Pension plans launch $20 billion infrastructure fund

One of Canada's largest pension plans teamed up on Thursday with Japan's pension funds and some of its major conglomerates to help raise $20 billion for the world's largest infrastructure fund to invest in assets such as roads and airports.


BrightTag Secures $15 Million in New Financing

New funding led by Baird Venture Partners to fuel triple-digit growth for the tag management and real-time data distribution provider.

SingleHop Secures $27.5 Million Investment Led by Battery Ventures

SingleHop has completed its first-ever institutional financing, a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures.

TutorGroup Raises US$15 million from Qiming Venture Partners to Fund Expansion in China

Online language live tutoring company TutorGroup has raised US$15 million in growth financing from Qiming Venture Partners. This investment will fund the rapid expansion and broad delivery of TutorGroup services throughout China.


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