💻 Winc Academy Acquired By DCG. $28M+ VC Funding.
Daily Impact Deals #176 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
📈 Today's Global Economic Update: Canada's unemployment rate increased to 6.6% in August 2024, the highest since October 2021, surpassing expectations. Despite a net employment gain of 22.1K, unemployment increased by 60.4K, driven by a rise in unemployment of core working-age and older population.
🔬 Deal of the Day: Epsilogen, a biotechnology company, raised a $15.4M Series B to expand operations in its R&D sector.
What's New?
📚 Education. DCG acquired Winc Academy
🌍 Climate. EV charging
🩺 Health. Biotechnology
📅 Economics. Euro area interest rate, Japan inflation, retail sales + more
📚 Education
💻 De Complementair Group, a Dutch EdTech company, acquired Winc Academy, a Dutch platform offering online programming courses.
🌍 Climate
⚡ Charge+, a Singapore-based electric vehicle charging operator, raised a $8M Series A, to accelerate the expansion of its EV charging infrastructure throughout Southeast Asia.
🩺 Health
🔬 Epsilogen, a UK-based biotechnology company, raised a $15.4M Series B to expand operations in its R&D sector.
📅 Economic Calendar
Euro Area Interest Rate, Japan Inflation, Retail Sales+ More
Monday, September 09th 2024
🇦🇺 Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence Data, September
🇨🇳 China Balance of Trade Data, August
Tuesday, September 10th 2024
Wednesday, September 11th 2024
🇬🇧 UK GDP Data, July
🇺🇸 US Core Inflation Data, August
🇺🇸 US Inflation Data, August
Thursday, September 12th 2024
🇪🇦 Euro Area ECB Interest Rate Decision
🇺🇸 US PPI Data, August
Friday, September 13th 2024
🇺🇸 US Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Preliminary), September
🇨🇳 China Retail Sales Data, August
Tuesday, September 17th 2024
🇩🇪 Germany ZEW Economic Sentiment Index, September
🇨🇦 Canada Inflation Data, August
🇺🇸 US Retail Sales Data, August
🇯🇵 Japan Balance of Trade, August
Wednesday, September 18th 2024
🇬🇧 UK Inflation Data, August
🇺🇸 US Fed Interest Rate Decision
Thursday, September 19th 2024
🇬🇧 UK BoE Interest Rate Decision
🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, August
Friday, September 20th 2024
🇯🇵 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision
🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales Data, August
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