Pulse 2.0

Clorox To Buy Purell Maker GOJO For $2.25 Billion, Expanding Health And Hygiene Push

Capital One To Buy Brex For $5.15 Billion In Cash-And-Stock Deal

Shield Space: $2.7 Million Pre-Seed Closed To Advance Autonomous Space Control Capability

Antidote: $5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Automate Billing Compliance for Enterprise Law Firms

CoolSem Technologies Closes Pre-Seed Round To Advance Wafer-Level Thermal Management Technology

Willkie Adds Restructuring Partner Jeffrey Michalik In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:17 AM

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has added restructuring partner Jeffrey Michalik to its Chicago office, continuing the firm's recent buildout of its debtor-side bankruptcy and broader restructuring capabilities.

Aspen Surgical Buys Ruhof To Broaden Infection Prevention And Instrument Reprocessing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:06 AM

Aspen Surgical Products announced it has acquired Ruhof Healthcare, adding enzymatic detergents, cleaning verification, and instrument and endoscope reprocessing solutions as it continues to expand into operating rooms, sterile processing departments, and endoscopy.

PestCo Expanding In Seattle With Long Pest Control Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:03 AM

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) announced its portfolio company, PestCo Holdings, has acquired the assets of Long Pest Control Inc., expanding PestCo’s footprint in the greater Seattle region as it continues a broader buildout in the Pacific Northwest.

Warner Pacific Expands In Southeast With Acquisition Of Brokers Holding Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:01 AM

Warner Pacific has acquired Brokers Holding Group, a South Carolina-based general agency known for its expertise in level-funded health plans and alternative funding strategies for employer groups. The deal broadens Warner Pacific’s geographic reach across the Southeast, with an expanded footprint in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, while deepening the firm’s capabilities in a fast-growing segment of the employee benefits market.

Axion BioSystems Buys CytoTronics’ High Density CMOS Microelectrode Array Platform For Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:58 AM

Axion BioSystems has acquired the intellectual property and assets of CytoTronics, adding high-density microelectrode array technology originally developed at Harvard University to Axion’s portfolio of live-cell bioelectronic assay and imaging systems.

Tetra Tech Buys Halvik To Expand Federal AI, Analytics, And Cyber Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:57 AM

Tetra Tech announced it has acquired Halvik Corp, adding a provider of advisory consulting services focused on advanced data analytics, systems modernization, and cybersecurity for U.S. defense and civilian agencies.

JPMorgan Acquires WealthOS To Boost UK Pensions Technology And Retirement Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:47 AM

JPMorgan Chase has completed its acquisition of UK-based pensions technology platform WealthOS, according to several media reports. WealthOS investor nVentures also confirmed the deal in a LinkedIn post. This deal marks the latest move by the U.S. banking giant to expand its capabilities in retirement and long-term savings.

Hecate Energy To Go Public Via EGH Acquisition Deal Valuing Developer At $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:40 AM

Hecate Energy Group, a U.S. utility scale energy infrastructure developer, has agreed to merge with EGH Acquisition Corp. in a business combination that would take Hecate public and list the combined company on Nasdaq under the ticker “HCTE.”

Loar Holdings Completes $250 Million Acquisition Of Harper Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:38 AM

Loar Holdings announced it has completed the acquisition of Harper Engineering Company in an all-cash transaction valued at $250 million.

Future Buys SheerLuxe To Expand Women And Luxury Reach Audience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:36 AM

Future, the global specialist media group, has acquired SheerLuxe, a fast-growing UK digital publishing business that blends a traditional media brand with creator economy style engagement across major social platforms.

Corrs Adds Indirect Tax Specialist Janet Cho As Sydney Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:34 AM

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has expanded its tax practice with the appointment of Janet Cho as a partner in Sydney, positioning the hire as another step in building out a deeper bench in indirect tax and transaction structuring.

DLA Piper Adds Adrián Del Paso To Expand Environmental Regulatory Practice In Mexico City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:31 AM

DLA Piper announced it has expanded its global Environmental Regulatory practice with the addition of Adrián del Paso as a partner in the firm’s Mexico City office, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across environmental, life sciences, and regulatory matters in Mexico and beyond.

Dentons Rattagan Arocena Promotes Facundo Maciel Bo To Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:28 AM

Dentons Rattagan Arocena has promoted Facundo Maciel Bo to Counsel, marking a step up for a lawyer whose work sits at the intersection of public law, regulatory complexity, and competition matters in Argentina’s most closely supervised industries. The promotion follows his arrival at the firm in July 2025, when he joined as a Senior Associate after building more than 15 years of professional experience across private practice and the Argentine Federal Judiciary.

Keystone Equity Partners Launches Shoreline Platform With Acquisition of David Nicholas Building & Property Maintenance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:23 AM

Keystone Equity Partners has acquired David Nicholas Building & Property Maintenance, a luxury residential property management provider serving Southern New Jersey’s coastal communities. The deal marks Keystone’s first platform investment under its Shoreline Platform, focused on scaling services for high-end second-home owners in vacation markets.

Sparkli: $5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For A Multimodal AI-Native Learning Engine For Children

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:22 AM

Sparkli, a Zurich-based AI startup founded by former Google Area 120, Search, and YouTube team members, has raised a $5 million pre-seed round to build a multimodal AI native learning engine for children ages 5 to 12.

Helin: €10 Million Closed To Scale Industrial Edge Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:11 AM

Helin has secured a €10 million growth investment led by Amsterdam-based venture firm FORWARD.one as it looks to scale its industrial edge intelligence platform and expand internationally. The Rijswijk-based company, which provides edge computing and analytics technology for asset-heavy industries, said the round follows the securing of a loan from Rabobank and will be used to grow sales capacity and further develop its platform.

Balance Homes Relaunches With $30 Million Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:55 AM

Balance Homes has relaunched with a $30 million investment led by Falco Group, positioning its flexible co-ownership model as an alternative way for homeowners to access equity and stay in their homes amid rising affordability pressures.

Agileday: €6.4 Million Series A Raised To Modernize Professional Services Operations With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:44 AM

Agileday, a Finnish technology company building a people-centric operating platform for professional services firms, has raised a €6.4 million Series A round to support international expansion and further develop its AI-driven product.

Openmarkets To Merge With Lake Superior Acquisition In $300 Million SPAC Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:34 AM

Openmarkets Group Pty Ltd, an Australian trading and wealth management technology provider, has signed a plan of merger and business combination agreement with Lake Superior Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq listed special purpose acquisition company. If completed, the transaction would take the combined Openmarkets Group public on Nasdaq.

Lone Star To Acquire Alliance Ground International From Greenbriar Equity And Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:31 AM

Lone Star Funds announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII, L.P. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliance Ground International, a leading North American airport services provider, from Greenbriar Equity Group and Audax Private Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Industrial IoT Platform Anova

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:27 AM

Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Anova, a global provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that help industrial and energy-related distributors remotely monitor and manage critical field assets. The deal adds a scaled, technology-enabled platform serving the industrial gas, propane, fuels, lubricants, and chemicals markets to Aurora’s portfolio as customers in these sectors accelerate adoption of data-driven tools to improve uptime, optimize replenishment, and reduce operating costs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

StepStone And Blue Moon Complete $250 Million Continuation Vehicle To Hold Senior Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:21 AM

StepStone Real Estate, the real estate arm of StepStone Group, and Blue Moon Capital Partners said they have completed a $250 million continuation vehicle to operate a portfolio of five Class A, stabilized senior housing communities originally developed or redeveloped by Blue Moon.

Eldridge And Carlyle AlpInvest Launch Diversified Credit Platform And Close First Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:03 AM

Eldridge and Carlyle AlpInvest announced they have partnered to launch the Eldridge Diversified Credit platform, anchored by the closing of Eldridge Diversified Credit Fund I (EDCF I), the inaugural vehicle for the strategy.

Oppenheimer: Michelle Jacobi Joins As Managing Director In Global Fund Placement & Advisory Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:09 PM

Michelle Jacobi has joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as a managing director in the firm’s Global Fund Placement & Advisory Group, strengthening the investment bank’s private markets advisory and fundraising capabilities for alternative asset managers.

Baseten: $300 Million At $5 Billion Valuation Raised As Inference Becomes Core AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:34 PM

Baseten, an AI inference company focused on running modern models in production, has raised $300 million in new financing at a $5 billion valuation. IVP, CapitalG, and NVIDIA anchored the round, as demand accelerates for high-performance infrastructure that can reliably deploy and operate AI models at scale.

Juspay: $50 Million Series D Follow-On At $1.2 Billion Valuation Raised For Payments Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:30 PM

Juspay announced it has secured a $50 million Series D follow-on investment from WestBridge Capital to support global expansion, with the deal structured as a mix of primary and secondary capital that values the company at $1.2 billion.

Ridgeline Roofing Acquires Bold North Roofing And Contracting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:19 PM

Ridgeline Roofing & Restoration, a residential and commercial roofing solutions provider backed by Bertram Capital, has acquired Bold North Roofing and Contracting LLC, a roofing and exterior services company serving Minnesota’s Twin Cities metro area. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Chainlink Buys FastLane’s Atlas To Expand SVR And Boost DeFi Revenue Across More Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:18 PM

Chainlink has acquired the intellectual property behind Atlas from FastLane and onboarded key Atlas personnel, bringing a production-tested on-chain order flow and value recapture system under the “Chainlink standard.” The deal is designed to accelerate the multi-chain rollout of Chainlink SVR, an oracle-based solution that helps DeFi protocols reclaim so-called Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) generated around Chainlink Price Feeds.

Jackalope Brewing Company Acquires Black Abbey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:17 PM

Jackalope Brewing Company has acquired fellow Nashville-area craft brewer Black Abbey Brewing Company, bringing together two longtime Tennessee brands as Jackalope enters what it described as a deliberate next phase of expansion.

Metagenics Acquires UK Probiotic Brand Symprove In Gryphon-Backed Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:04 PM

Metagenics, a practitioner-focused nutritional supplements company backed by Gryphon Investors, has acquired Symprove, a UK-based probiotic brand, from bd-capital as it looks to expand its presence in gut health and accelerate global growth. Financial terms were not disclosed.