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Advantek and Winpack Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Global Packaging Solutions

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Advantek, LLC (“Advantek”), a leading provider of precision component delivery systems, today announced a strategic partnership with key stakeholders of Jianyin Winpack Tech Co., Ltd. (“Winpack”), a recognized provider of precision packaging solutions headquartered in China. Advantek’s collaboration with Winpack’s Eurasia group marks a significant step in aligning the strengths of both companies to serve global customers more effectively, while enhancing Advantek and Winpack’s combined capabilities and reach.

Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Advantek operates manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Manila, Shanghai, Eau Claire (U.S.) and Laxa (Sweden). For over 40 years, Advantek’s precision-engineered specialty packaging tape has supported the safe transport and presentation of high-value semiconductor and electronic components. These solutions play a vital role in assembling products such as computers, mobile phones, LED lighting, medical devices, smart appliances, automobiles, and various consumer products. In 2022, Advantek partnered with Cornell Capital, a U.S.-based private investment firm, to accelerate initiatives to provide customers with optimal efficiency and flexibility across a global manufacturing footprint.

Through this latest strategic partnership, Advantek will benefit from Winpack’s established market presence, unlocking new high-volume opportunities and strengthening its global footprint, particularly in Asia. In turn, Winpack will gain access to Advantek’s comprehensive range of products and technological capabilities, enabling Winpack to offer customers an expanded portfolio by utilizing existing product offerings and advanced design expertise.

“This strategic partnership represents an important step forward in aligning our group with a global customer base and ensuring we continue to deliver the same level of consistent product excellence and high-quality service,” said Wim Goossens, President & CEO of Advantek. “By combining our strengths, we can better meet the evolving needs of the international market.”

“Partnering with Advantek allows us to accelerate our capabilities in serving the entire market, including providing the most precise and clean tolerances in the carrier tape market,” said Tim Lee, General Manager of Winpack. “We are excited to enhance our small form factor offerings and deliver the high degree of cleanliness that our customers demand.”

“As a leading provider of packaging solutions globally, Advantek has been focused on growing its presence in key international markets,” Allen Chu, Partner at Cornell Capital. “Through this partnership with Winpack, Advantek will be even better positioned as a best-in-class, global provider of precision component delivery systems, benefiting from Winpack’s two-decade presence in China.”

Under the terms of the strategic partnership, both companies will continue to operate independently and will be led by their existing management teams.

About Advantek
Advantek is a leading provider of precision component delivery systems with facilities in North America, Asia, and Europe. Advantek’s solutions play an important role in the assembly process of products such as computers, mobile phones, LED lighting, medical components, smart appliances, and automobiles. For more information, visit https://www.advantek.com.

About Cornell Capital
Cornell Capital is a U.S.-based private investment firm with approximately $5.5 billion of AUM and offices in New York and Hong Kong. Leveraging decades of global investment experience, the firm takes a disciplined approach to investing across the industrials and business services, financial services, and consumer sectors, often in companies that can benefit from the firm’s Asia presence and cross-border expertise. Founded in 2013 by Senior Partner Henry Cornell, the former Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, the firm is led by a highly seasoned team with significant shared investment experience. For more information, visit www.cornellcapllc.com.

For Media Inquiries:

Advantek:
Jason Skrtic
Vice President Global Marketing and Product Management
+1 715-833-1677
jason.skrtic@advantek.com 

Cornell Capital:
Kate Thompson / Erik Carlson / Madeline Jones
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
212-355-4449

 

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Howard Hughes Holdings Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) will replace Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 28. S&P 500 constituent CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) has acquired Arcosa in a deal that closed today, October 23.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name  

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Howard Hughes Holdings

HHH

Real Estate

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Arcosa

ACA

Industrials

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S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/. 

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

Media Contacts:

Taina Biggs
taina.biggs@sokin.com 

Nerissa Chesterfield
nerissa.chesterfield@chelseafc.com 

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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