Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s geothermal seawater spa and the country’s best known tourist attraction, is planning an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on October 30. No size, venue or timetable was disclosed in the reporting available, and the item is single sourced to Bloomberg. The company previously prepared a Nasdaq Iceland listing in 2022 before conditions intervened, so a revived plan should be treated as reported, not filed.
Opentrons has raised $40 million in a Series E round to expand its laboratory robotics, software and data infrastructure, Genetic Engineering News reported. The Brooklyn based company sells automated liquid handling systems to research laboratories, and the raise extends the pattern of private capital funding the physical automation layer underneath life sciences research.
Lightspeed Venture Partners has reportedly surpassed a $750 million fundraising target for an AI buyout strategy that could reach $1 billion, AltAssets reported, citing market sources. The item is single sourced. Separately, BY Venture Partners has raised $60 million for its third fund and opened a Lisbon office, and U&I Ventures has raised $32.2 million for a debut fund targeting AI security and enterprise infrastructure, both reported by AltAssets on October 30.
Stonepeak has completed its acquisition of BMO’s finance business, according to an AltAssets deal roundup on October 30 that carried no terms in the headline reporting available. The ADT take private in the same roundup was covered in full on October 29 and is not repeated here. Terms and structure for the BMO transaction will need the parties’ own releases before a full story is warranted.