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Lincoln International Finalizes Acquisition Of MarshBerry To Advance Expansion In Insurance And Wealth Management Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Lincoln International has completed its acquisition of MarshBerry, a global investment banking and consulting firm focused on the insurance brokerage and wealth and retirement sectors. The transaction strengthens Lincoln International’s Financial Services platform and broadens its expertise in two of the most rapidly evolving segments within the private capital markets.

Aquilius: $1.1 Billion Secured For Record Asia Pacific Real Estate Secondaries Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Aquilius Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its second real estate secondaries flagship fund, AIP Secondary Fund II L.P. (“AIP SF II”), marking the largest ever Asia Pacific real estate secondaries program at $1.1 billion. The total capital commitments include over $750 million for the flagship fund and additional commitments across associated vehicles, exceeding the firm’s initial $700 million target and reaching the fund’s hard cap.

Source.ag: $17.5 Million Series B Secured To Advance AI Solutions In Controlled Environment Agriculture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Source.ag, the Amsterdam-based artificial intelligence company specializing in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), has raised $17.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Astanor. The round also saw strategic participation from seed breeder Enza Zaden and grower cooperative Harvest House, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $60 million since its founding in 2020.

Ardian Strengthens Asia Footprint With New Hong Kong Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Ardian, a global private investment firm managing or advising $192 billion in assets, has announced the opening of a new office in Hong Kong as part of its strategy to expand its presence across Asia. The move marks Ardian’s fifth office in Asia and its second in China, reflecting the firm’s long-term commitment to the region and its growing base of institutional and private wealth clients.

HarbourVest Partners Launching Evergreen Secondaries Solution To Broaden Private Market Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

HarbourVest Partners, one of the world’s largest private markets investment firms with over $146 billion in assets under management, has launched a new Evergreen Secondaries Solution aimed at non-US private wealth and institutional investors. The Luxembourg-domiciled vehicle is designed to provide flexible access to HarbourVest’s secondaries platform, offering exposure to high-quality private equity assets across geographies and sectors.

Carlyle And SBI Form Strategic Partnership To Expand Multi-Strategy Private Credit Access For Japanese Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced a strategic partnership with SBI PE Holdings, Inc., the private equity arm of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, to accelerate SBI’s expansion into multi-strategy private credit investing tailored for Japanese institutional investors.

Microsoft Committing $15.2 Billion To Deepen AI And Cloud Investment In The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Microsoft has announced plans to invest $15.2 billion in the United Arab Emirates by 2029 as part of its multi-year effort to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, develop local talent, and strengthen trust in responsible AI governance. The initiative, which began in 2023, builds on a strategic partnership with G42, the UAE’s sovereign AI company, and enjoys the support of both the U.S. and UAE governments.

Teleskope: $25 Million Raised To Advance Agentic Data Security Platform For The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

New York-based Teleskope has raised $25 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of its agentic data security platform designed to bring human-level intelligence to enterprise data protection. The round was led by M13 with continued participation from Primary Venture Partners and Lerer Hippeau, bringing the company’s total funding to $32.2 million. The funding will support product innovation, market expansion, and hiring across data science, engineering, and go-to-market teams.

Eaton To Buy Boyd Thermal For $9.5 Billion, Expanding Data Center Liquid Cooling And Aerospace Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced an agreement to acquire the Boyd Thermal business of Boyd Corporation from Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $9.5 billion. The acquisition will significantly strengthen Eaton’s position in the global data center and aerospace markets by adding Boyd Thermal’s advanced liquid cooling technologies and technical expertise to Eaton’s existing power management portfolio.

bp Selling $1.5 Billion In U.S. Midstream Assets To Sixth Street

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

bp has agreed to sell non-controlling interests in its U.S. onshore midstream assets in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins to Sixth Street-managed funds for $1.5 billion. The transaction enables bp to unlock capital while maintaining operatorship and control of its strategic infrastructure.

Zest AI: Strategic Investment Raised From Major Credit Unions and Citi in Oversubscribed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Zest AI, a leader in AI-powered lending technology, announced it has closed an oversubscribed, customer-led financing round backed by key financial institutions, including SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Members 1st Federal Credit Union, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Truliant Federal Credit Union, and Citi Ventures.

Montagu: €2 Billion Continuation Vehicle Closed To Support Wireless Logic’s Next Phase Of Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Montagu, a leading mid-market private equity firm, has closed a €2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle to extend its investment in Wireless Logic, a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions. The transaction marks Europe’s largest single-asset continuation vehicle this year. It reinforces investor confidence in both Wireless Logic’s growth trajectory and Montagu’s track record in executing complex, high-value transactions.

IREN Secures $9.7 Billion AI Cloud Contract With Microsoft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

IREN Limited announced that it has signed a landmark, multi-year GPU cloud services contract with Microsoft, valued at approximately $9.7 billion. The agreement represents one of the most significant AI infrastructure partnerships of the year, underscoring the growing demand for large-scale, high-performance GPU cloud capacity.

Manifold Bio And Roche Form Strategic Collaboration To Develop Next-Generation Brain Shuttles For Neurological Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Manifold Bio, a platform therapeutics company pioneering AI-guided drug discovery using direct-to-vivo measurement, announced a major research collaboration and license agreement with Roche to develop multiple next-generation blood-brain barrier (BBB) shuttles for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.

DuPont Completes Spin-Off Of Qnity Electronics As Independent Public Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

DuPont announced it has completed the separation of its electronics business, which now operates as an independent publicly traded company named Qnity Electronics. The transaction was finalized on November 1, 2025, marking a significant milestone in DuPont’s ongoing strategic transformation.

Prospera Financial Services Onboards Behrle | Bergin, Expanding With $200 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Prospera Financial Services, a Dallas-based boutique wealth management firm supporting independent advisors nationwide, announced that Behrle | Bergin, a financial advisory team based in Irvine, California, has joined its platform.

Merck Foundation Unveils $22 Million National Initiative To Advance Equitable Cardiac Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

The Merck Foundation has announced the launch of the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care, a five-year, $22 million initiative aimed at enhancing access to high-quality, person-centered healthcare for individuals living with cardiovascular disease across the United States.

OneSeven Surpasses $8 Billion In Assets Under Management Following $2.11 Billion Q3 Surge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

OneSeven, a values-driven wealth management firm dedicated to supporting the professional and personal growth of financial advisors, has announced a record-setting expansion during the third quarter of 2025. The firm added 25 new advisors, including Johnathan Breen and Jeanne Hagar, along with seven new advisory teams such as The Hamilton Group, OnPoint Wealth Partners, Giltner & Associates, Martz Financial, and Alta Vera Global Capital Advisors. These additions have bolstered OneSeven’s national presence and strengthened its capabilities in advisor support and client service.

Sowell Management Partnering With Capital Connect To Expand M&A Services For Advisors’ Small Business Clients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Sowell Management, a leading Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) serving financial advisors and their clients nationwide, has formed a strategic partnership with Capital Connect to broaden its advisor network’s access to merger and acquisition consulting, valuation, exit planning, and commercial real estate services for small and medium-sized business clients.

Automation Anywhere Buying Aisera To Advance The Autonomous Enterprise Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Automation Anywhere, a global leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA) and enterprise AI, has announced the acquisition of Aisera, a top provider of agentic AI solutions for autonomous IT. The deal unites two pioneers in automation and conversational AI to create the industry’s most complete agentic automation platform, designed to deliver fully autonomous operations across departments such as IT, HR, and customer service.

Beacon Software: $250 Million Series B Raised For Transforming Real-World Industries With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Beacon Software, an AI-driven holding company focused on building the permanent home for essential vertical software and services, has raised $250 million in Series B funding. The round was led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and D1 Capital, bringing Beacon’s total capital raised to $335 million since its founding last year.

Harbour Group’s ACS Expanding Recycling Capabilities With Acquisition Of Pagani

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Harbour Group announced that its portfolio company, ACS Group, has acquired the assets of Dycomet S.A. de C.V., known in the market as Pagani. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Canopy Aerospace & Defense Expanding Global Reach With Acquisition Of Tods Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Canopy Aerospace & Defense (Canopy A&D), a portfolio company of Trive Capital, announced its acquisition of Tods Technology Ltd., a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of advanced composite structures and acoustic materials for the maritime defense industry. The acquisition marks a significant expansion of Canopy A&D’s global presence and technical expertise, particularly in the marine defense sector.

Alternative Payments Buys Delmar Insights To Launch First AI-Based Payments And Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Alternative Payments, a leading financial operating system for B2B services companies, has announced its acquisition of Delmar Insights, a data and analytics platform specializing in advanced benchmarking and operational intelligence. The integration will create the first end-to-end platform that combines financial automation workflows with industry-specific intelligence, delivering real-time, AI-powered decision-making for services-based businesses.

Sunflower Labs: $16 Million Series B Raised To Advance Autonomous Security Drones

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Sunflower Labs, a pioneer in autonomous aerial security technology, announced three major milestones that strengthen its position as a leader in automated security: nationwide FAA approval for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, the launch of a new property configuration tool, and the close of a $16 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

EVERY: $55 Million Series D Closed To Scale Nationwide Expansion And Stabilize Global Egg Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

The EVERY Company, a leading biotechnology innovator specializing in precision fermentation-based proteins, announced it has raised $55 million in Series D financing to accelerate its nationwide rollout and strengthen its position in the $270 billion global egg market. The funding round was led by McWin Capital Partners, through the McWin Food Tech Fund, with participation from Main Sequence, Bloom8, TO.VC, Minerva Foods, Grosvenor Food & Ag, New Agrarian, SOSV, and other investors.

VFP Investing $35 Million to Expand Manufacturing Operations in Scott County, Virginia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

VFP, a leading manufacturer of custom-designed enclosures that safeguard critical infrastructure, announced a $35 million expansion of its operations in Scott County, Virginia. The project represents the company’s third and most significant expansion in the past five years, creating 200 new jobs in Southwest Virginia.

Firstsource Investing In Lyzr.ai To Advance UnBPO Vision And Enterprise AI Agent Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Firstsource Solutions Limited, a global provider of business process management services and part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has announced a strategic investment in Lyzr.ai, a leading enterprise AI agent infrastructure platform. The collaboration is set to advance Firstsource’s UnBPO vision, which redefines outsourcing by combining human expertise with enterprise-grade, responsible AI.

Alloy Partners And Huntington Bank Launch Venture Studio For Driving Next-Generation Financial Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Alloy Partners and The Huntington National Bank have unveiled a new corporate venture studio aimed at accelerating the creation of transformative ventures in finance and technology. The initiative seeks to reimagine how individuals and businesses interact with money, spanning fintech, payments, and broader financial experiences.

Octonomy: $20 Million Seed Round To Advance Agentic AI For Complex Enterprise Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2025

Octonomy, a German-founded artificial intelligence company developing agentic systems for complex enterprise support and service workflows, announced it has raised $20 million in a new seed funding round. The round was led by Macquarie Capital Venture Capital, with participation from Capnamic, NRW.Bank, and the TechVision Fund. This brings Octonomy’s total funding to $25 million since its founding 15 months ago.