Astellas Pharma (ALPMY) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Roche Diabetes Care Japan Co., Ltd. (RHHBY) for the development and commercialization of Roche Diabetes Care's world-renowned Accu-Chek Guide Me blood glucose monitoring system with advanced accuracy as a combined medical product with BlueStar. BlueStar is an FDA-cleared digital health solution for diabetes patients, developed by Welldoc, Inc. and is currently marketed in the U.S. and Canada. Astellas and Welldoc are jointly developing BlueStar in Japan. In the future, Astellas will aim to obtain regulatory approval and reimbursement as a combined medical product.

Equus Total Return reported net assets as of December 31, 2022, of $35.2M. Net asset value per share decreased to $2.61 as of December 31, 2022, from $2.68 as of September 30, 2022.

Indiana American Water President Matt Prine announced the company's acquisition of the Claypool water system in northern Indiana. The purchase of the system adds approximately 150 water customers to the company's customer base, which represents a population of more than 400 residents. "The acquisition of this system will help hold future rates down for Claypool customers as needed investments are made and also provides access to operations and capital management water professionals and a number of customer service options and payment methods," said Prine. "Indiana American Water already provides water service to several nearby communities, so this is a good fit for us and a continuation of our efforts to expand our presence across Indiana." The acquisition of the Claypool water system for $700,000 was approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on February 22, 2023 and closed by Indiana American Water and the Town of Claypool on March 28, 2023.

Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $128.46M firm-fixed-price modification to a contract for Active Electronically Scanned Array radars of Air Force F-16 aircraft. This modification is for the exercise of options to include 48 radars, 4 initial spare kits, and 2 readiness spares kits. Work will be performed in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and is expected to be completed May 30, 2031. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1.48B. FY21 procurement funds in the amount of $457,758.00; FY22 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $55.14M and FY23 procurement funds in the amount of $72.85M are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity.

Says 1Q23 up against "strong" omicron recovery that occurred in 1Q22. Says plans to open four new stores during Q1. Guidance taken from Q4 earnings conference call.

Raytheon was awarded a $1.23B firm-fixed-price contract for Patriot Missile System fire units. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work has an estimated completion date of December 31, 2032. FY23 Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $1.23B were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity.

In a regulatory filing, Carl Icahn disclosed, that he purchased an additional 308K shares of Southwest Gas stock at $60.30 per share between March 24 and March 28 in a total transaction size of $18,544,797.

Safehold (SAFE) is acquiring iStar (STAR) effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 31. Immediately prior to its acquisition by Safehold, iStar will distribute shares in Star Holdings (STHO). Star Holdings is not eligible for the S&P SmallCap 600 following the spin-off transaction as it is not representative of the small-cap market space.