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Sentinel Closes Sale of Spectrum Safety Solutions’ Marioff Unit

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Divests Global Leader in High-Pressure Water Mist Fire Protection Systems

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, today announced the sale of Marioff, a standalone unit of its Spectrum Safety Solutions platform, to Inflexion, a European private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Marioff is a leading global provider of high-pressure water mist fire suppression solutions. Its proprietary HI-FOG® technology protects life, property, and business continuity in applications where fire risk, uptime requirements, and asset protection are critical. Marioff serves customers in more than 70 countries across marine segments, such as cruise, navy, and commercial vessels, and land-based segments, including datacenters, energy and industrial facilities, and complex buildings.

Sentinel acquired Marioff in 2024 from Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR) as part of a complex carveout that created Spectrum Safety Solutions. In July 2026, Sentinel sold Spectrum’s Autronica unit to strategic buyer MSA Safety (NYSE: MSA). The two divestitures position Spectrum to narrow its focus to its U.S.-headquartered detection and monitoring businesses, Det-Tronics and Fireye.

“Our partnership with Sentinel has been instrumental in Marioff’s growth over the past two years,” said Juha Ilvonen, Marioff’s CEO. “Their strategic support and unwavering confidence in our team helped strengthen the business and position us for this exciting next chapter. We’re grateful for everything we accomplished together.”

“It’s been a pleasure partnering with Juha and the outstanding Marioff team,” said Eric Bommer, Sentinel’s Co-Managing Partner. “During our ownership, the team strengthened the business and reinforced its global leadership in water mist fire protection. We thank the entire organization for its dedication and wish Marioff every success as it embarks on its next phase of growth with Inflexion.”

Sentinel’s experience in industrials includes investments in Alemite (industrial lubrication equipment and components); Chromalox (commercial and industrial electric heating products and systems); ECM Industries, NSI Industries, and Power Products (electrical products); IEP Technologies (systems and services that suppress, isolate, and vent combustible dust or vapor explosions); and RotoMetrics (rotary tooling products).

J.P. Morgan and Citi served as exclusive financial advisors to Sentinel, and Kirkland & Ellis provided legal services.

About Sentinel Capital Partners

Sentinel is a leading midmarket private equity firm. Working collaboratively with portfolio companies, Sentinel offers operational resources and strategic advice that help its management teams solve challenges, capitalize on opportunities, and build stronger, more valuable businesses. Sentinel also provides debt and preferred capital as a minority partner through its Capital Solutions strategy.

Sentinel focuses on niche markets across business services, consumer goods and services, healthcare services, and industrials. Since its inception in 1995, Sentinel has raised more than $11.2 billion of capital. To learn more, please visit sentinelpartners.com.

About Marioff

Marioff provides water mist fire protection systems to marine, energy, infrastructure, data center, and commercial building end markets. The company offers a suite of solutions covering the fire protection lifecycle, including system design, engineering, manufacturing, installation support, and lifecycle service and maintenance. With a global footprint spanning Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia, Marioff serves a diversified customer base through direct sales and a broad channel partner network. Marioff employs about 660 people and is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland. For more information, visit http://www.marioff.com/en.

About Inflexion

Inflexion is a private equity firm that partners with management teams to invest in and grow high-quality businesses across Europe. The firm focuses on midmarket companies across a range of sectors, including business services, consumer, healthcare, and technology. Inflexion provides capital and strategic support to drive international expansion, operational improvement, and value creation. Inflexion is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.inflexion.com.

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ThinkAndor® Now Available in Epic Toolbox for Ambient Nursing Documentation

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Helping Health Systems Address Nursing Shortages, Burnout, & Documentation Burden Through Ambient AI

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Andor Health, the AI-native healthcare infrastructure setting the standard, announces that ThinkAndor® is now Epic Toolbox designated for Ambient Voice Recognition: Nursing Flowsheets.

Nurses often spend hours documenting care, extending charting beyond scheduled shifts and lose time for direct patient care. As organizations seek new ways to support and retain clinical staff, ambient documentation is emerging as a key technology to reduce administrative burden and improve their experience.

ThinkAndor® uses ambient AI and voice recognition to capture clinical conversations naturally and transform them into structured nursing documentation directly within Epic Rover. By supporting documentation in the background, ThinkAndor® gives nurses back time with patients by enabling quicker charting, all within their existing workflows.

“Healthcare organizations are looking for meaningful ways to support their nursing workforce while maintaining high-quality patient care,” said Mary Morin, Chief Nursing Officer at Andor Health. “Ambient AI can significantly reduce documentation burden and enable nurses to focus more of their time and attention on patients. Our Epic Toolbox designation for Ambient Nursing Flowsheets reflects our commitment to delivering these capabilities directly within nursing workflows.”

Epic Toolbox lists applications that meet Epic’s recommended practices for specific integration categories. ThinkAndor’s designation in the Ambient Nursing Flowsheets category reflects its alignment with these practices and its ability to support health systems implementing ambient nursing documentation at scale.

Learn more about the limitless possibilities of ThinkAndor® at https://andorhealth.com/thinkandor/.

Epic and Rover are registered trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.

About Andor Health
Andor Health revolutionizes clinical care through agentic AI-powered virtual care experiences across the care continuum. Our virtual care experiences empower healthcare providers with actionable insights & ambient monitoring to deliver care at scale, with proven return on investment. ThinkAndor®, the #1 AI-native services infrastructure for healthcare, leverages AI agents to harness generative AI unlocking data stored in various systems, including electronic medical records, biometric devices, & other signals to deliver actionable intelligence in real time to care teams. By optimizing communication workflows, ThinkAndor® accelerates time to treatment, decreases clinician burnout, and drives better patient outcomes. 

For more information, visit Andor Health or follow us on LinkedIn and X.  

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Email: Jennifer.Skitsko@andorhealth.com

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BetMGM Voted Most Trusted Online Casino Brand* in the 2026 BrandSpark Most Trusted® Awards

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Independent study of more than 35,000 U.S. consumers identifies BetMGM as the most trusted online casino brand* in America

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, announced it has been voted the Most Trusted Online Casino Brand* in America in the 2026 BrandSpark® American Trust Study, presented in partnership with Newsweek.

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“In an industry where fairness and security are top of mind for our players, trust is the foundation of everything we do,” said Adam Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer, BetMGM. “This recognition reflects our commitment to the highest standards of the regulated market. From our industry-leading game portfolio and responsible gambling tools to the security and reliability of our platform, we’re committed to providing players with an exceptional online casino experience.”

The recognition is based on the 2026 BrandSpark American Trust Study, an independent survey of more than 35,000 U.S. consumers that measures trust across hundreds of brands and categories. BetMGM was identified as a top trusted online casino brand by American consumers, reflecting the company’s continued focus on delivering a premium, reliable and secure online casino.

BrandSpark’s analysis found that trust in BetMGM reflects strong consumer perceptions of quality, reliability, dependable payouts, and overall platform credibility. The brand performed particularly well among higher-income and older demographics, underscoring its appeal to consumers who prioritize trust, security and confidence in their gaming platform.

The award further reinforces BetMGM’s position as one of the most recognized and trusted names in online gaming. In recent years, BetMGM has earned multiple Casino Operator of the Year awards from SBC, EGR and the American Gambling Awards.

BetMGM’s award-winning online casino is home to over 7,000 titles across North American markets and one of the largest state-by-state exclusive progressive jackpot networks. BetMGM’s jackpot network currently consists of over 25 games including popular titles such as MGM Grand Millions, Bison Fury and 15 Lanterns. Players can earn BetMGM Rewards Points and Tier Credits by playing at BetMGM Casino. BetMGM Rewards Points can be redeemed for digital bonuses, MGM Rewards Points and Marriott Bonvoy Points.

As BetMGM continues to expand into new markets and introduces new features, responsible gambling remains a key focus. Additionally, BetMGM is proud to provide resources to help customers play responsibly, including GameSense, an industry-leading program developed and licensed to BetMGM by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Through the integration within BetMGM’s mobile and desktop platforms, customers can receive the same GameSense experience they have grown to rely on at MGM Resorts properties. GameSense complements BetMGM’s existing responsible gambling tools which serve to provide customers with an entertaining and safe digital experience.

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*Voted most trusted Online Casino brand (in a tie) by American consumers based on the 2026 BrandSpark® American Trust Study.

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Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described in MGM Resorts’ public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. MGM Resorts and BetMGM have based forward-looking statements on management’s current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, MGM Resorts and BetMGM’s expectations regarding the promotion and related offerings. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include the risk that the promotion and related offerings are not available in the manner described herein, risks related to the effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which MGM Resorts and BetMGM operate and competition with other destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design, timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties described in MGM Resorts’ Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, neither MGM Resorts nor BetMGM is undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts or BetMGM update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking statements.

About BetMGM 
BetMGM is a market-leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has exclusive access to all of MGM’s U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizing Entain’s U.S.-licensed, state-of-the-art technology, BetMGM offers sports betting and online gaming via market-leading brands including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker. Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit https://www.betmgminc.com.

About BrandSpark International
BrandSpark International is a leading market research firm that conducts the annual BrandSpark American Trust Study in partnership with Newsweek, surveying more than 35,000 qualified American shoppers across hundreds of product and service categories. The BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards are 100 percent consumer-voted and reflect direct, unaided consumer perceptions of brand trust.

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Moët Hennessy, Analog Devices and UC Davis Join Forces to Advance Wine Production Through Breakthrough Chemical Signature Detection Technology Leveraging AI

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Researchers have demonstrated the ability to identify the complex chemical signatures emitted from grapes and wine to predict quality risks in wine production faster and more affordably than conventional methods.

PARIS and WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of LVMH, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global semiconductor leader, and University of California, Davis, a world-renowned leading research university, today announced a groundbreaking joint effort to deploy a new generation of technology aimed at enhancing wine quality and supporting the long-term vitality of vineyards.

The collaboration builds on a breakthrough technology that has its roots in early research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Today, ADI continues to advance this technology platform for analyzing chemical signatures across a broad range of applications and, together with teams from Moët Hennessy and UC Davis, is exploring its use in viticulture and winemaking. The joint effort aims to detect and interpret volatile chemical signatures emitted by grapevines, juice, and wine, giving viticulture and winemaking teams much earlier insights into biological processes and potential quality risks.

A world first demonstration: predicting Fresh Mushroom Aroma before it develops 
The collaboration’s first major achievement addresses one of the wine industry’s most complex quality challenges: Fresh Mushroom Aroma (FMA). Researchers at Moët Hennessy’s Robert-Jean de Vogüé Research Center have built a unique library of samples and associated data to train machine learning algorithms to recognize the chemical signatures associated with this quality risk.

For the first time, the technology successfully identified samples presenting an elevated risk of developing FMA at an early stage, well before the defect would traditionally be detected. This breakthrough creates entirely new possibilities for proactive quality management, enabling earlier interventions and fundamentally changing how quality risks may be monitored throughout the winemaking process.

Powered by ADI’s sensing and machine learning platform, the system analyzes a broad spectrum of chemical information and uses AI to identify which signals matter most, revealing patterns that may otherwise go undetected. Rather than looking only for predefined conditions, the platform continuously learns from complex chemical data, enabling a deeper understanding of biological activity and emerging quality risks.

A technology platform with multiple future applications 
Beyond FMA, the organizations view this technology as a scalable platform for living systems analysis, with potential applications wherever biological processes generate meaningful chemical signatures that can be measured, interpreted and acted upon. Additional applications being researched include early detection of vine diseases, soil assessment, and identification of other defects, especially those linked to climate change and related events (e.g., wildfires).

The goal is to support, not replace, human expertise by equipping researchers, viticulturists, and winemakers with decision-support tools for earlier detection and deeper insights. The technology is designed to augment the expertise of growers and winemakers, providing additional information and context while preserving the craftsmanship, experience, and judgment that remain central to exceptional winemaking.

An international collaboration uniting technology, AI and life sciences
The effort combines complementary expertise from:

Moët Hennessy, the world leader in premium and super-premium wines and spiritsADI, a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge; ADI Health Solutions, ADI’s business unit focused on developing AI-driven solutions that contribute to the health of people and the planetUC Davis, internationally recognized as a global leader in viticulture and enology

Together, the organizations aim to unlock new capabilities for observing, understanding and interpreting the complex grape and wine matrix in support of quality and resilience across the wine industry. Beyond this initial collaboration, ADI intends to make this technology broadly available for future industrial applications, while Moët Hennessy and UC Davis are exploring how shared reference libraries could benefit the wider grape and wine industry.

Manuel Reman, member of the Moët Hennessy Executive Committee, overseeing R&D, and Member of the Comité Champagne: “This breakthrough marks the beginning of a new chapter for viticulture and winemaking. We can rapidly detect and interpret the chemical language of grapes and wine to anticipate quality risks before they become visible. Beyond a technological achievement, this opens an entirely new way of understanding and working, one that will help us produce exceptional wines while building greater resilience for the future.”

Max Shulaker, Chief of ADI’s Health Solutions Business Unit: “This collaboration unites world-class expertise in cutting-edge AI-enabled sensing systems and viticulture to accomplish something previously impossible: reading the chemical language that living systems emit themselves. By recognizing these signatures before conventional methods can, this technology can help winemakers shift from reacting to quality risks to anticipating them. Our first breakthrough addresses Fresh Mushroom Aroma, but it marks the beginning of a much broader platform for understanding living systems, one that can improve quality and resilience in ways that are just now being explored and unlocked.”

Ben Montpetit, Ph.D, UC Davis: “In the face of major global challenges, the continued advancement and resilience of the grape and wine sectors will depend on two things: better knowledge and people equipped to put that knowledge into practice. What is especially powerful about this collaboration is that we are advancing both. We are developing technology that can give viticulturists and winemakers the right information at the right time to make informed decisions, while also training the next generation of experts who will know how to interpret and act on those insights.”

About Moët Hennessy 
Moët Hennessy is the wines and spirits division of the LVMH group, which also owns renowned vineyards grouped under the “LVMH Vins d’Exceptions” entity. Comprising twenty-five Maisons, internationally recognized for their rich terroirs, the quality of their products, and the artisanal expertise they embody, Moët Hennessy has been committed for many years to an environmental and social program, “Living Soils Living Together.”

About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on Linkedin and X. 

About UC Davis
Established in 1908, UC Davis has continually branched out, challenged the way things are done, and gained recognition for solving complex problems related to health, environment, culture and society. Our 5,300-acre campus borders the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 people. UC Davis is among the most comprehensive campuses in the University of California system, with four colleges and six professional schools that offer over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degrees. UC Davis enrolls about 40,000 students from over 110 countries and contributes at least $13 billion to the California economy each year. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, the university exceeded $1 billion in research funding for the third consecutive year.

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Moët Hennessy
Quentin DURAND
Head of Corporate Communications
qdurand@moethennessy.com
+33 7 84 28 01 43

Analog Devices
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Global PR and External Communications 
CorpComm@analog.com
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Jeff Ambrosi
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Investor.Relations@analog.com
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UC Davis
Ben Montpetit, Ph.D
Professor and Chair, Department of Viticulture and Enology
benmontpetit@ucdavis.edu

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