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ROTTERDAM, Niederlande--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prodalim, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Lösungen für Säfte und Spezialzutaten, gab heute die Übernahme von René Laurent, einem führenden Hersteller von Getränkearomen, von International Flavours & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) bekannt. René Laurent wurde 1885 in der Region Grasse, der Hauptstadt der Aroma- und Duftstoffindustrie in Südfrankreich, gegründet und ist eine traditionsreiche, vertrauenswürdige Marke, die sich auf Aromen für Getränke und einzigartige aromatische Inhaltsstoffe spezialisiert hat. Das Unternehmen arbeitet mit führenden multinationalen Kunden und lokalen Marktführern in der Getränkeindustrie zusammen und bietet fundiertes Fachwissen in der Entwicklung komplexer, maßgeschneiderter Aromen, darunter Sirupe, Liköre, natürliche Aromen und Kaffee. Dank seiner umfangreichen Aromenbibliothek und seinen einzigartigen internen Destillations- und Extraktionskapazitäten ist René Laurent ein angesehener Experte für komplexe und maßge...

FREMONT, Kalifornien--(BUSINESS WIRE)--YES (Yield Engineering Systems), ein führender Anbieter von leistungsstarken Prozesslösungen für den Markt der fortschrittlichen Halbleiterverpackungen, gab heute bekannt, dass Herr Rezwan Lateef zum Chief Executive Officer ernannt wurde. Herr Lateef war zuvor President von YES und hat in den letzten Jahren maßgeblich zum bedeutenden Wachstum, zur globalen Expansion und zur Produktinnovation des Unternehmens beigetragen. Der Übergang stellt eine natürliche Weiterentwicklung für das Unternehmen dar, da es einen wichtigen Umsatzmeilenstein überschritten hat und nun mit führenden Kunden aus den Bereichen Halbleiter und KI-Computing in die nächste Phase seiner Expansion eintritt. Rama Alapati, der seit 2021 als CEO tätig ist, wird eine beratende Funktion übernehmen, um Herrn Lateef während der Übergangsphase zu unterstützen und eine starke organisatorische Kontinuität zu gewährleisten. „Rama hat maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, YES von einem vielversprech...

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on each share of its common stock of $0.19, or $0.76 on an annualized basis, to be paid on January 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025. About Douglas Emmett, Inc. Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities. Please visit our website at www.douglasemmett.com for more information about Douglas Emmett. Safe Har...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#creditratingagency--KBRA releases its Business Development Company Ratings Compendium, which looks at results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and 2026 Outlook. In this quarter's Compendium, KBRA reviews the financial performance of our rated business development companies (BDCs) in a landscape characterized by ongoing competitive pressures, declining but still high base interest rates, and distribution yield preservation. Credit performance across KBRA's rated BDC universe remained generally solid in 3Q25, although signs of late-cycle softening have begun to emerge. While most BDCs continued to report stable credit metrics, dispersion widened across platforms—reflecting idiosyncratic pressures and selective borrower underperformance. During the quarter, we had no changes in ratings or Outlooks for the KBRA-rated BDC universe. Looking forward into 2026, KBRA's rating outlooks are generally stable for our rated BDCs. The broader operating environment during the qua...

AMC converted the majority of its Hycroft investment into cash, receiving an amount approximately equal to the original capital invested in the transferred securities. AMC retains both an equity investment and warrants for more than one million shares to participate in the ongoing success of Hycroft. The transaction re-allocates capital towards attractive opportunities in AMC's core theatrical exhibition business. The transaction is expected to generate an accounting profit of approximately $7.9 million in the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025. LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$AMC--AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) (“AMC” or “the Company”), today announced that it has completed a transaction to transfer the majority of its equity investment in Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) (“Hycroft”) to Sprott Mining, a private Canadian corporation owned by one of the world's leading gold and silver investors, Eric Sprott. Under the terms of the private transaction, AMC ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emera Incorporated (“Emera” or the “Company”) (TSX/NYSE: EMA) announced today that it has renewed its at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) that allows the Company to issue up to C$600,000,000 of common shares (the “Common Shares”) from treasury to the public from time to time at varying prices, at the Company's discretion. Any Common Shares sold in the ATM Program will be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”), the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or any other marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise traded (collectively, the “Marketplaces”) at the time of sale. The ATM Program continues to provide Emera with additional financing flexibility should it be required in the future. The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program, if any, will be determined at the Company's sole discretion. The Company has entered into an equity distribution agreement dated December 5, 20...

  MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Birks Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Birks Group”) (NYSE American: BGI), today reported its financial results for the twenty-six-week period ended September 27, 2025. Highlights All figures presented herein are in Canadian dollars. For the twenty-six-week period ended September 27, 2025 (“Fiscal 2026”), the Company reported net sales of $93.1 million, an increase of $13.0 million or 16.2% from the comparable prior period ended September 28, 2024 (“Fiscal 2025”). Comparable store sales for the twenty-six-week period ended September 27, 2025, increased by 6.3% compared to the corresponding period of Fiscal 2025. The increase in net sales is attributable in part to the acquisition of the luxury timepieces and jewelry retail activities of European Boutique (“European”) as well as an increase in sales of third-party branded timepieces across multiple brands, Birks branded jewelry and third-party branded jewelry. The Company reported a gross profit of $36.5 milli...

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (“the Trust”) has filed a Form 8-K containing its monthly report for the period ended November 30, 2025. An aggregate total distribution of $6.8 million or $0.090060 per trust certificate will be paid on December 10, 2025, to certificateholders of record as of December 9, 2025. Additional information, including the Trust's Monthly and Quarterly Reports, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) can be accessed via the Trust's website at www.ctltrust.net. About Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (the “Trust”) was established to acquire 160 retail properties and 6 warehouse distribution centers (the “Properties”) from J.C. Penney as part of its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The Trust's operations consist solely of owning, leasing and selling the Properties. The Trust's objective is to sell the Properties to third-party purchasers as...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$LIB.v #criticalminerals--LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc. (TSXV: LIB | OTCQB: VLTLF | FSE: I2D) (“LibertyStream” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for aggregate proceeds of up to $10,000,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one whole common share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $1.00 per Warrant Share for a period of thirty-six months following the completion of the Offering. There can be no assurance as to whether or when the Offering will be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the Offering. Subject to compliance with ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (“Hamilton ETFs”) announced today the estimated non-cash distributions for the 2025 tax year for holders of certain of its exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). Those ETFs managed by Hamilton ETFs that are not included in the table below are not expected to have non-cash distributions for the 2025 tax year. Please note that these are estimates only. Circumstances may arise that could cause these estimates to change before the ETFs' applicable tax year ends on December 15, 2025. ETFs are required to distribute any net income and capital gains earned in the year. The distributions labeled as “Estimated Annual Non-Cash Distributions per Unit” in the table below (each, a “Non-Cash Distribution” and together, “Non-Cash Distributions”) will not be paid in cash, but will be automatically reinvested in additional units of the respective ETFs and immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder and the net asset valu...

SAN JOSÉ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWI) today announced that on December 1, 2025, it granted 62,333 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 1,427 performance stock units (PSUs) at target to Julie Currie, who began her employment as the company's chief people and transformation officer in November 2025. The grants were issued pursuant to Power Integrations' 2025 Inducement Award Plan. The RSUs will vest annually over three years, subject to continued service through each applicable vesting date. The PSUs will vest based upon achievement of the company's performance metrics for the applicable year, as determined by the talent and compensation committee of the company's board of directors, up to a maximum of 200% of the target number of PSUs, subject to continued service through December 31st of the applicable year. The grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable RSU and PSU agreements and Power Integrations' 2025 Inducement Award Plan. The grants were ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CIFinancial--Headline of release should read: CI Financial Corp. Announces Pricing of €1.10 Billion Private Offering of Notes (instead of CI Financial Corp. Announces Pricing of €1.10 Billion Million Private Offering of Notes).  The updated release reads: CI FINANCIAL CORP. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF €1.10 BILLION PRIVATE OFFERING OF NOTES CI Financial Corp. (“CI” or the “Company”) today announced that it has successfully priced a private offering (the “Offering”) of €1.10 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Offering is expected to close on December 12, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. CI intends to use approximately €1.085 billion of the net proceeds from the Offering to repay any amounts drawn on its unsecured revolving credit facility of $950.0 million with a syndicate of six banks, maturing in May 2028, for purposes of repaying the $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.00...

***9:00 a.m., Monday, December 8, 2025, Volunteers of America North Louisiana Senior Housing Complex (Training Room) 1313 South Pointe Parkway, Shreveport, Louisiana*** SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Red River Bank will award $795,982 to Fuller Center for Housing of NWLA, Volunteers of America North Louisiana, Highland Center and Housing Authority of Shreveport during ceremonial check presentations. The event is part of a multicity tour celebrating $12 million in funding delivered to Louisiana communities through a 25-year partnership between Red River Bank and FHLB Dallas. Together, the organizations have supported affordable housing, disaster recovery and economic development initiatives across the state. The media is encouraged to attend. There will be opportunities for photos and interviews. WHAT: Check presentation and photo opportunity WHEN: 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 8 WHERE: 1313 South Pointe Parkway, Shreveport, Louis...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Victory Portfolios II today announced plans to liquidate VictoryShares WestEnd Economic Cycle Bond ETF (BMDL), VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF (HEJD), and VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF (CIL) (the “ETFs”). The decision to liquidate the ETFs was the result of the Company's regular review of its product lineup to ensure it is best meeting client needs. After the close of business on January 28, 2026, the ETFs will no longer accept purchase orders for Creation Units. Shareholders of the ETFs may sell their holdings on the Nasdaq Stock Market prior to the close of trading on January 29, 2026. Customary brokerage charges may apply to these transactions. The ETFs will cease trading at the end of the trading day on January 29, 2026. It is anticipated that the ETFs will liquidate on or about February 4, 2026. Any person holding shares of the ETFs as of the liquidation date will receive a cash distribution equal to the net asset value of their shares as of ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$SMMT--Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today announced the grant of inducement awards of options to purchase a collective total of up to 67,483 shares of common stock. Awards were made to nine new employees of the Company. The awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees becoming employees of the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and have been approved by the Company's Compensation Committee. The inducement awards were granted on December 2, 2025. The options have a ten (10) year term and an exercise price of $17.25 per share, the closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on December 2, 2025. The options were granted from a pool of equity incentives reserved by the Compensation Committee on January 22, 2025 for issuance as inducements to new employees in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options awarded to the r...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS) announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share on December 4, 2025, a 5.00% increase over the dividend paid a year ago. The dividend is payable on January 9, 2026, to stockholders of record as of close of business on December 26, 2025. Current and historic dividend information, as well as quarterly financial statements, investor presentations, and earnings call transcripts are available online through Alerus' investor relations website at investors.alerus.com. About Alerus Financial Corporation Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider with corporate offices in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Through its subsidiary, Alerus Financial, National Association (the “Bank”), Alerus provides diversified and comprehensive financial solutions to business ...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SMJ International Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: SMJF) (“SMJ” or the “Company”), a Singapore-based premium flooring specialist that distributes a wide range of premium flooring products under its proprietary “SMJ” brand across Asia markets, today announced the closing of its firm commitment initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 2,500,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0002 per share at a public offering price of US$4.00 per share (the “Offering Price”), for a total of US$10,000,000 of gross proceeds to the Company, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The Company's Class A ordinary shares began trading on the NYSE American on December 4, 2025, under the ticker symbol “SMJF”. The Company has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase an additional 375,000 Class A ordinary shares at the Offering Price less the underwriting discounts, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, representing 15% of the Cla...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.57 per common share, payable January 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2026. About Essex Property Trust, Inc. Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 257 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company's website at www.essex.com. Contacts Contact InformationLoren Rainey Senior Director, Investor Relations (650) 655-7800 lrainey@essex.com...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment insights, today declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share, an increase of approximately 10 percent. The dividend is payable Jan. 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Jan. 2, 2026. The 4.5 cent increase from the prior quarterly rate of 45.5 cents per share results in an annualized dividend of $2.00 per share compared with the prior annualized rate of $1.82 per share. Please contact investors@morningstar.com with any questions. While subsequent dividends will be subject to board approval, the company expects to pay three additional dividends in 2026: Record Date           Payable Date April 3, 2026           April 30, 2026 July 10, 2026           July 31, 2026 Oct. 2, 2026           Oct. 30, 2026 About Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The ...

Grand Falls-Windsor, NL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador President Sherry Hillier is calling out the town of Grand Falls-Windsor today for terminating a long-standing employee for executing her right as a Canadian taxpayer to participate in local elections. This move follows the local issuing their notice to bargain. “Every citizen of Grand Falls-Windsor has the right to participate in and comment on local elections. Working for the town doesn't suddenly take away that right,” said Hillier. “It's absolutely shameful the town would use such an excuse to fire one of their employees and the local union president—and that's just what it is: an excuse.” CUPE will fight this termination by filing a grievance to arbitration for an unjust termination. :bw/cope-491 Contacts Sherry Hillier CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador President 709-765-2996 Taylor Johnston CUPE Atlantic Communications tjohnston@cupe.ca...