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# ⛽ $7.4B Energy Corporation Merger. $275M+ VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/7-4b-energy-corporation-merger-275m-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-09-27T11:15:17.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-27T11:15:16.000Z
- Description: Daily Impact Deals #190 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

[**Barev**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian%5Flanguage?ref=newsletters.qs.com) 🏰

📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** In September 2024, France's annual inflation rate [fell to 1.2%, the lowest since July 2021, down from 1.8% in August](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8259724?ref=newsletters.qs.com). This decline was primarily driven by decreased energy prices, particularly petroleum products.

**⛽ Deal of the Day:** Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy to [merge](https://hoodline.com/2024/09/chesapeake-energy-and-southwestern-energy-to-create-expand-energy-corporation-in-7-4-billion-merger-touted-as-u-s-largest-natural-gas-producer/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) in a $7.4B deal.

**What's New?** 
**🌍 Climate.** Natural gas & autonomous vehicle technology  
**🩺 Health.** Biotechnology & health data analytics  
**💻 Technology.** Artificial Intelligence  
📅 **Economics.** Euro area inflation, US employment, balance of trade data + more

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**⛽ Chesapeake Energy** and Southwestern Energy, two private energy producers, to [merge](https://hoodline.com/2024/09/chesapeake-energy-and-southwestern-energy-to-create-expand-energy-corporation-in-7-4-billion-merger-touted-as-u-s-largest-natural-gas-producer/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to form Expand Energy, continuing consolidation in the US shale industry.

**🚗 Bot Auto**, a Houston-based autonomous vehicle technology company, raised a [$20M Seed](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/bot-auto-raises-20m-in-pre-a-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to enhance product development.

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**🧬 Convergent Therapeutics**, a biotechnology company, raised a [$40M Series A](https://pulse2.com/convergent-therapeutics-40-million-series-a-extension-secured-from-novo/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Novo Holdings to support the development of Convergent’s radiopharmaceutical pipeline.

**📊 Observe**, a California-based SaaS observability company, raised a [$145M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/observe-closes-145m-series-b-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand operations and its development efforts.

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**🤖 Prepared,** a New York-based AI platform, raised a [$27M Series B](https://www.police1.com/police-products/communications/dispatch/prepared-secures-27-million-series-b-investment-from-andreessen-horowitz-first-round-capital-m13-and-newview-capital?ref=newsletters.qs.com), The funds will be used towards expansion.

## **📅** Economic Calendar

Euro Area Inflation, US Employment, Balance of Trade Data + More

### Friday, September 27th 2024

[🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Monday, September 30th 2024

[🇨🇳 China NBS Manufacturing PMI, ](https://www.stats.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September  
🇨🇳 China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, September  
[🇮🇹 Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary),](https://www.istat.it/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) September  
🇩🇪 Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), September

### Tuesday, October 01st 2024

[🇯🇵 Japan Consumer Confidence Index, ](https://www.cao.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September  
[🇪🇺 Euro Area Inflation Data (Flash), ](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September  
[🇺🇸 ISM Manufacturing PMI, ](https://www.ismworld.org/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September  
[🇺🇸 US JOLTs Job Openings, ](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September

### Wednesday, October 02nd 2024

[🇦🇺 Australia Balance of Trade Data, ](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)August

### Friday, October 04th 2024

[🇨🇦 Canada Balance of Trade Data, ](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)August  
[🇺🇸 US Employment Data, ](https://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)September

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