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  • MIL-OSI China: Beijing Guoan extends unbeaten run to go top of Chinese Super League

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Beijing Guoan extended its unbeaten run and took the lead in the Chinese Super League (CSL) with a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Yunnan Yukun on Monday night.

    Despite falling behind in the first half to a close-range finish from Yunnan forward Ye Chugui, Guoan mounted a strong second-half response. Fabio Abreu equalized in the 55th minute following an assist from Zhang Yuning, who later won a penalty that veteran midfielder Zhang Xizhe converted to seal the win.

    “I gave it my all,” Zhang Yuning said after the match. “Winning this game is our reward. Even though I didn’t score, I hope that my goal will come soon.”

    The match marked Guoan’s 400th appearance at the Workers’ Stadium. With the victory, Guoan moves level on 38 points with Shanghai Shenhua but sits atop the table with a superior goal difference.

    Looking ahead, Guoan faces Shenhua next. “We’re a bit fatigued, and we started a little slowly today,” Zhang added. “But this win has boosted our confidence. We believe we can take on any tough opponent at home.”

    Elsewhere in the CSL on Monday, Shandong Taishan squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Henan FC, while Shanghai Port snatched a late winner to beat Shenzhen New Pengcheng 2-1. Zhejiang FC was the only side to draw a blank in Monday’s action, falling 1-0 to Dalian Yingbo. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Defending champion Alcaraz labors to opening round win at Wimbledon

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Carlos Alcaraz reacts during the men’s singles first round match between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Fabio Fognini of Italy at Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London, Britain, June 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Men’s singles defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was dragged into a five-set marathon battle by Italy’s Fabio Fognini, as the Spaniard needed four hours and 37 minutes to progress from the first round at Wimbledon 7-5, 6-7(5) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 here on Monday.

    Alcaraz, 22, struggled on his serve under the scorching sun, while 38-year-old Fognini, who was making his final Wimbledon appearance, showed great resilience and net skills.

    The world No. 2 was forced to play until the deciding set before extending his winning streak to 19 matches. The two-time defending champion will face British wildcard Oliver Tarvet in the second round.

    “I knew at the beginning that it was going to be really difficult playing against Fabio,” said Alcaraz who defended his French Open title earlier this month. “The talent that Fabio has is immense. In every match he can show his best tennis. I think today he has shown one of his best tennis.”

    Eighth seed Holger Rune of Denmark and ninth seed Daniil Medvedev were both knocked out of the first round.

    Rune lost to Nicolas Jarry of Chile 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, while Medvedev was defeated by France’s Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2.

    This is the first ever opening round exit for Medvedev at the grass-court Grand Slam.

    “I felt him playing very well. I felt like I didn’t play too bad. I don’t see much I could do better. I mean, it’s grass, so I could serve better on the tiebreak,” said the 29-year-old former US Open champion.

    In the women’s singles, top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus saw off Canada’s Carson Branstine 6-1, 7-5 to set up a second round clash with Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic.

    Sabalenka admitted she met some challenges from her opponent as she could hardly read her serve.

    “I think the goal is to win as quickly, as easier as possible, so physically you’re more fresh in the next rounds. But I think it was really good for me to have this little fight in the second set just to see where my level is and if I’m mentally ready to fight,” said Sabalenka, who withdrew from Wimbledon last year due to a shoulder injury.

    But Sabalenka’s close friend Paula Badosa failed to reach the second round as the ninth seed from Spain was beaten by local favorite Katie Boulter 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

    Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai, who entered the main draw by winning three qualifying matches, lost to Serbia’s Olga Danilovic 6-2, 6-4. Zhang’s compatriot Yuan Yue also exited after being defeated by Eva Lys of Germany, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: No time for friendships as Luis Enrique’s PSG crush Messi’s Inter Miami in Club World Cup

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Lionel Messi (Front L) of Inter Miami CF competes during the round of 16 match between Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) and Inter Miami CF (USA) at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, June 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    European champions Paris Saint-Germain highlighted the gulf in class between European and North American football on Sunday, as Luis Enrique’s side overwhelmed Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0 to book a place in the FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals.

    PSG was simply much sharper than a rival that may have Messi as its standard-bearer, but is clearly not quick or strong enough to compete with the elite.

    The Inter Miami squad had a familiar look to PSG coach Luis Enrique, with five key figures from his time at FC Barcelona – Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Messi – in the starting 11, and Javier Mascherano on the coaching staff.

    He may have known them well, but that didn’t mean Luis Enrique’s side showed any mercy.

    The problem for Inter was age. Busquets and Alba are both 36, while Messi and Suarez are 38. Although their talent and legacy are unquestioned, against Europe’s best, it wasn’t enough.

    Just three minutes into the match, goalkeeper Oscar Ustari was called into action to stop Bradley Barcola after a brilliant run by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

    It was only a matter of time. PSG opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Joao Neves ghosted in at the far post to head in Vitinha’s free kick.

    Fabian Ruiz had a goal ruled out, but with PSG completely overrunning its opponent, the second goal felt inevitable. It came in the 39th minute when Neves finished a smooth passing move set up by Ruiz.

    The third came five minutes later, just before halftime, when Tomas Aviles deflected Desire Doue’s drilled cross into his own net. In first-half stoppage time, PSG carved open Inter’s defense again, with Achraf Hakimi adding a fourth.

    With the result all but sealed, PSG eased off in the second half, giving the game a more open feel and allowing Messi a few flashes of activity. He forced a save from Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 80th minute with a header, while at the other end, Ustari tipped over a Barcola shot in a half that did little to change the outcome. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Symphony concert held to mark 104th founding anniversary of CPC

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Symphony concert held to mark 104th founding anniversary of CPC

    Xinhua | July 1, 2025

    A symphony concert was held at the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on Monday night to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, which falls on Tuesday.

    Around 800 people attended the event, including recipients of major national honorary medals and titles, outstanding grassroots CPC members, and members of the public from all walks of life.

    It featured 17 musical works with themes of honoring history, remembering the martyrs, cherishing peace, striving for a better future, and celebrating ethnic solidarity and harmony.

    This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and several selections were performed to commemorate the occasion.

    Multiple orchestras and institutions, such as the China National Symphony Orchestra, the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater, the China National Opera House, and the National Ballet of China, participated in the performance.

    The concert was co-hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the China Media Group (CMG), and will also be broadcast during prime time on CMG channels on Tuesday. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: China to set up first international association on deep-space exploration

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China will officially launch the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) next Monday, with a particular aim of empowering other developing countries in developing deep-space technologies.

    Located in Hefei, Anhui Province, the association will be the nation’s first international academic organization in the aerospace domain, capitalizing on the growing global interest in China’s lunar and Mars missions.

    The IDSEA will focus on deep-space study, which includes probes into the moon, other planets and asteroids, and promote international cooperation, according to the Hefei-based Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, one of the association’s five initiators.

    Wang Zhongmin, director of the lab’s international cooperation center, said the IDSEA aims to become an inclusive academic platform that will benefit developing countries in particular.

    “We hope to bring in as many developing countries as possible, and by initiating small yet impactful programs, such as on CubeSat design and training of scientists, we hope to enable these nations to access cutting-edge space technologies that once seemed far beyond their reach,” he said.

    Deep-space exploration has long been limited to a few countries due to its high thresholds of capital, technologies and talents. “The vast majority of countries may see a technological monopoly. Deep space technologies must move out of the small circle to benefit the whole of humanity,” Wang said.

    Despite being a latecomer to outer space exploration, China has rapidly emerged as a prominent player in this field while demonstrating its commitment to cooperating with other nations.

    In April, China announced that seven institutions from six countries — France, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — have been authorized to borrow lunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission for scientific research.

    China has also invited global partners to participate in its Mars missions. The country plans to launch the Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission around 2028, with the primary scientific goal of searching for signs of life on Mars. The retrieval of samples from Mars, the first of its kind in human history, is considered the most technically challenging space exploration mission since the Apollo program. 

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI Europe: EU Fact Sheets – The European Council – 30-06-2025

    Source: European Parliament 2

    The European Council, formed by the heads of state or government of the Member States, provides the necessary impetus for the development of the European Union and sets out the general political guidelines. The Commission President is also a non-voting member. The President of the European Parliament addresses the European Council at the beginning of its meetings. The Lisbon Treaty established the European Council as an institution of the Union and endowed it with a long-term presidency.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: EU Fact Sheets – The Council of the European Union – 30-06-2025

    Source: European Parliament 2

    Together with Parliament, the Council of the European Union is the institution that adopts EU legislation through regulations and directives and prepares decisions and non-binding recommendations. In its areas of competence, it takes its decisions by a simple majority, a qualified majority or unanimously, according to the legal basis of the act requiring its approval.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release: Fatal crash, Redwoodtown

    Source: New Zealand Police

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Redwoodtown on 18 June.

    He was 50-year-old Reginald Anthony Mischeski, of Mayfield.

    Our thoughts are with those close to him at this difficult time.

    Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

    ENDS

    Issued by the Police Media Centre

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  • MIL-OSI: Completion of the combination between Netcompany Banking Services and SDC and update on financial guidance

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement
    No. 16/2025

    1 July 2025

    Completion of the combination between Netcompany Banking Services and SDC and update on financial guidance

    Today, Netcompany Group A/S (“Netcompany”) has completed the previously announced agreement of 10 February 2025, namely a transaction between Netcompany, SDC A/S (“SDC”), and a majority of SDC’s shareholders whereby a newly formed company of Netcompany and SDC would merge into a combined company fully owned by Netcompany. The transaction values SDC at DKK 1 billion and includes a cash payment of DKK 1 billion from Netcompany to SDC’s shareholders.

    The transaction with SDC provides a strong foothold for Netcompany in the financial services industry, which is the highest spending vertical within IT services in Europe. In 2025, the total addressable market in DK, NO, and SE is estimated to be more than DKK 44 billion and the market is expected to grow more than 10% annually towards 2028, supporting Netcompany’s ambition of delivering continued sustainable organic growth.

    André Rogaczewski, CEO Netcompany states:
    “As we conclude the transaction with SDC, I am excited to welcome our new colleagues to Netcompany. This transaction positions Netcompany at the forefront of digital innovation in the banking sector. Together, we are embarking on a journey to redefine banking services, making them smarter, more efficient, and more customer-centric.
    We are excited about the opportunities this transaction presents within the financial services industry and expect this transaction to create innovative and best-in-class services in Denmark, Scandinavia, and the rest of Europe”  

    Klaus Skjødt, CEO Sparekassen Kronjylland states:  
    “We are excited about the future and eager to realise the full potential of this transaction and to take all the knowledge that SDC has spent over 60 years building to the next level.
    Our combined expertise and resources will empower us to deliver cutting-edge solutions and drive transformative change across the industry. I am confident that our partnership will enhance the banking experience for all stakeholders and set new standards for what both banks and their customers can expect in the future.”

    Transaction details

    • Netcompany has acquired 100% of the shares in SDC for a cash consideration of DKK 1 billion. Netcompany has made the acquisition through the newly formed company – Netcompany Banking Services A/S – which has merged with SDC resulting in a fully owned subsidiary of Netcompany in which the activities of SDC are embedded.
    • The cash consideration is funded by way of utilising current credit facilities. The transaction is fully debt financed within the existing covenants.
    • Due to integration costs, the transaction is expected to have a dilutive impact on EPS for the financial year 2025.
    • The transaction is expected to be EPS accretive (diluted) to Netcompany from the financial year 2026 compared to the financial year 2024. Furthermore, the transaction is expected to be double-digit percentage EPS accretive (diluted) by the financial year 2028 – also compared to the financial year 2024.
    • Following the completion of the transaction, Netcompany Banking Services A/S intends to renounce the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Financial Services Union for employees in Finance (in Danish: “Finansforbundet”) and Finance Denmark (in Danish: Finans Danmark), including associated protocols, local agreements, customs, etc. The reason for the intended renunciation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is that Netcompany operates as a provider of IT services and not as a company within the financial sector.
    • To accelerate further collaboration and support integration, all employees in SDC, who are currently based in SDC’s headquarters in Ballerup, will move to Netcompany’s headquarters in Copenhagen as of the beginning of January 2026.  

    Financial guidance
    Financial guidance for 2025 for Netcompany on a stand-alone basis, as disclosed in the Annual Report 2024, is based on organic performance metrics and hence maintained. Organic revenue growth is expected between 5% and 10% and the adjusted EBITDA margin between 16% and 19%.

    In connection with the release of the Q2 Interim Report on 14 August 2025, Netcompany will disclose expected non-organic revenue and non-organic EBITDA for 2025 which accounts for the incorporation of SDC into Netcompany Banking Services for the full second half of 2025.

    In connection with the Q3 Interim Report on 30 October 2025, Netcompany will disclose expected annual synergies as well as transaction – and integration costs, including provision for restructuring costs associated with the realisation of future synergies. In addition, a full purchase price allocation will be included in the Q3 Interim Report.

    Netcompany expects to reinitiate its share buyback programmes in connection with the Q2 Interim Report on 14 August 2025. Leverage at the end of 2025 is expected to be around 1.5x.

    As a consequence of the completion of the transaction, Netcompany’s financial aspirations for 2026 and 2027 regarding margin and revenue targets will be revised to reflect the incorporation of SDC and for this reason, the previously communicated targets are no longer relevant. The ambition to buy back shares for a total of DKK 2bn in the period from 2024 until the end of 2026 persists. Revised long-term financial aspirations will be communicated in connection with a Capital Markets Day on 31 October 2025.

    Additional information
    For additional information, please contact:

    Netcompany Group A/S
    Media:
    Jacob Therkelsen, Head of PR and Public Affairs, +45 31 12 67 08

    Investors:
    Thomas Johansen, CFO, + 45 51 19 32 24
    Frederikke Linde, Head of IR, +45 60 62 60 87

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    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: Completion of the combination between Netcompany Banking Services and SDC and update on financial guidance

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement
    No. 16/2025

    1 July 2025

    Completion of the combination between Netcompany Banking Services and SDC and update on financial guidance

    Today, Netcompany Group A/S (“Netcompany”) has completed the previously announced agreement of 10 February 2025, namely a transaction between Netcompany, SDC A/S (“SDC”), and a majority of SDC’s shareholders whereby a newly formed company of Netcompany and SDC would merge into a combined company fully owned by Netcompany. The transaction values SDC at DKK 1 billion and includes a cash payment of DKK 1 billion from Netcompany to SDC’s shareholders.

    The transaction with SDC provides a strong foothold for Netcompany in the financial services industry, which is the highest spending vertical within IT services in Europe. In 2025, the total addressable market in DK, NO, and SE is estimated to be more than DKK 44 billion and the market is expected to grow more than 10% annually towards 2028, supporting Netcompany’s ambition of delivering continued sustainable organic growth.

    André Rogaczewski, CEO Netcompany states:
    “As we conclude the transaction with SDC, I am excited to welcome our new colleagues to Netcompany. This transaction positions Netcompany at the forefront of digital innovation in the banking sector. Together, we are embarking on a journey to redefine banking services, making them smarter, more efficient, and more customer-centric.
    We are excited about the opportunities this transaction presents within the financial services industry and expect this transaction to create innovative and best-in-class services in Denmark, Scandinavia, and the rest of Europe”  

    Klaus Skjødt, CEO Sparekassen Kronjylland states:  
    “We are excited about the future and eager to realise the full potential of this transaction and to take all the knowledge that SDC has spent over 60 years building to the next level.
    Our combined expertise and resources will empower us to deliver cutting-edge solutions and drive transformative change across the industry. I am confident that our partnership will enhance the banking experience for all stakeholders and set new standards for what both banks and their customers can expect in the future.”

    Transaction details

    • Netcompany has acquired 100% of the shares in SDC for a cash consideration of DKK 1 billion. Netcompany has made the acquisition through the newly formed company – Netcompany Banking Services A/S – which has merged with SDC resulting in a fully owned subsidiary of Netcompany in which the activities of SDC are embedded.
    • The cash consideration is funded by way of utilising current credit facilities. The transaction is fully debt financed within the existing covenants.
    • Due to integration costs, the transaction is expected to have a dilutive impact on EPS for the financial year 2025.
    • The transaction is expected to be EPS accretive (diluted) to Netcompany from the financial year 2026 compared to the financial year 2024. Furthermore, the transaction is expected to be double-digit percentage EPS accretive (diluted) by the financial year 2028 – also compared to the financial year 2024.
    • Following the completion of the transaction, Netcompany Banking Services A/S intends to renounce the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Financial Services Union for employees in Finance (in Danish: “Finansforbundet”) and Finance Denmark (in Danish: Finans Danmark), including associated protocols, local agreements, customs, etc. The reason for the intended renunciation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is that Netcompany operates as a provider of IT services and not as a company within the financial sector.
    • To accelerate further collaboration and support integration, all employees in SDC, who are currently based in SDC’s headquarters in Ballerup, will move to Netcompany’s headquarters in Copenhagen as of the beginning of January 2026.  

    Financial guidance
    Financial guidance for 2025 for Netcompany on a stand-alone basis, as disclosed in the Annual Report 2024, is based on organic performance metrics and hence maintained. Organic revenue growth is expected between 5% and 10% and the adjusted EBITDA margin between 16% and 19%.

    In connection with the release of the Q2 Interim Report on 14 August 2025, Netcompany will disclose expected non-organic revenue and non-organic EBITDA for 2025 which accounts for the incorporation of SDC into Netcompany Banking Services for the full second half of 2025.

    In connection with the Q3 Interim Report on 30 October 2025, Netcompany will disclose expected annual synergies as well as transaction – and integration costs, including provision for restructuring costs associated with the realisation of future synergies. In addition, a full purchase price allocation will be included in the Q3 Interim Report.

    Netcompany expects to reinitiate its share buyback programmes in connection with the Q2 Interim Report on 14 August 2025. Leverage at the end of 2025 is expected to be around 1.5x.

    As a consequence of the completion of the transaction, Netcompany’s financial aspirations for 2026 and 2027 regarding margin and revenue targets will be revised to reflect the incorporation of SDC and for this reason, the previously communicated targets are no longer relevant. The ambition to buy back shares for a total of DKK 2bn in the period from 2024 until the end of 2026 persists. Revised long-term financial aspirations will be communicated in connection with a Capital Markets Day on 31 October 2025.

    Additional information
    For additional information, please contact:

    Netcompany Group A/S
    Media:
    Jacob Therkelsen, Head of PR and Public Affairs, +45 31 12 67 08

    Investors:
    Thomas Johansen, CFO, + 45 51 19 32 24
    Frederikke Linde, Head of IR, +45 60 62 60 87

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    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: EUR 150 million share buyback completed

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Schiphol, July 1, 2025 – Aegon today announces the completion of its EUR 150 million share buyback program that began on January 13, 2025.

    Between January 13, 2025, and June 30, 2025, 25,200,170 common shares were repurchased for a total amount of EUR 150 million at an average price of EUR 5.9641 per share. Aegon will use 6,720,045 common shares to meet its obligations resulting from share-based compensation plans for senior management and cancel the remainder of the repurchased shares in the second half of 2025.

    For further details, visit our share buyback updates page at aegon.com.

    Contacts

    About Aegon
    Aegon is an international financial services holding company. Aegon’s ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Aegon’s portfolio of businesses includes fully owned businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and a global asset manager. Aegon also creates value by combining its international expertise with strong local partners via insurance joint-ventures in Spain & Portugal, China, and Brazil, and via asset management partnerships in France and China. In addition, Aegon owns a Bermuda-based life insurer and generates value via a strategic shareholding in a market leading Dutch insurance and pensions company.

    Aegon’s purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its activities. As a leading global investor and employer, Aegon seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues. Aegon is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands, domiciled in Bermuda, and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. More information can be found at aegon.com.

    Forward-looking statements
    The statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following are words that identify such forward-looking statements: aim, believe, estimate, target, intend, may, expect, anticipate, predict, project, counting on, plan, continue, want, forecast, goal, should, would, could, is confident, will, and similar expressions as they relate to Aegon. These statements may contain information about financial prospects, economic conditions and trends and involve risks and uncertainties. In addition, any statements that refer to sustainability, environmental and social targets, commitments, goals, efforts and expectations and other events or circumstances that are partially dependent on future events are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Aegon undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which merely reflect company expectations at the time of writing. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from expectations conveyed in forward-looking statements due to changes caused by various risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following:

    • Changes in general economic and/or governmental conditions, particularly in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom and in relation to Aegon’s shareholding in ASR Nederland N.V. and asset management business, the Netherlands;
    • Civil unrest, (geo-) political tensions, military action or other instability in countries or geographic regions that affect our operations or that affect global markets;
    • Changes in the performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, such as with regard to:         
      • The frequency and severity of defaults by issuers in Aegon’s fixed income investment portfolios;
      • The effects of corporate bankruptcies and/or accounting restatements on the financial markets and the resulting decline in the value of equity and debt securities Aegon holds;
      • The effects of declining creditworthiness of certain public sector securities and the resulting decline in the value of government exposure that Aegon holds;
      • The impact from volatility in credit, equity, and interest rates;
    • Changes in the performance of Aegon’s investment portfolio and decline in ratings of Aegon’s counterparties;
    • The effect of tariffs and potential trade wars on trading markets and on economic growth, globally and in the markets where Aegon operates.
    • Lowering of one or more of Aegon’s debt ratings issued by recognized rating organizations and the adverse impact such action may have on Aegon’s ability to raise capital and on its liquidity and financial condition;
    • Lowering of one or more of insurer financial strength ratings of Aegon’s insurance subsidiaries and the adverse impact such action may have on the written premium, policy retention, profitability and liquidity of its insurance subsidiaries;
    • The effect of applicable Bermuda solvency requirements, the European Union’s Solvency II requirements, and applicable equivalent solvency requirements and other regulations in other jurisdictions affecting the capital Aegon is required to maintain and our ability to pay dividends;
    • Changes in the European Commissions’ or European regulator’s position on the equivalence of the supervisory regime for insurance and reinsurance undertakings in force in Bermuda;
    • Changes affecting interest rate levels and low or rapidly changing interest rate levels;
    • Changes affecting currency exchange rates, in particular the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP exchange rates;
    • The effects of global inflation, or inflation in the markets where Aegon operates;
    • Changes in the availability of, and costs associated with, liquidity sources such as bank and capital markets funding, as well as conditions in the credit markets in general such as changes in borrower and counterparty creditworthiness;
    • Increasing levels of competition, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, emerging markets and in relation to Aegon’s shareholding in ASR Nederland N.V. and asset management business, the Netherlands;
    • Catastrophic events, either manmade or by nature, including by way of example acts of God, acts of terrorism, acts of war and pandemics, could result in material losses and significantly interrupt Aegon’s business;
    • The frequency and severity of insured loss events;
    • Changes affecting longevity, mortality, morbidity, persistence and other factors that may impact the profitability of Aegon’s insurance products and management of derivatives;
    • Aegon’s projected results are highly sensitive to complex mathematical models of financial markets, mortality, longevity, and other dynamic systems subject to shocks and unpredictable volatility. Should assumptions to these models later prove incorrect, or should errors in those models escape the controls in place to detect them, future performance will vary from projected results;
    • Reinsurers to whom Aegon has ceded significant underwriting risks may fail to meet their obligations;
    • Changes in customer behavior and public opinion in general related to, among other things, the type of products Aegon sells, including legal, regulatory or commercial necessity to meet changing customer expectations;
    • Customer responsiveness to both new products and distribution channels;
    • Third-party information used by us may prove to be inaccurate and change over time as methodologies and data availability and quality continue to evolve impacting our results and disclosures;
    • As Aegon’s operations support complex transactions and are highly dependent on the proper functioning of information technology, operational risks such as system disruptions or failures, security or data privacy breaches, cyberattacks, human error, failure to safeguard personally identifiable information, changes in operational practices or inadequate controls including with respect to third parties with which Aegon does business, may disrupt Aegon’s business, damage its reputation and adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
    • Aegon’s failure to swiftly, effectively, and securely adapt and integrate emerging technologies;
    • The impact of acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, product withdrawals and other unusual items, including Aegon’s ability to complete, or obtain regulatory approval for, acquisitions and divestitures, integrate acquisitions, and realize anticipated results from such transactions, and its ability to separate businesses as part of divestitures;
    • Aegon’s failure to achieve anticipated levels of earnings or operational efficiencies, as well as other management initiatives related to cost savings, Cash Capital at Holding, gross financial leverage and free cash flow;
    • Changes in the policies of central banks and/or governments;
    • Litigation or regulatory action that could require Aegon to pay significant damages or change the way Aegon does business;
    • Competitive, legal, regulatory, or tax changes that affect profitability, the distribution cost of or demand for Aegon’s products;
    • Consequences of an actual or potential break-up of the European Monetary Union in whole or in part, or further consequences of the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union and potential consequences if other European Union countries leave the European Union;
    • Changes in laws and regulations, or the interpretation thereof by regulators and courts, including as a result of comprehensive reform or shifts away from multilateral approaches to regulation of global or national operations, particularly regarding those laws and regulations related to ESG matters, those affecting Aegon’s operations’ ability to hire and retain key personnel, taxation of Aegon companies, the products Aegon sells, the attractiveness of certain products to its consumers and Aegon’s intellectual property;
    • Regulatory changes relating to the pensions, investment, insurance industries and enforcing adjustments in the jurisdictions in which Aegon operates;
    • Standard setting initiatives of supranational standard setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors or changes to such standards that may have an impact on regional (such as EU), national (such as Bermuda) or US federal or state level financial regulation or the application thereof to Aegon;
    • Changes in accounting regulations and policies or a change by Aegon in applying such regulations and policies, voluntarily or otherwise, which may affect Aegon’s reported results, shareholders’ equity or regulatory capital adequacy levels;
    • The rapidly changing landscape for ESG responsibilities, leading to potential challenges by private parties and governmental authorities, and/or changes in ESG standards and requirements, including assumptions, methodology and materiality, or a change by Aegon in applying such standards and requirements, voluntarily or otherwise, may affect Aegon’s ability to meet evolving standards and requirements, or Aegon’s ability to meet its sustainability and ESG-related goals, or related public expectations, which may also negatively affect Aegon’s reputation or the reputation of its board of directors or its management;
    • Unexpected delays, difficulties, and expenses in executing against Aegon’s environmental, climate, or other ESG targets, goals and commitments, and changes in laws or regulations affecting us, such as changes in data privacy, environmental, health and safety laws; and
    • Reliance on third-party information in certain of Aegon’s disclosures, which may change over time as methodologies and data availability and quality continue to evolve. These factors, as well as any inaccuracies in third-party information used by Aegon, including in estimates or assumptions, may cause results to differ materially and adversely from statements, estimates, and beliefs made by Aegon or third-parties. Moreover, Aegon’s disclosures based on any standards may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability of information, changes in its business or applicable governmental policies, or other factors, some of which may be beyond Aegon’s control. Additionally, Aegon’s discussion of various ESG and other sustainability issues in this document or in other locations, including on our corporate website, may be informed by the interests of various stakeholders, as well as various ESG standards, frameworks, and regulations (including for the measurement and assessment of underlying data). As such, our disclosures on such issues, including climate-related disclosures, may include information that is not necessarily “material” under US securities laws for SEC reporting purposes, even if we use words such as “material” or “materiality” in relation to those statements. ESG expectations continue to evolve, often quickly, including for matters outside of our control; our disclosures are inherently dependent on the methodology (including any related assumptions or estimates) and data used, and there can be no guarantee that such disclosures will necessarily reflect or be consistent with the preferred practices or interpretations of particular stakeholders, either currently or in future.

    This document contains information that qualifies, or may qualify, as inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting Aegon are described in its filings with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the 2024 Integrated Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, Aegon expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Aegon’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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  • MIL-OSI: ZetaDisplay and ENRA Technologies Partner to Drive Digital Signage Innovation in South Africa

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Leading European digital signage provider ZetaDisplay has announced an exciting new partnership with ENRA Technologies, a rapidly growing South African IT and AV solutions company, to accelerate the adoption of digital signage across South Africa and the wider African and Middle Eastern markets.

    This strategic collaboration will leverage ZetaDisplay’s proprietary Engage Suite, an advanced digital signage software platform, to offer a full-service digital signage solution to businesses in retail, manufacturing, finance, and insurance. Together, ENRA and ZetaDisplay will combine their expertise to create innovative, data-driven digital experiences that enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency.

    Raees Mukuddem, CEO and Founder of ENRA Technologies says:

    “The digital signage market in South Africa is still in its infancy, but we’ve recognised its immense potential. By partnering with ZetaDisplay, an internationally recognised leader in this space, we are bringing best-in-class full-service solutions to the market. We believe in success through collaboration—what we call ‘evoking Ubuntu’—and we’re excited to work alongside ZetaDisplay to transform the industry.”

    ENRA Technologies, founded in 2008, has grown from humble beginnings into a powerhouse delivering IT-managed services, integrated AV, security, and electronics across Africa and the Middle East. With a commitment to service excellence, the company has built strong, long-term relationships with major clients such as Woolworths, University of the Western Cape, Western Cape Government as well as other Public and Private sector Enterprises.

    A Level One Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) company, ENRA is deeply committed to driving economic transformation in South Africa and has been recognised as a three-time Impumelelo Award winner for business excellence.

    Ola Sæverås, Chief Business Officer at ZetaDisplay comments:

    “ENRA is the perfect partner for expanding into the South African market. They are incredibly well-established, working with leading brands and enterprise clients across the region. Their deep local expertise, combined with our innovative Engage Suite CMS platform, will allow us to create powerful digital signage solutions tailored to regional business needs.”

    The partnership is already making waves, with ENRA actively pursuing major digital signage rollouts with a leading South African retail chain with over 750 stores and one of the country’s top universities.

    At the heart of this collaboration is ZetaDisplay’s Engage Suite, a next-generation CMS designed for omnichannel content management, real-time data analytics and programmatic advertising integration. The platform will empower South African businesses to create seamless, automated and highly targeted digital signage campaigns.

    This partnership signals a new era for digital signage in South Africa, bringing together European innovation and African expertise to create engaging, effective, and future-proof digital solutions.

    For further information please contact:

    Ola Sæverås
    Chief Business Officer – ZetaDisplay Group
    Phone: +47 41 678 234
    Email: ola@zetadisplay.com  

    Raees Mukuddem 
    CEO / Founder – ENRA technologies South Africa
    Tel: +27 72 786 1856
    Email: raees@enra.co.za

    ABOUT ENRA Technologies

    Founded in 2008 ENRA Technologies CC (“ENRA”) is a B-BBEE Level 1, South African ICT organisation headquartered in Cape Town with a satellite office in Johannesburg servicing clients throughout the country and the wider African continent.
    ENRA’s core business is turnkey solutions design, implementation and maintenance of IT, Audio Visual and Security systems for government and private sector entities.
    ENRA is deeply committed to driving economic transformation in South Africa and has been recognised as a three-time Impumelelo Award winner for business excellence.
    More information at: www.enra.co.za/

    ABOUT ZETADISPLAY

    ZetaDisplay was founded 2003 in Sweden as one of the early pioneers of digital signage software and solutions. Today ZetaDisplay is of the leading European corporations in the digital signage market and a leading force in the European and global digital signage industry.

    Our proprietary software platform, digital business development and consulting services, innovative digital signage solutions, and creative concepts regularly inspire- influence and guide millions of people every day in retail environments, in restaurants, on advertising screens, in factories, on trains, on cruise ships, in stadiums, in workplaces and in all types of public spaces indoor and outdoor. ZetaDisplay is one of the largest leading European digital signage companies with direct operations in eight European countries and the US with +125,000 active installations in over 50 countries, across all major continents where we are the business partner of choice for many of the worlds most respected blue-chip brands and companies.

    ZetaDisplay is based in Malmö-Sweden, has a turnover of SEK +600 million and employs approx. 250 co-workers. ZetaDisplay is owned by the investment company Hanover Investors.

    More information about ZetaDisplay can be found on the group global website www.zetadisplay.com or for Investor relations at www.ir.zetadisplay.com  or for owner information at www.hanoverinvestors.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: EUR 200 million share buyback begins

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Schiphol, July 1, 2025 – Aegon today begins a EUR 200 million share buyback that was announced on May 16, 2025. The share buyback is expected to be completed by December 15, 2025, barring unforeseen circumstances.

    Aegon has entered into an agreement with its largest shareholder, Vereniging Aegon, to participate in the new EUR 200 million share buyback program. Vereniging Aegon will participate pro-rata in the share buyback program based on its combined common shares and common shares B which represent about 18.4% of the total shareholders’ voting rights that are currently exercisable. This results in a buyback amount of EUR 37 million. The number of common shares that Aegon will repurchase from Vereniging Aegon will be determined based on the daily volume-weighted average price per common share on Euronext Amsterdam.

    Aegon will engage a third party to execute the buyback transactions on its behalf. The common shares will be repurchased at a maximum of the average of the daily volume-weighted average price per common share during the repurchase period. Aegon intends to cancel the shares it repurchases during this share buyback program.

    The share buyback program will be executed in compliance with the EU’s Market Abuse Regulation and within the limitations of the existing authority as granted by our shareholders at our annual general meeting held on June 12, 2025. For further details, visit our share buyback updates page at aegon.com.

    Contacts

    About Aegon
    Aegon is an international financial services holding company. Aegon’s ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Aegon’s portfolio of businesses includes fully owned businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and a global asset manager. Aegon also creates value by combining its international expertise with strong local partners via insurance joint-ventures in Spain & Portugal, China, and Brazil, and via asset management partnerships in France and China. In addition, Aegon owns a Bermuda-based life insurer and generates value via a strategic shareholding in a market leading Dutch insurance and pensions company.

    Aegon’s purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its activities. As a leading global investor and employer, Aegon seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues. Aegon is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands, domiciled in Bermuda, and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. More information can be found at aegon.com.

    Forward-looking statements
    The statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following are words that identify such forward-looking statements: aim, believe, estimate, target, intend, may, expect, anticipate, predict, project, counting on, plan, continue, want, forecast, goal, should, would, could, is confident, will, and similar expressions as they relate to Aegon. These statements may contain information about financial prospects, economic conditions and trends and involve risks and uncertainties. In addition, any statements that refer to sustainability, environmental and social targets, commitments, goals, efforts and expectations and other events or circumstances that are partially dependent on future events are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Aegon undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which merely reflect company expectations at the time of writing. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from expectations conveyed in forward-looking statements due to changes caused by various risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following:

    • Changes in general economic and/or governmental conditions, particularly in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom and in relation to Aegon’s shareholding in ASR Nederland N.V. and asset management business, the Netherlands;
    • Civil unrest, (geo-) political tensions, military action or other instability in countries or geographic regions that affect our operations or that affect global markets;
    • Changes in the performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, such as with regard to:         
      • The frequency and severity of defaults by issuers in Aegon’s fixed income investment portfolios;
      • The effects of corporate bankruptcies and/or accounting restatements on the financial markets and the resulting decline in the value of equity and debt securities Aegon holds;
      • The effects of declining creditworthiness of certain public sector securities and the resulting decline in the value of government exposure that Aegon holds;
      • The impact from volatility in credit, equity, and interest rates;
    • Changes in the performance of Aegon’s investment portfolio and decline in ratings of Aegon’s counterparties;
    • The effect of tariffs and potential trade wars on trading markets and on economic growth, globally and in the markets where Aegon operates.
    • Lowering of one or more of Aegon’s debt ratings issued by recognized rating organizations and the adverse impact such action may have on Aegon’s ability to raise capital and on its liquidity and financial condition;
    • Lowering of one or more of insurer financial strength ratings of Aegon’s insurance subsidiaries and the adverse impact such action may have on the written premium, policy retention, profitability and liquidity of its insurance subsidiaries;
    • The effect of applicable Bermuda solvency requirements, the European Union’s Solvency II requirements, and applicable equivalent solvency requirements and other regulations in other jurisdictions affecting the capital Aegon is required to maintain and our ability to pay dividends;
    • Changes in the European Commissions’ or European regulator’s position on the equivalence of the supervisory regime for insurance and reinsurance undertakings in force in Bermuda;
    • Changes affecting interest rate levels and low or rapidly changing interest rate levels;
    • Changes affecting currency exchange rates, in particular the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP exchange rates;
    • The effects of global inflation, or inflation in the markets where Aegon operates;
    • Changes in the availability of, and costs associated with, liquidity sources such as bank and capital markets funding, as well as conditions in the credit markets in general such as changes in borrower and counterparty creditworthiness;
    • Increasing levels of competition, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, emerging markets and in relation to Aegon’s shareholding in ASR Nederland N.V. and asset management business, the Netherlands;
    • Catastrophic events, either manmade or by nature, including by way of example acts of God, acts of terrorism, acts of war and pandemics, could result in material losses and significantly interrupt Aegon’s business;
    • The frequency and severity of insured loss events;
    • Changes affecting longevity, mortality, morbidity, persistence and other factors that may impact the profitability of Aegon’s insurance products and management of derivatives;
    • Aegon’s projected results are highly sensitive to complex mathematical models of financial markets, mortality, longevity, and other dynamic systems subject to shocks and unpredictable volatility. Should assumptions to these models later prove incorrect, or should errors in those models escape the controls in place to detect them, future performance will vary from projected results;
    • Reinsurers to whom Aegon has ceded significant underwriting risks may fail to meet their obligations;
    • Changes in customer behavior and public opinion in general related to, among other things, the type of products Aegon sells, including legal, regulatory or commercial necessity to meet changing customer expectations;
    • Customer responsiveness to both new products and distribution channels;
    • Third-party information used by us may prove to be inaccurate and change over time as methodologies and data availability and quality continue to evolve impacting our results and disclosures;
    • As Aegon’s operations support complex transactions and are highly dependent on the proper functioning of information technology, operational risks such as system disruptions or failures, security or data privacy breaches, cyberattacks, human error, failure to safeguard personally identifiable information, changes in operational practices or inadequate controls including with respect to third parties with which Aegon does business, may disrupt Aegon’s business, damage its reputation and adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
    • Aegon’s failure to swiftly, effectively, and securely adapt and integrate emerging technologies;
    • The impact of acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, product withdrawals and other unusual items, including Aegon’s ability to complete, or obtain regulatory approval for, acquisitions and divestitures, integrate acquisitions, and realize anticipated results from such transactions, and its ability to separate businesses as part of divestitures;
    • Aegon’s failure to achieve anticipated levels of earnings or operational efficiencies, as well as other management initiatives related to cost savings, Cash Capital at Holding, gross financial leverage and free cash flow;
    • Changes in the policies of central banks and/or governments;
    • Litigation or regulatory action that could require Aegon to pay significant damages or change the way Aegon does business;
    • Competitive, legal, regulatory, or tax changes that affect profitability, the distribution cost of or demand for Aegon’s products;
    • Consequences of an actual or potential break-up of the European Monetary Union in whole or in part, or further consequences of the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union and potential consequences if other European Union countries leave the European Union;
    • Changes in laws and regulations, or the interpretation thereof by regulators and courts, including as a result of comprehensive reform or shifts away from multilateral approaches to regulation of global or national operations, particularly regarding those laws and regulations related to ESG matters, those affecting Aegon’s operations’ ability to hire and retain key personnel, taxation of Aegon companies, the products Aegon sells, the attractiveness of certain products to its consumers and Aegon’s intellectual property;
    • Regulatory changes relating to the pensions, investment, insurance industries and enforcing adjustments in the jurisdictions in which Aegon operates;
    • Standard setting initiatives of supranational standard setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors or changes to such standards that may have an impact on regional (such as EU), national (such as Bermuda) or US federal or state level financial regulation or the application thereof to Aegon;
    • Changes in accounting regulations and policies or a change by Aegon in applying such regulations and policies, voluntarily or otherwise, which may affect Aegon’s reported results, shareholders’ equity or regulatory capital adequacy levels;
    • The rapidly changing landscape for ESG responsibilities, leading to potential challenges by private parties and governmental authorities, and/or changes in ESG standards and requirements, including assumptions, methodology and materiality, or a change by Aegon in applying such standards and requirements, voluntarily or otherwise, may affect Aegon’s ability to meet evolving standards and requirements, or Aegon’s ability to meet its sustainability and ESG-related goals, or related public expectations, which may also negatively affect Aegon’s reputation or the reputation of its board of directors or its management;
    • Unexpected delays, difficulties, and expenses in executing against Aegon’s environmental, climate, or other ESG targets, goals and commitments, and changes in laws or regulations affecting us, such as changes in data privacy, environmental, health and safety laws; and
    • Reliance on third-party information in certain of Aegon’s disclosures, which may change over time as methodologies and data availability and quality continue to evolve. These factors, as well as any inaccuracies in third-party information used by Aegon, including in estimates or assumptions, may cause results to differ materially and adversely from statements, estimates, and beliefs made by Aegon or third-parties. Moreover, Aegon’s disclosures based on any standards may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability of information, changes in its business or applicable governmental policies, or other factors, some of which may be beyond Aegon’s control. Additionally, Aegon’s discussion of various ESG and other sustainability issues in this document or in other locations, including on our corporate website, may be informed by the interests of various stakeholders, as well as various ESG standards, frameworks, and regulations (including for the measurement and assessment of underlying data). As such, our disclosures on such issues, including climate-related disclosures, may include information that is not necessarily “material” under US securities laws for SEC reporting purposes, even if we use words such as “material” or “materiality” in relation to those statements. ESG expectations continue to evolve, often quickly, including for matters outside of our control; our disclosures are inherently dependent on the methodology (including any related assumptions or estimates) and data used, and there can be no guarantee that such disclosures will necessarily reflect or be consistent with the preferred practices or interpretations of particular stakeholders, either currently or in future.

    This document contains information that qualifies, or may qualify, as inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting Aegon are described in its filings with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the 2024 Integrated Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, Aegon expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Aegon’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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  • MIL-OSI: Lay jury verdict in the TriZetto trial

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

                                                                    Press Release

    Lay jury verdict in the TriZetto trial

    Paris – July 1st, 2025. Atos Group acknowledges that, on 30 June 2025, a lay jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York awarded compensatory damages in the amount of close to 70 million dollars to be paid by Syntel to TriZetto, as part of Syntel’s ongoing litigation with Cognizant and its subsidiary Trizetto, for damages due to Syntel’s misappropriation and copyright infringement. The case started in 2015 between Syntel and TriZetto and predated the 2018 acquisition of Syntel by Atos.

    The lay jury verdict will now be reviewed by the judge and a final decision is expected within the following months, which could be assorted of punitive damages. Atos will have the right to appeal.

    ***

    About Atos Group

    Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 72,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 10 billion, operating in 68 countries under two brands – — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext Paris.

    The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

    Press contact

    Investor relations: investors@atos.net

    Individual shareholders: +33 8 05 65 00 75

    Media relations: globalprteam@atos.net

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  • PM Modi extends birthday wishes to former Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings to former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of his 76th birthday, lauding his decades-long contribution to public service and nation-building.

    In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Best wishes to our former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu Garu on his birthday. I’ve had the good fortune of working together with Venkaiah Garu for many years. His commitment to public service and empowering the downtrodden is exemplary. Praying for his long and healthy life.”

    Born on July 1, 1949, Naidu served as India’s 13th Vice-President from 2017 to 2022. Prior to this, he held several key portfolios, including Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development, and Information and Broadcasting in the Union Cabinet.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah also greeted the former Vice-President, describing his political journey as an inspiration for young leaders. “Warm birthday greetings to Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu Ji. Rising from the grassroots to the office of the Vice President, your journey serving the nation and voicing the marginalised is an inspiration for young leaders. Praying to God for your continued good health and long life,” Shah posted on X.

    Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu wished Venkaiah Naidu in a post in Telugu, describing him as a remarkable leader whose dedication to public service has earned him a special place in national politics. He noted Naidu’s long journey from a student leader to holding one of the country’s highest constitutional posts.

    “I sincerely wish that Shri Venkaiah Naidu celebrates many more birthdays like this and continues to serve the public even more,” Chandrababu Naidu said.

  • MIL-OSI: Onefxclub net Equips Users With Advanced Analysis Tools

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onefxclub.net, a company specializing in financial services, has expanded its offering by providing users with advanced tools designed to assist in making informed decisions based on comprehensive data. These tools aim to support individuals in understanding market information more clearly and efficiently. The availability of enhanced analysis resources reflects the company’s dedication to enabling its user base to better navigate the financial environment through careful examination of relevant indicators and patterns.

    The recent improvements underscore the increasing importance of accessible analytical capabilities within the financial sector. Through detailed graphical data, real-time updates, and customizable features, the tools facilitate a deeper insight into financial movements without requiring specialized expertise. The value of these resources lies in their capacity to help users interpret various factors that influence financial outcomes, ultimately promoting more calculated and thoughtful decision-making processes.

    Feedback from multiple sources has emphasized the practicality and clarity of the new features. A Onefxclub.net review highlights how the tools contribute to clearer visualization of trends, which assists users in evaluating scenarios with greater confidence. By streamlining the process of data interpretation, these analytical aids reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings. The review points out that this clarity serves as an important support system for anyone seeking to deepen their financial knowledge.

    Another aspect underlined in a Onefxclub net review relates to the flexibility offered by the platform. Users can tailor the tools to their preferences, focusing on specific data points relevant to their particular interests or needs. This customization enables a more targeted experience, allowing each person to concentrate on the areas that matter most to them. Such personalization is seen as a meaningful enhancement, fostering a user-friendly environment that respects individual priorities and learning styles.

    Importantly, the Onefxclub.net review also notes the balance struck between simplicity and detail. While providing access to comprehensive datasets, the tools maintain an approachable design that avoids overwhelming users. This balance ensures that the resources are suitable for a broad audience, including those who may be new to the financial field as well as more experienced individuals. The emphasis on ease of use without sacrificing depth marks a thoughtful effort to support diverse user backgrounds.

    The company’s commitment to ongoing refinement is apparent through continuous updates and improvements to the analytical tools. Feedback mechanisms encourage users to share their experiences and suggest enhancements, which in turn informs further development. This responsive attitude highlights a focus on practical usefulness. Such a methodical progression helps maintain the relevance and reliability of the tools in a changing financial landscape.

    In conclusion, the introduction of advanced analysis tools by Onefxclub represents a noteworthy step toward enriching the resources available to those engaged in financial activities. The tools assist users in better understanding complex information, allowing for more informed choices and greater confidence. The emphasis on accessibility, clarity, and customization underlines a commitment to user support that has been recognized in multiple reviews.

    About Onefxclub.net

    Onefxclub.net operates as a financial services provider with a focus on offering comprehensive analysis solutions that help users process and understand various market indicators. It operates on an international scale, maintaining active partnerships and engagements across over 30+ countries worldwide. Its global presence reflects a broad and diverse network of financial operations. The company prioritizes clear and effective tools that can be adapted to individual needs, helping its audience navigate financial data with more ease and confidence. By equipping users with these resources, the company supports a more informed approach to managing financial matters.

    Serving a diverse clientele, Onefxclub consistently works to enhance the quality and relevance of its offerings. The company listens closely to user feedback to adjust its tools, ensuring they remain practical and useful. This ongoing commitment reflects an understanding of the evolving demands within financial environments and a dedication to helping users better grasp and respond to financial information.

    Company Details

    Company Name: Onefxclub
    Email Address: support@onefxclub.net
    Company Address: LAUNCESTON TAS, 7250 Tasmania, Australia.
    Company Website: https://onefxclub.net

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  • MIL-OSI: Onefxclub net Equips Users With Advanced Analysis Tools

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onefxclub.net, a company specializing in financial services, has expanded its offering by providing users with advanced tools designed to assist in making informed decisions based on comprehensive data. These tools aim to support individuals in understanding market information more clearly and efficiently. The availability of enhanced analysis resources reflects the company’s dedication to enabling its user base to better navigate the financial environment through careful examination of relevant indicators and patterns.

    The recent improvements underscore the increasing importance of accessible analytical capabilities within the financial sector. Through detailed graphical data, real-time updates, and customizable features, the tools facilitate a deeper insight into financial movements without requiring specialized expertise. The value of these resources lies in their capacity to help users interpret various factors that influence financial outcomes, ultimately promoting more calculated and thoughtful decision-making processes.

    Feedback from multiple sources has emphasized the practicality and clarity of the new features. A Onefxclub.net review highlights how the tools contribute to clearer visualization of trends, which assists users in evaluating scenarios with greater confidence. By streamlining the process of data interpretation, these analytical aids reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings. The review points out that this clarity serves as an important support system for anyone seeking to deepen their financial knowledge.

    Another aspect underlined in a Onefxclub net review relates to the flexibility offered by the platform. Users can tailor the tools to their preferences, focusing on specific data points relevant to their particular interests or needs. This customization enables a more targeted experience, allowing each person to concentrate on the areas that matter most to them. Such personalization is seen as a meaningful enhancement, fostering a user-friendly environment that respects individual priorities and learning styles.

    Importantly, the Onefxclub.net review also notes the balance struck between simplicity and detail. While providing access to comprehensive datasets, the tools maintain an approachable design that avoids overwhelming users. This balance ensures that the resources are suitable for a broad audience, including those who may be new to the financial field as well as more experienced individuals. The emphasis on ease of use without sacrificing depth marks a thoughtful effort to support diverse user backgrounds.

    The company’s commitment to ongoing refinement is apparent through continuous updates and improvements to the analytical tools. Feedback mechanisms encourage users to share their experiences and suggest enhancements, which in turn informs further development. This responsive attitude highlights a focus on practical usefulness. Such a methodical progression helps maintain the relevance and reliability of the tools in a changing financial landscape.

    In conclusion, the introduction of advanced analysis tools by Onefxclub represents a noteworthy step toward enriching the resources available to those engaged in financial activities. The tools assist users in better understanding complex information, allowing for more informed choices and greater confidence. The emphasis on accessibility, clarity, and customization underlines a commitment to user support that has been recognized in multiple reviews.

    About Onefxclub.net

    Onefxclub.net operates as a financial services provider with a focus on offering comprehensive analysis solutions that help users process and understand various market indicators. It operates on an international scale, maintaining active partnerships and engagements across over 30+ countries worldwide. Its global presence reflects a broad and diverse network of financial operations. The company prioritizes clear and effective tools that can be adapted to individual needs, helping its audience navigate financial data with more ease and confidence. By equipping users with these resources, the company supports a more informed approach to managing financial matters.

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  • MIL-OSI: CBHH’s Charles Cameron on Financing The Next Generation of Critical Infrastructure – On Navatar’s A-Game Podcast: Sector Focus, Growth Infra, Cross-Border M&A Execution and CRM Value

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LONDON and NEW YORK, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the latest episode of Navatar’s A-Game podcast, Charles Cameron, Partner at CBHH (Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt), shares the firm’s focused approach to sourcing and executing infrastructure financing and M&A opportunities across the UK and continental Europe. The conversation explores how CBHH is helping next-generation infrastructure businesses raise institutional capital and scale across borders

    CBHH is a boutique M&A and corporate finance advisory firm, operating at the intersection of infrastructure and technology—a space the firm refers to as “core+ or value-add infrastructure.” This includes data centres and fiber broadband roll-outs, EV and HGV charging infrastructure, energy generation and storage and smart city technologies—all sectors with proven unit economics, but where companies still face growth-stage operational risk and have considerable demands for capital.

    Core+ Infrastructure

    Cameron explains how CBHH’s business focuses on “next-generation infrastructure” assets—businesses that fall between venture and traditional infrastructure mandates. They’re too small for most large-cap investors, but too capital-intensive for early-stage funds. Yet, these firms are driving “mission critical” infrastructure for the future and therefore, it is important that their funding needs are solved.

    “These companies are capital hungry and operationally intense. But if you understand the unit economics—like take-up rates for fiber or utilization of EV charging—you can underwrite the growth just like with traditional infrastructure,” Cameron notes.

    European Market Dynamics & German Expansion

    Cameron Barney’s post-Brexit merger with German boutique Herbst Hilgenfeldt Partners has given the enlarged firm (“CBHH”) real-time coverage across two of Europe’s most active infrastructure markets.

    “In Europe, decarbonization and digital infra are public priorities. Governments and investors alike are aligned—and we’re specifically positioned as the ‘go to’ firm to advise technology-centric infrastructure scale-ups which are leading that transition,” he says.

    From Advisory to Execution to Capital

    Strong relationships are central to CBBH’s approach. It is notable that CBHH regularly works with companies from their earliest institutional round all the way to large-scale strategic exits. A particular feature is that the firm has also co-invested in past clients—blending traditional merchant banking principles and support for clients with modern M&A execution.

    “We’re not just dropping-in for a transaction. Some clients we’ve advised through 9 or 10 deals—and we have also invested alongside them from the outset. That level of commitment and continuity is rare (in our view), but it’s how we operate and how we have developed deep sector knowledge and relationships.”

    Competing with Bulge Bracket banks

    Despite its boutique size, CBHH punches well above its weight—often winning mandates over global investment banks. Cameron attributes this in part to the global banking heritage and transaction experience of the senior team. He also believes that the firm’s continued success if founded on deep sector knowledge, ongoing senior partner engagement, and agility in the midst of complex transactions.

    “We are the size of a bulge bracket’s sector team—but almost certainly more focused, more aligned, and closer to the client. Our clients always get the A-team, not the associate bench.”

    Scaling Institutional Knowledge with Navatar

    With a growing cross-border team, CBHH chose Navatar’s CRM platform to turn individual relationships into firmwide institutional knowledge.

    “With a growing team and across separate offices, Navatar gives us CRM tool of a bulge-bracket platform, but purpose-built for firms like ours,” observed Cameron.

    “CBHH represents exactly the kind of investment bank redefining sector leadership in today’s private markets,” said Alok Misra, CEO at Navatar. “Their deep expertise in infrastructure, enviable record in transaction execution and long-term client model set them apart. Navatar simply helps surface and scale their institutional knowledge—so every individual in the firm, on every deal can benefit from every insight from their colleagues – and bring the full value of the firm to its mandates.”

    Final Takeaways

    Cameron also shares perspectives on:

    • Why large infra investors may want to engage earlier in an infra lifecycle
    • How operational experience of its partners has made CBHH a stronger advisor
    • Why the firm is leaning into ‘smart city’ infra and exploring ‘natural capital’ opportunities alongside its more traditional sector focus of telecoms and renewable energy infrastructure.
    • How to balance the demands of ‘hands-on’ partner involvement whilst scaling an advisory firm.

    “This is a firm built by ex-Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and UBS bankers—all of whom chose to bring their A game to the next generation of entrepreneurs, facing the challenges of rapid growth and large-scale capital requirements. We bring a distinct discipline and empathy to every client relationship.”

    Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/wDJeyzySbTs?si=kG_2nkbM1dQaDmOw

    Learn more about CBHH: www.cbhh.com

    Learn more about on Navatar’s CRM for M&A Advisory & Investment Banking: https://www.navatargroup.com/mergers-and-acquisitions-crm-software/

    About Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt

    Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt (CBHH) is an independent European investment bank providing financing and M&A advice to fast-growing companies in the ‘infra-tech’ sector including energy transition infrastructure, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure, natural capital and technology.

    About Navatar

    Navatar (@navatargroup), the CRM platform for alternative assets and investment banking firms, is a low-touch, high-impact intelligence engine purpose-built for investment workflows across private markets. Our platform delivers seamless intelligence capture, unifies firmwide relationships, and orchestrates complex deal processes—without requiring high-touch input or behavioral change from investment professionals. Backed by over two decades of CRM expertise, Navatar is used by hundreds of global private markets firms to drive institutional knowledge, create early access to opportunities and streamline execution. For more information, visit www.navatargroup.com.

    Sales Team
    Navatar
    sales@navatargroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: CBHH’s Charles Cameron on Financing The Next Generation of Critical Infrastructure – On Navatar’s A-Game Podcast: Sector Focus, Growth Infra, Cross-Border M&A Execution and CRM Value

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LONDON and NEW YORK, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the latest episode of Navatar’s A-Game podcast, Charles Cameron, Partner at CBHH (Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt), shares the firm’s focused approach to sourcing and executing infrastructure financing and M&A opportunities across the UK and continental Europe. The conversation explores how CBHH is helping next-generation infrastructure businesses raise institutional capital and scale across borders

    CBHH is a boutique M&A and corporate finance advisory firm, operating at the intersection of infrastructure and technology—a space the firm refers to as “core+ or value-add infrastructure.” This includes data centres and fiber broadband roll-outs, EV and HGV charging infrastructure, energy generation and storage and smart city technologies—all sectors with proven unit economics, but where companies still face growth-stage operational risk and have considerable demands for capital.

    Core+ Infrastructure

    Cameron explains how CBHH’s business focuses on “next-generation infrastructure” assets—businesses that fall between venture and traditional infrastructure mandates. They’re too small for most large-cap investors, but too capital-intensive for early-stage funds. Yet, these firms are driving “mission critical” infrastructure for the future and therefore, it is important that their funding needs are solved.

    “These companies are capital hungry and operationally intense. But if you understand the unit economics—like take-up rates for fiber or utilization of EV charging—you can underwrite the growth just like with traditional infrastructure,” Cameron notes.

    European Market Dynamics & German Expansion

    Cameron Barney’s post-Brexit merger with German boutique Herbst Hilgenfeldt Partners has given the enlarged firm (“CBHH”) real-time coverage across two of Europe’s most active infrastructure markets.

    “In Europe, decarbonization and digital infra are public priorities. Governments and investors alike are aligned—and we’re specifically positioned as the ‘go to’ firm to advise technology-centric infrastructure scale-ups which are leading that transition,” he says.

    From Advisory to Execution to Capital

    Strong relationships are central to CBBH’s approach. It is notable that CBHH regularly works with companies from their earliest institutional round all the way to large-scale strategic exits. A particular feature is that the firm has also co-invested in past clients—blending traditional merchant banking principles and support for clients with modern M&A execution.

    “We’re not just dropping-in for a transaction. Some clients we’ve advised through 9 or 10 deals—and we have also invested alongside them from the outset. That level of commitment and continuity is rare (in our view), but it’s how we operate and how we have developed deep sector knowledge and relationships.”

    Competing with Bulge Bracket banks

    Despite its boutique size, CBHH punches well above its weight—often winning mandates over global investment banks. Cameron attributes this in part to the global banking heritage and transaction experience of the senior team. He also believes that the firm’s continued success if founded on deep sector knowledge, ongoing senior partner engagement, and agility in the midst of complex transactions.

    “We are the size of a bulge bracket’s sector team—but almost certainly more focused, more aligned, and closer to the client. Our clients always get the A-team, not the associate bench.”

    Scaling Institutional Knowledge with Navatar

    With a growing cross-border team, CBHH chose Navatar’s CRM platform to turn individual relationships into firmwide institutional knowledge.

    “With a growing team and across separate offices, Navatar gives us CRM tool of a bulge-bracket platform, but purpose-built for firms like ours,” observed Cameron.

    “CBHH represents exactly the kind of investment bank redefining sector leadership in today’s private markets,” said Alok Misra, CEO at Navatar. “Their deep expertise in infrastructure, enviable record in transaction execution and long-term client model set them apart. Navatar simply helps surface and scale their institutional knowledge—so every individual in the firm, on every deal can benefit from every insight from their colleagues – and bring the full value of the firm to its mandates.”

    Final Takeaways

    Cameron also shares perspectives on:

    • Why large infra investors may want to engage earlier in an infra lifecycle
    • How operational experience of its partners has made CBHH a stronger advisor
    • Why the firm is leaning into ‘smart city’ infra and exploring ‘natural capital’ opportunities alongside its more traditional sector focus of telecoms and renewable energy infrastructure.
    • How to balance the demands of ‘hands-on’ partner involvement whilst scaling an advisory firm.

    “This is a firm built by ex-Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and UBS bankers—all of whom chose to bring their A game to the next generation of entrepreneurs, facing the challenges of rapid growth and large-scale capital requirements. We bring a distinct discipline and empathy to every client relationship.”

    Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/wDJeyzySbTs?si=kG_2nkbM1dQaDmOw

    Learn more about CBHH: www.cbhh.com

    Learn more about on Navatar’s CRM for M&A Advisory & Investment Banking: https://www.navatargroup.com/mergers-and-acquisitions-crm-software/

    About Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt

    Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt (CBHH) is an independent European investment bank providing financing and M&A advice to fast-growing companies in the ‘infra-tech’ sector including energy transition infrastructure, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure, natural capital and technology.

    About Navatar

    Navatar (@navatargroup), the CRM platform for alternative assets and investment banking firms, is a low-touch, high-impact intelligence engine purpose-built for investment workflows across private markets. Our platform delivers seamless intelligence capture, unifies firmwide relationships, and orchestrates complex deal processes—without requiring high-touch input or behavioral change from investment professionals. Backed by over two decades of CRM expertise, Navatar is used by hundreds of global private markets firms to drive institutional knowledge, create early access to opportunities and streamline execution. For more information, visit www.navatargroup.com.

    Sales Team
    Navatar
    sales@navatargroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: CBHH’s Charles Cameron on Financing The Next Generation of Critical Infrastructure – On Navatar’s A-Game Podcast: Sector Focus, Growth Infra, Cross-Border M&A Execution and CRM Value

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LONDON and NEW YORK, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the latest episode of Navatar’s A-Game podcast, Charles Cameron, Partner at CBHH (Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt), shares the firm’s focused approach to sourcing and executing infrastructure financing and M&A opportunities across the UK and continental Europe. The conversation explores how CBHH is helping next-generation infrastructure businesses raise institutional capital and scale across borders

    CBHH is a boutique M&A and corporate finance advisory firm, operating at the intersection of infrastructure and technology—a space the firm refers to as “core+ or value-add infrastructure.” This includes data centres and fiber broadband roll-outs, EV and HGV charging infrastructure, energy generation and storage and smart city technologies—all sectors with proven unit economics, but where companies still face growth-stage operational risk and have considerable demands for capital.

    Core+ Infrastructure

    Cameron explains how CBHH’s business focuses on “next-generation infrastructure” assets—businesses that fall between venture and traditional infrastructure mandates. They’re too small for most large-cap investors, but too capital-intensive for early-stage funds. Yet, these firms are driving “mission critical” infrastructure for the future and therefore, it is important that their funding needs are solved.

    “These companies are capital hungry and operationally intense. But if you understand the unit economics—like take-up rates for fiber or utilization of EV charging—you can underwrite the growth just like with traditional infrastructure,” Cameron notes.

    European Market Dynamics & German Expansion

    Cameron Barney’s post-Brexit merger with German boutique Herbst Hilgenfeldt Partners has given the enlarged firm (“CBHH”) real-time coverage across two of Europe’s most active infrastructure markets.

    “In Europe, decarbonization and digital infra are public priorities. Governments and investors alike are aligned—and we’re specifically positioned as the ‘go to’ firm to advise technology-centric infrastructure scale-ups which are leading that transition,” he says.

    From Advisory to Execution to Capital

    Strong relationships are central to CBBH’s approach. It is notable that CBHH regularly works with companies from their earliest institutional round all the way to large-scale strategic exits. A particular feature is that the firm has also co-invested in past clients—blending traditional merchant banking principles and support for clients with modern M&A execution.

    “We’re not just dropping-in for a transaction. Some clients we’ve advised through 9 or 10 deals—and we have also invested alongside them from the outset. That level of commitment and continuity is rare (in our view), but it’s how we operate and how we have developed deep sector knowledge and relationships.”

    Competing with Bulge Bracket banks

    Despite its boutique size, CBHH punches well above its weight—often winning mandates over global investment banks. Cameron attributes this in part to the global banking heritage and transaction experience of the senior team. He also believes that the firm’s continued success if founded on deep sector knowledge, ongoing senior partner engagement, and agility in the midst of complex transactions.

    “We are the size of a bulge bracket’s sector team—but almost certainly more focused, more aligned, and closer to the client. Our clients always get the A-team, not the associate bench.”

    Scaling Institutional Knowledge with Navatar

    With a growing cross-border team, CBHH chose Navatar’s CRM platform to turn individual relationships into firmwide institutional knowledge.

    “With a growing team and across separate offices, Navatar gives us CRM tool of a bulge-bracket platform, but purpose-built for firms like ours,” observed Cameron.

    “CBHH represents exactly the kind of investment bank redefining sector leadership in today’s private markets,” said Alok Misra, CEO at Navatar. “Their deep expertise in infrastructure, enviable record in transaction execution and long-term client model set them apart. Navatar simply helps surface and scale their institutional knowledge—so every individual in the firm, on every deal can benefit from every insight from their colleagues – and bring the full value of the firm to its mandates.”

    Final Takeaways

    Cameron also shares perspectives on:

    • Why large infra investors may want to engage earlier in an infra lifecycle
    • How operational experience of its partners has made CBHH a stronger advisor
    • Why the firm is leaning into ‘smart city’ infra and exploring ‘natural capital’ opportunities alongside its more traditional sector focus of telecoms and renewable energy infrastructure.
    • How to balance the demands of ‘hands-on’ partner involvement whilst scaling an advisory firm.

    “This is a firm built by ex-Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and UBS bankers—all of whom chose to bring their A game to the next generation of entrepreneurs, facing the challenges of rapid growth and large-scale capital requirements. We bring a distinct discipline and empathy to every client relationship.”

    Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/wDJeyzySbTs?si=kG_2nkbM1dQaDmOw

    Learn more about CBHH: www.cbhh.com

    Learn more about on Navatar’s CRM for M&A Advisory & Investment Banking: https://www.navatargroup.com/mergers-and-acquisitions-crm-software/

    About Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt

    Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt (CBHH) is an independent European investment bank providing financing and M&A advice to fast-growing companies in the ‘infra-tech’ sector including energy transition infrastructure, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure, natural capital and technology.

    About Navatar

    Navatar (@navatargroup), the CRM platform for alternative assets and investment banking firms, is a low-touch, high-impact intelligence engine purpose-built for investment workflows across private markets. Our platform delivers seamless intelligence capture, unifies firmwide relationships, and orchestrates complex deal processes—without requiring high-touch input or behavioral change from investment professionals. Backed by over two decades of CRM expertise, Navatar is used by hundreds of global private markets firms to drive institutional knowledge, create early access to opportunities and streamline execution. For more information, visit www.navatargroup.com.

    Sales Team
    Navatar
    sales@navatargroup.com

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  • MIL-Evening Report: 2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne

    Two Tasmanian state polls imply another hung parliament at the July 19 election under Tasmania’s proportional system. In one of these polls, Labor leads the Liberals, while in the other the Liberals lead.

    A Tasmanian snap state election will be held on July 19, just 16 months after the previous election in March 2024. This election is being held owing to a successful early June no-confidence vote in Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff.

    Tasmania uses the proportional Hare-Clark system to elect its lower house. There are five electorates corresponding to Tasmania’s five federal seats, and each electorate returns seven members, for a total of 35 lower house MPs.

    Under this system, a quota for election is one-eighth of the vote or 12.5%, but half of this (6.2%) is usually enough to give a reasonable chance of election. There’s no above the line section like for the federal Senate. Instead, people vote for candidates not parties, with at least seven preferences required for a formal vote.

    Robson rotation means that candidates for each party are randomised across ballot papers for that electorate, so that on some ballot papers a candidate will appear at the top of their party’s ticket and on others at the bottom.

    This means parties can’t control the ordering of their candidates. Independents can be listed in single-candidate columns.

    At the last election, the Liberals won 14 of the 35 seats, Labor ten, the Greens five, the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) three and independents three. Two of the three JLN MPs were later expelled from their party, but remained in parliament as independents.

    Candidate nominations were declared last Friday. There are 31 candidates in Bass, 38 in Braddon, 26 in Clark, 31 in Franklin and 35 in Lyons, for a total of 161 candidates, or 4.6 candidates per vacancy.

    The JLN isn’t running candidates, but the Nationals are running in Bass, Braddon and Lyons, and they include two former JLN MPs. Previous Tasmanian attempts by the Nationals have been failures, with their last effort in 2014 earning them just 0.8% of the statewide vote.

    YouGov and DemosAU polls

    A Tasmanian YouGov poll, conducted June 12–24 from a sample of 1,287, gave Labor 34% of the vote, the Liberals 31%, the Greens 13%, independents 18% and others 4%. Despite trailing on voting intentions, Rockliff led Labor’s Dean Winter by 43–36 as preferred premier.

    Respondents were asked to select the three most important items they wanted their candidate to agree with. Investing more in health was selected by 52%, building more public housing by 45% and reducing state debt by taxing those who can afford to pay by 41%.

    Opposing privatisation and asset sales was selected by 34%, while supporting privatisation was selected by 18%. Being anti-Macquarie AFL stadium was selected by 33%, while being pro-stadium was selected by 22%. When asked specifically about privatisation, voters were opposed by 47–36.

    Analyst Kevin Bonham reported a DemosAU poll, conducted June 19–26 from a sample of 4,289, gave the Liberals 34% of the vote, Labor 27.3%, the Greens 15.1% and independents 19.3%, leaving 4.7% presumably for others. This poll was originally reported in The Advocate, and was taken for an “unnamed peak body”.

    Bonham thinks it is likely that the independent vote in both these polls is overstated. These polls were both conducted before nominations were declared.

    If the DemosAU poll is correct, the Liberals would be likely to win more seats than Labor, while Labor would be likely to win more seats if the YouGov poll is right. But in both cases, the winning party would be well short of the 18 seats needed for a single-party majority.

    From 2010 to 2014, Labor governed in coalition with the Greens, and its heavy loss at the 2014 election was widely blamed on this coalition. Labor has tried to distance itself from the Greens since. In the last parliament, Labor may have been able to form government with the Greens’ assistance, but they refused to attempt to form one.

    If the YouGov poll is right, Labor may be able to form government with independents and not require the Greens. If the DemosAU poll is right, the result of this election is likely to be similar to the 2024 result, and Labor would need the Greens and some independents to form government.

    Federal Morgan poll: Labor far ahead

    A national Morgan poll, conducted June 23–29 from a sample of 1,522, gave federal Labor a 57.5–42.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a 0.5-point gain for the Coalition since the June 2–22 Morgan poll.

    Primary votes were 36.5% Labor (down one), 30.5% Coalition (down 0.5), 12% Greens (steady), 8.5% One Nation (up 2.5) and 12.5% for all Others (down one). Using 2025 election preference flows, Labor’s lead was reduced to 56.5–43.5.

    Adrian Beaumont does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. 2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead – https://theconversation.com/2-polls-have-tasmania-headed-for-another-hung-parliament-but-disagree-on-which-party-is-ahead-260062

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  • MIL-OSI: Payscale Expands Global Footprint with Bucharest Technology Hub

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BOSTON, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation intelligence solutions, today announced the opening of its Bucharest Technology Hub to reinforce Payscale’s commitment to AI-driven innovation with access to Romania’s highly skilled workforce.

    “Romania is a strategic bet in the future of Payscale,” Payscale CEO Chris Hays said. “Bucharest offers exceptional engineering talent, a business-friendly EU time zone, and a mature innovation ecosystem. It’s a forward-looking choice for the next chapter of our global expansion.”

    The Bucharest Technology Hub will allow Payscale to focus on further investment in AI research and development, accelerating innovative compensation solutions and delivering more features faster, so customers stay ahead in an ever-changing business climate. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone in the company’s global growth trajectory and elevates the organization’s commitment to leveraging AI as a catalyst for innovation rather than a threat to jobs.

    “The Romanian talent we hire will be focused on meaningful projects, directly contributing to the architecture and design of products for the market leader and pay pioneers with decades of data innovation,” Payscale Regional Vice President Paul Pitu said. “The intelligent solutions we create will shape the world of work for millions of employees around the world for years to come.”

    Romanian employees will continue Payscale’s tradition of a remote work culture with the ability to collaborate across cities, countries, and time zones. The Bucharest Technology Hub expands that vision with the trust that its employees can get work done wherever they choose to work, whether it’s in the Bucharest office or at home, and collaborate in person on occasion.

    “Remote work is woven into the fabric of who Payscale is as an organization and is instrumental to its success,” Payscale Chief People Officer Lexi Clarke said. “We believe the flexibility that remote work offers helps Payscale create more innovative solutions and recruit the brightest talent for long-term careers.”

    Learn more about Payscale’s career opportunities at: https://www.payscale.com/careers.

    About Payscale

    Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Its suite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower 65% of Fortune 500 companies and businesses like Panasonic, ZoomInfo, Chipotle, AccentCare, University of Washington, American Airlines, and RiteAid.

    Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale.

    To learn more, visit www.payscale.com.

    Contact: Press@Payscale.com

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes.

    Headline: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes. – 36th Parallel Assessments

    Photo credit: Reuters.

    Conceptual clarity is important in any context but especially when it comes to international relations, foreign policy and the initiation of conflict. Recent events in the Middle East have shown once again how clarity in the use of words is often deliberately obfuscated in pursuit of political agendas.

    Unlike what is being reported in the corporate media and by some Western defense officials, the Israeli strike on Iran was not “pre-emptive.” “Pre-emptive” means “a sudden strike thwarting an imminent attack.” That is not the case here. Iran was not about to imminently attack Israel before Israel, and then the US, attacked it. What Israel did was a preventive attack designed to degrade Iran’s nuclear R&D/storage facilities, missile launcher sites and command and control capabilities. The IDF attack focused on preventing and delaying development of Iran’s nuclear strike capability before it reached operational status and was telegraphed in advance (remember the US pulling out embassy staff and military families from facilities in the Middle East in anticipation of an tit-for-tat Iranian response). Both suspected weapons-grade nuclear stores as well as launching platforms were on the target list, as were those responsible for them. The US then followed up with some preventive strikes of its own, using so-called “bunker buster” bombs to penetrate deep into suspected Iranian nuclear development and storage sites. The Iranians responded by lobbing some short and medium-range missiles in the direction of the main US base in Qatar.

    Just like his response to October 7 with the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank, Netanyahu has seized his moment of opportunity because, quite frankly, he can. No one will stop him (certainly not the Iranians) and the US backs him, with most of the West tacitly supporting Israel with their silence or tepid responses to the conflict. This, I suspect, is due to Israel’s value as an intelligence partner of the West as much as any other reason.

    The preventive nature and targets of the strikes may have helped moderate the Iranian response. On the other hand, killing the Revolutionary Guard Commander and Deputy Commander is a serious affront that will require a response in order for the Iranian regime to save face among its domestic audiences. So the escalation scenario is real, albeit not as bad as it could be. What is clear is that unlike preemptive attacks, the Israeli and US preventive attacks had no justification in the Laws of War (jus ad bellum) and were therefore illegal under International law. One might understand why the Israelis and US conducted the strikes and there is plenty of precedent for them, but that does not make them legal.

    Deliberate conflation of the terms “pre-emptive” with “preventive” by security officials and media is either a product of conceptual ignorance or deliberate obfuscation in pursuit of  legalistic white-washing of a blatant violation of international law. If the latter is true we know why they do it, but that does not mean that we have to accept they’re doing so.

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    MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

  • MIL-Evening Report: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes.

    Headline: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes. – 36th Parallel Assessments

    Photo credit: Reuters.

    Conceptual clarity is important in any context but especially when it comes to international relations, foreign policy and the initiation of conflict. Recent events in the Middle East have shown once again how clarity in the use of words is often deliberately obfuscated in pursuit of political agendas.

    Unlike what is being reported in the corporate media and by some Western defense officials, the Israeli strike on Iran was not “pre-emptive.” “Pre-emptive” means “a sudden strike thwarting an imminent attack.” That is not the case here. Iran was not about to imminently attack Israel before Israel, and then the US, attacked it. What Israel did was a preventive attack designed to degrade Iran’s nuclear R&D/storage facilities, missile launcher sites and command and control capabilities. The IDF attack focused on preventing and delaying development of Iran’s nuclear strike capability before it reached operational status and was telegraphed in advance (remember the US pulling out embassy staff and military families from facilities in the Middle East in anticipation of an tit-for-tat Iranian response). Both suspected weapons-grade nuclear stores as well as launching platforms were on the target list, as were those responsible for them. The US then followed up with some preventive strikes of its own, using so-called “bunker buster” bombs to penetrate deep into suspected Iranian nuclear development and storage sites. The Iranians responded by lobbing some short and medium-range missiles in the direction of the main US base in Qatar.

    Just like his response to October 7 with the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank, Netanyahu has seized his moment of opportunity because, quite frankly, he can. No one will stop him (certainly not the Iranians) and the US backs him, with most of the West tacitly supporting Israel with their silence or tepid responses to the conflict. This, I suspect, is due to Israel’s value as an intelligence partner of the West as much as any other reason.

    The preventive nature and targets of the strikes may have helped moderate the Iranian response. On the other hand, killing the Revolutionary Guard Commander and Deputy Commander is a serious affront that will require a response in order for the Iranian regime to save face among its domestic audiences. So the escalation scenario is real, albeit not as bad as it could be. What is clear is that unlike preemptive attacks, the Israeli and US preventive attacks had no justification in the Laws of War (jus ad bellum) and were therefore illegal under International law. One might understand why the Israelis and US conducted the strikes and there is plenty of precedent for them, but that does not make them legal.

    Deliberate conflation of the terms “pre-emptive” with “preventive” by security officials and media is either a product of conceptual ignorance or deliberate obfuscation in pursuit of  legalistic white-washing of a blatant violation of international law. If the latter is true we know why they do it, but that does not mean that we have to accept they’re doing so.

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  • India hosts first-ever ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai to boost maritime cooperation and tourism

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the first-ever ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai on Monday, marking a significant milestone in maritime cooperation between India and Southeast Asian nations.

    Held aboard the MV Empress at Chennai Port, the dialogue brought together over 30 delegates from all ten ASEAN countries, along with Timor Leste, to explore ways to enhance cruise connectivity, promote sustainable tourism, and strengthen cultural and economic ties across the Indo-Pacific region.

    Sonowal emphasized India’s vision to professionalise 5,000 km of navigable waterways and boost cruise passenger traffic to one million annually by 2029 under the Sagarmala initiative. He also outlined plans for an integrated cruise network linking Indian and ASEAN ports, aligned with the Viksit Bharat 2047 and ASEAN Community Vision 2045.

    “Together, we want to develop a sustainable cruise circuit among culturally vibrant coastal regions of India and ASEAN, transforming the region into the hub of cruise tourism for the Global South,” the Minister said.

    The two-day dialogue includes thematic sessions on investment and cruise tourist circuits, and will continue in Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Delegates will visit historic temples and monuments, highlighting India’s rich coastal tourism potential.

    Minister of State Shantanu Thakur highlighted ASEAN’s central role in India’s Act East Policy and reiterated India’s commitment to revitalising centuries-old maritime ties through cruise tourism and the blue economy.

    The event also saw participation from senior government officials and industry leaders. The Indian government envisions making the ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue a recurring platform for advancing regional cruise tourism and maritime cooperation.

  • Centre launches BhashaSetu challenge to develop Real-Time Language Tech

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The centre on Monday launched the WAVEX Startup Challenge 2025, inviting startups from across the country to develop an AI-based real-time multilingual translation solution under its flagship accelerator programme, WaveX.

    The challenge, titled ‘BhashaSetu – Real-Time Language Tech for Bharat’, seeks to encourage the creation of innovative tools that can handle translation, transliteration, and voice localisation in real time across at least 12 major Indian languages. Officials said the initiative aims to foster inclusive and accessible communication technologies that are sensitive to India’s linguistic diversity.

    There is no minimum eligibility criterion for participation, allowing startups at any stage of development to apply. Startups have been encouraged to build scalable and cost-effective solutions, leveraging open-source or low-cost artificial intelligence models. Proprietary models may also be considered, provided they remain affordable for wide-scale deployment.

    The winning team will receive incubation support under the WaveX Accelerator, which will include mentorship, workspace, and development assistance until the solution is fully developed and deployed. Registrations opened on June 30 and will close on July 22. Interested startups may submit their proposals through the official WaveX portal.

    WaveX was launched under the Ministry’s WAVES initiative to promote innovation in the media, entertainment, and language technology sectors. At the WAVES Summit held in Mumbai this May, over 30 startups pitched their ideas directly to government representatives, investors, and industry leaders.

    Officials said that WaveX will continue to support promising startups through hackathons, incubation, mentorship, and opportunities for integration with national platforms.

    Startups can register for the challenge at: https://wavex.wavesbazaar.com

  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Secretaries of Departments and Director of Bureau celebrate July 1 by supporting catering sector special offers (with photos)

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    Secretaries of Departments and Director of Bureau celebrate July 1 by supporting catering sector special offers  
         The Secretaries of Departments and Director of Bureau ordered a variety of dim sum and had morning tea, including shrimp dumplings at a discount of 29 per cent. The atmosphere there was lively and members of the public were enthusiastic about the dining discount activities. The catering sector special offers have received strong support, with the number of participating restaurants increasing each year, from more than 1 400 in 2023, to more than 2 200 in 2024, and reaching 4 100 this year.
     
         After morning tea, Mr Cheuk, Mr Wong and Mr Tsang enjoyed the Free Tram Day offer and arrived at Lee Tung Avenue, where they experienced the festive atmosphere featuring free distributions of ice cream, popcorn and panda-shaped balloons.
     
         The current-term Government has pioneered the practice of turning the anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR into a festival, which has received positive responses from all sectors of society. The Government and different sectors have jointly launched a series of special offers and activities covering public transport, culture and arts, leisure, food and consumption, among others, to encourage the public to go out for consumption, participate in activities, and joyfully celebrate Hong Kong’s return to the motherland on July 1.
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  • India, Bhutan hold Development Cooperation Talks in New Delhi

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Development Cooperation Talks between India and Bhutan were held in New Delhi on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

    The discussions focused on reviewing the entire spectrum of the India-Bhutan development partnership. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening mutual cooperation across key sectors.

    The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (West) in the MEA, Tanmaya Lal, while the Bhutanese side was headed by Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden.

    The talks focused on reviewing the full spectrum of the India-Bhutan development partnership, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to advancing mutual cooperation across key sectors. India has pledged support of ₹10,000 crore for Bhutan’s 13th Five Year Plan (2024–2029), covering Project Tied Assistance (PTA), High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP), the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP), and budgetary support through Programme Grants.

    Both sides reviewed ongoing initiatives, including 61 PTA projects worth ₹4,958 crore and 283 HICDPs amounting to ₹417 crore, currently at various stages of implementation. Revisions to PTA allocations were discussed in response to Bhutan’s evolving development priorities. India has also disbursed ₹750 crore for the ESP and ₹100 crore as Programme Grant.

    Bhutan presented the second tranche of PTA proposals under the 13th FYP, with 10 new projects worth ₹1,113 crore receiving joint approval. These initiatives span sectors such as healthcare, connectivity, urban infrastructure, and livestock.

    India reiterated its commitment to working closely with the Bhutan government in line with the shared vision of the Bhutan King and Prime Minister of India.

    The next round of Development Cooperation Talks will be held in Thimphu at a mutually convenient date.

  • India, Bhutan hold Development Cooperation Talks in New Delhi

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Development Cooperation Talks between India and Bhutan were held in New Delhi on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

    The discussions focused on reviewing the entire spectrum of the India-Bhutan development partnership. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening mutual cooperation across key sectors.

    The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (West) in the MEA, Tanmaya Lal, while the Bhutanese side was headed by Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden.

    The talks focused on reviewing the full spectrum of the India-Bhutan development partnership, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to advancing mutual cooperation across key sectors. India has pledged support of ₹10,000 crore for Bhutan’s 13th Five Year Plan (2024–2029), covering Project Tied Assistance (PTA), High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP), the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP), and budgetary support through Programme Grants.

    Both sides reviewed ongoing initiatives, including 61 PTA projects worth ₹4,958 crore and 283 HICDPs amounting to ₹417 crore, currently at various stages of implementation. Revisions to PTA allocations were discussed in response to Bhutan’s evolving development priorities. India has also disbursed ₹750 crore for the ESP and ₹100 crore as Programme Grant.

    Bhutan presented the second tranche of PTA proposals under the 13th FYP, with 10 new projects worth ₹1,113 crore receiving joint approval. These initiatives span sectors such as healthcare, connectivity, urban infrastructure, and livestock.

    India reiterated its commitment to working closely with the Bhutan government in line with the shared vision of the Bhutan King and Prime Minister of India.

    The next round of Development Cooperation Talks will be held in Thimphu at a mutually convenient date.

  • Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy Inaugurates NMDC and MECON International Offices in Dubai

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries, led a high-level delegation to Dubai where he formally inaugurated the international offices of two major Indian public sector enterprises, NMDC Limited and MECON Limited, on June 30, 2025, marking a significant milestone in India’s expanding global industrial presence in the Middle East.

    The inauguration ceremony was attended by distinguished dignitaries including Ambassador of India to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir, Consul General of India Dubai Satish Kumar Sivan, Joint Secretary Ministry of Steel Vinod Kumar Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Amitava Mukherjee, Chairman and Managing Director of SAIL Amarendu Prakash, Director Finance MECON, and other senior representatives from the Ministry of Steel, Embassy of India UAE, and the Indian Consulate in Dubai.

    NMDC’s new Dubai office represents a strategic expansion of India’s largest iron ore producer into international markets, designed to unlock new trade partnerships, enhance raw material security, and strengthen India’s self-reliance while boosting global competitiveness in the minerals sector. The Dubai office will serve as a strategic hub for NMDC, actively tracking developments in the mineral sectors across the MENA region, Africa, and Australia, including regulatory changes and government policies. It will focus on scouting mineral assets, conducting technical due diligence, and facilitating engagements with government bodies, business partners, and research institutions.

    Speaking on the occasion, Amitava Mukherjee, Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC, said, “Dubai represents a gateway to global opportunity. With this new office, NMDC is poised to redefine the mining landscape. With our expansion we are revolutionizing our approach to mineral development, securing India’s position as a leader in the mining industry, driving innovation in resource utilization.”

    The office will provide real-time market intelligence and timely decision support, enabling NMDC’s leadership to respond swiftly to global opportunities while building a reliable network for confidential insights on peer companies and exploring collaborations in Mining Equipment and Technology Services. As part of its global mineral diversification strategy, NMDC has been actively evaluating acquisition opportunities across 10 strategic mineral assets globally and exploring critical mineral block acquisitions in Africa, Australia and South America to strengthen its presence in the global critical mineral value chain.

    MECON Limited’s Dubai office inauguration follows the same strategic vision, with the engineering consultancy firm poised to expand India’s footprint in infrastructure and industrial consultancy across the Middle East and beyond. The establishment marks a significant step in showcasing India’s engineering expertise on the global stage, particularly in sectors including engineering, oil and gas, mining, and steel manufacturing. MECON is a frontline design, engineering, consultancy and contracting organisation under the Ministry of Steel, rendering the entire gamut of services from concept to commissioning for more than six decades for setting up projects in metals and mining, power, oil and gas, infrastructure and defense and strategic projects.

    The inauguration of MECON’s Dubai office represents a significant step forward in the company’s journey towards building global footprints for Indian engineering excellence with the unwavering support of the Ministry of Steel. MECON provides one-stop solutions for engineering projects with a workforce of over 800 engineers and experts from more than 30 different engineering disciplines. The company is positioned to explore mutual opportunities, deliver world-class services and contribute to the region’s growth.

    During his visit, the minister also engaged in productive discussions with leading CEOs and Managing Directors of major Indian-origin companies operating in the UAE. The interactions underscored the diplomatic significance of the industrial collaboration initiative, with discussions centered on strengthening industrial cooperation, advancing India-UAE economic ties, and creating new pathways for growth in steel, heavy industries, and strategic investments.

    NMDC Limited, formerly National Mineral Development Corporation, is India’s largest iron ore producer and exporter, founded in 1958 as a fully government-owned entity under the Ministry of Steel. The company produces more than 45 million tonnes annually and operates mines in Bailadila, Chhattisgarh, and Donimalai, Karnataka, while maintaining its position as one of India’s most profitable public sector enterprises involved in the exploration of iron ore, rock, gypsum, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, and coal.

    MECON Limited, formerly known as Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants India Limited, is a central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Steel established in 1959. The company provides design, engineering, and consultancy services for heavy industry including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, oil and gas, power, and infrastructure sectors, offering comprehensive services ranging from project conceptualization to implementation, including consultancy, design and engineering, procurement of plant and equipment, inspection, construction, project management, and turnkey project execution for both greenfield and brownfield industrial projects.