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Eurazeo agreed to acquire a majority stake in MIYA Water through its Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund. Miya specializes in water efficiency and reducing non-revenue water, which includes water lost through leaks, theft, and metering errors before reaching customers.

Searchlight Capital Partners and Fitzroy Capital agreed to acquire Kredinor following a strategic review of the Norwegian credit management company's ownership structure.

CFGI acquired BAO Consulting Group, expanding the accounting and business advisory firm's presence in Texas and establishing a larger footprint in the Dallas market. BAO provides Office of the CFO services and has operations in Dallas and Houston.

Lando & Anastasi named intellectual property litigator Andrea B. Reed as a Partner. Reed brings more than 18 years of litigation experience helping technology companies protect innovations and navigate intellectual property disputes.

Spiro appointed John Emmaneel as Executive Vice President of Global Operations & Innovation for its Brand Activations & Events division. In the role, Emmaneel will lead how the division plans, staffs, and delivers work across markets while also helping build new capabilities as client needs evolve.

Leidos appointed Stephen Vather as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, adding an executive with experience across investor relations, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets.

Edward Jones is developing an AI-powered, end-to-end retirement plan management platform designed to help financial advisors serve business owners and their employees more efficiently.

Ironbark Financial Group secured a $255.9 million investment from Merchant Wealth Partners to support the next stage of the Australian financial services firm's growth.

Eaglebrook launched direct indexing capabilities for digital assets, enabling financial advisors to offer clients rules-based cryptocurrency portfolios through separately managed accounts.

Northwestern Mutual launched Family Office Services, an integrated offering designed to provide coordinated financial planning and wealth management services for ultra-high-net-worth clients. The service is designed for clients with at least $50 million in net worth.

Northern Trust Wealth Management expanded its Family Office Solutions team in New York with the appointments of Robert Ludricks III as Managing Director, Northeast Region, and Olof Akesson as Investment Director.

Commvault appointed Matthew Stauble as Chief Customer Officer to lead the company's global customer engineering organization. Stauble will report to Geoff Haydon, President of Customer and Field Operations.

Hatteras Venture Partners appointed Andrew Witty as Chairman and Norman “Ned” Sharpless, M.D., as Managing Director of Hatteras Discovery Innovation as the healthcare-focused venture capital firm expands its company-creation and later-stage investment strategies.

Cato Networks appointed Chad Gardner as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global revenue organization. Gardner brings more than two decades of sales leadership experience spanning cybersecurity, cloud computing, networking, and enterprise technology.

Oddball appointed Kathy Klapacz as Chief Operating Officer as the government technology company continues scaling its federal programs and operations.

Waterloo Capital invested in and partnered with Peachtree Financial Group, establishing Waterloo Capital Atlanta and expanding the registered investment adviser's presence in the Southeast.

Autodesk named Diana Colella Executive Vice President of its Architecture, Engineering and Construction business. Colella succeeds Amy Bunszel, who previously announced her retirement and will remain with Autodesk through November 2, 2026 to support the leadership transition.

TCGX closed its oversubscribed TCGX Asia Life Sciences Fund I with $600 million in commitments. The new fund will focus on biotechnology companies based in Asia.

One Rock Capital Partners added Damon Anderson to its Operating Partner team to focus on supply chain and procurement initiatives across portfolio companies.

Salt Creek Capital acquired MK Plastics, a manufacturer of corrosion-resistant industrial and commercial ventilation equipment. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Montreal, MK Plastics manufactures fiberglass-reinforced polymer fans, blowers, dampers, louvers, and related ventilation products.

Yazen secured new funding led by European growth investor Verdane, with participation from previous lead investor Evli Growth Partners.

Ambienta expanded its senior leadership, investment, portfolio operations, investor relations, and corporate functions with 23 appointments over the past year as the European investment manager continues scaling its platform.

HyLight raised €13 million in funding to expand its fleet of autonomous hydrogen-powered airships and accelerate the development of its AI-powered infrastructure inspection platform. The round was backed by Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW, and Teampact Ventures, with participation from existing investors Y Combinator and Ring Capital.

Volteum is a fleet management platform built for electric and mixed vehicle fleets, giving operators a unified view of vehicle performance, charging, maintenance, costs, and electrification planning. The company connects directly to vehicle manufacturer data without requiring aftermarket hardware, enabling fleets to onboard without installation downtime. Its platform draws on more than 3 billion operational fleet data points to support capabilities including predictive maintenance, charging management, vehicle-level cost reporting, and electrification recommendations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Volteum Co-Founder and CEO Zsófia Tóth to learn more about the company’s origins, technology, customer deployments, and vision for the future of fleet operations. 

Dentons appointed Jack Brumpton as a Partner, strengthening the firm’s national projects practice and its energy and infrastructure capabilities across Australia.

Eightfold AI is an AI-native talent intelligence platform that helps organizations make skills-based decisions across hiring, employee development, internal mobility, and workforce planning. The company is expanding its platform with agentic AI capabilities, including AI-powered interviewing, workforce readiness assessment, and tools for building custom talent applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eightfold AI Chief Product Officer Sachit Kamat to learn more about the company's product strategy, its approach to enterprise AI, and how agentic technology is changing the future of talent management.

Polaryx Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a multimodal pipeline of small-molecule and gene therapies for rare pediatric lysosomal storage disorders. Its lead program, PLX-200, is a proprietary oral small molecule being advanced through the SOTERIA Phase 2 basket trial across multiple indications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Polaryx Therapeutics CEO Alex Yang to learn more. 

Audoo is a music technology company focused on improving the accuracy of public performance royalty data. Its flagship Audio Meter is a plug-in device installed in public venues such as bars, gyms, retailers, schools, and concert venues to identify music played in real time and provide verified usage data to Performing Rights Organizations. Founder and CEO Ryan Edwards created Audoo after his own experience as a musician exposed a gap in understanding whether artists were being accurately compensated when their music was played publicly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Edwards to learn more about Audoo's origins, its Audio Meter technology, the impact of AI-generated music, and the company's goal of making accurate public performance data a global standard. 

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) provides healthcare services to patients across rural Appalachia, where limited connectivity, workforce shortages, rising costs, and geographic barriers can complicate access to care. The organization uses technologies including eClinicalWorks and Luma to support patient communications, online self-scheduling, virtual check-in, digital forms, appointment reminders, and targeted outreach. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems COO Chad Brown to learn more about his background and how technology is helping the organization improve patient engagement, workforce efficiency, and access to care in rural communities. 

Officine Maccaferri acquired Iterchimica and Surface Tech, creating a new High-Performance Materials vertical focused on lower-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure.