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Eerly AI Buys RehvUp To Add Productivity And Engagement Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Eerly AI announced it has acquired RehvUp Technologies, positioning the deal as a push to help enterprises generate measurable outcomes from AI programs by pairing workflow automation with employee productivity and engagement intelligence.

Reco: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI SaaS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

New York-based Reco, a company focused on securing AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised a $30 million Series B round as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI tools, agents, and SaaS platforms that expand identities, permissions, integrations, and potential attack paths.

Direct Marketing Solutions Acquires Johnson & Quin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Direct Marketing Solutions (DMS) has acquired Johnson & Quin, combining two direct marketing firms with complementary capabilities to form a larger, national platform spanning strategy, production, and integrated campaign execution. DMS said the transaction strengthens its position in data-driven, omnichannel direct marketing while expanding production capacity and operational reach.

Trane Technologies To Buy Liquid Cooling Specialist LiquidStack

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Trane Technologies announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LiquidStack, a Carrollton, Texas-based liquid cooling technology provider for data centers, in a move aimed at strengthening Trane’s position as an end-to-end partner for data center thermal management as AI and hyperscale computing drive higher rack densities and heat loads.

Labelbox Acquires Agentic Sales Automation Startup Upcraft To Scale Alignerr Expert Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Labelbox, a data factory used by AI labs and enterprises, has acquired Upcraft, an AI-powered sales automation startup, to accelerate how Labelbox recruits and engages domain experts for frontier AI development.

Endor Labs Acquires Security Company Autonomous Plane

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Endor Labs announced it has acquired Autonomous Plane, a cloud-native application security company founded by Kyle Quest, the creator of DockerSlim, in a deal the company says will accelerate its expansion into container reachability analysis.

Province Acquires StoneTurn To Build Integrated Disputes, Investigations, And Restructuring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Province announced it has acquired StoneTurn in a strategic move aimed at creating a more fully integrated advisory platform as corporate matters increasingly blend financial distress, disputes, investigations, and regulatory risk.

Front Row Acquires Performance Marketing Firm Socium Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Front Row Group, a full-service agency focused on e-commerce growth and Amazon marketplace management for beauty, health, wellness, and CPG brands, has acquired Socium Media, a performance marketing and digital growth agency.

TreeHouse Foods: Investindustrial Completes $2.9 Billion Take-Private Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Investindustrial has completed its previously announced acquisition of TreeHouse Foods in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.9 billion in total enterprise value, plus the value of contingent value rights tied to a separate litigation recovery.

Duggal Visual Solutions Buys CSI To Expand National Print And Installation Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Duggal Visual Solutions has acquired CSI, a Washington, DC-area print and graphics firm, to broaden its national footprint and add production and installation capacity for clients seeking large-scale print, fabrication, and experiential work.

AstraZeneca Awards $3.4 Million To Fund 47 U.S. Nonprofit Programs Aimed At Improving Healthcare Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

AstraZeneca has awarded $3.4 million to nonprofit organizations across the United States through its Accelerate Change Together (ACT) on Health Equity initiative, funding programs that address social, cultural, and linguistic barriers that limit access to care and opportunity.

Coller Capital Leads $1.3 Billion Private Credit Continuation Vehicle With Ares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Coller Capital announced it has closed a continuation vehicle for Ares U.S. Direct Lending’s 2018-vintage fund with more than $1.3 billion in total commitments. The continuation vehicle includes a diversified portfolio of first-lien, floating-rate loans to U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors.

DLP Capital Crosses $2 Billion In Capital Under Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

DLP Real Estate Capital, a private real estate investment firm headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, said it has surpassed $2 billion in capital under management (CapUM) across its sponsored real estate credit and equity funds. The firm said the CapUM total spans strategies including the DLP Housing Fund, DLP Lending Fund, DLP Preferred Credit Fund, DLP Building Communities Fund, and DLP LivingFully Community Fund.

TransPerfect Acquires German Post Production Studio Omnimago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

TransPerfect, a provider of language and AI solutions for global business, has acquired Omnimago GmbH, a German film restoration and post-production studio. Omnimago will join TransPerfect Media, the company’s media and entertainment division. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Catalyst IOS Reaches $400 Million Final Close For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Catalyst Investment Partners, an owner and operator focused on industrial outdoor storage (IOS), has announced the final close of its third fund at a $400 million hard cap in limited partner commitments. The firm said Fund III exceeded an original $300 million target and was substantially oversubscribed, with investor demand approaching twice the target and well above the hard cap.

Robinhood Reveals Ventures Fund I To Bring Private-Company Exposure To Retail Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Robinhood Markets is stepping up its push to bring private-market exposure to everyday investors by filing new marketing materials related to the planned offering of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end vehicle designed to invest in a concentrated portfolio of private “frontier” companies.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For SAF IV Flagship Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners announced it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, or SAF IV, raising about $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles, marking the firm’s largest fundraise since inception. The Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor said SAF IV was backed by both existing limited partners and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public pensions, and consultants.

Sun Capital Completes First Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle For Fletchers Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Sun Capital Partners announced that an affiliate has completed the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors, a UK-based clinical negligence and specialist personal injury law firm, marking Sun Capital’s first-ever single-asset continuation vehicle. The transaction offers Sun Capital’s Fund VII limited partners the option to take liquidity or roll into continued ownership as the firm backs the next phase of growth at Fletchers.

Brigade Capital Management: $1 Billion Inaugural Private Credit Fund Targets First Lien Direct Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Brigade Capital Management announced it has closed its first dedicated private credit fund, raising more than $1 billion of investable capital and exceeding its target in an oversubscribed raise backed by a range of global institutional investors.

Union Capital Associates Closes $450 Million Fund IV At Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Union Capital Associates has closed its fourth private equity fund, Union Capital Equity Partners IV, L.P., at its $450 million hard cap after roughly four months in the market, with the raise described as significantly oversubscribed. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm said Fund IV will continue its strategy of providing first institutional capital to U.S. founder-owned businesses, primarily in food manufacturing, niche manufacturing, and business services.

Carlson Private Capital Partners Adds Managing Director, Backs AMAG Technology Platform, And Supports Quantum Design Add On Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Carlson Private Capital Partners announced it has reached a series of milestones tied to team expansion and new capital deployment, including a senior hire, a new platform investment, and an add on acquisition at portfolio company Quantum Design.

Visma Acquires Brazil-Based Micro-Entrepreneur Platform MaisMei

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Visma, a provider of mission-critical business software across Europe and Latin America, has acquired MaisMei, a Brazilian compliance-first app focused on Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (MEIs). The deal is designed to deepen Visma’s presence in Brazil and create a full “start-to-scale” product pathway for small businesses, linking MaisMei’s mobile-first compliance tools with Conta Azul, the cloud ERP and financial management platform Visma acquired in August 2025.

Allonic: $7.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Automate Manufacturing Of Advanced Robotic Bodies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics manufacturing startup with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a production platform it says can dramatically simplify and scale the production of complex robotic hardware. The round was led by Visionaries Club, with backing from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and TinyVC. The company said the financing is the largest pre-seed round to date in Hungary.

Volue Adds TA Associates As Strategic Investor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Volue announced TA Associates has joined as a new strategic investor alongside Advent International, Generation Investment Management and Arendals Fossekompani, in a partnership the company framed as strengthening its position as a European leader in electrification technology.

Nuveen Buying Schroders For About £9.9 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Nuveen, a global asset manager with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, announced it has agreed to the terms of a board-recommended all-cash acquisition of Schroders plc, valuing the UK-listed active manager at approximately £9.9 billion.

Partners Capital Closes $1+ Billion Merlin IV Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Partners Capital Investment Group announced it has reached a final close of Merlin IV, a private equity co-investment fund with more than $1 billion in commitments, as it scales a platform designed to invest alongside high-conviction private equity managers in single-asset deals.

LastPass Names Chris Michelmore As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

LastPass has appointed Chris Michelmore as chief revenue officer, tapping a veteran go-to-market leader to accelerate the adoption of the company’s Secure Access Essentials offering. Michelmore joins LastPass from Zoom Communications, where he spent more than a decade building and scaling revenue organizations across small business, mid-market, and commercial segments.

Primary Venture Partners Launches $625 Million Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Primary Venture Partners announced it has raised $625 million for its fifth set of funds, positioning the New York-based firm to continue leading pre-seed and seed rounds as founders build companies amid what the firm describes as an AI revolution.

YCharts Adds Hamilton Lane Benchmarks For Private Markets Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

YCharts has introduced benchmark data from Hamilton Lane, adding a new private markets reference set designed to help financial advisors evaluate private investment strategies alongside public markets analysis.

Urbaser: $6.6 Billion Deal For Global Environmental Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT in a transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion, or €5.6 billion. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals.