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Capital One To Buy Brex For $5.15 Billion In Cash-And-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Capital One Financial announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brex in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $5.15 billion, a move that would expand Capital One’s footprint in business payments and bring Brex’s AI-driven spend and payments platform under a major U.S. bank.

Raymond James Recruits $100 Million Advisor Michael Thomason In Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Raymond James has hired financial advisor Michael Thomason to Raymond James & Associates, the firm’s employee advisor channel, and placed him in Frisco, Texas, where he will operate as Thomason Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Flashpoint Reaches First Close For Second Direct Secondary Fund Targeting Up To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Flashpoint announced it has completed a first closing for Flashpoint Direct Secondary Fund II, its second dedicated direct secondaries vehicle aimed at providing shareholder liquidity in later-stage technology companies founded by European and Israeli entrepreneurs.

Resolve M Therapeutics Exits Stealth With Pro-Resolution Drug Discovery Platform Targeting Chronic Inflammation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Resolve M Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with a platform designed to identify, validate, and advance drug targets that activate the body’s natural “pro-resolution” pathways—aiming to restore immune balance in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders without broadly suppressing the immune system.

PURE Property Management And HomeRiver Group Merge And Raise $80 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

PURE Property Management and HomeRiver Group said they have merged and will operate under the name PURE HomeRiver, a combination of the companies that create the nation’s largest third-party single-family rental (SFR) property management firm.

Mendra Launched With $82 Million Series A To Build AI-Enabled Rare Disease Therapeutics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Mendra, a newly launched biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, has closed an oversubscribed $82 million Series A to acquire, develop, and commercialize therapies targeting high-unmet-need indications. The financing was co-led by OrbiMed, 8VC, and 5AM Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and Wing VC.

Crux Capital: $342 Million Fund I Closed And Team Expanded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Crux Capital has added two new hires and promoted two investment professionals as it scales operations following the September 2025 close of Crux Capital Fund I, L.P., which raised $342 million in capital commitments.

Limble Names Gary Specter As CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Limble, a modern maintenance and asset management platform, has named veteran software executive Gary Specter as Chief Executive Officer as the company looks to accelerate expansion and deepen customer value creation.

DealHub.io: $100 Million Growth Round Raised To Scale Agentic Quote-To-Revenue Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

DealHub.io announced it has raised $100 million in a growth funding round led by Riverwood Capital as the company looks to accelerate global expansion and deepen product development for what it calls “Agentic Quote-to-Revenue” in the AI era.

Credit Key: $90 Million Growth Capital Round And Strategic Partnership With Barings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform that enables merchants to offer net terms and flexible payment options at checkout, has closed $90 million in new growth capital and formed a strategic partnership with global investment manager Barings.

ScanmarQED Acquires MMM Labs To Build Multi-Engine Marketing Mix Modeling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

ScanmarQED has acquired MMM Labs, a U.S.-based startup focused on modern marketing mix modeling, as it pushes to deliver what it describes as next-generation, multi-engine MMM capabilities through its PulseQED product suite.

Gore Street Capital Secures First Close For €500 Million EU-Focused Battery Storage Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Gore Street Capital has completed the first close of its new European-focused battery energy storage fund, the GS EU Fund SCSp, backed by cornerstone commitments from the European Investment Fund and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, alongside other institutional investors, strategics, and family offices. The specialist storage manager, whose portfolio totals roughly 1.4 GW of battery assets across three dedicated BESS funds—said it is preparing for an interim close and is targeting a final close by year-end, with a €500 million fundraising goal.

Echo Global Logistics To Acquire ITS In Deal Expanding Trailer Pool, Dedicated Capacity, And Multimodal Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Echo Global Logistics announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ITS Logistics, a Reno, Nevada-based third-party logistics provider known for its drop trailer and trailer pool program, DropFleet, and capabilities spanning dedicated capacity, intermodal and drayage, freight security, omnichannel fulfillment, and sustainability-focused transportation strategies.

Claroty: $150 Million Series F Raised To Expand CPS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Claroty raised $150 million in a Series F financing led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of Golub Capital, as the cyber-physical systems (CPS) security company pushes to broaden its platform and expand globally. The New York-based company said existing investors also committed up to an additional $50 million in the round.

Edelman Financial Engines Partners With Orion As Wealthtech Partner To Personalize Advice at Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Orion has entered a new collaboration with Edelman Financial Engines (EFE) to provide advisor technology and investment management solutions that support EFE’s planning teams, the companies said. Under the arrangement, EFE is unifying core functions—portfolio management, trading, data, reporting, and advisor engagement—on Orion’s connected ecosystem.

Prime Capital Financial Buys Bradshaw Rogers To Expand Planning And Tax Platform In The Carolinas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, a Salisbury, North Carolina-based wealth management firm overseeing about $600 million in assets under management, as the Overland Park, Kansas-headquartered firm continues to scale its planning-first and tax-integrated offering nationwide.

Merchant Names Clayton Chandler Chief Data Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Merchant has appointed Clayton Chandler as chief data officer, tasking him with leading the firm’s enterprise data and artificial intelligence strategy as it expands its network of partner firms. Based in New York, Merchant said Chandler will focus on strengthening how the firm uses data as a strategic asset across its ecosystem, with an emphasis on practical applications that streamline operations, improve efficiency and generate actionable insights.

DLA Piper Adds Structured Finance Partner Cary Nadelman In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

DLA Piper has expanded its New York finance bench with the addition of partner Cary Nadelman, strengthening the firm’s Structured Finance subgroup as demand for securitization and CLO execution continues to rise.

Apprentice.io Acquires Ganymede To Unify R&D And Commercial Manufacturing On An AI-Native Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Apprentice.io announced it has acquired Ganymede, an AI-powered cloud platform designed to capture, standardize, and automate lab and process data, in a move aimed at connecting laboratory operations with manufacturing execution inside a single system.

Blue Origin Unveils TeraWave, a 6 Tbps Space-Based Network For Global Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Blue Origin has introduced TeraWave, a satellite communications network it says will deliver symmetrical connectivity with aggregate capacity reaching up to 6 terabits per second worldwide, targeting enterprise, data center, and government users that require high-reliability links for critical operations.

Yelp To Buy AI Lead-Management Platform Hatch For $270 Million To Expand Services SaaS Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Yelp announced it has agreed to acquire Hatch, an AI-powered lead management and customer communication platform, in a deal aimed at accelerating Yelp’s AI transformation and broadening its SaaS tools for services businesses.

Base AI Acquires EverAfter AI to Build AI Engagement OS For Customer-Led Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Base AI announced it has acquired EverAfter AI, combining Base’s customer lifecycle marketing capabilities with EverAfter’s customer-facing post-sale experiences to create what the companies call the first “Engagement OS” for B2B customer-led growth.

Maple Brings Institutional Yield Products to Base’s Onchain Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Maple announced it has launched on Base, Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network, in a move aimed at expanding distribution for its institutional-focused credit and yield products across one of the largest and fastest-growing onchain ecosystems.

Smithfield Foods To Acquire Nathan’s Famous For $450 Million, Securing Hot Dog Brand Rights In Perpetuity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Smithfield Foods announced it has agreed to acquire Nathan’s Famous in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $450 million, aiming to secure long-term control of the iconic all-beef hot dog brand and expand growth across retail and foodservice. Under the definitive merger agreement, Smithfield will purchase all outstanding shares of Nathan’s Famous for $102.00 per share in cash.

Jump And Focus Financial Partners Team Up On AI Workflows To Boost Advisor Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Jump, an AI software provider for financial advisors, has struck a strategic partnership with Focus Financial Partners to help Focus-affiliated advisory and business management firms streamline meeting-related work and turn client conversations into structured, actionable data.

Kestra Financial Adds Advanced Planning Chief And Partners With RightCapital To Expand Advisor Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Kestra Financial announced it is expanding its advanced planning offering with a new senior hire and a strategic technology partnership to help affiliated advisors deliver more personalized, comprehensive financial strategies for clients.

Deutsche Börse To Buy Allfunds In €5.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Deutsche Börse AG (DBAG) and Allfunds Group plc announced they have agreed terms for a recommended cash-and-share acquisition of Allfunds, with Allfunds shareholders set to receive total consideration of €8.80 per share.

Vestmark and T. Rowe Price Launch “Custom Premier” Personalized Model Portfolio Solution For RIAs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Vestmark and T. Rowe Price have launched Custom Premier, a new model portfolio solution designed to help registered investment advisors deliver personalized, tax-efficient portfolios across ETFs and mutual funds while maintaining operational scale and efficiency.

Fisent Technologies Posts 206% Revenue Growth in 2025 As BizAI Adoption Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Fisent Technologies said it delivered triple-digit growth in 2025 as enterprises expanded deployments of its BizAI platform to automate unstructured content processing across regulated and complex workflows.

EQT To Acquire Coller Capital In $3.2 Billion Share Deal, Launching New Secondaries Segment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

EQT AB announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Coller Capital, a global secondaries specialist with nearly $50 billion in total assets under management and $33 billion in fee-generating AUM as of Dec. 31, 2025, in a move that would add a dedicated secondaries platform to EQT’s private markets franchise.