Innovation

Vance Street Capital Names Katherine Dowley As Head Of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Vance Street Capital has appointed Katherine “Kate” Dowley Head of Investor Relations as the Los Angeles-based private equity firm continues expanding its institutional capabilities and relationships with limited partners.

ADAMA Names Dr. Zhigang Hao As CEO And Sammy Leibowitz As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

ADAMA has appointed Dr. Zhigang Hao as President and Chief Executive Officer and Sammy Leibowitz as Chief Financial Officer as the global crop protection company prepares for its next phase of sustainable and profitable growth.

The Pacific Financial Group Names Michael Mendenhall As CMO And Communications Chief To Drive AI-Led Retirement Platform Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

The Pacific Financial Group has appointed Michael Mendenhall Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Communications Officer as the wealth management and retirement platform expands its advisor network and invests in AI-driven growth.

Crosspoint Capital Adds Former Five9 And Cisco Executive Panos Kozanian To Lead AI And Product Strategy Across Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Crosspoint Capital Partners has added former Five9 and Cisco executive Panos Kozanian to its operating team, strengthening the cybersecurity-focused investment firm’s capabilities across AI, software engineering, product strategy and technical diligence.

RoundTable Healthcare Partners Appoints Former HealthTrust CEO Ed Jones As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

RoundTable Healthcare Partners has appointed former HealthTrust Performance Group President and CEO Ed Jones as an Operating Partner, adding more than four decades of healthcare operating experience to the private equity firm’s portfolio support capabilities.

Periscope Equity Promotes Eric Hinkle To Partner After Nearly A Decade Leading Business Services Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Periscope Equity has promoted Eric Hinkle to Partner, recognizing his leadership across investments in founder-led and family-owned business services companies.

Partners Capital Names Jennifer Fox Bensimon As Head Of Co-Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Partners Capital Investment Group has named Jennifer Fox Bensimon Head of Co-Investments, putting her in charge of a private equity co-investment platform that has deployed more than $2.5 billion to date.

Golub Capital Names Matt Shafer As Head Of GP-Led Secondaries Strategy As Continuation Vehicle Business Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Golub Capital has appointed Matt Shafer Managing Director and Head of Golub Equity Continuation Partners, putting the veteran private equity investor in charge of the firm’s growing GP-led secondaries strategy.

Amulet Capital Promotes Sam Brinkley To Partner As Healthcare Private Equity Firm Expands Fertility Investment Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Amulet Capital Partners has promoted Sam Brinkley to Partner as the healthcare-focused private equity firm continues building its investment capabilities across fertility, reproductive health and other healthcare markets.

Electra Therapeutics Prices $350 Million In Upsized IPO To Advance Precision Medicines For Immune Diseases And Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Electra Therapeutics has priced an upsized $350 million initial public offering, giving the late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company substantial new capital as it advances a pipeline of precision medicines for immune-mediated diseases and cancer.

Expertise AI Raises $3.2 Million Seed Round To Expand AI Sales And Customer Support Agents For Traditional Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Expertise AI has raised $3.2 million in seed funding to expand its AI agent platform for sales and customer support, with the company focusing on bringing AI automation to businesses in traditional industries. The round was led by UpHonest Capital, with participation from Amino, Welight, UpScaleX, and Altair, according to an announcement from Expertise AI founder and CEO Hao Sheng.

Helios AI Raises $3 Million From W23 Global And Launches Hunger Exposure Index For Food Security Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Helios AI has raised a $3 million strategic financing round from W23 Global as the company expands its technology for analyzing food security, climate and geopolitical risks across global agricultural markets.

43North Foundation Sets $5 Billion Buffalo Economic Impact Goal And Names Colleen Heidinger As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

The 43North Foundation has established a goal of generating $5 billion in economic impact across Buffalo over the next decade, building on a $100 million investment commitment focused on the region’s innovation economy.

Kenya Power Reports KSh24.99 Billion ($193.2 Million) Annual Profit And Raises Dividend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Kenya Power reported KSh24.99 billion ($193.2 million) in profit after tax for fiscal 2025-2026, representing a 2.13% increase from KSh24.4 billion ($188.7 million) during the previous financial year.

BlossomHill Therapeutics Reports Encouraging BH-30643 Data And Plans Pivotal Phase 2 Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

BlossomHill Therapeutics reported second-quarter 2026 results while highlighting a substantially strengthened balance sheet following its August initial public offering and encouraging early clinical data from its lead cancer program.

The Marygold Companies: Revenue Rises 8% To $25.3 Million As USCF AUM Jumps 41%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

The Marygold Companies reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $25.3 million, an 8% increase from $23.4 million in fiscal 2025, as growth at its USCF Investments business and improving performance at Original Sprout helped offset restructuring across other parts of the company.

Gold.com Names Jill Van CFO And Appoints KPMG As Auditor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Gold.com has appointed Jill Van as chief financial officer following the planned retirement of Cary Dickson. Van, previously Gold.com’s executive vice president and controller, assumed the CFO position on September 18, 2026. Dickson will serve as a consultant to the company for 12 months following his retirement.

Stora Enso Appoints Niclas Rosenlew As Deputy CEO While Retaining CFO Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Stora Enso has appointed Niclas Rosenlew as deputy CEO in addition to his existing responsibilities as chief financial officer.

EnTrust Global’s Blue Ocean Raises $1.3 Billion For Fourth Maritime Finance Fund For U.S. Insurance Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

EnTrust Global’s Blue Ocean maritime finance platform has closed Blue Ocean Income Fund IV with $1.3 billion in committed capital, giving insurance investors a more capital-efficient way to access asset-backed maritime financing opportunities.

The Limited Acquired By Investor Group Led By Harry Adjmi To Relaunch Iconic Women’s Fashion Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

An investor group led by One Step Up CEO Harry Adjmi has acquired The Limited, bringing the longtime American women’s fashion brand into a portfolio that also includes New York & Company, Fashion to Figure and Hard Tail. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Alterra Mountain Company Invests More Than $350 Million Across Ski Resorts For 2026-27 Season

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Alterra Mountain Company is investing more than $350 million across its mountain destinations for the 2026-27 winter season, funding resort expansions, snowmaking, avalanche mitigation, guest amenities and employee housing.

Spartan Logistics Acquires Allen Logistics And Adds 100,000 Square Feet Of Toledo Warehousing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Spartan Logistics has acquired Allen Logistics, adding 100,000 square feet of warehouse capacity in Whitehouse, Ohio, and expanding the third-party logistics company’s presence in Northwest Ohio. The transaction became effective September 1, 2026.

Lee Equity Partners Invests In Healthcare Advisory Firm Marwood Group And Names Chris Librizzi As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Lee Equity Partners has made a strategic investment in Marwood Group as the healthcare-focused advisory firm expands through acquisitions, senior hiring and development of additional consulting capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Conti Federal Wins $55.4 Million Contract To Build Oregon Air National Guard Special Tactics Complex

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Conti Federal Services has been awarded a $55.4 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District to build a new Special Tactics Complex for the Oregon Air National Guard’s 125th Special Tactics Squadron in Portland.

Bregal Sagemount Makes Majority Growth Investment In Electrical Test Equipment Provider A-Rent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Bregal Sagemount has made a majority growth investment in A-Rent Test Equipment, backing the company’s expansion across electrical infrastructure, data centers, utilities and other power-intensive markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Procaccianti And Rugger Capital Acquire 217-Room Charleston Harbor Resort As Suntex Buys Adjacent 450-Slip Marina

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Procaccianti Companies and Rugger Capital have acquired Charleston Harbor Resort, a 217-room waterfront property in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, while Suntex Marina Investors has separately acquired the adjacent Charleston Harbor Marina.

SecureSky Acquires Soveren To Add Real-Time Data Security And Encrypted Traffic Monitoring To Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

SecureSky has acquired Soveren, adding real-time Data Security Posture Management technology to its exposure management and AI-powered Managed Detection and Response platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Verily Health Secures Investment From NVIDIA And CU Healthcare Innovation Fund To Expand Precision Health AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Verily Health has secured new investment from NVIDIA and existing backer CU Healthcare Innovation Fund II as the precision health technology company expands its data and artificial intelligence platform. The financing extends Verily’s March fundraising. The company did not disclose the size of the additional investments. Verily’s existing investors also include Alphabet, Series X Capital and UCHealth.

Tempus Secures Up To $9.5 Million From ARPA-H To Develop Autonomous AI Agent For Heart Failure Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Tempus AI has been selected to receive up to $9.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop and clinically validate an autonomous AI agent designed to help manage patients with heart failure.

REBA Names David Woolenberg As CEO After Revenue Nearly Doubles And Secures PSG Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2026

Real Estate Business Analytics has appointed David Woolenberg as CEO following a year of record growth in which the multifamily housing data company’s revenue nearly doubled.