Pulse 2.0

CVC Secondary Partners Raises $10 Billion For Sixth Global Private Equity Secondaries Fund

Lilly To Acquire Merida Biosciences For Up To $2.875 Billion To Expand Precision Autoimmune And Allergy Pipeline

Ameribrands Acquires Randal Retail Group To Expand National Design And Manufacturing Capabilities

Linklaters Adds Tax Partner Marc-Olivier Roux And Team In Paris

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Consumer Markets Litigation Partner Jason Stiehl In Chicago

Palantir Names Former AIG CEO Peter Zaffino As Global Head Of Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:33 PM

Palantir Technologies has named Peter Zaffino as Global Head of Financial Services, effective January 15, 2027, bringing the former AIG CEO and Executive Chairman into a senior operating role focused on expanding the company's financial services business.

Precore Gold Raises C$6 Million In Oversubscribed Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:33 PM

Precore Gold has closed an oversubscribed C$6 million non-brokered private placement, providing additional capital for exploration programs and general working capital.

Kaizen Names Rob Bernstein As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:31 PM

Kaizen has appointed Rob Bernstein as Chief Financial Officer, adding an executive with more than 15 years of CFO and senior finance experience across fast-growing technology and RegTech companies.

Hershey Names Dave Hulays As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:29 PM

The Hershey Company has named Dave Hulays as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 2, 2026, succeeding Steve Voskuil as the company executes a planned finance leadership transition.

Willkie Adds Eugene Park To Chair Liability Management And Strategic Credit Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:29 PM

Willkie has announced that Eugene Park will join the firm's Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group as a partner and Chair of its Liability Management and Strategic Credit practice.

Multiconsult And Rejlers Announce Merger Of Equals To Create SEK 8 Billion Pan-Nordic Consultancy Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:55 PM

Multiconsult and Rejlers have adopted a joint cross-border merger plan to create Multiconsult Rejlers, a pan-Nordic multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy group with nearly 8,000 employees and a market capitalization of approximately SEK 8 billion.

Pixxel Raises $100 Million Series C Led By Temasek And Seraphim

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:51 PM

Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, giving the space technology company additional capital to expand beyond hyperspectral imaging into a broader planetary infrastructure platform spanning advanced sensing satellites, Earth intelligence software, sovereign space systems and satellite manufacturing.

WaFd And EverBank Announce $3.9 Billion Reverse Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:48 PM

WaFd and EverBank Financial Corp have entered into a definitive agreement for a $3.9 billion reverse merger, creating a larger nationwide banking organization with an expanded commercial banking platform, diversified deposits and more than 250 financial centers.

TotalEnergies Advances $14 Billion Papua LNG Project Toward Final Investment Decision

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:38 PM

TotalEnergies has announced a series of major contractual and commercial milestones for Papua LNG, moving the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas project closer to a final investment decision.

Haystack Robotics Raises $3.95 Million Series A Led By Agadia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:33 PM

Haystack Robotics has raised $3.95 million in Series A funding, with the round led by Agadia, to support the expansion of its autonomous UV-C disinfection robotics platform. The Portland, Oregon-based company plans to use the new capital to support global expansion and further development of its robotics and artificial intelligence technology.

Claret Capital Partners Raises €575 Million For European Growth Debt Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:06 PM

Claret Capital Partners has raised €575 million across its latest growth debt fundraising cycle, exceeding its original €500 million target and significantly increasing the capital available to back European growth companies.

Royal London Asset Management CEO Hans Georgeson To Step Down And Dan Cazeaux Named As Interim CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:01 AM

Royal London Asset Management CEO Hans Georgeson is stepping down after five years leading the investment manager, with Royal London Group CFO Dan Cazeaux taking over on an interim basis.

American Healthcare REIT Names Aric Chang As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:59 AM

American Healthcare REIT has appointed Aric Chang as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2026, bringing in a real estate finance executive who has overseen approximately $16 billion of capital deployment at Public Storage.

Bend Bioscience Names Pavlos Pavlidis President And Sandeep Patel CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:58 AM

Bend Bioscience has appointed Pavlos Pavlidis as President and Sandeep Patel as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its executive leadership team as the pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization expands its operations and capabilities.

Barclays Names Omar Faruqui As Global Chairman Of Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:52 AM

Barclays Investment Bank has named Omar Faruqui as Global Chairman of Investment Banking, bringing the veteran banker back to Barclays in a senior leadership role based in London.

Bally’s Names George Papanier As Interim CFO As Mira Mircheva Resigns

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:51 AM

Bally's Corporation has appointed George Papanier as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective September 4, 2026, following the planned departure of Executive Vice President and CFO Mira Mircheva.

Holland & Knight Adds Corporate M&A And Private Equity Partner Emma Dowell In Tysons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:51 AM

Holland & Knight has added Emma Dowell as a partner in its Corporate, M&A and Securities practice in Tysons, Virginia, continuing the firm's expansion across private equity and transactional law.

Davis Polk Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Todd Kornreich In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:43 AM

Davis Polk has added Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, expanding the firm's capabilities advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.

Foley Adds Corporate Partners Brad Drake And Kyle Pine In Chicago And Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

Foley & Lardner has added Brad Drake and Kyle Pine as corporate partners, expanding its capabilities across insurance transactions, structured finance, private capital and transactional tax. The additions bring Foley to more than 20 lateral partner hires in 2026.

McDermott Will & Schulte Adds Cross-Border Capital Markets Partner Sina Hekmat In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

McDermott Will & Schulte has added Sina Hekmat as a partner in its Capital Markets group in New York, expanding the firm's cross-border capabilities across U.S. and European capital markets.

ErieView Development Closes $218 Million Financing For W Cleveland Redevelopment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:27 AM

ErieView Development has closed financing for the $218 million redevelopment of Cleveland's Erieview Tower, advancing plans to transform the 40-story downtown landmark into a mixed-use property featuring Ohio's first W Hotel, rental residences, Class A office space and a major food and beverage program.

Resources Connection Names Jessica Block As Interim CFO As Jennifer Ryu Resigns

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:27 AM

Resources Connection, which operates as RGP, has named Jessica Block as Interim Chief Financial Officer following the resignation of Jennifer Y. Ryu.

Stanley Black & Decker To Sell Excel Industries To Bad Boy Mowers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:25 AM

Stanley Black & Decker has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Excel Industries to Bad Boy Mowers, further refining its portfolio as the company concentrates resources on its largest brands and growth opportunities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Radiant Logistics Appoints David Buss As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:24 AM

Radiant Logistics has appointed David Buss as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, adding an executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience across transportation and logistics.

ACG Metals To Acquire Keşkek Gold Project For $7.85 Million