Andersen Consulting Broadens Capabilities Through Collaboration with Acumen Learning

 SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, 12. March 2026 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Consulting adds depth to its platform through a Collaboration Agreement with Acumen Learning, a U.S.-based firm specializing in business and financial acumen training for leadership development and sales performance.

Founded in 2002, Acumen Learning works with Fortune 500 companies to enhance financial literacy, strategic thinking, and decision-making across all levels. Drawing from the principles in their best-selling books “Seeing the Big Picture” and “Business Acumen for Sales Success,” their programs equip leaders and teams to align decisions with corporate strategy, drive performance, and strengthen client relationships. Tailored for industries such as healthcare, energy, and technology, Acumen Learning empowers professionals to translate business knowledge into actionable impact.

“At Acumen Learning, our mission is to empower individuals by creating business-savvy professionals who excel in their careers,” said CEO of Acumen Learning Kevin Cope. “Our courses pair practical business education with real-world application to drive engagement and organizational success. Collaborating with Andersen Consulting enables us to extend this impact globally, helping clients turn knowledge into performance and people into catalysts for transformation.”

“Acumen Learning redefines how professionals connect their work to organizational performance,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “The firm’s proven ability to bridge financial understanding with leadership development enhances our practice and supports our broader mission to drive sustainable organizational transformation.”

Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.

 

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EIG’s MidOcean Energy to Acquire Additional Gorgon LNG Interest from JERA; Parties Explore Strategic Alliance

 WASHINGTON -

Transaction increases MidOcean’s equity exposure to premier Australian LNG project

Adds incremental uncontracted LNG volumes, enhancing portfolio optimization and marketing flexibility

Planning future collaborations, exploring further transactions and opportunities with JERA across other assets globally with the aim of creating a future strategic alliance

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MidOcean Energy (“MidOcean”), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) to acquire JERA Gorgon Pty Ltd, which holds JERA’s 0.417% interest in the Gorgon LNG project. MidOcean is an existing participant in the Gorgon LNG project, and this transaction increases MidOcean’s interest in Gorgon to 1.417%. The transaction perimeter also includes JERA’s 0.735% interest in the Ichthys LNG project. Subject to the satisfaction of relevant conditions precedent, the interests in Gorgon and Ichthys will be sold to MidOcean, and then the Ichthys interest shall be transferred, subject to the satisfaction of further conditions, to an existing joint venture participant in the Ichthys LNG project.

The acquisition increases MidOcean’s equity exposure to a large-scale, long-life, integrated LNG project operated by Chevron, further strengthening its portfolio of high-quality producing assets.

In parallel, MidOcean and JERA plan future collaborations, exploring future transactions and opportunities on LNG and adjacent energy transactions globally with the aim of creating a strategic alliance. This reflects a shared objective to pursue disciplined growth and unlock additional sources of value across the LNG value chain.

Gorgon LNG is supplied by the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia and comprises three LNG trains with total nameplate capacity of approximately 15.6 Mtpa. The project includes domestic gas supply and condensate production, supported by extensive offshore and onshore infrastructure on Barrow Island.

R. Blair Thomas, MidOcean Chairman and EIG CEO, said:

“This transaction advances MidOcean’s strategy to build a scaled, globally diversified LNG company anchored by high-quality assets and counterparties. Increasing our position in Gorgon enhances the quality and durability of our portfolio while expanding our equity exposure to one of the industry’s benchmark LNG projects. Looking ahead, our collaboration with JERA including exploring the establishment of a strategic alliance positions us to pursue additional high-quality opportunities in a disciplined and repeatable way.”

De la Rey Venter, CEO of MidOcean, said:

“The acquisition adds incremental uncontracted equity volumes, increasing our ability to optimise across our portfolio and capture value through commodity cycles. Gorgon is a high-quality, cash-generative asset with long reserve life and strong operating performance. Deepening our relationship with JERA also strengthens our ability to originate and execute future transactions in the global LNG market.”

JERA Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Low Carbon Fuel Officer, Mr Ryosuke Tsugaru, said:

“Australia remains strategically important to JERA as a trusted and reliable LNG supplier, and we value the longstanding partnerships we have built there. Through our ongoing portfolio optimisation, we are strengthening our ability to support long-term energy security for Australia, Japan and the broader region. JERA looks forward to collaborating with MidOcean Energy across the LNG value chain.”

The parties aim to close the transaction during the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

UBS acted as financial advisor to MidOcean, and White & Case acted as legal advisor.

About EIG

EIG is a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors with $25.4 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2025. EIG specializes in private investments in energy and energy-related infrastructure on a global basis. During its 43-year history, EIG has committed over $53.4 billion to the energy sector through 425 projects or companies in 44 countries on six continents. EIG’s clients include many of the leading pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds in the U.S., Asia and Europe. EIG is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Houston, London, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Seoul.

About MidOcean Energy

MidOcean Energy, an LNG company formed and managed by EIG, seeks to build a diversified, resilient, cost- and carbon-competitive global LNG portfolio. It reflects EIG’s belief in LNG as a critical element of a lower carbon, competitive and more secure global energy system. MidOcean Energy has diverse LNG interests, including in Gorgon LNG, Pluto LNG, QCLNG and Peru LNG. The company is headed by De la Rey Venter, a 27-year industry veteran who has held a variety of senior executive roles, including Global Head of LNG for Shell Plc.

For additional information, please visit MidOcean Energy’s website at www.midoceanenergy.com or EIG’s website at www.eigpartners.com.

 

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HyperLight Introduces 145 GHz Reference Modulators to Enable 448Gbps per Lane Datacom and 260GBaud Telecom Development

 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Thursday, 12. March 2026 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--HyperLight Corporation, creator of the TFLN Chiplet™  platform, today announced the release of its 145 GHz Packaged Intensity Modulator (IM), expanding the company‘s high-speed modulator portfolio. The new device is designed for ultra-wide modulation bandwidth, high signal fidelity, and stable operation control, enabling 448 Gbps per lane intensity-modulated-direct-detection (IMDD), 260 GBaud coherent links, and broadband RF photonics systems.

As symbol rates and analog bandwidth requirements continue to rise across data center interconnects, AI-driven photonics infrastructure, and laboratory test environments, system architects increasingly require high-performance intensity modulators with more than 130 GHz bandwidth, while remaining practical to deploy. HyperLight’s 145 GHz IM addresses these requirements with greater than 145 GHz bandwidth, a compact packaged form factor, and a 0.8 mm RF connector interface engineered for high-frequency integration.

The 145 GHz Packaged IM is offered across multiple wavelength bands - O-, C-, and L-band and 1µm - supporting broad deployment scenarios in test and system prototyping where wavelength flexibility is important. The product integrates polarization-maintaining (PM) optical fiber and is designed to deliver high extinction ratio, helping improve modulation contrast and measurement clarity in demanding lab and system validation workflows.

The 145 GHz packaged IM incorporates Telcordia qualified TFLN PICs that features industry leading reliability. In addition, the 145 GHz IM is engineered for high optical and RF power handling, enabling use cases that push wideband modulation performance while maintaining robust operation.

“The industry is pushing beyond 100 GHz, and customers need packaged modulators they can trust at those bandwidths,” said Mian Zhang, CEO of HyperLight. “Developing an ultrahigh performance and reliable 145 GHz photonics technology has been a major challenge for the industry. We manufactured 145 GHz intensity modulator by leveraging our industry leading, TFLN Chiplet platform that is anchored on high bandwidth datacom and telecom high-volume applications. Our packaged modulator products give our customers early and reliable access to next-generation high bandwidth photonics capabilities.”

HyperLight’s 145 GHz Packaged IMs are now available in O-, C-, and L-band configurations. 1µm-band configuration is available for pre-ordering. For product details and ordering inquiries, please visit: https://hyperlightcorp.com/products/packaged-modulators

About HyperLight

HyperLight delivers high-performance integrated photonics solutions based on thin-film lithium niobate technology. The company combines the electro-optic advantages of TFLN with scalable manufacturing, test, and integration to enable next-generation optical engines for AI data centers, telecom and metro networks, and emerging photonics markets.

 

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1NCE and Netmore Combine Cellular and LoRaWAN Access to Deliver Global IoT Coverage

 COLOGNE, Germany & STOCKHOLM - Wednesday, 11. March 2026


    The two largest global providers of massive IoT networks partner to provide a combined offering of LoRaWAN® and Cellular connectivity.
    1NCE now integrates Netmore’s LoRaWAN into the 1NCE OS platform, allowing customers to use both services seamlessly through its software stack.
    The new network addresses 90% of the LPWAN market and offers an unparalleled ability to eliminate coverage blind spots around the globe

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--1NCE, a company offering a plug-and-play platform for creating and managing the world’s best IoT products, today opened access for its customers to the LoRaWAN® services of Netmore, the world’s leading low power wide area network operator for massive IoT. With growing demand for low power long range connectivity, the Netmore LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) Plugin provides 1NCE customers access to cellular and LoRaWAN IoT coverage options through one platform.

The launch of the Netmore Plugin marks the beginning of strategic collaboration to expand the combined offering of the two biggest massive IoT network specialists — 1NCE, the biggest private IoT network in the cloud and Netmore, the largest LoRaWAN network and platform provider in the world. 1NCE’s software and connectivity platform has become a new industry standard.

Working together to support their respective customer bases with both cellular and LoRaWAN technology delivers a powerful layer of redundancy to cover the hardest to reach spots with reliable connectivity and IoT services. Through a unified visibility, ingestion and routing software tool, it’s now possible to seamlessly manage both technologies in one place. It’s ideal for use cases such as smart cities, street lighting, logistics, smart metering and other utility applications. An estimated 90% of the market can be served by LPWAN and LoRaWAN by 2028, as forecasted by global technology research and advisory firm Omdia1.

“Cellular plus LoRaWAN is an unbeatable package that delivers the best value in IoT,” said Ivo Rook, Co-Chief Executive Officer of 1NCE. “By combining our market-leading LoRaWAN services with 1NCE’s cellular platform, customers can now eliminate coverage gaps, reduce complexity, and deploy low-bandwidth solutions with unprecedented reliability across the world,” said Ove Anebygd, Chief Executive Officer of Netmore Group.

The Netmore’s LoRaWAN Plugin is now available on the 1NCE platform.

1"Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) Market Report – 2023 Data", Omdia

About 1NCE

1NCE delivers the fundamental software and connectivity platform for customers to create and manage the world’s best intelligent products. The software platform enables customers to easily, securely and reliably collect device data across 170+ countries and turn it into actionable intelligence.

About Netmore

Netmore Group is the leading global network operator for Massive IoT, powering the world’s most advanced and sustainability-focused solutions for utilities, buildings, cities, and other markets that benefit from sensor-connected environments. Netmore operates in 18 countries and is backed by Nordic infrastructure investor Polar Structure.

 

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Galderma Completes Successful Placement of EUR 500 Million Eurobond

 ZUG, Switzerland - Wednesday, 11. March 2026

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galderma Group AG (SWX:GALD):

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Galderma Group AG (SIX:GALD), the pure-play dermatology category leader, today announced the successful placement of a single-tranche EUR 500 million Eurobond. The bond has a 5-year maturity and carries a fixed-rate annual coupon of 3.375%.

The Eurobond was placed on March 10, 2026, with settlement expected on March 17, 2026, and will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Citigroup, ING, J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets jointly led the transaction.

Net proceeds from the transaction will be used to fully repay Galderma’s existing bank term loan issued in connection with the company’s initial public offering in March 2024. The transaction represents the final step in Galderma’s refinancing process, having obtained two investment grade credit ratings.

Galderma is currently rated ‘BBB’ (stable outlook) by Fitch and ‘BBB’ (positive outlook) by S&P Global Ratings (S&P), and the new bond is expected to be rated ‘BBB’ by both agencies.

The successful issuance is leverage-neutral and is not expected to materially affect Galderma’s full-year 2026 guidance for net financial expenses.

About Galderma

Galderma (SIX: GALD) is the pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body’s largest organ – the skin – meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story. For more information: www.galderma.com.

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Media

Christian Marcoux, M.Sc.

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Richard Harbinson

Corporate Communications Director

richard.harbinson@galderma.com

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Investors

Emil Ivanov

Head of Strategy, Investor Relations and ESG

emil.ivanov@galderma.com

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Jessica Cohen

Investor Relations and Strategy Director

jessica.cohen@galderma.com

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Andersen Consulting Strengthens Platform with Collaborating Firm Ambit Iberia

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Consulting expands its technology and business transformation capabilities through a Collaboration Agreement with Ambit Iberia, a consulting firm specializing in digital and regulatory solutions for the life sciences sector.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Spain, Ambit Iberia provides integrated consulting, technology, and talent solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. The firm supports clients in meeting evolving quality, compliance, and regulatory standards through services spanning regulatory affairs, data integrity, IT system validation, and digital transformation. Leveraging more than 20 years of industry expertise, Ambit Iberia also offers human capital and executive search services that connect organizations with specialized professionals and senior talent, enhancing efficiency and driving sustainable growth in a highly regulated environment.

“Our focus has always been on delivering specialized consulting and technology services that help pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies to meet the highest standards of quality and compliance,” said Brismark Antoniony Díaz, managing director of Ambit Iberia. “Collaborating with Andersen Consulting marks a pivotal step in that journey, empowering us to scale our capabilities globally and deliver the same level of excellence, compliance, and technical expertise to clients around the world.”

Global Chairman and CEO of Andersen Mark L. Vorsatz added, “Ambit Iberia embodies the innovation and precision required in today’s life sciences landscape. The firm’s expertise and commitment to regulatory excellence enhance their ability to provide multidisciplinary consulting services that connect strategy, technology, and human capital. These capabilities complement our organization’s global platform and broaden the value we deliver to clients worldwide.”

Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.

 

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Laserfiche Earns 5-Star Rating in the 2026 CRN® Partner Program Guide

  LONG BEACH, Calif. - Wednesday, 11. March 2026 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laserfiche — the leading SaaS provider of intelligent content management — has been honored by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with a 5-Star Award in the 2026 CRN Partner Program Guide. This annual guide is an essential resource for partners seeking vendor partner programs that match their business goals and deliver high partner value.

As organizations navigate growing pressure to increase productivity and respond to regulatory change, Laserfiche’s AI-powered document management solutions enable users to transform operations and achieve meaningful business results at scale.

Partners that innovate with Laserfiche solutions have the opportunity to grow profits through the Laserfiche Partner Program, which equips them with the tools and resources needed to deliver customer success. Laserfiche’s partner ecosystem drives sustainable growth, delivers differentiated solutions and maximizes opportunities for both partners and their customers. Laserfiche provides comprehensive AI and cloud-deployment training resources that empower partners to identify opportunities, secure deals and deliver effective solutions with confidence.

“We are committed to equipping our partners with the comprehensive educational and marketing resources that enable them to secure profitable deals and provide transformative solutions,” said Josep Domingot, vice president of sales at Laserfiche. “A 5-star rating in the CRN Partner Program Guide certifies the work Laserfiche has done to create an expansive and profitable channel ecosystem.”

For the 2026 Partner Program Guide, the CRN research team assessed technology vendors based on the strength and breadth of their partner program offerings, including partner training and enablement, pre‑ and post‑sales support, marketing resources, technical assistance and ongoing communication. The resulting guide provides partners with meaningful insight into partner programs designed to support sustained success in a rapidly evolving channel landscape.

“Being included in the 2026 CRN Partner Program Guide reflects how today’s technology vendors are rethinking their partner programs to keep pace with a rapidly evolving channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “As solution providers navigate new customer demands, business models and technologies, this annual guide serves as a critical resource for identifying vendors that are investing in programs designed to drive long‑term growth and shared success. The guide delivers meaningful insight into what sets each partner program apart, helping solution providers make confident, strategic partnership decisions.”

See the 2026 Partner Program Guide at www.CRN.com/PPG. To learn more about the Laserfiche Partner Program, visit the Laserfiche website.

About Laserfiche

Laserfiche is a leading enterprise platform that helps organizations digitally transform operations and manage their content with AI-powered solutions. Through scalable workflows, customizable forms, no-code templates and AI-enabled capabilities, the Laserfiche® document management platform accelerates how business gets done. Trusted by organizations of all sizes — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — Laserfiche empowers teams to boost productivity, foster collaboration, and deliver a superior customer experience at scale. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Laserfiche operates globally, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Connect with Laserfiche: Laserfiche Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook

About The Channel Company:

The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world's top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.

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Natalie Lewis

The Channel Company

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