Innovation

Bend Bioscience Names Pavlos Pavlidis President And Sandeep Patel CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Bend Bioscience has appointed Pavlos Pavlidis as President and Sandeep Patel as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its executive leadership team as the pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization expands its operations and capabilities.

Barclays Names Omar Faruqui As Global Chairman Of Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Barclays Investment Bank has named Omar Faruqui as Global Chairman of Investment Banking, bringing the veteran banker back to Barclays in a senior leadership role based in London.

Bally’s Names George Papanier As Interim CFO As Mira Mircheva Resigns

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Bally's Corporation has appointed George Papanier as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective September 4, 2026, following the planned departure of Executive Vice President and CFO Mira Mircheva.

McDermott Will & Schulte Adds Cross-Border Capital Markets Partner Sina Hekmat In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte has added Sina Hekmat as a partner in its Capital Markets group in New York, expanding the firm's cross-border capabilities across U.S. and European capital markets.

ErieView Development Closes $218 Million Financing For W Cleveland Redevelopment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

ErieView Development has closed financing for the $218 million redevelopment of Cleveland's Erieview Tower, advancing plans to transform the 40-story downtown landmark into a mixed-use property featuring Ohio's first W Hotel, rental residences, Class A office space and a major food and beverage program.

Resources Connection Names Jessica Block As Interim CFO As Jennifer Ryu Resigns

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Resources Connection, which operates as RGP, has named Jessica Block as Interim Chief Financial Officer following the resignation of Jennifer Y. Ryu.

Stanley Black & Decker To Sell Excel Industries To Bad Boy Mowers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Stanley Black & Decker has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Excel Industries to Bad Boy Mowers, further refining its portfolio as the company concentrates resources on its largest brands and growth opportunities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Radiant Logistics Appoints David Buss As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Radiant Logistics has appointed David Buss as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, adding an executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience across transportation and logistics.

ACG Metals To Acquire Keşkek Gold Project For $7.85 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

ACG Metals has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of mining licence 60926 and the associated Keşkek gold project in Türkiye for $7.85 million in cash consideration, providing additional oxide ore intended to extend gold production at its nearby Gediktepe operation.

LB Pharmaceuticals Appoints Joseph Miller As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

LB Pharmaceuticals has appointed Joseph Miller as Chief Financial Officer, adding a biopharmaceutical finance executive with more than two decades of experience spanning financial strategy, operations and organizational transformation.

VERAXA Biotech Appoints Raju Willener As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

VERAXA Biotech has appointed Raju Willener as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, adding an executive with more than three decades of experience across capital markets, corporate finance, investment management and strategic leadership.

WD-40 Company Names Keith Stauffer As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

WD-40 Company has hired Keith Stauffer as Vice President, Global Finance, with plans for him to become Chief Financial Officer following a transition period. Stauffer will join WD-40 on September 7, 2026 and assume the CFO role on November 2, 2026.

BRP Names Minh Thanh Tran As Chief Financial Officer As Sébastien Martel Plans Retirement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

BRP has named Minh Thanh Tran as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2026, as longtime CFO Sébastien Martel prepares to retire.

TD Bank Group Announces Senior Leadership Appointments To Accelerate Strategy And AI Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

TD Bank Group has announced a series of senior leadership appointments designed to strengthen key capabilities and accelerate execution across technology, strategy, artificial intelligence and corporate services.

Revaia Names Marc-Étienne Mercadier Partner To Co-Lead Debut Energy Transition Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Revaia has appointed Marc-Étienne Mercadier as Partner, strengthening the European growth investor's energy transition strategy as it prepares and deploys its debut fund focused on the sector.

Albemarle Names Ragnar Udd President And CEO, Kent Masters To Become Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Albemarle has appointed Ragnar "Rag" Udd as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2027, as part of a planned leadership succession at the lithium and specialty chemicals company. Udd will also join Albemarle's Board of Directors when he assumes the CEO role.

Avallon Launches €171.5 Million Fourth Fund With Increased Focus On Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Avallon MBO has launched its largest fund to date with €171.5 million in capital, expanding the Polish private equity firm's investment capacity as it increases its focus on technology-driven transformation across traditional industries.

MacLean Power Systems To Acquire Delta Star To Expand Power Transformer And Substation Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

MacLean Power Systems has signed definitive agreements to acquire Delta Star, adding large-scale power transformers, mobile substations and related field services to its electric grid infrastructure portfolio.

Ryan Completes Acquisition Of Svalner Atlas Advisors, Adding 500 Team Members Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Ryan has completed its acquisition of Svalner Atlas Advisors, expanding the global tax services provider across the Nordic and Benelux markets.

Align Capital Partners Sells CompletePet To Blue Sea Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Align Capital Partners has sold CompletePet to Blue Sea Capital, exiting a pet wellness products platform that expanded significantly during ACP's approximately five-year ownership period.

Limbach Acquires 1901 For $63 Million Plus Up To $6 Million In Earnouts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Limbach Holdings has acquired 1901 Inc. for $63 million, expanding its Midwest operations and creating the company's largest electrical operation to date.

Principal Completes Acquisition Of Beam Benefits, Adding More Than 25,000 Small Business Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Principal Financial Group has completed its acquisition of Beam Benefits, adding more than 25,000 small business customers and expanding the digital capabilities of its Benefits and Protection business.

Dynamic Frontier Holdings Receives Approvals To Acquire 100% Of Teghout Copper-Molybdenum Mine Operator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Dynamic Frontier Holdings has received the regulatory approvals required to proceed with its acquisition of 100% of Teghout CJSC, the operator of one of Armenia's largest copper-molybdenum deposits.

Vitality Acquires Icario, Creating Health Engagement Platform Serving 19 Million Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Vitality has acquired Icario, creating a combined health engagement platform that will serve approximately 19 million members and 30% of U.S. health plans, including eight of the country's 10 largest plans.

Blue Owl Technology Finance Closes $150 Million Private Placement Of 7.60% Senior Unsecured Notes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. has closed a $150 million private placement of 7.60% senior unsecured notes due September 3, 2032, marking its third financing since June 30.

Everbridge Acquires Open Measures To Expand Open-Source Risk Intelligence Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Everbridge has acquired Open Measures, adding open-source intelligence capabilities designed to help organizations identify emerging threats earlier across social media, messaging platforms and online communities.

McGraw Hill Acquires Teachally To Expand AI Tools For K-12 Educators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

McGraw Hill has acquired Teachally, adding an AI platform designed to accelerate K-12 curriculum development while giving educators additional tools to customize instructional materials for individual classroom needs.

ScanSource Completes $220.5 Million Acquisition Of MicroAge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

ScanSource has completed its $220.5 million all-cash acquisition of MicroAge, expanding the technology distributor's capabilities across cybersecurity, data intelligence, technology implementation and managed IT services.

Empower Completes Acquisition Of Milliman Retirement Administration Business With More Than $130 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Empower has completed its acquisition of Milliman's retirement administration business, adding approximately $80 billion in defined benefit assets under administration and more than $50 billion in defined contribution client assets.

OpenPayd Acquires 43 U.S. State Money Transmitter Licenses Ahead Of Planned Nasdaq Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

OpenPayd has significantly expanded its U.S. regulatory footprint through the integration of MSB USA, bringing 43 state Money Transmitter Licenses under the OpenPayd group.