Nexus buys into Post Advisory; VC consortium invests in Commonwealth Fusion

Deal Wrap is updated as of 3 p.m. ET.

– Nexus Capital Management LP and Aranda Principal Strategies, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd., will each acquire a minority ownership stake in Post Advisory Group LLC alongside Post's senior management team. Principal Asset Management and Nippon Life Insurance Co. will exit their ownership positions. Post is an asset manager specializing in high-yield bonds and structured credit. Financial terms were not disclosed.

– Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC raised $863 million in a series B2 round to advance the commercialization of fusion energy. The funds will support the completion of SPARC, a fusion demonstration machine, and the development of the ARC power plant in Virginia. CFS has raised nearly $3 billion, representing about one-third of global private fusion investment. Among the new investors were Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.'s Counterpoint Global Fund, NVIDIA Corp.s venture capital arm NVentures LLC, Woori Venture Partners Co. Ltd., Gigascale Capital and a consortium of Japanese companies led by Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

– Sapphire Ventures LLC led a $58 million funding round in digital asset management firm Signify Holdings Inc. The transaction included participation from new investors Dragonfly Digital Management LLC, Samsung NEXT LLC and Endeavor Catalyst Inc., along with returning investors Lightspeed Ventures LLC, Galaxy Ventures and NVP Associates LLC.

– Bessemer Venture Partners led a $25 million funding round for TransBnk Solutions Private Ltd., a fintech company. The transaction included participation from Arkam Ventures, The Fundamentum Partnership and several returning investors. TransBnk will use the proceeds for geographic expansion and investing in technology and talent.

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