Pulse 2.0

GE Aerospace To Acquire Consolidated Precision Products For $11.75 Billion

Mistral Raises €3 Billion Series D At More Than €21 Billion Valuation Led By Samsung

ECI Partners Invests In Shaw Gibbs As Apiary Capital Fully Exits

System Raises $20 Million To Build Vertically Integrated Peptide Platform As Market Reaches $163 Billion

Infinedi Partners Adds Rohan Arora, Nitish Jindal, And Rob DeSena

Kapital Raises $125 Million To Expand AI-Powered Financial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:43 AM

Kapital has raised $125 million in new financing from Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners and Overlook Capital.

Google To Invest At Least €13 Billion ($15.13 Billion) In Finland AI And Data Center Infrastructure Through 2028

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:41 AM

Google plans to invest at least €13 billion ($15.13 billion) in digital and AI infrastructure across Finland during 2027 and 2028, representing what the company describes as its largest single investment in Europe.

CP Capital Acquires 200-Unit Ascent Athens Multifamily Community In Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:33 AM

CP Capital has acquired Ascent Athens, a 200-unit Class A multifamily community in Athens, Georgia, expanding its portfolio with a property currently operating at 95% occupancy.

DigitalBridge To Acquire Australian Smart Metering Platform PLUS ES

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:33 AM

A DigitalBridge-managed investment vehicle has agreed to acquire PLUS ES, one of Australia's largest smart meter providers and a ring-fenced entity within the Ausgrid Group.

Velocity To Acquire Toorak Operating Platform And Manage $3 Billion Business-Purpose Loan Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:32 AM

Velocity Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating platform of Toorak Capital, a business-purpose lending and asset management business majority owned by funds advised by KKR affiliates.

Motion1 Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed To Bring Humanoid Robots To European Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:28 AM

Motion1 has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to move five existing humanoid robotics pilots into full production and expand its Humanoids-as-a-Service model across the Benelux and broader European market.

Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike Autonomous Counter-Drone Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:27 AM

Mara has raised $7 million to advance Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform designed to defend against small first-person-view drones and other rapidly evolving aerial threats.

FGV Capital Closes Oversubscribed $35 Million Fund II And Rebrands From Fiat Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:21 AM

FGV Capital, formerly known as Fiat Ventures, has closed an oversubscribed $35 million Fund II, exceeding its original $25 million target.

Recruiter.com Acquires AI Hiring Platform Feenyx

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:21 AM

Recruiter.com has completed the acquisition of Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring technology company providing skills assessments, interview intelligence, candidate verification and fraud detection.

Dentons HPRP Adds Akbar Bayu, Leonardo Richo Sidabutar And Rita Mansjur As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:20 AM

Dentons HPRP has expanded its partnership with Akbar Bayu and Leonardo Richo Sidabutar becoming partners and Rita Mansjur joining the firm as a Tax partner, strengthening its corporate, dispute resolution and tax capabilities in Indonesia.

Mayer Brown Names Erica Murphy Chief People And Talent Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:19 AM

Mayer Brown has appointed Erica Murphy as Chief People and Talent Officer, placing her in charge of the law firm's global people strategy.

Quinn Emanuel Adds Antitrust Litigator Catie Ventura In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:19 AM

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added Catie Ventura as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, expanding the firm's antitrust litigation and investigations capabilities.

Winston Taylor Adds Former Federal Prosecutor And SEC Enforcement Attorney John Mitchell In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:18 AM

Winston Taylor has added John D. Mitchell as a partner in its Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice in Chicago, strengthening the firm's litigation and government investigations platform.

Davis Polk Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Todd Kornreich In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:17 AM

Davis Polk has added Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, expanding the firm's private equity transactional capabilities.

Baker McKenzie Adds Dispute Resolution Partner Justin Tang In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:17 AM

Baker McKenzie has added Justin Tang as a partner in its Dispute Resolution Practice in Hong Kong, strengthening the firm's cross-border dispute resolution and arbitration capabilities across Greater China and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

Vedder Adds Erin Weber To Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:16 AM

Vedder has added Erin Weber as a Shareholder in its Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits group, with Weber based in the firm's Chicago office.

Zscaler: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Jumps 25% To $3.35 Billion As ARR Reaches $3.77 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:14 AM

Zscaler reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $3.35 billion, up 25% year over year, while fourth-quarter revenue also increased 25% to $898.2 million as the cybersecurity company highlighted growing adoption across its cloud security and AI-related offerings.

Cylake Raises $245 Million Through Convertible Note, Bringing Total Funding To $290 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:13 AM

Cylake has raised $245 million through a convertible note, bringing the AI-native cybersecurity company's total funding to $290 million ahead of the planned beta release of its cybersecurity platform. The financing included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Churchill Stateside Group Closes About $42 Million Financing For 202-Unit Nevada Affordable Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:13 AM

Churchill Stateside Group has closed approximately $42 million in financing supporting the acquisition and rehabilitation of an eight-property USDA Rural Development Section 515 affordable housing portfolio containing 202 units in Fallon and Lovelock, Nevada.

SAM Acquires Wilson & Associates To Expand Southeast Geospatial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:11 AM

SAM has acquired Wilson & Associates, one of Tennessee's largest pure-play geomatics firms, expanding its geospatial and infrastructure services presence across Tennessee and the southeastern U.S.

Dhruva To Rebrand As Ryan Across UAE And Saudi Arabia By End Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:10 AM

Dhruva will transition to the Ryan brand across the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia by the end of 2026, advancing the integration of the Middle Eastern tax advisory firm with Ryan's global platform.

Transcat Acquires Southeastern Biomedical For $12.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:07 AM

Transcat has acquired Southeastern Biomedical Associates for $12.8 million in cash, expanding its biomedical calibration, equipment repair and preventive maintenance capabilities across the southeastern U.S.

Xylinx Acquires Pivot Business Group, Creating 35-Person Financial Advisory Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:06 AM

Xylinx has acquired Pivot Business Group, combining Xylinx's valuation, financial due diligence and transaction advisory capabilities with Pivot's accounting, tax, bookkeeping and fractional CFO services.

Caliber Acquires Key Collision, Adding 10 New England Locations And Expanding To 44 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:04 AM

Caliber has acquired Key Collision, bringing 10 collision repair locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont into its national network and marking Caliber's first entry into all three states.

Pro-Dex: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Increases 16% To $77.5 Million As Net Income Reaches $13.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:03 AM

Pro-Dex reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $77.5 million, up 16% from $66.6 million, as higher revenue from its largest customer's next-generation orthopedic handpiece helped drive growth.

Dentons Names Chad Higgins Managing Partner Of Portland Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:02 AM

Dentons has named Chad Higgins Managing Partner of its Portland, Maine, office, succeeding Andrew Helman, who had led the office since its establishment in 2022.

Hivemind Capital: Interview With Partner And Head Of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod About Frontier Technology Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:00 AM

Hivemind Capital is a global investment group operating at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain ecosystems. The firm manages institutional capital across strategies spanning venture capital, private equity, digital culture, digital asset treasury, liquid tokens, and public equity, while also developing technology infrastructure and conducting research focused on frontier technologies such as AI and blockchain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hivemind Capital Partner and Head of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod to learn more.

&Partners Selects Wealth.com As Enterprise-Wide Estate Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:25 PM

&Partners has selected Wealth.com as its enterprise-wide estate planning platform, giving more than 100 advisors access to technology designed to help review estate documents, visualize estate plans, identify planning gaps and opportunities, create client-ready reports and guide clients through the estate planning process.

Euro Sun Mining Signs Non-Binding MoU For Up To $400 Million Rovina Valley Debt Facility And $3 Million Strategic Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:13 PM

Euro Sun Mining has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Macquarie Bank and Trafigura for a proposed senior project finance facility of up to US$400 million to support development of the company's Rovina Valley Gold-Copper Project in Romania.

PSI Software And Warburg Pincus-Controlled Zest Bidco Enter Delisting Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:13 PM

PSI Software has entered into a delisting agreement with majority shareholder Zest Bidco, a holding company indirectly controlled by funds managed by Warburg Pincus, setting the stage for PSI's removal from the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.