Category: Investment

Datamatics acquires Dextara Digital

Datamatics, a leading global Digital Technologies, Operations, and Experiences Company, announced the acquisition of Dextara Digital, a premier provider of Salesforce services. Salesforce is one of the largest applications enterprise companies in the world, with over 150,000 customers and 95% of the Fortune 100 companies using the platform. With the acquisition of Dextara Digital, Datamatics…

Conformation-X Therapeutics secures over $13.5 mn in funding

Conformation-X Therapeutics, LLC, an immune-oncology focused drug development company, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed funding tranche of $3.65M, bringing the total raised since inception to over $13.5M. The company unveiled its lead assets by disclosing successful ex vivo and in vivo proof-of-concept studies for its HHLA2 and IL18BP programs, marking critical milestones in the cancer drug development…

Alsym Energy raises $78 mn funding led by Tata Limited and General Catalyst

Alsym Energy, a developer of next-generation non-flammable rechargeable batteries for stationary storage, marine and mobility applications, announced a $78 million funding round jointly led by Tata Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons) and General Catalyst, a global venture capital firm. New York-based Thrive Capital and Toronto-based Thomvest also joined in the round, as well as existing investor Drads Capital. Alsym will use…

Accenture to acquire Intellera Consulting

Accenture has agreed to acquire Intellera Consulting, an Italian consultancy firm operating in the public administration and healthcare sectors. The acquisition aligns with Accenture’s ongoing focus on helping Italian public service organizations enhance and transform their citizen services. Founded in 2021, with main offices in Rome and Milan, Intellera Consulting is one of Italy’s main…

SunFire announces investment from KKR

SunFireMatrix, Inc. (SunFire), a leading software and tech-enabled services platform serving the insurance distribution and health plan markets, announced that it has been acquired by funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm. Funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, the Company’s previous majority owner, will continue to be a significant minority shareholder in the Company.…

SLB announces acquisition of ChampionX

SLB and ChampionX Corporation announced a definitive agreement for SLB to purchase ChampionX in an all-stock transaction. The agreement was unanimously approved by the ChampionX board of directors. Under the terms of the agreement, ChampionX shareholders will receive 0.735 shares of SLB common stock in exchange for each ChampionX share. At the closing of the…

EQT Private Equity to acquire Avetta from WCAS

EQT Private Equity announced that the EQT X fund (EQT) has agreed to acquire Avetta from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”). Avetta is a global leader in supply chain risk management software. For more than two decades, Avetta’s innovative SaaS platform has enabled clients to manage supply chain risks across health, safety, and sustainability,…

Hair products maker Traya raises Rs 75 cr funding from Xponentia Capital

Hair care products maker Traya has raised Rs 75 crore in funding from Mumbai-based private equity fund Xponentia Capital, according to ETtech report. The firm offers a range of products targeting issues like hair loss. Previous to this, Traya has raised about $3 million from the likes of Fireside Ventures, Stride Ventures, Kae Capital and…

EIG’s MidOcean Energy announces strategic investment from Mitsubishi Corporation

MidOcean Energy (MidOcean), a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, announced a strategic investment by Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi Corp). Mitsubishi Corp’s investment will accelerate MidOcean’s strategy to create a high quality, diversified, global ‘pure play’ integrated LNG company, a…

TransUnion takes minority stake in India’s DeepTech startup SatSure

SatSure, a pioneering DeepTech company specializing in helping enterprises improve their quality of decisions with earth observation data, announced an equity investment from TransUnion, the global information and insights company. India-based SatSure leverages satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve decisioning quality and deliver intelligence for various industries, primarily agriculture, as well as finance,…

Bambrew raises $7 mn Series A funding led by Blume Ventures

Bambrew, a cleantech startup operating in the sustainable packaging space, said it has raised Rs 60 crore (about $7 million) in Series A funding round led by Blume Ventures, according to ETtech report. The funding was a mix of equity and debt. The equity element totalled to about Rs 30 crore, a company spokesperson told…

Blue Yonder to acquire One Network Enterprises

Blue Yonder, a leader in digital supply chain transformations, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire One Network Enterprises (One Network) for approximately $839 million, subject to adjustments. One Network, provider of the Digital Supply Chain Network, is known for its autonomous and resilience services and is a leading global provider of intelligent control towers. Upon…

SydeLabs raises $2.5 mn seed funding led by RTP Global

Artificial intelligence (AI)-led risk management solutions provider, SydeLabs said it has raised $2.5 million as a part of its seed round of funding led by RTP Global. The round also saw participation from early-stage investment firm Picus Capital along with marquee angel investors including Cred founder Kunal Shah and Mobile Premier League founder Sai Srinivas…

SLB to acquire majority ownership in Aker Carbon Capture

SLB, a global technology company, announced an agreement to combine its carbon capture business with Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) to support accelerated industrial decarbonization at scale. Bringing together complementary technology portfolios, leading process design expertise and an established project delivery platform, the combination will leverage ACC’s commercial carbon capture product offering and SLB’s new technology…

SuperK raises $6 mn funding from Blume Ventures, others

SuperK, which runs retail supermarkets in tier 3 towns and beyond, has raised $6 million (Rs 50 crore) in a funding round led by Blume Ventures, according to ETtech report. Investors like Silver Needle Ventures, Veltis Capital and Atrium Angels, among others, participated in the round. The firm did not disclose the valuation at which…