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Catalight Practice Guidelines Reflect a Contemporary Research View of the Dosage Effect and Outcome Measures in Autism Care

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Reviewers included psychologists, board-certified behavioral analysts, adult autism self-advocates, parents of children with autism and a marriage and family therapist.

Key Points: 
  • Reviewers included psychologists, board-certified behavioral analysts, adult autism self-advocates, parents of children with autism and a marriage and family therapist.
  • The strength of parent-mediated care, as demonstrated by the research, is comparable to practitioner-mediated interventions, according to the guidelines.
  • Several of the outcome measures included in the guidelines can be downloaded for use by clinicians providing autism care at no cost.
  • Dr. Samelson added that the Catalight Practice Guidelines will be kept current as new research becomes available.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Resource Innovations

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has acquired Resource Innovations (“RI” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.

Key Points: 
  • Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has acquired Resource Innovations (“RI” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, MSCP acquired a controlling interest in the Company from BV Investment Partners and certain other shareholders.
  • I look forward to working together with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners to continue to grow our Company.”
    MSCP’s acquisition of Resource Innovations represents its third investment in industrials and outsourced services, following the acquisition of Apex in 2023 and Alliance Technical Group in 2021.
  • Latham & Watkins served as legal counsel to Resource Innovations and BV Investment Partners, and Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor.

Barings Leads $465 Million Debt Financing for Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ Recapitalization of World 50

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, served as lead agent, joint lead arranger, and joint bookrunner to provide a $465 million debt financing to support Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ (“MSCP”) sale of World 50 Parent LLC and its related subsidiary companies (“World 50” or “the Company”) to a single asset GP-led continuation fund investment vehicle managed by an affiliate of MSCP.

Key Points: 
  • Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, served as lead agent, joint lead arranger, and joint bookrunner to provide a $465 million debt financing to support Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ (“MSCP”) sale of World 50 Parent LLC and its related subsidiary companies (“World 50” or “the Company”) to a single asset GP-led continuation fund investment vehicle managed by an affiliate of MSCP.
  • “Barings deeply values our relationship with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and appreciates the opportunity to provide our continued support to World 50,” said Tyler Gately, Head of Barings’ North American Private Credit Group.
  • “With its exceptional member experience, World 50 provides an important resource to its membership base of global CEOs, board directors and senior executives.
  • We are confident its continued partnership with MSCP will position the Company for accelerated growth.”
    This transaction expands Barings’ $32.89 billion* Global Private Finance platform, which leverages a deep bench of more than 80 investment professionals ​and a 30-year track record of providing financing solutions to sponsors while generating attractive ​risk-adjusted returns for investors.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Completes Sale of World 50 to New Continuation Fund Investment Vehicle

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”) today announced the sale of World 50 Parent LLC and its related subsidiary companies (“World 50” or the “Company”) to a single asset GP-led continuation fund investment vehicle managed by an affiliate of MSCP.

Key Points: 
  • Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”) today announced the sale of World 50 Parent LLC and its related subsidiary companies (“World 50” or the “Company”) to a single asset GP-led continuation fund investment vehicle managed by an affiliate of MSCP.
  • The continuation fund is led by investments from Pantheon with co-lead participation from Blue Owl Strategic Equity and Lexington, with Norwest, Ares Management Funds, AltamarCAM and Churchill also committing to the vehicle.
  • Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, World 50 is an invitation-only, peer-to-peer network and knowledge exchange platform.
  • “We believe World 50 is a unique business model with multiple levers for continued growth.

Fusion Connect Appoints Seasoned Leader William Wignall as CEO, Embarking on a New Chapter of Customer-Centric Excellence

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Wignall succeeds Brian Crotty, who has served as Fusion Connect's CEO since 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Wignall succeeds Brian Crotty, who has served as Fusion Connect's CEO since 2020.
  • Wignall, an experienced executive with over 30 years in the technology industry, will join the Board as a Director.
  • Wignall said, "I am thrilled to take on this position and lead Fusion Connect on the next stage in its evolution.
  • As Fusion Connect embarks on this exciting new chapter under Wignall's leadership, we are confident in our journey to redefine excellence in AI-enabled cloud services.

Pandia Health Expands its Hormonal Services to Mid-Life Women with Menopause Care

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandia Health, the only women-founded and women-led company providing customized birth control treatment and delivery, which expanded its services into acne treatment last year, announced today its expansion into hormonal treatment for menopause. The company also announced today its new Chief Executive Officer, Alice Eweida, who previously led growth and brand marketing at several Series B digital health companies, including Boulder Care and DayTwo.

Key Points: 
  • Pandia Health's menopause services are led by two of the approximately 1,000 MSCP-certified practitioners in the US.
  • Pandia Health is additionally offering its menopause services to employers with annual Q&A sessions for employees during Open Enrollment, two virtual education sessions with Pandia Health's hormonal experts, and more.
  • Founded in 2016, Pandia Health, the only women-founded and women-led birth control delivery company, is building the online health brand women trust.
  • By providing online doctors' visits for prescriptions and medication delivery, Pandia Health empowers women with convenient, confidential, and reliable access to expert women's hormonal care.

Catalight Honored as a Healthy People 2030 Champion from Department of Health and Human Services

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Walnut Creek, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citing the company’s bold vision for the future, Catalight was recently named a Healthy People 2030 Champion by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) .

Key Points: 
  • Walnut Creek, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citing the company’s bold vision for the future, Catalight was recently named a Healthy People 2030 Champion by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) .
  • Catalight is one of the nation’s largest non-profit providers of autism and developmental disabilities care services and research.
  • This alignment underscores the shared focus and commitment to improve the health and wellbeing for people by addressing health disparities, health equity, health literacy and social determinants of health.
  • “ODPHP is thrilled to recognize Catalight for its work to support the Healthy People 2030 vision,” said Rear Admiral Paul Reed, MD, ODPHP director.

Gabrielle Union Joins Clearblue® in Latest Campaign to Turn Up the Volume on Menopause

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Clearblue®, the world’s #1 selling brand in home pregnancy and fertility tests1, has teamed up with actress Gabrielle Union, an active advocate for women’s health, to turn up the volume on the menopause conversation.

Key Points: 
  • Clearblue®, the world’s #1 selling brand in home pregnancy and fertility tests1, has teamed up with actress Gabrielle Union, an active advocate for women’s health, to turn up the volume on the menopause conversation.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231109375918/en/
    Gabrielle Union teams up with Clearblue to continue turning up the volume on menopause conversations.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    “I’m so proud to partner with Clearblue® and join their mission to help women feel educated and empowered as they take on perimenopause and menopause,” said Union.
  • “Menopause is a subject we still often ignore, and it leaves women feeling confused, silenced and completely unprepared.

Clearblue® Launches First Ever At-Home Product That Can Indicate a Woman’s Current Stage of Menopause¹

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

“I am thrilled to be teaming up with Clearblue® for the launch of their Menopause Stage Indicator.

Key Points: 
  • “I am thrilled to be teaming up with Clearblue® for the launch of their Menopause Stage Indicator.
  • It is a groundbreaking product that will be beneficial for both women and healthcare professionals,” said menopause expert, Dr. Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP.
  • The Clearblue® Menopause Stage Indicator is a game-changer that will help empower women with information and understanding of their menopause journey.”
    The Clearblue® Menopause Stage Indicator will be available for purchase at retailers across the United States.
  • More information can be found at https://clearblue.com/menopause/stage-indicator , or by following along on social with the hashtag #MenoStage or @clearblue on Instagram.

Madinah, keystone Sponsor at FIWARE Global Summit 2023

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

And has shared the secret in Vienna, where Madinah Region Development Authority (MDA) participated throughout Raseel Plaform as a keystone sponsor in the 9th FIWARE Global Summit, from Data to Value, on 12-13 June 2023.

Key Points: 
  • And has shared the secret in Vienna, where Madinah Region Development Authority (MDA) participated throughout Raseel Plaform as a keystone sponsor in the 9th FIWARE Global Summit, from Data to Value, on 12-13 June 2023.
  • "Adopting open-data and open-source technologies, Madinah Smart City Program shifted from supply-driven to demand-driven implementation of technological solutions.
  • "Technically, we selected FIWARE as a partner for the interoperability, scalability, openness, security, community support and modular architecture", explains Ibrahim.
  • Madinah City has become the first city in the world to hold FIWARE platinum membership, and to obtain a seat in the Foundation's Board of Directors.