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Lincoln Property Company: Deerfield Corporate Park Acquired In South Florida

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Lincoln Property Company announced that Lincoln Logistics Fund II acquired Deerfield Corporate Park, a multi-tenant light industrial park in Deerfield Beach, Florida, as part of the fund’s continued expansion across high-barrier U.S. logistics markets. The fund focuses on last-mile, multi-tenant investments with an enhanced-value strategy centered on leasing vacant space, implementing targeted capital improvements, and pursuing strategic development initiatives.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives: Acquisition Of Canadian Data Center Platform QScale

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Goldman Sachs announced that Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives has completed the acquisition of QScale in partnership with the company’s founders and management team, who are reinvesting alongside Goldman Sachs Alternatives and will continue leading the business.

TEDCO: Tammi Thomas Promoted To President And Geyssel Gonzalez Named Chief Financial & Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

TEDCO announced the promotions of Tammi Thomas to president and Geyssel Gonzalez to chief financial & technology officer as the organization continues expanding its role in Maryland’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Nectar Social: $30 Million Series A Raised For Agentic Marketing Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Nectar Social announced it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created in partnership with Anthropic. The round also included participation from True Ventures, GV, and Kinship Ventures, the investment firm founded by Gwyneth Paltrow.

NVCA Appoints Gavin Christensen As New Board Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

National Venture Capital Association announced that Gavin Christensen has been appointed as the 2026-2027 Chair of the NVCA Board of Directors.

Saile: $2.2 Million Raised For Healthcare Staffing And Credentialing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Saile announced that it raised a $2.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed funding round led by Matchstick Ventures. Headwater Ventures also participated in the round.

Chicago Atlantic: $35 Million Credit Facility Provided To Meridian Rapid Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Chicago Atlantic announced it acted as the sole arranger and lender of a $35 million senior secured term loan to Meridian Rapid Defense Group, a security company specializing in deployable vehicle barrier systems.

Grove: Up To $1 Billion In Daily Liquidity Launched Through Basin For Tokenized Real-World Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Grove announced the launch of Basin, a programmable credit infrastructure platform designed to provide eligible investors with instant stablecoin liquidity for approved exits from tokenized off-chain assets. The company said Basin will offer up to $1 billion in committed daily liquidity and launch with support from major institutional partners across asset management, tokenization infrastructure, and institutional access.

Flick: $6 Million Raised For AI-Native Filmmaking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Flick, an AI-native filmmaking platform founded by Zoey Zhang and Ray Wang, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round included backing from True Ventures, GV, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, N1, and angel investors.

Integrated Water Services: Process Filtration Acquisition Expands Industrial Wastewater Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Integrated Water Services announced the acquisition of Complete Filtration Resources, expanding its capabilities in process filtration and industrial wastewater solutions, particularly within the food and beverage sector and dairy industry.

LEHR: Emergency Vehicle Upfitter Acquires Enforcement One To Expand Florida Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

LEHR, a national emergency vehicle upfitter, announced the acquisition of Enforcement One, a Florida-based emergency vehicle upfitting company serving law enforcement, emergency response, and government agencies. The deal represents LEHR’s eighth add-on acquisition and expands the company’s operational footprint across Florida and the broader Southeast region.

Ascend And Honor Capital Creating Complete Insurance Financial Operations Platform Through Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Ascend and Honor Capital announced a definitive agreement to merge, creating what the companies describe as the insurance industry’s first fully vertically integrated financial operations platform. The combined platform will unify AI-powered accounting automation, invoicing automation, embedded payments, and native premium financing into a single solution designed for insurance businesses.

Locksley Resources: High-Grade Copper And Gold Project Acquisition Expands Tottenham District Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Locksley Resources announced it is acquiring a 100% interest in the Iron Duke Copper Gold Project in New South Wales, strengthening the company’s position in the Cobar District and expanding its copper and gold exploration portfolio near its existing Tottenham Project.

Siemens: Acquisition Of Key MERMEC Businesses Strengthens Global Rail Technology Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Siemens announced that its mobility division, Siemens Mobility, has signed an agreement to acquire several key businesses of MERMEC Group, an Italian high-tech company specializing in railway signaling, electrification, diagnostics, and measurement technologies.

LP Insurance Services: Employee Benefits Practice Acquisition Expands Southern Nevada Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

LP Insurance Services announced the acquisition of the Employee Benefits Consulting practice of Van Noy Consulting Group and the addition of Terry Van Noy as an Employee Benefits Consultant.

Bounteous Acquires Cartesian To Strengthen Data And Analytics Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Bounteous announced the acquisition of Cartesian to accelerate enterprise AI adoption by strengthening its data, analytics, and telecommunications expertise.

Iterative Health: Cardiology Site Acquisition Expands Texas Clinical Research Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Iterative Health announced the acquisition of three cardiology research sites from NextStage Clinical Research, expanding the company’s cardiovascular clinical trial capabilities across Texas.

YouTube: New Creator Shows From Trevor Noah, Dude Perfect, Alex Cooper, Quen Blackwell, And More

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

YouTube unveiled a major slate of new and returning Creator Shows at Brandcast 2026, featuring high-profile creators, athletes, comedians, and entertainers, including Trevor Noah, Alex Cooper, Quen Blackwell, Dwyane Wade, and Dude Perfect.

Ford Launches U.S.-Assembled Battery Energy Storage Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Ford Motor Company formally introduced Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on providing United States-assembled battery energy storage systems (BESS) for utilities, data centers, and large industrial and commercial customers across the United States.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Acquires 18% Stake In Barings

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

MassMutual and its global alternative asset management subsidiary, Barings, announced that MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of an 18% equity stake in Barings through its subsidiary, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a major Japanese insurance company.

Iridium: $366.7 Million Aireon Acquisition Advances Aviation Safety Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Iridium Communications announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon, operator of the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. The transaction is designed to strengthen Iridium’s position in aviation safety by combining space-based surveillance, satellite communications, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services, and aviation operational data on a single global network.

Signant Health: Acquisition Of Ametris Creates End-To-End eCOA And Digital Outcome Measures Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Signant Health announced the acquisition of Ametris in a move designed to combine electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) solutions with wearable-derived digital outcome measures for clinical trials.

Optura: $17.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Healthcare ROAI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Optura announced a $17.5 million Series A round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Echo Health Ventures and continued backing from Susa Ventures, Matrix Partners, and HC9 Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to more than $25 million.

Ampa: Oversubscribed Financing Accelerates Rollout Of Portable Depression Treatment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Ampa announced an oversubscribed financing round that will accelerate the rollout of its FDA-cleared Ampa One transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system, which is already being used by clinics across more than 30 U.S. states. The company also announced that it secured regulatory approval in Israel, supporting plans for international expansion.

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Lincoln Property Company: Deerfield Corporate Park Acquired In South Florida

Goldman Sachs Alternatives: Acquisition Of Canadian Data Center Platform QScale

TEDCO: Tammi Thomas Promoted To President And Geyssel Gonzalez Named Chief Financial & Technology Officer

Nectar Social: $30 Million Series A Raised For Agentic Marketing Operating System

NVCA Appoints Gavin Christensen As New Board Chair

Saile: $2.2 Million Raised For Healthcare Staffing And Credentialing Platform

Chicago Atlantic: $35 Million Credit Facility Provided To Meridian Rapid Defense

Grove: Up To $1 Billion In Daily Liquidity Launched Through Basin For Tokenized Real-World Assets

Flick: $6 Million Raised For AI-Native Filmmaking Platform

Integrated Water Services: Process Filtration Acquisition Expands Industrial Wastewater Capabilities

LEHR: Emergency Vehicle Upfitter Acquires Enforcement One To Expand Florida Presence

Ascend And Honor Capital Creating Complete Insurance Financial Operations Platform Through Merger

Locksley Resources: High-Grade Copper And Gold Project Acquisition Expands Tottenham District Strategy

Siemens: Acquisition Of Key MERMEC Businesses Strengthens Global Rail Technology Portfolio

LP Insurance Services: Employee Benefits Practice Acquisition Expands Southern Nevada Expertise

Bounteous Acquires Cartesian To Strengthen Data And Analytics Capabilities

Iterative Health: Cardiology Site Acquisition Expands Texas Clinical Research Network

YouTube: New Creator Shows From Trevor Noah, Dude Perfect, Alex Cooper, Quen Blackwell, And More

Ford Launches U.S.-Assembled Battery Energy Storage Business

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Acquires 18% Stake In Barings

Iridium: $366.7 Million Aireon Acquisition Advances Aviation Safety Strategy

Signant Health: Acquisition Of Ametris Creates End-To-End eCOA And Digital Outcome Measures Platform

Optura: $17.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Healthcare ROAI Platform

Ampa: Oversubscribed Financing Accelerates Rollout Of Portable Depression Treatment Platform

Akamai Technologies: $205 Million Acquisition Of LayerX Advances AI Workforce Security Strategy

Elemental Royalty: C$327 Million Acquisition Of Vizsla Royalties Expands Exposure To Panuco Silver-Gold Project

NAB Acquires Banked To Expand Real-Time Payments Capabilities

Bragg Gaming Group: $9 Million Drayton International Acquisition Accelerates Games-First Strategy

Arcadea Group Acquires Brazilian Healthcare Software Company Sofis

Relation Insurance: Crop Insurance Brokerage Acquisition Expands California Grower Presence