Pulse 2.0

Anthropic Reportedly Explored $7 Billion MatX Acquisition As AI Lab Accelerates Custom Chip Push

Nvidia Reportedly Acquiring Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

Blue Owl Leads $2.4 Billion IREN AI Factory Financing For NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Infrastructure

HighGrove Partners Acquires O&A Landscaping To Expand Commercial Landscaping Platform Across Florida

Flow Service Partners Acquires Altman Air Conditioning To Expand South Florida Commercial HVAC Platform

Noble Adds Matt Noland From Peachtree To $5 Billion+ Hospitality Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:10 PM

Noble Investment Group has appointed Matt Noland as Director of Capital Markets, adding an executive with experience across hotel investments and nearly $1 billion of debt and equity placements to its more than $5 billion hospitality investment platform.

360training Acquires eMedCert After 150,000+ Life Support Certifications Across Nearly 70,000 Learners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:04 PM

360training has acquired select assets from Electronic Medical Certification, or eMedCert, expanding its healthcare training platform with an established online life support certification business.

CONX Takes Controlling Stake In MobileX As AI Wireless Platform Expands Across 8,700+ Retail And Dealer Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:03 PM

CONX Corporation has made a strategic investment in MobileX that gives the communications investment company a controlling interest in the AI-powered wireless carrier.

Nevvon Secures BVP Forge Investment As 650,000+ Caregivers Complete 57 Million Training Lessons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:01 PM

Nevvon has secured a strategic investment from BVP Forge as the home care compliance and training platform expands after reaching more than 650,000 caregivers and 57 million completed lessons.

Shape Memory Medical Raises $10 Million Led By August Global Partners To Advance Aortic Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:11 PM

Shape Memory Medical has closed a $10 million convertible note financing to advance clinical development of its shape memory polymer technology for aortic disease. New investor August Global Partners led the financing, with Taiwania Capital also participating as a new investor.

Bain Capital Private Credit Invests $6 Billion Across 58 Companies In First Half Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:11 PM

Bain Capital's Private Credit Group invested approximately $6 billion during the first half of 2026 to support middle-market and private equity-backed companies, marking one of the group's most active investment periods in recent years.

Netcraft Adds Darren Lee To Board As Platform Tops 230 Million Threat Blocks And Takes Down Nearly One-Third Of Phishing Sites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:07 PM

Netcraft has appointed cybersecurity industry veteran Darren Lee to its board of directors as the company expands its brand protection and digital risk platform amid growing AI-powered phishing and online fraud.

Superstep Capital Invests In Zencore As ZenAI Factory Targets Agentic AI Deployment On Google Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:34 PM

Superstep Capital has made a strategic investment in Zencore, an independent Google Cloud consultancy, as the firm expands its full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities and launches a new agentic AI framework for enterprise customers.

Google Cloud Announces Strategic Partnership With Verizon To Scale Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:33 PM

Google Cloud has announced a new strategic partnership with Verizon to deliver faster, smarter, and more responsive experiences for consumers and businesses nationwide. By deploying Google Cloud's full-stack AI, including its data infrastructure and Gemini Enterprise, Verizon will continue to modernize customer experiences, unify enterprise data, and scale AI across the organization.

38 Degrees North Secures New HoldCo Debt Facility From EIG To Support Community Solar Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:32 PM

38 Degrees North, a community solar and distributed renewables platform, and EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, have closed a new debt facility to strengthen 38DN's ongoing project acquisitions, advance late-stage developments, and support continued portfolio growth.

SiFly Raises $20 Million Series A As Q12 Drone Sets 3-Hour Guinness World Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:58 PM

SiFly Aviation has raised $20 million in Series A financing to scale U.S. manufacturing of its Q12 long-endurance electric drone and expand development of its DronePort multi-aircraft infrastructure system.

Onos Health Raises $17 Million Series A As AI Platform Cuts Behavioral Health Program Costs More Than 6%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:57 PM

Onos Health has raised $17 million in Series A financing to expand adoption of its behavioral health clinical intelligence platform among U.S. health plans. Costanoa led the round, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures.

Agentrys Raises $24.5 Million As Agentic Chip Design Platform Tops 90% On NVIDIA Benchmark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:56 PM

Agentrys has raised $24.5 million to develop an agentic design automation platform that enables semiconductor engineering teams to build, customize and continuously improve AI agents for chip development.

Crescent Capital Closes $232 Million CLO Equity Fund II, More Than Doubling Predecessor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:54 PM

Crescent Capital Group has closed its second captive collateralized loan obligation equity fund with $232 million in commitments, more than doubling the size of the firm's first vehicle in the strategy.

Mubadala Capital To Acquire Majority Stake In Arrive Logistics As Network Reaches 5,500 Customers And 10,000 Carriers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:53 PM

Mubadala Capital has agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Arrive Logistics, backing the North American truckload brokerage as it expands its services, technology platform and workforce. Existing investors ATL Partners, Lead Edge Capital and other shareholders will retain meaningful stakes in Arrive.

Porter Capital Provides $10 Million Facility As Seafood Processor Returns To Profitability And Adds National Retail Account

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:52 PM

Porter Capital has closed a $10 million non-notification factoring facility for a family-owned seafood importer and processor, replacing a departing bank lender and providing working capital to support a new national retail customer.

DLA Piper Adds Eric Bruce As Washington Investigations Team Reaches Fourth Partner Hire In 18 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:52 PM

DLA Piper has added veteran litigator and former federal prosecutor Eric Bruce as a partner in its White Collar Crime, Investigations and Government Enforcement practice in Washington, D.C.

CP Capital Acquires 200-Unit Ascent Athens At 95% Occupancy As Firm Targets Assets Below Replacement Cost

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:51 PM

CP Capital has acquired Ascent Athens, a 200-unit Class A multifamily community in Athens, Georgia, as the investment manager targets high-quality apartment properties available below replacement cost.

Homewerks Acquires GTR Technologies In Fourth Deal, Adding ReVent, DewStop And Breeze Easy Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:50 PM

Homewerks Worldwide has acquired GTR Technologies, expanding its heating, ventilation and indoor air quality platform with the ReVent, DewStop and Breeze Easy brands.

JIOS Secures $277 Million Apollo Loan As 2026 Debt Financing Tops $800 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:46 PM

JIOS has secured a $277 million loan from affiliates of Apollo Global Management for a 37-property industrial outdoor storage portfolio spanning 23 markets.

Priority Courier Experts Acquires Priority Dispatch And Diamond Expedited, Adding 500+ Drivers And 250,000 Annual Orders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:17 PM

Priority Courier Experts has acquired Priority Dispatch and Diamond Expedited, expanding its same-day and expedited logistics platform across key Midwestern markets.

Liberty Restoration Group Completes 2 Acquisitions, Expanding ServiceMaster Restore Platform To 8 Midwest Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:14 PM

Liberty Restoration Group has completed the acquisition of ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS, expanding its disaster restoration and reconstruction platform with three additional offices in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Kirkland Adds Trial Lawyer Aaron Katz After 14 Trials And 18 Years At Ropes & Gray

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:12 PM

Kirkland & Ellis has added first-chair trial lawyer Aaron Katz as a litigation partner, continuing the firm's expansion of its high-stakes litigation practice.

Atlantic Alumina Secures $800 Million With U.S. Government And Pinnacle As Gallium Production Targets 50 Metric Tons Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:44 AM

Atlantic Alumina Company has secured a total of $800 million in public and private funding during 2026 to revitalize the only remaining alumina refinery in the U.S. and establish domestic primary gallium production.

Globus Medical Acquires Higgs Boson Health To Add AI-Driven Surgical Intelligence Across Patient Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:44 AM

Globus Medical has acquired Higgs Boson Health, adding artificial intelligence, software development and digital healthcare capabilities to its expanding musculoskeletal technology ecosystem. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chase Corporation Acquires Hylomar To Expand High-Performance Sealants And Adhesives Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:42 AM

Chase Corporation has acquired Hylomar Holdings Limited, expanding its engineered materials portfolio with specialized sealants and adhesives used across industrial, transportation, aerospace, power generation and electronics markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ursa Major To Go Public At $2.3 Billion Valuation With At Least $350 Million PIPE To Scale Hypersonics And Munitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:41 AM

Ursa Major Technologies has agreed to go public through a business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III in a transaction valuing the aerospace and defense company at approximately $2.3 billion following closing.

Accenture To Acquire COMWARE, Adding 180+ Professionals And 25 Years Of SAP Expertise In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:40 AM

Accenture has agreed to acquire COMWARE, adding more than 180 professionals and expanding its ability to provide AI-, data- and cloud-powered digital transformation services to mid-market companies in Japan. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Escalade Acquires ASL Solutions To Enter Pet Market And Expand U.S. Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:40 AM

Escalade has acquired the assets of ASL Solutions, adding a premium insulated pet housing business and new rotational molding capabilities to its U.S. manufacturing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Sound Growth Partners Invests In Diamond Art Club As Founders Retain Significant Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:38 AM

Sound Growth Partners has invested in Diamond Art Club through its One-Stop Buyout structure, partnering with the founders of the diamond painting company as they pursue the brand's next stage of growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.