Pulse 2.0

Texas Instruments Buying Silicon Labs For $7.5 Billion To Build Embedded Wireless Connectivity Leadership

SpaceX Acquires xAI In Deal Reportedly Valuing Combined Company At $1.25 Trillion

Keller Acquires Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction

TopBuild Buys Applied Coatings And Upstate Spray Foam

Auria Acquires BCubed Engineering

AMETEK Acquires Ophthalmic Diagnostics Device Maker LKC Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:00 AM

AMETEK announced it has acquired LKC Technologies, a company that develops portable devices used by clinicians to test and monitor eye health, in a deal aimed at expanding AMETEK’s ophthalmic product portfolio and broadening its presence in eye care diagnostics.

MedRisk Acquires Horizon Casualty Services PPO Network Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:59 PM

MedRisk, a provider of managed care solutions for the workers’ compensation and auto casualty markets, has acquired the Horizon Casualty Services (HCS) PPO Network business from Horizon Mutual Holdings, expanding its capabilities across the casualty claims industry.

CFP Board: Ben Roberts Named As Managing Director Of Program Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:50 PM

CFP Board has appointed Ben Roberts, CPTD, SHRM-SCP as Managing Director of Program Development, adding a longtime workplace learning and program development executive to help lead the organization’s program strategy.

Astreya To Acquire Reliant Information Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:48 PM

Astreya, an AI-first global IT managed services and solutions provider, said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reliant Information Services from the Reliant Group, marking Astreya’s first business acquisition.

International Gemological Institute Acquires American Gemological Laboratories To Expand Colored Gemstone Certification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:47 PM

The International Gemological Institute (IGI), a global diamond grading and certification organization, has acquired American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a specialist in colored gemstone analysis and provenance reporting. The combination is intended to pair IGI’s global laboratory footprint and market reach with AGL’s scientific capabilities in colored stones, as demand for transparency and consistent certification increases across the jewelry supply chain.

ISS Market Intelligence: Family Office Access Acquisition Expands Family Office Data In MarketPro

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:45 PM

ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), part of ISS STOXX GmbH, has acquired Family Office Access, a U.S.-based intelligence provider focused on the family office wealth management ecosystem. The deal adds Family Office Access into ISS MI’s MarketPro platform, expanding the platform’s coverage across advisors, asset and wealth managers, insurers, fintech companies, and other participants in the investment industry.

Modern Pest Services Buys Connecticut Peer Envirocare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:43 PM

Modern Pest Services, a pest and termite control provider owned by Anticimex, has acquired Envirocare Pest Control, a full-service pest and termite control business serving residential and commercial customers across western Connecticut.

LPT Aperture To Buy Reside And Humaniz To Expand Team Tech Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:40 PM

LPT Aperture Holdings announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire the technology assets of Reside and Humaniz, positioning the two platforms for expansion across the U.S. and Canada while keeping both offerings brokerage-agnostic.

SourceCode Communications Acquires Rally Point Public Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:49 PM

SourceCode Communications, an international technology communications agency that combines human intelligence with AI-informed insights, has acquired Rally Point Public Relations as it looks to deepen its media strategy capabilities and expand its human-first, AI-supported approach to storytelling.

Argano Buys Stormloop Technologies To Bolster Workday And Adaptive Planning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:48 PM

Argano announced it has acquired Stormloop Technologies, a fast-growing Workday partner focused on advisory services, post-implementation managed services, and follow-on “Phase X” implementations across Workday Human Capital Management and Financials, along with end-to-end services in Adaptive Planning.

H-E-B Buys Over 600 Acres For Master-Planned North Texas Supply Chain Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:47 PM

H-E-B has finalized the purchase of over 600 acres in Valley View, Texas, as the company plans a multi-phase development of a master-planned supply chain campus in Cooke County. The site is located along Interstate 35 and E. Lone Oak Road, about 60 miles north of Fort Worth.

Precision Door Tri-State Acquires Foris Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:46 PM

Vena: Agentic AI FP&A Platform To Buy Acterys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:44 PM

Vena announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Managility Pty Ltd, operating as Acterys, in a deal that the companies say will create a new Microsoft-native environment for “Orchestrated Planning.” The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Lemon Learning Acquires Aidaxis To Expand Desktop Application Coverage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:43 PM

Lemon Learning, a European digital adoption platform (DAP), has acquired Aidaxis, a specialist in desktop application solutions and advanced artificial intelligence technologies, to broaden its coverage beyond web-based applications and deepen its AI capabilities.

XR Acquires UK Business Affairs Specialist Telly Traffic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:42 PM

XR, a platform focused on advertising operations, has acquired Telly Traffic, a UK-based business affairs specialist that supports TV advertising delivery. The deal is aimed at strengthening XR’s UK advertising operations support for advertisers and agencies, as compliance and clearance requirements across linear TV and connected TV continue to grow more complex.

RelaDyne Acquires Petroleum And Reliability Services Provider Dion And Sons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:41 PM

RelaDyne, a lubricant distributor and provider of fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services, has acquired Dion and Sons, a Southern California petroleum distributor that also provides industrial reliability services.

Experian To Buy AI-Powered Mortgage Marketplace Own Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:35 PM

Experian announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Own Up, an AI-powered mortgage shopping platform, in a deal aimed at expanding mortgage access and adding home-loan shopping to the Experian Marketplace.

Arax Investment Partners Acquires $1.5 Billion Firm GFP Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:33 PM

Arax Investment Partners announced it has acquired GFP Private Wealth, a Cleveland, Ohio-based registered investment adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management, as Arax looks to expand its presence in the Midwest and add another established advisory practice to its platform.

Beacon Pointe Advisors Adds Three Advisory Teams And Lifts AUA To About $62 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:31 PM

Beacon Pointe Advisors announced it has added three advisory teams through recent RIA acquisitions, bringing total firm assets under advisement to roughly $62 billion as it continues expanding across multiple markets. The acquisitions include Financial Planning Solutions in Newton, Massachusetts, Voyager Wealth Management in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and InvestmentHunter Wealth Services in the Fort Worth, Texas area, with Beacon Pointe positioning the additions as supportive of its allWEALTH framework for comprehensive wealth management.

Patria Investments To Acquire WP Global Partners To Expand U.S. Private Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:19 PM

Patria Investments Limited announced it has agreed to acquire WP Global Partners, a U.S.-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market, in a deal designed to deepen Patria’s North American presence and expand its middle-market primaries and co-investment capabilities.

ORBIS Acquires Thermoforming Specialist Robinson Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:07 PM

ORBIS announced it has acquired Robinson Industries to expand its manufacturing footprint and accelerate delivery of reusable, sustainable packaging solutions across global supply chains.

Overland AI: $100 Million Secured For Scaling Ground Systems With U.S. Armed Forces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:00 PM

Overland AI announced it raised $100 million in new funding to scale operations and deployments of its autonomous ground systems with end users across the U.S. Armed Forces, as the company seeks to expand manufacturing, field support, and operational integration teams in step with growing demand. The equity round was led by 8VC and included continued participation from Point72 Ventures, Ascend Venture Capital, Shasta Ventures, and Overmatch Ventures, alongside new support from Valor Equity Partners and StepStone Group, and the total funding announced includes a $20 million venture debt facility from TriplePoint Capital.

Summit Partners Promotes 13 Across Global Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 PM

Summit Partners, a growth-focused alternative investment firm, promoted 13 professionals across its global offices, elevating four to partner, three to principal, and six to vice president.

Gruve: $50 Million Follow-On Series A Raised For AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:56 PM

Gruve announced it has unlocked more than 500 megawatts of distributed AI inference capacity across the United States and raised a $50 million follow-on Series A financing to accelerate deployments, expand strategic partnerships, and scale its full-stack agentic services. The company said the round brings total funding to $87.5 million and was led by Xora Innovation, backed by Temasek, with participation from Mayfield, Cisco Investments, Acclimate Ventures, AI Space, and other strategic investors.

Doeren Mayhew Enters New York With 1RDG Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:52 PM

Doeren Mayhew announced it has entered the New York market through the acquisition of 1RDG, a Rochester-based advisory firm, effective January 20, 2026, expanding the firm’s footprint with two new offices and adding advisory capabilities built around an integrated platform of compliance, management, and client advisory services.

Lutron Electronics Acquires Metal Coatings Supplier Tanury Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:14 PM

Lutron Electronics announced it has acquired Tanury Industries, a surface finishing and metal coatings company that has supplied Lutron with metal faceplates for more than 25 years, in a move aimed at bringing plating and coating capabilities in-house and expanding Lutron’s portfolio of premium metal finishes.

Clearstead Advisors Acquires $5.1 Billion Firm Clarius Group To Expand Ultra-High-Net-Worth Family Office Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:28 PM

Clearstead Advisors announced it has acquired The Clarius Group, a Seattle-based multi-family office RIA serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, in a deal the firm positioned as a step in its long-term strategy to broaden its family office offering while strengthening its presence in the Pacific Northwest. Clarius oversees about $5.1 billion in assets under management, and the transaction closed on January 31, 2026.

Lawrence Technological University Esports Strikes First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration With Team Liquid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:14 PM

Lawrence Technological University Esports has entered a collaboration with Team Liquid, positioning LTU as the first university to work directly with the global professional esports organization and aiming to create new academic, athletic, career, and media opportunities for students. Team Liquid, founded in 2000, competes across multiple top-tier titles and has expanded beyond competition into content, analytics, education, and professional development, which LTU says aligns with its focus on innovation and student outcomes.

Skyryse: $300+ Million Series C Raised At $1.15 Billion Valuation For Aviation Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:59 PM

Skyryse, an aviation automation company focused on simplified flight controls, said it raised more than $300 million in a Series C round, valuing the business at more than $1.15 billion. The company said it has now raised more than $605 million in equity capital since its founding in 2016.

Tomorrow.io: $175 Million Closed For Weather Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:41 PM

Tomorrow.io announced it has raised a $175 million equity financing led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest Partners to accelerate deployment of DeepSky, which the company describes as the world’s first AI-native weather satellite constellation. The Boston-based company said the capital will support rapid expansion of its space infrastructure and intelligence platform, aimed at increasing global atmospheric sensing and improving decision-making for enterprise and public-sector users.