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

ŌURA Files For Proposed IPO And Plans Nasdaq Listing Under OURA Ticker

Félix Raises $200 Million Series C Led By Andreessen Horowitz

Wafer Raises $40 Million Series A To Scale AI Inference Optimization Platform

Ultrahuman Raises $70 Million At Reported $365 Million Valuation With Backing From Qualcomm Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:54 PM

Ultrahuman has raised $70 million in new funding at a reported $365 million valuation, according to TechCrunch, as the smart ring company looks to expand beyond health tracking and turn its wearable devices into programmable computing platforms.

Upwind Security Reportedly Raising $300 Million At $3.8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:49 PM

Upwind Security is raising $300 million in new financing at a $3.8 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg, as investors continue directing significant capital toward cybersecurity companies protecting cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence applications.

FNBO To Acquire InBank For Up To $204 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:40 PM

First National of Nebraska and its subsidiary FNBO have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InBankshares and its wholly owned subsidiary InBank in an all-cash transaction valued at an estimated $200 million to $204 million.

Accrual To Acquire Puzzle To Expand AI Platform Into Client Accounting Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:40 PM

Accrual has agreed to acquire Puzzle's accounting-firm technology and business, including its AI-native ledger and month-end close products, in its first acquisition since launching in February 2026.

LTC Properties Acquires Four Minnesota Senior Housing Communities For $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:38 PM

LTC Properties has completed a $200 million acquisition of four senior housing operating portfolio communities in Minnesota, accelerating the REIT's expansion of its SHOP platform.

Trafera Acquires Morris Electronics To Expand State And Local Government IT Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:37 PM

Trafera has acquired Morris Electronics, expanding its state and local government technology capabilities with additional managed services and cybersecurity expertise.

Veryon Acquires Polaris Aero To Add Safety Management To Aviation Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:36 PM

Veryon has acquired Polaris Aero, adding aviation safety management software and more than 200 customers to its aviation maintenance technology platform. Scottsdale, Arizona-based Polaris Aero has provided safety management solutions to aircraft operators and maintenance, repair, and overhaul organizations since 2007.

XTEND And JFB Complete Business Combination With $110 Million In Total Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:35 PM

XTEND Reality Expansion and JFB Construction Holdings have completed their previously announced business combination, creating XTEND AI Robotics and raising $110 million in total capital.

Lemnis Acquires Wayfinder And Converts K-12 Education Platform To Nonprofit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:31 PM

Lemnis has acquired Wayfinder, a Stanford spinout providing purpose-driven PreK-12 curriculum to more than 1.5 million students across nearly 5,000 schools and districts.

King Risk Partners Acquires Conover Beyer Associates Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:14 PM

King Risk Partners has acquired Conover Beyer Associates Insurance, expanding the insurance brokerage's presence in New Jersey and the broader Mid-Atlantic region.

One Equity Partners Invests In Metro East Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:14 PM

One Equity Partners has invested in Metro East Industries, a national provider of railcar and locomotive maintenance and repair services.

Summit Wealth Acquires $224 Million Firm Financial Investment Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:09 PM

Summit Wealth Group has acquired Financial Investment Team, a Portland, Oregon-based financial planning practice managing approximately $224 million in client assets, establishing Summit's first office in the Pacific Northwest.

EQT To Acquire Majority Stake In McGill And Partners From Warburg Pincus For $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:04 PM

EQT has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in specialty insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus for $2 billion.

Flex To Acquire EPC Power For $4.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:51 PM

Flex has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EPC Power for $4.4 billion, adding power conversion technology for data centers, utility-scale energy storage and microgrids to its Cloud and Power Infrastructure business.

Obra Capital Names Colleen Kilfoyle Chief Compliance Officer As Firm Oversees $8.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:43 PM

Obra Capital has appointed Colleen Kilfoyle as Chief Compliance Officer, adding the former Sculptor Capital Management executive to its senior management team.

Enhance Raises $18.2 Million In Equity And Venture Debt To Accelerate U.S. Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:38 PM

Enhance has raised $18.2 million in equity and venture debt financing to accelerate its expansion across the United States. The financing includes equity backing from Global Ventures and venture debt from Stride Ventures, supporting the fitness technology company's next phase of international growth.

Keppel DC REIT Upsizes Private Placement To S$625 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:34 PM

Keppel DC REIT has priced an upsized S$625 million private placement after receiving strong demand from institutional and accredited investors.

G-III Apparel Group And WHP Global Complete Acquisition Of Marc Jacobs From LVMH

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:30 PM

G-III Apparel Group and WHP Global have completed the acquisition of the Marc Jacobs brand from LVMH and formed their previously announced joint venture to jointly own the fashion brand's intellectual property. WHP Global and G-III each hold a 50% equity interest in the new joint venture.

Flexstone Partners Completes Acquisition Of Glouston Capital Partners As Assets Surpass $15 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:28 PM

Flexstone Partners has completed its acquisition of Glouston Capital Partners, expanding its private equity secondaries capabilities and increasing the combined platform to more than $15 billion in assets.

Kingdom Holding Completes Acquisition Of 70% Stake In Al-Hilal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:25 PM

Kingdom Holding Company has completed its acquisition of a 70% stake in Al-Hilal Club Company from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, making Kingdom Holding the controlling shareholder of one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent professional football clubs.

iPronics Raises $125 Million Led By Maverick Silicon And Light Street Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:21 PM

iPronics has raised $125 million in Series B funding to scale its programmable optical networking technology for AI data centers. The round was co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital, with NVIDIA also participating. Other investors included Triatomic Capital, Bosch Ventures, Catalight Capital, the European Innovation Council Fund, The Tate Family Trust, Fine Structure Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Build Collective and Criteria Venture Tech.