Graco QUANTM i230 Brings Electrification to High-Flow Fluid-Transfer Applications

 New electric 3-inch double-diaphragm pump helps paint, coatings and ceramics manufacturers increase throughput while reducing energy consumption by up to 80%.

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graco Inc. is helping manufacturers electrify high-flow fluid-transfer applications with the global launch of the 3-inch QUANTM® i230, bringing efficient electric drive technology to demanding processes that have traditionally relied on pneumatic pumps.

Paint, coatings and ceramics manufacturers depend on diaphragm pumps for their flexibility, reliability and ability to handle challenging materials. But pneumatic pumps also depend on compressed air — an energy-intensive plant resource whose available capacity can fluctuate as demand changes across a facility.

The QUANTM i230 gives manufacturers another option for qualified high-flow applications. By combining familiar diaphragm pump capabilities with electric operation, the pump helps manufacturers move more material, reduce transfer bottlenecks and lower energy consumption by up to 80% compared to pneumatic pumps, while maintaining operating flexibility.

“High-flow processes in industries like paint, coatings and ceramics have continued to rely heavily on pneumatic diaphragm pumps for good reason — they are flexible, dependable and well suited for demanding materials,” said Jeffrey Shaffer, Sales Director, Process Manufacturing at Graco. “At the same time, manufacturers are looking closely at energy use, operating costs and how they can modernize their plants. The QUANTM i230 gives them another choice.”

Additional benefits for manufacturers include:

More consistent performance without competing for plant air: In high-volume manufacturing, fluctuations in fluid transfer can affect batch accuracy, repeatability and throughput. Because the QUANTM i230 operates independent of a facility's compressed-air system, it can provide consistent flow even as air demand changes elsewhere in the plant.

Reliability and simpler service for critical processes: High-flow pumps often operate at critical points in production, making uptime and maintainability important considerations for plant teams. The QUANTM i230 uses an isolated motor architecture that separates critical electrical components from the fluid section, helping protect against potential fluid ingress. Graco's ProConnect™ design also simplifies fluid-section removal to make maintenance less complex and disruptive.

Greater visibility and control as plants automate: As manufacturers modernize production, fluid-transfer equipment increasingly needs to connect with broader automation systems. Integrated controls, status monitoring and PLC connectivity support remote-operation capabilities, speed control and greater process visibility, helping manufacturers integrate fluid transfer more effectively into plant automation systems.

“When manufacturers consider new electric equipment, efficiency is only part of the equation,” said Matthew Bergman, Senior Global Product Manager, Industrial at Graco. “It also has to be reliable, practical to maintain and easy to integrate into the way the plant already operates. We designed the QUANTM i230 around those realities.”

The 3-inch QUANTM i230 is available globally. Additional information about the QUANTM i230 is available at graco.com.

About Graco

Graco Inc. supplies technology and expertise for the management of fluids and coatings in both industrial and commercial applications. It designs, manufactures and markets systems and equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. A recognized leader in its specialties, Minneapolis-based Graco serves customers around the world in the manufacturing, processing, construction and maintenance industries. For additional information about Graco Inc., please visit graco.com.

 

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iQmetrix Unveils Built-In Intelligence for Every Role in Telecom Commerce at Its 2026 Telecom Industry Address

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An all-new AI inventory agent, iQ Hub and iQ Pay for Back Office bring intelligence to every role.

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--iQmetrix, the global provider of Intelligent Commerce Operating Systems for telecom, last week shared highlights from its 2026 Telecom Industry Address and Product Announcements, held virtually on Oct. 28 in two sessions, one for North American audiences and one for European audiences. The address was built around one theme: intelligence. Telecom commerce is moving from systems that record the business to systems that act on it, and the announcements put that intelligence in the hands of every role, from the sales associate at the counter, to the finance manager in the back office, to the corporate view leading the channel experience.

"Right now telecom providers are competing in a race to the bottom on price that no one wins. The way out is intelligence. Not AI bolted onto a fragmented tech stack, but intelligence built into how commerce runs. Information plus context equals intelligence, and intelligence plus action in the right moment equals a great experience. The kind that earns loyalty and wins new subscribers."

Megan Howse, Senior Vice President of Marketing, iQmetrix

What the 2026 research found

The first half of the address unveiled the 2026 Telecom Commerce Megatrends, drawn from iQmetrix’s fourth annual research with TelcoTitans. This year’s study went global, surveying 335 organizations across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, including tier one operators, MVNOs and OEMs, up from 119 companies across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico last year. Confidence is high, with 94% of respondents expecting commercial revenue to grow over the next three years. Yet 95% increased their unified commerce investment in the past year, and only 49% can point clearly to measurable impact.

Six trends shape the year ahead: AI’s impact is real but readiness is the bottleneck, commerce is moving from searching to asking, the device has become a considered purchase, seamless now means connected, the store has a new job built around people, and commerce leaders treat digital and physical as one experience. Those leaders, about a quarter of respondents, are far more likely to call a single integrated commerce platform a critical priority, 78% versus 46% of the mainstream organization respondents.

AI built in, with people in control

The research points to a readiness gap: investment is rising, but results depend on the systems, data and people underneath the AI. The second half of the address showed how iQmetrix is closing that gap by building intelligence in from the ground up. iQmetrix rebuilt the foundation beneath its products so that every sale, customer, payout, and repair job is captured as it happens, then adds the context the best people in each role carry, starting with how the best inventory managers move stock. The result is a system that remembers what has happened, senses what is happening now, and knows how to act.

Each role will have its own agent with its own tools, rules and data. Agents recommend and people decide: every action is approved, shown with its reasoning, recorded, and tested before each release.

What intelligence looks like in each role

Sales Associates: iQ Storefront carries every sale type in one flow, lets teams sell now and finish later, offers Buy Now, Pay Later at the counter through iQ Pay, and enforces manager approvals with individual PINs. More than 50 features were added to iQ Storefront over the past year.

Repair Technicians: repair is built into the sale, with one guided flow from intake to pickup and insurance claims filed directly from the repair job.

Inventory Managers: Ivan, an all-new AI inventory agent, reads stock and sales across every store, proposes the transfer plan, and waits for approval before anything moves.

Operations Managers: Next Gen iQ Hub adds flexible reporting, Visualize dashboards at every level of the business, plain language questions answered from the same governed data as reports, repair services management, and role-based permissions.

Finance Managers: iQ Pay for Back Office includes Smart Payout and accelerated payouts, as fast as the next day. Invoicing with a secure payment link, paid by card, digital wallet or installments with recurring invoicing and simplified reconciliation.

HR Managers: new partner integrations include Stratus HR, which sends new hires into the point of sale and hours worked into payroll for U.S. customers, removing double entry.

Supply Chain Managers: Valor Communication, another new partner integration, restocks the accessory wall based on what actually sells, so nobody reorders by hand.

Corporate/C-Suite: our vision for the future is Channel Management, one experience everywhere, with seamless handoffs from web to app to chat to store. When a carrier introduces something, every store gets the same product, price, and promo.

"Everyone can buy the same AI. What they can't buy is one that has learned directly from your business. You can take the systems you have, bolt AI on top, and call it intelligent. We could have done that, but we didn't. We completely rebuilt the foundation."

Iqbal Habib, Senior Product Manager, iQmetrix

Where intelligent commerce is heading

iQmetrix also outlined where it is heading: AI agents for every area of the business, in the front of house with iQ Storefront, in the back office with iQ Hub, and at the corporate level for centralized intelligence with decentralized execution across channels. That direction includes district views and longer reporting history, ready-made role templates, an AI sales assistant that builds the cart and shows the next best step, and agents that work with customers’ own AI agents.

Read the full announcements

Go deeper on every announcement, role by role, on the iQmetrix blog. Read the Blog Post.

About iQmetrix

iQmetrix is the global provider of Intelligent Commerce Operating Systems for telecom. It replaces fragmented legacy stacks with a modern, modular operating layer that orchestrates telcos, retailers, vendors, and OEMs into one intelligent flow across channels and markets. The result is less complexity, lower cost, and the speed to move ahead.

For more than 27 years, iQmetrix has been helping the leading brands in telecom grow by providing best-in-class software, services, and expertise. Its solutions power $17BN in sales annually, handling nearly 53 million invoices and more than 28 million activations, and are used by more than 370,000 telecom professionals across more than 10,000 locations. iQmetrix is a privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) company with employees in Canada, the U.S., India, and Europe. For more information, please visit www.iQmetrix.com.

 

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Experian Named a Leader in 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Decision Intelligence Platforms

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IDC MarketScape recognizes Experian for strengths in proprietary data foundation, integrated orchestration and deployment flexibility

Key Summary

Experian named a Leader: IDC MarketScape positions Experian as a Leader in its 2026 vendor assessment of worldwide decision intelligence platform providers.

Data and decisioning at scale: Experian Ascend Platform™ brings together proprietary data, analytics, decisioning, fraud detection, identity verification and model management and is used to process millions of transactions daily.

Agentic AI orchestration and governance: Experian Agent Operating System™ provides a trusted agentic AI layer within Experian Ascend Platform designed to help organizations scale AI with explainability, auditability and human oversight.

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Experian today announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54118426, September 2026), which evaluates providers helping organizations design, engineer and orchestrate increasingly complex decisions.

“As organizations embed AI into more consequential decisions, the combination of trusted data, advanced analytics and strong governance becomes increasingly important,” said Keith Little, President of Experian Software Solutions. “Experian brings those capabilities together with decisioning, fraud and identity to help organizations make better decisions with greater speed and confidence.”

The Experian Ascend Platform provides a unified analytics and decision intelligence environment that helps organizations unlock insights and streamline work to assess risk, deploy and manage models, automate credit decisions, detect fraud and verify identities.

The IDC MarketScape identifies three key strengths for Experian: its proprietary data foundation spanning credit, identity and alternative data; integrated orchestration that brings decisioning, fraud scoring, identity verification and model management together within one architecture; and flexible deployment options that allow clients to select an operating environment aligned with their infrastructure and compliance requirements.

“Experian’s position as a Leader reflects the strength of its data foundation and its ability to support organizations as decisioning expands,” said Megha Kumar, research vice president, Analytics and AI, IDC. “For regulated organizations, it is important to scale decision-making while keeping decisions explainable, auditable, and subject to human oversight.”

Advancing trusted AI for consequential decisions

Decision intelligence platforms are increasingly pairing rules-based decisioning with machine learning and generative AI. In regulated use cases, deterministic decisioning can remain central while generative or agentic AI supports the broader decision process.

Experian continues to invest into Experian Ascend Platform for the agentic AI era, most recently through its Agent Operating System, which orchestrates how AI agents from Experian, clients and partners work within and across Experian’s lending, fraud, identity and governance workflows. It adds controls, audibility and human oversight to help organizations safely scale AI.

“Experian is connecting trusted data and deep domain expertise with analytics and decisioning to make AI more useful and actionable,” said Little. “With our Agent Operating System built into Ascend, we’re creating a foundation for financial institutions to move from AI experimentation to trusted AI at scale while maintaining the governance and transparency consequential decisions demand.”

Click here to learn more about Experian Ascend Platform.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software.

We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them to save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 25,200 people across 33 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Experian and its affiliates. Other products and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Shonan Beauty Clinic Named to Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals & Clinics for Medical Tourism 2027”

 Recognized in two Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery categories, liposuction and breast augmentation, among leading medical institutions across 13 countries

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (Nasdaq: SBC) (“The Company” or “SBC Medical”), a Medical Services Organization (MSO) providing management support across a wide range of healthcare fields, today announced that Shonan Beauty Clinic, one of the clinic brands it supports, has been named to “World’s Best Hospitals & Clinics for Medical Tourism 2027,” an international ranking presented by Newsweek in partnership with Statista. The clinic was recognized in the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery field, in both the liposuction and breast augmentation categories. The ranking covers six specialty fields across 13 countries. Within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, which comprises breast augmentation, liposuction, and rhinoplasty, each of the three categories names the top 75 institutions, and Shonan Beauty Clinic was recognized in two.

Highlights

Global recognition: Shonan Beauty Clinic named to Newsweek’s inaugural “World’s Best Hospitals & Clinics for Medical Tourism 2027,” recognized in two of the three Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery categories, liposuction and breast augmentation

Selective field: Chosen among leading institutions across 13 countries and six specialty fields; within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, each category names only the top 75 institutions

Independent assessment: Evaluation is led by recommendations from physicians and medical peers, who may not recommend their own institutions

Competitive moat: Underpinned by an in-house platform for international customer care that SBC Medical has built and scaled across its group, not easily replicated

Proven demand: Visits by customers from overseas grew approximately 1.9 times from Q1 to Q3 2026, in a global medical tourism market projected to reach USD 250 billion by 2034 (23.3% CAGR)

The ranking evaluates institutions on their ability to serve patients traveling across borders for care, a segment expanding worldwide. Assessment draws on recommendations from physicians, healthcare professionals, and medical tourism facilitators across the covered countries; international accreditations; patient reviews and online reputation; and the strength of support services for international patients such as interpretation and translation. Recommendations from medical peers form the core of the evaluation.

The recognition reflects a foundation SBC Medical has built across its group, together with trust accumulated within the medical community. Rather than leaving these efforts to individual clinics, the Company has designed and operated them centrally, expanding their scope in stages, which underpins this international recognition.

Trust built within the medical community

In 2025, 33 physicians from Shonan Beauty Clinic took the podium at 28 academic conferences in Japan and abroad to present their research. Beyond presenting, many served as session chairs or helped shape academic programs. Sharing clinical insight at conferences and returning external expertise to daily practice, this cycle has strengthened the Company’s standing and trust within the medical community.

A reception platform built in-house, scaled step by step

The global medical tourism market is projected to grow at an average of 23.3% annually from 2026 to 2034, reaching approximately USD 250 billion by 2034 (source: Fortune Business Insights). SBC Medical has built its platform for capturing this demand in-house, rather than relying on outside vendors. In late 2025, it first focused on English-capable clinics, developing an English-language website and booking flow and testing them in live operation. Building on the results, in 2026 it rolled out “Talk Bridge,” an AI interpretation application purpose-built for aesthetic healthcare, across all clinics, enabling English-language support even where interpreters are not on site. It also established an in-house interpretation center (Chinese and English) and a specialist role, the Global Beauty Advisor, covering Japanese, Chinese, and English. Starting from a limited set of clinics and expanding once results were confirmed, the Company has built an integrated, in-house platform spanning language support, acquisition, and service. The results are visible in the numbers: from the first to the third quarter of 2026, visits by customers from overseas¹ grew approximately 1.9 times.

This platform and track record are a competitive advantage not easily replicated. Procedures such as liposuction and breast augmentation, which are more invasive, require robust systems for postoperative follow-up and for responding to any complications. Shonan Beauty Clinic maintains a 24-hour medical interpretation line that connects customers to the attending physician in case of postoperative concerns or changes in condition, and the interpretation center is progressively expanding its capacity to handle interpretation for such aesthetic surgical procedures.

Scalability through group-wide deployment and global application

This platform is not confined to any single clinic. Designed and operated by headquarters and deployed across the group, it allows clinics nationwide to maintain the same standard of customer reception. The operational know-how and talent developed through inbound care in Japan form a foundation the Company can apply to its global expansion in the United States and Asia. By further advancing the use of AI in interpretation and operational support, SBC Medical will raise the quality and efficiency of customer reception and strengthen this platform at an accelerating pace.

Ranking Overview

Name: World’s Best Hospitals & Clinics for Medical Tourism 2027

Presented by: Newsweek (research conducted by Statista)

Publication date: November 3, 2026 (U.S. time)

Countries covered: 13 (United States, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates)

Evaluation period: September 3, 2025 - September 2, 2026

Specialty fields: 6 (Bariatric Surgery; Cancer Care; Cardiac Care & Cardiac Surgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)

Categories recognized: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, liposuction and breast augmentation

Listed name: Shonan Beauty Clinic (Shinjuku, Japan)

¹ Total visits by overseas-resident customers to Shonan Beauty Clinic locations in Japan supported by the Company.

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Yoshiyuki Aikawa, CEO, SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated

“More and more people are crossing borders to choose medical care in Japan, and ensuring they leave feeling it was the right choice is our starting point. We see this recognition as acknowledgment of what our clinics have built day by day, bridging language barriers and meeting each customer with sincerity. Drawing on clinical data and expertise cultivated across more than 280 clinics, we are turning that knowledge into medical AI so that anyone, wherever they come from, can access care of the same quality. Delivering reassurance beyond language and borders, and ultimately helping extend people’s healthy lifespan, we intend to remain a longevity company.”

Hiroyuki Miya, COO, SBC Medical Group Co., Ltd.

“Being understood in one’s own language is, for customers from overseas, a profound source of reassurance. What we have valued is not only the facilities, but the experience itself, being able to consult without anxiety and proceed with full understanding. This recognition tells us that commitment has carried across borders. Expectations for Japanese medical care will only grow, and we will keep rising to meet them so that we remain the choice of customers worldwide.”

About SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated

SBC Medical is a Medical Services Organization providing management support across a wide range of healthcare fields, including advanced aesthetic healthcare, dermatology, orthopedics, fertility treatment, gynecology, dentistry, hair loss treatment (AGA), and ophthalmology. The Company manages a diverse portfolio of clinic brands and is actively expanding its global presence, particularly in the United States and Asia, through both direct operations and medical tourism initiatives. In September 2024, the Company was listed on Nasdaq, and in June 2025, it was selected for inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index, a broad benchmark of the U.S. equity market. Guided by its Group Purpose “Contributing to the well-being of people around the world through medical innovation,” SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated continues to provide safe, trusted, and high-quality medical services while further strengthening its international reputation for quality and trust in medical care.

For more information, visit https://sbc-holdings.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts or statements of current conditions, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events and performance, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, the Company’s plans and strategies for service expansion; growth in revenue and earnings; and business prospects. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” “targets” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this release and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them; such factors include, among other things, changes in global, regional, or local economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions, and those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Le Sénégal entre dans l’histoire : le président Faye inaugure les premiers Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse organisés sur le sol africain

 

Le Sénégal est entré dans l’histoire samedi lorsque le président Bassirou Diomaye Faye a officiellement déclaré ouverts les Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse de Dakar 2026, marquant ainsi la première organisation de cet événement sportif international destiné aux jeunes sur le continent africain.

La cérémonie d’ouverture s’est déroulée le 31 octobre au stade Abdoulaye Wade de Diamniadio, d’une capacité de 50 000 spectateurs. Elle a réuni 1 115 artistes et figurants, dont 628 danseurs, dans une célébration de la culture sénégalaise et du patrimoine africain.

La quatrième édition des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse d’été se poursuit jusqu’au 13 novembre et rassemble environ 2 650 athlètes âgés de 14 à 17 ans, représentant 204 Comités nationaux olympiques, ainsi que l’équipe olympique des réfugiés.

Dakar succède aux trois précédentes villes hôtes : Singapour en 2010, Nankin, en Chine, en 2014, et Buenos Aires, en Argentine, en 2018. Le Sénégal a été désigné pays hôte de l’édition 2026 lors de la Session du Comité international olympique (CIO) tenue à Buenos Aires en octobre 2018.

Le programme sportif comprend 25 sports de compétition et 153 épreuves donnant lieu à l’attribution de médailles, ainsi que 10 sports de participation. Les compétitions se déroulent sur trois sites : Dakar, Diamniadio et Saly.

Dakar 2026 est également la première édition des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse à atteindre une parité totale entre les sexes en matière de quotas d’athlètes, de sports, de disciplines et d’épreuves. Le programme comprend 73 épreuves féminines, 73 épreuves masculines et sept épreuves mixtes.

Autre étape historique : la participation d’une équipe olympique des réfugiés composée de six athlètes résidant en Afrique. C’est la première fois qu’une équipe olympique des réfugiés prend part aux Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse.

« L’organisation des premiers Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse en Afrique constitue une étape historique pour le Sénégal et l’ensemble du continent. Dakar 2026 offre l’occasion d’accueillir de jeunes athlètes du monde entier, de mettre en valeur les talents sportifs et le patrimoine culturel de l’Afrique et d’inciter une nouvelle génération à pratiquer le sport. Nous espérons que ces Jeux laisseront un héritage durable en créant davantage de possibilités pour les jeunes et en renforçant le développement du sport sur l’ensemble du continent », a déclaré le Comité d’organisation des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse de Dakar 2026.

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Diplomacy, Business, Innovation : SIAL Paris 2026 at the Heart of Global Food Challenges

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 305,000 professionals, 8,000 exhibitors and 192 countries and regions represented: SIAL Paris reaffirms its role as a global platform for influence, business and food innovation.

Held under the High Patronage of the President of the French Republic, SIAL Paris closed its doors on October 21 after five days that made Paris the centre of gravity for the global food industry. A meeting of G7 Agriculture Ministers, India as Country of Honour and food sovereignty were among the defining highlights of this edition.

SIAL Paris, where nations come together

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and shifting international trade dynamics, SIAL Paris reinforced its role as a platform for international dialogue. On October 19, a high-level meeting dedicated to food security and sovereignty brought together Agriculture Ministers and G7 representatives, alongside European Commissioner Christophe Hansen. More than 100 diplomatic and international delegations attended the event.

This international outlook was also reflected in the participation of India, the Country of Honour, with approximately 150 exhibitors, demonstrating the show's ability to support the evolving dynamics of global food trade.

SIAL Paris, where business opportunities become reality

With 72% international visitors, SIAL Paris reaffirmed its position as a major business accelerator. Visitors represented €100 billion in purchasing power, while more than 15,000 business meetings were organised through AI-powered matchmaking tools.

France, the second-largest exhibiting country with over 600 companies, benefited from a strategic platform to access new markets. As the flagship event of SIAL Network, SIAL Paris connects food markets worldwide.

SIAL Paris, where tomorrow's food is created

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, SIAL Innovation achieved a record edition, with more than 2,750 products presented and 775 selected, reflecting evolving consumer expectations for sensory pleasure, functional health benefits and snacking. More than 650 start-ups and the CSR initiatives of SIAL for Change highlighted the industry's dynamism.

As a unique market observatory, SIAL Paris also provided valuable insights into the sector's transformation. The SIAL Insights 2026 report, identifying ten major trends, the SIAL Summits and new areas such as StrEat Lab, dedicated to street food, highlighted rapidly evolving food habits and consumer behaviours.

Looking ahead to 2028

In October 2028, SIAL Paris will continue its growth across two venues, Paris Nord Villepinte and Paris Le Bourget, further strengthening its position as a strategic global meeting point for the food industry.

About SIAL Paris

Since 1964, SIAL Paris has been the world’s largest trade fair dedicated to the agri-food industry. Held every two years, it brings together professionals and key players in the sector to explore trends, showcase innovations and develop business opportunities on an international scale

 

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LPs Expect Private Markets Managers to Level Up in 2027: SS&C Intralinks Survey

 

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced the publication of the 2027 LP Survey. In association with Reuters Insights, SS&C Intralinks surveyed 400 professionals working in private markets, including 370 limited partners and allocators, to understand how the alternative investments market will change in the next 12 months.*

“Alternatives once again delivered in 2026, and LPs are still committing capital, but their expectations of managers continue to rise,” said Ken Bisconti, general manager of SS&C Intralinks. “Technology and data capabilities now rank among the most important criteria for selecting managers, alongside investment strategy. Performance alone is no longer enough. For nearly one-third of allocators, a credible artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is now a prerequisite for allocating capital to a manager.”

Key findings from the report include:

Alternatives portfolios continue to outperform. 62% of respondents said their portfolios exceeded expectations. The share reporting performance that far exceeded expectations rose to 18% from 13% in last year’s survey.

Commitments are getting more selective. While nine in 10 managers surveyed still plan to add to alternatives, more than half (53%) plan to increase their allocations by 4-6%. Private credit stands out, with more than 70% of respondents planning to increase their allocations to the asset class.

Smaller, specialized managers are gaining favor. Nearly half of the LPs surveyed (49%) say they prefer allocating to managers with less than USD 500 million in assets under management, up from 28% a year ago. Additionally, the share of LPs planning to add to their manager rosters has declined to 65% from 75% a year ago, while the share planning to cut rosters has grown to 15% from 4% in the last year.

LPs expect technological sophistication. Technology and data provision top the list of growing investor demands, with 41% citing increased expectations over the past two years. LPs increasingly expect managers to provide real-time portfolio data, self-service dashboards, secure data rooms and standardized digital reporting.

AI is becoming table stakes for allocators. 43% of LPs surveyed are scaling or embedding AI into their operations, and 95% of those respondents are reporting measurable value. Nearly one-third said they would not allocate capital to a manager without a credible AI strategy.

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*Responses were collected in Q3 2026.

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