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PwC and Microsoft announce strategic collaboration to transform industries with AI agents

Press Release – London, 30 January 2025 — PwC and Microsoft announced a strategic collaboration aimed at transforming industries with the power of AI agents. This collaboration seeks to harness AI’s potential to drive business value, enhance customer engagement and streamline operations across various sectors. This collaboration between PwC and Microsoft focuses on deploying AI agents—sophisticated systems capable of performing tasks autonomously, analysing data and aiding … Continue reading PwC and Microsoft announce strategic collaboration to transform industries with AI agents

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Barnes Group
Europe, Untied Kingdom

Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition of Barnes Group

Press Release – January 27, 2025 – BRISTOL, Conn. & NEW YORK – Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) (“Barnes” or “the Company”), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies and innovative solutions, and Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (the “Apollo Funds”) have completed the previously announced acquisition of Barnes in an all-cash transaction with a … Continue reading Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition of Barnes Group

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ISG
Untied Kingdom

AI Transforming European Insurance Industry: ISG

ISG Provider Lens™ report says AI-powered tools can tackle insurance industry challenges Press Release – January 27, 2025 – LONDON – An unpredictable global environment and advancing AI and intelligent technologies are driving fundamental shifts in the risk landscape and insurers’ relationships with clients and regulators in Europe, says a new research report from Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory … Continue reading AI Transforming European Insurance Industry: ISG

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Shell
Untied Kingdom

Shell completes acquisition of combined-cycle power plant in priority U.S. trading market

Press Release – 24 Jan 2025 – Houston – Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (SENA), a subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), has completed the previously announced 100% equity stake acquisition of RISEC Holdings, LLC (RISEC), which owns a 609-megawatt (MW) two-unit combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Rhode Island, USA.  This acquisition maintains SENA’s position in the deregulated Independent System Operator New England (ISO New England) power market, … Continue reading Shell completes acquisition of combined-cycle power plant in priority U.S. trading market

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AstraZeneca
Untied Kingdom

AstraZeneca plans C$820 million (US$570m) investment in Canada to advance growing global hub and clinical delivery

Press Release – 23 January 2025 700 new scientific and high-skilled jobs to be created in Greater Toronto Area, investing to execute more than 210 AstraZeneca global clinical studies AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company focused on developing life changing medicines, today announced a C$820 million (US$570m) investment in Canada, creating more than 700 high-skilled jobs, across all areas of the business. The investment will support … Continue reading AstraZeneca plans C$820 million (US$570m) investment in Canada to advance growing global hub and clinical delivery

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