Independent financial adviser appointed for partial offer for Cordlife

Independent financial adviser appointed for partial offer for Cordlife

[SINGAPORE] Cordlife has appointed Novus Corporate Finance as the independent financial adviser for a voluntary conditional cash partial offer it has received from a Thai company, said the private cord-blood bank on Thursday (May 29) in a bourse filing. Medeze Treasury, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai-listed stem cell company Medeze Group, had offered to…

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Ancient DNA reveals ‘unexpected’ new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas

Ancient DNA reveals ‘unexpected’ new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago, arriving first in North America before veering south. Groups that split off developed their own collection of genes…

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Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler dies in car crash at 71

Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler dies in car crash at 71

Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B band Kool & the Gang, tragically died at the age of 71 in a car accident. The Grammy-winning band confirmed the news of Sumler’s death on Thursday. “We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime wardrobe valet, Mike Sumler,” the band told The Post…

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Off-duty NYPD cop Chowdhury Nafees released from the hospital after horrific beating, robbery by masked thugs

Off-duty NYPD cop Chowdhury Nafees released from the hospital after horrific beating, robbery by masked thugs

The off-duty NYPD cop who was savagely beaten and robbed at knifepoint in the Bronx by two masked brutes was finally released from the hospital Wednesday to raucous applause from his fellow officers. Officer Chowdhury Nafees, who hasn’t been identified publicly until now, was discharged from Jacobi Medical Center Wednesday afternoon — four days after…

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Keppel appoints ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman from Jul 1

Keppel appoints ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman from Jul 1

[SINGAPORE] Keppel has appointed former DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta as deputy chairman and non-executive independent director of its board, effective Jul 1. Gupta will also be appointed a member of the nominating committee, remuneration committee and the board sustainability and safety committee in July. He recently retired from his role as DBS CEO in…

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