SAN FRANCISCO -Friday, January 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Andersen name will make its debut in Ireland this week as the Irish collaborating firm of Andersen Global, mgpartners, becomes Andersen Tax. The Dublin tax firm became a collaborating firm in August 2016 and is now a member firm of Andersen Global, officially operating as Andersen Tax. Mark Gorman, Managing Partner in Ireland, commented, “We’ve worked with the Partners at Andersen Tax in the U.S. on client engagements for several years and, more recently, our clients have had an excellent experience with the other member firms of Andersen Global. Joining Andersen Global is undoubtedly a benefit for our clients and we are thrilled to formalize our longstanding relationship under the name Andersen Tax.” As Andersen Tax, the firm will continue to advise Irish and international clients on tax planning, tax risk management and tax dispute resolution. The firm specializes in advising on complex Irish and cross bo ... Read more »

PARIS & NEW-YORK -Friday, January 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The global market of modern and contemporary African art performed strongly in 2016 with a sell-through rate of 72% in a morose context of the international art market and the slowing down of African economies. This segment proved to be an exception. The huge direct and indirect investments, mainly in western countries as well as new structural initiatives in Africa ranging between US$ 300 million to US$ 400 million in the last five years. Modern art led the market with a sell-through rate of 76%, and 55% in value of the total amount of sales, reaching US$23.3 million. Bids that exceeded the symbolic threshold of US$1 million rose by 200%, including 50% for modern art and 50% for contemporary art. Strauss & Co, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, is the leading auction house for the total amount of works sold with 31% in value and 57% of lots. Auction houses based in the African continent counting for 46.1% o ... Read more »

New Chapter of Campaign Led by Siblings Kaia and Presley Gerber NEW YORK -Friday, January 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], today announced its new CALVIN KLEIN JEANS global multi-media advertising campaign. The campaign represents the latest iteration of the evolution in the CALVIN KLEIN brand’s globally recognized #MYCALVINS call to action: Our Family. #MYCALVINS. Shot by photographer Willy Vanderperre, the latest chapter of this new campaign features model siblings Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber. The cast is featured wearing core styles of CALVIN KLEIN JEANS that are available in stores and online now. The evolved #MYCALVINS concept has family at its center, a display of unity between strong individuals, further emphasized by the symbolism of the traditional American quilt. This campaign captures these bonds and brings to life different ways we can inspire families - both born and made - to connect ... Read more »

The more accessible VLP-16 is paving the way for advanced safety and autonomous transportation for all SAN JOSE, Calif.-Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Led by inventor and entrepreneur David Hall, Velodyne LiDAR – the world leader in 3D vision systems and advanced safety for autonomous vehicles – today announced a significant cost reduction for its VLP-16 Puck, which will spur hope and excitement for the development of safe autonomous vehicles that are accessible to all. Velodyne’s most popular LiDAR sensor, the VLP-16, is now offered to customers around the world for up to a 50 percent cost reduction. “Demand for our VLP-16s grew tremendously in 2017. As a result, we increased capacity and now can pass along savings as cost reduction to our customers,” said David Hall, Founder and CEO, Velodyne LiDAR. “We want to make 2018 a year of optimism for the autonomous vehicle, especially as the first waves of robocabs hit the road. Our goal is the democratizati ... Read more »