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Vistra To Buy Cogentrix Portfolio in $4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Vistra announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, a portfolio of 10 modern natural gas generation facilities totaling about 5,500 megawatts, in a transaction that expands Vistra’s generation footprint across PJM, ISO New England and ERCOT. Cogentrix is indirectly owned by funds managed by Quantum Capital Group.

Lane42 Acquires Aqua Terra Permian In Partnership With Karis Midstream

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Lane42 Investment Partners has acquired Aqua Terra Permian, an energy infrastructure company in the Permian Basin, in partnership with Karis Midstream Partners. The buyers said the investment is intended to support the continued growth and expansion of Aqua Terra Permian’s essential midstream infrastructure services.

A2Z Cust2Mate: Interview With CMO Yaniv Zukerman About The Smart Shopping Cart Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

A2Z Cust2Mate is a company that builds smart shopping-cart technology that retrofits carts with an interactive screen and sensors to digitize the in-store trip, enabling features like guided, personalized shopping and streamlined checkout for retailers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed A2Z Cust2Mate Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Yaniv Zukerman to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Dominus Capital Sells Surface Preparation Technologies To Frontline Road Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Dominus Capital has sold Surface Preparation Technologies (SPT), a provider of rumble strips and roadway safety services, to Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of Bain Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Granite Harbor Capital Launches Mariner Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Granite Harbor Capital, the private markets and alternative investments arm of Granite Harbor Companies, has launched Mariner Fund I, a private markets opportunity fund aimed at giving qualified investors direct access to institutional-style private equity, real estate and private credit investments. The fund will be led by Derek Taylor, who recently joined the firm as a managing partner, as Granite Harbor expands its private markets platform from its Houston and Milwaukee offices.

Array Labs: $20 Million Series A Raised To Scale Radar Manufacturing Ahead of Formation-Flying Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Array Labs announced it raised a $20 million Series A round to expand manufacturing capacity for its space-based radar systems and move toward the launch of what it describes as the world’s first formation-flying radar satellite cluster. The funding was led by Catapult Ventures, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners and Kompas VC, alongside new and existing investors including Y Combinator, Maiora Capital, Animal Capital, Aera VC, Cultivation Capital, and Clearance Ventures.

Bain & Company: Nicolas Willemot To Head Global Consumer Products And Aaron Cheris As Head Of Global Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Bain & Company has appointed Nicolas Willemot as global head of its Consumer Products practice, elevating the longtime partner to lead the firm’s work with consumer goods companies facing shifting consumer expectations and accelerating technology change. And Bain has appointed partner Aaron Cheris as global head of its Retail practice, a leadership change the firm said is aimed at strengthening its work with retailers as advances in generative and “agentic” AI reshape shopping behavior and retail economics.

PNC Completes Acquisition Of FirstBank, Expanding Footprint in Colorado And Arizona

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

The PNC Financial Services Group announced it has completed its acquisition of FirstBank Holding Company and its banking subsidiary, FirstBank, after receiving all required regulatory approvals and satisfying customary closing conditions. The transaction expands PNC’s presence in Colorado and Arizona, which the bank described as high-growth markets aligned with its broader expansion strategy.

Solomon Partners Adds Ian O’Neal As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Solomon Partners announced it has appointed Ian O’Neal as a Partner in its Technology Group, adding senior coverage focused on Data, Analytics and Software as the firm continues to build out its technology advisory capabilities.

J.P. Morgan Launches Special Advisory Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

J.P. Morgan announced it has launched Special Advisory Services, a new initiative aimed at giving select clients coordinated access to the firm’s broader advisory capabilities across industries and strategic disciplines beyond traditional M&A and financing.

Microsoft Acquires Osmos To Add Agentic AI Data Engineering Capabilities To Fabric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Microsoft announced it has acquired Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data preparation workflows and help organizations turn raw data into analytics- and AI-ready assets within OneLake, the unified data lake at the core of Microsoft Fabric.

MidEuropa To Buy Majority Stake In Romanian Business Consult

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

MidEuropa announced it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult (RBC), a Romania-based IT system integrator focused on the retail, banking, and industrials sectors. Founder and CEO Andrei Bojiță will retain a significant minority stake and continue to lead the business, according to the announcement.

Carlyle To Sell Electron Microscope Maker Tescan To Shimadzu In $850 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Global investment firm Carlyle announced it has agreed to sell Tescan Group, a manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a Japan-based provider of analytical and measuring technologies. The transaction values Tescan at an enterprise value of $850 million.

Cox Castle Names Scott Laes And Jamie Sprague Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cox, Castle & Nicholson announced it has elected litigation attorneys Scott Laes and Jamie Sprague to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2026, as the real estate-focused law firm expands senior leadership within its disputes practice.

The Tie Acquires Stakin, Launching Infrastructure Solutions Division for Institutional Staking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

The Tie, an institutional digital asset solutions provider, said it has acquired Stakin, a staking provider with $1.5 billion in assets under delegation, in a deal that expands The Tie’s platform into digital asset infrastructure and establishes a new Infrastructure Solutions business line.

Stord Acquires Shipwire From CEVA Logistics To Expand Fulfillment Network and AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Stord announced it has closed its acquisition of Shipwire, a subsidiary of CEVA Logistics, in a deal that will expand its fulfillment footprint, deepen its software capabilities, and strengthen its relationship with one of the world’s largest logistics providers. Stord said the transaction closed Jan. 1.

Cahill Elects Five New Partners And Promotes Two Attorneys To Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP said it has elected five attorneys to its partnership and promoted two attorneys to counsel, with all changes effective January 1, 2026.

Genesis Wealth Recruits Two Advisors With $650 Million In Prior Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Genesis Wealth, a wealth management platform and non-OSJ branch office within LPL Financial, announced it has added two senior financial advisors from JPMorgan Chase who previously managed a combined $650 million in client assets, as the firm continues to target experienced bank-based advisors transitioning to an independent model.

Arlington Capital Partners To Sell Tex-Tech Industries To Michelin, While Spinning Out FMI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Arlington Capital Partners announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Tex-Tech Industries, a developer and manufacturer of highly engineered materials solutions for aerospace, space and defense, and specialty industrial markets, to Michelin. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

W. L. Gore & Associates To Buy Conformal Medical

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

W. L. Gore & Associates annonuced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Conformal Medical, a medical device company developing the investigational CLAAS AcuFORM System, a next-generation left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) technology aimed at stroke prevention for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The transaction is expected to close in early 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

Minto Group And Crestpoint Form New Partnership In $2.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Minto Group and Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Limited Partnership said they will form a new programmatic joint venture partnership and, at the same time, have agreed to acquire Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust in a take-private transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion.

Azimuth AI Raises New Funding As Smart-Utility Edge-AI Chip Moves Toward Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Azimuth AI, a semiconductor company building custom edge-AI system-on-chips for smart utilities, energy, and industrial infrastructure, said it has closed a new funding round led by Jetha Global, with participation from existing investors Moneta Ventures and AUM Ventures as well as additional new investors.

Sidus Space Adds Former L3Harris Space Systems Leader Kelle Wendling to Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Sidus Space announced it has appointed aerospace and defense executive Kelle Wendling to its board of directors, adding a veteran leader with more than three decades of experience in government contracting, space systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) markets.

Lassen Peak: Over $10 Million Raised To Bring Handheld Concealed-Weapons Detection Radar To Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Lassen Peak announced it has completed a mix of debt and equity financings totaling more than $10 million to fund completion and market introduction of what it describes as the world’s first fully integrated handheld radar system for concealed weapon detection.

Qualcomm Introduces New Robotics Stack And Dragonwing IQ10 Processor To Power Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

At CES, Qualcomm Technologies unveiled a new end-to-end robotics architecture and its latest premium-tier robotics processor, the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ10 Series, positioning the combined hardware and software stack as a foundation for “Physical AI” systems ranging from household and personal service robots to industrial autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and full-size humanoids.

Spencer Fane Combines With Global IP Counselors, Expanding IP Capabilities From Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Spencer Fane announced it has combined with Global IP Counselors, a Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property boutique, in a move the firm said will broaden its patent and trademark capabilities and deepen its presence in the nation’s capital.

Lyte Emerges From Stealth With $107 Million To Build Perception Platform for Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Lyte, a company developing an integrated perception stack for robotics and “Physical AI,” said it has emerged from stealth with $107 million in aggregate funding to build hardware and software systems that help autonomous machines see, understand, and operate safely in real-world environments.

Generac Expands Commercial And Industrial Manufacturing Footprint With New Sussex, Wisconsin Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Generac Holdings announced it has acquired a new manufacturing facility in Sussex, Wisconsin, expanding capacity for its Commercial & Industrial (C&I) product line as demand rises for large-scale backup power and broader energy solutions, particularly from data centers.

QuinStreet Closes Acquisition Of HomeBuddy In $190 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

QuinStreetQuinStreet announced it has closed its acquisition of SIREN GROUP AG d/b/a HomeBuddy, a home services demand generation provider, in a transaction that includes $115 million in cash paid at closing and an additional $75 million in post-closing payments to be paid in equal installments over four years, subject to certain closing adjustments.

CohnReznick Expands Into Minnesota With Acquisition Of Smith Schafer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

CohnReznick announced it has acquired Minneapolis-based Smith Schafer & Associates in a strategic deal effective January 1, 2026, marking the firm’s entry into Minnesota and extending its Midwest footprint. The professional services firm said Smith Schafer’s local presence and industry experience will support growth in the state’s diverse business market while expanding CohnReznick’s ability to deliver advisory, assurance, and tax services.