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DataBank Establishes $725 Million Financing to Support the Next Phase of Expansion

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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DALLAS, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class edge colocation, interconnection, and managed cloud services, announced today that it has established a new $725 million credit facility with which to finance its ongoing and future data center construction projects.

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Flexible financing vehicle will allow company to accelerate construction projects to meet surging demand for data center capacity driven by A.I.
The new capital will fund ongoing expansion in existing markets including on its campuses in New York, Denver, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Dallas.
The financing provides an attractively priced source of capital that is a long-term and scalable solution to meet accelerating demand for capacity within DataBank's footprint.
This also will represent DataBank's second green financing, following closely on the heels of the February 2024 Green Bond.

Onto Innovation Announces Investor Relations Transition Plan

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

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Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) (“Onto Innovation,” “Onto,” or the “Company”) today announced that Michael Sheaffer plans to retire from the Company in July this year.

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Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) (“Onto Innovation,” “Onto,” or the “Company”) today announced that Michael Sheaffer plans to retire from the Company in July this year.
A successor search has now been successfully completed with Sidney Ho joining Onto Innovation as vice president of investor relations.
Mr. Sheaffer will remain fully engaged in the investor relations role and will be the primary investor contact point until Mr. Ho assumes that responsibility during the Company’s investor meetings at SEMICON® West in July 2024.
Mr. Sheaffer, 74, joined Rudolph Technologies in 2017 as senior director of investor relations and continued that role for Onto Innovation following the merger of Rudolph Technologies and Nanometrics.

Kingswood U.S. Accelerates Expansion of Successful In-house Investment Banking Group with Appointment of Four New Members

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Monday, April 1, 2024

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NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingswood U.S., part of a network of independent wealth management firms that oversees more than $14 billion in client assets globally, today announced the appointment of four new members to its Investment Banking team. Braden Ferrari has been brought on as Head of Institutional Sales, David Braccia and Evan Wynn join as Vice Presidents, Capital Markets and Jacob Wilson has been named a Vice Presidents, Investment Banking.

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The significant expansion of the Kingswood Investments team follows the strategic buildout of the firm's in-house investment banking capabilities over the past few years and illustrates the firm's commitment to this successful and growing business.
The Kingswood U.S. investment banking group provides access to capital to mid-market businesses undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change.
Braden Ferrari has over 20 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience, advising C-level executives and the boards of directors at public companies.
The Kingswood Investment Banking team is comprised of senior professionals with an average of more than 20 years in investment banking, located in New York, Florida and Texas.

Meradia Appoints Industry Expert Brian J. Buzzelli as Director, Expands Scope of Investment Data Practice

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Meradia , a global consultancy for investment operations and technology transformation, announced today that industry veteran Brian J. Buzzelli joined the firm as Director, Head of Data Practice.

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Meradia , a global consultancy for investment operations and technology transformation, announced today that industry veteran Brian J. Buzzelli joined the firm as Director, Head of Data Practice.
With Buzzelli, Meradia deepens its Investment Data practice and broadens the capabilities of its proven Investment Performance and Investment Operations consulting services.
“Investment managers have materially advanced the ways they store, access, and leverage data and how they communicate with data vendors and service providers.
Mick Cartwright, Managing Director at Meradia, adds, “Meradia helps our clients modernize post-trade operational functions, reduce toil, and expose meaningful insights in investment data stores.

Commercial Real Estate Leaders Ethan Penner and Chad Carpenter Launch Reven Office REIT to Finance U.S. Office Properties

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Commercial real estate leaders Ethan Penner and Chad Carpenter today announced plans to launch of Reven Office REIT (the “Company”), a U.S. office focused real estate finance company.

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Commercial real estate leaders Ethan Penner and Chad Carpenter today announced plans to launch of Reven Office REIT (the “Company”), a U.S. office focused real estate finance company.
Reven Office REIT will be one of the few well-capitalized office-focused credit vehicles at a time when banks have largely paused their lending activities.
Penner is a recognized pioneer in the fields of real estate and finance, specializing in real estate, mortgage credit, and financial markets.
Carpenter has 30 years of real estate investing and operating experience and been involved in more than $3 billion in real estate transactions.

Fannie Mae Prices $819 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) REMIC Deal

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor") is the co-lead manager and joint bookrunner.

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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor") is the co-lead manager and joint bookrunner.
Co-managers are Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura"), StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX"), and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("Wells Fargo").
To promote transparency and to help credit investors evaluate our securities and the CAS program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages .
In addition to our flagship CAS program, Fannie Mae continues to transfer mortgage credit risk through its Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) reinsurance program.

Point and Redwood Trust Issue $139 Million Home Equity Investment Rated Securitization

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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Palo Alto, Calif., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Point , the leading home equity investment platform making homeownership more valuable and accessible, and Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT , “Redwood”), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, announced today they have completed the first rated securitization of Point’s Home Equity Investment (“HEI”) assets, issuing approximately $139 million of rated asset-backed securities (the “Transaction”).

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Palo Alto, Calif., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Point , the leading home equity investment platform making homeownership more valuable and accessible, and Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT , “Redwood”), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, announced today they have completed the first rated securitization of Point’s Home Equity Investment (“HEI”) assets, issuing approximately $139 million of rated asset-backed securities (the “Transaction”).
The Transaction represents the second HEI-backed securitization that Point and Redwood have completed together, having issued the first-ever securitization backed entirely by HEIs in 2021 .
The issuer, Point Securitization Trust 2023-1, issued approximately $117 million of senior class A-1 securities and approximately $22 million of class A-2 securities, rated A (sf) and BBB (low) (sf), respectively, by DBRS Morningstar.
Co-sponsoring the Transaction with a subsidiary of Redwood, Point was the originator of all of the HEIs in the securitization and will continue to service such assets.

NewAmsterdam Pharma Announces Appointment of Ian Somaiya as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Mr. Somaiya is an established healthcare executive with extensive financial and operational expertise, including over two decades of experience on Wall Street as a prominent biotechnology research analyst.

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Mr. Somaiya is an established healthcare executive with extensive financial and operational expertise, including over two decades of experience on Wall Street as a prominent biotechnology research analyst.
Ian is a proven leader, who possesses a breadth of industry experience, as well as deep relationships within the financial community,” said Michael Davidson, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of NewAmsterdam.
We look forward to his many contributions.”
Mr. Somaiya joins NewAmsterdam Pharma with over twenty-five years’ experience in senior leadership roles in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Prior to joining TCR2, Mr. Somaiya was managing director and head of biotechnology research at BMO Capital Markets.

Fannie Mae Prices $536 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) REMIC Deal

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Friday, October 6, 2023

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Co-managers are Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor"), Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura"), and StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX").

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Co-managers are Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor"), Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura"), and StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX").
Selling group members are Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Academy Securities, Inc. and African-American-owned Loop Capital Markets LLC.
To promote transparency and to help credit investors evaluate our securities and the CAS program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages .
In addition to our flagship CAS program, Fannie Mae continues to transfer mortgage credit risk through its Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) reinsurance program.

Michael Hill appointed to lead OMERS Infrastructure

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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TORONTO, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OMERS today announced that Michael Hill has been appointed Executive Vice President & Global Head of Infrastructure at OMERS.

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TORONTO, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OMERS today announced that Michael Hill has been appointed Executive Vice President & Global Head of Infrastructure at OMERS.
Michael, who joins OMERS on 5 September and will be based in New York, and report to Chief Investment Officer Ralph Berg.
At OMERS he will have accountability and oversight for our global infrastructure investment and asset management programs.
OMERS Infrastructure has more than 90 investment professionals around the world and has a portfolio of 30 assets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.