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Velocity Global acquires iWorkGlobal to accelerate remote work and global expansion platform; receives $100M growth investment from FFL Partners
April 6, 2021 GMT News Direct
Velocity Global, the leading provider of global expansion solutions, today announced its acquisition of iWorkGlobal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gary D. Nelson and Associates, and a $100 million growth investment from private equity firm FFL Partners. The combined company, under the Velocity Global name, creates the largest U.S. domestic and global Employer of Record (EoR) and accelerates the future of remote work for companies around the world.
Lily-Rose Depp says fame is a âsilly side effectâ of her career.
The 21-year-old actress â who is the daughter of Johnny Depp â has said she feels âgrateful and privilegedâ to have the career she does, but insists she never set out to be famous and instead is simply doing a job she âreally lovesâ.
Speaking in a joint interview alongside her âVoyagersâ co-star Tye Sheridan, she said: â[Fame is] a silly side effect of what we both really love doing. I think I can speak for both of us when I say that we just really, really love our jobs. Weâre both really passionate about it and feel really grateful and privileged that weâre able to ⦠wake up and do things that we love to do.â
Internet learning aims to become a more enjoyable, user-friendly pursuit By CHENG YU | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-06 07:28 Share CLOSE An advertisement of VIPThink, which helps develop children s logical thinking skills, is seen at a subway station in Beijing in February. [Photo provided to China Daily]
China s online education industry has entered a new round of competition, as innovation-minded companies have gained new momentum in sectors such as skills-improvement, logical thinking, piano and painting.
Industry insiders said that such efforts are adding fresh growth engines to the industry where online education is no longer limited to basic subjects like math and English, which have traditionally centered around improving grades.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi expands into hydrogen, Eging PV secures 280 MW order
Monocrystalline module manufacturer Longi is venturing into new territory but missed out to its rival on two big panel orders from a state-owned power company.Module manufacturer Longi has set up Longi Hydrogen Technology Co Ltd, a new unit aimed at expanding the group s activities into the green hydrogen business. Longi chairman and president Li Zhenguo will also chair the new company and act as general manager. China Southern Power Grid has revealed module maker Eging PV secured the order from its first solar panel procurement process of the year. Eging was selected as a preferred supplier .
FRYEBURG, Maine â The sale of Poland Spring Brand Natural Spring Water, which gets water from springs around Fryeburg, to One Rock Capital Partners LLC and Metropoulos & Co. was announced March 31 as part of the private equity firms previously announced acquisition of Nestle Waters North America, including Poland Spring, from Nestle S.A.
According to Vending Times, Dean Metropoulos, an industry veteran with 40 years of experience operating and investing in food and beverage brands, has been appointed chairman and interim CEO of Nestle Waters North America.
Metropoulus & Co describes itself as a family-owned investment firm and is based in Greenwich, Conn.