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🔬 Agilent Technologies Acquires Biovectra For $925M. $310M+ VC Funding.

Impact Capital Markets #142 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries, and upcoming economic releases.


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📈 Today's Global Economic Update: The consumer confidence index in Turkey dropped 3.1% to 75.9 in July 2024, the lowest since November 2023. This decline highlights growing economic concerns and potential challenges ahead.

🚜 Deal of the Day: Monarch Tractor, a California-based company creating electric and autonomous tractors, raised a $133M Series C to develop its product.

What's New?
📚 Education. EdTech
🌍 Climate. ClimateTech, AgTech
💻 Technology. AI
🩺 Health. Pharma, BioTech + more
📅 Economics. Euro Area GDP, US Fed interest, inflation data + more

📚 Education


📁 Sdui Group, a Dutch digitalization partner for educational institutions, raised $22.8M to further invest in its platforms to simplify everyday life in schools and preschools.

🌍 Climate

🚜 Monarch Tractor, a California-based company creating electric and autonomous tractors, raised a $133M Series C from Astanor to further develop its product.

🌱 Cowboy Clean Fuels, a Colorado-based climate tech and energy transition company raised a $13M Series B from Machan Investments to support the development of its first commercial project.

💧 CarbonBlue, an Israel-based climate-tech startup focused on water-based CO2 removal, raised a $10M Seed from Ibex Investors and FreshFund to expand operations. 

💻 Technology

🤖 Gcore, a Luxembourg-based AI company, raised a $60M Series A, with the funding to be used to accelerate its AI innovation and expand globally.

🩺 Health

🏥 Vitable Health, a Pennsylvania-based provider of primary care and mental health services, raised a $16M Series A from First Round Capital and Cherryrock Capital to expand into new markets.

🔬 Agilent Technologies, a California-based scientific and laboratory management company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Biovectra for $925M, a Canadian biotech company.

💊 Grunenthal, a German pharmaceutical company, acquired Valinor Pharma for $250M, an Illinois-based biopharmaceutical company.

📅 Economic Calendar

Euro Area GDP, US Fed Interest, Inflation Data + More

Wednesday, July 24th 2024

🇩🇪 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence
🇩🇪 Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash)
🇨🇦 BoC Interest Rate Decision

Thursday, July 25th 2024

🇩🇪 Germany Ifo Business Climate
🇺🇸 US Durable Goods Orders Data
🇺🇸 US GDP Growth Data

Friday, July 26th 2024

🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index
🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data

Tuesday, July 30th 2024

🇫🇷 France GDP Growth Data (Preliminary), Q2
🇩🇪 Germany GDP Growth Data Flash, Q2
🇮🇹 Italy GDP Growth Data, Q2
🇪🇦 Euro Area GDP Growth Data Flash, Q2
🇩🇪 Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇺🇸 US JOLTs Job Openings, June
🇦🇺 Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, June
🇨🇳 China NBS Manufacturing PMI, July

Wednesday, July 31st 2024

🇯🇵 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision
🇯🇵 Japan Consumer Confidence Index, July
🇫🇷 France Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇪🇦 Euro Area Inflation Data Flash, July
🇮🇹 Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇺🇸 US Fed Interest Rate Decision
🇦🇺 Australia Balance of Trade Data, June
🇨🇳 China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, July

Thursday, August 1st 2024

🇬🇧 BoE Interest Rate Decision
🇺🇸 ISM Manufacturing PMI, July

Friday, August 2nd 2024

🇺🇸 US Employment Data, July


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