Investment & Financing
BRANCH RAISES $300 MILLION AT $4 BILLION VALUATION TO OPEN MOBILE ECOSYSTEM AND PROVIDE SOLUTION TO WALLED GARDENS
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Branch, the leading cross-platform solution for mobile linking and attribution, has secured$300M in funding at a$4B valuation, led by existing investor NEA. Branch, which has over 500 employees and 16 offices around the globe, has been used by more...
HeiQ AeoniQ "game-changing" decarbonizing yarn endorsed by HUGO BOSS and The LYCRA Company
ZÜRICH, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUGO BOSS became a front-runner in the race to adopt HeiQ AeoniQ yarns by putting a US$5M equity investment in HeiQ AeoniQ LLC and additional contingentUS$4M based on performance milestone arrangements. The LYCRA Company has also become the exclusive distribu...
SHELL MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. RECEIVES OFFER FOR REMAINING UNITS FROM SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY L.P.
HOUSTON, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SHLX) ("SHLX" or the "Partnership") announces that it has received a non-binding, preliminary proposal letter from Shell Pipeline Company LP ("SPLC") to acquire all of the Partnership's issued and outstanding common uni...
FNZ raises US$1.4bn in new capital from CPP Investments and Motive Partners to accelerate transformation in the global wealth industry
TORONTO, NEW YORK and LONDON, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FNZ, the global wealth management platform, today announces that it has securedUS$1.4 billion in new equity funding from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPP Investments") and Motive Partners ("Motive"), in one of the largest ever ...
KraftPal Technologies Raises US$123.9 million from Pasaca Capital
MARIBOR, Slovenia, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KraftPal Technologies (KraftPal) announced today a US$123.9 million equity investment from Pasaca Capital Inc. (Pasaca),a California-based private equity firm, which will allow KraftPal significantly to expand the production of itslightweight, eco-...
IDG Communications Acquires Selling Simplified to Become One of the Largest Providers of B2B Tech Leads Globally
Selling Simplified's database and demand generation software will further IDG's technology and data platform evolution BOSTON, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDG Communications, Inc. (IDG) today announced that it has acquired Selling Simplified, a versatile Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform ...
Ucello Therapeutics Completes US$25 Million Series A Financing
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and CHENGDU, China, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ucello Therapeutics ("Ucello"), a biotechnology company developing universal CAR-T therapies, announced the successful completion of aUS$25 million Series A financing. The funding round was led by Matrix Partners China, alon...
WARBURG PINCUS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PHARMA INTELLIGENCE FROM INFORMA
LONDON, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, today announced the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence, a leading provider of specialist intelligence, data, and software for clinical trials, drug development, and regulatory compliance, from Informa PLC (LSE...
LUPA SYSTEMS AND UDAY SHANKAR ENTER INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO FORM "BODHI TREE," AN INVESTMENT PLATFORM THAT WILL BE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
Bodhi Tree to focus on media and consumer technology opportunities in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on India; QIA to commit up to $US1.5 billion to the venture and its opportunities. MUMBAI, India and DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lupa Systems Founder and CEOJames Murdoch ...
The second fund of UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. comes to final closing with JPY25.6 billion, involving 11 institutional investors
TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We are pleased to announce that a fund operated by UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (UTokyo IPC), the venture investment arm of theUniversity of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan's leading national university, has come to a final closing, with a total ofJPY 25.6 billi...
Genesis Systems, leading U.S. sustainable water technology start-up, breaks fundraising records with early round led by X-PRIZE's Global Water Prize Co-founder
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesis Systems, creator, and manufacturer of the world's first and only sustainable air to water systems that can carbon (CO2) capture broke early fund-raising records in the water technology industry. The oversubscribed Seed Series of$10.25 Million ena...
Körber acquires Siemens Logistics' mail and parcel business
HAMBURG, Germany, Feb.10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The international technology group Körber has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics' global mail and parcel business. Siemens Logistics provides cutting-edge mail and parcel technology and advanced software for leading global logistics pro...
NextMart, Inc. - Acquisition of Oil Field Services Company
HOLYOKE, Mass., Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextMart, Inc. (the "Company" or "NXMR" - Pink Sheets Alternative Reporting Pink: NXMR) – NXMR would like to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the assets and book of oilfield business from Defender Contracting, LLC, aTexa...
Starburst Raises $250 Million to Lead the Market Shift to Faster Analytics on Decentralized Data
Nearly tripling its valuation to $3.35 billion, Starburst builds on 3X customer and ARR growth to set a new standard for enterprise data analytics BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the analytics anywhere company, today announced it has secured a$250 million Series D funding round at...
X-Chem and Excelra's GOSTAR Join Forces to Advance Drug Discovery for Challenging Targets
LONDON and HYDERABAD, India, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new collaboration between data science and analytics leader, Excelra, and artificial intelligence pioneer X-Chem will accelerate preclinical drug discovery and aid scientists to find new drug candidates for currently hard-to-drug targets...
Enboarder Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding to Expand People Activation Platform
Led by NewSpring, investment will support Enboarder's next phase of growth and US expansion AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enboarder, the world's only People Activation Platform enabling companies to transform their people programs into simple, science-based, human-centric journeys,...
Quanergy Systems Announces Closing of Business Combination
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanergy Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, announced that its previously announced business combination with CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. ("CCAC...
Henkel to acquire Shiseido's Hair Professional business in Asia-Pacific
* Attractive portfolio with strong and successful premium brands * Step-change for Hair Professional business in Asia-Pacific * Henkel becomes one of the leading players in dynamic growth region * Trademark licensing of SHISEIDO PROFESSIONAL Brand by Shiseido * Shiseido to retain 20 percen...
Henkel to acquire Shiseido's Hair Professional business in Asia-Pacific
* Attractive portfolio with strong and successful premium brands * Step-change for Hair Professional business in Asia-Pacific * Henkel becomes one of the leading players in dynamic growth region * Trademark licensing of SHISEIDO PROFESSIONAL Brand by Shiseido * Shiseido to retain 20 percen...
Tonik raises US$131M Series B led by Mizuho Bank
SINGAPORE, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonik Financial Pte Ltd ("Tonik"), the parent company of Tonik Digital Bank inthe Philippines, announced today that it closed aUS$131M round of Series B equity funding. The round was led by Mizuho Bank, which is one of the largest Japanese banking groups ...
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