January 2026 – Page 58 – Finance Updates

Enphase Valuation Reflects Tax Credit, Tariff & Demand Risks — Is It a Buy?

Americas Markets Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

KeyBanc upgraded Enphase (ENPH) to Sector Wei...

The stock is valued around 14× projected FY20...

Q3 2025 beat on revenue ($410M) and margins (...

Key risks remain weak Europe demand, China-re...

New HCPEA Leadership Elevates Social Impact in Healthcare Private Equity

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

HCPEA named Geoff Lieberthal (H.I.G. Capital)...

The new leadership signals a focus on private...

Founded in 2010, HCPEA represents 1,200+ prof...

Lieberthal and Husain bring decades of invest...

What’s Next for Avondale Global Gateway After Port Sale Falls Through

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made a minority growth inve...

Host reopened the site in 2022 as Avondale Gl...

AGG is targeting scaled cargo, manufacturing,...

A proposed sale to the Port of South Louisian...

How Private Sector Growth in MSMEs Can Power Economic Development and Reduce Global Poverty

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Brookings argues that reducing poverty depend...

Key constraints are weak institutions and rul...

Extreme poverty has fallen sharply since 1990...

Policy priorities include strengthening the b...

Blum Capital’s CECO Exit: A Deep Dive into Activist Moves & Regulatory Risk

Americas Firms Educational Services

Blum Capital Partners cut its activist stake ...

The trimming followed earlier reductions, mar...

CECO faced deteriorating fundamentals and hea...

The smaller position may signal reduced activ...

How CloEE’s $600K Pre-Seed Raise Is Powering AI for Discrete Manufacturing

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Helsinki-based CloEE (founded 2022) raised ab...

The round, backed by European angels and co-i...

CloEE says it is connected to ~25,000 machine...

Early U.S. traction includes a pilot with a 1...

CloEE’s Pre-Seed Power Play: Generative AI Fuels Manufacturing’s Next Growth Phase

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Helsinki startup CloEE raised a €520k pre-see...

CloEE says its plug-and-play system can conne...

The global AI-in-manufacturing market is fore...

Key challenges are data quality and integrati...

LeanDNA Raises Strategic Funding from Accel-KKR to Scale AI-Driven Supply Chain Platform

Americas Firms Software Publishers

LeanDNA, which provides supply planning and i...

The funding amount and valuation were not dis...

LeanDNA will use the capital to accelerate pr...

The deal reflects rising private equity inter...

Surging Equipment & Software Investment from AI Boosts GDP Forecasts—Construction & Ag Lead

Americas Forecast Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

ELFF now forecasts U.S. equipment and softwar...

The 2025 real GDP outlook was revised up to 2...

Near-term gains are expected in construction,...

Tailwinds include tax and rate relief plus re...

How Komatsu, Kubota & Hitachi Tackle Tariffs, Currency & Demand in Global Equipment Markets

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Komatsu, Kubota, and Hitachi Construction Mac...

Tariff costs are large despite partial relief...

Earnings are sliding as volumes weaken and cu...

OEMs are responding by shifting sourcing and ...