in the US market where the Samsung B2B program has been well received, the partnership is now extending into the Canadian market which is poised to see more than 90 percent of Canadians becoming digital natives by 2023.*

As remote work went from “new normal” to “status quo” over the last two years, enterprises have witnessed an increased dependency on mobile devices for work and are ... Read more »

The acquisition introduces new product synergy across all stages of the validation lifecycle program

SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday 14 June 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ValGenesis, Inc., the market leader in enterprise Validation Lifecycle Management Systems (VLMS), has acquired Portugal-based 4Tune Engineering (4TE), a leader in manufacturing sciences and technologies (MS&T) that enable the world’s most successful life sciences companies to model their risk management programs and improve process performance across the entire GMP lifecycle.

The acquisition was initiated when ValGenesis leadership saw the strategic product synergy for customers requiring a complete and more integrated platform across the validation lifecycle focusing on Pharma 4.0. The acquisition was completed on June 6th, 2022.

A pioneer of 100% paperless validation technology with 30 of the top 50 global life sciences companies using ValGenesis VLMS as the system of reco ... Read more »

J.B. Lowe joins as VP, Head of Investor Relations to expand engagement with shareholders, investment analysts, industry experts, and investors worldwide

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Voltus, Inc. ("Voltus"), the leading distributed energy resource (DER) software platform, today announced the addition of J.B. Lowe, CFA, to its team as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations. Lowe brings over 15 years of energy sector and financial market experience to this role, including both buy-side and sell-side expertise.

In the new role, Lowe will be responsible for Voltus’s Investor Relations strategy with a focus on continuing and building relationships with investors, analysts, rating agencies, regulators, and other key stakeholders.

“We welcome J.B. to the Voltus team, which will benefit greatly from his extensive experience in the energy and financial markets,” said Doug Perrygo, Chief Financial Officer of Voltus. “As our business contin ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published its 2022 flagship report on the global media market. It focuses on how media, sports, and entertainment companies should respond to the post-COVID world, by both capitalizing on existing opportunities and transforming their business to remain attractive to consumers.

The report identifies the key themes that are shaping this new era of media, including:

The development of D2C capabilities, with Connected TV advertising now the fastest growing video ad platform

The increasing instability of the Netflix business model, with market churn starting to bite

The role and viability of Web3 in providing a new revenue source for the TV & video sector

The aim of this report is to provide market intelligence and expert insight to four key parts of the global media ecosystem:

Media industry executives – helping them to identify opportunities for vertical or horizontal integration, as ... Read more »