MGA Thermal Secures AUD $17M Funding From IP Group Australia and Main Sequence
Australian energy storage firm MGA Thermal raised AUD $17 million in new funding, with IP Group Australia joining as a new investor alongside existing backer Main Sequence. The capital will be used to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate commercial rollout of its long‑duration thermal storage technology, bringing total capital raised to over AUD $50 million.
Octopus Energy Generation Signs $60M Carbon Removal Deal with Cultivo
Octopus Energy Generation announced an additional $60 million commitment to its partnership with nature‑based solutions provider Cultivo, bringing total investment to $100 million for grassland regeneration and carbon‑removal projects. The deal expands the earlier $40 million commitment and follows Octopus’s participation in Cultivo’s...
CapMan Forward Funds Two Residential Projects in Stockholm
CapMan Real Estate announced the acquisition of two multifamily residential development projects in the Stockholm region from Swedish developer Reliwe. The forward‑funded projects comprise 478 apartments, 10 commercial units and 154 parking spaces, with the transaction expected to close in...
Kvantify Raises €7M in Second Close of Funding Round
Danish quantum software company Kvantify completed the second close of a €7 million funding round earlier this month to advance its hybrid quantum‑classical drug discovery platform. The financing follows a $10.8 million seed round in 2024 and will support further development and...
Spadel's The Source Ventures Invests in Living Things' Gut‑health Sodas
Belgian water group Spadel's venture arm, The Source Ventures, announced an investment in UK beverage maker Living Things, which produces gut‑health focused soft drinks. The deal was disclosed on March 13, 2026, and the amount was not disclosed.
Clene Inc Raises over $28M in Oversubscribed Registered Direct Offering
Clene Inc announced it raised more than $28 million through an oversubscribed registered direct offering, boosting its cash balance to $5.2 million as of Dec. 31, 2025 and supporting operations into 2027. The fundraising was disclosed in the company's full‑year...
Transworld Shipping Lines Completes Acquisition of Transworld Integrated Logistek and Transworld Logistics
Transworld Shipping Lines Limited completed the acquisition of 100% equity stakes in Transworld Integrated Logistek Private Limited and Transworld Logistics Private Limited, making them wholly owned subsidiaries. The transaction expands Transworld's logistics capabilities and strengthens its position as a comprehensive...
Otto Candies Ltd. Acquires Four Vessels From Harvey Gulf in $450M Debt‑financed Deal
Otto Candies Ltd. completed the acquisition of four multipurpose support vessels from Harvey Gulf, financed by a $450 million loan from CSG Investments, a unit of Beal Bank. The transaction, announced in a press release, was completed entirely with debt,...
DASNY Upsizes BAB Refunding to $2.1B Amid Market Volatility
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) announced a $2.1 billion Build America Bond (BAB) refunding, upsizing its original $1.6 billion issuance by $448 million to include a BAB series after strong demand. The deal was impacted by recent market...
Great Sky Raises $13M in Venture Funding Led by Bison Ventures
Great Sky, a startup building superconducting optoelectronic network chips, announced a $13 million funding round led by Bison Ventures. The capital will support the company's chip development and delivery later this year. The raise was reported by Semafor on March 13, 2026.
Huron MergeCo., A Saltchuk Subsidiary, Launches $17 per Share Tender Offer for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Huron MergeCo., Inc., a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Saltchuk Resources, Inc., announced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding common shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) at $17.00 per share in cash. The offer expires at 11:59 p.m. New...
Comstock Invests $1.5M in Jericho Energy Ventures for 7% Stake
US real estate firm Comstock announced a $1.5 million private‑placement investment in Canadian energy company Jericho Energy Ventures, acquiring a 7 percent equity stake. The investment supports Comstock’s new Data Center Platform and its plans to develop large‑scale data‑center campuses. The deal...
Juicebox Raises $80M Series B Led by DST Global
Outbound recruiting platform Juicebox announced an $80 million Series B funding round at an $850 million valuation, led by DST Global. The round follows a tripling of ARR since its Series A in July 2025 and the company now serves...
Mark Allen & Co. Acquires Alban Communications
Mark Allen & Co., a New York‑based PR firm, announced the acquisition of Alban Communications, a Miami‑based agency founded in 2008. The deal expands Mark Allen & Co.'s capabilities in US Hispanic media, real estate, and health and wellness, and establishes...
Alexico Group Secures $345M Debt Financing for Mark Hotel
Alexico Group secured a $345 million balance-sheet financing package for its Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side, led by Deutsche Bank with participation from J.P. Morgan Chase and BDT & MSD Partners. The refinancing provides new capital for the...
Gestisoft Acquires A BC Consulting Group to Expand Microsoft Business Apps Services
Microsoft partner Gestisoft announced the acquisition of Montreal‑based Dynamics 365 Business Central specialist A BC Consulting Group. The deal adds a ten‑person consulting team to Gestisoft’s over‑hundred‑employee firm, enhancing its Microsoft Business Apps capabilities across North America. Transaction terms were not...
Simplexity Robotics Secures $289M Funding From Tencent, Alibaba and Others
Hangzhou‑based Simplexity Robotics announced it has raised about $289 million across five funding rounds over the past six months, backed by investors including Tencent, Alibaba Group, Vision Capital, Lanchi Ventures, HongShan Capital Group, Legend Capital, CAS Star and Gaorong Ventures. The...
Malama Health Closes $9.2M Seed Round Led by Acumen America
Malama Health, a Medicaid‑first maternal health platform, closed a $9.2 million seed round led by Acumen America, with participation from Wisdom Ventures, Capital F and Coyote Ventures, as well as angel investors. The round also includes a $2.3 million NIH grant and over...
Hercules Capital Completes $300M Investment‑grade Bond Offering
Hercules Capital, Inc. completed a $300 million investment‑grade bond offering, boosting its liquidity. The bond issuance was disclosed during the company's Q4 2025 earnings call on March 12 2026.
Sunrise Realty Trust Expands Revolving Credit Facility to $165M with New $25M Commitment From Customers Bank
Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. announced that it increased its revolving credit facility to $165 million, adding Customers Bank as a participant with a $25 million commitment. The financing arrangement was disclosed during its Q4 2025 earnings call on March 12,...
Chicago Delays $292M Tax‑exempt Portion of $800M GO Bond Issuance
Chicago issued $511.9M of taxable general‑obligation bonds on Tuesday, while postponing $292M of tax‑exempt bonds from the $800M GO bond program. The taxable portion attracted over $2B of orders and was priced at lower yields. The city plans to re‑price...
Underdog Acquires Aristotle Inc.'s Federally Regulated Derivatives Exchange and Clearinghouse
Fantasy‑sports platform Underdog announced the acquisition of a federally regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse from Aristotle Inc., the operator of the PredictIt political‑predictions market. The deal expands Underdog’s footprint into regulated derivatives trading and was disclosed on March 12, 2026. Deal terms...
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Completes Merger with Tropic Purchaser LLC Subsidiary
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. completed a merger with a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Tropic Purchaser LLC, a joint‑venture investor group that includes MW Group, Blackstone Real Estate, and DivcoWest Real Estate Services. The transaction was approved by shareholders and consummated on...
Ezra Secures $8M Seed Funding for AI-Powered Finance Platform
Ezra, an AI-powered finance platform for asset-backed financing, announced a $8 million seed round. The funding will support product development and customer deployments as the market faces growing deal volume and fragmented workflows.
RWE Completes Sale of Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Project to PGE
German energy company RWE has completed the sale of its 350 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea to Polish utility PGE, making PGE the sole owner of the development. The transaction, first announced in December, also includes...
OUTFRONT Invests $20M in AdQuick for Exclusive Three-Year OOH Sales Tech Access
Outdoor-media giant OUTFRONT announced a $20 million investment in OOH DSP specialist AdQuick, securing exclusive three-year access to its cloud-based sales platform. The deal, announced at the end of February 2026, aims to modernize OUTFRONT’s programmatic campaign planning and buying....
Imperial Dade and BradyPLUS Complete Merger, Forming Leading North American Distribution Platform
Imperial Dade and BradyPLUS have completed a merger, creating a leading North American distribution platform for janitorial, sanitation, foodservice, and industrial packaging products. The combined company will be led by Imperial Dade CEO Jason Tillis as CEO, with BradyPLUS CEO...
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust Issues $1.5B Auto ABS Secured by Prime Leases
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, 2026‑A, is issuing $1.5 billion of asset‑backed securities backed by prime‑quality auto leases. The notes will be sold in four tranches, with RBC Capital Markets as lead underwriter, and are expected to close on March 24, 2026.
American Tungsten Corp. Upsizes Bought Deal to $35M Led by Stifel
American Tungsten Corp. announced that its bought deal financing, led by Stifel, has been upsized from $20 million to $35 million. The offering was fully subscribed before market open and is expected to close imminently, providing funding for the restart of tungsten...
HouseWorks Holdings Acquires A Caring Experience
HouseWorks Holdings, a home care provider based in Woburn, Massachusetts, has completed the acquisition of Rhode Island‑based A Caring Experience, expanding its New England footprint. The deal marks HouseWorks' first acquisition in Rhode Island and its twelfth transaction since 2022....
Mycoverse Raises €2.4M Pre‑seed Round Led by Future Food Fund and HTGF
Danish agritech startup Mycoverse announced the closing of a €2.4 million pre‑seed round to develop AI‑driven fungal biocontrol solutions for potato late blight. The round was co‑led by Future Food Fund and High‑Tech Gründerfonds, with participation from PINC, the venture arm...
Gestala Raises $21.6M in Early-Stage Funding Round
Chinese brain‑computer interface startup Gestala announced a $21.6 million funding round co‑led by Guosheng Capital and Dalton Venture, with participation from Tsing Song Capital, Gobi Ventures, Fourier Intelligence, Liepin and Seas Capital. The capital will support R&D, team expansion and the construction...
Sybilion Closes $4.2M Seed Round Led by VentureFriends and Semapa Next
Sybilion, a decision‑layer platform for industrial companies, has closed a $4.2 million seed round co‑led by VentureFriends and Semapa Next. The funding will be used to expand its risk‑signal platform, integrate with client workflows and develop agentic planning support. The round follows...
Arycs Technologies Raises $24M to Power AI Expansion Worldwide
San Francisco‑based Arycs Technologies announced it has closed a $24 million funding round to develop coherent optical connectivity solutions for AI workloads, aiming to improve bandwidth‑per‑watt and enable distributed AI clusters. The capital will support global expansion of its AI‑focused networking...
Airbnb Launches Debut High‑grade Bond Offering
Airbnb Inc. has begun marketing a debut high‑grade US‑dollar bond issuance with maturities of three, five and ten years, priced about 1.35 percentage points above Treasuries. The offering marks the company’s first bond sale as its convertible notes mature.
Endform Secures €1.5M Seed Funding Led by Alliance VC, Antler, First Fellow Partners, and Greens Ventures
Swedish testing startup Endform announced a €1.5 million seed round co‑led by Alliance VC, Antler, First Fellow Partners and Greens Ventures. The funding will be used to expand its AI‑driven platform that accelerates CI pipelines by parallelising Playwright tests. Endform aims to alleviate bottlenecks in...
Mantis Space Secures $10M Seed Round Led by Rule 1 Ventures
Mantis Space, a startup developing satellite-to-satellite laser power beaming, announced a $10 million seed financing round led by Rule 1 Ventures with participation from Montauk Capital. The funds will be used to complete its prototype payload and expand its team as the company...
Qdrant Raises $50M Series B Round
Open source vector database provider Qdrant announced a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $87.5 million since its founding. The round was led by AVP with participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital and...
Elaia Closes €134M Third Deep‑tech Seed Fund
Paris‑based venture capital firm Elaia announced the final close of its third deep‑tech seed fund (DTS3) at €134 million, surpassing its €120 million target. Backed by Bpifrance and Université PSL, the fund will invest in early‑stage B2B deep‑tech startups across AI, quantum, cybersecurity,...
SkySelect Raises $9M in AI-Driven Aircraft Parts Procurement Funding
Estonian AI procurement platform SkySelect announced a $9 million funding round co-led by Verb Ventures and RockCreek, with participation from SmartCap Green Fund, Bain Capital Ventures and Lux Capital. The capital will be used to enhance its AI sourcing tools...
StageOne Ventures Closes $165M Fifth Fund to Back Israeli AI Infrastructure Startups
StageOne Ventures announced the closing of its fifth fund, raising $165 million to invest in Israeli AI infrastructure and enterprise technology startups. The fund brings the firm's total assets under management to over $650 million and will focus on AI...
York Space Systems Acquires Orbion Space Technology to Deepen Vertical Integration for SDA Constellations
York Space Systems announced the acquisition of Michigan‑based Orbion Space Technology, integrating the propulsion supplier into its defense and commercial satellite production. The deal, disclosed on March 12 2026, secures Orbion’s Aurora Hall‑effect thruster technology and retains its Michigan operations to support...
Black Forest Systems Raises $400,000 From Front Ventures and Hede Capital Partners
Kyiv‑based defence‑tech startup Black Forest Systems announced it has secured $400,000 in funding from Front Ventures and Hede Capital Partners AB. The capital will be used to industrialise its SHADOX infantry drone platform and scale production for military deployment. The...
Arevon Energy Secures $920M Financing for Nighthawk Energy Storage Project
Renewable energy developer Arevon Energy announced it has secured $920 million in financing for its 300 MW Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California. The package includes a $482 million debt facility led by CIBC, a $169 million preferred equity investment from Goldman Sachs...
Pine Services Group Acquires Sage Specialist Inixion
Pine Services Group announced the acquisition of Inixion, a UK-based specialist in Sage X3 and Sage Intacct. The deal expands Pine's portfolio of ERP partners, enhancing its capabilities in multi-entity and cross-border operations. The acquisition underscores ongoing consolidation in the...
BDC Receives $1.2B CAD Federal Funding to Expand Defence Platform and Launches $300M StrongNorth Fund
The Business Development Bank of Canada announced a $1.2 billion CAD injection from the Canadian federal government to expand its Defence Platform, bringing total allocated funding to $2.2 billion. The platform also includes a new $300 million StrongNorth Fund, led by Peter Suma,...
Neuramancer AI Solutions Secures €1.7M Pre-Seed Funding Led by Vanagon Ventures
German AI startup Neuramancer AI Solutions GmbH closed a €1.7 million pre‑seed round to scale its deepfake detection platform. The round was led by Vanagon Ventures with participation from Bayern Kapital, ZOHO.VC, Lightfield Equity and other investors. The funding will be...
Absa Bank Ghana Extends Asset Financing to Engineers & Planners for Aircraft Purchase
Absa Bank Ghana has provided a specialised asset financing facility to Engineers & Planners Company Limited (E&P) to fund the purchase of an additional aircraft supporting its mining operations across Africa. The financing, part of a broader relationship that includes...
Tilray Brands Acquires BrewDog
Tilray Brands, a medicinal marijuana producer, has completed the acquisition of BrewDog, the Scottish craft brewery. The deal ends BrewDog's partnership with Lord's cricket ground as the new owner re-evaluates its sponsorships.
Combat Medical Raises £2.6m in Series A Round Led by T&J Meyer Family Foundation
Medical device maker Combat Medical announced the first close of its Series A round, securing £2.6 million to advance its hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy (HIVEC) platform. The round was led by T&J Meyer Family Foundation with participation from Varia Ventures, NW Angel...