HOLYWATER Raises Record $22 Million to Turn Microdramas into Mainstream Entertainment in the U.S. January 16, 2026 The financing marks the largest confirmed funding round in the emerging microdrama market outside of Asia, cementing HOLYWATER as the category leader among Western players in an $11 billion global market.
Midnite Completes $35 Million Series C Funding Round Led by The Raine Group January 16, 2026 With participation from existing investors, round takes total funding beyond the $75 million mark
Cloudflare Strengthens Content Offering to AI Companies with Acquisition of Human Native January 16, 2026 Acquisition will help create a new business model for the Internet by transforming original content into high-quality, AI-ready data and facilitating transparent value exchange in the AI era
UK CfD AR7 Results Signal New Realities for Offshore Wind Economics Ahead of AR8 — Aegir Insights January 16, 2026 The UK government yesterday published the results of the highly anticipated Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), highlighting both sustained appetite for UK offshore wind and the growing complexity of delivering competitive, bankable bids. The allocation round awarded a record 8.4 GW of offshore wind capacity across eight projects after the government increased [...]
Overseas Doctors Power the NHS, But Uncertainty Grows January 16, 2026 Medscape reporting and survey data show why doctors are coming to the UK, what it takes to work in the NHS and what’s now pushing many to look elsewhere.
Rising Fraud Puts Half of UK Retailers at Risk of Closing or Scaling Back in 2026, New Research From payabl. Finds January 16, 2026 Rising fraud is putting significant pressure on UK retailers, with half of businesses at risk of closing or scaling back in the year ahead, new research finds. The research from leading European financial technology provider payabl.’s Fraud in Europe report shows that the impact of fraud on retailer operations, margins and customer trust has become [...]
CPP Investments Increases Commitment to Canadian Market through Northleaf Capital Partners January 16, 2026 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) today announced a significant expansion of their longstanding Canadian investment partnership, supporting the growth and scaling of domestic private companies. CPP Investments has committed to invest an additional C$750 million through its established Canadian mid-market program managed by Northleaf, bringing CPP Investments’ cumulative [...]
TNS Expands Global Market Data Access with Connectivity to Japan Alternative Market January 16, 2026 Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its global market data and infrastructure footprint in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region by adding connectivity to the Japan Alternative Market (JAX). This new connection provides TNS customers with direct, managed access to JAX’s market data feeds, delivered across TNS’ extensive global network. JAX began operations in December 2024, adding [...]
Morningstar Launches First Pure-Play Generative AI Index January 16, 2026 New perpetual benchmark tracks the performance of pure-play private companies driving GenAI innovation across the corporate lifecycle.
Lone Star Announces Sale of SENQCIA to Noritsu Koki January 16, 2026 Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XI, L.P. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell SENQCIA Corporation (“SENQCIA”), a leading provider of mission-critical building products and solutions in Japan, to Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., in a transaction that represents a total enterprise value of approximately $519 [...]
