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Lauxera Capital Partners: €520 Million Fund Raised For European Healthtech Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Lauxera Capital Partners announced the successful close of its Lauxera Growth II fund at €520 million, surpassing its €500 million hard cap and nearly doubling the size of the firm’s debut fund. The oversubscribed fund was finalized less than 18 months after its first closing and reflects strong support from both returning and new limited partners, including Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Bpifrance, EIF (European Investment Fund), Sagard, Flextone, Swen Capital Partners, and Malakoff Humanis.

Nourish: $100 Million Series C Raised For AI-Native Metabolic Health Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Nourish announced a $100 million Series C round, bringing the company’s total funding to $215 million as it expands its AI-powered metabolic healthcare platform focused on reversing chronic disease. The funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Maverick Ventures, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Atomico, Daybreak, and Operator Partners. As part of the investment, Menlo Ventures partner J.P. Sanday will join Nourish’s board.

Lexroom: $50 Million Series B Raised To Expand Legal AI Platform Across Civil Law Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Lexroom announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from Base10 Partners, Eurazeo, Acurio Ventures, Entourage, and View Different. The funding round comes eight months after the company’s $19 million Series A and brings Lexroom’s total funding to more than $73 million.

Moburst: $11.8 Million Raised From Digital Marketing-Focused Investment Firm Chrysalis Holdings

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Moburst announced it secured an $11.8 million strategic investment from Chrysalis Holdings, a private investment firm focused on financial services and direct marketing industries. The investment includes an equity stake in the agency and expanded services supporting Chrysalis portfolio company NewDay USA.

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Majority Stake In 32 Flavors To Expand Premium Unscripted Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Sony Pictures Television announced it has acquired a majority interest in Alex Baskin’s production company, 32 Flavors, as the studio continues expanding its premium unscripted programming business.

Scope: $20 Million Raised For AI Inspection Platform Transforming The TIC Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Scope, an AI workflow platform for the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) industry, announced it has raised $20 million in funding led by Index Ventures with participation from Susa Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and Syndicate 1. The company also attracted notable angel investors including Mehdi Ghissassi, Cedric Pech, Naren Shaam, and Andy Szybalski.

Coursera: $500 Million Share Repurchase Program Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Coursera announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to $500 million of its common stock. The company said the authorization reflects leadership’s confidence in Coursera’s business strategy, long-term cash flow generation, and future shareholder value creation opportunities.

HSBC: $4 Billion Credit Facility Launched For China’s Low-Carbon Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

HSBC announced the launch of a $4 billion Sustainability and Transition Credit Facility in mainland China to support companies operating in clean energy and low-carbon sectors as they scale internationally and advance decarbonization efforts across global supply chains.

Decart: $300 Million Raised At Nearly $4 Billion Valuation Raised To Make Switching AI Chips Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Decart, a frontier AI research lab focused on real-time video and world models, announced a $300 million funding round led by Radical Ventures as the company expands its infrastructure platform for low-latency AI systems. New investors in the round included NVIDIA, Adobe Ventures, Toyota Ventures, eBay Ventures, Atreides Management, and Valor Equity Partners. Existing backers Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Zeev Ventures also participated. Individual investors included Andrej Karpathy, Michael Eisner, the Nintendo family, and gaming investor Moritz Baier-Lentz. This funding round was raised at nearly a $4 billion valuation.

Cursor: Composer 2.5 Upgrade Improves AI Coding Performance And Long-Running Task Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Composer 2.5 is now available in Cursor, introducing substantial improvements in intelligence, usability, and collaboration capabilities over Composer 2. Built on the same open-source checkpoint as Moonshot’s Kimi K2.5, the updated model is designed to handle sustained work on long-running tasks, follow complex instructions more reliably, and deliver a more polished collaborative experience.

Latham & Watkins: Experienced Trial Lawyer Carson Young Joins Texas Litigation Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that experienced trial lawyer Carson Young has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Young brings extensive experience handling high-stakes commercial disputes and litigation matters across a range of industries, with a particular focus on Texas-based disputes that often span multiple jurisdictions.

Kirkland & Ellis: Leading Antitrust Team Joins Brussels And London Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading antitrust lawyers Robbert Snelders, Thomas Graf, Henry Mostyn and Conor Opdebeeck-Wilson will join the firm as partners, strengthening the firm’s antitrust capabilities across Brussels and London.

White & Case: Sašo Kraner Joins New York Office To Expand Global M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Global law firm White & Case announced that Sašo Kraner has joined the firm as a partner in New York as part of the continued expansion of its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

Latham & Watkins: Executive Compensation Partner Erica Aho Joins Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Erica Aho has joined the firm as a partner in its Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice. Aho initially joins the firm’s New York office and is expected to transition to Los Angeles. She advises on executive compensation and benefits matters tied to public company mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and other corporate transactions.

Insider One: Bluecore Acquisition Strengthens Autonomous Customer Engagement Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Insider One announced the acquisition of Bluecore, adding Bluecore’s retail identification and behavioral data capabilities to Insider One’s agentic customer engagement platform. The deal is designed to strengthen Insider One’s infrastructure for autonomous, AI-driven customer engagement at enterprise scale.

Ondas: Acquisition Of Omnisys Adds Battlefield Orchestration Software For Autonomous Defense Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Ondas announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Omnisys Ltd., an Israeli developer of AI-powered Battle Resource Optimization (BRO) software designed for multi-domain defense planning and real-time battlefield decision-making. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Ondas’ transition into a software-defined autonomous defense technology company by integrating Omnisys’ battle-proven orchestration platform across its expanding autonomous systems portfolio.

IREN: Creative And Media Agency Awaken Acquired To Support Global Brand Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

IREN announced that it has acquired Awaken, a creative and media agency focused on content strategy and brand development for high-growth companies.

Delivery Hero: Uber Increases Stake To 19.5% In Further Endorsement Of Everyday App Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Delivery Hero announced that Uber has acquired additional shares and instruments in the company, increasing its ownership stake to 19.5% of Delivery Hero’s issued capital, along with an additional 5.6% in options.

Sachem Capital And Industrial Realty Group: $3.4 Billion Combination To Create IRG Realty Trust, A Top-10 Public Industrial REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Sachem Capital Corp. and Industrial Realty Group announced a definitive contribution agreement to create IRG Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRGT”), a combined industrial real estate platform with an implied enterprise value of approximately $3.4 billion as of March 31, 2026. The deal will reposition Sachem from a mortgage-focused REIT into what the companies describe as a top-10 publicly listed industrial REIT by enterprise value.

TrumpRx.gov: Expansion Adds 600+ Generic Medications With Price Transparency Features

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

President Donald Trump announced an expansion of TrumpRx.gov that will add more than 600 generic medications to the platform, aiming to increase transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing for American consumers.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Foundation: $108.3 Million Donated In CoreWeave AI Computing Resources For Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

The foundation established by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, has purchased approximately $108.3 million worth of AI computing resources from CoreWeave and donated the computing capacity to universities and nonprofit research institutions focused on advancing artificial intelligence and scientific discovery.

CIM Group: $400 Million Financing Commitment Supports Launch Of Permanent Power Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

CIM Group announced the launch of Permanent Power Company, a national power platform created following a series of transactions that included securing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) and a $400 million financing commitment.

PolyAI: Agentic Dialog Platform Opened To All Builders

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

PolyAI announced it is opening its Agentic Dialog Platform to all builders, giving developers and enterprise teams access to the same conversational AI infrastructure used by hundreds of global enterprises. The company said the platform will be free for the first two months and enables teams to build production-ready dialog agents in under ten minutes.

Strategy: $2 Billion Bitcoin Purchase Funded By Stock Sales Expands Holdings To 843,738 BTC

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Strategy announced that it acquired 24,869 Bitcoin between May 12 and May 18, 2026, for approximately $2.01 billion in cash, at an average purchase price of about $80,934 per Bitcoin, including fees and expenses.

Arbor Realty Trust: $787 Million Legacy CLO Redeemed To Unlock Additional Liquidity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Arbor Realty Trust announced that it redeemed in full and at par $787 million of outstanding notes tied to its legacy CLO 17 transaction on May 15, 2026. In connection with the redemption, the company transferred approximately $1.21 billion of assets into two existing repurchase facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., securing improved financing terms and enhanced leverage.

EQT: €5 Billion Scaleup Europe Fund Mandate Awarded By European Commission

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

EQT announced it has been selected by the European Commission and a coalition of founding investors across Europe as the preferred investment adviser and fund manager for the Scaleup Europe Fund, a new initiative designed to help European technology companies scale globally while maintaining their European roots.

Clear Street: Ed Tilly Retiring As CEO And Founder Uri Cohen Returning To Lead Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Clear Street announced that CEO Ed Tilly will retire from his executive role in June 2026, while remaining on the company’s Board of Directors and continuing in an advisory role focused on international relations and expansion. Founder and Executive Chairman Uri Cohen will transition into the CEO role effective June 1, 2026.

Libsyn Appoints Todd Pringle As Vice President Of Product To Drive Creator Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Libsyn announced the appointment of Todd Pringle as Vice President of Product, reinforcing the company’s focus on accelerating innovation across its podcast publishing, distribution, monetization, and advertising platform.

Brenmiller Energy: Nir Brenmiller Appointed CEO To Lead Commercial Expansion And Advance BNRG360 Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Brenmiller Energy announced that its Board of Directors appointed Nir Brenmiller as Chief Executive Officer as the company looks to accelerate commercialization efforts and expand its BNRG360 strategy amid growing global demand for industrial decarbonization solutions. The appointment was approved on May 14, 2026, and will become effective following shareholder approval of updated compensation packages for Nir Brenmiller and Chairman Avi Brenmiller.

PNC Bank: Tim Ferriter Appointed Head Of Retail Product, Digital And Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

PNC Bank announced it has hired Tim Ferriter as head of Product, Digital, and Growth within its Retail Bank division. Ferriter will report to Alex Overstrom and will be based in Wilmington, Delaware.