Innovation

RPM Announces Tremco CPG Agreement To Acquire Kalzip

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

RPM International said it has signed a definitive agreement for its Tremco Construction Products Group (Tremco CPG) to acquire Kalzip GmbH, a global provider of metal-based roofing and façade systems for building envelopes. RPM said the deal will strengthen Tremco CPG’s building envelope systems capabilities by adding a high-performance, specification-driven brand known for architectural innovation.

USA Engineers Joins Dallas Cothrum’s Platform Through Asset Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

USA Engineers, a North Texas civil engineering and surveying firm, has been acquired through an asset acquisition by Dallas Cothrum and will join Cothrum’s family of companies alongside Masterplan Consultants, expanding the combined group’s engineering, surveying, and development services platform across the region.

The Blackhawk Group Acquires Silver Sky Aviation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

The Blackhawk Group has acquired Silver Sky Aviation, adding a sixth location to its Performance Center Network and extending its service footprint into Alaska. The acquired operation is based in Wasilla, Alaska, and will operate as a Blackhawk Performance Center. Terms were not disclosed.

Ping Identity Completes Keyless Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Ping Identity announced it has completed its acquisition of Keyless, adding what it calls Zero-Knowledge Biometrics to strengthen enterprise defenses against increasingly sophisticated AI-driven identity attacks, including deepfakes, impersonation, and account takeover. The company said the newly integrated capabilities expand its platform with device-independent, cryptographically protected biometric authentication and re-verification aimed at elevating verified trust across digital interactions.

IMVARIA Announces Strategic Investments For AI-Based Digital Biomarker Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

IMVARIA, a Berkeley, California-based health tech company developing AI-driven digital biomarker solutions, said it has secured strategic investments from new and existing investors to accelerate growth and expand its AI-powered diagnostic services.

Blackstone Buys Madison Dearborn’s Remaining Stake In AIR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Blackstone announced that funds managed by its private equity strategy for individual investors have acquired Madison Dearborn Partners’ remaining equity stake in AIR Control Concepts (AIR), increasing Blackstone’s ownership following its original investment in July 2024. Founder, President and CEO Brad Hobbs and his family will also invest alongside Blackstone, and the transaction makes Blackstone AIR’s sole institutional investor.

Corsera Health: $80 Million Series A Raised To Advance Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Corsera Health announced it raised an oversubscribed $80 million Series A to advance its cardiovascular disease prediction-and-prevention strategy and to fund development of once-annual preventive RNAi medicines targeting the two primary drivers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD): elevated LDL cholesterol and high blood pressure. The round was co-led by Forbion and Population Health Partners, with participation from additional investors including Corsera co-founder and co-CEO John Maraganore, Ph.D. As part of the financing, Forbion general partner Marco Boorsma, Ph.D., will join Corsera’s board.

Nocion Therapeutics: $93 Million Series B Closed To Advance Taplucainium Toward Late-Stage Development In Chronic Cough

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Nocion Therapeutics announced it has raised $23 million from existing investors in an extension of its Series B financing, bringing the total Series B proceeds to $93 million as the company advances taplucainium, its investigational inhaled therapy for refractory or unexplained chronic cough.

Soley Therapeutics: $200 Million Series C Closed To Advance Oncology Assets Into the Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Soley Therapeutics has raised $200 million in Series C funding to move its cell stress-sensing platform and pipeline into clinical development, including IND-enabling work and trials for two first-in-class, internally discovered oncology programs. The company said proceeds will also support the advancement of non-oncology stress-reducing drug candidates targeting neurodegenerative disorders and metabolic diseases, as well as continued platform scale-up.

Varsity Healthcare Partners Makes Growth Investment In Trialbee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Varsity Healthcare Partners (VHP), a lower middle-market healthcare services private equity firm, said it has completed a strategic growth investment in Trialbee, a Sweden-headquartered, technology-enabled provider of patient recruitment services and analytics for clinical trials.

Adams Street Partners: $350 Million Raised For First Public CLO to Expand Private Credit Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Adams Street Partners has raised $350 million for its first publicly issued collateralized loan obligation, marking a new funding channel for the firm’s private credit platform.

PharmaForceIQ Acquires Aktana To Combine Digital Orchestration With Field Next-Best-Action

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

PharmaForceIQ announced it has acquired Aktana in a move the company says will merge its digital orchestration platform with Aktana’s AI-driven field Next-Best-Action capabilities, creating what it described as the industry’s first “optichannel-in-a-box” commercial engagement system for pharmaceutical companies.

InterProse Acquires Beam Software To Expand End-to-End Collections Technology Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

InterProse, a provider of web-based debt recovery software, has acquired Beam Software, a purpose-built collections platform focused on portfolio management and servicing for debt buyers and servicers. InterProse said the deal, which closed in mid-December, expands its technology portfolio and strengthens its ability to serve a broader range of accounts receivable management (ARM) customers across the full debt lifecycle.

Aprio Enters Pacific Northwest Through Combinations With Oregon Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Aprio announced it has entered the Pacific Northwest through combinations with two Oregon-based accounting and advisory firms, Delap LLP and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C., expanding its presence in the greater Portland area and strengthening its regional audit, tax, and advisory capabilities.

Oasys: $4.6 Million Raised To Build An AI-Native Operating System For Behavioral Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Oasys Health, which is known as an AI-native operating system for behavioral health, raised $4.6 million in funding to expand its platform that combines practice management, clinical decision support, and real-time physiological data from consumer wearables. The financing includes a $4 million seed round led by Pathlight Ventures with participation from Twine Ventures and Better Ventures, plus $600,000 in pre-seed funding from 1984 Ventures.

Skylight Health Buys Stellation Care To Add AI-Based Provider Analytics To Specialty Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Skylight Health has acquired Stellation Care, a provider analytics company that uses AI-augmented datasets and algorithms to deliver provider intelligence and referral optimization insights for health plans and risk-bearing provider groups.

Fireblocks To Buy TRES Finance To Deliver A Unified Operating System For Digital Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Fireblocks announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire TRES Finance, an enterprise financial data, accounting, and reporting platform for digital assets, in a deal aimed at giving institutions an end-to-end stack for onchain finance—from transaction execution through back-office financial reporting.

Spearmint Energy Lands Kyuden Equity Investment For Two 200 MWh ERCOT Battery Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Spearmint Energy closed an equity investment from Kyuden International Corporation to support Tierra Seca and Seven Flags, two 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) located in Del Rio and Laredo, Texas. The two projects add a combined 400 MWh of storage capacity to ERCOT, the Texas power grid.

Gemspring Capital Acquires Enterprise Mobility And Cybersecurity Firm TRG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Gemspring Capital Management announced an affiliate has acquired TRG, a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of enterprise mobility lifecycle management and integrated cybersecurity solutions, in a deal that keeps the company’s founder and leadership team in place.

Faropoint Secures $600 Million Acquisition Credit Facility For Industrial Value Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Faropoint has secured a $600 million acquisition credit facility to support its Industrial Value Fund IV, a vehicle focused on acquiring and upgrading last-mile urban logistics properties across key U.S. markets.

Arxis Buys Micro-Tronics To Expand Aerospace And Defense Components Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Arxis, an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company, has acquired Micro-Tronics, Inc. (MTI), a Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of engineered elastomeric and metallic components used in mission-critical commercial aerospace and defense applications.

MDpanel Acquires Media Referral To Expand New York Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

MDpanel announced it has acquired Media Referral, a New York-based independent medical examination and peer review organization, in a deal aimed at strengthening MDpanel’s presence in New York and the broader Mid-Atlantic region.

Kelvin Group Enters Pacific Northwest With PermaCold Engineering Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Kelvin Group, a national provider of industrial and commercial mission-critical mechanical refrigeration services backed by Southfield Capital, has acquired PermaCold Engineering, an industrial refrigeration company headquartered in the Pacific Northwest. Terms were not disclosed.

Vatn Systems Acquires Crewless Marine To Advance AUV Acoustic Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has acquired Rhode Island-based Crewless Marine to bring advanced underwater acoustic sensing and signal processing capabilities in-house. Vatn said the deal strengthens its vertical integration strategy by giving it tighter control over critical acoustic technologies, reducing supply-chain dependencies, and accelerating development cycles for autonomous undersea systems.

Ricoh Acquires Presentation Products To Expand U.S. Pro AV and Managed Services Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Ricoh has acquired Presentation Products (PPI), a New York-based audiovisual integrator, in a move aimed at deepening its North American digital services portfolio and strengthening workplace collaboration and AV integration offerings.

Click Bond Acquires Brighton Science, Bringing Surface Intelligence To Adhesive-Bonded Fastening

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Click Bond, a Carson City, Nevada-based provider of adhesive-bonded fastening and assembly solutions, has acquired Brighton Science, a Cincinnati-based company known for surface intelligence and adhesion-measurement technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners Names Olivier Guerrini Investment Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Vauban Infrastructure Partners said it has appointed Olivier Guerrini as Investment Director, effective January 2026, adding an energy transition executive with more than two decades of experience across utilities and independent power producers to the firm’s investment platform.

Lux: $1.5 Billion For Lux Ventures IX Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Lux, a venture capital firm focused on investing at the frontier of science and technology, announced the close of Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5 billion fund the firm described as its largest to date.

Keypoint Intelligence To Buy DataMaster Online

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Keypoint Intelligence announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataMaster Online (DMO), a France-based benchmarking service and testing resource for the print industry, in a deal aimed at strengthening Keypoint’s presence in Europe and expanding support for the region’s dealer channel.

Spiro Medical: $67 Million Series Raised A To Develop Neuromodulation System For Asthma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Spiro Medical, a newly formed company focused on pulmonary neuromodulation for asthma, has closed a $67 million Series A equity financing to develop what it describes as a first-of-its-kind Pulmonary Neuromodulation System (PNM) for the treatment of asthma.