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# 🌐 $4.9B Internet Infrastructure Acquisition. $200M+ VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/4-9b-internet-infrastructure-acquisition-200m-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-08-20T11:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-20T11:00:38.000Z
- Description: Daily Impact Deals #162 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

[**Aloha**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha?ref=newsletters.qs.com)🌺  
  
📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** U.S. retail sales[ increased by 1% in July 2024](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), the largest increase since January 2023, driven by a 3.6% rise in motor vehicle and parts sales.

🌐 **Deal of the Day:** AMD**,** a California-based semiconductor company has signed a definitive agreement to [acquire](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-signs-4-9-billion-deal-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-infrastructure-lead/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ZT Systems, hyperscale cloud & internet infrastructure providers for $4.9B.

**What's New?**  
📚 **Education.** Learning tool  
**🌍 Climate.** Electrolysis technology and renewable energy  
**💻 Technology.** Cloud & internet infrastructure  
📅 **Economics.** Euro area inflation, US GDP, personal income & spending+ more

## 📚 Education  

🎓 **Learnster**, a Swedish learning platform, raised [$2.9M](https://siliconcanals.com/swedish-learning-platform-learnster-bags-e2-6m/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Creades and Alfvén & Didrikson to expand their platform's capabilities and broaden their market reach.

## **🌍** Climate  

🌱 **Continuum Green Energy**, an Indian renewable energy company, has raised [$150](https://solarquarter.com/2024/08/20/continuum-green-energy-secures-150-million-investment-from-just-climate-for-indias-renewable-expansion/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)M in equity funding from Just Climate.

💧 **Power to Hydrogen**, an Ohio-based company specializing in advanced electrolysis technologies, raised an [$18M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/08/power-to-hydrogen-raises-over-18m-in-series-a-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Rev1 Ventures and Worthington Enterprises to expand operations.

## **💻** Technology

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🌐 **AMD,** a California-based semiconductor company has signed a definitive agreement to [acquire](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-signs-4-9-billion-deal-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-infrastructure-lead/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ZT Systems, hyperscale cloud & internet infrastructure providers for $4.9B.

## **📅** Economic Calendar

Euro Area Inflation, US GDP, Personal Income & Spending + More

### Tuesday, August 20th 2024

[🇨🇦 Canada Inflation Data, July](http://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇯🇵 Japan Balance of Trade, July](https://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Wednesday, August 21st 2024

[🇺🇸 US FOMC Minutes](http://www.federalreserve.gov/)

### Thursday, August 22nd 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash), August](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, July](http://www.stat.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Monday, August 26th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany Ifo Business Climate, August](https://www.ifo.de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Durable Goods Orders Data, July](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Tuesday, August 27th 2024

[🇦🇺 Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, Ju](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)ly

### Wednesday, August 28th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence](https://www.gfk.com/de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), September

### Thursday, August 29th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), ](https://www.destatis.de/DE/Home/%5Finhalt.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com)August  
[🇺🇸 US GDP Growth Data, Q2](http://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, August 30th 2024

[🇯🇵 Japan Consumer Confidence Index, August](https://www.cao.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇫🇷 France Inflation Data (Preliminary), August](https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇪🇦 Euro Area Inflation Data Flash, ](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[Augus](https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil?ref=newsletters.qs.com)t  
[🇮🇹 Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary), July](https://www.istat.it/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇮🇳 India GDP Growth Data, Q2](https://www.mospi.gov.in/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇦 Canada Growth Data, Q2](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index, July](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data, July](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇳 China NBS Manufacturing PMI, ](https://www.stats.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[ August](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

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