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Raymond James To Acquire $46 Billion Firm Clark Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Raymond James announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Capital Management Group, a Philadelphia-based asset manager with more than $46 billion in discretionary assets under management, in a deal that the firm said will deepen its investment solutions and expand its reach with financial advisors across key distribution channels.

VB Spine To Buy SpineHawk Intraoperative Visualization Platform From Robotron Surgical Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

VB Spine said it has signed an agreement to acquire the SpineHawk platform from Robotron Surgical Technologies, a move the company says will expand its technology portfolio in spine surgery with intraoperative visualization and an AI-enabled software roadmap aimed at supporting technology-enabled spine care.

TRP Infrastructure Services Acquires Striping Technology To Broaden Texas And Southeast Roadway Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

TRP Infrastructure Services, a Fort Worth-based provider of pavement marking and traffic control solutions, has acquired Striping Technology, L.P., a Tyler, Texas-headquartered pavement marking contractor focused on the broader East Texas region.

Community Financial System To Buy ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust In $40 Million Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Community Financial System announced it has agreed to acquire ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at $40 million, a move the company said will meaningfully expand its wealth management capabilities and add more recurring fee-based revenue.

Butterfly Completes Acquisition of Digital Flexible Packaging Maker ePac

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Butterfly Equity, the Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on the food and beverage sector, announced it has completed its acquisition of ePac Holdings, the company behind ePac Flexible Packaging, from an investor consortium that included Amcor and Indevco North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Gryphon Holdings Agrees To Acquire PrimeOne Insurance Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Gryphon Holdings has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PrimeOne Insurance Company, a privately held specialty commercial lines carrier, in a deal the companies say will expand Gryphon’s platform across the insurance and reinsurance ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mangrove Lithium: Up To $85 Million Raised For Refining Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Canada Growth Fund and Mangrove Water Technologies, operating as Mangrove Lithium, announced they have closed an up to US$85 million structured financing package designed to accelerate the commercialization of the company’s lithium refining technology in Canada and international markets. The transaction pairs up to US$65 million expected from Canada Growth Fund (CGF) with additional participation from existing backers, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures and BMW i Ventures, as Mangrove Lithium moves from technology validation toward scaled deployment.

Klipboard Acquires Savance Enterprise To Expand U.S. Wholesale Distribution ERP Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Klipboard, a global provider of business management software for retail, distribution, manufacturing, servicing, and rental businesses, has completed the acquisition of Savance Enterprise, an ERP platform built specifically for wholesale distributors in the United States.

Reclamation Partners Buys 74,300-Square-Foot Infill Industrial Asset Near Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Reclamation Partners, working in partnership with Fox Capital Partners, has acquired a 74,300-square-foot light-industrial building at 660 Bodwell Street in Avon, Massachusetts, adding a value-add logistics property in Boston’s infill Route-128 South industrial corridor.

Protera Acquires Redfig To Expand Enterprise IT Modernization Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Protera, an IT modernization and enterprise cloud services provider, has acquired Redfig, a business transformation firm known for SAP application development, data integration, and intelligent automation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Transition Metal Solutions: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Reinvent Bio-Based Copper Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Transition Metal Solutions has closed an oversubscribed $6 million seed round to commercialize a bio-enabled approach aimed at boosting copper recovery from existing mines and waste streams, as copper demand continues to climb faster than new supply can be brought online.

SDR Ventures: Investment Banking Veteran Matt Huebner Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

SDR Ventures has added investment banking veteran Matt Huebner as a partner, bringing more than 20 years of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, business valuations, and strategic consulting as the Denver-based firm looks to expand its advisory platform and accelerate business development.

LPL Financial: Wealth Management Leaders Suzanne Elovic And Mike Murphy Join

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial announced it has appointed Suzanne Elovic as executive vice president and head of supervision and Mike Murphy as executive vice president and head of service, expanding leadership across two functions that the firm positions as central to the advisor experience. Both executives will be based in New York and will report to John O’Neill, executive vice president and head of Service & Supervision.

Cloudflare Acquires Human Native To Strengthens Content Offering To AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Cloudflare announced it has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace designed to connect content creators and publishers with AI developers seeking high-quality material for training and inference, as the company pushes deeper into tools that help monetize web content in the AI era.

OTTO SPORT AI: $16.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build AI-Powered Operating System For Youth Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

OTTO SPORT AI has raised $16.5 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its youth sports technology platform and expand its AI “Athlete Intelligence” Lab, as the company targets a market where organizers and families still contend with legacy software and manual workflows despite booming participation and spending.

HOLYWATER Raises $22 Million to Turn Microdramas Into Mainstream Entertainment In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

HOLYWATER, an entertainment technology company behind the vertical-series app My Drama and a suite of AI-enabled content products, has closed a $22 million financing round as it pushes to build what it describes as a mobile-first “Netflix” for vertical video in the U.S. and other Western markets.

LPL Financial Onboards $230 Million Firm Oak Bridge Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial announced that the advisory team at Oak Bridge Financial, LLC has joined its broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (RIA) platform, bringing approximately $230 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan assets and transitioning from Ameriprise.

Coxwave: $5 Million Pre-Series A Closed To Expand AI Reliability And Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Coxwave, the company behind Coxwave Align, announced it has closed $5 million in Pre-Series A funding to accelerate development of reliability and governance capabilities for AI systems as enterprises push more agentic tools into high-stakes workflows.

Cyb3r Operations Raises £4 Million Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Cyb3r Operations said it has raised £4 million in seed funding in a round led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs, as the company looks to accelerate product development and expand its team.

LPL Names Ilan Davidovici EVP Of Corporate Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial has appointed Ilan Davidovici as executive vice president of corporate strategy, tasking him with helping shape the firm’s long-term vision, set strategic priorities and evaluate growth opportunities, the company said Monday.

Avalon Healthcare Solutions Lands Majority Investment From WindRose

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Avalon Healthcare Solutions announced it has secured a new majority investment from WindRose Health Investors, a transaction the company plans to use to accelerate product development and broaden its reach across the payer ecosystem. Existing backer Francisco Partners will continue to support the business through a reinvestment, positioning the company for the next phase of growth in diagnostic intelligence. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Commits €736 Million To BioInnovation Institute to Scale Innovation Across Denmark And Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is allocating up to DKK 5.5 billion (about EUR 736 million) to Copenhagen-based BioInnovation Institute (BII) in a long-term funding framework running from 2026 through 2035, aiming to expand Denmark’s life science and deep tech commercialization engine and extend its reach across Europe.

New Zealand SaaS Company Crossware Expands In Europe With Acquisition of Germany Email Signature Provider CI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Crossware, a New Zealand-based email signature software provider, has acquired Germany-headquartered CI Solutions GmbH in a multimillion-dollar deal as it looks to deepen its footprint across the European Union.

Tulip: $120 Million Series D At $1.3B Valuation Closed For Frontline Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Tulip, a frontline operations software company focused on manufacturing and industrial environments, said Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has invested in the company and signed a strategic alliance agreement aimed at accelerating digital transformation initiatives on factory floors.

Unifyr: $20 MIllion Raised To Scale AI-Driven Partner Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Unifyr announced it has raised a $20 million strategic growth investment led by Investcorp, which is backing the company through Investcorp Technology Partners Fund V. The funding is intended to accelerate Unifyr’s international expansion while advancing product development tied to its AI-driven partner ecosystem platform.

Barings Commits Up To $133.4 Million In Forward Permanent Financing For Newark Mixed-Income Tower

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Barings announced it has provided a forward permanent loan commitment of up to $133.4 million to finance the development of 22 Fulton, a planned 396-unit mixed-income multifamily property in downtown Newark, New Jersey.

New Mountain Capital Raises $1.2 Billion For Strategic Equity Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

New Mountain Capital announced it has closed its second non-control private equity vehicle, New Mountain Strategic Equity Fund II, at $1.2 billion, exceeding the fund’s $1 billion “hard cap” after limited partners agreed to allow additional commitments.

Purpose Legal Acquires Hire Counsel To Build Integrated Managed Review, Staffing, And Legal Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Purpose Legal, a provider of digital forensics, eDiscovery, AI-powered managed review and legal operations services, has acquired Hire Counsel, a managed review and flexible legal staffing company with more than 30 years in the market.

RouteSense: $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Bring Predictive Analytics And MID Health Intelligence To Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

RouteSense, a payments-focused data analytics company, launched publicly alongside an approximately $2 million pre-seed round led by Redbud VC with participation from FOVC, Cultivation Capital, Service Provider Capital, and the University of Missouri AACE Fund.

Olelo Intelligence: $1 Million Angel Round Closed To Scale AI Sales Coaching For Auto Repair Shops

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Olelo Intelligence, a Honolulu-based startup building an AI sales coaching platform for high-volume automotive repair shops, has raised a $1 million angel round to expand its product and scale deployments across North America.