Investment & Financing
VSA Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire HopeAI, Accelerating Expansion into AI in Life Science
BEIJING, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TCTM Kids IT Education Inc. (Nasdaq: VSA) (the "Company" or "VSA") today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") to acquire HopeAI Inc. ("HopeAI"), a leading artificial intelligence company specializing in AI-powered clinica...
Corvia Medical closes $55 million funding round to complete confirmatory trial and pursue FDA approval of Corvia Atrial Shunt
Existing investors provide funding to finish international RESPONDER-HF trial TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Corvia Medical, Inc, a company dedicated to transforming the treatment of heart failure, today announced the successful closure of a $55 million funding round from the ...
Aduna partners with SoftBank Corp. to expand network API access in Japan
PLANO, Texas, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aduna
Aduna collaborates with Microsoft to expand global reach and intelligence of network APIs
Microsoft to join the Aduna community to power the platform on Azure, integrate
AI, and accelerate CAMARA network API adoption through the Azure ecosystem
PLANO, Texas, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aduna
BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $55 Million Initial Public Offering
HONG KONG, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BSAAU) (the "Company"), a blank check company incorporated as aBritish Virgin Islands business company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization,...
US, UK, and Congolese officials inaugurate Kiswishi City Special Economic Zone
KISWISHI CITY, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American, British, and Congolese government officials launched major foreign direct investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the groundbreaking of a USD 50 million Pepsi bottling plant and a Congo Pet...
Pierre Fabre Laboratories Strengthen R&D Portfolio and Announce the Acquisition of the Worldwide Rights for PFL-721 and PFL-241
PFL-721 and PFL-241 are mutant-specific EGFR inhibitors with best-in-class potential, being developed as treatment options for emergent and unmet medical needs in non-small cell lung cancer ("NSCLC") CASTRES, France, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pierre Fabre Laboratories are pleased to announc...
SDP Japan Raises $31 Million in Series D Round
* Pioneering the Future of Surgical Care in Response to Rising Demand TOKYO, June 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SDP Japan, Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazuhiko Nagayo), announced today that the Company has successfully raised approximately JPY 4.5 billion (equivalent to USD 31 million) through a S...
XtalPi Announces Strategic Acquisition of Liverpool ChiroChem (LCC), Unlocking Unprecedented Power in Chemical Space Exploration
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XtalPi, a leading life sciences and new materials R&D platform powered by quantum physics, AI and robotics, today announced its acquisition of Liverpool ChiroChem (LCC), a pioneer in automated chiral chemistry technolog...
OCI Global Receives U.S. Regulatory Approval for the Sale of its Global Methanol Business to Methanex Corporation
AMSTERDAM, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OCI Global (Euronext: OCI), ("OCI", the "Company") today announced that the regulatory review period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act has concluded with respect to the sale of 100% of its equity interests in its Global Methanol Business ("OCI...
Disrupting SME Lending: SmartLend Launches Free, Digital Loan Platform
SINGAPORE, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartLend, a fully digital alternative
financing platform, has officially launched in Singapore, offering small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a faster, more transparent way to secure
funding.
MindHYVE.ai and DV8 Infosystems Sign MoU with KICTANet to Co-Develop Kenya's National AI Policy
NAIROBI, Republic of Kenya and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --MindHYVE.ai, in partnership with DV8 Infosystems and KICTANet, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the strategic co-development of the Republic of Kenya's National Artificial Intelligenc...
AUSTRALIA-FOUNDED OTHELIA TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDS TO U.S. AND NAMES SCOTT GREENBERG EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Alexandra Hooven Appointed Chief Growth Officer, Joining CEO Kate Armstrong-Smith, CTO Joe Couch and Greenberg as Company Moves to Build Story Design and Management Platform for Creative Community With Early Backing from Lead Investor ALIAVIA Ventures, Othelia ' s Flagship Tool, Storykeeper, Se...
Databricks Launches Free Edition and Announces $100 Million Investment to Develop the Next Generation of Data and AI Talent
New offering provides free access to the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to help everyone from students to aspiring professionals develop critical skills in data and AI SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Data + AI Summit -- Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced a ...
Megger Enters Strategic Partnership with Sentrisense
Enhancing Grid Edge Innovation with Advanced Monitoring Solutions DOVER, England, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Megger, the global leader in electrical test, measurement, monitoring and asset performance management solutions, is proud to announce that they have entered into a strategic partners...
Powering the AI Revolution: Investbanq Accelerates Digital Breakthrough in WealthTech
SINGAPORE, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Investbanq
Salipro Biotech and Daewoong Pharmaceutical Announce Collaboration Agreement to Advance Development of Novel Therapeutics
- The collaboration combines Salipro Biotech's unique expertise and its Salipro® platform technology to stabilize a challenging drug target and advance Daewoong Pharmaceutical's drug discovery programs for the generation of small molecule drugs. SEOUL, South Korea, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Voltavate Receives A$850,000 in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round, Led by Artesian
MELBOURNE, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Voltavate
T.D. Williamson Announces Strategic Investment from Apollo Funds
TULSA, Okla., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- T.D. Williamson ("TDW"), a global leader in pipeline infrastructure technology and services, announced today a strategic investment from funds managed by Apollo (NYSE: APO) (the "Apollo Funds"). SCF Partners, a Houston-based private equity firm speciali...
Phoenix Aviation Capital and AIP Capital Announce Closing of $300m Senior Secured Credit Facility
Expands Lender Relationships to Further Support Platform's Growth DUBLIN and STAMFORD, Conn. and NEW YORK, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Aviation Capital ("Phoenix" or "the Company"), a full-service aircraft lessor managed by AIP Capital ("AIP") and a portfolio company of funds advised ...
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