CHICAGO-Tuesday 7 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cushman & Wakefield plc (“Cushman & Wakefield”) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 45,000,000 of its ordinary shares, at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. In connection with the initial public offering, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 6,750,000 ordinary shares from Cushman & Wakefield. As a result, the total initial public offering size was 51,750,000 shares. The shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol “CWK.” Cushman & Wakefield also announced the initial closing of a primary private placement investment by Vanke Service (HongKong) Co., Limited in an aggregate number of ordinary shares that will represent ownership of 4.9% of outstanding ordinary shares after giving effect to the initial public offering and the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional ordinary shares. Cushman & Wakefie ... Read more »

Ally is a blockchain-powered decentralized application (dApp) for P2P communication designed to truly put user privacy and data ownership first TORONTO-Friday 3 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skrumble Network (SKM), a communication-centric public blockchain that simplifies the way people contact and contract, today announced the global Beta release of its first dApp – Ally – on iOS and Android. Currently centralized in Beta, and soon to be decentralized in September 2018, Ally is the first of its kind, multi-purpose mobile media and communication application that enables users around the world to communicate freely, anonymously, and securely. Unlike Facebook, Telegram and WeChat, the new dApp is powered by the Skrumble Network public chain, and therefore uses community-owned storage with no centralized servers. This ensures that no external entities have the power to censor, block or manipulate any data. “We’re excited to mark this milestone in our project, where the ... Read more »