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🚚 WTG Midstream Acquired for $3.25B. 1.10B+ VC Funding.

Impact Capital Markets #138 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.

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πŸ“ˆ Today's Global Economic Update: The CPI in Canada rose 2.7% YoY in June, down from 2.9% in May, mainly due to slower gasoline price growth. This has increased the likelihood of a rate cut by the Bank of Canada next week.

πŸ§‘β€βš•οΈ Deal of the Day: Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, raised a $260M Series B to conduct later-stage clinical trials.

What's New?
πŸ“š Education. Education services
🌍 Climate. Midstream energy, infrastructure + more
πŸ›°οΈ Space & Defense. Surveillance
πŸ’» Technology. Semiconductors, cloud + more
🩺 Health. Biotech, oncology
πŸ“… Economics. ECB interest rate, US GDP, balance of trade + more

πŸ“š Education

πŸŽ“ Perdoceo Education, an Illinois-based education services provider, signed a definitive agreement to acquire the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, a California-based institution.

🌍 Climate

⚑ LevelTen Energy, a Washington-based energy transaction infrastructure provider, raised a $65M Series D led by B Capital to expand and improve its services.

πŸš— Blusmart, an Indian-based ride-hailing startup, raised a $24M Series B to expand its EV charging infrastructure.

🚚 Energy Transfer, a Texas-based midstream energy company, completed the acquisition of WTG Midstream for $3.2B, a Texas-based midstream energy company.

πŸ›°οΈ Space & Defense

πŸ”’ KBR, a Texas-based science & technology company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire LinQuest, a California-based surveillance and reconnaissance technology company.

πŸ’» Technology

πŸ–₯️ Tekion, a California-based cloud-native platform, raised $200M in Growth Capital from Dragoneer Investment Group to expand operations and its development efforts.

πŸ’Š DreamBig, a Massachusetts-based accelerator platform, raised a $75M Series B led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and the Sutardja Family to accelerate the development and commercialization of products.

πŸ’Ύ DataCore, a Florida-based data infrastructure company, raised a $60M in Funding, led by Vistara Growth to expand its technology offerings and operational agility.

🩺 Health

πŸ§‘β€βš•οΈ Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, raised a $260M Series B led by Asenta Capital to conduct later stage clinical trials.

βš•οΈ Scorpion Therapeutics, a Massachusetts-based oncology company, raised a $150M Series C led by Frazier Life Sciences and Lightspeed Venture Partners to advance its pipeline of oncology programs.

πŸ’‰ Asceneuron, a Switzerland-based biotech company, raised a $100M Series C led by Novo Holdings to advance its lead asset ASN51 into Phase 2 clinical development.

πŸ“… Economic Calendar

ECB Interest Rate, US GDP, Balance of Trade + More

Wednesday, July 17th 2024

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US Building Permits (Preliminary), June
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan Balance of Trade, June

Thursday, July 18th 2024

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK Employment Data, May
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦ ECB Interest Rate Decision
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan Inflation Data, June

Friday, July 19th 2024

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK Retail Sales, June

Wednesday, July 24th 2024

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany GfK Consumer Confidence
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash)
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ BoC Interest Rate Decision

Thursday, July 25th 2024

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany Ifo Business Climate
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US Durable Goods Orders Data
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US GDP Growth Data

Friday, July 26th 2024

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US Core PCE Price Index
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US Personal Income & Spending Data


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