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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Street Capital Partners (“TSCP”), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, today announced that its portfolio company Allyant, the leading provider of accessible document, digital, and alternative format print communications solutions, has acquired Braille Works, a trusted provider of accessible alternative format communications, including braille, large print, audio, and accessible PDFs. Transaction terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1994 by Jo...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thryv Holdings enters into definitive agreement to sell its print directories business to Carolwood L.P. for $142 million all-cash transaction....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mary Alice Stephenson, Founder & CEO of GLAM4GOOD has been named a finalist in the Changemaker Of The Year category of the 2026 BeautyMatter Awards, recognizing standout achievement and the people, brands, and businesses pushing the beauty industry forward. “Being named a finalist for Changemaker of the Year is a deeply meaningful honor, especially because it recognizes work that has always been bigger than any one person. GLAM4GOOD was built on the belief that be...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WAKA Inc. (HQ: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Keita Noda; “WAKA”) announced, at the Roblox Developer Conference 2026 currently taking place in the U.S., that the first official Roblox game based on the anime “BLACK CLOVER” is in development. Officially licensed and supervised by the anime production committee, this official title — developed and distributed by WAKA — is a cooperative action experience unique to Roblox. Rather than controlling the original...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two weeks before Authentic Brands Group and Vince Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: VNCE) publicly announced the purchase of the intellectual property and operating business associated with Drake’s October’s Very Own (“OVO”), a lender to OVO—A.R.I. OVO Growth Capital I, LLC (“A.R.I.”), which provided financing through the purchase of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”)—filed a 391-page Motion Record in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) in Toronto....

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Similarweb (NYSE: SMWB) explores the many ways AI, apps, and other transformational forces are changing online shopping in its State of Ecommerce 2026 report, published today. Despite increasing more than 200% over the past year, direct referrals from dedicated AI platforms don’t produce a large volume of traffic to ecommerce marketplaces and online stores. In other words, compared with search, AI conversations don’t result in as much immediate click-through t...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the closure of CBS News Radio, The ConnectSafely Report, the twice-weekly, one-minute feature on online safety, privacy, security and AI, hosted by veteran technology journalist Larry Magid, is rebuilding its national reach through a growing network of radio affiliates. Fifteen stations now carry the program, including leading all-news stations in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (WTOP). Those stations, together with listeners on major podcast platf...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Padilla names Julie Batliner president, succeeding longtime leader Matt Kucharski as part of a planned executive transition....

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On September 8, Entravision debuts Entravision AHORA, a national Spanish-language news streaming platform integrating live programming and local reporting to serve U.S. Hispanic audiences. AHORA combines national coverage with Entravision’s strong local-market presence, integrating reporting and content from Miami, Orlando, McAllen, El Paso, Denver, Las Vegas and San Diego. Programming will cover breaking news, politics, immigration, the economy, public safety, health, w...

LIMERICK, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WP Engine, a global web enablement company for websites built on WordPress®¹, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Limerick office, reflecting its long-term commitment to the people, businesses and economy of the region. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, WP Engine opened its Irish operations in September 2016 with a team of 10. A decade on, the office, now based on Henry Street in the heart of Limerick, has grown into a strategic international office with...