BDx Data Centers welcomes Manish Prakash as President and Chief Business Officer 

BDx Data Centers, a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm I Squared Capital, is expanding its business growth strategy with the appointment of Manish Prakash as President and Chief Business Officer. Manish brings 25+ years of executive leadership in turnarounds, building sustainable organisations and digital transformation across leading global technology and telecom firms. At BDx, Manish […]

Fintech Surge 2023 to happen on 15 to 18 October 2023 at Dubai Harbour

Fintech Surge is the premier hub for Fintech entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, regulators and institutions as we leverage the vast growth of PayTech, WealthTech, InsureTech and RegTech in the MENA region. Taking place at the iconic Dubai Harbour and co-located with North Star, one of the largest dedicated startup events in the world, with 1000+ startup […]

Oatey Co. acquires Lansas B.V., expanding in European waterworks market

Oatey Co. Acquires Netherlands-Based Lansas B.V., Expanding Its Footprint in European Waterworks Market

Oatey Co. (Oatey), a leader in the plumbing industry since 1916, yesterday announced the acquisition of Lansas B.V. (Lansas), a manufacturer and distributor of underground pipe and disc plugs based in Eijsden, Netherlands. For more than 70 years, Lansas has been a leading manufacturer of pipe and disc plugs servicing the waterworks markets in Europe. Manufactured through […]

Harborstone Credit Union enters in an acquisition agreement with First Sound Bank

Harborstone Credit Union Announces Agreement to Acquire First Sound Bank

Harborstone Credit Union announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seattle, Washington-based First Sound Bank. The transaction is structured as a purchase agreement with Harborstone Credit Union purchasing substantially all assets and assuming substantially all liabilities of First Sound Bank. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of […]

Paulette Rowe joins as CEO of Stax Payments

Paulette Rowe, CEO, Stax Payments

Stax Payments, the all-in-one payment technology provider, yesterday announced the appointment of Paulette Rowe to Chief Executive Officer, taking over for John Kristel who was named interim CEO in January. Kristel will support a seamless leadership transition, while resuming his role as an operating partner with Greater Sum Ventures (GSV), Stax’s control investor. Previously CEO of Paysafe’s Integrated […]

Digital Transformation Summit to happen on 9 to 10 August, 2023 at Cairo, Egypt

Digital Transformation Summit Egypt

Digital technologies are at the core of successful digital transformation processes. As these technologies rapidly expand and integrate into various sectors, businesses are reshaping their models to achieve their goals. However, ensuring the security of an organization’s digital environment is a critical component of effective Digital Transformation implementation. With the escalating frequency of cyberattacks, cybersecurity […]

Rapyd announces acquistion of PayU GPO

Rapyd Acquires PayU GPO to Expand Fintech and Payments Solutions Globally

Rapyd, a leading global Fintech-as-a-Service provider, announced today the acquisition of PayU Global Payment Organisation, a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. PayU GPO, a leading provider of best-in-class payment solutions to both enterprise and SMB segments in emerging markets, operates across over 30 countries worldwide. Rapyd […]

Oconee Financial Corporation acquires Elberton Federal Savings & Loan Association

Neil Stevens, President and CEO, Oconee

Oconee Financial Corporation announced yesterday it has completed its acquisition of Elberton Federal Savings & Loan Association (“Elberton Federal”) of Elberton, GA, and its related common stock offering, in a conversion merger transaction, effective July 31, 2023. As a result of the conversion merger, Elberton Federal converted from a mutual savings association to a stock savings association […]

CPSI adds Mark V. Anquillare to its Board of Directors

Mark V. Anquillare, Board of Directors, CPSI

CPSI, a healthcare solutions company, today announced that Mark V. Anquillare has joined the CPSI Board of Directors as an independent director. On July 28, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board voted to expand the size of the Board from seven to eight directorship positions, and elected Anquillare […]

Bain & Company acquires Max Kelsen consulting

Nicholas Therkelsen-Terry, co-founder and CEO of Max Kelsen.

Bain & Company today announced that it has acquired Max Kelsen’s consulting and managed services divisions (collectively referred to as “Max Kelsen Consulting”), a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, to offer enhanced ML and AI capabilities to clients across the globe. Based in Australia and founded in 2015, Max Kelsen Consulting’s team of full […]