Deals in brief

Kaltroco and Five V invest in surface preparation firm BlastOne

The financing will be used by BlastOne to further expand its international footprint, invest in product development, and enhance customer offerings.

Stablecoin infrastructure platform Rain snags $58m Series B

Sapphire Ventures led the round with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, Lightspeed, and Norwest.

Common Fusion Systems rakes in $863m Series B2

In 2021, CFS raised $1.8 billion in Series B funding.

Sycamore completes take-private buyout of retail pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance

Sycamore is acquiring the business in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family, who have reinvested 100 percent of their interests in WBA.

Nexus and Temasek subsidiary Aranda to take minority stake in asset manager Post Advisory Group

As part of the transaction, Principal Asset Management and Nippon Life Insurance Company will exit their ownership positions.

Idealist Capital and Fondaction invest in tech company Mechasys

Mechasys is a tech company providing projected reality products to construction and manufacturing industries.

PE-backed Pye-Barker acquires alarm and security company Modern Systems

Pye-Barker is an Atlanta-based fire protection, life safety and security services provider.

Entangled Capital, Capital Dynamics sell Alphial to PAI-backed SGD Pharma

Alphial produces glass primary packaging for pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic use.

Beringer Capital acquires Bold Orange from Mountaingate

Bold Orange is a Minneapolis-based customer experience company for enterprise brands.

Leal Therapeutics inks $30m Series A

SV Health Investors' Dementia Discovery Fund led the round.