Pulse 2.0

Bob Iger And Joshua Kushner Buy Los Angeles Lakers At $12.5 Billion Valuation

NVIDIA Partners With Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs And KKR To Mobilize Over $500 Billion For AI Infrastructure

C&S Wholesale Grocers Moves To Take Majority Control Of Winn-Dixie As Southeast Expansion Accelerates

SparrowHawk Acquires 20-Property Industrial Portfolio For Nearly $400 Million In Its Largest Deal Ever

Thermogenics Acquires 75-Year-Old Halmar Boiler Parts To Expand North American Parts Network

Daybright Financial Acquires ACAPrime To Build A Broader National ACA Compliance Hub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:40 PM

Daybright Financial has acquired ACAPrime, expanding its Affordable Care Act compliance and reporting capabilities as the employee benefits and retirement services company continues building a broader national platform for employers, brokers, advisors, and benefits partners.

Nexxus Capital Acquires 5 Amazon Brands Generating More Than $18 Million In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:33 PM

Nexxus Capital has completed an all-cash acquisition of five e-commerce brands from a top Amazon aggregator, expanding its portfolio of marketplace businesses through its Nexxus Capital Fund I Series 4 vehicle.

Medicare Platform Secures $50 Million Credit Facility To Scale AI-Powered Value-Based Senior Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:30 PM

Medicare Platform has secured a $50 million revolving credit facility facilitated by Nestpoint Group to expand its network of Accountable Care Organizations and invest further in AI-powered healthcare infrastructure.

Nuclea Energy To Acquire Moltex’s Advanced Nuclear Platform With 80 Granted Patents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:28 PM

Nuclea Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moltex Energy’s advanced nuclear technology portfolio, gaining a platform spanning used nuclear fuel recycling and advanced reactor technologies.

IR Pros Enters Canada With Prairie HVAC/R Deal And Plans To Triple Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:26 PM

Industrial Refrigeration Pros has partnered with Prairie HVAC/R, establishing its first Canadian operating company and adding refrigeration manufacturing, low-charge ammonia technology, and cold-climate expertise to a platform that has served more than 1,450 facilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Prudent Growth Partners Acquires Somerset Shoppes For $3.7 Million With Leasing Upside In Montgomery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:25 PM

Prudent Growth Partners has acquired Somerset Shoppes, a 27,250-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Montgomery, Alabama, for $3.7 million. The acquisition expands the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based private equity real estate firm’s portfolio of neighborhood retail properties and provides opportunities for additional value creation through leasing and rent growth.

Homestead Capital Lands $150 Million Anchor For Inaugural Agriculture Private Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:24 PM

Homestead Capital has completed the first close of its inaugural commingled agriculture private credit fund, anchored by a $150 million commitment from the private credit investment team of a large U.S. state pension system.

Relatient: Interview With CEO Jeff Gartland About Intelligent Patient Access And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:19 PM

Relatient provides intelligent patient scheduling and engagement technology designed to help healthcare organizations simplify scheduling, modernize patient experiences, and reduce manual burden across the patient access journey. The company supports over 150 million appointments each year and is expanding its platform across self-scheduling, voice AI, communication, automation, and other access workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Relatient CEO Jeff Gartland to learn more.

CAI Software Acquires LLumin To Bring AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance Into The Factory Floor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:29 AM

CAI Software has acquired LLumin, expanding its manufacturing software platform with industrial computerized maintenance management capabilities designed to help manufacturers reduce downtime and shift from reactive maintenance toward predictive operations.

Alloy Robotics Raises $8 Million At $80 Million Valuation To Help Engineers Debug Robot Fleets With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:26 AM

Alloy Robotics has raised $8 million at an $80 million valuation to scale an AI platform that helps engineers diagnose failures across robot fleets by automatically analyzing massive amounts of operational data.

Link Freedom Group Bets Tens Of Millions On 300+ New Domains In Biggest ICANN TLD Application Push Yet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:24 AM

Link Freedom Group has submitted applications for more than 300 proposed top-level domains in ICANN's 2026 generic top-level domain application window, committing tens of millions of dollars in fees in what the company describes as the largest TLD submission on record.

CardVault By Tom Brady Adds JAY-Z, Aaron Judge, Connor McDavid And Top Investors To Fuel 100-Store Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:22 AM

CardVault by Tom Brady has assembled its first strategic investor group, bringing together prominent leaders from sports, private equity, technology, media, entertainment, and business to accelerate the sports collectibles retailer's national expansion. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Vertical Insure Secures Updata Partners Investment To Scale Embedded Insurance Across 100+ SaaS Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:17 AM

Vertical Insure has secured an investment from Updata Partners to expand its embedded insurance infrastructure for vertical SaaS platforms as insurance becomes increasingly integrated into checkout, billing, and registration workflows.

Continuim Equity Partners Closes $548 Million Fund III In Just 32 Days And Tops $1 Billion AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:15 AM

Continuim Equity Partners has closed its third private equity fund with $548 million in total commitments, pushing the Pittsburgh-based firm's assets under management above $1 billion as it continues expanding its investment strategy across North American manufacturing and industrial businesses.

Neuraspace Raises €15.6 Million To Scale AI-Powered Space Traffic And Defence Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:12 AM

Neuraspace has secured €15.6 million in new financing to expand its AI-powered Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management platform as satellite operators and governments face growing risks from congestion, cyber threats, interference, and counterspace activity.

Verdane Takes Majority Stake In Factbird To Scale Smart Factory Platform Delivering 19% Productivity Gains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:09 AM

Verdane has made a strategic majority investment in Factbird, backing the Danish manufacturing intelligence company as it expands its global footprint and accelerates adoption of its industrial software and IoT platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Avatar Robotics Raises $6.5 Million To Build A 24/7 Humanoid Robot Workforce For Warehouses And Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:04 AM

Avatar Robotics has raised $6.5 million in Seed funding to scale its humanoid robotics platform for industrial labor, targeting persistent worker shortages across warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing. The round was led by AlleyCorp, alongside a pre-seed led by defy.vc, with participation from Headline, Henry Ford III, Refashiond, Paul Vogel, Jack Huffard, and Samuel Udotong.

Vontier Acquires EKOS To Build A Fully Connected Fleet Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:01 AM

Vontier has acquired EKOS, a cloud-connected fleet, fuel, and electric vehicle management software company, expanding its ability to provide commercial fleet operators with an integrated platform spanning fueling infrastructure, vehicle management, EV charging, and operational software.

RIT Startup Program Teaches Student Founders To Build Companies Through Customer Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:59 AM

Rochester Institute of Technology's Bernard Kozel StartUp Program @ Saunders is using intensive customer discovery to teach student entrepreneurs to validate real-world problems before committing to products and business models.

Allianz Global Investors Acquiring €28 Billion Firm UOB Asset Management For €376 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:57 AM

Allianz Global Investors has agreed to acquire UOB Asset Management from UOB Group for SGD 555 million, or approximately €376 million, significantly expanding its asset management business across Southeast Asia.

TRP Infrastructure Services Completes Five Acquisitions And Launches Gulf Highway Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:47 AM

TRP Infrastructure Services has acquired five roadway infrastructure companies, expanding its pavement marking and traffic control operations across the Central and Southeastern U.S. while vertically integrating part of its materials supply chain.

LS Power To Acquire 606 MW Brazos Valley Energy Center From Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:45 AM

LS Power has agreed to acquire the 606-megawatt Brazos Valley Energy Center from Constellation, expanding its generation portfolio in Texas as electricity demand increases from economic growth, AI, data centers, and electrification.

Affinia Adds Wilson Partners To Create Top 20 UK Accounting Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:44 AM

Affinia has added Wilson Partners to its integrated accounting and advisory platform, strengthening the RedBird Capital Partners-backed company’s position among the U.K.’s 20 largest accounting firms.

Partners Group To Invest Over $1 Billion In AVK And Acquire Majority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:42 AM

Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in AVK Power Solutions and plans to initially invest more than $1 billion of equity to scale the company’s power infrastructure platform for European data centers and AI computing facilities.

FGS Global Acquires Rich Feuer Anderson To Expand Government Affairs And Regulatory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:41 AM

FGS Global has acquired Rich Feuer Anderson, a bipartisan Washington, D.C. government affairs firm specializing in financial services, energy, technology, and regulatory policy.

BV Investment Partners Invests In Thomas & Company To Expand Workforce Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:39 AM

BV Investment Partners has invested in Thomas & Company, a workforce compliance technology and services provider serving large U.S. employers. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Axum Capital Partners To Acquire Controlling Stake In BARCODE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:32 AM

Axum Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in BARCODE, a performance hydration beverage brand tied to professional athletes and the broader health and wellness market.

Live Media Group Acquires Gravity Media’s U.S. Mobile Production Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:24 AM

Live Media Group has acquired Gravity Media’s U.S. mobile-production assets, adding production units, engineering personnel, existing broadcast contracts, and additional capacity to its nationwide live production operation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

NetApp Acquires JetStream Software To Expand VMware Disaster Recovery And Cloud Migration Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:23 AM

NetApp has acquired JetStream Software, a provider of VMware disaster recovery and migration technology, to expand its cyber resilience, data protection, and cloud migration capabilities. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Exclaim Robotics Raises $5 Million Pre-Seed Round To Build Robots For AI Data Center Maintenance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:22 AM

Exclaim Robotics has emerged from stealth with a $5 million pre-seed round to develop robots that can autonomously maintain AI data centers. Founderful and Playfair co-led the financing as Exclaim builds its initial robotic systems and assembles its engineering team.