The High Performance Plastics Company (President : Akira Asano) of SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (President and Representative Director: Keita Kato; hereinafter “SEKISUI CHEMICAL”) hereby notifies that it has obtained judgments in its favor (hereinafter referred to as “the Judgments”) from the District Court Munich I on April 17, 2025, in the patent infringement litigation (docket No. 7 O 12401/24 and 7 O 12476/24) against Kuraray Europe GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “Kuraray Europe”), a subsid...
Today, Legora announces an $80 million funding round led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst, with continued support from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator. This latest round is a strong endorsement of Legora’s product quality, velocity and the remarkable traction it has achieved globally—underscored by its rapid progression from inception to Series B in under two years. The deal comes as adoption of legal AI surges across the world. Legora is at the forefront of thi...
Today, Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) and Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE) announced the finalization of an agreement under which SEFE’s subsidiary, SEFE Energy GmbH, will purchase an additional 0.75 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from CP2 LNG, Venture Global’s third project, for 20 years. Today’s announcement amends the existing Sales and Purchase Agreement signed by the companies in 2023, increasing the total volume of LNG purchased by SEFE from CP2 LNG ...
AFP photographer Christina Assi carries the Olympic Flame in honour of journalists killed on duty
AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.
Almal Real Estate Development, the UAE-based developer renowned for shaping luxury real estate, announces its strategic entry into the Southeast Asian market with the debut of 'The One by Almal' in Bali, Indonesia. This launch signals the beginning of Almal’s international footprint under its forward-looking 2030 expansion blueprint, with additional projects already in the pipeline for Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Seychelles, and Mauritius. This press release features multimedia. View th...
Stone Harbor Investment Partners, an investment manager of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS), has launched the Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Climate Impact Debt (Bloomberg: STHEMDI) (the “Fund”), a UCITS fund classified as Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that addresses decarbonization efforts occurring in Emerging Markets (EM) while seeking to deliver attractive long-term total returns for investors. The Fund invests in sustainable debt issued ...
Topshots of the Week (7-13 September, 2024)
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from September 7th to September 13th, 2024.
Valorem Reply, part of the Reply Group and focused on delivering innovative digital solutions with Microsoft technologies, partnered with Art Basel – a premier international art fair that hosts shows in Basel, Hong Kong, Miami Beach, Paris and Qatar – to enhance the visitor experience. In partnership with Microsoft, they developed Art Basel Lens, a feature within the Art Basel Companion app that uses image recognition to provide real-time information about artworks directly to visitors’ smartph...