Acorn acquires B Online Learning to close workforce readiness gap

NEW YORK: Acorn, a skills and development platform, has acquired B Online Learning, Australia and New Zealand’s leading eLearning design and development provider, the company announced. The acquisition comes as new…

Web Desk June 22, 2026

Wire

Element Biosciences secures $175 million from Samsung in upsized Series E round

SAN DIEGO: Element Biosciences Inc. said Wednesday it has raised an upsized Series E financing round that includes $175 million from longtime backer Samsung Electronics, plus additional undisclosed contributions from other investors.…

Web Desk June 10, 2026

Euronext

CameraMatics raises €49 million in a round led by Blume Equity and Goodbody Capital Partners

LONDON: Mindflair plc, an AIM-quoted investor in artificial intelligence technology, said Tuesday that portfolio company CameraMatics has raised up to €49 million in new funding, triggering a €600,000 cash return to…

Web Desk June 10, 2026

Wire

Stepful raises $55 million to overhaul healthcare’s broken training pipeline

NEW YORK: Stepful, a training platform that has become the primary pipeline for practice-ready healthcare workers at some of the nation’s largest hospital systems, has raised $55 million in Series C funding,…

Web Desk June 9, 2026

Wire

Carr’s Hill Capital Partners acquires OMNI, a Louisiana conduit manufacturer

NEW ORLEANS: Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management LP, a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has acquired Opti-Com Manufacturing Network LLC and Sunbelt Innovative Plastics LLC, a maker of conduit systems for…

Web Desk June 8, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Helix Exploration acquires Montana drilling rig in all-share deal

HELENA: Helix Exploration PLC has entered into an agreement to acquire Treasure State Drilling LLC, a Montana-based drilling company, for $600,000 in an all-share transaction, the company announced Monday. The acquisition gives…

Web Desk June 8, 2026

Wire

Orange, Bouygues, Free-iliad sign deal to acquire SFR for 20.35B euros

PARIS: Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to acquire telecom operator SFR for 20.35 billion euros ($23.44 billion), including debt, the companies said Saturday. If…

Web Desk June 7, 2026

Wire

Fusion energy startup Helion raises $465 million, hits $15.5 billion valuation

EVERETT: Helion, a fusion energy company based in Washington state, on Thursday announced a $465 million Series G funding round as it pushes to bring commercial fusion power online this decade. The round, led…

Web Desk June 5, 2026

Wire

Semble secures £30Mn Series C to scale AI care orchestration across Europe

LONDON: Healthcare technology company Semble has raised £30 million in a Series C funding round led by European growth investor Revaia, with participation from Partech and existing backers Mercia Ventures and Octopus…

Web Desk June 4, 2026

Nasdaq Nordic

Cathrine Wigzell takes office as new CEO of Rusta today

STOCKHOLM: Cathrine Wigzell takes office as new CEO of Rusta today, 1 June 2026. She succeeds Göran Westerberg, who previously announced that he will be leaving the company. Cathrine Wigzell has extensive international…

Web Desk June 1, 2026

Australian Exchange

ReadyTech rejects $2 per share takeover proposal from Total Specific Solutions

SYDNEY: ReadyTech Holdings Limited said Monday it has rejected an unsolicited, non-binding indicative proposal from Total Specific Solutions to acquire 100% of the company for $2 per share in cash, along with a parallel…

Web Desk June 1, 2026

Wire

Donald Trump tells Lara Trump Iran agrees to forgo atomic arms

President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to permanently forgo nuclear weapons as part of a potential accord, even as his administration transmitted a revised, more stringent counterproposal to Tehran…

Web Desk May 31, 2026