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M&AFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 MeridianLink buys Credit Mountain to turn loan rejections into future business
M&AMarketing🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 ECI buys UK's Prima to grow its ERP platform for office supply dealers
FundingRobotics🇨🇳Aug 3, 2026 Chip AI startup Fangqing hits $1.5B valuation in third raise in six months
M&AConsumer Electronics🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Apple buys Czech materials science startup PlasmaSolve to sharpen manufacturing
M&ASports🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Osmose buys UK's MP Power to grow European utility footprint
M&ATransportation🇩🇪Aug 3, 2026 R&R-BETH Group buys 102-year-old furnace maker ELIOG, saving 69 jobs
Energy🇨🇳Aug 3, 2026 Elong Power prices $1.38M Nasdaq offering in quick re-raise
IPOs🇹🇷Aug 3, 2026 Turkish steelmaker Kardemir Çelik lists on Borsa Istanbul with 4x demand
🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Orbital Sentry raises pre-seed to build wildfire-spotting satellites in geosynchronous orbit
M&AEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 d-Matrix buys Wallaroo.ai in second acquisition in four months
Investors🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Bridgepoint closes €5.1B direct lending fund as capital rotates to Europe
Fintech🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Madinah Angels backs UK Islamic fintech Kestrl in fourth deal of its first year
M&AMarketing🇪🇸Aug 3, 2026 Prim buys Ortopedia Queraltó, entering Andalusia's orthopaedic market
Investors🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Adams Street raises over $5B for secondaries, closes Fund 8 at $2.7B
FundingEvent Tech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 VENU raises $25M in convertible debt to fund Oklahoma amphitheater
FundingSecurity🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Horizon3.ai lands $250M Series E at $2B-plus valuation
IPOsHealth🇮🇳Aug 3, 2026 Oman's OMIFCO raises $678M in oversubscribed Muscat listing at $2.7B valuation
FundingFood🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Iceland closes £514M debt refinancing to fund growth
Investors🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 MetLife's asset arm closes $1.2B private equity fund via secondary deal
Music🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 TREBEL buys superfan platform Sesh to add artist services across the Americas
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Base Power raises $1B Series D at $13B valuation, launches US-built home battery
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Inocras raises $31M Series B to bring whole-genome cancer testing to the US
M&AMedia🇨🇭Aug 3, 2026 UK's Visionedgeone takes majority stake in Swiss bikesharer Publibike
M&AFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Deel acquires Clarity to strengthen identity verification, surpasses $1.5B ARR
M&ASecurity🇮🇱Aug 3, 2026 Visa to buy fraud detector BioCatch for up to $2.4B
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 American Airlines raises $1.3B in aircraft-backed debt as demand cuts costs
M&ATravel🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Jet.AI buys 26% of Alberta's StratGrid for $1.75M in data centre push
Media🇨🇳Aug 3, 2026 LibLib AI hits $2B valuation with $300M Series B extension as ARR reaches $300M
Funding🇩🇪Aug 3, 2026 MEAG joins €4.35B financing package for Belgian broadband platform Wyre
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 MSP Recovery secures fresh Hazel funding, but warns liquidity isn't guaranteed
M&AFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 American Family to buy Bowhead Specialty in $1.2B cash deal
IPOsMarketing🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Yellow.ai to go public via $550M SPAC merger with Bluerock
🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 McNally Capital buys majority stake in defense contractor TENICA
Investors🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Manulife | Comvest closes record $5.4B private credit fund
Big techSemiconductors🇹🇼Aug 3, 2026 TSMC posts $40.2B in Q2 revenue as VectorGlobal buys $11M stake
Semiconductors🇮🇱Aug 3, 2026 BlackRock lifts Nova stake to 6.8% with $262M buy as AI fuels chip demand
M&AHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Curium to buy Lantheus in radiopharma deal worth up to $8B
FundingEnergy🇳🇿Aug 3, 2026 Linca spins out with £8.1m to recover EV battery metals
Transportation🇨🇿Aug 3, 2026 Wanzl takes majority stake in refrigeration specialist WSL
M&ASecurity🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Image Scan buys ClanTect for up to £1M to add human-detection tech
Travel🇮🇹Aug 3, 2026 UniCredit brings 100+ ultra-wealthy clients into WeRoad, two months after $58M round
FundingHealth🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Autolus lands $250M debt facility from Perceptive as AUCATZYL sales double
M&AFintech🇯🇵Aug 3, 2026 ITOCHU buys into aircraft lessor ACG in $1.95B deal
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Cocrystal raises $5M from OPKO Health ahead of late-2026 norovirus data
M&A🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Brookfield completes Oaktree buyout, cementing $365B credit arm
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Dash Bio raises $30M Series A to be the "Amazon Web Services of drug development"
M&ATelecom🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 COEO buys NetWolves in second acquisition of 2026
M&AHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Supernus and Indivior to merge, forming $2.2B CNS drug company
M&AHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 KKR to buy medical device maker Integer for $5.7B
FundingWellness Beauty🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Bodycare raises early VC to rebuild UK estate around AI platform
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