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Pearson Acquires Assessment Technology Provider ITS To Expand Professional Testing And AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Pearson has acquired Baltimore-based assessment technology company Internet Testing Systems, expanding its professional assessment business with technology spanning remote testing, proctoring, performance-based assessments, certification maintenance and AI-powered assessment. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Telix To Acquire Radioisotope Supplier ITM For Up To $2.35 Billion To Build Radiopharmaceutical Powerhouse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Telix Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of ITM Isotope Technologies Munich in a transaction carrying $1.65 billion of upfront consideration and as much as $700 million of additional milestone payments, potentially bringing the total consideration to $2.35 billion.

Lazard Names Matt Spence Head Of Defense Technology And Emerging Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Lazard has appointed Matt Spence Head of Defense Technology and Emerging Technology within its Technology Group, strengthening the firm's advisory capabilities as investment and deal activity increases across defense and dual-use technologies.

AMC Launches $3.97 Billion Debt Refinancing With First-Lien Notes And New Term Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

AMC Entertainment has launched a broad debt refinancing involving $2 billion of new first-lien notes, an $850 million first-lien term loan and a $1.12 billion second-lien term loan facility.

Priority Technology To Go Private In $1.6 Billion Deal Led By CEO Thomas Priore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Priority Technology Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to be taken private by an investor group led by Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore in an all-cash transaction carrying an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion.

Generate Capital Sells 12-Site Generate Upcycle Anaerobic Digestion Platform To Pinta Energy And Vanguard Renewables

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Generate Capital is selling its entire Generate Upcycle anaerobic digestion platform through separate transactions with Pinta Energy and Vanguard Renewables, exiting a 12-facility portfolio spanning the U.K., Canada and United States. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GridStor Secures $220 Million From ING, KeyBank And Zions For 100 MW Arizona Battery Storage Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

GridStor has closed a $220 million financing package with ING Capital, KeyBank and Zions Capital Markets to complete development of its White Tank battery energy storage project in Arizona.

Media One Acquires Premex Solutions To Expand Digital Textile Platform Into Home Décor And Apparel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Media One Digital Imaging Solutions has acquired the U.S. business and assets of Premex Solutions, expanding its digital textile platform with additional fabrics, technical expertise and capabilities for the home décor and apparel markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

T2 Capital Management Launches Base Living To Manage Multifamily, Industrial And Student Housing Properties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

T2 Capital Management has launched Base Living, a wholly owned technology-enabled property management company that will initially oversee more than 850 multifamily units and a one-million-square-foot industrial property.

Generation Mining Raises $240 Million To Advance Marathon Copper-Palladium Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Generation Mining has closed a bought-deal public offering and concurrent private placement generating combined gross proceeds of $240 million to advance its 100%-owned Marathon Copper-Palladium Project in northwestern Ontario.

Sombra: Interview With Co-Founder And Chief Technology Officer Yurii Nakonechnyi About AI-First Software Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Sombra is a software engineering services company that works as a long-term technology partner to help clients extend and scale their engineering capabilities. Its services span custom software development, AI transformation through its AI Lab, and Salesforce services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sombra Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Yurii Nakonechnyi to learn more.

University Of Michigan Approves $26 Million Renovation Of Lay Auto Lab To Expand EV And Battery Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved a $26 million renovation of the Walter E. Lay Automotive Engineering Laboratory, modernizing one of the university's longest-running automotive research facilities and expanding its role in electric vehicle and battery research.

Common Vector Robotics Wins PitchMI Award For Rugged Defense And Aerospace Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Detroit-based Common Vector Robotics has won $425,000 after taking first place in the Defense & Aerospace semifinal of Michigan's PitchMI Startup Competition, providing the company with additional capital as it develops rugged autonomous ground systems for military and other critical field applications.

Walbridge Launches L5 Mission Critical To Expand Data Center Operations Platform As U.S. Capacity Demand Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Walbridge has launched L5 Mission Critical, a new company focused on data center operations and mission-critical services, expanding the Detroit-based construction company's capabilities from project development and construction into long-term operations and facilities management.

Meta Muse Reaches No. 1 On U.S. App Store As Personal AI Agent Gains Early Traction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Meta's new personal AI agent Muse has climbed to No. 1 among free apps on Apple's U.S. App Store, surpassing ChatGPT roughly a week after launch, according to Business Insider. The early adoption provides a notable boost for Meta's effort to move AI beyond traditional chatbots and toward assistants capable of taking actions on behalf of users.

Artisight Acquires TMG Global To Accelerate AI-Powered Smart Hospital Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Artisight has acquired TMG Global, bringing the healthcare technology services company's deployment expertise in-house as Artisight scales its AI-powered Smart Hospital platform across U.S. health systems.

TMC Acquires WBQ Engineering To Expand Florida Transportation Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

TMC has acquired WBQ Design & Engineering, expanding the Grovecourt Capital Partners-backed transportation engineering company's capabilities and relationships across Florida's public infrastructure market.

S2S China Selects 10 Biotech Finalists To Pitch Global Investors At Westlake University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

RA Capital Management and Qiming Venture Partners have selected 10 biotech startup teams as finalists for the inaugural S2S China Symposium, an initiative designed to connect academic therapeutics research in China with global biotechnology investors.

Debevoise Adds Mary Lavelle As London Partner To Expand Private Funds Secondaries Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Debevoise & Plimpton has added leading secondaries practitioner Mary Lavelle as a partner in its Private Fund Transactions and Investment Management Groups in London, strengthening the firm's capabilities across complex private capital liquidity transactions.

TILT Story Merges With LionShare To Expand Healthcare CRM And Marketing Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

TILT Story has merged with LionShare, adding the Kansas City-based healthcare CRM and marketing automation company to its growing healthcare marketing platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Corridor Raises $25 Million Led By Bain Capital Ventures For AI-Native Small Business Benefits Brokerage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Corridor has launched with $25 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures to expand an AI-native employee benefits brokerage designed specifically for small businesses. BoxGroup and Definition Capital also participated alongside angel investors that include founders and executives associated with OpenAI, Modal, Ramp, Scale AI, Oscar, Rogo, Decagon, Medallion, Reducto and Tennr.

Virginia Retirement System Commits More Than $2.2 Billion Across Private Equity, Real Assets, Credit And Other Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

The Virginia Retirement System committed approximately $2.22 billion across 14 new investment mandates between June 18 and September 17, 2026, directing capital to private equity, real estate, energy, private credit, public equity and systematic investment strategies.

Legend Holdings Reportedly Launches Sale Of 90% Stake In Banque Internationale À Luxembourg At €2.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Legend Holdings has launched a sale process for its nearly 90% stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, with the transaction potentially valuing Luxembourg's oldest private bank at approximately €2.5 billion or more, according to the Financial Times.

Transient Secures Nasdaq Ventures Investment To Expand Bank-Grade AI Governance For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Transient.AI has secured a strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures as part of its Series A financing, adding Nasdaq to a round led by NEXT Investors as the company expands its secure AI operating system for regulated financial markets.

Titan International To Sell ITM To USCO For Up To $285 Million In Total Cash Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Titan International has agreed to sell its Italtractor ITM undercarriage business to USCO S.p.A. in a transaction expected to provide Titan with up to approximately $285 million in total cash value. Under the agreement, Titan will receive an initial purchase price of $207 million.

01F Group Invests In DANA To Expand Indonesian Digital Financial Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

01F Group has made an investment in DANA through its growth-stage fintech private equity arm 01Fintech, backing the Indonesian digital financial services company as digital payments and financial inclusion continue expanding across Southeast Asia. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

QIA And J.P. Morgan Asset Management Form $20 Billion Partnership Across Global Equities And U.S. Private Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding for a $20 billion strategic investment partnership spanning public and private markets, including a $15 billion global equities mandate and a $5 billion U.S. private credit initiative, according to Reuters.

Brookfield To Acquire Minority Stake In American Real Estate Partners To Expand AI Data Center Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire a minority interest in American Real Estate Partners, bringing together Brookfield's global real estate, infrastructure and power capabilities with AREP's rapidly expanding data center development platform.

Hatz AI: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Jimmy Hatzell About AI Platforms For MSPs And SMBs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Hatz AI is an AI curation platform built specifically for managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver AI-as-a-Service to small and medium-sized businesses under their own brands. The platform combines AI agents, automated workflows, chat, email, phone interactions, governance controls, and access to more than 60 AI models while allowing MSPs to manage multiple clients through a multi-tenant environment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hatz AI Co-Founder and CEO Jimmy Hatzell to learn more about the company's channel-first strategy, AI adoption among SMBs, and plans for future growth.

Wordly: Interview With Founder And CEO Lakshman Rathnam About AI Translation And Multilingual Communication

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2026

Wordly is an AI-powered translation and captioning platform designed to make multilingual communication more inclusive and accessible across meetings, events, classrooms, government settings, and other environments. Founder and CEO Lakshman Rathnam has a background in human-machine interfaces, acoustics, and audio technologies and holds more than 25 patents in these areas. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wordly Founder and CEO Lakshman Rathnam to learn more about AI translation, accessibility, and the company's growth.