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BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank Announces Launch of U.S. Broker-Dealer Affiliate

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Friday, May 13, 2022

LONDON and NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank (BancTrust), a leading global emerging markets investment bank, today announced the launch of BancTrust Securities USA (BancTrust USA), its U.S. broker-dealer affiliate. BancTrust USA is a member of Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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  • LONDON and NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank (BancTrust), a leading global emerging markets investment bank, today announced the launch of BancTrust Securities USA (BancTrust USA), its U.S. broker-dealer affiliate.
  • BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank announced the launch of BancTrust Securities USA, its U.S. broker-dealer affiliate.
  • Prior to joining BancTrust USA, Jack was the Head of Emerging Market Trading - New York at Intesa Sanpaolo IMI Securities.
  • BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank is a leading London-based global emerging markets investment bank that offers corporate and investment banking, securities dealing and financing, investment research products and services to a diversified client base mainly comprised of emerging and frontier markets-based corporations, financial institutions, governments, and dedicated global EM asset managers.

Cypress Creek Renewables closes $125M Debt Facility with Investec, Other Lenders

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Friday, May 6, 2022

DURHAM, N.C., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Cypress Creek Renewables and Investec are pleased to announce the closing on May 3 of a $125 million debt facility to further fund the growth of Cypress Creek's solar and storage pipeline.

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  • DURHAM, N.C., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Cypress Creek Renewables and Investec are pleased to announce the closing on May 3 of a $125 million debt facility to further fund the growth of Cypress Creek's solar and storage pipeline.
  • The facility is the second of its kind that Cypress Creek and Investec have closed together.
  • "Investec is delighted to have closed another successful financing for Cypress Creek," said Fred Petit, Head of Renewables for Investec's North American Power & Infrastructure group.
  • Cypress Creek was represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and the lenders by Milbank LLP, as transaction counsel.

EuroFinance International Treasury Management returns to Vienna featuring keynote speakers, Guy Verhofstadt and Göran Carstedt

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

LONDON, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first in-person event in three years, EuroFinance International Treasury Management keynote speakers will include Guy Verhofstadt, member of the European Parliament and Göran Carstedt, former corporate executive of Volvo and IKEA.

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  • The 31st annual EuroFinance International Treasury Management 2022 will return this September with more than 2,000 attendees, 150 speakers, 100 sponsors and exhibitors.
  • LONDON, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --For the first in-person event in three years, EuroFinance International Treasury Management keynote speakers will include Guy Verhofstadt, member of the European Parliament and Gran Carstedt, former corporate executive of Volvo and IKEA.
  • Guy Verhofstadt is a Member of the European Parliament and co-chair of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
  • Dr Gran Carstedt is the former head of IKEA North America and IKEA Retail Europe and former head of VOLVO France and Volvo Sweden.

QIC AND CYPRESS CREEK RENEWABLES ANNOUNCE CLOSING OF US$450 MILLION DEBT FACILITY IN CYPRESS CREEK RENEWABLES TO FUND GROWTH OF COMPANY'S SOLAR AND STORAGE PROJECT PIPELINE

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QIC and Cypress Creek Renewables (CCR) today announced the closing of a US$450 million debt facility to fund the growth of CCR's robust solar and storage project pipeline.

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  • NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QIC and Cypress Creek Renewables (CCR) today announced the closing of a US$450 million debt facility to fund the growth of CCR's robust solar and storage project pipeline.
  • CCR is one of the largest solar owners and developers in the U.S., having developed more than 11GW of solar projects since inception.
  • [1] CCR owns and operates its own 1.7GW fleet of solar assets and has a 12GW active development pipeline.
  • QIC Infrastructure Debt is one of several private debt strategies launched by QIC in early 2021 and is led by QIC Head of Private Debt Andrew Jones.

The Best Rated Solar Power Online Training is Now Open for Registration

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Singapore, Mar 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Registration for Infocus International Group top rated Mastering Solar Power online training has begun.

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  • Singapore, Mar 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Registration for Infocus International Group top rated Mastering Solar Power online training has begun.
  • This programme schedule includes illustrations of key project development considerations, including energy yield, financial and other simple calculations, along with the chance to discuss key planning and market environment considerations.
  • They are therefore accessible to non-experts, not designed to replicate the complex or in-depth detailed planning undertaken - over much longer periods!
  • Infocus International is a global business intelligence provider of strategic information and professional services for diverse business communities.

Bunge Increases its Accounts Receivable Securitization Program to $1.1 Billion and Adds Enhanced Sustainability Linked Targets

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Bunge (NYSE:BG) has closed on an amendment of its Accounts Receivable Securitization Program increasing its committed capacity from US$925 million to US$1.1 billion.

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  • Bunge (NYSE:BG) has closed on an amendment of its Accounts Receivable Securitization Program increasing its committed capacity from US$925 million to US$1.1 billion.
  • In addition, the interest rate under this program is now linked to the Companys five core sustainability targets tied to its recently established science-based targets (SBTs).
  • We are pleased with our progress against our ESG targets, which gives us the confidence to add such targets linked to this program, said John Neppl, Bunges Chief Financial Officer.
  • In December 2021, Bunge announced that it had refinanced its revolving credit facility tied to enhanced sustainability-linked targets.

Aware’s Strategic Partnership with MIRACL Extends Its Cloud-Based Biometric Authentication Technology

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Aware expects this partnership to enable it to extend its cloud-based biometric authentication technology to protect against data breaches and ransomware, which are continuing challenges in many industries, including financial services.

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  • Aware expects this partnership to enable it to extend its cloud-based biometric authentication technology to protect against data breaches and ransomware, which are continuing challenges in many industries, including financial services.
  • Concurrently with entry into the partnership, Aware also made a $2.5 million strategic investment in loan stock issued by Omlis limited, the parent company of MIRACL.
  • In many cases, government agencies are calling on organizations to pursue multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance their security.
  • For MIRACL, the partnership adds affordable, high performing, and proven competitive biometrics to its technology to combat the rising threats of data breaches and ransomware.

DGAP-News: AUTO1 Group SE: AUTO1 Group increases ABS financing programme to EUR 1 billion

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

Berlin, 28 February 2022 - AUTO1 Group, Europe's leading platform for buying and selling used cars online, today announces a significant expansion of its inventory asset-backed securitisation (ABS) financing.

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  • Berlin, 28 February 2022 - AUTO1 Group, Europe's leading platform for buying and selling used cars online, today announces a significant expansion of its inventory asset-backed securitisation (ABS) financing.
  • AUTO1 will use the additional financing capacity to further expand its already market-leading car selection for wholesale and retail customers.
  • Markus Boser, CFO of AUTO1 Group: "Our multi-jurisdictional, rated non-recourse ABS programme gives AUTO1 a unique ability to scale inventory across Europe at a very low cost of capital.
  • AUTO1 Group is operating in over 30 countries and achieved revenues of EUR 2.83 billion in 2020.

Egypt Banking Industry Report 2021 Featuring National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, Commercial International Bank, QNB Alahli, HSBC and Credit Agricole Egypt - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The "The Banking Industry in Egypt 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "The Banking Industry in Egypt 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report on the Egyptian banking industry covers deposit-taking institutions, as well as central banking.
  • There are profiles of 16 companies including state-owned banks such as the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and Banque du Caire, major private banks including Commercial International Bank and QNB Alahli and international banks in Egypt such as HSBC and Credit Agricole Egypt.
  • The pandemic fuelled significant growth in digital banking, with the value of electronic transactions growing exponentially.

GigaSpaces Announced as Winner in the 2021 Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaSpaces, the leading provider of Digital Integration Hub ("DIH") software solutions that enable large enterprises to expedite and scale the delivery of digital applications, announced today that the company has been recognized as a winner in the 2021 Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence (DTOE) Awards for its Smart Cache offering. GigaSpaces accepted the award for Best Achievement in an Enterprise Architecture Program at the DTOE Award Ceremony in Orlando, FL.

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  • GigaSpaces accepted the award for Best Achievement in an Enterprise Architecture Program at the DTOE Award Ceremony in Orlando, FL.
  • The DTOE Awards showcase the most outstanding global achievements in business and digital transformation as well as innovation and operational excellence.
  • The awards are judged by an independent panel of leading members in this community who evaluate submissions' strategic relevance, customer benefit, implementation and more.
  • GigaSpaces is building on its in-memory computing and operational data store technologies to offer one of the market's first Digital Integration Hubs (DIH), an out-of-the-box solution that simplifies organizations' digital transformation, while drastically lowering legacy systems' TCO.