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Stripe And Advent Offer More Than $53 Billion To Acquire PayPal: Report

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $1.2 Trillion Valuation On Secondary Markets

Dentons Link Legal Adds Capital Markets Partner Timothy Franklyn in Bengaluru

Simpson Thacher Expands Market-Leading Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Platform

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Keyper Raises $11 Million Series A To Expand Monthly Rent Payments Across The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:27 PM

Keyper, a digital real estate technology company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of monthly rent payments and build digital infrastructure for the rental market across the United Arab Emirates. The financing included participation from Speedinvest, Mashreq NEO Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners, Dubai Future District Fund, Property Finder, Ellington Properties Development, anb capital and Dar Ventures.

Ropes & Gray Adds Life Sciences Regulatory Partner Alison Dennis In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:26 PM

Ropes & Gray has recruited Alison Dennis as a partner in its life sciences regulatory practice in London. Dennis joins from another international law firm, where she served as partner and international co-head of its life sciences and healthcare team. She is qualified in England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland.

Dentons Enhances Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice With Appointment Of Benjamin Ng

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:25 PM

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has further strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Greater China with the appointment of Benjamin Ng as partner in Hong Kong.

Town Lane And Arcole Acquire Amavida At Lakes Park In Fort Myers In Largest Deal to Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:24 PM

Town Lane, a New York-based real estate investment management firm, and Arcole, its senior housing operating platform, have acquired Amavida at Lakes Park, a 386-unit Class A full-continuum senior housing community in Fort Myers, Florida. The transaction was completed off-market. Life Care Services (LCS), one of the largest senior housing operators in the country, will continue as property manager following the acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GH Power To Go Public Through Business Combination With Matinas BioPharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:23 PM

GH Power announced that it has entered into a definitive Business Combination Agreement with Matinas BioPharma Holdings for a proposed business combination expected to result in a NYSE-listed, publicly traded critical minerals and clean energy company focused on advancing GH Power's modular reactor technology and related hydrogen, heat, power, and advanced materials platform.

Rubicon Point Partners Acquires Wolfe Square Office And Medical Campus In Cupertino

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:21 PM

Rubicon Point Partners (RPP), a San Francisco-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Wolfe Square, a 117,795-square-foot Class A multi-tenant office and medical campus in Cupertino, California. Financial terms were not disclosed. Will Connors, Dan Renz, and Michael Manas of JLL represented the seller. Bob Simpson and Erik Hallgrimson of Cushman & Wakefield will serve as leasing brokers for the property going forward.

JPMorgan Chase Posts Record $21.2 Billion Quarterly Profit As Stock Trading Revenue Hits $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:18 PM

JPMorgan Chase reported a record $21.2 billion quarterly profit as elevated market activity, stronger investment-banking revenue and an 86% surge in equities trading helped the largest U.S. bank deliver record revenue across each of its major business segments. The bank reported diluted earnings of $7.70 per share in the second quarter of 2026, up from $5.24 per share in the same period last year. Net income increased 41% from $15 billion.

e-peas Raises $22 Million To Expand Ambient IoT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:16 PM

e-peas, a developer of ultra-low-power energy-harvesting and power-management technology, has raised $22 million in financing to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Ambient Internet of Things market. Crédit Mutuel Equity led the financing through its venture capital subsidiary Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with support from the group’s Belgian subsidiary. SFPIM, the Belgian federal investment and holding company, also participated. Existing investors supporting the financing included the European Innovation Council, Wallonie Entreprendre, KBC Focus Fund, Otium, Nomainvest, The Faktory and Invest BW.

Marcura Acquires Fairway Maritime To Expand U.S. Demurrage Claims Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:14 PM

Marcura, a maritime technology and services group, has acquired the business assets of Fairway Maritime LLC, a U.S.-based specialist in demurrage and marine claims management. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is the third by Marcura Claims following earlier purchases of HubSE and Shipdem, and the company says the combined operation now constitutes the largest laytime processor by volume in the industry.

TRG Acquires Barcode Supply To Expand Endpoint Lifecycle Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:01 PM

TRG, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Barcode Supply, a provider of barcode, radio-frequency identification, labeling and data capture solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WALDEVAR Acquires Elemo To Build Romania’s First Integrated Renewable Energy Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:43 PM

WALDEVAR Holding, a Bucharest-based EPC contractor specializing in utility-scale photovoltaic and hybrid energy projects, has acquired Elemo, a Romanian high-voltage electrical infrastructure company with more than 30 years of operating history. Following the transaction, Elemo will rebrand as WALDEVAR Power Grid. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ARCHIMED Successfully Completes Take-Private of Esperion in $1.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:40 PM

ARCHIMED announced the closing of its acquisition of Esperion Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that brings innovative cardiometabolic and rare/orphan disease therapies to market. The transaction is valued at up to approximately $1.1 billion in total equity value on a fully diluted basis, assuming full achievement of certain commercial-based milestones.

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation For Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:18 PM

Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered software creation platform for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-technical founders. Creaegis led the round, with participation from Claypond and Sentinel Global. Existing and additional investors participating included Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Auxilium Health Raises $3.4 Million Seed Round To Advance Aer Biomaterial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:09 PM

Auxilium Health has raised an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round to advance its Aer biomaterial platform toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and first-in-human clinical studies. The financing was completed approximately one year after the company’s pre-seed round and more than doubles the amount raised in its previous financing.

Genesis Minerals And Vault Minerals Agree to Merge, Creating New $12.6 Billion Australian Gold Major

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:08 PM

Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have agreed to merge via a scheme of arrangement, with Genesis acquiring all Vault shares in a transaction valuing Vault at approximately A$5.6 billion, a 15.7% premium to Vault's closing price. The merger will create a top-three Australian gold producer with a pro-forma market capitalization of around A$12.6 billion and 600,000 to 700,000 ounces of annual gold production.

Stanford Law Study Finds AI Outperforms Law Professors In Answering Student Questions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:07 PM

A recent Stanford Law School-led study found that law professors overwhelmingly preferred answers generated by artificial intelligence over responses written by fellow professors when evaluating questions commonly asked by law students.

Leica Biosystems To Acquire StatLab Medical Products From Linden Capital and Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:05 PM

Leica Biosystems, an operating company of Danaher and a global leader in anatomic pathology solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire StatLab Medical Products, a privately held developer and manufacturer of anatomic pathology products. StatLab is currently owned by Linden Capital Partners and Audax Private Equity. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to customary regulatory clearances. Financial terms were not disclosed.

University Of Phoenix Collaborates With OpenAI To Advance AI-Powered Learning And Workforce Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:59 PM

University of Phoenix has entered into a collaboration with OpenAI to expand the use of artificial intelligence across teaching, student support, career services, institutional operations, and workforce-focused research.

CleanSpark Secures 20 Year Lease Worth $6.6 Billion for Data Center In Sandersville, Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:57 PM

CleanSpark, a market-leading data center developer, announced it has entered into a 20-year infrastructure lease agreement, with two five-year extension options, directly with a high-investment-grade, leading global technology company at its Sandersville, Georgia campus. The lease is expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion of contracted revenue over the initial term, with up to $11.6 billion if both extension options are exercised.

Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground On New Facility To Support Strategic Deterrence And Advanced Aerospace Missions In Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:56 PM

Northrop Grumman broke ground on a new building at its Roy Innovation Center, the central campus tailor-made to develop the U.S. Air Force Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program and other critical aerospace and defense missions. The investment to expand the footprint of the Sentinel program will create hundreds of new jobs and supports the accelerated timeline to deliver Sentinel initial capability to the U.S. Air Force by the early 2030s while enabling long-term growth across multiple national security programs.

Ares Management Completes $1.7 Billion Acquisition Of Whitestone REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:52 PM

Ares Management Corporation has completed the acquisition of Whitestone REIT, a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on convenience-oriented retail properties, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Ares paid $19.00 per common share and operating partnership unit. Whitestone will no longer trade on any public securities exchange following the close.

PagerDuty Appoints Alkami CEO Alex Shootman To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:52 PM

PagerDuty has appointed Alkami Technology CEO Alex Shootman to its Board of Directors, effective July 14, 2026. Shootman brings more than 25 years of experience leading and scaling enterprise software companies. PagerDuty said his background in building software-as-a-service businesses, expanding global operations and guiding companies through major strategic transactions will support its continued push into the enterprise market.

Curinos Names Four Startups To 2026 FinTech Incubator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:51 PM

Curinos has selected four early-stage financial technology companies for the second cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, a program operated in partnership with CoMotion at the University of Washington.

CerraCap Ventures Invests In MazeBolt To Advance AI-Era DDoS Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:49 PM

CERRACAP, a global venture capital firm investing in transformative technologies across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, advanced computing, defense, aerospace, and enterprise innovation, announced its investment in MazeBolt, a leader in AI-powered DDoS resilience and continuous security validation.

Think Raises $8 Million In MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:46 PM

Think, a Riyadh-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company, has closed an $8 million-plus pre-seed funding round, which the company and its backers describe as the largest AI infrastructure and deep-tech pre-seed round in the MENA region to date. The round was co-led by RAED Ventures and Wa'ed Ventures, with participation from the venture capital arm of Dhahran Techno Valley and strategic angel investors. Proceeds will fund team expansion, manufacturing scale-up, product development, and international growth across the GCC and selected global markets.

Kroll Acquires ABC Economics To Expand Global Competition And Regulatory Advisory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:42 PM

Kroll has acquired ABC economics, a Berlin-based economics and competition advisory firm, to strengthen its global capabilities across competition matters, regulatory proceedings, litigation, arbitration and complex transactions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Reflection Signs Over $1 Billion Computing Deal With Nebius

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:40 PM

AI startup Reflection has signed a deal worth more than $1 billion to secure computing capacity from Nebius, including access to Nvidia’s latest-generation chips. The agreement gives Reflection additional infrastructure for training and operating its artificial intelligence models as competition for advanced computing resources intensifies across the industry.

Health Wave Partners Acquires Alamar Senior Living

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:33 PM

Health Wave Partners has acquired Alamar Senior Living, a 134-unit assisted living and memory care community in Wellington, Florida. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Blockchain.com Taps Polymarket to Embed Prediction Markets In App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:31 PM

Blockchain.com, one of the world's longest-operating crypto companies and a leading crypto brokerage, announced a partnership with Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market. The partnership will bring access to prediction markets to Blockchain.com users in eligible markets around the world, allowing users to explore and trade on real-world outcomes without leaving the Blockchain.com app.

Ulta Beauty Names Kelly Garcia as Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:30 PM

Ulta Beauty announced that Kelly Garcia has been appointed as its Chief Technology Officer, effective August 31, 2026. Garcia has been a member of the Ulta Beauty Board of Directors since 2022 and will resign from the board effective as of his start date as CTO.