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Sixth Street Closes €3.75 Billion For Third European Direct Lending Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Sixth Street announced it has reached a final close on Sixth Street Specialty Lending Europe III (SLE III) at its hard cap with €3.75 billion in equity commitments, marking the firm’s largest dedicated fund focused on European direct lending. The firm expects total investable capital for SLE III to be about €7 billion, including anticipated leverage.

PolyAI Names Ryan Longfield President Of Go-to-Market As Enterprises Move Agentic AI Into Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

PolyAI, an enterprise agentic AI company focused on customer experience, has appointed Ryan Longfield as President of Go-to-Market, a newly created role that expands the company’s senior leadership as it scales commercial operations amid rising enterprise demand for production-grade AI agents.

WRITER Names Mina Alaghband As First Chief Customer Officer To Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Adoption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

WRITER has appointed Mina Alaghband as its first Chief Customer Officer, bringing on a veteran of large-scale digital and AI transformation programs to lead global customer operations as enterprise demand grows for agentic platforms that can deliver measurable ROI at scale.

Capital Engine Announces Strategic Alliance With Regiment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Capital Engine and Regiment Securities have formed a strategic alliance to expand distribution and co-syndication capabilities for select private-market investment opportunities, as demand grows for technology-enabled infrastructure supporting capital formation across alternative assets.

Firstsource Acquires TeleMedik to Expand Digital Offerings in U.S. Healthcare Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Firstsource Solutions, a business management services provider and an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, said it has acquired TeleMedik, a Puerto Rico-based developer and implementer of healthcare technology solutions, in a move aimed at strengthening its end-to-end clinical and utilization management capabilities and expanding its presence across U.S. healthcare payer and provider networks.

Lumivero Acquires SharpCloud, Aiming To Speed Up Enterprise Decision-Making

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Lumivero, a provider of research and decision software, has acquired SharpCloud, a UK-based visualization software company that helps organizations connect disparate datasets into a single interactive view for business and portfolio decision-making.

MPearlRock Acquires The Good Crisp Company to Expand Clean-Label Salty Snacks Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

MPearlRock has acquired The Good Crisp Company, adding a fast-growing “better-for-you” salty snack brand to its portfolio as the firm looks to scale emerging consumer packaged goods brands with cleaner labels and broad retail potential. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Dentons: Soline Louvigny Added As Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Dentons has expanded its Paris Banking & Finance offering with the addition of Soline Louvigny as a partner focused on debt capital markets, alongside the arrival of associate Alicia Ghislain. The firm said the hires deepen its capital markets capabilities in France and further support the buildout of its integrated European platform, complementing established DCM teams across Europe, the U.S., the U.K. and other major financial centers.

Angeles Wealth Management Buys XO Capital, Launches Angeles Family Office Affiliate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Angeles Wealth Management announced it has acquired XO Capital, a boutique firm focused on family office, business management and investment management services, and will use the combination to launch a new family office affiliate, Angeles Family Office.

Plasticade Acquires Mr. Chain To Expand In Safety Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Plasticade, a portfolio company of Radial Equity Partners, has acquired Mr. Chain, expanding Plasticade’s presence in the safety market and broadening its lineup of traffic safety, crowd control, and barrier products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bimini Capital To Buy Majority Stake In Tom Johnson Investment Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Bimini Capital Management announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Bimini Advisors Holdings, LLC, has entered into an agreement to purchase 80% of the fully diluted equity interests of Tom Johnson Investment Management, LLC, a privately held registered investment adviser.

White & Case Adds Ed Sheremeta as Real Estate Partner in Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

White & Case has hired Eduard (Ed) Sheremeta as a partner in Tokyo, expanding the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice as well as its Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Private Capital Industry Group.

InductiveHealth Buys SSDataInfo To Bolster Disease Surveillance Support For Health Departments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

InductiveHealth announced it has acquired SSDataInfo, a public health technology company known for its long-standing work developing and supporting the NEDSS Base System, a CDC-developed platform used by public health departments to manage reportable disease data and transmit notifiable disease information to the CDC.

First Supply Expands Chicagoland Presence With Acquisition Of Able Distributors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

First Supply has acquired Able Distributors, an HVAC supplier with four branch locations across the Chicagoland area, as the Wisconsin-based wholesaler continues a long-term expansion strategy in one of its priority Midwest markets.

iCapital Appoints Gary Gallagher As President To Lead U.S. Go-to-Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

iCapital, a fintech company focused on alternative investments and other non-traditional products for wealth managers and advisors, has appointed wealth-management executive Gary Gallagher as president, reporting to Chairman and CEO Lawrence Calcano.

Bayer Expands Into Molecular Imaging With Acquisition Of Attralus Pan-Amyloid Radiotracers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Bayer has signed definitive agreements to acquire two investigational molecular imaging agents from Attralus, Inc., moving the company into the diagnostic tracer space as it looks to broaden its molecular imaging footprint and strengthen its cardiovascular precision medicine strategy.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Adds Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has appointed Stephane Bancel, the chief executive officer of Moderna, to its board of directors as an independent member, adding a life sciences and scale-up veteran as the fusion company pushes toward commercialization.

Duck Creek Technologies Names Jose Lazares Chief Product Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Duck Creek Technologies has appointed enterprise software and AI product executive Jose Lazares as chief product officer, tasking him with leading the company’s global product organization and advancing its AI-driven product strategy across Duck Creek’s cloud platform.

Dentons Canada Adds Martin Abadi And Raymond Ashurov To Expand Cross-Border Regulatory And Transportation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Dentons Canada has expanded its cross-border regulatory and transportation bench with the additions of partner Martin Abadi and counsel Raymond Ashurov, strengthening the firm’s ability to advise clients navigating complex transport, mobility and trade-related rules across jurisdictions.

Alta Semper Raises $57.5 Million From EIB Group And IFC For Growth Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Alta Semper Capital, a London-based private equity firm focused on healthcare and consumer investments in high-growth markets, announced it has secured $57.5 million in commitments for Alta Semper Growth Fund II from a consortium of investors led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Kraken Robotics Announces $35 Million In SeaPower Battery Sales to Three Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Kraken Robotics announced it has secured $35 million in SeaPower subsea battery sales from three customers, marking continued commercial traction for its pressure-tolerant power systems used on unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

Beyond Secure Acquired By NuView, New Managed IT And Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Beyond Secure, an Austin-based managed security solutions provider focused on regulated industries, has been acquired by NuView, a newly formed managed IT and cybersecurity platform backed by RFE Investment Partners and Mansfield Investment Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.

TJC Deepens Investment In GrowthLoop To Back Agentic AI Marketing Platform Built On The Data Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

TJC announced it has made a follow-on investment in GrowthLoop, extending a financial partnership that began with TJC’s initial investment in 2022 as enterprises look to modernize marketing with agentic AI and composable customer data infrastructure.

Sila Services Expands Midwest Footprint With Strategic Ohio Multi-Brand Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Sila Services announced it has expanded its presence in Ohio through the acquisition of NEOH, a home services platform that includes five operating brands plus a training academy, further building out Sila’s multi-trade footprint in the Midwest.

New Charter Technologies Adds NetSource One To Its Growing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

New Charter Technologies, a portfolio company of Palo Alto-based private equity firm Oval Partners, has added Michigan-based technology solutions provider NetSource One to its platform as it expands capabilities for regulated and security-conscious customers.

Atomic Invest Acquires Groene Hart Financial Diensten To Expand Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Atomic Invest announced it has acquired Groene Hart Financial Diensten, a Netherlands-based MiFID investment firm, in a move the company says will broaden its ability to provide white-labeled investing and cash-management capabilities to fintechs and financial institutions across Europe.

HCAP Partners Adds Core Analytics Lab & Radiology To IDS Mobile Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

HCAP Partners announced it has completed a follow-on acquisition for its Integrated Diagnostic Services (IDS) platform, adding Core Analytics Lab & Radiology, a provider of mobile radiology and laboratory services across California.

OurPetPolicy: $8 Million Series A Raised To Automate Pet And ESA Management for U.S. Rental Housing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

OurPetPolicy, a Boise-based software company focused on pet and emotional support animal (ESA) management for rental housing, has raised an $8 million Series A round led by RET Ventures, with participation from StageDotO and Capital Eleven.

Positive Development Lands Up to $45 Million Growth Facility To Expand Developmental Therapy And Autism Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Positive Development has secured a debt financing facility of up to $45 million to support nationwide expansion of its developmental therapy and autism diagnostics services. The facility was provided by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and Pinegrove Venture Partners.

TrussPoint Expands Midwest Presence With Eaton Roofing & Exteriors Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

TrussPoint Roofing & Exterior Renovations, a residential home exterior services investment platform backed by private equity firm Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Eaton Roofing & Exteriors, expanding TrussPoint’s footprint in the Midwest and strengthening its presence in Kansas.