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๐Ÿšš 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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๐Ÿ“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.

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ 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?
๐Ÿ“š Education. Education services
๐ŸŒ Climate. Midstream energy, infrastructure + more
๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Space & Defense. Surveillance
๐Ÿ’ป Technology. Semiconductors, cloud + more
๐Ÿฉบ Health. Biotech, oncology
๐Ÿ“… Economics. ECB interest rate, US GDP, balance of trade + more

๐Ÿ“š Education

๐ŸŽ“ 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.

๐ŸŒ Climate

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

๐Ÿš— Blusmart, an Indian-based ride-hailing startup, raised a $24M Series B to expand its EV charging infrastructure.

๐Ÿšš Energy Transfer, a Texas-based midstream energy company, completed the acquisition of WTG Midstream for $3.2B, a Texas-based midstream energy company.

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Space & Defense

๐Ÿ”’ KBR, a Texas-based science & technology company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire LinQuest, a California-based surveillance and reconnaissance technology company.

๐Ÿ’ป Technology

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Tekion, a California-based cloud-native platform, raised $200M in Growth Capital from Dragoneer Investment Group to expand operations and its development efforts.

๐Ÿ’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.

๐Ÿ’พ DataCore, a Florida-based data infrastructure company, raised a $60M in Funding, led by Vistara Growth to expand its technology offerings and operational agility.

๐Ÿฉบ Health

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, raised a $260M Series B led by Asenta Capital to conduct later stage clinical trials.

โš•๏ธ 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.

๐Ÿ’‰ 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.

๐Ÿ“… Economic Calendar

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

Wednesday, July 17th 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Building Permits (Preliminary), June
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Balance of Trade, June

Thursday, July 18th 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK Employment Data, May
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ ECB Interest Rate Decision
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Inflation Data, June

Friday, July 19th 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK Retail Sales, June

Wednesday, July 24th 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany GfK Consumer Confidence
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ BoC Interest Rate Decision

Thursday, July 25th 2024

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany Ifo Business Climate
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


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