Innovation

Uncle Arnie’s: $7.5 Million Series A Raised For Beverage Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Uncle Arnie's, a rapidly growing THC and hemp-infused beverage brand in the U.S., has closed a $7.5 million Series A funding round to support its expansion. Co-led by Mindset Capital and Delta Emerald Ventures, the round also includes investor Harry Rubin, a founding partner of the Boston Beer Company, who is joining the board of directors.

THL Buying Headlands Research From KKR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

THL Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on middle-market growth companies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Headlands Research, a prominent multinational network of clinical trial sites, from KKR. This partnership aims to enhance Headlands' technology and infrastructure, improving its ability to deliver high-quality clinical trial data for pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors.

NIU Invest: Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Critical Metals Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

NIU Invest SE, led by Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, has completed its subscription for new Ordinary Shares in Critical Metals PLC, acquiring 61,402,390 shares and securing a majority stake of 60.34%.

Fitch Learning To Buy Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions And The Canadian Securities Institute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Fitch Learning, a leader in financial education and certifications, has agreed to acquire two businesses from Moody’s: Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions (MALS), which specializes in credit training, and the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), a key provider of professional certifications in Canada.

HR Path: Strategic Acquisition Of RKM Consulting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

HR Path, a global leader in HR consulting and HRIS solutions, has strategically acquired RKM Consulting, an Australian company specializing in SAP SuccessFactors implementation.

26North: Acquisition Of AVI-SPL Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

26North Partners, founded by Josh Harris, has acquired AVI-SPL, a leader in audio-visual (AV) and unified communications (UC) technologies.

Fundwell Buying Flexible Payment Solutions Company EveryStreet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Fundwell, a leading fintech platform that offers fast and flexible business financing, has acquired EveryStreet, an innovator in accounts receivable (A/R) and accounts payable (A/P) management. This acquisition brings EveryStreet’s team, including co-founders Logan Shedd, Scott Priddy, and Kevin Park, into Fundwell to enhance its technology and product offerings nationwide.

Infineon: $2.5 Billion Acquisition Of Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet Business Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Marvell Technology has announced the sale of its Automotive Ethernet business to Infineon Technologies for $2.5 billion in cash. The deal closed eleven days into Marvell's third quarter of fiscal 2026, during which the Automotive Ethernet business generated mid-single-digit millions in revenue. Effective August 15, 2025, Marvell will no longer report any contributions from this business.

InfraRed Capital Partners To Buy Data Center Business From Rogers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

InfraRed Capital Partners, an international infrastructure asset manager, has agreed to acquire Rogers Communications' data center business as part of its value-add strategy.

Nuveen: $1.3 Billion Raised For Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Nuveen has completed the first close of its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), raising $1.3 billion in initial capital commitments toward its $2.5 billion target. This fund aims to provide private credit solutions for infrastructure projects, meeting the growing demand for energy driven by digitalization, electrification, and reindustrialization in North America, Europe, and other OECD countries.

Qloud Games: $5 Million Seed Raised To Build Solarpunk MMO Loftia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Qloud Games, an independent studio, has announced a $5 million seed funding round for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Loftia. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 1UP Fund, and Gaingels.

MARA Investing About $168 Million For 64% Stake In Exaion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

MARA Holdings has entered into an investment agreement with EDF Pulse Ventures to acquire a 64% stake in Exaion, a subsidiary of EDF, with an option to increase ownership to 75% by 2027.

Castlelake: $1.8 Billion Aviation Lending Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Castlelake, a global alternative investment manager with 20 years of experience, has launched Merit AirFinance. This aviation lending business will provide debt capital to airlines and leasing companies for new and used aviation assets.

Marktlink Capital: €520 Million Raised For Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Investment firm Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from approximately 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs and families for two new funds. This capital will be invested across various private equity and venture capital funds, benefiting hundreds of strong companies.

Profound: $35 Million Series B Raised For AI Visibility And Content Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Profound, a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, announced a $35 million Series B round led by Sequoia with continued participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons. This brings Profound's total funding to $58.5 million.