NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For the fourth consecutive year, Dataminr has been named to the Forbes 2020 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.As part of the rigorous selection process for the Forbes 2020 Cloud 100, Bessemer Venture Partners received submissions from hundreds of cloud startups. The Cloud 100 Judging Panel, made up of public cloud company CEOs, reviewed the data to select, score, and rank the top 100 private cloud companies from around the world. The evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%).
BOSTON and LONDON, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Signifier Medical Technologies (“Signifier”), an innovator in the sleep disordered breathing market, today announced it has closed a circa $10M Series C funding round led by Alan Howard, VC investor and co-founder of Brevan Howard. The proceeds from this latest successful fundraising will allow Signifier to invest further in its innovative and non-invasive solutions for patients with sleep disordered breathing conditions.
WHIPPANY, N.J., September 15, 2020 – Bayer has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with Systems Oncology, LLC, for ERSO, a compound in pre-clinical development for metastatic Estrogen Receptor (ER) positive, breast cancer. ERSO is a small molecule activator of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in ER-positive breast cancer cells. ERSO’s mechanism of action is a therapeutic approach being investigated in women with metastatic ER-positive breast cancer, an area where new therapies are urgently required.
WHIPPANY, N.J., September 15, 2020 – Bayer has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with Systems Oncology, LLC, for ERSO™, a compound in pre-clinical development for metastatic Estrogen Receptor (ER) positive, breast cancer. ERSO is a small molecule activator of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in ER-positive breast cancer cells. ERSO’s mechanism of action is a therapeutic approach being investigated in women with metastatic ER-positive breast cancer, an area where new therapies are urgently required.
ATLANTA, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mammoth Holdings, LLC (“Mammoth”), an Atlanta-based conveyor car wash operator, has acquired Mr. K Car Wash (“Mr. K”), an express conveyor car wash in Montgomery, Alabama. Gary Dennis, Mammoth’s co-founder and CEO, explained, “The Mr. K acquisition expands Mammoth’s footprint in one of our core markets.” He added, “Mammoth will now have two stores in the Montgomery area providing our customers and unlimited wash club subscribers with expanded wash options.”
NEW YORK, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BlueVoyant, a global expert-driven cybersecurity services company, announced today the close of a third round of funding. The $68 million financing round was led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, and included participation from new and other existing investors. This brings total funding to $275 million to date.
ATLANTA, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mammoth Holdings, LLC (“Mammoth”), an Atlanta-based conveyor car wash operator, has acquired PitStop Carwash (“PitStop”), a five unit express conveyor car wash operator in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. PitStop’s founders, Steve Schmidt and Brian Hill, made a significant equity investment in Mammoth and will have ongoing developmental roles with the company. Gary Dennis, Mammoth’s co-founder and CEO, explained, “PitStop will expand our presence on the I-10 corridor and overlaps nicely with our existing operations in Alabama.” He added, “We’re also pleased to have new development partners who are high quality people who will help us expand our operations in the Southeast and offer Mammoth’s customers more options.”
MAY 26, 2020 Jane Chmielinski has joined the board of directors of STV, a leading engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, and program/construction management professional services firm. “Jane is an outstanding leader in our industry,” said Dominick M. Servedio, P.E., STV executive chairman. “I have known her for many years, and I am confident that she will bring to our board her vast wealth of knowledge and expertise.”
Lithko Contracting is pleased to join a select group of organizations designated as U.S. Best Managed Companies. The U.S. Best Managed Companies program recognizes U.S. private companies with annual revenues of at least $250 million. The program not only celebrates the entire organization’s achievement, but it also recognizes overall business performance relative to leading practices among the program’s four evaluation criteria: strategy, execution, culture, and financials. Honorees are selected by an external, independent panel of judges.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Monument Re announced today that, subject to regulatory approval, it has signed an agreement to acquire GreyCastle Holdings Ltd (‘GreyCastle’) and its subsidiaries, which include GreyCastle Life Reinsurance (SAC) Ltd and GreyCastle Services, from the shareholders of GreyCastle Holdings Ltd. GreyCastle is domiciled in Bermuda and is focused on managing a portfolio of annuity and life risks.