Databricks raises $5 billion, eyes IPO as AI demand fuels growth

SAN FRANCISCO: Data analytics software company Databricks said Monday it has raised $5 billion in new funding and secured $2 billion in additional debt capacity, solidifying a valuation of $134…

NNR February 9, 2026

Australian Exchange

Xamble Group to acquire majority stake in Malaysian influencer platform Youths Today

SINGAPORE: Xamble Group Limited, a Southeast Asian influencer marketing platform, announced Monday it has agreed to acquire a 55.6% stake in YToday Sdn Bhd, the operator of the Malaysian influencer…

NNR February 9, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Cosmetics firm Warpaint London buys Barry M brand for $1.78M, expects 2025 revenue growth

LONDON: Warpaint London PLC (AIM: W7L), the specialist supplier of color cosmetics, announced Monday the acquisition of the Barry M brand out of administration and provided a trading update for…

NNR February 9, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Centrica sells European energy solutions businesses and Panoramic Power

LONDON: Centrica announces that it has completed the disposal of a number of non-core energy solutions businesses. The energy solutions businesses in Italy and the Netherlands have been sold to…

NNR February 9, 2026

London Stock Exchange

NatWest acquires Evelyn Partners, announces £750m share buyback

LONDON: NatWest Group plc has reached an agreement to acquire Evelyn Partners from funds advised by Permira and Warburg Pincus for £2.7 billion enterprise value (the "Transaction"). The Transaction creates…

NNR February 9, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Pathos Communications signs strategic partnership with Flippa.com

LONDON: Pathos Communications plc, the multiple award-winning technology-enabled, human-led PR company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Flippa.com Pty LTD ("Flippa"), the world's largest marketplace for buying and selling…

NNR February 9, 2026

Business & Finance

Your First Step Into Investing: A No-Nonsense Guide to Online Stock Trading 2026

Ever looked at those stock trading apps and felt a wave of confusion? You see the charts, the flashing numbers, the headlines about people making money… but for you, it…

NNR February 8, 2026

Wire

Honda, Mythic to co-develop 100X more efficient AI processors for vehicles

PALO ALTO: Honda Motor Co. and the artificial intelligence chip company Mythic announced a partnership Tuesday to develop a new, highly efficient computing system for future vehicles, aiming to significantly…

NNR February 8, 2026

London Stock Exchange

VAALCO Energy sells non-core producing properties in Canada for $25.6 million

HOUSTON: VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) today announced that it had entered into an agreement for the sale of all of its non-core producing properties in Canada to…

NNR February 5, 2026

Wire

TotalEnergies and Tikehau Capital to develop public charging networks in Belgium and the Netherlands

PARIS: TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Tikehau Capital have announced the creation of a joint investment platform to promote the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in urban public…

NNR February 4, 2026

Nasdaq Nordic

Smart Eye enters into agreement to acquire Sightic Analytics

STOCKHOLM: Smart Eye Aktiebolag has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in the Swedish AI-based software company Sightic Analytics AB from its current shareholders for a fixed purchase…

NNR February 4, 2026

Australian Exchange

Australia’s Little Green Pharma to acquire Cannatrek in all-stock deal

SYDNEY: Australian medicinal cannabis company Little Green Pharma Ltd (LGP.AX) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire smaller rival Cannatrek Ltd in an all-stock deal, aiming to create one…

NNR February 3, 2026