Pulse 2.0

Nuveen Buying Schroders For About £9.9 Billion In Cash

Anthropic: $30 Billion Series G At $380 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise AI And Coding Platform

Industrial Service Solutions Acquires MSHS Pacific Power Group

Careerminds Buys Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot, And Outplacement Australia In Multi-Company Expansion

HUMAIN Launches Sports Vertical After Taking Controlling Stake In ai.io

Rep Data Buys ReDem To Combine Pre Survey And In Survey Fraud Controls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:47 AM

Rep Data, a full-service market research and data quality solutions provider, has acquired ReDem, an in-survey data quality platform, in a deal aimed at bringing pre-survey and in-survey controls into a single end-to-end approach for survey quality assurance. The companies said the combined offering is designed to identify and stop bots, AI-assisted survey takers, professional respondents, duplicate behavior, and other signals associated with low-quality or fraudulent responses across the entire survey lifecycle.

Simplicity Buys Wholehan Marketing And Adds Two New Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:46 AM

Simplicity Group announced it has acquired Wholehan Marketing, a brokerage general agency that provides a range of financial products across life insurance, annuities, disability income, long-term care, and advanced market support. Wholehan has offices in Tampa, Florida, and Toledo, Ohio.

Supreme Group Buys Science-First Creative Agency Broth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

Supreme Group, a marketing and communications platform for healthcare and life sciences, has acquired Broth, a science-first creative agency focused on evidence-driven strategy and creative work in complex therapeutic areas.

Wonder Buys Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken Brand And East Village Restaurant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

Wonder has acquired Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, taking full ownership of the New York City-based fast-casual concept from Blue Ribbon Restaurants as it continues building a portfolio of restaurant brands designed to scale across its broader mealtime platform.

Nickolas Asset Management Buys Resin Processing Facility From Material Difference Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:40 AM

Nickolas Asset Management (NAM) has acquired a resin processing and materials facility from Material Difference Technologies (MDT), a Florida-based supplier and processor of plastic resins serving industrial and consumer manufacturing markets. The deal adds a 120,000-square-foot operation with the ability to process millions of pounds of reprocessed plastic resins annually, expanding NAM’s materials platform and reinforcing the firm’s emphasis on asset- and infrastructure-heavy manufacturing.

Overmind Exits Stealth With £2 Million Seed to Supervise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:38 AM

Overmind, a London-based startup building a “supervision layer” for AI agents, has emerged from stealth with a £2 million seed round to help companies deploy agentic AI more safely in production environments.

Sable Bio Raises $3.75 Million Seed To Scale Target Safety Assessment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:35 AM

Sable Bio, a London-based AI startup focused on drug safety, has raised $3.75 million in seed funding to expand its platform designed to help pharmaceutical companies identify safety risks earlier in drug discovery. The round was led by MMC Ventures, with participation from existing investors Episode 1 Ventures and Seedcamp.

DentalMonitoring: $100 Million Secured For AI-Based Remote Orthodontic Monitoring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:34 AM

DentalMonitoring has secured a combined $100 million investment led by Lazard Elaia Capital, with participation from ISALT through its Fonds Stratégique des Transitions, as the company looks to accelerate international growth and AI-driven product development. The Paris-based company said the financing follows its achievement of operational profitability in 2025 and reflects continued investor interest in orthodontics and the broader dental market.

Elaia: €120 Million First Close For DV5 Multi-Stage B2B Tech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:33 AM

Elaia has unveiled DV5, its fifth Digital Venture fund, announcing a €120 million first close to back European founders building category-defining B2B technology companies.

Zelle Posts $1.2 Trillion Sent In 2025, A 20% YoY Increase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:28 AM

Zelle announced American consumers and small businesses sent more than $1.2 trillion on the network in 2025, marking its second consecutive trillion-dollar year and a 20% year-over-year increase in total dollars sent. The company framed the performance as a sign of its growing role in everyday money movement, noting that the growth rate outpaced U.S. consumer spending and business investment growth rates it cited for the third quarter of 2025.

Mistral AI: Partnering With EcoDataCenter On €1.2 Billion AI Data Center Investment in Sweden

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:26 AM

Mistral AI and Swedish data center developer EcoDataCenter said they have entered a strategic, long-term partnership to build an AI-focused data center at EcoDataCenter’s Borlänge site, representing a €1.2 billion investment aimed at expanding Europe’s digital infrastructure and localized AI capabilities.

tem: $75 Million Series B Raised To Scale AI-Native Energy Transaction Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:24 AM

London-based energy transactions company tem has raised a $75 million in Series B funding to accelerate its effort to modernize how electricity is bought and sold and to build what it describes as transaction infrastructure for the energy market.

Nebius To Acquire Tavily To Add Agentic Search

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:19 AM

Nebius, a Nasdaq-listed AI cloud company, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Tavily, positioning the deal as a move to embed real-time web search infrastructure directly into its AI cloud platform as enterprises accelerate adoption of autonomous, agentic systems. The transaction value was not disclosed, and Nebius said it expects the deal to close in the next few weeks, subject to customary closing conditions.

Ares Management Arranges $2.4 Billion Debt Facility For Hyperscale Data Center Provider Vantage Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:17 AM

Ares Management announced certain of its funds arranged a $2.4 billion debt facility for Vantage Data Centers, as demand for digital infrastructure tied to cloud and AI workloads continues to drive large-scale capital needs across North America.

Adani Energy Solutions: HVDC Green Energy Corridor Financing Backed by Japanese Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:16 AM

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (AESL) announced it has secured long-term financing from a consortium of Japanese banks for its flagship high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, positioning the facility as a major buildout of transmission capacity intended to move renewable power from Rajasthan into India’s national grid.

PNC Wealth Management Launches Integrated Banking And Investing Experience For Emerging And Mass Affluent Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:15 AM

PNC Wealth Management has launched PNC Premier Client, a new integrated banking and investment offering designed for individuals and families seeking a more holistic, high-touch financial relationship as their needs become more sophisticated. The program is targeted at clients who have more than $100,000 at PNC and will be delivered through PNC Wealth Management’s national network of affluent bankers and financial advisors.

Truespeed And Freedom Fibre Agree To Strategic Combination

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:14 AM

Truespeed Communications and Freedom Fibre have signed an agreement to combine their businesses, forming what the companies described as a scaled, capital efficient full fibre platform positioned to play a leading role in the ongoing consolidation of the UK alternative network sector.

Meta Breaks Ground On $10+ Billion 1-GW Indiana Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:13 AM

Meta is launching construction on a new hyperscale data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, positioning the 1-gigawatt site as a cornerstone of its growing compute footprint for both core products and next-generation AI workloads. The company said the project represents an investment of more than $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, making it one of Meta’s largest infrastructure commitments to date.

Options Technology To Acquire Crossvale To Expand Private Cloud And Data Sovereign AI Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:12 AM

Options Technology announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crossvale, positioning the combined business to help financial services firms modernize legacy technology, reduce technical debt, and accelerate private cloud and AI adoption in a security and compliance model designed for regulated markets.

iCapital To Acquire Passthrough To Expand GP Onboarding And Compliance Across Wealth And Institutional Channels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:11 AM

iCapital announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Passthrough to broaden investor onboarding and financial compliance capabilities for private markets general partners. The transaction is intended to extend iCapital’s support for limited partners onboarding beyond private wealth distribution into institutional fundraising, offering GPs a single platform to onboard and service investors across channels.

QXO To Buy Kodiak Building Partners For $2.25 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:10 AM

QXO announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kodiak Building Partners from Court Square Capital Partners for approximately $2.25 billion, a deal the company expects to be highly accretive to 2026 earnings and to expand its current addressable market to more than $200 billion.

Halo Partners Acquires Grubb Lifting And Rigging Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:09 AM

Halo Partners announced affiliates of the private investment firm have acquired W.O. Grubb in partnership with the company’s current management, buying the business from the estate of prior family ownership. Financial terms were not disclosed.

By Light: Defense Modeling And Simulation Provider Buys Dignitas Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:01 AM

By Light Professional IT Services, a defense-focused provider of modeling and simulation and cyber products, has acquired Dignitas Technologies, an Orlando-based modeling, simulation, and training specialist that supports multiple U.S. military branches and major programs, including the F-35. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Marvell Technology Completes XConn Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:00 AM

Marvell Technology, a data infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider, announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of XConn Technologies, a provider of advanced PCIe and CXL switching silicon.

Erie Strayer: CQL Capital Leads Strategic Investment To Back Long-Term Growth And Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:59 AM

CQL Capital announced it has made a strategic investment in Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of concrete batching solutions, in a deal aimed at supporting the company’s long-term growth while preserving its legacy, family values, leadership continuity, and customer-first culture.

Brazos Midstream: Midland Basin Buildout Backed By Expanded $1.1 Billion Credit Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:52 AM

Brazos Midstream announced its subsidiary, Brazos Midland, has expanded its senior credit facility to $1.1 billion, up from $225 million, increasing available commitments from a syndicate of banks as the company continues to grow its natural gas gathering and processing footprint in the Midland Basin.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock: Saltchuk To Acquire U.S. Dredging Contractor In $1.5 Billion All Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:49 AM

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has agreed to be acquired by Saltchuk Resources, a privately held family company with businesses spanning freight transportation, marine services, and energy distribution, in an all cash transaction that values Great Lakes’ equity at approximately $1.2 billion and the total deal at $1.5 billion.

European Wax Center: $330 Million Deal To Go Private

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:48 AM

European Wax Center has agreed to be acquired by longtime backer General Atlantic in an all cash transaction that values the company’s equity at about $330 million, ending the franchisor’s run as a public company if the deal closes as expected.

Harbor Health Acquires Rippl To Expand Dementia Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:10 AM

Harbor Health, a Texas-based primary and specialty care clinic group that also operates a health insurance business, has acquired Rippl, a dementia care platform that helps seniors with dementia stay at home and avoid unnecessary emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and post-acute care.

McElroy Metal: Metal Roofing Manufacturer Acquires Fabral

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:10 AM

McElroy Metal has acquired Fabral, bringing the nearly 60-year-old metal construction brand into the McElroy Metal family of companies. Under the terms announced, Fabral will continue to operate independently and will retain its existing leadership team, employees, and customer relationships. Dennis Merino will remain President of Fabral.