PALO ALTO, Calif., July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantifind, the leader in AI-native Risk Intelligence for financial crime and national security, today announced it was recognized as a Top 10 Core Technology provider in the 2026 Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50 report, while advancing overall and earning two category awards.

Beyond its overall ranking, Quantifind earned recognition that underscores the strength of its underlying technology:

• Top 10 – Core Technology across Financial Crime & Compliance
• Category Winner – Innovation: Quantifind Perpetual KYC
• Category Winner – Emerging Use Cases: Quantifind Open-source and Unstructured Data Processing

These recognitions validate Quantifind’s ability to help financial institutions and government agencies detect increasingly sophisticated financial crime and national security threats through its AI-native Risk Intelligence that delivers superior accuracy, speed, and scale simultaneously.

“Financial crime is evolving faster than legacy technologies were designed to adapt,” said Graham Bailey, COO of Quantifind. “Chartis’ recognition reinforces our belief that the future of financial crime and national security operations depends on AI-native technology capable of understanding complex entities, networks, and risk signals at scale.”

What Customers Say About Quantifind Impact

The technology capabilities recognized by Chartis translate directly into measurable operational improvements for customers. Financial institutions using Quantifind consistently report faster investigations, greater transparency into AI-driven decisions, and rapid implementation that accelerates time to value.

“The strategy they’ve taken of not just making decisions but explaining decisions is a very strong one.”

“By introducing Quantifind into the process, you are probably saving 60% to 70% of the investigator’s time.”

“Implementation was really easy because it was a simple API from the case manager to Quantifind. Implementation was a 10 out of 10. It’s very easy to implement.”

“Instead of spending hours Googling… we can boil that down into a few minutes of work.”

These customer experiences reinforce Quantifind’s mission to help financial institutions and government agencies modernize risk operations with AI-native technology that delivers greater accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Recognition Beyond the Overall Ranking

The Chartis FCC50 evaluates vendors across product functionality, core technology, innovation, customer success, strategy, and market presence. Quantifind’s Top 10 Core Technology recognition places it among the industry’s strongest technology innovators, while its category awards recognize leadership in two of the fastest-growing areas of financial crime operations: Perpetual KYC and AI-driven analysis of open-source and unstructured data.

Independent Recognition Among the Industry’s Leading Providers

The Chartis FCC50 includes many of the financial crime industry’s most established technology providers, including NICE Actimize, Oracle, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Moody’s, Nasdaq Verafin, Quantexa, ThetaRay, Feedzai, Visa, and LSEG Risk Intelligence. Among this highly competitive field, Chartis recognized Quantifind for the capabilities defining the next generation of financial crime operations.

About Quantifind

Quantifind is the leader in AI-native Risk Intelligence for modern risk operations. We deliver purpose-built solutions that transform how financial institutions and government agencies detect, assess, and mitigate financial crime and national security threats — including the complex networks that enable illicit finance, corruption, sanctions evasion, trafficking, and terrorism.

The Graphyte™ AI-native Risk Intelligence Platform unifies internal, third-party, and open-source data into a single, high-accuracy risk intelligence system powered by advanced entity resolution, Name Science™, dynamic risk typologies, and real-time network graph intelligence. Customers leverage the power of Graphyte accuracy, speed, and scale for KYC, Sanctions, Payments Transaction Intelligence, Investigations and Third-party risk management.

Contact us to learn how Quantifind empowers precise, mission-aligned intelligence at speed and scale.

Media Contact:
Annalisa Camarillo, CMO
contact@quantifind.com

HOUSTON, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pennzoil Quaker State Company DBA SOPUS Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell USA, Inc., that comprises Shell’s United States (“U.S.”) lubricants business, has completed the previously announced sale of Jiffy Lube International (JLI) and its subsidiary Premium Velocity Auto (PVA) LLC business to an affiliate of Monomoy Capital Partners (Monomoy) for $1.3 billion.

The sale includes the Jiffy Lube brand and a network of franchised stores which are owned and operated by independent franchisees, in addition to franchised stores that are owned and operated by PVA. Shell has retained its Pennzoil Quaker State, Rotella and other Shell Lubricants brands, along with marketing, manufacturing and distribution of lubricants in the U.S. and Canada that serve consumer, commercial and industrial sectors. As part of the transaction, Pennzoil Quaker State Company retains a long-term lubricants supply agreement with Monomoy.

The divestment supports ongoing portfolio high-grading by monetising a non-core Lubricants asset.

Notes to editors 

• For more information about Monomoy Capital Partners, visit their website: www.MCPFunds.com.
• Monomoy acquired Jiffy Lube® International (including the registered trademark), which operates more than 2,000 franchised and company-owned and operated service centers across the U.S. and licensees in Canada. Monomoy has also acquired Premium Velocity Auto, LLC (PVA Group), the second-largest Jiffy Lube franchisee, with over 360 locations across 20 states.
• Jiffy Lube was part of Shell Lubricants in the US for more than 20 years, delivering strong performance and building a trusted brand with millions of drivers. The JLI franchised stores provide lubrication, oil change, and light repairs for cars and light trucks using the trade name “Jiffy Lube”.  Jiffy Lube made up ~6.5% volume of Shell’s U.S. and Canada total lubricants business.
• The term “Shell Lubricants” collectively refers to Shell Group companies engaged in the lubricants business. Shell Lubricants companies have led the global lubricants industry by volume for more than 19 consecutive years.*
• The U.S. is a key market and a leading destination for Shell investment, with operations and interests in all 50 states. Shell is the leading deep-water operator and largest producer of oil and gas in the U.S. Gulf of America and the largest buyer of U.S. LNG. Through our Trading & Supply network, Shell moves U.S. energy reliably—from power and low-carbon fuels to LNG and refined products—to customers nationwide and globally. Shell operates the largest branded fuel network in the United States, with about 12,000 Shell‑branded gas stations serving more than 7 million customers daily. With more than 100 years in the U.S. and over 11,000 employees, Shell is delivering secure energy supplies and meeting the evolving needs of its customers today and into the future.

*Source: Kline & Company 2024, 23^rd Edition, Global Lubricants: Market Analysis & Assessment, 2024.

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Partnership expands access to Borregaard’s wood-based BioVanillin offering, helping manufacturers balance flavor performance, supply realities, and sustainability goals.

NORWALK, Conn., July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LBB Specialties (LBBS), a North American distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients providing technical solutions with a customer-first approach, today announced that, effective immediately, it has been appointed an authorized distributor in the United States and Canada for Borregaard’s BioVanillin line of products. The relationship expands access to Borregaard’s wood-based vanillin offering and strengthens support for manufacturers seeking a scalable vanilla flavor solution that pairs performance with a differentiated sustainability profile.

At the center of the announcement is Borregaard’s BioVanillin platform, led by EuroVanillin SUPREME, a plant-based vanillin made from Norway spruce sourced from sustainably managed forests. Borregaard has produced plant-based vanillin since 1962. EuroVanillin SUPREME (vanillin ex-Norway Spruce) is based on 100% renewable carbon, provides a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions compared with guaiacol vanillin synthesized from crude oil, and is the only PEFC-certified vanillin on the market. Borregaard is the only vanillin supplier producing vanillin from wood.

The market fit is compelling. Borregaard notes that vanilla flavor demand remains above available production of vanilla beans, while customer skepticism toward synthetic additives and stronger interest in plant-based and lower-carbon footprint ingredients continue to influence formulation decisions. Through LBBS’s reach across the Food & Nutrition and Flavor & Fragrance markets in North America, combined with its focus on strategic marketing, trend insights, and customer-first service, the partnership is designed to help more manufacturers evaluate and adopt EuroVanillin solutions across applications such as bakery, beverages, confectionery, and dairy.

“Borregaard’s BioVanillin offering gives the market something increasingly valuable: a dependable vanilla solution with strong flavor performance and a sustainability story that is real, measurable, and relevant to brands and manufacturers,” said Toby Schmelz, Vice President, Food & Beverage, LBB Specialties. “As an authorized distribution partner, LBBS can combine channel access, strategic marketing, and a driven, customer-focused commercial team to help accelerate adoption across the U.S. and Canada.”

“We are pleased to work with LBB Specialties to expand access to Borregaard’s BioVanillin solutions in the United States and Canada,” said Amie Byholt, Business Director – The Americas, Borregaard BioVanillin. “LBBS understands how to connect sustainability, technical value, and commercial execution in a way that helps customers evaluate where wood-based vanillin can create meaningful impact in their formulations and product portfolios.”

For more information about Borregaard’s BioVanillin platform, please contact LBB Specialties today.

About LBB Specialties

LBB Specialties (LBBS) is a dedicated provider of specialty chemicals and ingredients, specializing in sales, marketing, and distribution across North America. LBBS provides technical solutions with a customer-first approach, serving diverse end-markets through five industry and market business units: Care, Food & Nutrition, Industrial Specialties, Life Sciences, and Canada. www.LBBSpecialties.com

About Borregaard

Borregaard is a global leader in sustainable, wood-based ingredients and the world’s only commercial producer of vanillin derived from lignin, a natural component of wood. By transforming renewable forest resources into high-value specialty ingredients, Borregaard provides innovative solutions that help food and beverage manufacturers meet growing consumer demand for sustainability, transparency, and responsible sourcing.

Media Contact:
Ahmed Hanafy
media@lbbspecialties.com

DÜSSELDORF, Germany, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Düsseldorf – Sigla, a European private equity firm, is pleased to announce its investment in Bredehorst Clinic Medical Management GmbH (“BCMM” or “the Company”), Germany’s leading provider of tech-enabled procurement optimisation services for hospitals and care facilities.

BCMM improves the purchasing of German healthcare providers, particularly hospitals, by utilising its proprietary database of over five million invoice-level data points, built over nearly two decades, to deliver granular data insights and savings. This helps hospitals, which face increasing pressures from inflation and growing supply chain complexity, generate significant savings and enhance procurement processes.

BCMM and Sigla will work closely together to accelerate expansion and to digitalise BCMM’s operations to the benefit of German healthcare providers and other channel partners (e.g. GPOs). The investment comes from Sigla Fund I, which focuses on partnering with and building companies in distinct sub-sectors in healthcare and business services.

Why Sigla

Sigla brings more than 30 years of combined healthcare investing experience in DACH and Northern Europe. Sigla Partners have operated in the German hospital procurement value chain on multiple occasions over the past decade and have a longstanding relationship with BCMM’s management. Sigla’s know-how in hospital procurement and their ties into the ecosystem differentiate Sigla as an operationally-engaged partner to BCMM.

Karl Geisel, Managing Partner, Sigla, said: “BCMM has spent years earning the trust of some of Germany’s most prominent hospital groups by delivering measurable savings for them, while improving procurement quality. German hospitals are under financial pressure, making BCMM’s services more critical than ever. Demand for BCMM’s services is high. Our ambition with Kim and Philipp will be to increase BCMM’s own capacity to serve this demand, expanding on the great platform Philipp and Kim have built to date”

Phil Lesjak, Managing Partner, Sigla, added: “BCMM is exactly the kind of business we look to partner with: a clear market leader in a niche with a proven model, a proprietary data asset, deep category expertise, and an unmatched delivery track record. With the right investment in people, technology, and selective adjacencies, we see a strong basis for acceleration in BCMM’s core business and for service scope expansion.

Kim Königer, Managing Partner and Co-founder, BCMM, said: “The demands on hospitals and social care providers are growing enormously. What our clients need from a partner like BCMM is no longer simply cost reduction, it is a broader, deeper engagement which addresses procurement quality, supply security, and increasingly the data and digital infrastructure that sits behind every purchasing decision. Joining forces with Sigla allows us to widen that offering meaningfully. We have great respect for Sigla’s track record in our sector. Together we will be able to bring our clients a more comprehensive set of solutions than we could on our own.”

Philipp Wenning, Managing Partner and Co-founder, BCMM, added: “Over the past years we have built BCMM into the leader in our niche by combining deep category expertise with a model that consistently delivers measurable value for our clients. The next chapter is about scaling what works: investing in our people, accelerating digitisation, and strengthening the data and technology backbone that makes our service distinctive. Sigla brings exactly the right experience for this phase, including direct experience, specifically in digitising hospital procurement in Germany. Kim and I are delighted to continue this journey alongside a partner who understands the sector and shares our long-term ambition for the business”

About BCMM

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Dusseldorf, BCMM is a provider of healthcare procurement optimisation services. It is the only provider in Germany covering all non-personnel cost categories. The firm has approximately 60 specialists, has completed over 180 engagements, and works with many of Germany’s most prominent hospital groups and care associations.

Further information: www.bredehorst-cmm.de

About Sigla

Sigla is a sector-focused private equity firm investing across Europe in certain sub-segments in healthcare and business services. The firm’s partners have spent decades investing and operating as founders and executives in these sectors, combining deep networks with a hands-on approach to digitisation, operational improvement and strategic M&A. Sigla maintains a concentrated portfolio to ensure each company receives focused attention. The firm was founded by its managing partners Phil Lesjak and Karl Geisel, and is backed by Nordstjernan AB, a Swedish investment house with over 130 years of investing heritage, which is family-controlled and foundation-owned.

Further information: www.sigla-capital.com

Media Contacts

Sigla
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BCMM
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MUNICH, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arctech, a global leader in solar tracking and smart energy solutions, showcased its integrated technologies at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich. The company highlighted its “Tracker+” Ecosystem, engineered to support Europe’s evolving energy transition.

As Europe scales up its renewable energy deployment, solar projects are facing increasingly complex terrains, land constraints, and diversified application scenarios. In response, Arctech demonstrated how its integrated solutions deliver enhanced adaptability, efficiency, and lifecycle performance.

Purpose-Built Solutions for the European Market

To address Europe’s mountainous terrains, high wind and snow-load regions, and variable weather patterns, Arctech’s “Tracker+” Ecosystem offers tailored solutions for utility-scale and agrivoltaics applications. The featured portfolio includes:

SkyLine II: An all-terrain intelligent tracking system for complex landscapes, offering adaptability to mountainous and uneven terrain while supporting streamlined installation and long-term structural stability.

SkySmart II: An advanced 2P solar tracker featuring intelligent wind stow protection and AI-driven tracking optimization, enhancing system safety and energy yield.

Star Shine: An autonomous cleaning robot designed to optimize O&M performance and minimize soiling losses.

SkyFlex: A cable mounting system that improves installation efficiency while reducing structural stress.

Track Record in Europe

Arctech’s solutions have been deployed across key European markets, including a 342 MW and a 67 MW project in Romania, a 266 MW project in Greece, and a 52 MW project in Poland, underscoring Arctech’s adaptability to diverse terrains, complex regulatory environments, and rigorous climate conditions.

Expanding Global Collaboration

During the exhibition, Arctech announced new project signings totaling 132MW in Türkiye and Zambia, further extending its proven engineering capabilities into emerging markets.

European Innovation and Validation

The exhibition also highlighted Arctech Verification Base (AVB) in Puertollano, Spain. The AVB supports product performance under real-world European environmental conditions, driving continuous R&D innovation and localized engineering development.

“Europe is at a critical stage of its energy transition, where solar deployment is moving toward more complex terrains and diversified application scenarios,” said Mr. Cai Hao, Chairman of Arctech. “Arctech is committed to supporting this transformation by delivering reliable, intelligent, and adaptable solar tracking and energy solutions that create long-term value for partners across the region.”

About Arctech
For more information about Arctech, visit: https://en.arctechsolar.com/