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LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. to Acquire Tokai Sports as Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Expand Market Leadership and Accelerate LTV Growth
Leveraging Tokai Sports Brand and Expanding Sports School Membership Base by 1,200 Members TOKYO, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement, today announced th...
NATURE'S MIRACLE HOLDING INC. Enters LOI to Acquire Chicago-Based CM Fabrication, LLC for U.S. Drone Manufacturing
ONTARIO, Calif., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NATURE'S MIRACLE HOLDING INC. ("Nature's Miracle" or the "Company") (OTCID: NMHI), a leader in controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming solutions, today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with CM Fabrication, ...
IBM and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce America's First Purpose-Built Quantum Foundry, Supported by Proposed $1 Billion CHIPS Award
Powered by IBM's decades-long quantum leadership, initiative will accelerate
American quantum innovation and enable advanced quantum wafer production for a
broad range of companies
WASHINGTON and ARMONK, N.Y., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE:
IBM
Yatsen Announces Completion of First Tranche in Previously Announced Private Placement and Hillhouse Participation
GUANGZHOU, China, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yatsen Holding Limited ("Yatsen" or the "Company") (NYSE: YSG), a leading China-based beauty group, today announced the participation of Hillhouse in the Company's previously announced private placement of RMB-denominated convertible senior notes and...
GHO Capital and CBC Group to Create World's Largest Dedicated Healthcare Investment Firm
* Two of the world's leading specialist healthcare investors with over $21 billion AUM are joining forces to create the largest dedicated healthcare investment manager globally * Together, the group will have presence across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, regions that collectively ac...
HR Path Strengthens its Presence in Latin America with the Acquisition of TEC360 People
PARIS, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HR Path
Laminar Names Sanjay Rajan Chief Revenue Officer
Seasoned manufacturing software executive elevated to lead commercial growth as
Laminar accelerates global expansion
BOSTON, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Laminar,
ECARX and May Mobility to Scale Autonomous Ride-Hail Fleet
* Strategic Framework Alliance to Power Next-Generation Turnkey Autonomous Vehicle Development * ECARX to Develop High Performance AI Compute System for May Mobility * Future Compute System to Utilize ECARX Self-Developed Integrated Sensor Suite * ECARX and May Mobility to Jointly Select a...
EDB Expands Into Digital Economy With $70 Million Loan Agreement With Uzbekistan's Uzum
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan , May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has signed a $70 million investment loan agreement with Uzum, Uzbekistan's leading largest digital ecosystem, to accelerate the expansion of Uzum's FinTech business, one of the leading and fastest-growing play...
Accro Bioscience Announces $50 Million Series C Financing Led by OrbiMed to Advance Clinical Pipeline for Immune Mediated Diseases
* Financing led by OrbiMed with participation from TCGX, LAV, Cenova Capital and existing investors SCGC and Oriza * Proceeds will advance multi-asset pipeline including AC-101, a leading RIPK2 inhibitor for Ulcerative Colitis NEW YORK and SUZHOU, China, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Accro Bio...
Aramco and Pasqal launch Saudi Arabia's first Quantum Computer and Middle East's first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service platform
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aramco, one of the world's
leading energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global
leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today officially inaugurated the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer.
Lifespan Vision Ventures Leads Violet Therapeutics' $4.75M Seed Extension Financing
NORWALK, Conn., May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifespan Vision Ventures (LVV), an investment firm focused on therapeutics that improve human healthspan, today announced that it has led Violet Therapeutics' $4.75 million seed extension financing, with participation from Dementia Discovery Fund, UTEC...
Zeeco, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Oil & Gas Technologies, Expanding its Capabilities and Presence in Australia
TULSA, Okla., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeeco, Inc., a global leader in advanced combustion and environmental solutions, today announced it has finalized the acquisition of Oil & Gas Technologies, an Australia-based company specializing in vapor control, tank loading systems, and other related...
Piramal Pharma Solutions Announces Partnership with Botanix to Support Drug Substance Development
* Piramal Pharma Solutions has entered into an agreement with Botanix SB Inc., a subsidiary of Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited, to support the development and commercial supply of Sofdra®. * Sofdra is the first and only FDA-approved new chemical entity (NCE) for the treatment of primary axill...
Sohar International and ewpartners Sign Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Asia-GCC Financial Cooperation
MUSCAT, Oman, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinforcing the growing economic and investment connectivity between Asia and the GCC, Sohar International and ewpartners have signed a strategic partnership at Sohar International's headquarters in Oman to strengthen cross-border financial cooperation a...
MS Pharma Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Olayan Financing Company
Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Growth in Saudi Arabia and Across the MENA Region AMMAN, Jordan and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MS Pharma today announced that Olayan Financing Company (OFC) has made a minority equity investment in the company. This partnership brings s...
Cognizant Increases 2026 Share Repurchase Target by $1 Billion to $2 Billion
Board Approves $2 Billion Increase in Stock Repurchase Authorization Additional $1 Billion of Shares Expected to be Repurchased in the Second Quarter of 2026 Cognizant CEO to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by J.P. Morgan on May 18, 2026 TEANECK, N.J., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (...
Sprouts.ai Raises $9M Pre-Series A Led by True Global Ventures and Accel to Scale Revenue Agents with Differentiated Data for B2B Enterprises
Funding brings total raised to $14M. Sprouts.ai's differentiated GTM data layer powers autonomous Revenue Agents already trusted by Global Brands like Hewlett Packard, Razorpay, HighRadius, and Udemy. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- True Global Ventures (TGV) and Acceltoday announced...
Wirestock Raises $23 Million Series A to Scale the World's Leading Multimodal Data Platform
Funding will accelerate the expansion of Wirestock's data platform and the company's ability to deliver premium, ethically sourced multimodal datasets to the world's leading AI labs while deepening its commitment to empowering creators globally SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wiresto...
WIRobotics Secures Approximately KRW 100 Billion (USD 68 Million) Series B Funding
Advancing Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI SEOUL, South Korea, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global robotics company WIRobotics (Co-CEOs Yeonbaek Lee and Yongjae Kim) announced that it has completed a KRW 95 billion (approximately USD 68 million) Series B funding round. The investment comes abou...
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