ARMA Instruments Launch Zero Trust G1 Mark II Secure Messaging Communication Device




ARMA Instruments Launch Zero Trust G1 Mark II Secure Messaging Communication Device

Launch in Kyiv and Silicon Valley with cyber security consultancy Midnight Blue and author and cyberterrorism expert Winn Schwartau underscore the need for communication technology capable of dealing with current cyber terrorism and cyber warfare threats

KYIV, Ukraine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#TOR–The Russian invasion of Ukraine has ignited an arms race in the theater of cyber warfare. Zero trust is the operative term for military, defense sectors, and governments across the globe. U.S. intelligence agencies and international partners recently published a report warning of the new Russian malware program Sandworm, likely targeting Ukrainian interests in its ongoing war, and U.S. defense agencies set a deadline of 2027 for implementation of zero trust cybersecurity environments [FedTech, August 2023].

In this environment of advanced global threats, Switzerland-based ARMA Instruments AG announces the launch of their ARMA G1 Mark II Secure Messaging Device in Kyiv this month. Developed with zero trust principles, the device is a closed mobile system for person-to-person messaging at the highest security levels to counter advanced adversary attacks.

“ARMA was created in response to the lack of security products capable of dealing with advanced adversaries, such as hostile nation-state actors,” says Pim Donkers, founder and CEO of ARMA Instruments AG. “The G1 device was inspired by Article 12 of the U.N.’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that no one shall be subject to interference with privacy or correspondence, especially in conflict zones where humanitarian situations are compromised.”

Donkers and CTO Andrey Loginov will unveil the G1 device at the Kyiv event with presentations by Netherlands-based cyber security consultancy Midnight Blue detailing TETRA:BURST, their recent exposure of the TETRA standard vulnerabilities, and U.S.-based author and cyberterrorism expert Winn Schwartau, at both events.

The G1 uses cellular networks, has no microphone or third-party applications, and does not use WIFI, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS, or connectors. It charges wirelessly and has an anti-tampering mechanism capable of destroying all secrets on the device to protect sensitive information.

Using end-to-end encryption and Tor, a public ‘onion routing’ network, data is anonymously routed through random encrypted relay servers across the globe, making sure that there are no data breaches or infrastructure to attack. ARMA’s patented Dynamic Identity as part of ARMA’s proprietary virtual SIM, prevents users from becoming a target of cyber-attacks or anti-personnel attacks.

“Anti-personnel attacks that use a targeted individual’s smartphone as a means of a homing device for, let’s say, a drone rigged with explosives, are the future attacks of tomorrow,” Donkers continues, “Dynamic Identity is the only solution out there that protects our clients against such attacks to date.”

The ARMA G1 device will benefit communications security for NGOs, defense agencies, cybersecurity operations, financial organizations, embassies, and global corporations.

For media interested in attending, please email press@armainstruments.com. For more information on the Kyiv and 24 October Silicon Valley event visit: https://armainstruments.com/launching-the-arma-g1-mark-2-events/

ARMA Instruments is a secure communication systems technology provider and creator of the world’s first secure communications messaging device, the ARMA G1. Based in Baar, Switzerland, and founded in 2017 by CEO Pim Donkers, ARMA is based on zero-trust principles, and stays politically neutral. The ARMA G1 is powered by their patented Dynamic Identity solution and is a closed mobile system. ARMA is an acronym for Advanced Relay Mission Applications in response to products technologically incapable of dealing with current cybersecurity and cyber terrorism threats, advanced adversaries, and nation-state actors. For more information visit www.armainstruments.com

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PROEN elevates digital experiences across Thailand with deployment of Qwilt and Cisco’s Open Caching-based CDN




PROEN elevates digital experiences across Thailand with deployment of Qwilt and Cisco’s Open Caching-based CDN

News Summary

• PROEN adopts joint solution integrating Qwilt’s Open Edge CDN, based on Open Caching, with Cisco’s edge compute and networking infrastructure
• New partnership enables PROEN to support full CDN functionality, bringing better digital experiences to millions of end users throughout Thailand
• PROEN deployment enables national content delivery coverage across all of Thailand today, while preparing for delivery of future applications from the Open Edge

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PROEN Corp Public Company Limited (PROEN), a leading provider of Internet, data, ICT, and business telecom services across Thailand, has deployed Qwilt and Cisco’s Open Edge Content Delivery Network (CDN) solution to improve the quality and delivery capacity of digital content and applications. In doing so, it becomes an active participant in the content delivery value chain by partnering with content publishers and enterprise customers across Thailand to deliver streaming media and data efficiently and rapidly.

The deployment sees PROEN embed Qwilt’s Open Caching-based architecture deeply into its network edge, enabling the delivery of increased data volumes across its network and improving the quality of experience for end users throughout Thailand. The partnership equips PROEN with next-generation content delivery infrastructure and provides open APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to content publishers looking to deliver content with the highest quality. With full-country coverage, the deployment will include activating Open Caching services at multiple distributed PROEN sites across Thailand.

Naris Ratyiam, Chief Commercial Officer, PROEN, said: “Our partnership with Qwilt and Cisco is an exciting step in our mission to strengthen our network and deliver superior experiences to our customers. By building Qwilt’s Open Edge solution into our infrastructure, we’re creating an open and unified content delivery solution that will bring numerous benefits to content publishers when they utilize the service, including current PROEN partners such as MCOT, Channel 3, and Buga Boo. This deployment enables us to tackle the rapidly growing demands for live streaming, video-on-demand, and application services head-on while ensuring these experiences are delivered consistently in the highest quality.”

Theodore Tzevelekis, VP, Cisco, said: “By deploying our joint Open Edge solution with Qwilt, PROEN gains access to a platform that meets the needs for high-quality streaming experiences while opening the door to exciting future edge computing use cases. We’re delighted to have PROEN on board and excited to help deliver exceptional digital experiences for its customers in Thailand.”

“We’re delighted to welcome PROEN as the latest service provider to join our Open Edge movement. Each new deployment expands our global, all-edge network and gives us the opportunity to play a significant role in helping enhance the seamless delivery of digital services to many millions of consumers,” said Alon Maor, CEO, Qwilt. “Embedded at the edge of PROEN’s network, closest to users, our Open Edge CDN goes beyond offering traditional CDN functionality – it ensures users across Thailand experience the highest quality and fastest delivery, whether they’re consuming streaming video, playing online games, or downloading massive files. This strategic deployment reflects PROEN’s commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions to its valued customers and reinforces its position as one of Thailand’s leading service providers.”

Today, 150+ service providers have partnered with Qwilt to enable the Open Edge in their networks, together serving over one billion unique subscribers globally. They include Verizon in North America; TIM Brazil and Telecom Argentina in Latin America; Airtel in India; J:COM in Asia-Pacific; BT in the UK; and Telefónica and Vodafone in EMEA.

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that securely connects everything to make anything possible. Our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all by helping our customers reimagine their applications, power hybrid work, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on Twitter at @Cisco.

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About Qwilt

Qwilt’s mission is to deliver connected experiences at the quality they were imagined. Its model is built on partnerships with service providers and content publishers, globally, to create a fabric that powers high-performance delivery of media and applications at the very edge of neighborhoods, big and small.

Qwilt’s open architecture and inclusive business model make local edge delivery more accessible than ever, unlocking more reliable, higher-quality experiences at greater scale. A growing number of the world’s leading content publishers and cable, telco, and mobile service providers rely on Qwilt for Edge Cloud services, including Airtel, BT, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TIM Brazil, Verizon, and Vodafone.

Founded in 2010, Qwilt is a leader of the Open Caching movement and a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance. Qwilt is backed by Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Ventures, Disruptive, Innovation Endeavors, Marker, and Redpoint Ventures. For more information, visit www.qwilt.com.

Contacts

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SLB Launches Carbon Storage Screening and Ranking Solution




SLB Launches Carbon Storage Screening and Ranking Solution

New service will drive accelerated growth of safer and economic carbon storage projects

ABU DHABI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SLB (NYSE: SLB) today launched its carbon storage screening and ranking solution that increases confidence in site selection decisions based on scientific analysis of the long-term integrity and economic potential of an asset.

The solution helps customers avoid suboptimal storage sites with risk factors that can waste valuable time and resources as well as decrease the probability of a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project reaching final investment decision (FID).

“CCUS is one of the most immediate opportunities to reduce emissions, but it must scale up by 100–200 times in less than three decades to have the expected impact on global net zero ambitions,” said Frederik Majkut, senior vice president of Carbon Solutions for SLB’s New Energy business. “Ensuring that a storage site is both safer and economical is crucial for the speed, scale and investment needed to meaningfully drive CCUS growth for a low carbon energy ecosystem.”

The screening and ranking solution uses both technical and nontechnical data to provide a detailed assessment of the capacity and economic viability of storage sites, while identifying potential risks. A benchmark comparison, pulling from successful storage projects globally, is created to provide a relative basis for ranking each site.

SLB uses proprietary tools, augmented by advanced digitally enabled workflows, to provide a fast, traceable and consistent process to validate the data, with an emphasis on risk identification using sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.

In Trinidad and Tobago, SLB collaborated with a customer to screen and rank potential storage sites, ahead of a scheduled offshore exploration and production and carbon storage licensing round. SLB evaluated storage sites in three geographic provinces, using 67 key criteria from SLB’s proprietary workflow to evaluate potential sites. It then performed a sensitivity analysis to understand the influence of varied attributes and site properties on the ranking outcomes. The sites’ performance was benchmarked against the attributes of carbon storage basins in the United States and Europe.

Using Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate more than 2,000 iterations, SLB ranked the sites for the customer from best to worst. The process empowered the customer to prioritize areas with prime subsurface and surface characteristics, as well as high grading zones for more detailed evaluation and investment.

Today’s announcement was made as part of ADIPEC, an international platform uniting industry to accelerate urgent, collective and responsible action to decarbonize quicker and future-proof our energy system, taking place in Abu Dhabi through October 5.

For more information about the carbon storage and ranking solution, visit slb.com/carbon-storage-screening-ranking.

About SLB

SLB (NYSE: SLB) is a global technology company that drives energy innovation for a balanced planet. With a global footprint in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition. Find out more at slb.com.

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Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds




Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW) announced an increase in its monthly distribution rate and BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (NYSE: BTT) announced a decrease in its monthly distribution rate. Generally, these distribution changes were made in order to better align the applicable Fund’s distribution rate with its current and projected level of earnings.

Effective with today’s distribution, each of BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ) and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) will pay monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual rate of 6% of the Fund’s 12-month rolling average daily net asset value to be calculated 5 business days prior to declaration date. The October 2023 distribution was calculated based on the average net asset value from September 23, 2022 to September 22, 2023. Below are the 12-month rolling average daily net asset values used to calculate each Fund’s October distribution:

BSTZ: $20.640996

BMEZ: $18.635578

BIGZ: $9.114582

BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust (NYSE: BMN) declared a special distribution in order to satisfy its December 31, 2022 distribution requirement.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ) declared its November and December distributions early in order to satisfy the Fund’s December 31, 2022 remaining distribution requirements.

Municipal Funds:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 10/13/2023 Record- 10/16/2023 Payable- 11/1/2023

Taxable Municipal Fund:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 10/13/2023 Record- 10/16/2023 Payable-10/31/2023

Taxable Fixed Income Funds:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 10/13/2023 Record- 10/16/2023 Payable-10/31/2023

Equity Funds:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 10/13/2023 Record- 10/16/2023 Payable-10/31/2023

Multi-Asset Funds:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 10/13/2023 Record- 10/16/2023 Payable-10/31/2023

BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust (BMN) special distribution

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 12/14/2023 Record- 12/15/2023 Payable- 12/29/2023

Early Declaration of Monthly Distributions for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ)

November 2023 Distribution:

Declaration- 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 11/14/2023 Record- 11/15/2023 Payable- 11/30/2023

December 2023 Distribution:

Declaration- – 10/2/2023 Ex-Date- 12/14/2023 Record- 12/15/2023 Payable- 12/20/2023

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting purposes. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2023 will be made after the end of the year.

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST), BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FRA), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (NYSE: BTZ), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (NYSE: BIT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), and BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (collectively, the “Plan Funds”) have adopted a managed distribution plan (a “Plan”) to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Plan Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Plan Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, each Plan Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

Effective with today’s distribution, each of BMEZ, BSTZ and BIGZ will pay monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual rate of 6% of the Fund’s 12-month rolling average daily net asset value to be calculated 5 business days prior to declaration date of each distribution. The annual distribution rate is subject to change at the discretion of each Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under its Plan, each of BMEZ, BSTZ and BIGZ will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Code. If sufficient investment income is not available for a monthly distribution, each of BMEZ, BSTZ and BIGZ will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain its stated annual distribution rate under the Plan.

The Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid this month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:

¹The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data from inception to 8/31/2023.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s current distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) and BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BBN) have adopted a Plan whereby the Fund will make fixed monthly distributions to common stockholders and will distribute all available net income to its stockholders, consistent with its investment objective and as required by the Code. The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to change at the discretion of BKT and BBN’s Board. If sufficient net income is not available on a monthly basis, a Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its stockholders in order to maintain a level distribution. BKT and BBN are currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Each Fund expects that distributions under the Plan will exceed current income and capital gains and therefore will likely include a return of capital. BKT and BBN may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act.

BKT and BBN’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of September 29, 2023 and for its current fiscal year are as follows:

²The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon BKT and BBN’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. BKT and BBN will send its stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will illustrate how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

No conclusions should be drawn about BKT or BBN’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.

The amount distributed per share under a Plan is subject to change at the discretion of the applicable Fund’s Board. Each Plan will be subject to ongoing review by the Board to determine whether the Plan should be continued, modified or terminated. The Board may amend the terms of a Plan or suspend or terminate a Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

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BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.

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DigitalBridge to Participate in Upcoming Investor and Industry Conferences in October 2023




DigitalBridge to Participate in Upcoming Investor and Industry Conferences in October 2023

BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#digitalbridge—DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (“DigitalBridge” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, today announced senior executives from DigitalBridge and its portfolio companies will participate in the following upcoming investor and industry events:

• October 2 – 4: Deutsche Bank’s 31st Annual Leveraged Finance Conference – Scottsdale, Arizona

• Marc Ganzi, CEO of DigitalBridge will deliver a fireside chat presentation on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 8:40 am MT.
• Senior Management executives from the firm will be conducting 1×1 meetings with investors at the conference.

• October 4 – 5: infra/STRUCTURE – Toronto, Canada

• Geneviève Maltais-Boisvert, Managing Director at DigitalBridge to participate in the panel discussion “Is M&A in a Temporary Lull or Fundamentally Shifting?” on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:35 am ET.

• October 8 – 10: The INCOMPAS Show – Tampa, FL

• Jonathan Adelstein, Managing Director, Head of Global Policy and Public Investment at DigitalBridge to participate in the keynote panel “The X Factor in Infrastructure Funding: Private Equity” on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 10:50 am ET.

• October 17 – 19: Capacity Europe 2023 – London, UK

• Chris Moon, Managing Director, DigitalBridge Credit to participate in the panel discussion, “Financing Fiber: Who Will the Winners Be” on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 10:00 am BST.

• October 24 – 26: Network X 2023 – Paris, France

• Matt Evans, Managing Director, Head of Europe at DigitalBridge to deliver the keynote presentation, “Early Impact of AI on Digital Infrastructure Investment” on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 9:30 am CEST.

About DigitalBridge

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) is a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure. With a heritage of over 25 years investing in and operating businesses across the digital ecosystem, including cell towers, data centers, fiber, small cells, and edge infrastructure, the DigitalBridge team manages over $70 billion of infrastructure assets on behalf of its limited partners and shareholders. Headquartered in Boca Raton, DigitalBridge has key offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, and Singapore. For more information, visit: www.digitalbridge.com.

Contacts

Investors:

Severin White

Managing Director, Head of Public Investor Relations

(212) 547-2777

severin.white@digitalbridge.com

Media:

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Aura Reinhard / Sarah Salky

(212) 355-4449

dbrg-jf@joelefrank.com

Netcapital to Present at the LD Micro Main Event XVI Investment Conference on October 4, 2023




Netcapital to Present at the LD Micro Main Event XVI Investment Conference on October 4, 2023

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$NCPL #Earnings—Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, announced today that Martin Kay, CEO, will present at the LD Micro Main Event XVI Conference being held in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually from October 3 – 4, 2023.

During his presentation, Mr. Kay will discuss the Company’s mission to democratize private capital markets and allow the general public access to private investment opportunities.

About Netcapital Inc.

Netcapital Inc. is a fintech company with a scalable technology platform that allows private companies to raise capital online and provides private equity investment opportunities to investors. The Company’s consulting group, Netcapital Advisors, provides marketing and strategic advice and takes equity positions in select companies. The Company’s Funding Portal, Netcapital Funding Portal, Inc., is registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a registered national securities association.

The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Contacts

Investor Contact
800-460-0815

ir@netcapital.com

Wedbush Securities Initiates Coverage of the U.S. REIT Industry and Welcomes Richard Anderson as Managing Director, Equity Research, and Jay Kornreich as Vice President, Equity Research




Wedbush Securities Initiates Coverage of the U.S. REIT Industry and Welcomes Richard Anderson as Managing Director, Equity Research, and Jay Kornreich as Vice President, Equity Research

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wedbush Securities, one of the nation’s leading independent diversified financial services providers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Equity Research Analysts, Richard Anderson and Jay Kornreich as Managing Director and Vice President, respectively. Richard and Jay are initiating coverage on 30 names in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) sector, expanding the firm into a variety of subsectors within the space including office, industrial, multifamily, healthcare, hotels, gaming and ground leases. This launch of coverage bolsters the firm’s award-winning Equity Research team and scope. For a full list of coverage, click HERE.

Prior to joining Wedbush, Richard served PaineWebber, Citigroup, Maxcor Financial, Mizuho and SMBC, fostering a successful career covering REITs. In many of these roles, Richard has built the coverage from the ground-up, turning them into robust, institutional-grade research platforms, and gaining a reputation for exploring unconventional viewpoints within the industry. In his role at SMBC, Richard met seasoned Equity Research Analyst Jay Kornreich, who had previously held notable roles at Bloomberg and Cantor Fitzgerald. Jay’s diverse financial background grants him a true understanding of real estate dynamics, providing insight on the foundational factors that underpin REITs’ long-term narrative. At SMBC, the team built the REITs platform together, developing coverage of the space into a strong focal point of analysis. They bring this experience to Wedbush, expanding the firm into the sector. Richard states, “With the ever-evolving capital markets landscape, I know the significance attributed to commercial real estate across various industry sectors. I am excited about the opportunity to cultivate this emerging area of research here at Wedbush.”

Kevin Merritt, Wedbush Securities’ Director of Research says, “We are pleased to announce Richard and Jay’s appointments, and their initiation of the REITs space. Their collective experiences and skillsets make them the ideal team to lead our exploration into this previously uncharted territory for Wedbush Securities.”

Richard received his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, and his MBA in Finance from Monmouth University. Jay received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. Both Richard and Jay are based in Wedbush’s New York office.

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Wedbush Securities is the largest subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services. Since its founding in 1955, Wedbush has been a leader in the financial services industry, providing our clients, both private and institutional, with a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California with 100 registered offices and nearly 900 colleagues, the firm focuses on client service and financial safety, innovation, and the utilization of advanced technology.

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