Pulse 2.0

Goldman Sachs Alternatives Raises $11.7 Billion Across Private Equity Funds

OpenAI Reportedly Acquires AI Smartphone Camera Startup Glass Imaging For $300+ Million

LNL Capital Appoints Former Ares Managing Director Joel Tomlinson Managing Partner As Net Lease Pipeline Tops $2 Billion

Medbridge Launches Pediatric Clinical Skills Training For At-Home Care

VerifAIX Raises $5 Million Seed Round To Build Trust Layer For Semiconductor Design

G5 Labs Raises $14 Million Seed Round To Turn Natural Language Into Source Code

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:34 PM

G5 Labs, a spinout from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, has emerged from stealth with $14 million in seed funding to develop a new abstraction layer for AI-native software development that treats natural language as source code.

NewEdge Wealth Expands Into Minnesota With Team That Managed $1.25+ Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:29 PM

NewEdge Capital Group has expanded NewEdge Wealth into Minnesota with the opening of an office near Minneapolis led by an eight-person advisory team that previously managed more than $1.25 billion in client assets.

Thryv Selling Yellow Pages Print Business To Carolwood For $142 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:25 PM

Thryv Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its print directories business to private equity firm Carolwood L.P. for $142 million in cash, advancing the company's transformation toward an AI-powered software business focused on local service companies.

Planted Raises $31.8 Million To Scale Robotic Fleet And Launch Sage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:21 PM

Planted, a company developing robotic systems and software to accelerate solar power deployment, has raised $31.8 million in new funding to expand its autonomous construction fleet and launch Sage, its next-generation field robot. The round was co-led by Piva Capital and RA Capital Management Planetary Health, with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Google and Khosla Ventures.

Video Creation Platform Camtasia Launches ChatGPT Plugin To Turn Screenshots Into AI-Generated Instructional Videos

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:09 PM

Camtasia, TechSmith's video creation and screen recording platform, has launched a ChatGPT plugin that can transform screenshots into AI-generated instructional videos, giving users a new way to create training and tutorial content directly from a conversational workflow.

LPL Financial Onboards $385 Million Firm Horizon Wealth Management Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:05 PM

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Bill Wagner, CFP, RICP, Scott Sennett and Andrew Kocukov of Horizon Wealth Management Group have joined its broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platforms. The Wichita, Kansas-based team reported serving approximately $385 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and joins LPL from Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.

Honeycomb Expands Into Tennessee And South Carolina, Covering $150 Billion In Real Estate Across 26 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:37 PM

Honeycomb Insurance, a technology-enabled property and casualty insurer specializing in landlords and condominium associations, has expanded into Tennessee and South Carolina, increasing its presence across the Southeast and bringing additional insurance capacity to markets facing growing wind, hail, tornado and liability risks.

InspereX Crosses $5 Billion In Impact Investment Underwriting And Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:32 PM

InspereX, a technology-driven distributor of fixed income, structured products, ETFs and alternative investments, has surpassed $5 billion in impact investments underwritten and distributed through its platform.

Thrive Expands NextGen Platform With Elastic MDR And Cato Networks Zero Trust Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:52 PM

Thrive, a global technology outsourcing provider specializing in AI, cybersecurity, cloud and managed IT services, has expanded its NextGen managed services platform with new security architecture powered by Elastic and Cato Networks. The investments are designed to strengthen Thrive's Managed Detection and Response capabilities, improve threat visibility and introduce a more modern Zero Trust approach to secure access for mid-market organizations.

Yardi Acquires Sidero Labs To Expand Secure Kubernetes And Virtualization Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:50 PM

Yardi has acquired Sidero Labs, the infrastructure software company behind Talos Linux and Omni, in a transaction that gives Sidero Labs the backing of a much larger enterprise software organization while preserving the open-source model that has helped Talos gain adoption across tens of thousands of Kubernetes clusters. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

New Forests Appoints Sam Rorabaugh Global Head Of Investments To Lead Natural Capital Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:58 PM

New Forests has appointed Sam Rorabaugh as Global Head of Investments, placing the North American investment executive in charge of coordinating investment activity across the firm's global natural capital platform.

Carne Group Appoints Keshava Shastry Chief Capital Markets And Distribution Officer To Expand ETF And Private Markets Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:57 PM

Carne Group has appointed Keshava Shastry as Chief Capital Markets & Distribution Officer as the fund-services company expands its capabilities across ETFs, private markets, product structuring, distribution and tokenized financial infrastructure.

Sullivan & Cromwell Opens Abu Dhabi Office And Brings Back Ahmed El-Gaili To Lead Middle East Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:56 PM

Sullivan & Cromwell has opened an office in Abu Dhabi and rehired Ahmed T. el-Gaili as a partner to lead its Middle East practice as the law firm expands around increasing sovereign capital, private equity and infrastructure activity across the region.

K&L Gates Adds Theresa Lee, Jenny Liu, Zandir Morton, Julie Park, David Tsai And Frank Xue Across California And Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:56 PM

K&L Gates has added a six-partner team from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, significantly expanding its Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Labor and Employment practices across San Francisco, Palo Alto and Houston.

Latham Adds Private Equity Partner Patrick Hennessy In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:55 PM

Latham & Watkins has added Patrick Hennessy as a partner in its London Real Estate Practice, strengthening the firm's capabilities at the intersection of real estate and private equity.

Redwood Trust Prices Upsized $185 Million Convertible Notes Offering To Refinance 2027 Debt And Repurchase Shares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:54 PM

Redwood Trust has priced an upsized $185 million offering of 7% convertible senior notes due 2030, raising additional capital to refinance existing convertible debt, repurchase shares and support its housing finance businesses.

Tenable Prices Upsized $725 Million Convertible Notes Offering And Plans $170.5 Million Share Repurchase And Term Loan Payoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:54 PM

Tenable Holdings has priced an upsized $725 million offering of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2031, with proceeds earmarked for a major share repurchase, repayment of term loans and additional strategic flexibility.

CPP Investments And Brookfield Launch C$50 Billion Maple Fund For Large-Scale Canadian Infrastructure And Strategic Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:54 PM

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have launched the Maple Fund, a new cooperation framework that could deploy up to C$50 billion of equity into large-scale infrastructure projects and strategic industries across Canada.

Vivo Capital Appoints Neetesh Kumar Managing Partner To Co-Lead U.S. Healthcare Private Equity And Establish New York Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:53 PM

Vivo Capital has appointed Neetesh Kumar as Managing Partner as the approximately $7 billion healthcare investment firm expands its U.S. buyout and private equity strategy and establishes a presence in New York.

Vance Street Capital Names Katherine Dowley Head Of Investor Relations As Private Equity Firm Expands Institutional Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:52 PM

Vance Street Capital has appointed Katherine "Kate" Dowley as Head of Investor Relations as the middle-market private equity firm continues expanding its institutional capabilities following more than $2 billion of total capital raised.

Permira Appoints Former Microsoft Developer Division President Julia Liuson Senior Adviser To Accelerate AI Across Technology Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:52 PM

Permira has appointed former Microsoft Developer Division President Julia Liuson as a Senior Adviser to its Technology team, adding more than three decades of software, developer tools, cloud and artificial intelligence experience as the investment firm pushes its portfolio companies toward AI-native operating models.

Quorum Appoints AI Executive Bob Ghafouri To Board As Public Affairs Platform Accelerates Agentic AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:52 PM

Quorum has appointed Bob Ghafouri to its Board of Directors as the AI-powered public affairs software company accelerates development of agentic AI capabilities for government affairs teams. Ghafouri brings more than 25 years of experience developing and scaling digital and AI businesses.

Zurich Names Alex Wells U.S. CEO After Leading Double-Digit Growth In Middle Market Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:51 PM

Zurich has selected Alex Wells as CEO of Zurich U.S., promoting the veteran commercial insurance executive after he helped generate double-digit growth in the insurer's Middle Market business. Wells takes over following the departure of Sierra Signorelli and will lead Zurich's U.S. operations effective immediately, subject to customary approvals.

IGT Appoints Adam Chibib CFO To Drive Gaming, Digital And FinTech Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:50 PM

IGT has appointed Adam Chibib as Chief Financial Officer as the gaming and financial technology company focuses on operating discipline, portfolio performance and stronger cash flow generation. Chibib will become CFO on November 1, 2026, subject to required regulatory approvals.

Kamino Names Yieldstreet Co-Founder Michael Weisz CEO And Establishes New York Headquarters For U.S. Institutional Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:50 PM

Kamino has named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO and is establishing a New York presence as the Solana-based credit platform expands from decentralized lending into broader institutional financial-market infrastructure.

Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Hamed Meshki, Luke Guerra, Guirgis Nasief And Michael Chung To Expand Global Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:49 PM

Sullivan & Cromwell has recruited four private equity M&A partners, Hamed Meshki, Luke Guerra, Guirgis Nasief and Y. Michael Chung, as the firm accelerates the expansion of its U.S. and global private equity practice.

Orrick Names Former Paul Hastings COO Chris Davis As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:48 PM

Orrick has appointed Chris Davis as Chief Financial Officer, adding an executive with senior financial and operational experience at Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Perella Weinberg Partners.

RobotPlusPlus Raises Series C Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of RMB To Scale Working-At-Height Industrial Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:47 PM

RobotPlusPlus has raised a Series C round worth hundreds of millions of RMB, equivalent to tens of millions of U.S. dollars, as the industrial robotics company expands internationally and develops embodied AI systems for hazardous industrial work. Qianggang Capital Fund led the financing, with participation from GIG Capital Group, Sealand Innovation and Juntong Capital. Existing investor Fosun RZ Capital increased its stake.

Forty.5 Ventures Closes $30 Million First Fund For Pre-Seed And Seed Investments Across Southeastern Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:47 PM

Forty.5 Ventures has closed its inaugural $30 million venture fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, primarily backing founders building from Southeastern Europe for global markets. The firm will selectively invest in startups in the United States and Asia Pacific as well.

Zero Raises $10.3 Million Seed Round Led By Primary Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:44 PM

Zero has raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Primary Venture Partners, giving the startup fresh capital as it moves into its next stage of product development and commercial expansion. The financing also included participation from Inception Fund, Defiant and Greens Ventures, along with a group of technology founders and operators connected with companies including Lovable, Supercell, Langdock and AMD Silo AI, according to an announcement shared by Zero Chief of Staff Markus Vapaavuori.