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Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $1.2 Trillion Valuation On Secondary Markets

Seattle Seahawks: Estate Of Paul G. Allen Reaches Agreement To Sell Team To Khosla Family In $9.612 Billion Deal

DLA Piper Adds André Teixeira To Finance Practice In Washington, DC

Jabil Acquires Rebound Electronics

Latham & Watkins Expands Capital Markets Practice With Byron Rooney And Dan Gibbons

Bayer Secures €3 Billion From Apollo To Improve Capital Structure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:04 PM

Bayer announced that it secured €3 billion in equity capital through an agreement with Apollo to improve its capital structure. Under the agreement, Apollo-managed funds and affiliates will obtain a minority, non-controlling stake in a newly established entity holding Bayer’s long-acting reversible contraceptives business.

Fourvenues: Interview With CEO Alberto Centeno About The Nightlife Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:37 PM

Fourvenues provides a comprehensive, all-in-one software platform that enables nightclubs, event organizers, and promoters to streamline their business operations, such as ticket sales, VIP bookings, guest lists, and staff management into a single system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fourvenues CEO Alberto Centeno to learn more.

Axle Energy Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Distributed Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:31 PM

Axle Energy announced a $25 million Series A funding round to accelerate its global expansion. The round was led by Energize Capital, with participation from returning investors Accel, Picus Capital, and Eka Ventures.

Birdsview Raises €2.5 Million Seed To Scale Avys AI Retention Agent For Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:27 PM

Birdsview announced a €2.5 million seed round to support Avys, its AI-powered digital worker designed to help retailers grow repeat purchases. The round was backed by Fortino Ventures and Newion. Fortino Ventures has backed Billy Grace, an AI marketing platform in the Benelux, while Newion was an early investor in Parloa, an AI agent company that reached unicorn status.

En Carta Diagnostics Raises €5 Million To Advance At-Home Molecular Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:23 PM

En Carta Diagnostics announced a €5 million funding round to advance its molecular diagnostics platform and support its commercial launch. The round combines investment led by Blue Forest Ventures, participation from Ring Capital, and support from existing investors CentraleSupélec Venture and 50 Partners Health. The financing also includes non-dilutive funding from Bpifrance and other partners.

Demoboost: Interview With CEO Anna Decroix About The Demo Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:19 PM

Demoboost is an all-in-one demo automation platform that allows B2B tech and software companies to create, personalize, and track interactive product demos for their sales processes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Demoboost CEO Anna Decroix to learn more.

Equinox Gold Sells Versamet Royalties Shares For C$130 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:53 PM

Equinox Gold announced that it sold an aggregate of 8,713,000 common shares of Versamet Royalties through a block trade with National Bank Financial. The sale generated aggregate gross proceeds of C$130 million for Equinox Gold. The company said it holds its Versamet shares for investment purposes.

Vista Equity And Quinti Capital Reportedly Offer To Acquire Criteo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:51 PM

Vista Equity Partners and Quinti Capital have reportedly submitted an offer to acquire Criteo, the French advertising technology company. According to Reuters, the firms made an offer last week that valued Criteo at more than a 50% premium to its recent share price. The report cited two people familiar with the matter who were not identified because the information is not public.

CenterGate Capital Invests In Canadian Dental Labs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:36 PM

CenterGate Capital announced that its affiliate made an investment in Canadian Dental Labs, a Toronto-based dental laboratory platform and manufacturer of dental prosthetics and orthodontic appliances.

Impax Asset Management Appoints Andrew Morris As Co-Head Of Private Equity Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:23 PM

Impax Asset Management announced the appointment of Andrew Morris as Co-Head of Private Equity Infrastructure. Morris brings more than two decades of infrastructure investing experience across infrastructure, private equity, and real assets. He joins Impax’s Management Committee and will work closely alongside Daniel von Preyss, Co-Head of Private Equity Infrastructure.

HR Path Closes Nearly $1 Billion Transaction With Ardian To Accelerate International Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:20 PM

HR Path announced it closed a transaction worth nearly $1 billion in partnership with Ardian to accelerate its international growth and acquisition[object Object] strategy. The transaction is designed to help HR Path strengthen its position as a global player in HR transformation. HR Path is a global provider of HR consulting, HRIS implementation, and HR process outsourcing services.

Banyan Software Acquires HMM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:12 PM

Banyan Software announced that it acquired HMM Germany, a B2B eHealth platform that helps health insurers, medical-device makers, and healthcare providers manage the approval, billing, and payment of medical aids.

American Express Breaks Ground On New Global Headquarters At 2 World Trade Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:06 PM

American Express hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The ceremony marked the recent construction start of the new American Express Tower, which will span nearly two million square feet and stand nearly 1,250 feet tall. American Express expects to begin welcoming colleagues to the new building in 2031.

MSA Safety Acquires Autronica Fire And Security For $555 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:04 PM

MSA Safety announced that it completed the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security in a transaction valued at approximately $555 million.

MindRank Raises $52 Million In Series B Financing To Advance AI-Native Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:00 PM

MindRank AI, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing an artificial intelligence-powered drug research and development platform, announced that it has raised $52 million in Series B financing. The funding round was led by a group of institutional investors and healthcare-focused funds.

Enova Appoints Maria Veltre To Board As William Goodyear And Mark McGowan Depart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:42 PM

Enova International, an online financial services company serving small businesses and consumers underserved by traditional banks, announced several planned changes to its Board of Directors.

Beyond Capital Ventures Invests In BimaKavach To Advance AI-Native Commercial Insurance In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:41 PM

Beyond Capital Ventures announced an investment in BimaKavach, a technology-first commercial insurance company focused on helping India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises access, manage, and benefit from insurance.

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Work And Deprecates Atlas Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:37 PM

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work, an agent in ChatGPT designed to take action across apps and files, stay with complex projects for extended periods, and turn user goals into finished work. The new experience is intended to move ChatGPT beyond answering questions and toward completing multi-step workflows across web, mobile, and desktop.

Gradium Raises Funding To $100 Million And Expands To Silicon Valley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:20 PM

Gradium announced that it extended its funding to $100 million just seven months after launch. The extension of the company’s seed financing includes new investors such as NVIDIA.

Argo Infrastructure Partners Acquiring Solar Portfolio From NuGen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:56 PM

Argo Infrastructure Partners announced that it acquired a commercial and industrial solar portfolio from NuGen Capital Management. The portfolio includes eight sites, consisting of six sites in Massachusetts and two in New Jersey.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Acquiring A Majority Stake In Nicollin Environnement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:51 PM

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, announced that it has entered into exclusivity and committed to complete the acquisition of a majority stake in Nicollin Environnement.

Spartan Capital Secures $160 Million Senior Credit Facility To Expand SMB Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:49 PM

Spartan Capital announced that it closed a new senior credit facility with a leading specialty finance lender. The facility provides $60 million at closing and can grow by an additional $100 million, giving Spartan Capital up to $160 million of total funding capacity.

Park Aerospace Appoints John Jamieson As Senior Vice President And General Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:18 PM

Park Aerospace announced the election of John Jamieson to the newly created position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company.

AT&T And Ericsson Demonstrate Drone Detection Outside AT&T Stadium Using 5G Network Sensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:04 PM

AT&T and Ericsson demonstrated drone detection using advanced network sensing over a 5G network outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The demonstration showed how capabilities often associated with future 6G systems can begin emerging through advanced 5G infrastructure today.

Bank CMG Acquiring Farmers Savings Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:27 AM

Bank CMG announced the completion of its acquisition of Farmers Savings Bank, bringing together two Wisconsin community banks with a shared focus on customer service, local decision-making, and community investment.

StoneTree Investment Partners Investing In Wilbar Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:56 AM

StoneTree Investment Partners, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle-market industrial businesses, announced that it has completed a strategic investment in Wilbar Group, a leading North American designer and manufacturer of premium aboveground and semi-inground swimming pools. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lissi Raises €3.5 Million To Expand EUDI Wallet Infrastructure For Europe’s Financial Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:55 AM

Lissi, a European provider of digital identity and European Union Digital Identity Wallet integration infrastructure, has raised €3.5 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Ventech.

Oxylabs Raises $130 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation From Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:54 AM

Oxylabs, a data infrastructure platform supporting artificial intelligence applications and large-scale web intelligence operations, announced a $130 million investment from Warburg Pincus. The transaction values the Vilnius, Lithuania-based company at approximately $3.6 billion.

Bohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:49 AM

Bohr Energie announced that it raised €10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Suma Capital, with participation from IRDI Capital Investissement, Grand Sud Ouest Capital, Groupe Crédit Agricole, and existing investors Varsity, Founders Future, and AFI Ventures.

Piq Energy Raises $5 Million Seed To Help Unlock North America’s Grid Bottleneck

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:46 AM

Piq Energy announced that it raised an oversubscribed $5 million seed financing round. The round was led by Active Impact Investments, with participation from Cisco Foundation, Mobilize AI x Energy Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Ascent Energy Ventures, Umami Capital, CLAI Ventures, and 9Zero.