Innovation

Princeton Critical Minerals Raises $16 Million To Scale Lithium Production Platform Across U.S. And South America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Princeton Critical Minerals has raised $16 million in combined equity and non-dilutive funding to scale technologies designed to improve lithium production from brine resources. The financing includes an $11 million Series A round led by SOSV, with participation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Prospect Innovation, ASTOR Management AG, Black Forest Ventures and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund.

ScanSource To Acquire MicroAge For $220.5 Million To Expand Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Center And AI Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

ScanSource has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MicroAge for $220.5 million in cash, expanding its capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, data center infrastructure, artificial intelligence and managed IT services.

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust To Acquire Cherry Hill For $117.5 Million At 29% Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation in a transaction with an implied value of approximately $117.5 million, creating a larger residential mortgage REIT with a combined investment portfolio of approximately $9 billion.

Essity To Acquire Kenvue’s Brazil Feminine Care Business For $284 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Essity has entered into an agreement to acquire Kenvue’s feminine care business in Brazil for $284 million, strengthening the hygiene and health company’s position in one of the world’s largest feminine care markets.

HBT Financial To Acquire Tri-County Financial For $204.6 Million, Creating $8.3 Billion-Asset Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

HBT Financial has agreed to acquire Tri-County Financial Group in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $204.6 million, expanding Heartland Bank and Trust Company's presence across central and northern Illinois and the Chicago metropolitan area.

EnableComp Acquires Helix Advisory As Platform Recovers About $3 Billion Annually For 1,000+ Hospitals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

EnableComp has acquired Helix Advisory, a Cincinnati-based healthcare revenue recovery company whose technology is designed to identify hospital underpayments that conventional rules-based audit systems can miss. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Paradium.AI Acquires InfoSentience To Scale Automated Data-Driven Content Across Finance And Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

The Arena Group Holdings, doing business as Paradium.AI, has acquired InfoSentience, a developer of automated, data-driven natural language generation technology, as it expands its technology infrastructure and data-driven content capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

H&R REIT To Be Acquired In C$6.7 Billion Deal By GO Residential REIT And Consortium Including Blackstone, Crestpoint And PSP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into an agreement to be acquired in a transaction valued at approximately C$6.7 billion, including assumed debt, by GO Residential REIT and a consortium that includes Blackstone Real Estate, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, PSP Investments and a company controlled by members of H&R Executive Chairman and CEO Tom Hofstedter's family.

Nasdaq To Acquire LeveL Markets, Adding Third-Largest U.S. ATS To Always-On Markets Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Nasdaq has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LeveL Markets, one of the largest alternative trading systems in the U.S., as it expands its strategy around always-on markets and institutional liquidity infrastructure.

Queen One Raises $25 Million To Scale AI Commerce Platform, Launch Advertising Business And Fund Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Queen One has raised $25 million in new financing to scale its AI-powered commerce technology platform, expand its commercial organization, launch an advertising business, and pursue potential acquisitions across commerce and marketing technology. Investors include Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital, and existing investors.

Renata Medical Raises $25 Million Series D To Scale Pediatric Heart Stent As U.S. Adoption Exceeds Expectations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Renata Medical has raised $25 million in Series D financing to expand commercialization of its Minima Stent System and advance a broader pipeline of cardiovascular devices designed specifically for children. The financing was led by healthcare investment firm ARCHIMED, with participation from existing investors.

Birdsview Raises €3.7 Million As AI Concrete Scanning Platform Expands Across 8 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Birdsview has raised €3.7 million to expand its non-destructive concrete scanning technology internationally after customers across eight countries adopted the platform.

Charter Completes Cox And Liberty Broadband Transactions, Giving Cox Enterprises 26% Stake And Expanding Spectrum To 45 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

DHL Supply Chain Expands Data Center Logistics Network To 150+ Locations With Four-Hour Critical Parts Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

DHL Supply Chain has expanded its service logistics network to more than 150 locations across the U.S. and Canada to accelerate delivery of mission-critical data center installation and replacement parts.