Pulse 2.0

Anthropic Reports $17 Billion Q3 Revenue And $23.3 Billion Net Loss Ahead Of IPO

Marvell To Acquire Lumentum In $115 Billion All-Stock Deal To Create AI Connectivity Leader

King & Spalding Expands New York Real Estate Practice With Partner Eddie Frastai From Clifford Chance

Nelson Mullins Expands Emerging Companies And Venture Capital Practice With Christopher Edwards In New York

Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur Appoints Former Quebec Minister Jean Boulet As Partner

Ogletree Deakins Adds Three Attorneys To Chicago Office, Including Labor And Employment Shareholder Christina Wernick

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:42 AM

Ogletree Deakins, a global labor and employment law firm representing management, has expanded its Chicago office with the addition of three attorneys from Laner Muchin.

Honigman Expands Into Boston With Three Life Sciences Intellectual Property Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:41 AM

Honigman has established a presence in Boston with the addition of three intellectual property partners, expanding the firm's national footprint and strengthening its life sciences practice in one of the country's major biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets.

Ashurst Perkins Coie Expands Complex Litigation Practice With Former DOJ Official Austin Evers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:41 AM

Ashurst Perkins Coie has appointed Austin Evers as a partner in its Complex Litigation practice within the firm's Litigation, Investigations & Advisory division. Based in Washington, D.C., Evers brings more than 15 years of experience advising organizations and government officials on congressional investigations, government inquiries, crisis management, and politically sensitive legal matters.

William Blair Private Wealth Management Opens Dallas Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:40 AM

William Blair Private Wealth Management, an employee-owned financial advisory business with approximately $85.9 billion in client assets, has expanded into Dallas with the opening of a new office and the recruitment of a four-person advisory team from UBS Private Wealth Management.

Accelerated Wealth Partners To Invest In Pallas Capital Advisors, A $5 Billion Wealth Management Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:25 AM

Accelerated Wealth Partners (AWP), a specialized investment firm backed by J.C. Flowers & Co., has entered into definitive agreements to invest in Pallas Capital Advisors, an independent registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $5 billion in client assets.

Raymond James Adds Father-Son Advisor Team Managing Over $460 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:24 AM

Raymond James & Associates, the employee advisor channel of Raymond James Financial, has recruited a father-son financial advisory team managing more than $460 million in client assets from Wells Fargo.

Mercer Advisors Appoints Kyle Pounder To Lead Data And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:23 AM

Mercer Advisors, a national wealth management firm with approximately $114 billion in client assets, has appointed Kyle Pounder, Ph.D., as Vice President of Data.

Dynasty Financial Partners Appoints Alex Kaminsky As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:22 AM

Dynasty Financial Partners, a technology and services platform supporting independent registered investment advisory firms, has appointed Alex Kaminsky as Chief Marketing Officer.

AlphaCore Wealth Advisory Appoints Former Corient Executive Craig Cardwell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:21 AM

AlphaCore Wealth Advisory, an independent wealth management firm headquartered in La Jolla, California, has appointed Craig Cardwell as Chief Financial Officer to support its acquisition strategy and continued national expansion.

Cornell University Expands Biotechnology Research Infrastructure With AI Computing And $20,000 Research Credits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:20 AM

Cornell University is expanding its Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) through new artificial intelligence computing capabilities, laboratory facilities, advanced scientific instruments, and research support programs.

Cherry Bekaert Acquires Sansiveri To Expand New England Presence And Add 60 Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:18 AM

Cherry Bekaert, a national assurance, tax, and advisory firm, has acquired the business of Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., LLP, a Rhode Island-based accounting and advisory firm serving clients throughout Rhode Island and New England.

Kewaunee Scientific To Acquire Nycom For $55 Million To Expand Laboratory Solutions Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:18 AM

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, a manufacturer of laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nycom, a laboratory design, distribution, and installation company, for an initial base purchase price of $55 million.

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II Renews 10% Share Repurchase Authorization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:15 AM

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, a publicly traded closed-end investment fund managed by Saba Capital Management, has announced that its board of trustees renewed its share repurchase authorization.

Wabtec Prices $500 Million Senior Notes Offering Due 2037

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:13 AM

Wabtec, a global provider of equipment, systems, and services for freight rail, passenger transit, mining, and industrial markets, has priced a $500 million public offering of senior notes.

Cheniere Energy Prices $1.2 Billion Senior Notes Offering Due 2037

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:12 AM

Cheniere Energy, a U.S. liquefied natural gas producer and exporter, has priced a $1.2 billion offering of senior notes due March 15, 2037.

Blackstone Completes $1.1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:10 AM

Blackstone, a global alternative asset management firm, has completed a $1.1 billion senior notes offering through its indirect subsidiary, Blackstone Reg Finance Co. L.L.C.

Select Water Solutions Completes $700 Million Acquisition Of Pilot Water Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:10 AM

Select Water Solutions, a provider of water infrastructure and chemical solutions to the energy industry, has completed its approximately $700 million acquisition of Pilot Water Solutions, a private water midstream company operating primarily in the Delaware Basin.

Ringmetall Acquires Rapak From TriMas To Expand North American Packaging Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:08 AM

Ringmetall SE, a Germany-based industrial packaging company, has acquired Rapak LLC from TriMas Corporation, expanding its operations into the North American bag-in-box packaging market.

uStudio: Interview With Founder And CEO Jen Grogono About AI-Powered Enterprise Media And Workforce Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:37 PM

uStudio is an enterprise media technology company that helps organizations create, distribute, and measure secure audio and video content for employee communications, training, learning, and AI-driven workforce transformation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed uStudio Founder and CEO Jen Grogono to learn more about the company's origins, its enterprise streaming technology, AI-powered content creation tools, competitive differentiation, and evolution from video management to a broader enterprise media platform.

Brookfield And CPP Investments Complete $5.2 Billion Acquisition Of LXP Industrial Trust

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:22 PM

Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have completed their approximately $5.2 billion acquisition of LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction.

Privia Health Acquires American Choice Healthcare MSSP Business For $36 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:21 PM

Privia Health Group, a physician enablement company focused on value-based healthcare, has acquired American Choice Healthcare MSSP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cano Health, for approximately $36 million in cash.

Alpine Income Property Trust Acquires 13-Property Industrial Portfolio For $117.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:20 PM

Alpine Income Property Trust, a real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant commercial income properties, has completed the acquisition of a 13-property industrial portfolio for $117.3 million.

Nuclea Energy Announces $350 Million SPAC Merger With NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:19 PM

Nuclea Energy, a Canadian developer of advanced nuclear technologies, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with NorthStrive Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: NSAI), a special purpose acquisition company, in a transaction implying an enterprise valuation of $350 million.

Public Policy Holding Company Secures $105 Million Credit Facility With Potential Expansion To $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:18 PM

Public Policy Holding Company, a provider of government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications services, has entered into a new $105 million senior secured credit facility with a U.S. commercial bank.

Kosmos Energy Extends $1.2 Billion Reserve-Based Lending Facility Through 2033

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:17 PM

Kosmos Energy, a deepwater oil and natural gas exploration and production company, has completed an amendment and extension of its $1.2 billion reserve-based lending facility.

AAR Announces Proposed $1.915 Billion Senior Notes Offering To Finance MRO Holdings Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:16 PM

AAR Corporation, a global aerospace and defense aftermarket services company, has announced plans to raise approximately $1.915 billion through a proposed offering of senior notes.

Wafra And Hunt Companies Launch Strata Land Partners With 1,300 Residential Lots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:15 PM

Wafra, a global alternative investment manager with approximately $30 billion in assets under management, and Hunt Companies have launched Strata Land Partners, a residential land financing platform designed to provide flexible capital to homebuilders and developers across the United States.