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๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ EQT Merges With Equitrans Midstream For $5.4B. $630M+ VC Funding.

Impact Capital Markets #144 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries, and upcoming economic releases.

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Today's Global Economic Update: The Ifo index fell to 87.0 in July, the third consecutive monthly decline, reversing the optimistic trend from earlier in the year. The German economy remains stagnant, with sentiment indicators underscoring ongoing cyclical and structural challenges.

๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ Deal of the Day: EQT, an independent natural gas producer, closed its $5.4B merger agreement with Equitrans Midstream, an energy company.

What's New?
๐Ÿ“š Education. AI
๐ŸŒ Climate. Natural gas, electric aviation, biopesticides
๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Space & Defense. Geostationary satellite
๐Ÿ’ป Technology. Cybersecurity, trust management
๐Ÿฉบ Health. AI, insurance
๐Ÿ“… Economics. Euro Area GDP, US Fed interest, inflation data + more

๐Ÿ“š Education

๐Ÿ“– Uplimit, a California-based company that provides AI-powered enterprise learning solutions, raised an $11M Series A from Salesforce Ventures to expand its enterprise platform offerings.

๐Ÿค– Devnagri, an Indian Gen-AI company, raised an undisclosed seed round from  Inflection Point Ventures for marketing, sales, technology scaling, R&D, infrastructure, and administrative expenses.

๐ŸŒ Climate

๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ EQT, an independent natural gas producer, closed its $5.4B acquisition of Equitrans Midstream, an energy company.

โœˆ๏ธ H55, a Swiss company specializing in electric aviation technologies, raised a $73.2M Series C from the Government of Quebec to support its North American expansion.

๐ŸŒฑ Micropep, a company developing cleaner peptide-based pesticides, raised a $29M Series B from Zebra Impact Ventures to support its market strategy.

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Space & Defense

๐Ÿš€ Astranis, a California-based geostationary satellite maker, has raised a $200M Series D, the funds will be used for its Omega constellation.

๐Ÿ’ป Technology

๐Ÿ”’ Dazz, a Canada-based cybersecurity firm, raised $50M in funding to help security and engineering teams reduce exposure efficiently.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Vanta, a California-based trust management platform, raised a $150M Series C, to increase and consolidate its global presence

๐Ÿฉบ Health

๐Ÿš‘ Deepc, a German company that develops AI operating systems for radiologists and clinical organizations, raised a $13M Series A to accelerate its growth and international expansion.

๐Ÿญ Acko, an Indian insurance company, acquired OneCare, an Indian diabetes-care startup.

๐Ÿ“… Economic Calendar

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

Thursday, July 25th 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Durable Goods Orders Data
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US GDP Growth Data

Friday, July 26th 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Core PCE Price Index
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Personal Income & Spending Data

Tuesday, July 30th 2024

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France GDP Growth Data (Preliminary), Q2
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany GDP Growth Data Flash, Q2
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy GDP Growth Data, Q2
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ Euro Area GDP Growth Data Flash, Q2
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US JOLTs Job Openings, June
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, June
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China NBS Manufacturing PMI, July

Wednesday, July 31st 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Consumer Confidence Index, July
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ Euro Area Inflation Data Flash, July
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Fed Interest Rate Decision
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia Balance of Trade Data, June
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, July

Thursday, August 1st 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BoE Interest Rate Decision
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ISM Manufacturing PMI, July

Friday, August 2nd 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Employment Data, July


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