Lonza Group sells specialty division to united Bain and Cinven Group
Lonza Group AG, is a Swiss multinational chemicals and biotechnology company agreed to the CHF4.2bn deal to sell their speciality division to Bain Capital LLC and Cinven Group. The Swiss life science firm is the producer of microbial products that has 17 manufacturing sites across the world.

James Hay Holdings and Nucleus Financial merges to £144.6m deal
Despite numerous external offers, Nucleus Financial Group confirms it will be taken over by James Hay Holdings in a £144.6m deal. The increase in scale will also mean increased investment in technology, products and further services by the combined entity.

IVC accelerates growth with £3.5bn funding
UK’s IVC Evidensia, a leading veterinary services provider, gets a £3.5bn private funding with US private equity Silver Lake. This rounds-up IVC’s enterprise value of £12.3 billion in total.

Adey traded to Polypipe for a £210m deal
Polypipe, UK’s largest manufacturer of plastic piping systems, has acquired magnetic filters provider Adey in a £210m deal. The private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, LDC, confirms this will enable the company to further their international growth plans.

Jüsto hits $65m on its third round
In less than 12 months time, Jüsto, Mexico’s first Online Supermarket just raised a staggering $65 million in Series A funding making it the largest Series A round in Latin America. The funding was led by General Atlantic and was joined by Foundation Capital and Mountain Nazca.

David Energy regulates power with $19M
New York City-based electricity provider David Energy confirmed funding of $19 million on Tuesday. Their revolutionary store-and-deploy energy technology will be expanding to Texas next.

SplashLearn tops at $18M in Series C
SplashLearn, a learning platform that uses technological games to focus on learning, is raising $18 million funding in its Series C round. This funding will be used for geographical expansion as far as the UK, Canada and Australia.

Startup SentinelOne snatches big data co Scalyr for $155m
Cybersecurity platform SentinelOne confirms acquisition of Scalyr, a US cloud-scale data analytics platform, for $155 million in cash and equity. The union will unleash new breakthroughs in machine-speed prevention, detection and response to cyber attacks.

Reddit skyrocketed to $6B valuation
Raising $250 million in fresh funding, online platform Reddit is now looking at a total of $6 billion in its valuation doubling its value a year ago. Vy Capital led the funding round.

Mesh and Jackpocket raising new funds
Mesh Payments, a corporate payments processor provider based in New York, recently raised $13 million in financing round. TLV Partners along with Meron Capital and R-Squared Ventures led the funding. While third party lottery tickets selling app, Jackpocket, raised $50 million in Series C. Raine Group led the funding.

Fabric bags $43M in Series A
Bellevue, Washington’s Fabric secures $43 million led by Norwest Venture Partners in Series A. The e-commerce platform is now set to expand its footprint in the $3.9 trillion online shopping sector.

Theator advances surgical procedures with $15.5M funding
California start-up Theator is using artificial intelligence to improve surgical procedures using its $15.5 million Series A funding round. This funding will help scale up with North American providers and the US.

Mighty Buildings hits $40M for 3D printing home building
Mighty Buildings, a startup that has been using 3D printing and robotics to build homes, has recently raised $40 million in Series B round. Khosla Ventures together with Zeno Ventures led the round.

Better drugs breakthroughs for BigHat Biosciences with $19M funding
Bringing in better antibodies for better drug treatment, BigHat intends to use their $19 million funding for futuristic possibilities on medical treatments. The company will focus its funding for protein optimization and antibody engineering for better therapeutics processes.

Plus.ai pushes self-driving trucks with $200M funding
Startup company Plus.ai recently secures $200 million in fresh capital for their self-driving trucks initiative. Guotai Junan International Holdings together with multiple Silicon Valley venture firms has led the round.

Match snatches Hyperconnect for $1.725bn
Match Group, an online dating app who launched Tinder, has acquired Seoul’s social platform Hyperconnect for $1.725 billion in cash and stock. The social media firm currently has two popular apps including Azar, an audio and video chat app and Hakuna Live, a live-streaming app.

Equip secures $13m in Series A
Health tech company Equip has recently announced hitting $13 million in Series A financing. Optum Ventures led the financing.

Maisonette secures $30m to provide better Children’s product go-to online shop
New York-based startup Maisonette, is developing a marketplace for children’s products that. The company recently bagged $30 million in Series B funding.

Modern Health bags $74M acquires unicorn status
With a staggering total value of $1.17bn raised, Modern Health bags unicorn status after closing a $74 million series D led by Founders Fund. The mental health and wellness platform is now working with 200 enterprises and has recently acquired Kip, a mental health startup company based in San Francisco.

Capitalize closes $12.5m in Series A.
Capitalize platform recently closes $12.5 million in Series A funding led by Canapi Ventures. The company has already facilitated over $10 million in retirement asset transfers since its launch in September.

Immunai with $60m series A for better immunological data procedures
Immunai, a New York-based biotechnology company is back with a new $60 million in Series A funding. The company will focus its funding to improve clinical immunological data algorithms for better diagnosis and treatment of immune diseases.