Pulse 2.0

Microsoft Launches Frontier Company With $2.5 Billion AI Engineering Investment

Kroger To Acquire Giant Eagle For $1.65 Billion

Patria Investments Raises Over $670 Million For Secondary Opportunities Fund V

Parabellum Investments Acquires Crux Informatics

RGREEN INVEST Raises Nearly €500 Million For INFRABRIDGE IV

Inflexion Reveals Record Number Of Promotions In 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:38 AM

Inflexion announced a record number of promotions across its 200-person team. The promotions reflect the firm’s continued focus on career development during a period of strong growth.

Flexpoint Ford Closes Over $460 Million Continuation Vehicle For SageSure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:31 AM

Flexpoint Ford announced the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for SageSure, one of the largest managing general underwriters focused on catastrophe-exposed markets. The vehicle closed with total commitments of more than $460 million, including commitments from the general partner and rollover investors.

Coller Capital And Cherry Bank Partner To Expand Access To Private Credit Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:28 AM

Coller Capital and Cherry Bank announced a distribution partnership to provide Cherry Bank clients with access to Coller Capital’s private credit secondaries investment strategy. The partnership is intended to broaden access to institutional-quality private markets strategies for wealth investors in Italy and across Europe.

Tapestry VC Raises $80 Million Fund III To Back Repeat Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:25 AM

Tapestry VC announced Fund III, an $80 million fundraise focused on backing ambitious repeat founders building new companies. The firm will continue investing in founders who are applying lessons from prior startup journeys to their next ventures.

Antin Appoints Duncan Welsh To Investor Relations Team In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:20 AM

Antin Infrastructure Partners announced the appointment of Duncan Welsh as Investor Relations Principal. His appointment is effective immediately.

Telum Therapeutics Raises €18 Million Series A To Advance Antimicrobial Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:17 AM

Telum Therapeutics announced the completion of an €18 million Series A financing round. The funding will advance the company’s lead antimicrobial program targeting hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.

Ruya Ventures Launches With $50 Million Fund To Back European Deep Tech Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:12 AM

Ruya Ventures announced its official launch after raising a $50 million fund. The firm said the fund was oversubscribed and that it declined additional limited partner capital to stay aligned with its strategy.

Dawnguard Launches Secure Cloud Architecture Platform With $3.3 Million In Fresh Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:09 AM

Dawnguard announced the public launch of its security architecture automation platform. The platform is designed to help organizations design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero through production.

Orbit Capital Holds Second Close Of Growth Debt II At €107 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:03 AM

Orbit Capital announced the second closing of Growth Debt II at €107 million. The milestone reflects support from both existing and new investors.

Climentum Capital Holds First €60 Million Close Of Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:01 AM

Climentum Capital announced the first €60 million close of Fund II. The first close matches the full size of the firm’s Fund I.

Reed Smith Launches AI Leadership Program With Cornell University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:50 AM

Reed Smith announced the launch of the Reed Smith AI Leadership Program at Cornell University. The customized curriculum was developed in partnership with Cornell’s Executive Education organization.

Venice Raises $65 Million Series A At $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:46 AM

Venice announced that it has raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, F-Prime, North Island Ventures, and other investors.

Balance Point Invests In AquaVerse To Support Residential Pool Services Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:40 AM

Balance Point Capital Advisors announced an investment in AquaVerse, a portfolio company of Trivest Partners. Balance Point provided debt and equity capital to support multiple acquisitions.

New Mountain Capital Makes Majority Investment In SAM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:38 AM

SAM and New Mountain Capital announced that funds managed by New Mountain have made a majority investment in SAM. As part of the transaction, New Mountain acquired the ownership interest of Peak Rock Capital, which had been SAM’s majority investor since 2021.

Altera Closes Three Investment Strategies Totaling $136.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:34 AM

Altera announced that it has held closings on three separate investment strategies totaling $136.5 million in capital commitments. The alternative asset manager focuses on the lower market and invests across multiple asset classes.

IK Partners To Open Madrid Office And Appoint Gonzalo Fernandez-Albiñana As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:32 AM

IK Partners announced that it will open a new office in Madrid, Spain, and appoint Gonzalo Fernandez-Albiñana as partner. The appointment will be effective September 1, 2026.

Dentons Rodyk Promotes Three Lawyers To Partner And Five To Senior Associate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:28 AM

Dentons Rodyk announced the promotion of three lawyers to Partner and five lawyers to Senior Associate. The appointments recognize a group of lawyers whose contributions have strengthened the firm’s practices and client relationships.

Deutsche Bank Advances Mekong Capital Climate Fund Backed By $50 Million Green Climate Fund Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:24 AM

Deutsche Bank is helping launch the Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund, a new private equity climate fund in Southeast Asia backed by the Green Climate Fund. The fund is designed to support the transition to sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems across the Lower Mekong region.

Savaria Acquires Vipal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:23 AM

Savaria announced that it has acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Vipal S.p.A. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Dentons Adds Public Law And Regulatory Partner Arnaud Troizier In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:04 AM

Dentons announced that Arnaud Troizier has joined the firm as a partner in its Public Law and Regulatory practice in Paris. His arrival strengthens the firm’s capabilities in public business law, particularly in infrastructure, public-private partnerships, concessions, and other public contracts in France and across Africa.

Taxwire Raises $25 Million Series A To Scale Indirect Tax Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:03 AM

Taxwire announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding. The company plans to use the funding to support its goal of becoming a trusted global provider of indirect tax compliance.

Zoom Acquiring Common Room

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:03 AM

Zoom announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Common Room, an AI-native go-to-market intelligence platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wealth Enhancement To Acquire Kaminsky-Silverman Group With Over $554 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:02 AM

Wealth Enhancement announced that it will acquire the Kaminsky-Silverman Group of Shufro Rose in New York City. The team manages over $554 million in client assets, and the transaction will bring Wealth Enhancement’s total client assets to more than $158 billion.

Cathay Capital Invests In Ascendia Autism Care To Expand ABA Therapy Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:57 AM

Cathay Capital announced the launch of Ascendia Autism Care, a new platform focused on expanding access to evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Alva Industries Raises €16 Million To Scale Electric Motor Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:53 AM

Alva Industries announced that it has secured €16 million in financing. The funding will support expanded manufacturing capacity, continued product portfolio development, and international growth.

QuickBox Fulfillment And Motivational Fulfillment Announce Strategic Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:49 AM

QuickBox Fulfillment and Motivational Fulfillment and Logistics Services announced a strategic merger. The companies are combining to create a stronger fulfillment partner for multichannel and high-growth brands.

Pacira BioSciences To Divest iovera° Business To Zimmer Biomet For Up To $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:46 AM

Pacira BioSciences announced an agreement to divest its iovera° business to Zimmer Biomet. Under the terms of the transaction, Pacira will receive up to $140 million, including $70 million upfront and up to an additional $70 million in potential future revenue-based milestone payments.

Lumine Group Acquires Imagine Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:45 AM

Lumine Group announced that it has acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

White & Case Adds Alex Elser As Partner In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:44 AM

White & Case announced that Alex Elser has joined the firm as a partner in Sydney. The appointment expands the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Private Capital Industry Group, and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.

Sidley Adds Senior Restructuring Partners Philip Hertz And Melissa Coakley In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

Sidley announced that Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley have joined the firm’s global Restructuring group as partners in London. Both joined Sidley from Clifford Chance, where Hertz was global co-head of the Restructuring and Insolvency group and Coakley led the London Restructuring team.