3i, a world-leading private equity firm, announces that it has acquired a 45% stake in Soya Concept, a fast-growing women’s clothing company based in Denmark. The transaction facilitates a smooth generational transition following the retirement of Viggo Jensen from the business.

Soya Concept, founded in 2002 by Thomas Viller, Torben Brodersen and Viggo Jensen, sells fashionable, value-priced women’s clothing to more than 1,000 independent clothing retailers across Scandinavia, Benelux and Germany. Targeting fashion-conscious women between the ages of 25 and 40, the Sønderborg-based business produces nine clothing collections a year.
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Telephonetics VIP, the voice automation and speech recognition specialist, has integrated its Contact Centre telephony with the Enterprise Case Management solution from Lagan, the government software supplier.

The integration of Telephonetics VIP’s Contact Centre telephony with Lagan’s Enterprise Case Management system provides government organisations with the tools to help resolve queries first time and reduce avoidable contact, thereby achieving key targets and performance indicators set by the Government, including NI14.
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July 21

TransAlta Board of Directors to Evaluate Letter from LS Power

TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today announced it has received a non-binding letter from LS Power Equity Partners, an entity associated with Luminus Management LLC, and Global Infrastructure Partners regarding engaging in a dialogue about a possible acquisition of TransAlta for $39 per share in cash.

In the non-binding letter, received on Friday, July 18 after the close of markets, LS Power indicated that its possible acquisition would be structured as a plan of arrangement and be subject to completion of due diligence, TransAlta\'s Board of Directors\' approval and various other conditions.
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July 21

Strathmore Provides a Progress Update for Its Mine Permit Activities at George-Ver Uranium Property, Gas Hills District, Wyoming

Strathmore Minerals Corp. (\"Strathmore\" or \"the Company\") (TSX VENTURE: STM) is pleased to provide a progress update to shareholders on the ongoing mine permitting activities at the George-Ver Property, Gas Hills Uranium District, Wyoming. The property is owned by Strathmore\'s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Strathmore Resources (US) Ltd. and the mine permitting activities are overseen by personnel in the Company\'s Riverton, Wyoming office, located 45 miles from the project area. The George-Ver/Frazier LeMac deposits are the first of a series of open pits planned for sequential mining development in the Gas Hills. Originally scheduled for mine development by Federal American Partners in the 1980\'s, the George-Ver deposit hosts a historical measured and indicated resource estimate of 1,029,055 tons grading 0.072% U3O8 for a total of 1,491,995 lbs U3O8.
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July 21

Bear Creek announces drilling continues to intersect high-grade silver, mineralized footprint expands, and metallurgical testing continues to show high leach recoveries at Santa Ana, Peru

Bear Creek Mining (TSX Venture: BCM) (\"Bear Creek\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce results for 27 additional diamond drill holes (4,643 meters). Drilling at Santa Ana now totals 45,946 meters in 251 drill holes. Santa Ana is located in southeastern Peru 200 kilometers south of the Company\'s Corani silver-base metal deposit which is currently advancing under pre-feasibility studies. Highlights of this press release include:
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