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Goldman Sachs Alternatives Raises $11.7 Billion Across Private Equity Funds

OpenAI Reportedly Acquires AI Smartphone Camera Startup Glass Imaging For $300+ Million

New Forests Appoints Sam Rorabaugh Global Head Of Investments To Lead Natural Capital Investment Platform

Carne Group Appoints Keshava Shastry Chief Capital Markets And Distribution Officer To Expand ETF And Private Markets Capabilities

Sullivan & Cromwell Opens Abu Dhabi Office And Brings Back Ahmed El-Gaili To Lead Middle East Practice

K&L Gates Adds Theresa Lee, Jenny Liu, Zandir Morton, Julie Park, David Tsai And Frank Xue Across California And Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:56 PM

K&L Gates has added a six-partner team from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, significantly expanding its Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Labor and Employment practices across San Francisco, Palo Alto and Houston.

Latham Adds Private Equity Partner Patrick Hennessy In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:55 PM

Latham & Watkins has added Patrick Hennessy as a partner in its London Real Estate Practice, strengthening the firm's capabilities at the intersection of real estate and private equity.

Redwood Trust Prices Upsized $185 Million Convertible Notes Offering To Refinance 2027 Debt And Repurchase Shares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:54 PM

Redwood Trust has priced an upsized $185 million offering of 7% convertible senior notes due 2030, raising additional capital to refinance existing convertible debt, repurchase shares and support its housing finance businesses.

Tenable Prices Upsized $725 Million Convertible Notes Offering And Plans $170.5 Million Share Repurchase And Term Loan Payoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:54 PM

Tenable Holdings has priced an upsized $725 million offering of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2031, with proceeds earmarked for a major share repurchase, repayment of term loans and additional strategic flexibility.

CPP Investments And Brookfield Launch C$50 Billion Maple Fund For Large-Scale Canadian Infrastructure And Strategic Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:54 PM

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have launched the Maple Fund, a new cooperation framework that could deploy up to C$50 billion of equity into large-scale infrastructure projects and strategic industries across Canada.

Vivo Capital Appoints Neetesh Kumar Managing Partner To Co-Lead U.S. Healthcare Private Equity And Establish New York Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:53 PM

Vivo Capital has appointed Neetesh Kumar as Managing Partner as the approximately $7 billion healthcare investment firm expands its U.S. buyout and private equity strategy and establishes a presence in New York.

Vance Street Capital Names Katherine Dowley Head Of Investor Relations As Private Equity Firm Expands Institutional Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:52 PM

Vance Street Capital has appointed Katherine "Kate" Dowley as Head of Investor Relations as the middle-market private equity firm continues expanding its institutional capabilities following more than $2 billion of total capital raised.

Permira Appoints Former Microsoft Developer Division President Julia Liuson Senior Adviser To Accelerate AI Across Technology Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:52 PM

Permira has appointed former Microsoft Developer Division President Julia Liuson as a Senior Adviser to its Technology team, adding more than three decades of software, developer tools, cloud and artificial intelligence experience as the investment firm pushes its portfolio companies toward AI-native operating models.

Quorum Appoints AI Executive Bob Ghafouri To Board As Public Affairs Platform Accelerates Agentic AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:52 PM

Quorum has appointed Bob Ghafouri to its Board of Directors as the AI-powered public affairs software company accelerates development of agentic AI capabilities for government affairs teams. Ghafouri brings more than 25 years of experience developing and scaling digital and AI businesses.

Zurich Names Alex Wells U.S. CEO After Leading Double-Digit Growth In Middle Market Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:51 PM

Zurich has selected Alex Wells as CEO of Zurich U.S., promoting the veteran commercial insurance executive after he helped generate double-digit growth in the insurer's Middle Market business. Wells takes over following the departure of Sierra Signorelli and will lead Zurich's U.S. operations effective immediately, subject to customary approvals.

IGT Appoints Adam Chibib CFO To Drive Gaming, Digital And FinTech Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:50 PM

IGT has appointed Adam Chibib as Chief Financial Officer as the gaming and financial technology company focuses on operating discipline, portfolio performance and stronger cash flow generation. Chibib will become CFO on November 1, 2026, subject to required regulatory approvals.

Kamino Names Yieldstreet Co-Founder Michael Weisz CEO And Establishes New York Headquarters For U.S. Institutional Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:50 PM

Kamino has named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO and is establishing a New York presence as the Solana-based credit platform expands from decentralized lending into broader institutional financial-market infrastructure.

Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Hamed Meshki, Luke Guerra, Guirgis Nasief And Michael Chung To Expand Global Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:49 PM

Sullivan & Cromwell has recruited four private equity M&A partners, Hamed Meshki, Luke Guerra, Guirgis Nasief and Y. Michael Chung, as the firm accelerates the expansion of its U.S. and global private equity practice.

Orrick Names Former Paul Hastings COO Chris Davis As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:48 PM

Orrick has appointed Chris Davis as Chief Financial Officer, adding an executive with senior financial and operational experience at Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Perella Weinberg Partners.

RobotPlusPlus Raises Series C Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of RMB To Scale Working-At-Height Industrial Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:47 PM

RobotPlusPlus has raised a Series C round worth hundreds of millions of RMB, equivalent to tens of millions of U.S. dollars, as the industrial robotics company expands internationally and develops embodied AI systems for hazardous industrial work. Qianggang Capital Fund led the financing, with participation from GIG Capital Group, Sealand Innovation and Juntong Capital. Existing investor Fosun RZ Capital increased its stake.

Forty.5 Ventures Closes $30 Million First Fund For Pre-Seed And Seed Investments Across Southeastern Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:47 PM

Forty.5 Ventures has closed its inaugural $30 million venture fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, primarily backing founders building from Southeastern Europe for global markets. The firm will selectively invest in startups in the United States and Asia Pacific as well.

Zero Raises $10.3 Million Seed Round Led By Primary Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:44 PM

Zero has raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Primary Venture Partners, giving the startup fresh capital as it moves into its next stage of product development and commercial expansion. The financing also included participation from Inception Fund, Defiant and Greens Ventures, along with a group of technology founders and operators connected with companies including Lovable, Supercell, Langdock and AMD Silo AI, according to an announcement shared by Zero Chief of Staff Markus Vapaavuori.

Delos Data Raises Over $100 Million To Build Networking Infrastructure For Agentic AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:41 PM

Delos Data has raised more than $100 million to launch Delos Nonstop AI, an infrastructure platform designed to address networking and data-movement bottlenecks as agentic AI workloads put increasing pressure on data centers. Investors include Matrix, Playground, Socratic Partners, Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund, Matter Venture Partners, IAG, and industry executives spanning compute, hyperscale infrastructure, networking silicon, infrastructure software, and optical connectivity.

Trillium Flow Technologies To Sell Trillium Pumps US To Crane For About $240 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:40 PM

Trillium Flow Technologies has agreed to sell its U.S. pumps business to Crane Company for approximately $240 million as the First Reserve portfolio company continues reshaping its flow control portfolio.

Hunter Point Capital Appoints Bill Sonneborn As President And COO And Michael Arpey Named As Vice Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:39 PM

Hunter Point Capital has appointed William "Bill" Sonneborn as President and Chief Operating Officer as the alternative asset management investment firm scales beyond $10 billion in assets under management. Michael Arpey has also been promoted to Vice Chairman.

Orrick Names Global Atlantic CTO Padma Elmgart As Chief Technology Officer To Expand AI, Data And Digital Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:39 PM

Orrick has appointed Padma Elmgart as Chief Technology Officer as the global law firm expands its use of artificial intelligence, data and digital technology across client services and internal operations.

Sterlington Adds Kevin Collins As Litigation Partner Following $80 Million California Wildfire Settlement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:38 PM

Sterlington has added Kevin Collins as a partner in its Litigation practice following his role as lead counsel in securing an $80 million wildfire-related settlement for a California public entity.

CoinShares Posts $21.6 Million Segment EBITDA And Positive Inflows Despite Sharp Crypto Market Decline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:37 PM

CoinShares generated positive net inflows and $21.6 million of Segment EBITDA during the first half of 2026 despite one of the most difficult digital asset markets in recent years.

Capital Southwest Prices $350 Million Notes Offering To Refinance Debt And Support Middle-Market Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:37 PM

Capital Southwest Corporation has priced a $350 million public offering of 6.750% notes due 2031, with proceeds primarily intended to reduce borrowings under the business development company's senior secured revolving credit facility.

Kestra Medical Revenue: Jumps 60% To $31 Million As Wearable Cardiac Device Company Raises FY2027 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:36 PM

Kestra Medical Technologies reported 60% revenue growth in its fiscal first quarter of 2027 and raised its full-year outlook as the wearable medical device and digital healthcare company continued expanding its cardiovascular technology business.

Great Gray Trust Company Selects iCapital To Build Private Equity, Private Credit And Real Asset CITs For Retirement Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:32 PM

Great Gray Trust Company has selected iCapital as its preferred private markets partner as the retirement investment provider develops new collective investment trusts offering defined contribution plans access to private equity, private credit and private real assets.

Moody’s To Acquire Minority Stake In Philippine Credit Rating Agency PhilRatings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:31 PM

Moody's has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation, or PhilRatings, expanding its network of domestic rating agency affiliates across Asia Pacific.

Aphias Capital Makes Majority Growth Investment In SNZweig To Combine Stambaugh Ness And Zweig Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:30 PM

Aphias Capital plans to make a majority growth investment in SNZweig Advisors in connection with the combination of Stambaugh Ness and Zweig Group, creating an integrated professional services platform focused exclusively on architecture, engineering and construction firms.

Partners Group Provides More Than €300 Million Financing For Building Automation Company MDT Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:29 PM

Partners Group has provided a senior financing package of more than €300 million to MDT technologies, supporting Bregal Unternehmerkapital's acquisition of a majority stake in the European building automation company from IK Partners.

GSK To Acquire Chimagen Multiple Myeloma T-Cell Engager In Deal Worth Up To $750 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:29 PM

GSK has agreed to acquire full global rights to a potential best-in-class trispecific T-cell engager from Chimagen Biosciences in a transaction worth up to $750 million, expanding the pharmaceutical company's blood cancer pipeline.