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Beanstalk: Brand Licensing Agency Sold To Creative Artists Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Beach Point Capital Management and JPE Capital said they have sold Beanstalk, a global brand licensing agency, to Creative Artists Agency. Under the deal, Beanstalk will be integrated into CAA Brand Management, expanding CAA’s brand development and licensing platform.

Vasco Group Acquires Schubert Tennis To Expand Clay Court And Midwest Court Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Vasco Group, a Monogram Capital Partners-backed sports surfacing platform, has acquired Schubert Tennis, a Cincinnati-based provider of asphalt and clay tennis, pickleball, and multi-sport court services, as the platform deepens its court-focused capabilities and expands its Midwest footprint.

Edera: Interview With CTO Alex Zenla About The Company’s Hardened Runtime Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Edera builds a hardened runtime platform that secures Kubernetes and containerized cloud and AI workloads by providing true isolation and secure multi tenancy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Edera CTO Alex Zenla to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Gather AI: $40 Million Series B Secured To Scale Logistics Intelligence Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Gather AI, a Pittsburgh-based Physical AI company focused on warehouse and intralogistics operations, has raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its platform across global logistics and manufacturing networks. The round was led by Smith Point Capital Management, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Dundee Venture Capital, XRC Ventures, and new investor The Hillman Company. The company said it has raised $74 million to date.

name.com: Interview With VP Sammy Ahmed About Becoming A One-Stop Shop Of Domain Registrars

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

name.com is a domain platform that makes building simple at any scale. Pulse interviewed name.com VP and General Manager Sammy Ahmed to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Galux: $29 Million Series B Closed For AI Protein Design In Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Galux, a South Korea-based biotech developing AI-driven protein therapeutics design, said it has closed a $29 million (KRW 42 billion) Series B financing, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $47 million (KRW 68 billion).

Pandorum Technologies Raises $18 Million Series B For Programmable Regenerative Exosome Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Pandorum Technologies, a biotechnology company developing programmable regenerative medicine, said it has closed an $18 million Series B financing to advance the clinical development of its tunable, exosome-based therapies, including its lead program Kuragenx, while scaling manufacturing and expanding operations across the U.S., Japan, and the Middle East.

Zoth: Privacy-First Stablecoin Neobank Raises Strategic Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Zoth announced it has closed an undisclosed strategic funding round as it works to build what it describes as the world’s first privacy-focused stablecoin neobank for both retail users and institutions.

Genius Sports To Buy Legend In Up To $1.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Genius Sports announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Legend, a global digital sports and gaming media network, in a transaction valued at up to $1.2 billion, as the company pushes deeper into fan monetization and performance-based advertising across sports and betting audiences.

Schneider Geospatial Buys Land-Records Consulting Firm Bruce Harris & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

ActiveCampaign Acquires Feedback Intelligence AI Evaluation Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

ActiveCampaign announced it has acquired Feedback Intelligence, an AI evaluation and analytics platform that turns raw agent and user conversations into actionable insights to improve AI performance over time.

Flowserve To Buy Trillium Valves Division For $490 Million To Deepen Nuclear And Power Market Reach

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Flowserve has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division (TVD) for $490 million in cash, a move the company says will accelerate its power end-market growth strategy and expand its position in nuclear and traditional power generation. The transaction is expected to close mid-year 2026.

Pilot Fiber To Buy Extenet’s Enterprise Fiber Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Pilot Fiber, an enterprise connectivity provider focused on the New York metro area, said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the enterprise fiber business of Extenet Systems, a deal that would extend Pilot’s owned network footprint into New Jersey and deepen its reach into financial services, enterprise, and carrier markets.

Kodiak Gas Services To Buy Distributed Power Solutions In $675 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Kodiak Gas Services announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Distributed Power Solutions, a turnkey provider of distributed power generation, in an equity-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $675 million, subject to customary adjustments.

Datarails Launches Spend Control To Eliminate Zombie Subscriptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Datarails, an AI-powered platform that provides finance leaders with a single source of truth across core CFO office workflows, has launched Spend Control, a new product designed to centralize and automate how companies manage vendor contracts and subscription spend.

Ryan Expands UK Property Tax Reach With WYM Rating Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, has acquired Williams Young McKaig Ltd and its specialist rating division, WYM Rating, a commercial property consultancy based in Edinburgh. The deal gives Ryan an established presence in property tax and business rates in Scotland and broadens its ability to serve clients managing complex commercial property portfolios across the United Kingdom.

Savi: Student Loan And Education Benefits Platform Buys Fiducius To Expand Employer Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Savi, a Washington-based provider of student loan and education benefits, has acquired Fiducius, an education benefits provider for employees, in a deal the company said will broaden its nationwide reach across employers and channel partners. The transaction marks Savi’s first acquisition as it looks to expand distribution and offer a wider set of education-related workplace benefits.

Valore Holdings Buys Global Automotive Casting And Engineering Platform Mirai Casting Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Valore Holdings, a private investment firm focused on complex, value-oriented opportunities, has completed the acquisition of Mirai Casting Group from Proterial, Ltd., positioning the century-old supplier as a standalone platform amid ongoing shifts in global mobility and decarbonization-driven standards.

Upwind Security: Interview With Chief Security Officer Rinki Sethi About The Real-Time Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Bob Evans Restaurants: 4×4 Capital Acquires Family-Dining Chain From Golden Gate Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

4x4 Capital, an investment platform focused on middle market consumer goods and services companies, has acquired Bob Evans Restaurants, LLC from Golden Gate Capital in a transaction aimed at accelerating the restaurant chain’s long-term growth.

NatWest To Buy Wealth Manager Evelyn Partners In £2.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

NatWest Group has agreed to acquire UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners from owners Permira and minority investor Warburg Pincus for a £2.7 billion enterprise value, with the companies expecting to close the transaction in summer 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Meridian: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Alex Dees About The AI Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Meridian is an AI visibility platform that helps brands monitor, measure, and optimize their presence in AI-driven search, with co-founder and CEO Alex Dees leading the company's growth, strategy, and talent acquisition.

Eli Lilly To Acquire Orna Therapeutics In Up To $2.4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Covenant Capital Raises Over $1.1 Billion Across Fund XII And Affordable Housing Sidecar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Covenant Capital Group, a value-add multifamily real estate investment firm based in Nashville, said it has reached the final close of Covenant Apartment Fund XII, L.P. with $860.35 million in capital commitments, marking the largest fundraise in the firm’s 25-year history.

InPost Agrees To €7.8 Billion Take-Private Offer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

InPost announced it has reached a conditional agreement on a recommended all-cash public offer that would take the European out-of-home delivery and parcel locker operator private at €15.60 per share (cum dividend), valuing the company’s issued and outstanding shares at about €7.8 billion.

Bain & Company Names Jamie Cleghorn To Lead Global Customer Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Bain & Company has appointed Jamie Cleghorn as Global Head of its Customer practice, positioning the move as a step to deepen the firm’s focus on helping CEOs drive growth by putting customers at the center of enterprise transformation.

Banco Santander Buying Webster Financial In $12.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Webster Financial announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Banco Santander, S.A. in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $12.3 billion, based on Santander’s closing price on February 2, 2026.

Refresco To Buy SunOpta In About $1.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Refresco, an independent beverage solutions provider with operations across North America, Europe, and Australia, has agreed to acquire SunOpta in an all-cash deal valuing the North American supply chain solutions provider at $6.50 per share (valued at about $1.1 billion).

Terradot Acquires Eion To Build Global Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Terradot, an enhanced rock weathering carbon removal company, said it has agreed to acquire assets of Eion, a U.S.-based enhanced rock weathering company that pioneered olivine-based deployments and helped generate some of the first issued enhanced rock weathering credits.

TRUBAR: Protein Bar Brand Acquired By ETi Gıda For $173 Million Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026