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# ♻️ PLANCoalesce To Acquire Miller Environmental. $200M+ VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/plancoalesce-to-acquire-miller-environmental-200m-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-09-12T11:05:08.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-12T11:05:08.000Z
- Description: Daily Impact Deals #179 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

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📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** Australia's trade surplus [increased to AUD 6.01B in July 2024 from AUD 5.43B in June](http://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com). Exports increased by 0.7%, while imports decreased by 0.8%, driven by higher rural exports and lower fuel-related imports.

**🚗 Deal of the Day:** Forterra, a Maryland-based self-driving technology company, raised a [$75M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/forterra-raises-75m-in-series-b-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to accelerate the deployment of their autonomous driving system.

**What's New?** 
**🌍 Climate.** PLANCoalesce to acquire Miller Environmental + more  
**🩺 Health.** Revenue cycle management and biotech  
**💻 Technology.** Conversational commerce  
📅 **Economics.** Euro area interest rate, Japan inflation, retail sales + more

## **🌍** Climate

  
**🚗 Forterra**, a Maryland-based self-driving technology company, raised a [$75M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/forterra-raises-75m-in-series-b-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Moore Strategic Ventures and XYZ Venture Partners to accelerate the deployment of their autonomous driving system.  
  
**🌱 SOLASTA Bio**, a Scottish agri-biotech company developing next-gen green insecticides, raised a [$14M Series A](https://tech.eu/2024/09/11/solasta-bio-completes-14m-series-a-to-accelerate-nature-inspired-crop-protection/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Forbion to accelerate product development.  
  
**♻️ PLANCoalesce Capital**, a private equity firm, signed a definitive agreement to [acquire](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/coalesce-capital-acquires-leading-environmental-services-and-waste-processing-firm-miller-environmental-group-302245272.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Miller Environmental Group, a provider of environmental services and waste processing solutions. 

## **🩺** Health

  
**🏥 Candid Health**, a healthcare revenue cycle automation platform, raised a [$29M Series B](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/candid-health-announces-29-million-183500617.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) funding led by 8VC.  
  
**💊 Radiant Biotherapeutics**, a preclinical biotech startup, secured a [$35M Series A](https://www.citybiz.co/article/598954/radiant-bio-closes-35-million-series-a/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) funding led by Amplitude Ventures and the Gates Foundation to develop its therapeutic candidates.

## **💻** Technology

  
**🤖 Connectly**, a San Francisco-based conversational commerce company, raised a [$20M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/connectly-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com), the company intends to use the funds to invest in its proprietary AI models

## **📅** Economic Calendar

Euro Area Interest Rate, Japan Inflation, Retail Sales + More

### Thursday, September 12th 2024

[🇪🇦 Euro Area ECB Interest Rate Decision](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US PPI Data, ](https://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 13th 2024

[🇺🇸 US Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Preliminary), September](http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇳 China Retail Sales Data, ](http://www.stats.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Tuesday, September 17th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany ZEW Economic Sentiment Index, September](http://www.zew.de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇦 Canada Inflation Data, August](http://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Retail Sales Data, August](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇯🇵 Japan Balance of Trade, August](https://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Wednesday, September 18th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK Inflation Data, August](http://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Fed Interest Rate Decision](https://www.federalreserve.gov/)

### Thursday, September 19th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK BoE Interest Rate Decision](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, August](http://www.stat.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 20th 2024

[🇯🇵 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision](https://www.boj.or.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales Data, August](http://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

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