TA Portfolio Company Gong cha to Be Acquired by Bain Capital August 5, 2026 TA Associates (“TA”), a leading global private equity firm, today announced that Bain Capital Private Equity, LP. (“Bain Capital”) has entered into an agreement to acquire Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing global tea brands. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805769603/en/ Since TA’s investment in 2019, Gong cha has [...]
Interactive Brokers Adds Brazilian Futures through Brazil’s B3 Exchange August 5, 2026 Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global broker, today announced that eligible clients outside of Brazil can now trade Brazilian futures in addition to equities through the B3 exchange. Interactive Brokers was the first broker to provide international investors with streamlined, low-cost access to B3. Offering Brazilian futures and equities alongside products across more than [...]
Hult International Business School Secures Five Year Unconditional AMBA Reaccreditation, Retaining Elite Triple Crown Status August 5, 2026 Hult International Business School has retained its place among the world’s leading business schools after receiving the highest possible five-year reaccreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), awarded with no conditions attached. The reaccreditation covers Hult’s full MBA portfolio: the Global One-Year MBA, the Executive MBA, and the Global Online MBA, delivered across campuses in [...]
‘Cheers to Beer’ Celebrates the Drink at the Heart of Life’s Meaningful Moments August 5, 2026 World’s Leading Brewer, AB InBev, Celebrates Beer as the Drink for Moderation and Socialization
Compass Pathways Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2026 Financial Results and Business Highlights August 5, 2026 Data from two positive Phase 3 trials demonstrated rapid onset of effect and durable benefit through at least 6 months, further validating COMP360’s potential to establish a new standard of care in TRD COMP360 has a highly differentiated clinical profile and is expected to be a blockbuster opportunity, if approved Rolling NDA submission and initial review underway and final submission expected to be completed in Q4 Commercial launch expected in first half of 2027 COMP360 expected to fit seamlessly into current treatment infrastructure Late-stage PTSD trial underway Strong cash position of $433 million at the end of second quarter, providing cash well beyond launch and into 2028 Compass management will host a conference call on August 5 at 8:00 am ET
Britain needs a new Richard Branson August 5, 2026 Richard Branson continues to be the best champion the UK has as a place to do business despite founding his first business decades ago. Branson is a global success, but he should have a successor by now, says Philip Salter A few months after England lifted the 1966 World Cup, Sir Richard Branson started working [...]
Ekovolt Welcomes Éric Scotto, Co-Founder of Akuo Energy, as a Shareholder, and Rebrands as Pont Digital Infrastructure August 5, 2026 Ekovolt, a holding company focused on the development and investment in next-generation data centre infrastructure, and co-owner of Voltekko, a Southern European data centre development platform, today announces two milestones: Éric Scotto — co-founder and former President of Akuo Energy, a pioneering figure in the French and international energy transition — becoming a shareholder, and [...]
The only answers to over-tourism are prices or queues August 5, 2026 Major tourism sites are becoming over crowded as a result of rational herd behaviour. The inevitable result will be charges or queues, says Paul Ormerod Peak holiday season, and the media is full of stories and pictures of popular sites across Europe being overwhelmed by the crowds of visitors. Shots on social media show the [...]
What Burnham could learn from BP’s pragmatism August 5, 2026 In 2020, BP unveiled a “major, necessary step in support of our purpose to reimagine energy for people and our planet.” The new strategy – “performing while transforming” – would see the firm “significantly scale-up our low carbon energy business” as part of a commitment “to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner [...]
IFF Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results; Announces Use of Proceeds Plan for Food Ingredients Divestiture August 4, 2026 Delivered Strong Sales, Profit and Cash Flow Performance in Second Quarter 2026 Provides Full Year 2026 Financial Guidance on a Continuing Operations Basis Announces Enhanced $2.5B Share Repurchase Authorization; Including $500M Accelerated Share Repurchase in the second half of 2026