Innovation

Envestnet: AI-Driven Wealth Management Platform Enhancements Unveiled At Elevate 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Envestnet announced a series of AI-powered enhancements and financial planning integrations for its Wealth Management Platform as part of its second technology release of 2026 (R2 2026), unveiled during the company’s Elevate 2026 conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Akin: Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian, Jonathon Hamill, And Brittany Harrison Join Private Equity Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Akin announced the addition of a high-profile private equity team in New York and London, bringing back Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian, and Brittany Harrison to the firm alongside Jonathon Hamill. The expansion is designed to strengthen the firm’s capabilities across control private equity, complex mergers and acquisitions, and capital solutions transactions.

EMS Acquires American Metals Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

EMS, a value-added distributor of aluminum products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, announced the acquisition of American Metals Supply (AMS), a distributor of aluminum products serving the patio and industrial end markets.

Intercontinental Exchange and Ornn Launching Suite Of GPU Compute Futures Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Intercontinental Exchange and Ornn announced plans to launch a suite of GPU compute futures contracts based on Ornn’s Compute Price Index (OCPI), creating new price discovery and hedging tools for the rapidly expanding AI compute economy.

KPMG: Claude Integrated Across 276,000-Person Workforce In Strategic Alliance With Anthropic

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

KPMG announced a global alliance with Anthropic to integrate Claude across its core business operations and workforce of more than 276,000 employees worldwide. The initiative will embed Claude into KPMG’s Digital Gateway platform, which is used by the firm’s professionals and clients for tax, legal, advisory, and other business services across 138 countries and territories.

Diebold Nixdorf: Raj Singh Named Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Diebold Nixdorf announced the appointment of Raj Singh as executive vice president and chief information officer, with Singh succeeding Teresa Ostapower, who is retiring after serving as CIO since 2021.

Computershare: Acquisition Of Fitzcores Expands Investor Targeting Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Computershare announced it has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of Fitzcores, a specialist global investor targeting firm focused on investor relations technology and intelligence.

Azra AI Appoints Oncology Executive Jessica Turgon To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Azra AI, a healthcare enterprise platform focused on cancer care coordination and clinical pathway orchestration through AI and automation, announced the appointment of oncology strategist and healthcare executive Jessica Turgon to its Board of Directors.

Griffin Partners: Lee Moreland Named Chief Portfolio Officer And Kelly Agent Appointed Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Griffin Partners announced an expanded executive leadership structure, effective June 1, 2026, as the company continues scaling its institutional platform across the Sunbelt and Mountain West markets. The company promoted Kelly Agent to Chief Operating Officer and appointed Lee Moreland to the newly created role of Chief Portfolio Officer.

BIG Fiber: $250 Million Financing Led By Stonepeak Credit And La Caisse To Expand Digital Infrastructure Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

BIG Fiber announced the closing of a $250 million debt facility led by Stonepeak Credit and La Caisse, with an additional $100 million accordion feature, as the dark fiber infrastructure company accelerates expansion across key U.S. markets.

Hansen Hunter: Ryan Prindiville Named CEO To Expand Senior Care Business Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Hansen Hunter announced the appointment of Ryan Prindiville as chief executive officer as the company looks to expand its technology-enabled business services platform supporting post-acute care and senior living organizations.

TalentNeuron Appoints David Wilkins As Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Talent intelligence platform TalentNeuron announced the appointment of David Wilkins as chief executive officer, marking a new phase of growth for the workforce intelligence company as it expands its AI and strategic workforce planning capabilities.

UFORCE: Sean Plankey Appointed As U.S. CEO To Accelerate American Defense Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

UFORCE announced the appointment of Sean Plankey as Chief Executive Officer for the U.S. as the autonomous systems defense technology company expands its presence across the American defense market. Based in Washington, Plankey will lead the company’s U.S. growth strategy, including government engagement, strategic partnerships, manufacturing initiatives, and integration across defense, maritime, and critical infrastructure markets.

Activeport: Michael Glynn Appointed As Chief Operating & Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Activeport announced the appointment of Michael Glynn as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer. Glynn is a telecommunications executive with more than 25 years of experience helping build and commercialize next-generation network platforms across companies including interTouch, Pacific Internet/PacNet, PIPE Networks, Megaport, Superloop, and PCCW Global’s NaaS Platform Console Connect.

Google DeepMind: Project Genie Expands With Street View-Powered Real-World Simulation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google DeepMind announced a major expansion for Project Genie, its experimental world model platform, by integrating Google Street View imagery into the experience, allowing users to generate interactive virtual environments grounded in real-world locations.

CData Appoints Raviv Levi As Chief Product And Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

CData Software announced the appointment of Raviv Levi as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO), while also expanding its executive leadership team with Amit Naik joining as Vice President of AI Architecture and Craig Sanchez joining as Senior Vice President of Embedded Sales.

Michael Baker International: Marin Pastar Named Digital Practice Executive

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Michael Baker International announced that Marin Pastar, AIA, NCARB, has joined the company as Digital Practice Executive. In this role, Pastar will lead digital transformation and digital project delivery for the company’s Integrated Design and Advisory (IDA) business vertical, overseeing Digital Practice resources across the firm’s architecture and engineering teams and market sectors including data centers, industrial, aerospace, aviation, transit and federal markets.

Imperagen: £5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Guided Enzyme Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Imperagen, a techbio spin-out from the University of Manchester, has raised £5 million in seed funding to accelerate its AI-driven enzyme engineering platform that combines quantum physics simulations, AI modelling, and automated robotics. The funding round was led by PXN Ventures, with participation from existing investors IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.

Colt DCS: Fumi Takei Appointed Vice President And Head Of Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a provider of AI-ready hyperscale and enterprise data centres, announced the appointment of Fumi Takei as Vice President and Head of Japan. In this role, Takei will oversee the company’s strategic growth initiatives in Japan while strengthening Colt DCS’ position in one of its key global markets.

Vi: $145 Million Transaction Completed At $1.64 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Vi announced the launch of a new suite of vertically specialized AI agents designed for healthcare, life sciences, and wellness enterprises. The company also confirmed the completion of a $145 million transaction that valued the company at $1.64 billion.

Google Reveals Gemini For Science, An AI Research Tool And Science Skills Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google introduced Gemini for Science, a new collection of AI-powered scientific tools and experiments designed to accelerate discovery and support researchers across disciplines. The initiative combines multiple Google DeepMind technologies, including Co-Scientist, AlphaEvolve, Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), and NotebookLM, to streamline key parts of the scientific method.

Store Capital: $567 Million Securitization Closed At 5.28%

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

STORE Capital announced the completion of a $567 million long-term fixed-rate securitization through the issuance of STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2026-1. The transaction marks the fifteenth issuance under the company’s proprietary Master Funding debt program, which serves as a structured financing vehicle for the real estate investment trust.

Cimpress: $1.1 Billion Term Loan B Priced Ahead Of 2033 Maturity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Cimpress announced the pricing and allocation of a 7-year $1.1 billion senior secured Term Loan B that will mature in 2033.

Deloitte Hires Blocknative Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Blocknative announced that its team has joined Deloitte, marking a major transition for the blockchain infrastructure company after nearly a decade of supporting the Ethereum ecosystem.

Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 To Enable Long-Horizon Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google unveiled Gemini 3.5, its newest family of AI models designed to combine frontier-level intelligence with agentic capabilities, enabling developers and enterprises to execute complex, long-horizon workflows more efficiently. The launch begins with Gemini 3.5 Flash, a model focused on coding, multimodal reasoning, and high-speed autonomous task execution.

LiveWire: Acquisition Of Dust Moto Expands Electric Off-Road Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

LiveWire Group announced it has acquired the assets of Dust Moto, marking the company’s first acquisition and expanding its presence in the electric off-road vehicle segment.

Lexitas Pharma Services Acquires Erie Retina Research, CASExERIE, And Element Erie

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Lexitas Pharma Services, a portfolio company of QHP Capital, announced the acquisition of Erie Retina Research, CASExERIE, and the assets of Element Erie: Imaging & Reading Center, expanding the company’s retina-focused clinical research and ophthalmic imaging capabilities.

Locus Robotics: Acquisition Of Nexera Robotics Advances Autonomous Warehouse Fulfillment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Locus Robotics announced it has acquired Nexera Robotics, a Vancouver-based robotics company specializing in advanced robotic grasping technology. The acquisition expands Locus Robotics’ autonomous mobile manipulation capabilities through the integration of Nexera’s patented NeuraGrasp™ technology into the company’s physical AI platform.

Panasonic Projector & Display Acquires HIVE

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Panasonic Projector & Display Corporation announced it has acquired 100% of the issued shares of UK-based media technology company HIVE, strengthening its capabilities in media playback and control for immersive and fixed-installation environments.

NMI Acquires Dwolla To Expand Real-Time Money Movement Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

NMI announced it has acquired Dwolla, expanding its embedded payments platform with advanced account-to-account (A2A), real-time payments, FedNow and payout capabilities.