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Ecolab closes $4.75bn CoolIT acquisition as AI data centers confront a cooling bottleneck
Ecolab has completed its acquisition of CoolIT Systems, combining water treatment, cooling hardware, digital monitoring and service capabilities. The deal places Ecolab deeper inside the physical infrastructure required to operate increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems.
BridgeBio raises $1bn in preferred equity to fund rare disease product launches
BridgeBio’s $1 billion preferred equity raise strengthens BBIO’s balance sheet as Attruby grows and three rare disease launches approach.
KKR (NYSE: KKR) expands Asia infrastructure strategy with SK renewable platform
Find out how SK Inc. and KKR’s KRW 2 trillion renewable platform could reshape Korea’s clean power supply for AI data centres and chipmakers. Read more now.
ContourGlobal bets its UK entry on Scotland’s £350m wind curtailment problem
ContourGlobal enters the UK with the 500 MW Wallace battery project in Scotland, targeting grid constraints and surging data center demand. Read the analysis.
HMC Capital (ASX:HMC) clears KKR approvals as A$603m energy partnership targets June 30 close
Regulatory approval removes a major obstacle to HMC Capital’s KKR partnership, but the economics of its preferred-equity funding structure will now face a more demanding test through battery development and cash generation.
Deluxe Corporation (DLX) to acquire Celero Commerce for $625m in all-cash payments transformation deal
Deluxe Corporation ($DLX) to acquire Celero Commerce for $625M in all-cash deal, accelerating payments transformation. Full executive analysis on the LLR exit here.
Columbus McKinnon doubles down on $70m synergy target and US demand resilience as post-Kito Crosby execution becomes the entire investment case
Columbus McKinnon ($CMCO) details $70M synergy target, $2.09B FY27 sales guidance, and 5.1x leverage path post-Kito Crosby deal. Full executive analysis here.
Could Chase Corporation’s Sheldahl acquisition deepen its role in advanced materials and specialty manufacturing?
Find out how Chase Corporation’s Sheldahl acquisition could reshape advanced materials strategy and what it means for Flex Ltd.
Sempra ($SRE) faces activist pressure to spin off Oncor as Voss Capital targets Texas grid value
Voss Capital wants Sempra to spin off Oncor, claiming the Texas grid alone could top $78B by 2028 as SRE trades below its highs. The break-up debate begins.
Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX: PNI) share price jumps 5% after Pacific Asset Management completion
Pinnacle just closed the $419m PAM deal and the stock bounced 5%. Affiliate FUM hits $202.5bn. Performance fees are the next test in July.