Professional Services News

CINCINNATI & WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) (“Cintas” or the “Company”) and UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cintas will acquire UniFirst for $310.00 per share in cash and stock, representing an enterprise value of approximately $5.5 billion.1 The transaction brings together two family-founded companies with longstanding commitments to customer service and operation...

CLAYTON, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agellus Capital Completes Growth Investment in Titan Restoration of Arizona...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Academy Securities, the nation’s first Post-9/11 veteran owned and operated investment bank, today announced the addition of Lieutenant General James B. “Jamie” Jarrard to its Geopolitical Intelligence Group. The Academy GIG consists of 42 US and UK Admirals & Generals, former NASA Astronauts, and former CIA/FBI Leadership. Academy has been advising clients for over a decade and is the preeminent Advisory on geostrategic risk to the markets. Lieutenant General Jam...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock today announced a $100 million philanthropic initiative to expand economic opportunity and power the next generation of America’s skilled trades workers. As the U.S. faces historic demand for new and modernized infrastructure, BlackRock’s Future Builders initiative — a national effort funded by The BlackRock Foundation — will help address urgent labor needs by connecting workers to skilled trades training, supporting them through completion and licensure, an...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE: INGM) today announced the issuance of two U.S. patents for its award-winning Xvantage™ platform, marking a major milestone in the company’s transformation into a platform business and B2B leader for the global information technology industry. The two patents were awarded for proprietary technologies built by Ingram Micro at the platform level, removing longstanding friction in how products are listed and how orders are cre...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forget unlucky. On Friday the 13th, Krispy Kreme® is making the famously superstitious date deliciously lucky. This Friday, March 13, guests can score an Original Glazed® dozen for just 13 cents with the purchase of any dozen at regular price. The one-day offer is available at participating shops across the U.S. in-shop and for pickup or delivery through Krispy Kreme’s app and website using promo code 13 at checkout. Limit one per guest. Guests also can enjoy K...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kurin, Inc., a leader in innovative blood culture collection technology designed to reduce contamination and improve patient outcomes, announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in Kurin’s favor in a patent dispute brought by Magnolia Medical Technologies accusing Kurin’s Lock of infringement. The U. S. District Court had previously ruled in Kurin’s favor and the appellate court affirmed the district court’s judgment of...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the investment in Helton Electrical Services, LLC (“Helton”) by IMMEC, LLC (“IMMEC”), an existing portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sandersville, GA, Helton is a provider of utility overhead and underground electrical services (including directional boring), commercial and...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investortools, a leading provider of fixed-income software solutions, today announced it has expanded the Investortools Dealer Network (IDN) to include PNC Capital Markets LLC, enhancing electronic connectivity and liquidity access for institutional investors. Through this integration with the IDN, mutual clients can engage directly with PNC’s trading desk while staying within the same system they use to manage their portfolio, order, and execute workfl...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a premier global protection company that safeguards and services connected devices, homes and automobiles in partnership with the world’s leading brands, today announced that Helen Sachdev will be appointed Chair of the Assurant UK Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Ms. Sachdev will also serve as Chair of the Nomination Committee and member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. Lee Sturgeon, Ma...