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SWI Group Raises €800 Million At €6.1 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Infrastructure And Compute Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

SWI Group announced an €800 million institutional capital increase at a €6.1 billion final valuation to accelerate the expansion of its transatlantic AI infrastructure and compute platform.

Consonance Capital Partners Closes Oversubscribed $1.35 Billion Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Consonance Capital Partners closed Consonance Private Equity III at $1.35 billion in commitments, reaching the fund’s hard cap after less than four months in the market.

MAI Capital Management Names Matt Barthel Managing Partner, Strategic Advisor Recruiting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

MAI Capital Management appointed Matt Barthel as Managing Partner, Strategic Advisor Recruiting, adding a veteran industry executive to help expand the firm’s national financial advisor network.

DLA Piper Appoints Ryan Iskandar As Partner To Strengthen APAC Finance Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

DLA Piper appointed Ryan Iskandar as a Partner in its global Finance practice. Based in the firm’s Sydney office, Iskandar brings experience across derivatives, securitization, structured finance, private credit, and fund-linked transactions.

Scarlet Raises $50 Million In Series B Funding To Expand AI Medical Device Certification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Scarlet raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI medical device certification platform and build what it describes as a global certification body for advanced healthcare technology companies. The round was led by Headline, with participation from existing investors Kindred Capital, Creandum, Atomico, and Entrepreneurs First, along with new investor Notion Capital.

Mercurius Media Capital Invests $1 Million In Jaca To Expand Allulose Awareness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Mercurius Media Capital made a $1 million strategic investment in Jaca, a consumer food company focused on expanding adoption of allulose as a sugar substitute.

BRG Adds Three Senior Markets Compliance Professionals To Financial Institution Advisory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

BRG expanded its Financial Institution Advisory practice with the addition of Managing Directors Conway Dodge and Michael Sullivan and Director Richard Patterson. All three are based in Washington, D.C., and join BRG’s dedicated Markets Compliance group.

Blue Dot Investors: Interview With Founder And Managing Partner Sahej Suri About Late-Stage Fintech Investing And Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Blue Dot Investors is a fintech-focused investment firm specializing in late-stage growth equity and secondary transactions across banking, payments, insurance, wealth management, and capital markets. Founder and Managing Partner Sahej Suri previously worked at J.P. Morgan, TPG, and QED Investors before establishing Blue Dot to address liquidity needs in the maturing private fintech market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Suri to learn more about the firm’s investment strategy, the evolution of fintech secondaries, and the opportunities he sees in private-market liquidity.

Maisa: Interview With CSO Andrew Volkov About Transforming Auto Lending With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Maisa is building AI-driven infrastructure for banking operations through Digital Workers, specialized AI agents designed to execute end-to-end lending workflows spanning document intake, validation, fraud and identity checks, underwriting logic, and exception handling. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Maisa Chief Strategy Officer Andrew Volkov, whose background includes Deutsche Bank and co-founding Workfusion, to learn more about transforming auto lending with agentic AI.

SEI Opens Singapore Office To Support Growth Across Asia-Pacific Asset Management Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

SEI opened a new office in Singapore as part of its international growth strategy, expanding its presence into one of Asia-Pacific’s major financial centers.

Cedars-Sinai Launches Center For Autonomous Robotic Surgery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Cedars-Sinai launched the Center for Autonomous Robotic Surgery, a new initiative bringing together surgeons and engineers to develop the next generation of surgical robots capable of performing certain tasks autonomously while working alongside surgeons in the operating room.

Stryker Invests Approximately $400 Million In CMR Surgical And Gains Option To Acquire Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Stryker entered into a strategic alliance with CMR Surgical that includes an approximately $400 million (£300 million) preferred equity investment and an exclusive option to acquire 100% of CMR Surgical’s outstanding equity in the future.

OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners Adds Two Advisor Teams With About $235 Million In Combined AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners added two advisory teams representing approximately $235 million in combined assets under management, expanding the firm’s planning capabilities and presence in Florida and Georgia.

Hunt Properties Says 150-Megawatt Midwest AI Data Center Lease Nears Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Hunt Properties provided an update on its joint Midwest AI data center investment partnership with Empery Digital, saying a 15-year triple net lease for the project is progressing toward execution in the near term.

IonQ To Acquire Elisity In Deal Valued At Up To $1.3 Billion To Expand Quantum Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

IonQ entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elisity, a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion.

Duncan Solutions Completes Transformation Into Standalone Transportation Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Duncan Solutions completed the sale of Pioneer Credit Recovery, concluding a series of divestitures designed to transform the company into a standalone transportation revenue cycle management technology platform.

Integrity Care Group Acquires 15 NextCare Clinics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Integrity Care Group acquired 15 NextCare clinics across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska, expanding its healthcare network to 100 locations across five states.

FVLCRUM Funds Acquires Fidelity Technology Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

FVLCRUM Funds acquired Fidelity Technology Services, a provider of military simulation training systems and services to the U.S. Department of War and allied nations. Fidelity Technology Services will join FVLCRUM's portfolio of IT, simulation, services, and training companies as part of its Project Maverick strategy.

Main Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake In Raynet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Main Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Raynet, a German provider of IT visibility, IT Asset Management, and cybersecurity software, from PINOVA Capital.

Kohlberg Acquires Majority Stake In Advanced Industrial Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Kohlberg acquired a majority interest in Advanced Industrial Devices from Black Bay Partners, expanding the private equity firm's exposure to data center, water, and power infrastructure.

Avance Appoints Carl Stanton As Senior Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Avance Investment Management appointed Carl Stanton as Senior Partner as the private equity firm expands its focus on industrial services businesses.

One Rock Capital Partners Adds Paolo Ferrari As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

One Rock Capital Partners added Paolo Ferrari to its Operating Partner team, where he will focus on post-acquisition value creation and operational transformations across the firm's portfolio.

Riverside Natural Foods Returns To Full Family Ownership After Repurchasing Prelude Growth Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Riverside Natural Foods, MadeGood's parent company, returned to full family ownership after its founding family repurchased the minority stake Prelude Growth Partners held.

The Sterling Group Foundation Fund Acquires Slingmax Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

The Sterling Group Foundation Fund acquired Slingmax Group, a manufacturer and distributor of engineered lifting, rigging, and rope products. Slingmax is headquartered in Aston, Pennsylvania and develops products used for lifting, pulling, and securing applications.

Bertram Capital Invests In Percopo Coatings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Bertram Capital invested in Percopo Coatings Company, expanding the private equity firm's trade services platform. Percopo represents the fifth platform investment made through Bertram's Ignite fund.

Beach Point Capital Invests In Fullers Foods

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Beach Point Capital Management invested in Fullers Foods, a U.K.-based outsourced buying partner serving grocery retailers.

Fumex Acquires PAT Technology Systems, Expanding Air Filtration Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Fumex Air Filtration Systems acquired PAT Technology Systems, the Montreal-based company behind the Filtrabox brand, expanding its portfolio of fume extraction and air filtration products.

Get Engaged Joins SAMY To Create Global Social-First Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Get Engaged joined SAMY, combining the U.S.-based creator and social marketing agency with SAMY's global social-first platform. The transaction creates one of the largest independent social-first influencer and creator marketing organizations globally.

Ardurra Acquires Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Ardurra acquired Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, a Texas-based engineering consulting firm specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure.

Elio Mortgage Raises $5.1 Million In Pre-Seed Funding To Build AI-Native Mortgage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Elio Mortgage emerged from stealth with $5.1 million in pre-seed funding to build an AI-native mortgage company focused on redesigning how home loans are originated. The round was led by Motive Partners and Social Leverage, with participation from Jeff Horing, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Insight Partners, as an angel investor.