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Blue Ridge Associates acquires Economic Group Pension Services (EGPS), in transformative deal, to better serve plan sponsors, advisors, and channel partners

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Ridge Associates (“Blue Ridge”), a leading provider of administration and compliance solutions for employer-sponsored, tax-advantaged equity compensation and savings benefit plans, announced today that it has acquired Economic Group Pension Services (“EGPS”). The addition of EGPS represents a landmark milestone for Blue Ridge, fundamentally transforming the organization’s size and scale while broadening its service portfolio and geographic footprint to better serve plan sponsors, advisors, and channel partners.

Established in 1971, EGPS is an industry-leading retirement plan services firm that offers plan design, administration, actuarial consulting, and 3(16) fiduciary services for all types of retirement plans. Based in New York, New York, EGPS brings over 260 team members and 7,200 retirement plans with over $17 billion assets under administration to the Blue Ridge portfolio.

“This milestone acquisition brings together two highly complementary organizations with a shared commitment to delivering even greater value to the clients and partners we serve through a more comprehensive suite of capabilities, a service first culture, and unmatched technical expertise,” said Mark Agustin, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ridge. “EGPS has built a differentiated platform with extraordinary talent, and we are thrilled to welcome Daniel and his team to the Blue Ridge family.”

Following this acquisition, the combined organization will have over 650 team members across 10 locations, serving over 17,500 plans with over 1.2 million participants and $87 billion in assets under administration across the US retirement and equity compensation benefit plan sector.

“Joining forces with Blue Ridge is the right move at the right time for EGPS, our team, and our clients,” said Daniel Liss, Chief Executive Officer of EGPS. “This partnership allows us to scale meaningfully while continuing to deliver the high level of service our clients expect. Together, we bring a broader set of capabilities and deeper expertise to create new opportunities for our people. We’re excited to partner with Mark and the Blue Ridge team as we write the next chapter of EGPS.”

Bill Yoerger, Executive Chairman for Blue Ridge added, “EGPS is precisely the kind of organization — with market-leading capabilities, exceptional culture, and a loyal client base — that accelerates our strategic vision and operating capabilities.”

For more information, please contact Mark Agustin at magustin@oneblueridge.com.

About Blue Ridge Associates

Founded in 1988, Blue Ridge is a leading provider of administration and compliance solutions for employer-sponsored tax-advantaged equity compensation and savings benefit plans, serving over 10,300 plans covering over 950,000 participants with over $69 billion in assets under management. The Company offers a full suite of tech-enabled services, including recordkeeping, administration, compliance, consulting, communication, and education for tax-advantaged employer-sponsored ESOP plans, as well as all types of qualified retirement plans, such as 401(k), 403(b), cash balance and pension plans. The Company’s integrated, best-of-breed delivery model, proprietary technology platform, and established network of strategic distribution partners, make it easy for employers to provide wealth building benefits to employees. Blue Ridge is a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

About EGPS

Founded in 1971, Economic Group Pension Services (EGPS) is a national independent consulting firm that designs and administers cutting edge retirement plans. The company serves over 7,200 benefit plans for business owners and their employees across the country. For more information about EGPS, please visit https://egps.com.

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 42-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Business Services, Franchising & Multi-unit, Education & Training and Engineered Products. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies. LLCP believes that by investing in a combination of debt and equity securities, it offers management teams growth capital in a highly tailored, flexible investment structure that can be a more attractive alternative than traditional private equity.

LLCP’s global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by 9 partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 20 years. Since inception, LLCP and its affiliates have managed approximately $18.5 billion of capital across nearly 20 investment funds and has invested in approximately 120 portfolio companies. LLCP currently manages $12.7 billion of assets and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

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Kubermatic positioned as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Edge Kubernetes Platforms, Q3 2026, by QKS Group

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The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Edge Kubernetes Platform vendors. Kubermatic, with its comprehensive edge Kubernetes capabilities, has received strong ratings across both technology excellence and customer impact.

PUNE, India, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — QKS Group announced today that it has named Kubermatic as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Edge Kubernetes Platforms, Q3 2026.

Vyshak, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Kubermatic differentiates itself through its highly scalable Kubernetes-in-Kubernetes architecture, full-stack automation support, and strong commitment to open, infrastructure-neutral operations. The platform’s ability to unify virtual machines and containers, combined with capabilities such as KubeLB, operational autonomy for disconnected environments, and early investments in AI-native operations through K8sGPT and MCP integration, positions Kubermatic strongly for enterprises seeking to build sovereign, distributed cloud environments at scale. Its architecture is particularly well suited for organizations prioritizing workload portability, operational efficiency, and long-term infrastructure flexibility across edge, hybrid cloud, and regulated environments.”

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Edge Kubernetes Platform providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

“Being recognized as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix™ for Edge Kubernetes Platforms is a strong validation of our vision for open, scalable, and sovereign infrastructure. We believe organizations should be able to build cloud-native platforms that remain secure, resilient, and under their control. We thank our customers and partners for their trust and collaboration as we continue to advance cloud-native operations at scale,” says Sebastian Scheele, CEO and Co-Founder of Kubermatic.

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For more information about Kubermatic, visit HereSPARK Matrix™ Edge Kubernetes Platforms, Q3 2026

About Kubermatic:

Kubermatic is a German software company specializing in Kubernetes automation and lifecycle management.

Kubermatic offers a robust suite of products and services to enable enterprises to efficiently automate, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid environments. The company’s mission is to enable organizations to operate complex infrastructure more efficiently through automation.

Kubermatic is the creator of KubeOne, KubeLB, KubeSG, KDP, Kubermatic Virtualization and Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP).

As a leading European contributor to the Kubernetes project, Kubermatic actively participates in upstream development and maintains open-source projects within the cloud native ecosystem. The company also provides enterprise support and professional services to help organizations scale and standardize their Kubernetes infrastructure.

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About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology – integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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Biel Crystal Wins the World’s Preeminent Design Award, Red Dot Product Design of the Year 2026

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HONG KONG, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Biel Crystal Holding Limited (Biel Crystal) has been awarded the prestigious honorary title “Red Dot: Product Design of the Year” for 2026 at the internationally renowned Red Dot Design Award competition organized by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany. This award is used to recognize outstanding design products that have proved themselves through consistently innovative, top-class design quality and have set the highest standards of design excellence.

BIEL Crystal’s Award-Winning Designs

BIEL Crystal’s award-winning design is the “Witch Cloak” Ultra-Hard Coating, a smartphone glass cover technology developed in partnership with Honor Device Co., Ltd. This breakthrough cover glass is now featured on Honor’s latest Magic V5 foldable smartphone.

“Witch Cloak” Ultra-Hard Coating, by virtue of its exclusive 4,000-layer structure, achieves a comprehensive upgrade across 6 key dimensions (impact resistance/scratch resistance/wear resistance/fingerprint resistance/slimness/smoothness).

Employing ultra-hard layers, the product boasts a Mohs hardness of over 7, offering impact/scratch resistance 10 times greater than that of its traditional counterparts—easily tackling daily impact and wear. It also incorporates multiple anti-reflective layers, improving light transmittance while reducing light reflectivity to minimize glare for high clarity even under strong light. A durable anti-fingerprint layer can withstand 15,000 friction cycles—3 times the industry standard—efficiently resisting fingerprints and oil stains to maintain a clean screen over time. Additionally, the application of nano-level polishing technology results in a friction coefficient of just 0.02, thereby facilitating smooth operation.

Co-Developing Companies: Honor Device Co., Ltd. & BIEL Crystal Holding Limited
Manufacturer: BIEL Crystal Holding Limited
Designers: Dengkui Miao, Qiuqun Chen, Simon Yeung, Jianbiao Wang, Jianxiang Huang, Dongjun Hou, Xiaohua Bian, Kai Ding, Deen He

About BIEL Crystal
As a global leader in exterior structure and module solutions for smart devices, BIEL Crystal serves a wide range of industries. Its advanced components are essential to consumer electronics, smart wearables, AR/VR glasses, and next-generation automotive applications. This trust is reflected in its long-standing partnerships with industry pioneers such as Apple, Samsung, Meta, and Tesla.

With more than 36 years of technological innovation and excellent management, BIEL Crystal has become a large technology innovation group with 9 advanced production bases worldwide, with a total investment of over $70 billion, covering a total area of about 5.08 million square meters, employing more than 100,000 people and with an annual production capacity of 2.5 billion pieces.

About the Red Dot Design Award

The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955, is one of the world’s most prestigious design awards. It recognizes design products that demonstrate outstanding innovation, creativity, and superior design quality, with particular emphasis on comprehensive design achievements realized through exceptional product excellence.

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Shure Appoints HecPro as Fulfillment Partner in Türkiye

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DUBAI, UAE, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shure, a leading global provider of audio technology, has appointed HecPro as its fulfillment partner in Türkiye, reinforcing its commitment to supporting customers and partners across the market.

Through this partnership, HecPro will help ensure product availability and provide operational support to Shure customers throughout Türkiye, strengthening business continuity across the install, retail, and live event sectors.

“The appointment of a fulfillment partner in Türkiye is an important step in ensuring business continuity and delivering the support our customers require,” said Yassine Mannai, Associate Sales Director at Shure MEA. “We look forward to working closely with HecPro while accelerating the introduction of our latest innovations, including AI-powered solutions designed to enhance performance and user experience across a wide range of professional audio applications.”

Commenting on the partnership, Aytuğ Ozan, Chairman of HecPro, said: “We consider this partnership a new chapter in the Turkish market. Shure’s technological leadership and innovation strength make this a strategically important collaboration, and we are committed to increasing accessibility, supporting channel partners, and enhancing the overall user experience across Türkiye.”

As demand for professional audio solutions continues to grow across corporate, education, entertainment, and live event environments, Shure is reinforcing its commitment to the Turkish market by bringing its latest technologies and expertise closer to customers and partners across the country.

About Shure  

Shure (www.shure.com) has been helping people sound extraordinary for more than 100 years. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio and collaboration technology, known for our commitment to quality, performance, and durability. We make microphones, wireless microphones, conference room solutions, earphones and headphones, in-ear monitors, and more. From the biggest broadcast events and live performances to critical business meetings and university lectures, to your home office or studio, you can always rely on Shure. Shure is headquartered just outside of Chicago in Niles, Illinois, in the United States. We have more than 30 locations around the world, and our products are sold in over 120 countries. 

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