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Lazard Expands Financial Advisory Business in DACH Region and Appoints Dr. Marco Superina to Lead Investment Banking for Switzerland

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ZURICH, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lazard today announced the expansion of its Financial Advisory business with the appointment of Dr. Marco Superina to lead investment banking for Switzerland, strengthening the firm’s dedicated coverage of the DACH region and its focus on clients across Switzerland. This expansion and appointment reflect the firm’s ongoing investment to accelerate growth in Europe by broadening coverage in key markets across the region and its global Financial Advisory franchise as part of its long-term growth strategy, Lazard 2030.

Marco will be based in Zurich and advise Swiss and international corporations, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors on mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions and other strategic matters. He will be part of the DACH management team led by Marcus Schenck, Head of Financial Advisory for the DACH region at Lazard. 

“Switzerland’s economy combines some of the world’s most recognised global champions with a deep base of internationally minded, founder- and family-owned businesses,” said Marcus Schenck, Head of Financial Advisory, DACH. “With Marco joining Lazard to lead our new presence in Zurich, we are strengthening our ability to serve these markets with the same level of local expertise and access to Lazard’s global advisory platform.”

Marco joins Lazard from UBS, where he served as Head of Global Banking Switzerland, overseeing the firm’s coverage and investment banking activities in the country. He previously held senior roles at Credit Suisse, where he began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997, including Head of M&A Switzerland, Head of M&A Northern Europe and Head of Healthcare M&A for Europe. Marco holds a doctorate in banking and finance from the University of Zurich.

“I have spent almost 30 years advising Swiss companies from within leading financial institutions,” said Marco Superina. “Lazard offers clients the independent M&A advice and capital solutions they expect, backed by nearly two centuries of experience advising on some of Europe’s most consequential transactions. I look forward to bringing Lazard’s global capabilities and local expertise to clients across Switzerland.”

About Lazard

Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics and other strategic matters, as well as asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Lazard is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Lazard, Inc. under the ticker LAZ. For more information, please visit Lazard.com and follow Lazard on LinkedIn.

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Flore Larger
+33 6 33 13 41 50
flore.larger@lazard.com 

Poppy Trowbridge
+44 20 7187 2065
poppy.trowbridge@lazard.com 

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BlazeHive’s AI SEO Agent Outranks Human Writers on 500+ Google Top-3 Results in 5 Months, on Autopilot

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More than 150 keywords rank #1 on Google with an average position of 1.0. They held the top spot every day for 2 months straight. Behind them is BlazeHive, the AI SEO agent that does the work of a full SEO team: keyword strategy, writing, humanization, and daily publishing straight into the CMS. Agencies run it white-label across client accounts, and SEO professionals steer it through chat.

BERLIN, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The SEO industry has spent 2 years insisting AI content can’t rank. An autonomous agent spent 5 months proving it wrong, in Google’s own data.

BlazeHive, an AI SEO agent that runs SEO on autopilot, has taken more than 500 keywords into Google’s top 3 results and more than 1,500 onto page one since launching in March 2026. Google has shown its pages 2.77 million times. Every page was researched, written, humanized, and published by the agent itself, with no writers, editors, or prompts. The scoreboard is Google Search Console, Google’s own reporting system.

“Everyone in SEO repeats the same line: AI content doesn’t rank, Google will catch it, you still need humans in the loop,” said Yassine Rajallah, founder of BlazeHive. “Meanwhile our agent outranks human-written pages every single day, with Google’s own data keeping score.”

“The problem was never AI content,” he added. “It was lazy AI content. Google doesn’t rank origin, and it doesn’t even rank quality. It ranks reader signals. It’s simple really: does your page answer the intent fast enough and deep enough? Does the reader bounce back to the search results, or close the page satisfied? Most AI content fails those tests, not because a machine wrote it, but because nobody checked.”

That check is the product. Unlike an AI SEO tool that stops at recommendations, BlazeHive ships the work: before any page goes live, it passes a humanization gate built on 30,000+ documented AI writing patterns. Its targeting algorithm condenses 20 years of SEO and programmatic SEO experience, finding the sweet spot between buyer intent keywords and ease of ranking against giants, sometimes within hours. Keywords are cross-checked on live Google SERPs so no two pages compete.

The rest is full SEO automation: hand BlazeHive a URL and it studies the business, builds the strategy, then writes and publishes straight into WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Replit, Lovable, or any CMS via webhook. Pages are built to rank on Google and get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

BlazeHive is built for founders, SaaS teams, and agencies running it white-label, delivering the work of an SEO retainer without the retainer. BlazeHive runs its own sites on the same engine its customers use, which is where the 1,500 rankings came from.

https://www.blazehive.io

Contact:
BlazeHive
Yassine Rajallah, Founder
***@blazehive.io

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COMMERCIAL BANK OF DUBAI (CBD) RECOGNISED FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIGITAL BANKING TRANSFORMATION AT THE GLOBAL BRAND AWARDS 2026

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LONDON, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) has been honoured with the ‘Excellence in Digital Banking Transformation – United Arab Emirates’ title at the Global Brand Awards 2026, organised by Global Brands Magazine.

The Global Brand Awards recognise organisations that demonstrate sustained excellence, innovation and measurable impact within their industries. CBD was recognised for its continued commitment to transforming the banking experience through digital innovation, delivering seamless and intuitive financial services that meet the evolving needs of customers in the UAE.

Commenting on the recognition, Jay Reddy, CEO of Global Brands Magazine said, “Digital transformation is most meaningful when it creates tangible value for customers rather than simply introducing new technology. CBD has demonstrated a clear commitment to rethinking the banking experience through innovation that is practical, accessible and built around the evolving needs of its customers. This recognition reflects an organisation that continues to adapt with purpose while contributing to the broader evolution of banking in the UAE.”

Vladislavs Mironovs, Chief Digital Officer of CBD said, “We are honoured to be recognised for Excellence in Digital Banking Transformation. At CBD, our digital philosophy is rooted in a simple principle that technology only creates value when it meaningfully serves customers. By embedding innovation into the core of our operations, we have made banking seamless and secure for both individuals and businesses alike. This recognition reflects the discipline and focus of our teams, and reinforces our ongoing commitment to supporting the UAE’s ambitions to become a leading digital banking economy.”

ABOUT COMMERCIAL BANK OF DUBAI

Commercial Bank of Dubai (DFM: CBD) is a Public Shareholding Company established in 1969 by an Emiri Decree issued by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. CBD provides a comprehensive range of retail and commercial banking products and services through an extensive network of branches and ATMs in the UAE. 

As of 30 June 2026, the Bank reported total assets of AED 154.5 billion and a net profit of AED 1,885 million before tax, reflecting its strong market standing and ongoing growth. The Bank delivers a full suite of personal, elite, private, business, corporate and institutional banking services through both conventional and Shari’ah-compliant formats. These are further supported by advanced digital platforms, including a next-generation mobile app and the award-winning iBusiness platform. CBD also operates ‘UP by CBD’, a digital banking platform designed to support micro and small businesses across the UAE with integrated banking, payments, credit and financial management solutions. Recognised for its innovation and digital leadership, CBD actively supports national development goals while backing its customers and enabling their growth through financial technology, Emiratization, and strategic partnerships.

For more information, contact CBD’s PR and Media team at cbd.ogilvypr@ogilvy.com.

ABOUT GLOBAL BRANDS MAGAZINE

Global Brands Magazine (GBM) is a UK-based publication providing independent insights, analysis, and recognition of brands shaping industries worldwide. Through its editorial platform and annual awards programme, GBM evaluates organisations on performance, innovation, relevance, and long-term impact across global markets.

The publication reaches over 6 million annual readers, generating more than 10 million page views, and engages a growing international audience across digital and social platforms.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL BRAND AWARDS

The Global Brand Awards celebrate excellence in brand performance, recognising companies and organisations that excel in quality, innovation, and customer-centric services across various sectors, including finance, education, hospitality, technology, and more.

The 2025 awards ceremony was hosted at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai, continuing a tradition of high-profile venues, including The Address Downtown, Waldorf Astoria, and JW Marriott.

The 2026 ceremony will take place at Address Sky View Dubai on 02 October 2026.

For a complete list of winners, visit:

https://www.globalbrandsmagazine.com/brand-awards-winners/.

To nominate a company or leader for the Global Brand Awards 2026, visit: https://www.globalbrandsmagazine.com/nomination-form/.

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/R E P E A T — Media Advisory – Government of Canada officials to hold a media technical briefing on clean energy projects in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec/

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OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 16, 2026 /CNW/ — Ahead of an important announcement related to clean energy projects in Labrador, media are invited to an embargoed technical briefing held by Government of Canada officials.

Event: Hybrid (in-person and virtual)
Date: Monday, August 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. ET

Location: National Press Theatre
Room 325 Wellington Building
180 Wellington, Ottawa, Ontario

Zoom link: Provided by the Parliamentary Press Gallery

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is in person or via Zoom, and is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

Embargo Terms

By participating, media understand and agree to the terms of the embargo. The embargo on the documents and information provided will remain in effect until Prime Minister Mark Carney starts delivering his remarks at an event in St. John’s on August 17, 2026. Participants will not publicly discuss or release the materials or information in any manner until the embargo is lifted.

The technical briefing will be on background only and on a not-for-attribution basis. Should the terms of the embargo be breached, participants and/or their organizations may not be permitted to participate in future Government of Canada embargoed briefings. 

Accessing Embargoed Documents

Participants should contact Media Relations at the Department of Natural Resources Canada at media@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca to receive briefing materials in advance. By receiving materials in advance, participants agree to keep them under embargo until the embargo is lifted, as per above.

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