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Paradigm To Be Acquired By Patient Square Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on improving outcomes for individuals with complex injuries and diagnoses, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Patient Square Capital, a health care investment firm with approximately $17 billion in assets under management.

Spotlight Acquires Customer Marketing Consultancy Captivate Collective

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Stone-Goff Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm focused on business-to-business services companies in the knowledge economy, announced that its portfolio company Spotlight AR has acquired Captivate Collective, a customer marketing and advocacy consultancy.

BlueWater Marinas Acquires Bayside Marine In Massachusetts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

BlueWater Marinas, backed by Bain Capital Real Estate, announced it has acquired Bayside Marine, a full-service marina in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The deal marks the fifth marina acquired through the joint venture between BlueWater and Bain Capital.

Cabot Properties Acquires Modern Osaka Warehouse, Marking First Investment In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Cabot Properties, an international private equity real estate firm focused on the logistics sector, has acquired a 220,608-square-foot multi-story modern logistics warehouse in the Greater Osaka area, marking the company’s first investment in Japan.

Opportune Acquires Pickering Energy Partners’ Consulting & Advocacy Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Opportune, a Houston, TX-based global business advisory firm, has acquired the Consulting & Advocacy Practice of Pickering Energy Partners LP. As part of the transaction, practice leader Dan Romito and his team will join Opportune to advise clients and lead the firm’s expanding sustainability and energy growth initiatives.

Infleqtion Completes Business Combination And Will Trade On NYSE As INFQ

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Infleqtion has completed its previously announced business combination with Churchill Capital Corp X, positioning the company to become the first publicly listed neutral-atom quantum technology company.

Inovar Packaging Group Acquires Kiliper To Expand Stretch Sleeve And Printed Film Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Inovar Packaging Group, a labeling and packaging solutions provider, announced it has acquired Kiliper Corporation, a producer of stretch sleeves, roll-fed labels, and printed film solutions. The deal expands Inovar’s product portfolio and strengthens its presence in the Midwest.

Ryerson Completes Merger With U.S. Metals Service Center Olympic Steel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Ryerson Holding, a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, has successfully completed its merger with Olympic Steel, bringing together two major players in the North American metals service center industry.

CenterWell (Humana) Completes Acquisition Of Florida Primary Care Platform MaxHealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

CenterWell, the healthcare services division of Humana, announced it has completed its acquisition of MaxHealth from Arsenal Capital Partners and the company’s founder-shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wisdom Raises Over $1.3 Million In Pre-Seed Financing To Support Aging In Place

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Wisdom announced it has secured more than $1.3 million in pre-seed financing to advance its smart home platform designed to help older adults live safely and independently. The funding includes a $315,000 social-impact investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, alongside $925,000 in previously unannounced capital raised through crowdfunding and angel investors. The new investment will support platform development and real-world deployment of Wisdom’s Smart Home system, which leverages ambient sensing and edge AI technology to support aging in place.

Renovus Capital Partners Appoints Niklas Kuhlmann As Director Of Investor Relations And Capital Formation, EMEA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area-based investment firm, announced that Niklas Kuhlmann has joined the firm as Director of Investor Relations and Capital Formation, EMEA. In this role, Kuhlmann will lead the firm’s investor relations and capital formation efforts across Europe and Asia, supporting deepening relationships with institutional investors in international markets.

Denham Capital Appoints Data Center Specialist Rick Drescher As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Jersey City-based Denham Capital announced the appointment of Rick Drescher as an Operating Partner within its Sustainable Infrastructure business, strengthening the firm’s push into power solutions for data centers.

Warburg Pincus Appoints Ralph Haupter As External Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, announced that Ralph Haupter has joined as an External Senior Advisor to its European Technology team. The appointment strengthens the firm’s efforts to identify and scale software and technology investments across Europe.

Gemspring Capital Names Aron Grossman And Zubin Malkani As Co-Heads Of Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Gemspring Capital announced the appointment of Aron Grossman and Zubin Malkani as Co-Heads of Investments, expanding the firm’s leadership team as it continues to scale its investing platform. The middle-market private equity firm, which manages $5.1 billion of capital, pointed out Grossman and Malkani will continue to source, execute, and oversee investments while also taking on broader leadership responsibilities across the firm’s investment operations.

Maple Park Capital Partners Appoints Steve Wiborg As Operating Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Maple Park Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the experience-driven services economy, has appointed Steve Wiborg as an Operating Advisor, further expanding its bench of senior operators as it works with founders and management teams across its portfolio.

Hapag-Lloyd To Acquire ZIM For Over $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in an all-cash transaction valued at more than $4 billion, marking one of the most significant consolidation moves in the global liner shipping sector in recent years.

PointClickCare: Interview With Chief Product & Technology Officer David Pessis About The Healthcare Software Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

PointClickCare is a health tech company that helps providers deliver exceptional care. With the largest long-term and post-acute care dataset, it powers AI-driven healthcare to deliver intelligent transitions, insightful interventions, and improved financial performance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed PointClickCare Chief Product & Technology Officer David Pessis to learn more.

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Acquires More Than 107,000 Acres In Central Virginia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group announced it has acquired approximately 107,000 acres of sustainably managed timberlands in Central Virginia from Weyerhaeuser Company, marking one of the largest recent timberland transactions in the state.

Neysa: $1.2 Billion Investment Led By Blackstone To Advance Buildout Of India AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with the firm, along with co-investors, have entered into definitive agreements to invest in Neysa, enabling a total capital raise of $1.2 billion to accelerate the buildout of AI infrastructure in India.

Xyall: €7.6 Million Raised To Accelerate Global Rollout Of Tissue Dissection System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Xyall BV, a next-generation innovator in molecular pathology, has raised €7.6 million in new funding to accelerate the global rollout of its automated tissue dissection platform. The financing round was led by Capricorn Partners through its Capricorn Healthtech Fund II, with participation from Sioux Technologies, Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Health Investment Partners, and several private investors.

Celyad Oncology Sells C-CATHez Catheter To CellProthera In Deal Worth Up To €5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Celyad Oncology, a Belgium-based biotechnology company focused on unlocking the potential of its intellectual property, announced that CellProthera has acquired C-CATHez, the transendocardial catheter originally developed by Celyad. The transaction marks a strategic step for both companies, as CellProthera advances toward a Phase 3 clinical trial in ischemic heart disease.

Zeitview Acquires Methane Detection Firm Insight M To Expand Into Oil And Gas Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Zeitview, an AI-driven asset intelligence company focused on critical infrastructure, has acquired Insight M, a methane detection and analytics company serving major oil and gas operators. The deal marks Zeitview’s formal entry into the oil and gas sector and significantly broadens its end-to-end infrastructure offering across energy generation, distribution, and consumption assets.

PlayPower To Acquire Playground Equipment Manufacturer BCI Burke

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

PlayPower, an outdoor recreation and living systems company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BCI Burke, a manufacturer of commercial playground equipment. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sumitomo Forestry To Acquire U.S. Homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes In $4.5 Billion All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Sumitomo Forestry has agreed to acquire Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, creating a larger U.S. homebuilding platform aimed at expanding the supply of affordable, high-quality housing across key growth markets.

PennyMac To Acquire Cenlar Subservicing Business In $172.5 Million Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

PennyMac Financial Services announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the subservicing business of Cenlar Capital Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at an upfront $172.5 million, with up to $85 million in additional contingent consideration payable over three years.

Cineverse Acquires CTV Monetization Platform IndiCue In Transformational $40 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Cineverse announced it has acquired IndiCue, a profitable advertising technology platform focused on connected TV monetization, in a deal valued at up to $40 million. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Cineverse’s evolution into a streaming infrastructure company, expanding its high-margin technology revenue and strengthening its end-to-end content distribution and monetization capabilities.

ArtCreativity Acquires Heritage Classic Wooly Willy Brand From PlayMonster Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

ArtCreativity, a global toy and game company, announced it has acquired the iconic Wooly Willy brand from PlayMonster Group, marking a new chapter for one of the toy industry’s longest-standing novelty products.

Left Lane Auto Acquires Don Foshay’s Discount Tire & Alignment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Left Lane Auto, a national tire retail and automotive-service platform and a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, announced the acquisition of Don Foshay's Discount Tire & Alignment, a six-location automotive repair and maintenance chain based in Portland, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Simplicity Group Acquires LeSourd Partners To Expand Brokerage General Agency Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Simplicity Group, a holistic financial planning firm that integrates wealth accumulation and financial protection strategies, announced it has acquired LeSourd Partners, a Birmingham, Alabama-based brokerage general agency. The transaction expands Simplicity’s national footprint and adds industry veterans Jake LeSourd, Diane Covin, and Kim Roberts as new Partners within the organization.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Closes $450 Million Unsecured Term Loan And Extends $650 Million Revolver

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels in the United States, announced the successful refinancing of its near-term debt maturities, strengthening its liquidity profile and extending its overall debt maturity schedule.