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Instinct Science Acquires ScribbleVet To Build An Intelligence-Native Veterinary Practice Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Instinct Science, an animal health technology company best known for its Instinct EMR veterinary practice management system and clinical tools including Standards of Care, Plumb’s and Clinician’s Brief, has acquired ScribbleVet, an AI scribing platform for veterinarians. The companies say the combination is intended to create what Instinct describes as the industry’s first “clinical intelligence platform,” integrating AI documentation, workflow automation and point-of-care clinical decision support into a single system for veterinary teams.

Cloudflare Acquires Astro To Expand High-Performance Web Development Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Cloudflare announced it has acquired The Astro Technology Company team, bringing the creators of the Astro JavaScript web framework into the connectivity cloud provider as it looks to accelerate development of what it calls a leading framework for fast, content-driven websites. Cloudflare said Astro will remain open source under its stewardship, positioning the deal as a long-term commitment to sustaining and growing the project while keeping it available to the broader developer ecosystem.

Sila Realty Trust Buys Oklahoma City Inpatient Rehab Facility For $43.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Sila Realty Trust, a net lease healthcare-focused REIT, announced it has acquired an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for $43.1 million.

Invitation Homes Buys ResiBuilt For $89 Million To Expand Southeast Construction Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Invitation Homes has acquired ResiBuilt Homes, a build-to-rent developer focused on high-growth Southeast markets, in a deal the single-family rental REIT said will strengthen its development capabilities and support additional new-home supply for renters.

Carson Group Launches NextGen Advisor Council

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Carson Group announced it is doubling down on talent development with the launch of its inaugural NextGen Advisor Council and a new firmwide career pathing program designed to improve retention, clarify advancement expectations, and ensure emerging advisors have a direct voice in shaping the firm’s advisor experience.

Optics11: €25 Million EIB Venture Debt To Expand Fiber-Optic Monitoring For Undersea Cables And High-Voltage Grids

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Dutch fiber-optic sensing company Optics11 has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate R&D and commercialization of its monitoring technologies for critical energy and underwater security infrastructure.

Apollo Care Acquires Copay And Patient Access Firm eStrat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Apollo Care, a provider of patient access, affordability and analytics solutions, has acquired eStrat, a copay and patient access solutions company known for designing and running copay programs for pharmaceutical manufacturers across multiple therapeutic areas. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Skanska Acquiring Tegelbruket 4 Site in Central Stockholm for SEK 1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Skanska has acquired the Tegelbruket 4 property from Region Stockholm in a transaction valued at about SEK 1.3 billion, securing a central Kungsholmen site previously occupied by St. Erik’s Eye Hospital.

TransDigm: $2.2 Billion Deal For Jet Parts Engineering And Victor Sierra Aviation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Vance Street Capital announced it has signed a binding stock purchase agreement to sell two portfolio companies—Jet Parts Engineering (Jet Parts) and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings (Victor Sierra)—to TransDigm Group for $2.2 billion. The transaction combines two independent aerospace aftermarket platforms focused on proprietary parts, repairs, and engineering-driven solutions across commercial and general/business aviation markets.

Source One Staffing Acquires TempsNow, Expanding Midwest Industrial Staffing Reach

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Source One Staffing has acquired regional staffing firm TempsNow, a deal that broadens Source One’s footprint across the Midwest and adds deeper coverage in industrial end markets spanning manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and related light industrial roles. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ClickHouse: $400 Million Series D Raised, Langfuse Acquisition, And Native Postgres Service Debuted

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

ClickHouse, an open-source database company focused on real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability and AI/ML workloads, has raised $400 million in a Series D financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group as the company pushes deeper into AI infrastructure and application monitoring.

Pagaya Closes $350 Million Revolving Personal Loan ABS With Investment From 26North

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Pagaya Technologies has closed PAID 2025-REV1, a $350 million asset-backed securitization backed by personal loans originated on its network, marking the company’s first revolving funding structure for its personal loan business and adding a new long-term capital channel alongside its public ABS program.

New Mountain Capital: $1.2 Billion Raised For Strategic Equity Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

New Mountain Capital has closed its second non-control private equity vehicle, New Mountain Strategic Equity Fund II, L.P. and related vehicles (SEF II), with $1.2 billion in total commitments, exceeding the fund’s stated $1 billion “hard cap” after limited partners supported an increase to accommodate additional demand. The New York-based alternative investment firm said general partner commitments totaled more than $150 million, making the GP the fund’s largest investor and representing commitments from roughly 115 internal team members.

H.I.G.: €1.6 Billion Europe Capital Partners IV Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has closed H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners IV with €1.6 billion in total commitments, completing an oversubscribed first-and-final close within six months of launch as demand rose from both existing and new limited partners. The Miami-based alternative asset manager said Fund IV will continue its established strategy of investing in “undermanaged” European lower middle market businesses where it believes its operating resources can drive performance improvements, with an emphasis on complex situations and challenging transaction dynamics.

Kinderhook Industries: $1 Billion Solid Waste Services Combination Closed, Forming Ecowaste Solutions With Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Apollo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Kinderhook Industries said it has closed a $1 billion single-asset continuation vehicle transaction for Ecowaste Solutions, a newly formed waste services provider created through the combination of Live Oak Environmental and CARDS Recycling. The transaction provides optional liquidity for certain Kinderhook limited partners while securing more than $400 million of new equity capital to fund organic growth and an active pipeline of acquisitions.

Cytotheryx: $60 Million Series A Closed To Advance Cell Therapy Platform For Liver Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Ouroboros Family Founders Fund I has agreed to lead a $60 million Series A financing for Cytotheryx, a Mayo Clinic spinout developing a preclinical cell therapy platform to treat liver disease, with the deal unveiled during the 2026 Biotech Showcase in San Francisco. The company said the raise will fund the advancement of multiple programs toward the clinic, expand manufacturing infrastructure and GMP capacity, and support regulatory planning, alongside separate debt financing intended to grow its real estate footprint and enable additional manufacturing buildout.

Sandglass Capital: $300 Million Commitment Secured From Moody Aldrich Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Moody Aldrich Partners has committed $300 million to funds managed by Sandglass Capital, providing anchor capital to support Sandglass’ emerging-market, event-driven strategy focused on sovereign and corporate special situations across Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Fleetzero: $43 Million Series A Raised To Scale Electric And Hybrid Propulsion Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Fleetzero, a marine technology company developing hybrid and electric propulsion systems for commercial vessels, has raised a $43 million Series A round led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Maersk Growth, 8090 Industries, and existing backers including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Y Combinator, Benson Capital, Shorewind, and others. The company also announced the opening of a new manufacturing and research-and-development facility in Houston, Texas, intended to serve as its headquarters and production hub.

Pendo: Interview With Chief Product Officer Trisha Price About The Product Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Pendo is a software experience management (product experience) platform that helps organizations understand how people use their software and drive adoption through product analytics, in-app guidance, and feedback tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pendo Chief Product Officer Trisha Price to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Zealous System: Interview With Managing Director Pranjal Mehta About The IT Consulting Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Zealous System is an award-winning software development and IT consulting company that designs and builds custom web, mobile, and enterprise solutions using emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain for businesses of all sizes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zealous System Managing Director Pranjal Mehta to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

IBM Launches Sovereign Core Software To Help Organizations Run AI Workloads Under Local Control And Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

IBM has introduced IBM Sovereign Core, a new software offering designed to help enterprises, governments, and service providers build and operate “AI-ready” sovereign environments where customers retain direct operational control, keep identity and encryption controls within jurisdictional boundaries, and generate auditable evidence for ongoing compliance.

ATW Partners Plans Up To $50 Million Deployment Into Frax’s frxUSD Stablecoin With BitGo Custody

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

ATW Partners, Frax, and BitGo Bank & Trust said they have launched a joint initiative in which ATW, through affiliates and portfolio companies, expects to deploy up to $50 million into Frax’s frxUSD stablecoin, with BitGo providing qualified custody for the position.

Mission Wealth Names 8 New Partners In 2026 Leadership Class

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Mission Wealth, a registered investment advisory firm, said it has elevated eight leaders to its 2026 Partner Class, bringing the firm’s total partner group to 66. The firm said partners now represent roughly one-third of its personnel, positioning the move as a marker of continued growth and an emphasis on internal ownership and leadership continuity.

Worthington Steel To Acquire Kloeckner In $2.4 Billion Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Worthington Steel plans to acquire Germany-listed Kloeckner & Co. in a cash tender offer that would create a more diversified, larger-scale metals processing platform and make Worthington Steel the No. 2 steel service center company in North America by revenue.

Northwestern And Stanford Researchers Create Artificial Metabolism That Turns Waste CO2 Into Useful Chemicals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Northwestern University and Stanford University researchers have engineered a fully synthetic metabolic system that converts a simple liquid molecule derived from carbon dioxide into a core building block of life, potentially opening a new route to convert captured CO2 into commercially valuable chemicals.

EverGen Infrastructure Announces Closing of New FCC Credit Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

EverGen Infrastructure announced it has completed a package of refinancing transactions that includes a new $13 million asset-level credit facility with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) at its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd. (FVB), repayment of most of its corporate-level debt, and the closing of a second tranche of a previously announced non-brokered private placement for approximately $1.9 million in gross proceeds.

PolyML Announces Strategic Investment From Martinrea International

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

PolyML announced it has secured a strategic minority investment from Martinrea International Inc., a global automotive supplier, alongside a multi-year services and collaboration agreement to deploy PolyML’s machine-learning technology across automotive manufacturing operations.

I Squared Capital Launches ANZA Power With $300 Million Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

I Squared Capital has launched ANZA Power, a next-generation independent power producer established to deliver reliable and sustainable energy solutions across Australia and New Zealand. Backed by a USD $300 million commitment from I Squared’s ISQ Growth Markets Infrastructure Fund II, the new platform is designed to provide clean, dispatchable power for commercial and industrial customers while supporting grid resilience and long-term reliability.

Pelthos Therapeutics: Up To $50 Million Venture Loan Facility Secured From Horizon Technology Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a venture lending firm focused on secured loans to venture- and private equity-backed companies, said it has provided a venture loan facility of up to $50 million to Pelthos Therapeutics, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on commercial-stage dermatology products.

Southfield Capital Partners With The Perfect Franchise To Support Growth And Expand Advisory Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Southfield Capital has entered into a strategic partnership with The Perfect Franchise (TPF), a franchise advisory and consulting firm, as the private equity investor looks to deepen its exposure to franchising-related business services and back organizations that support franchise ecosystem expansion.