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DealerBuilt Unveils Game-Changing Updates at NADA 2024: A New Era of Integrated Dealer-Centric Solutions

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Monday, January 29, 2024

With the acquisitions of iService and Oplogic, DealerBuilt has notably expanded its platform, offering an unrivaled integrated solution for dealer groups.

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  • With the acquisitions of iService and Oplogic, DealerBuilt has notably expanded its platform, offering an unrivaled integrated solution for dealer groups.
  • Acknowledging a critical market gap, DealerBuilt has integrated iService and Oplogic into its flagship Lightyear Dealer Management System (DMS).
  • This press release marks the launch of DealerBuilt's integrated Service Lane Customer Experience product via iService and the integrated desking solution through Oplogic.
  • Additionally, DealerBuilt is excited to announce the release of DealerBuilt Payments and DealerBuilt Docs.

VELO IS SET TO ESTABLISH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING INDUSTRY INNOVATORS

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Friday, January 5, 2024

BANGKOK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, a leader in Web3 Finance, is set to finalize a major deal with three significant technological industry players.

Key Points: 
  • BANGKOK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, a leader in Web3 Finance, is set to finalize a major deal with three significant technological industry players.
  • With products like Universe, a hybrid decentralized platform boasting Web3+ technology, and Lightyear, a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot, this partnership marks a breakthrough for Velo in 2024 and the Web3 Finance industry.
  • The team comprises professionals with extensive industry knowledge and experience in dealing desks, quantitative risk management, trading solutions, and software development.
  • Velo is excited to embark on this transformative journey and push the boundaries of what's possible in blockchain and financial technology.

VELO IS SET TO ESTABLISH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING INDUSTRY INNOVATORS

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 5, 2024

BANGKOK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, a leader in Web3 Finance, is set to finalize a major deal with three significant technological industry players.

Key Points: 
  • BANGKOK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, a leader in Web3 Finance, is set to finalize a major deal with three significant technological industry players.
  • With products like Universe, a hybrid decentralized platform boasting Web3+ technology, and Lightyear, a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot, this partnership marks a breakthrough for Velo in 2024 and the Web3 Finance industry.
  • The team comprises professionals with extensive industry knowledge and experience in dealing desks, quantitative risk management, trading solutions, and software development.
  • Velo is excited to embark on this transformative journey and push the boundaries of what's possible in blockchain and financial technology.

VELO ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE LIGHTYEAR BOT DASHBOARD, TRADING MADE EASY JUST FOR YOU

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Friday, December 29, 2023

BANGKOK, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, one of the major players in the cryptocurrency trading and crypto-wallet world, is excited to introduce a new amazing update for Lightyear -- a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot developed ingeniously by Velo Labs.

Key Points: 
  • BANGKOK, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, one of the major players in the cryptocurrency trading and crypto-wallet world, is excited to introduce a new amazing update for Lightyear -- a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot developed ingeniously by Velo Labs.
  • The all-new Lightyear Bot Dashboard is designed to streamline and simplify your trading experience.
  • Velo's commitment to delivering top-notch trading solutions is evident in the launch of its flagship Grid Trading Bot and Rebalancing Bot.
  • Meticulously updated with users' convenience in mind, Velo unveils an intuitive and user-friendly Bot Dashboard.

VELO ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE LIGHTYEAR BOT DASHBOARD, TRADING MADE EASY JUST FOR YOU

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 29, 2023

BANGKOK, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, one of the major players in the cryptocurrency trading and crypto-wallet world, is excited to introduce a new amazing update for Lightyear -- a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot developed ingeniously by Velo Labs.

Key Points: 
  • BANGKOK, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo, one of the major players in the cryptocurrency trading and crypto-wallet world, is excited to introduce a new amazing update for Lightyear -- a cutting-edge Web3 Trading Bot developed ingeniously by Velo Labs.
  • The all-new Lightyear Bot Dashboard is designed to streamline and simplify your trading experience.
  • Velo's commitment to delivering top-notch trading solutions is evident in the launch of its flagship Grid Trading Bot and Rebalancing Bot.
  • Meticulously updated with users' convenience in mind, Velo unveils an intuitive and user-friendly Bot Dashboard.

Inszone Announces Strategic Investment from Lightyear Capital, Joining BHMS as Co-Lead Investor for Next Phase of Growth

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Lightyear will join Inszone’s current investor, BHMS Investments, LP (“BHMS”), which will roll a material portion of its existing equity as well as invest additional capital alongside Lightyear.

Key Points: 
  • Lightyear will join Inszone’s current investor, BHMS Investments, LP (“BHMS”), which will roll a material portion of its existing equity as well as invest additional capital alongside Lightyear.
  • The investments by Lightyear and BHMS will be used to accelerate the Company’s next phase of growth.
  • “Today's announcement by Lightyear and BHMS is evidence of Inszone’s strength and success to date,” said Chris Walters, Chief Executive Officer of Inszone.
  • Sidley Austin LLP served as legal counsel to BHMS and Inszone, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Locke Lord LLP served as legal counsel to Lightyear.

ZCG Consulting Appoints Jon Davies as Head of Talent

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Monday, November 6, 2023

ZCG Consulting (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of ZCG and a results-oriented management consulting firm for middle market businesses, today announced that Jon Davies has joined the firm as Head of Talent.

Key Points: 
  • ZCG Consulting (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of ZCG and a results-oriented management consulting firm for middle market businesses, today announced that Jon Davies has joined the firm as Head of Talent.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231105810637/en/
    In his new role, Mr. Davies will spearhead executive search execution, strategic talent planning, management team assessment, and human capital project management.
  • He will lead efforts to enhance value creation by implementing strategic talent acquisition initiatives, supported by comprehensive data analysis, to identify top-tier talent and further strengthen best-in-class teams across the ZCG portfolio.
  • Mr. Davies brings nearly two decades of talent management and recruiting leadership experience to ZCGC, with an extensive understanding of designing and implementing successful talent strategies to support high-performing public and private companies.

100 years of Disney: from a cartoon mouse to a global giant, how Walt Disney conquered the world

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears.

Key Points: 
  • They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears.
  • Walt Disney was an innovator in terms of space, colour and movement.
  • Walt himself holds the record for most nominations (59) and Oscar wins (22 competitive awards, plus four honorary awards) for a single individual.

Steamboat Willie and technological wonders

    • He created The Alice Comedies, a series of short films featuring a live-action child actress in a cartoon world.
    • Steamboat Willie, released in 1928, was the world’s first fully synchronised sound cartoon.
    • A simple story featuring Mickey as a steamboat captain trying to navigate the boat while dealing with various comical situations, Steamboat Willie was universally praised.

The golden age and feature films

    • Those early films still dazzle today – think of the Sorcerers’ Apprentice scene in Fantasia (1940) or the Pink Elephants hallucinogenic number in Dumbo.
    • And is there any scene, in any film, more heart-wrenching than the death of Bambi’s mother?
    • But the golden age never really stopped.

Disneyland and diversification

    • It set the standard for theme park design and showed the way forward for the company: diversification.
    • After Disneyland came Walt Disney World in Florida in 1971, then versions of Disneyland in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Buyouts and a cultural behemoth

    • These acquisitions solidified Disney’s position as the brand leader in the entertainment industry.
    • The deal made some industry insiders uneasy: Disney had become a cultural behemoth, strangling competition, homogenising content and swallowing up entire franchises.

Not all plain sailing

    • Its 1946 film Song of the South has long been criticised for its racist portrayal of African Americans and its romanticisation of the plantation era.
    • Since 1986, Disney have tried to keep it out of circulation, although clips can be found online.
    • Many old films streaming on Disney+ now feature a disclaimer telling viewers some scenes will include “negative depictions” and “mistreatment of people or cultures”.
    • LGBTQ+ representation has become more visible since LeFou became Disney’s first openly gay character in its 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast.

PracticeTek and Integrated Practice Solutions Merge to Create One of the Nation’s Largest Retail Healthcare Solutions Providers

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

PracticeTek, a leading provider of software and payments solutions to the retail healthcare market, today announced it has merged with Integrated Practice Solutions (“IPS”), a premier practice management and electronic health record software platform to form one of the nation’s largest retail healthcare solutions providers.

Key Points: 
  • PracticeTek, a leading provider of software and payments solutions to the retail healthcare market, today announced it has merged with Integrated Practice Solutions (“IPS”), a premier practice management and electronic health record software platform to form one of the nation’s largest retail healthcare solutions providers.
  • George Ahn, CEO of IPS, has been named the new CEO of PracticeTek and Eric Leaver, the former CEO of PracticeTek, is transitioning to an advisor role.
  • The new PracticeTek will deliver comprehensive retail healthcare software workflow with pre-encounter, encounter, and post-encounter solutions made available to the 500,000 providers in the market.
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP served as legal advisor to PracticeTek and Lightyear and Greenberg Traurig, LLP as legal advisor to PracticeTek.

Allworth Financial Appoints Tom Naratil to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Folsom, California, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allworth Financial, one of the ten fastest growing RIAs in America [1] , announced it has named financial services industry veteran Tom Naratil as a member of the company's board of directors.

Key Points: 
  • Folsom, California, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allworth Financial, one of the ten fastest growing RIAs in America [1] , announced it has named financial services industry veteran Tom Naratil as a member of the company's board of directors.
  • Naratil was recently named as an Operating Partner for Lightyear Capital (“Lightyear), the New York-based private equity firm that currently sponsors Allworth Financial alongside Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“Ontario Teachers”).
  • “We strongly believe that we are set up to succeed today and into the future,” said Allworth Co-CEO and Co-founder, Scott Hanson.
  • Allworth Financial, with over $18 billion in AUM, and clients in all 50 states, was founded in 1993 in Sacramento, California.