Actis

American  

[ak-tis] / ˈæk tɪs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.

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The Philippine government asked the developer of the MTerra Solar project, in which infrastructure investor Actis owns a stake, about building more solar capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Also on Tuesday, Dubai Investments, another company listed on the Dubai stock market, said it was selling a 50% stake in its district cooling subsidiary Emicool to London-based investment firm Actis for $1 billion.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Actis invested $134 million in Diamond Bank in 2007 and sold its stake in 2014 for an undisclosed amount, during which time the shares fell around 60 percent.

From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2016

Frost introduced Smith to Bakersfield offensive line coach Corey Actis, a former student at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, where Frost used to teach and coach tennis.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2016

In the following year he printed at Edinburgh “A Declaration of the Kings Majesties intention and meaning toward 74 the lait Actis of Parliament.”

From Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography by W. (William) Roberts

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