Plantix, Germany, announced a €6.6 million Series A led by RTP Global, Russia, with participation from Atlantic Labs, Berlin; Index Ventures, San Francisco; and Piton Capital, London.

KION GROUP AG, Germany, opened what is said to be India's largest production facility for intralogistics equipment in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Havecon Horticultural Projects, Holland, is nearing completion on the construction of Green Empire Farms (GEF), a high-tech greenhouse located in Oneida, N.Y.

Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., completed construction of two refrigerated distribution facilities for Lineage Logistics in Vernon, Calif.

Mimecast Ltd., Lexington, Mass., released its quarterly report, “Threat Intelligence Report: Risk and Resilience Insights,” which provides technical analysis and observations of evolving threats from the Mimecast Threat Center from July to September.

Nidec Global Appliance, Austria, acquired Embraco, a Brazil-based manufacturer of refrigeration solutions.

Greene Concepts, Inc., Marion, N.C., acquired Mammoth Ventures Inc., a Venice, Calif.-based holding company.

Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nova Cold Logistics, Canada, for CAD $337 million from Brookfield Business Partners L.P., Canada.

Response Biotech and Koch Biological Solutions, LLC, Wichita, Kan., combined operations to form Plant Response Biotech, Inc., Madrid, to leverage both companies’ capabilities, assets and product offerings.

Luminer completed an expansion of its primary manufacturing headquarters facility in Lakewood, N.J.