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01.07.25 - 15:06
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James Hardie Completes Acquisition of AZEK to Become a Leading Provider of Exterior Home and Outdoor Living Solutions (Business Wire)
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Combines World-Class Talent with Shared Cultures Focused on Providing Winning Solutions Across the Customer Value Chain
Unites Highly Complementary Offerings of Leading Exterior Brands and Significantly Expands James Hardie's Total Addressable Market
Combination Will Capture Significant Commercial and Cost Synergies, Accelerate James Hardie's Revenue and EBITDA Growth and Drive Robust Free Cash Flow GenerationSYDNEY & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE / ASX: JHX) (“James Hardie” or the “Company”), a leader in high-performance, low-maintenance building product solutions, successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of The AZEK® Company (“AZEK”) in a cash-and-stock transaction for $26.45 in cash and 1.0340 ordinary shares of James Hardie for each share of AZEK common stock held for a total of $54.18 per share, based on the closing stock price of AU$40.77 per share based on James Hardie's CHESS Depositary Interest (CDI) listing on the Australian...
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27.06.25 - 22:06
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The AZEK Company Stockholders Approve Transaction with James Hardie (Business Wire)
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) (“AZEK” or the “Company”), the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® Decking and Railing, AZEK® and Versatex® Trim and StruXure® pergolas, today announced that its stockholders have voted to approve all proposals related to the Company's proposed transaction with James Hardie Industries plc (“James Hardie”) at its Special Meeting of Stockholders. As previously announced, under the terms of the merger agreement and subject to the completion of the transaction, AZEK stockholders will receive $26.45 in cash and 1.0340 ordinary shares of James Hardie to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange for each share of AZEK common stock owned.
“We thank our stockholders for their overwhelming support of this transaction,” said Jesse Singh, CEO of The AZEK Company. “This is a transformative moment for our company and our people. By comb...
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26.06.25 - 06:24
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Civmec solidifies sovereign shipbuilding capacity and SEA1180 role with Luerssen acquisition (Small Caps)
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Civmec (ASX: CVL) is set to strengthen its sovereign shipbuilding capacity through a $20 million acquisition of specialist naval shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from parent company NVL Australia. The cash deal will enhance Civmec's ability to deliver end-to-end naval shipbuilding solutions from design through to commissioning. It will also unlock opportunities to drive production efficiencies, accelerate […]
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25.06.25 - 15:30
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Universal theme park deal secured with UK pledge to spend £500m on transport (The Guardian)
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Attraction at site of former brickworks in Bedford expected to bring £50bn boost to Britain's economy and create jobsThe deal to build Universal's new theme park in Bedford was secured with a package of support that included £500m of public investment in rail and road infrastructure, it has emerged.Comcast, the parent company of Universal, is in negotiations over the final scale of the overall government assistance, which could be expanded beyond infrastructure investment. Continue reading......
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23.06.25 - 11:24
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Peab and URW have reached a settlement agreement regarding Mall of Scandinavia (Cision)
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Through a settlement agreement Peab and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) have agreed on a final resolution of all transactions regarding the contract for Mall of Scandinavia. The agreement entails that Peab's liquidity will increase by one billion Swedish kronor in the third quarter 2025, that net financial items in the second quarter 2025 will be charged with around SEK 600 million and that net debt will remain unchanged.
On June 30, 2023 an arbitral award in the case regarding the contract for Mall of Scandinavia was rendered. The arbitral tribunal concurred with Peab's claims for...
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18.06.25 - 16:15
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Renergen′s Phase 2 EPC Contractor Awarded Preferred Bidder Status (GlobeNewswire EN)
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JOHANNESBURG, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renergen is pleased to announce that preferred bidder status has been awarded to He4u consortium for the design, procurement, delivery, construction and commissioning for phase 2 of the Tetra4 LNG and helium liquefaction project, comprising of, Chart Industries Inc. (NYSE: GTLS), Wilson Bayly Holmes - Ovcon Ltd (JSE: WBO), and Aurex Constructors. The appointment of an acceptable EPC contractor in Phase 2 was one of the two remaining conditions for the DFC Phase 2 loan....
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18.06.25 - 00:12
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James Hardie Industries plc Announces Successful Closing of Offering of Senior Secured Notes (Business Wire)
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SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) (“James Hardie” or the “Company”) announced today the successful closing of its previously announced private offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes,” and together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”) of its wholly-owned subsidiary, JH North America Holdings Inc. (the “Issuer”). The 2031 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum and the 2032 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.125% per annum.
James Hardie currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with borrowings under its credit facilities and cash on hand, to finance the aggregate cash consideration in the proposed acquisition of the AZEK Company Inc. (“AZEK”), to repay and terminate AZEK's existing credit facility and to pay related transaction fees and expenses. The procee...
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17.06.25 - 09:15
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Golden Cariboo Resources Update on PhotonAssayTM Orientation Study for Gold Analysis (The Newswire)
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June 17, 2025 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, Canada – Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) (CSE:GCC) (OTC:GCCFF) (WKN:A402CQ) (FSE:3TZ) announces an update on its PhotonAssay™ orientation study, an advanced assay technology designed to deliver precise and efficient results for gold exploration. The Company has contracted ALS Canada Ltd. to conduct an orientation study utilizing innovative Chrysos PhotonAssayTM technology (“photon assay”) to analyze gold content in select rock and drill core samples from its Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine property (the ”Property”), located approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) northeast of Hixon, central British Columbia, Canada. This study, detailed in the April 29, 2025 News Release, is designed to evaluate the potential for better addressing the nugget effect, one of the most persistent challenges in precious metals exploration, while potentially improving assay turnaround times.
The ALS Canada Ltd. laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario, ...
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16.06.25 - 18:09
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ICIS Announces New Additions to Leadership Team (PR Newswire)
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With a focus on growth and innovation, ICIS names Dan Campion as Chief Revenue Officer, Chris Fleetwood as Chief Operating Officer, and Rose Blackie as Chief of Staff LONDON, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS, a leading global source of commodity intelligence, today announces the......
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12.06.25 - 19:12
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South Korea Lab Makes Bird Flu 100% Lethal In Mammals: ′Virology Journal′ (ZeroHedge)
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South Korea Lab Makes Bird Flu 100% Lethal In Mammals: 'Virology Journal'
Authored by Jon Fleetwood via JonFleetwood.com (subscribe here),
South Korean scientists have conducted a lab experiment that made a purported wild avian influenza “bird flu” virus 100% lethal in mammals, achieving total death in infected mice by enabling the virus to adapt inside their bodies and spread to others.
The dangerous move comes as the U.S. develops a “next-generation” universal vaccine platform called 'Generation Gold Standard' that will focus on avian influenza jab creation, signaling a coordinated international push to engineer and preemptively vaccinate against lab-enhanced bird flu strains with pandemic potential—despite worldwide fallout from similar COVID-era strategies.
Published June 2025 in Virology Journal, the study describes how researchers at Konkuk University infected mice with a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain—one that already contained a small percentage (4%) of a...
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10.06.25 - 00:12
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The Aussie Buffett strikes again: Soul Patts seals $14b deal with Brickworks (Small Caps)
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One of the intriguing questions for Australian investors is whether there are any local companies whose performance compares with famous offshore names such as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. It turns out we have quite a few of them, although not many are as closely tied to the identity of a single famous investor, which is […]
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