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Airway Therapeutics Raises $50 Million To Advance Zelpultide Alfa Phase 2b/3 Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Airway Therapeutics has closed a $50 million equity financing to support late-stage development of zelpultide alfa, its recombinant human surfactant protein D therapy being studied to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants.

Simplicity Acquires Wright Wealth Group To Expand Chicago Estate And Protection Planning Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Simplicity Group has acquired Wright Wealth Group, a Geneva, Illinois-based financial practice focused on estate and protection planning. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vanguard To Acquire Altruist For A Reported $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Vanguard has agreed to acquire Altruist, an AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform serving independent financial advisors, as the investment manager seeks to expand the reach of financial advice through technology and deeper relationships with the registered investment advisor market. The terms were undisclosed, but WSJ sources said the deal was about $4 billion.

NewBold Technologies Acquires Spencer Technologies As Combined Platform Supports 1,500+ Store Openings Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

NewBold Technologies has completed its acquisition of Spencer Technologies, creating a larger North American technology managed services platform serving retail, restaurant, convenience store and warehousing customers. NewBold is a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital.

Hike Medical Raises $22.5 Million As AI And 3D Printing Platform Targets $100 Billion Medical Device Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Hike Medical has raised $22.5 million across seed and Series A financing to expand its technology platform for orthotics, prosthetics and durable medical equipment. The financing was led by Saga Ventures, with participation from Indicator Ventures, Fifth Down Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Orthofeet and other investors. Individual investors included Sam Blond and former New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo.

Matterhorn Venture Partners Joins $628 Million Industrial Portfolio Deal As Chicago Assets Reach 986,000 Square Feet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Matterhorn Venture Partners has partnered with TPG AG U.S. Real Estate to acquire 16 industrial properties across the Chicago metropolitan area totaling approximately 986,000 square feet.

Heron Intelligence And Paragon Intel Merge, Creating Management Intelligence Platform With 80,000+ Interviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Heron Intelligence has completed its merger with Paragon Intel, combining two management diligence and investment research platforms into a business serving more than 250 investment firms. The combined company will operate under the Heron Intelligence name.

MassMutual Ventures Launches $150 Million Climate Technology Fund II, Bringing Climate Commitment To $300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

MassMutual Ventures has launched Climate Technology Fund II, a $150 million venture fund focused on early-stage companies applying climate technology and artificial intelligence to real assets.

Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV Tops $1 Billion First Close As Series Commitments Reach $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Nuveen and Nuveen Green Capital have secured more than $1 billion in the first close of Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV, bringing aggregate commitments across the fund series to approximately $3 billion since its launch in 2023.

Nebius Raises $5.75 Billion Through Convertible Notes To Fund AI Data Centers And GPU Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Nebius Group has closed a $5.75 billion private offering of convertible senior notes, providing the AI cloud infrastructure company with additional capital to expand its data center footprint, build out computing infrastructure, and acquire GPUs.

Crestline Raises $625 Million European Capital Solutions Fund II As 35% Of Capital Is Already Committed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Crestline Management has closed its second European Capital Solutions Fund with $625 million in commitments, approximately 75% more than its predecessor.

Apollo Atomics Raises $31 Million Seed As Nuclear Reactor Pipeline Tops 20 GW Of Signed LOIs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Apollo Atomics has raised $31 million in an oversubscribed seed round to commercialize compact pressurized water reactors designed for factory manufacturing and deployment in less than two years. FCVC led the financing, with participation from Y Combinator, Telesoft Partners, Alumni Ventures, Robinhood Ventures, Nucleation Capital, Pelion VC and Duke Capital Partners. Individual investors included Evan Meagher, Paul Graham, Philip Johnston, Matteo Franceschetti and Ray Rothrock.

Foss & Company Closes $150 Million Tax Equity Investment For Summit Ridge And Apollo Illinois Solar Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Foss & Company has closed an approximately $150 million tax equity investment involving Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits generated by distributed energy projects across Illinois, owned through a joint venture between Summit Ridge Energy and Apollo Global Management.

Casca: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Lukas Haffer About Building an AI-Native Loan Origination Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Casca is an AI-native loan origination system designed for small business lending, automating up to 90% of the manual work involved in the loan process to help banks fund commercial loans significantly faster than industry averages. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Casca Co-Founder & CEO Lukas Haffer to learn more.

Phoenix Children’s Promotes Richard Siever And Ryan Yeager To Senior Executive Roles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Phoenix Children's has promoted Richard Siever to Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Ryan Yeager to Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, elevating two longtime internal leaders as the pediatric health system continues investing in its legal and financial capabilities.

North Names Emma Kirk Head Of Strategic Growth As Adviser Demand Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

North has appointed Emma Kirk as Head of Strategic Growth as the Australian wealth management platform continues to invest in its distribution capabilities to support rising demand from advisers and licensees.

Lightspeed Adds NextSilicon President Rupal Hollenbeck To Board As Company Targets Profitable Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Lightspeed Commerce has appointed technology industry veteran Rupal Hollenbeck to its Board of Directors, adding three decades of global technology and go-to-market leadership experience as the commerce platform focuses on executing its strategy and driving profitable growth. Hollenbeck's appointment will become effective October 1, 2026.

ArchwayFinCo Adds Mark Pickering As Managing Director To Expand $10 Million-$50 Million Private Credit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

ArchwayFinCo has appointed Mark Pickering as Managing Director, adding more than 30 years of commercial finance experience as the private credit firm expands its asset-based lending platform.

Katten Adds Genevieve Weiner To Expand Los Angeles Restructuring Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Katten has added Genevieve Weiner as a partner in its Restructuring practice in Los Angeles, expanding the firm's capabilities across bankruptcy, distressed transactions and restructuring matters. Weiner joins Katten from Sidley Austin.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Edward Coates From Latham To Expand Secondaries And Liquidity Solutions Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Edward Coates as a partner in its Secondaries team, strengthening the firm's capabilities across private markets secondary transactions and liquidity solutions. Coates announced the move after previously working at Latham & Watkins.

K&L Gates Adds Tim Foley From Linklaters As Washington Broker-Dealer Regulatory Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

K&L Gates has added Tim Foley as a partner in its Asset Management and Investment Funds practice in Washington, D.C., strengthening its broker-dealer regulatory, enforcement and trading capabilities. Foley joins K&L Gates from Linklaters.

Goodwin Adds Rebecca Lock In Philadelphia As Real Estate Funds Platform Serves 1,000+ Investment Managers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Goodwin has added Rebecca "Becca" Lock as a partner in its Real Estate and Investment Funds and Capital groups in Philadelphia, expanding the firm's real estate fund formation and private capital capabilities.

Kestra Financial Names Kelly Apple Head Of Wealth Management After 13+ Years At BlackRock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kestra Financial has appointed Kelly Apple as Head of Wealth Management, placing the longtime asset management executive in charge of expanding the firm's investment, planning and advisory capabilities.

DLA Piper Adds Brian Gingold As Co-Lead Of New York Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

DLA Piper has added Brian Gingold as co-leader of its New York Private Equity practice, strengthening the firm's capabilities across private equity transactions, financing matters and portfolio company advisory work.

Victory Capital To Acquire First Eagle For $7 Billion, Creating $571 Billion Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Victory Capital has agreed to acquire First Eagle Investments for approximately $7 billion, creating a combined global asset manager expected to oversee about $571 billion in total client assets.

Trustar Bank To Acquire $750 Million In Deposits And Maryland Branches From Forbright For $19 Million Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Trustar Bank has signed an agreement to acquire two Maryland branches and a Virginia customer service hub from Forbright Bank in a transaction that includes approximately $750 million in local deposits.

Hilco Provides $60 Million ABL Facility To Support Turnspire’s Acquisition Of Hulcher Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Hilco Global Capital Solutions has provided a $60 million first-lien asset-based lending facility to support Turnspire Capital Partners' acquisition of Hulcher Services, a provider of mission-critical rail infrastructure and industrial services.

eCapital Provides $30 Million Receivables Facility To Support 18-Facility Post-Acute Care Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

eCapital has provided a $30 million healthcare receivables financing facility to an unnamed multi-state post-acute care provider operating 18 skilled nursing and post-acute facilities.

Continental Resources To Acquire FireBird Energy II, Adding 32,000 BOE/D And 147,000 Net Resource Acres In Permian

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Continental Resources has agreed to acquire FireBird Energy II from Quantum Capital Group, significantly expanding its position in the Permian Basin with oil-weighted production, development inventory and acreage adjacent to its existing operations. FireBird owns approximately 54,000 net acres in the Midland Basin.

Denarius Metals Invests C$28.8 Million In Copper Giant As Trafigura Raises Stake To 14.79%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Denarius Metals has completed a C$28.8 million strategic investment in Copper Giant Resources and closed a C$28.81 million private placement with Trafigura to fund the transaction.