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July 8, 2020
Popcom Crowdfunds $2.3M
By Adam Burroughs
PopCom, a Columbus-based smart vending and kiosk startup, has completed its second equity crowdfunding campaign.
Local Deals Columbus
May 26, 2020
Cresco Labs Reaches Deal To Acquire Four Ohio Cannabis Dispensaries
Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. Upon closing, Cresco would have a total of five dispensaries in Ohio – the maximum allowed by the state.
May 5, 2020
Finite States raises a $12.5M Series A round
Finite State has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round, in order to scale its engineering team. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners, along with Zetta Venture Partners, cybersecurity veteran Niloofar Howe and other undisclosed investors.
May 4, 2020
L Brands to spin out Victoria’s Secret after deal terminates
L Brands Inc. has agreed to allow Sycamore Partners to terminate its deal to buy Victoria’s Secret. The company plans to establish Bath & Body Works as a pure-play public company and prepare the Victoria’s Secret Lingerie, Victoria’s Secret Beauty and PINK businesses to operate as a separate, standalone company.
April 22, 2020
Sycamore Partners wants to cancel pending Victoria’s Secret sale
Sycamore Partners has delivered notice to L Brands Inc. purporting to terminate the transaction agreement relating to the sale of a 55 percent interest in Victoria’s Secret Lingerie, Victoria’s Secret Beauty and PINK.
March 31, 2020
Olive Raises $51M to Accelerate Health Care AI Product
Columbus-based Olive said it closed a $51 million funding round led by General Catalyst that will fund acceleration of its development of an artificial intelligence bot that manages administrative tasks for hospitals.
March 9, 2020
DHL Supply Chain’s North American headquarters sold
Arch Street Capital Advisors and VEREIT have acquired DHL Supply Chain’s North American Headquarters in Westerville. The property, located within the recently developed Westar Place Business Park, is a new, build-to-suit, 145,000 square foot class A office building.
