Pulse 2.0

U.S. Bancorp To Buy BTIG In Up To $1 Billion Deal To Expand Capital Markets Offering

AbbVie And Trump Administration Strike $100 Billion Deal Tied To Medicaid Prices, Direct-To-Patient Drug Access, And U.S. Investment Plan

Aikido: $60 Million Series B Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For Cybersecurity Platform

NewYork GreenCloud Buys California Biomass Plant to Launch Carbon-Negative AI Factory

Amplitude Acquires InfiniGrow To Bring Revenue Analytics to Marketers

House Of Vanderbilt Adds Impact Partners Co-Founders Jonathan Zaback And Jay Kolbe To Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:54 PM

House of Vanderbilt, known as the first official family office of the Vanderbilt family, has appointed Impact Partners co-founders Jonathan Zaback and Jay Kolbe to its advisory board as the organization seeks to broaden its strategic reach across communications, reputation leadership, and the family office ecosystem.

Energy Management Collaborative Acquires Earth Savers To Expand Capabilities in Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:44 PM

Energy Management Collaborative (EMC), a provider of turnkey energy efficiency solutions, has acquired Earth Savers, an LED lighting solutions company with a long track record in healthcare facilities, in a deal aimed at deepening EMC’s presence in the healthcare vertical across North America.

Crowe Invests In Crowe Advisory Services India To Expand Consulting Capabilities And Grow In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:42 PM

Crowe has made a strategic investment in Crowe Advisory Services India LLP (CAS), a move aimed at expanding Crowe’s consulting and advisory footprint and strengthening delivery capabilities in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing major markets.

Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Acquires Midwest Auto Group And Launches The Wyler Collection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:42 PM

The Jeff Wyler Automotive Family (JWAF) said it has acquired Midwest Auto Group (MAG), a move the company described as a major step in its expansion into premium and ultra-luxury automotive retail.

ALKEME Insurance Buys Five Agencies To Expand Coast-To-Coast Brokerage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:40 PM

ALKEME Insurance announced it acquired five agencies during the last quarter as it accelerates a national roll-up strategy aimed at broadening property and casualty offerings and adding employee benefits capabilities in key growth markets.

Credent Adds $250 Million AUM With MainStreet And First State Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:39 PM

Credent Wealth Management has acquired Michigan-based MainStreet Financial Advisors and Tulsa-based First State Investment Advisors, extending the Indiana-headquartered RIA’s national footprint as it enters 2026 following its recently announced long-term capital partnership with Crestline Investors.

Govini Names JulieAnne Evanina As CMO And Taps Crystal Benton Burnett As SVP of Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:39 PM

Govini announced it has appointed JulieAnne Evanina as chief marketing officer and Crystal Benton Burnett as senior vice president of communications, adding senior marketing and public affairs leadership as the defense acquisition software company looks to expand its brand and external engagement.

YA Group Buys InQuis Global To Build End-To-End Litigation Consulting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:37 PM

YA Group, a building consulting and forensic engineering firm, has acquired InQuis Global, a multi-service expert witness and litigation consulting company focused on life care planning, life expectancy consulting, vocational rehabilitation, wage loss analysis, and related support services.

Synopsys To Sell Processor IP Solutions Business To GlobalFoundries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:36 PM

Synopsys announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Processor IP Solutions business to GlobalFoundries, a move the chip design software and IP provider framed as part of a broader effort to concentrate its IP roadmap on interface and foundation offerings and pursue higher-value, AI-driven opportunities from cloud to edge.

Exegy Acquires NovaSparks, Expanding Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:35 PM

Exegy has acquired NovaSparks Inc., a provider of real-time market data normalization and distribution technology built on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) products, in a deal aimed at strengthening Exegy’s offering for the fastest, most demanding electronic trading environments.

Lower Acquires Acopia Home Loans, Expanding Presence Across The Southeast

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:35 PM

Lower, a venture-backed mortgage lender and homeownership fintech platform, has acquired Acopia Home Loans to deepen its footprint across the Southeastern U.S. and add scale to its retail originations business. The deal brings Acopia’s network of 14 branches and 36 loan originators into Lower’s platform and is expected to contribute more than $425 million in annual loan production, according to the companies.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Coastal Sprinkler, Strengthening Fire Protection Services In Southern Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:34 PM

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, a national provider of fire protection, life safety, and security services, has acquired Coastal Sprinkler, a Beaumont, Texas-based fire sprinkler contractor that has served Southeast Texas since 1987.

Goparity Acquires Spain-Based Crowdfunding Platform Bolsa Social

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:32 PM

Goparity, a Lisbon-based impact investment platform, has acquired Bolsa Social, a Spanish impact crowdfunding platform authorized by Spain’s securities regulator, the CNMV, in a deal that expands the group’s product offering beyond lending into equity crowdfunding and strengthens its foothold across the Iberian market.

Ryan Announces Minority Investment From Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:31 PM

Ryan, LLC, a global tax services and software provider, said Wednesday that Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions and funds managed by Neuberger Berman Private Markets have committed to acquire a “significant minority” equity interest in the company, adding a new long-term strategic shareholder alongside Onex Partners and Ares Private Equity Funds.

depthfirst Raises $40 Million Series A To Bring AI Agents to Software Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:29 PM

depthfirst, an applied AI lab focused on software security, has raised a $40 million Series A funding round as it positions its “General Security Intelligence” platform as a response to a fast-changing threat landscape shaped by AI-generated code and increasingly automated attacks. The round was led by Accel and included participation from Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC and SV Angel, alongside angel investors Jeff Dean, Kirsten Green, Colin Evans, Logan Kilpatrick and Julian Schrittwieser, the company said.

Exelon Adds $10 Million To Customer Relief Fund As Winter Energy Use Rises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:28 PM

Exelon announced it is contributing an additional $10 million to its Customer Relief Fund to help utility customers facing higher bills as cold weather increases energy demand and overall costs remain elevated.

iSono Health Launches ATUSA, A Wearable Automated Breast Ultrasound Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:27 PM

iSono Health said it has commercially launched ATUSA, an FDA-cleared, wearable and automated 3D quantitative breast ultrasound platform that the company is positioning as a way to bring high-quality breast imaging into everyday clinics without reliance on scarce sonographers or expensive traditional ultrasound systems.

Filevine Acquires Pincites, Unveils ‘LOIS For Word’ Drafting And Redlining in Microsoft Word

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:26 PM

Filevine has acquired Pincites, an AI-powered contract drafting and redlining tool built natively for Microsoft Word, as the legal software company expands its AI-Powered Legal Operating Intelligence System (LOIS) into document creation and negotiation workflows.

Resolve Pain Solutions Acquires Spine Diagnostic & Pain Treatment Center in Baton Rouge Area

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:25 PM

Resolve Pain Solutions has acquired Spine Diagnostic & Pain Treatment Center, adding a Baton Rouge-area pain management platform as Resolve continues its Southeast-focused expansion strategy.

CalcFocus Lands Growth Investment From Pamlico Capital And Names Sandia Ren As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:23 PM

CalcFocus announced it has secured a significant growth investment from Pamlico Capital as the insurer-focused software provider looks to accelerate expansion and deepen its push to modernize core systems for life, health, and annuity carriers.

Novee Emerges From Stealth With $51.5 Million To Counter AI Cyberattacks With A Proprietary AI Hacker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:23 PM

Novee, an AI offensive security startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has launched out of stealth with $51.5 million in total funding as it targets the rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks with continuous, AI-driven penetration testing.

Alpaca: $150 Million At $1.15 Billion Valuation Raised To Build The Global Standard For Brokerage Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:08 PM

Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure provider whose APIs are used by partners including Kraken, SBI Securities, and Dime!, has raised a $150 million Series D at a $1.15 billion valuation. The round was led by Drive Capital, and Drive Capital co-founder and partner Chris Olsen will join Alpaca’s board as part of the financing. Investors participating in the Series D included Citadel Securities; Opera Tech Ventures, the venture arm of BNP Paribas; MUFG Innovation Partners; Flat Capital; DRW Venture Capital; Kraken; Altered Capital; X&KSK; Bank Muscat; and Endeavor Catalyst, among others. Returning backers included Portage, Horizons Ventures, Social Leverage, Unbound, Diagram, and Derayah Financial, while Revolut CTO Vlad Yatsenko also participated as an angel investor.

Caldera Therapeutics Launches With $112.5 Million And Doses First Subjects In Phase 1 Trial Of CLD-423

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:08 PM

Caldera Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class bispecific antibody for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other immunologic and inflammatory diseases, launched with $112.5 million in total capital raised and said it has dosed the first subjects in a Phase 1 trial of its lead program, CLD-423.

Prime Pensions Enters Arizona Market With Acquisition Of The Raymond Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:06 PM

Prime Pensions (PPI), a provider of retirement plan administration, consulting, and compliance services based in Florham Park, New Jersey, has acquired The Raymond Company Pension Services, a third-party administrator of retirement plans headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.

Gold Royalty Buys Additional Borborema Net Smelter Royalty From Dundee For $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:04 PM

Gold Royalty announced it has agreed to acquire an additional net smelter return royalty on the Borborema gold mine and property in northeast Brazil from Dundee Corporation for total consideration of $45 million, made up of $30 million in cash and 3,571,429 newly issued Gold Royalty common shares priced using a 20-day volume-weighted average price of $4.20.

emagine To Acquire Waada The Movement To Expand Transformation Advisory And Digital Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:02 PM

emagine announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Waada The Movement, a Netherlands-based consultancy focused on business transformation, data, and software development, in a move designed to deepen emagine’s advisory bench and strengthen end-to-end delivery for complex digital programs.

Tailwind Capital Invests In Valor Fleet Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:01 PM

Tailwind Capital, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on Industrial and Technical Services, has made an investment in Valor Fleet Services, partnering with the Mid-Atlantic towing and roadside services platform to support its next phase of expansion.

TIC Holding Schweiz Acquires HSE Conseils, Expanding Swiss TIC Platform In Construction Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:59 PM

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a buy-and-build platform backed by Winterberg Investment X and managed by Winterberg Advisory GmbH, has acquired HSE Conseils SA, a Laténa (Neuchâtel)-headquartered specialist in construction-related pollutants, environmental services, and occupational health and safety with six additional locations across Switzerland.

Kikin Financial Secures Up To $20 Million Debt Facility Via Percent To Expand UK SME Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:58 PM

Kikin Financial, a UK-based fintech lending platform focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, announced it has secured initial funding through Percent’s private credit platform, with capacity to access up to $20 million as it scales its UK business.

OpenAI Partners With Cerebras To Add 750MW Of Ultra Low-Latency AI Compute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:45 PM

OpenAI has partnered with Cerebras to add 750 megawatts of ultra low-latency AI compute to OpenAI’s platform, expanding the company’s inference capacity with systems designed to deliver faster, more responsive model outputs.