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IPOs🇮🇳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
Funding🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Base Power raises $1B Series D at $13B valuation, launches US-built home battery
Funding🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Inocras raises $31M Series B to bring whole-genome cancer testing to the US
M&A🇨🇭Aug 3, 2026 UK's Visionedgeone takes majority stake in Swiss bikesharer Publibike
M&A🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Deel acquires Clarity to strengthen identity verification, surpasses $1.5B ARR
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 American Airlines raises $1.3B in aircraft-backed debt as demand cuts costs
M&A🇺🇸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
Funding🇺🇸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
IPOs🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Yellow.ai to go public via $550M SPAC merger with Bluerock
Security🇺🇸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 tech🇹🇼Aug 3, 2026 TSMC posts $40.2B in Q2 revenue as VectorGlobal buys $11M stake
🇮🇱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
Funding🇳🇿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&A🇬🇧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&A🇯🇵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&A🇺🇸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&A🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 KKR to buy medical device maker Integer for $5.7B
Funding🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Bodycare raises early VC to rebuild UK estate around AI platform
Robotics🇨🇳Aug 3, 2026 PaXini raises US$137.5M strategic round, pushing tactile sensing total to 3.5B
Security🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Instanda lands growth credit facility from Palatine to fund global push
Funding🇰🇷Aug 3, 2026 DeepX raises Series D at $2.2B valuation, quadrupling its worth
M&A🇮🇹Aug 3, 2026 CDP Equity buys majority stake in T-Defence, eyes two more Italian defence takeovers
M&A🇯🇵Aug 3, 2026 INTLOOP buys marketing consultancy Underworks to boost AI-driven DX
Funding🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Khosla leads $310M Series B for mining startup Mariana Minerals at $1.5B valuation
Funding🇩🇪Aug 3, 2026 Rheinbahn secures €100M loan from KfW IPEX-Bank for Düsseldorf transit
M&ASecurity🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 BlueAlly buys Miami's GigaNetworks to deepen security and networking reach
Investors🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 KKR closes biggest-ever infrastructure fund at $19.2B
M&A🇮🇪Aug 3, 2026 Japan's Orix to buy Welsh aviation firm AerFin in ~£475M deal
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Wayy raises $2M pre-seed for AI sales co-founder aimed at solo founders
M&AReal Estate🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Quanta buys Connecticut's Phalcon in $1.24B acquisition spree
M&A🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 KKR takes 50% stake in TotalEnergies renewables arm for €1.8B
FundingFintech🇪🇬Aug 3, 2026 Valu raises EGP 1B ($19.7M) in first issuance under new bond program
Fintech🇸🇦Aug 3, 2026 HUMAIN backs Saudi AI firm Mozn in first Ventures deal to build sovereign enterprise AI
FundingSecurity🇮🇳Aug 3, 2026 ideaForge lands US$20.5M in state debt to build heavy-lift drone
Energy🇮🇳Aug 3, 2026 Matel raises US$17.7M Series B for energy-efficient motor tech
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