Innovation

Westwood Financial Acquires 95,416-Square-Foot Peninsula Marketplace In Orange County

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Westwood Financial has acquired Peninsula Marketplace, a 95,416-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Huntington Beach, California. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

StackGen Acquires Shipyard To Add Ephemeral Environments To Autonomous Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

StackGen has acquired Shipyard, an ephemeral environments platform used by engineering teams to create temporary full-stack environments for software changes before those changes reach production. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sixty Degree Capital Portfolio Sees Five Companies Enter Public Markets In 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Sixty Degree Capital said five of its portfolio companies completed initial public offerings during 2026 as the venture capital firm highlighted its recent investment performance across technology and healthcare.

Timken Completes Sale Of Belts Business To Gates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

The Timken Company has completed the sale of its belts business assets to Gates Industrial, completing a divestiture intended to sharpen Timken’s strategic focus on its core advanced motion technology businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Princeton Equity Group Raises $1.3 Billion Fund III At Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Princeton Equity Group has closed Princeton Equity Partners III with $1.3 billion in total commitments, exceeding its $875 million target and reaching the fund's hard cap.

SJE Acquires Wilson Controls To Expand New England Automation Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

SJE has acquired Wilson Controls, expanding its industrial automation and engineered control systems capabilities across New England. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Visualize Group Completes Acquisition Of eCOGRA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

The Visualize Group has completed its acquisition of eCOGRA, expanding its gaming testing, inspection, certification and compliance platform following regulatory approvals for the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Transient Appoints Jason Safriet As Chief Growth Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Transient.AI has appointed Jason Safriet as Chief Growth Officer as the company expands its enterprise AI operating system across capital markets.

Scholastic To Acquire Cottage Door Press For About $71 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Scholastic has agreed to acquire Cottage Door Press for approximately $71 million, expanding its position in early childhood books and novelty publishing. The purchase price remains subject to customary adjustments.

Vortex Companies Acquires Municipal & Contractors Sealing Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Vortex Companies has acquired Municipal & Contractors Sealing Products, expanding its geotechnical and trenchless water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

5th Century Partners Makes Strategic Investment In ION PT Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

5th Century Partners has made a strategic investment in ION PT Network, a clinician-managed physical therapy company serving the workers' compensation market.

Northern Trust CFO Dave Fox To Retire At End Of Q1 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Northern Trust Chief Financial Officer Dave Fox plans to retire at the end of the first quarter of 2027 after a financial services career spanning several decades.

Wingspire Equipment Finance Raises $407.07 Million In Third Equipment Securitization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Wingspire Equipment Finance has raised $407.07 million through WEF 2026-1, its third equipment asset-backed securitization and largest ABS transaction to date. The transaction issued six classes of notes.

HCLSoftware To Acquire Robotiq.ai To Expand Agentic Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

HCLSoftware has agreed to acquire Robotiq.ai, adding enterprise robotic process automation capabilities to its HCL UnO Agentic platform. The transaction is expected to close in November 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Alloy Holdings Acquires GSM Metals And Cimini & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Alloy Holdings has completed the acquisitions of GSM Metals and Cimini & Associates, expanding the Rhode Island-based company's capabilities across precious metals, advanced materials and critical energy applications.

Canyon Partners Provides NZ$300 Million Financing For Advent International’s NZCR Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Canyon Partners has arranged and anchored NZ$300 million of financing supporting Advent International's acquisition of NZCR Group, a clinical trials and medical research organization operating across New Zealand and Australia.

Daedal Systems Raises $4.035 Million To Build Fusion Measurement Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Daedal Systems has raised $4.035 million to industrialize its plasma measurement platform and deploy its first standardized diagnostic systems with fusion industry customers. OMERS Ventures led the financing, with participation from Garage Capital, Panache Ventures, Ripple Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and a group of angel investors.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Torque

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has completed its acquisition of Torque Holdings, a UK provider of omnichannel fulfillment and supply chain services.

DTCC Invests In iCapital As Firms Partner On Private Markets Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and iCapital have formed a strategic collaboration to improve infrastructure supporting private market investments, with DTCC also making a strategic investment in iCapital.

Elevest Capital Launches Fund 70 With $42 Million Dallas Multifamily Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Elevest Capital has launched Fund 70 around the planned $42 million acquisition of a 229-unit, 35-story multifamily property in Downtown Dallas.

Gates Completes Acquisition Of Timken’s Belts Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Gates Industrial has completed its acquisition of The Timken Company's belts business, adding manufacturing capacity and customer relationships across North American power transmission markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

F2 Receives $5 Million Strategic Investment From Golub Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

F2 has formed a strategic partnership with Golub Capital that includes a $5 million investment by the private credit manager and the deployment of F2's AI technology across Golub's investment workflows.As of July 1, 2026,

Edible Brands: Interview With CEO Somia Farid Silber About Multi-Brand Growth, AI, And Consumer Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Edible Brands is a multi-brand consumer platform spanning gifting, food, and wellness. Its portfolio includes Edible Arrangements, Rōti Modern Mediterranean, and edibles.com, supported by shared capabilities across technology, supply chain, franchising, and last-mile delivery. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Edible Brands CEO Somia Farid Silber to learn more about the company's evolution, digital transformation, AI strategy, and plans for future growth.

Skyworks Completes Qorvo Combination And Targets At Least $500 Million In Annual Cost Savings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Skyworks has completed its combination with Qorvo, creating a larger U.S.-based semiconductor company focused on high-performance radio frequency, power management, analog and mixed-signal technologies.

Zeta Global To Acquire Senso To Expand AI Engineering And Frontier-Model Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Zeta Global has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Senso, a Y Combinator-backed AI engineering company whose technology already supports Zeta's Generative Engine Optimization offering.

Nippon Paint To Acquire Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints Businesses For $1.35 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Nippon Paint Holdings has entered into a series of agreements to acquire Akzo Nobel decorative paints businesses across seven Asia-Pacific markets for a combined $1.35 billion, or approximately JPY 216 billion.

Sonire Therapeutics: Interview With Founder And CEO Tohru Satoh About Non-Invasive HIFU Therapy For Pancreatic Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Sonire Therapeutics is developing an ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system designed to non-invasively treat tumors from outside the body, with pancreatic cancer as its initial target indication. Founder and CEO Tohru Satoh has a background spanning oncology, global business development, medical technology innovation, and international commercialization. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sonire Therapeutics Founder and CEO Tohru Satoh to learn more about the company's technology, clinical development, and plans for global expansion.

Skydeo: Interview With Founder And CEO Mike Ford About Audience Intelligence And Advertising Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Skydeo is an audience targeting and data platform that provides audience segments and consumer insights for advertisers, agencies, and adtech platforms. Its offerings span commerce, brand affinity, healthcare, household, and CTV, B2B, and contextual data, with audiences activated across programmatic, paid social, and CTV environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Skydeo Founder and CEO Mike Ford to learn more about audience intelligence, advertising signals, the company's growth, and the evolution of its data platform.

Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Softdocs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Softdocs, a provider of cloud-based process automation and document management software for education and government institutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Consano Bio Raises More Than $15 Million To Advance C-1101 For Chronic Sciatica

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Consano Bio has raised more than $15 million in an oversubscribed financing to advance C-1101, its investigational multi-protein biologic therapy for chronic painful lumbosacral radiculopathy, also known as chronic sciatica.