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Strategic Value Partners to acquire APCOA Parking Holdings

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STUTTGART, Germany and GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — APCOA Parking Holdings (“APCOA”) and Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, “SVP”), a global alternative investment firm with over $18 billion of assets under management, today announced that SVP-managed funds have entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of APCOA, Europe’s leading parking infrastructure operator. The transaction is expected to close in the next three months, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals as well as other customary closing conditions.

APCOA provides car park management services across Europe and operates more than 1.8 million parking spaces across 13,000 sites in over 400 cities. With approximately €900 million in annual revenues, APCOA is a trusted partner for private and public real estate owners, providing outsourced services for parking centres, electric vehicle charging stations and urban hubs focused on sustainable mobility and logistics solutions for smart cities.

Funds managed by SVP have been a minority shareholder in APCOA since 2014. As part of this acquisition, SVP funds will acquire shares from current majority shareholder Centerbridge and other minority shareholders.

Philippe Op de Beeck, CEO of APCOA, said: “We thank Centerbridge for their support and are looking forward to our next chapter of growth under the ownership of SVP. We see SVP’s investment as a strong vote of confidence in APCOA’s strategy and business model, the strength of our client relationships and the quality of the management team and broader employee base. With this backing, we will continue to focus on maximising the value of our clients’ assets, developing our digital services, and increasing our push into EV charging and inner-city sustainable mobility.”

John Brantl, Co-Head of SVP’s European Investment Team said: “We are excited to partner with the team at APCOA to unlock significant value, particularly around increasing automation, capitalizing on underutilised space and monetizing EV charging. Through organic growth, operational improvements and investing heavily in innovative technologies, we look forward to helping the APCOA team take the business to the next level.”

About APCOA

APCOA is Europe’s leading parking operator with more than 50 years of industry expertise. With its 5,000 employees, the Group manages more than 1.8 million individual parking spaces at 13,000 locations in 13 European countries. The company is active in the areas of parking, charging, technologies and urban solutions.

Via its open digital platform, APCOA FLOW, the company connects on-street and off-street car parks with owners, partners, customers and their vehicles. Based on this technology, APCOA is transforming its car parks into urban hubs, creating the physical and digital infrastructure for mobility, logistics, EV charging and a wide range of innovative services that enable a more convenient mobility experience.

The environment also benefits: With its digital services and intelligent Traffic Management System, the company actively contributes to the reduction of emissions in cities by decreasing the volume of logistics traffic and vehicles searching for parking. By connecting parking, mobility, and proximity services for urban living, APCOA is positioned to become an integral part of the digital and physical Smart City ecosystem. Learn more at www.apcoa.com and www.urban-hubs.com.

About SVP

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SVP is a global alternative investment firm that focuses on special situations, private equity, opportunistic credit and financing opportunities. The firm uses a combination of sourcing, financial and operational expertise to unlock value in its portfolio companies. Today SVP manages over $18 billion in assets under management, and since inception, has invested more than $45 billion of capital, including nearly $18 billion in Europe. The firm, established by Victor Khosla in 2001, has approximately 200 employees, including approximately 90 investment professionals, across its main offices in Greenwich (CT) and London, and a presence in Tokyo. Learn more at www.SVPGlobal.com.

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Sebastian Merkle
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Kekst CNC
Todd Fogarty, Richard Goldman 
[email protected]
(212) 521-4800

Europe
Greenbrook Communications
James Madsen
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+44 20 7952 2000

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What Hebei Can Offer丨Hebei Steel Forging Future

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SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from Great Wall New Media — Steel is the primary pillar industry of Hebei Province. Relying on abundant resource endowments, a complete industrial chain, and modern technological advantages, Hebei’s steel industry has gradually formed an industrial cluster centered around Tangshan, Handan, Shijiazhuang, Chengde, and other key areas.

In recent years, Hebei has been actively promoting the steel industry’s transition towards intelligence, sustainability, and internationalization. Its products are widely exported to 20 countries and regions, becoming a crucial support for infrastructure construction in Belt and Road countries. 

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JLL APAC Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Enhancing Property Performance and Delivering Customer Value in Real Estate

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JLL APAC’s deep industry expertise, state-of-the-art capabilities, and customer-driven approach position it to redefine the FM industry and reinforce its leadership.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the facility management industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Asia-Pacific (APAC) with the 2024 Asia-Pacific Company of the Year Award. The company is a global real estate leader that helps enterprises optimize real estate strategies to meet their operational needs and business goals. The company offers comprehensive solutions and services across the real estate spectrum, including integrated facility management (IFM). With its innovative, cutting-edge solution suite, JLL APAC enhances property performance, fosters ideal work experiences, and delivers value for clients spanning multiple industries, such as finance, government, information technology, and manufacturing. It integrates advanced technology, leverages scientific insights, and designs sustainable spaces to drive innovation and deliver significant customer value. The company goes beyond traditional FM practices, exploring neuroscientific principles to develop its innovative solutions.

JLL APAC’s Work Science initiative studies unique individual work patterns and diverse cognitive styles to power its human-centric workspace designs and create optimal work environments. It enhances workforce productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being and satisfaction. Aimed at helping C-suite executives and senior leaders tackle complex challenges and drive their organizations forward, the value-added JLL Future Labs service curates immersive, multi-sensory collaboration experiences that foster innovative thinking and synergy and accelerate decision-making. JLL APAC leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to unify operations among diverse facility management stakeholders and eliminate data silos, enhancing collaboration and decision-making toward optimized building performance. Its comprehensive AI-enhanced JLL Serve FM application streamlines operations, automates processes, digitizes maintenance and reporting, and provides real-time visibility to optimize building usage, minimize costs, save time, and boost returns.

Janice Wung, industry principal at Frost & Sullivan, observed, “JLL APAC’s bold approach to exploring innovative insights beyond traditional FM scope, such as neuroscientific principles, enhance its solutions and deliver impactful results. Its foresight in technology integration is a key differentiator, empowering the company to remain at the forefront of the industry and capitalize on emerging market opportunities.”

JLL APAC’s Smart Building Platform helps clients enhance operational performance with real-time and remote asset monitoring, enabling continuous oversight, rapid problem detection, predictive maintenance, and improved occupant comfort. The platform drives cost optimization, enhances operational efficiency, and promotes sustainability while ensuring occupant comfort and safety. JLL APAC’s expert integration of the Internet of Things, big data, and intelligent technology enhances service excellence, promoting sustainability and propelling the FM industry into the future. Furthermore, its world’s first large language model specifically for the commercial real estate industry, the JLL Generative Pre-trained Transformer (JLL GPT) AI platform, performs comprehensive multi-source data analytics to provide clients with intelligent insights that drive informed strategies and enhance returns. JLL APAC’s customer-centric and collaborative approach, deep expertise, and reliability in addressing client pain points resulted in an impressive global Net Promoter Score of 100%, establishing a new regional record. Regardless of macroeconomic and business conditions, its steady growth momentum positions it to thrive and continue expanding its market presence.

“JLL APAC prioritizes mutual interests to drive value creation and sustainable growth for all stakeholders involved, redefining business partnerships in the FM industry. By adopting progressive, customer-centric strategies and fostering enduring relationships through collaboration, value creation, and service excellence, JLL APAC is well-positioned to lead the FM industry into the future,” added Rubini Kamal, best practices research analyst at Frost & Sullivan. With its strong overall performance, JLL APAC earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Asia Pacific Company of the Year Award in the facility management industry.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

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For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20.8 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 110,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, please visit www.jll.com

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PostEra announces expansion to $610M in their AI drug discovery collaboration with Pfizer

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BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PostEra, a biotechnology company specializing in machine learning for preclinical drug discovery, today announced an expansion of their partnership with Pfizer. The parties will launch a new Antibody-Drug-Conjugate (ADC) collaboration while also expanding their existing $260M AI Lab collaboration, which itself was built upon a successful Generative Chemistry partnership.

The teams will leverage PostEra’s AI platform, Proton, a pioneering innovation in generative chemistry and synthesis-aware design, to advance several programs. These new programs include small molecule therapeutics as well as ADCs, where PostEra will use Proton to optimize properties of payloads.

PostEra will receive an upfront payment of $12M and is eligible to receive additional milestone payments and tiered royalties on any approved products arising out of the collaboration.

Over the last 3 years, as part of the AI Lab, PostEra and Pfizer scientists have partnered closely to advance several small molecule programs. After Pfizer nominated the maximum number of programs, the teams have agreed to expand the collaboration to include additional targets with PostEra receiving additional upfront payment and eligibility for milestones and royalties.

“We’re pleased to significantly expand the use of PostEra’s Proton platform. This builds on peer-reviewed publications with Pfizer validating the real-world impact of AI-driven drug discovery in hitting preclinical milestones faster than anticipated,” said Alpha Lee, Chief Scientific Officer of PostEra. “This third partnership with our long-term collaborators at Pfizer underscores Proton’s depth and strength in making a meaningful impact on real-world drug discovery campaigns,” added Aaron Morris, CEO of PostEra.

About PostEra
PostEra is building a modern 21st century biopharma. We use Proton, our AI platform for medicinal chemistry, to accelerate the discovery of new medicines for patients. PostEra is advancing an internal pipeline while also advancing small molecule programs through partnerships with biopharma. We’ve closed over $1Bn in AI partnerships including 4 multi-year agreements with Pfizer and Amgen. PostEra is also leading an antiviral drug discovery center for pandemic preparedness, funded by one of the largest grants in NIH history.

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