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TGI Fridays(R) Expands Global Presence in Asia with Most Significant Development Agreement in Company History

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– The U.S.-based company has partnered with Master Franchisor, Universal Success Enterprises, to bring an authentic Fridays(R) experience to over 75 new locations in South and Southeast Asia TGI Fridays announced today the development of 75 new restaurants throughout South and Southeast Asia over the next 10 years in partnership with Master Franchisor Universal Success … Continued

Wafra Capital Partners Rebrands as InterVest Capital Partners(R)

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– The new brand and visual identity exemplify the firm’s long-standing commitment to international investors and highlight the investment team’s dedication and focus on creating innovative investment solutions since 1999. InterVest Capital Partners, formerly known as Wafra Capital Partners, a leading investment manager in structured finance verticals and a pioneer of Sharia-compliant investment products, announced … Continued

East China’s Jining propels high-quality industrial development by improving industrial chains, fostering featured industrial clusters

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A news report from GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE: Jining city in east China’s Shandong province has made great strides in promoting high-quality development of industries by fostering and strengthening featured industrial clusters of its top 10 industries and improving industrial chains in a targeted manner. So far, four industrial clusters in the city have been designated … Continued

New Research: The Evolving Needs of the Asian Retail Investor

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— Study from Kapronasia & ViewTrade Underscores the Need for Brokers to Better Meet the Needs of Asian Investors ViewTrade, the force that powers fintech, in collaboration with Kapronasia, the leading Singapore-based fintech research and consulting firm, jointly published a new study today, “The Empowerment of the Asian Retail Investor: Understanding the Evolving Investment Behavior … Continued

Heidrick & Struggles Adds Executive Search Consultants to Asia Pacific and Middle East

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Heidrick & Struggles ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3647268-1&h=1498863375&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heidrick.com%2F&a=Heidrick+%26+Struggles ) (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and talent solutions, added three new consultants to its executive search business in Asia Pacific and the Middle East in August 2022. “In today’s shifting economic landscape, it is more critical than ever to find agile, high-performing leaders who can … Continued

Debiopharm Co-leads a 10M USD Series A Round to Accelerate the Development of Genomic Medicines through Artificial Intelligence

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Debiopharm Innovation Fund strategically invests in Whitelab Genomics’ mission to make genomic medicine development faster and leaner for more efficient access to cancer patients in the future Debiopharm Innovation Fund, the strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm (www.Debiopharm.com)[https://www.debiopharm.com/], announced today their investment in Whitelab Genomics alongside French Venture Capital company, Omnes Capital, in … Continued

The Wealthiest Cities in the World in 2022

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The USA dominates the world’s Top 20 Cities with the Most Millionaires in 2022, with New York taking the crown with 345,600 millionaires, and five other American cities — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Dallas — securing places on the coveted world’s wealthiest cities ranking. Tokyo is in 2nd place with 304,900 resident … Continued

Heidrick & Struggles Announces Jonathan McBride as Global Managing Partner of its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practice Accelerating Firm’s Long-Standing Commitment to DE&I

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Heidrick & Struggles ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3646103-1&h=1664761545&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3457073-1%26h%3D2167626742%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3268494-1%2526h%253D2870889604%2526u%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.heidrick.com%25252F%2526a%253DHeidrick%252B%252526%252BStruggles%26a%3DHeidrick%2B%2526%2BStruggles&a=Heidrick+%26+Struggles ) (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, today announced Jonathan McBride has taken up the role of global managing partner of the firm’s global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Practice. McBride is a former head of the Presidential Personnel Office in the Obama … Continued

Empire State Realty Trust Welcomes Le Cafe, Panera Bread, and Playa Bowls to Three New York City Properties

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Today Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.( https://www.esrtreit.com/ ) (NYSE: ESRT) announced that it welcomes several new retail tenants to expand the portfolio’s food offerings, with leases signed with Panera Bread, Playa Bowls and Le Cafe Coffee at three of its New York City office and residential properties. Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1895008/Empire_State_Realty_Trust___NY.jpg — 1359 Broadway( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3643130-1&h=3861388543&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.esrtreit.com%2Fproperties%2Fretail%2F1359-broadway2%2F&a=1359+Broadway ): … Continued