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GoldenPeaks Capital Closes Financing Facility With AB CarVal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

GoldenPeaks Capital and AB CarVal (an established global credit fund and part of AllianceBernstein’s Private Alternatives business) have signed a bespoke junior financing facility. And GoldenPeaks Capital, which is one of the fastest growing independent power producers in Eastern Europe, will use these funds to finance further acquisition and construction of Ready-to-Build solar photovoltaic assets in Poland.

Latham & Watkins: Melanie Howard Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Latham & Watkins announced that Melanie Howard has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Fintech Industry Groups. Howard advises companies, private equity firms, and investment banks on a variety of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, such as M&A, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and disposals.

E-PAL: $30 Million Raised And Web3 Infrastructure Service BALANCE Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

E-PAL, which is the world’s leading gaming and social companion platform, announced it has officially unveiled Balance (a new AI-powered blockchain experience platform) following two successful funding rounds led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Galaxy Interactive. These funding rounds also received support from prominent investors like Animoca Brands, K5, CLF Partners, MBK Capital, New Heights Fund, AMBER, MarbleX, Sky Mantra, Tuna, Aptos Labs, IOBC, Leland, Halcyon Capital, Uphonest, Taisu Ventures, Gate Labs, DWF Ventures, BING, WAGMI, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, Riot Games CEO Marc Merrill, and League of Legends Director Thomas Vu. This brought E-PAL’s total funding to $30 million.

HAYA Therapeutics: Collaboration With Lilly Valued Up To $1 Billion Signed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

HAYA Therapeutics - a biotechnology company pioneering precision RNA-guided regulatory genome targeting therapeutics for chronic diseases - announced a multi-year agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to apply HAYA’s advanced RNA-guided regulatory genome platform to support preclinical drug discovery efforts in obesity and related metabolic conditions. And the partners will identify multiple regulatory genome-derived RNA-based drug targets to address these chronic conditions.

Linklaters: Riaz Janjuah Named As Partner In Hamburg Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Linklaters announced it has welcomed Riaz Janjuah, a market-leading expert in restructuring and insolvency (R&I), who supports the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice in Germany as a partner in its Hamburg office. And Riaz specializes in advising on complex national and global restructurings and insolvencies.

Mesa: Quantum Sensing Company Raises $3.75 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Mesa Quantum - an innovative quantum sensing company - announced an oversubscribed seed funding of $3.7 million led by J2 Ventures, a Boston-based fund focused on dual-use technologies, with participation from SOSV.

FloQast: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Mike Whitmire About This Accounting Automation Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

FloQast is an Accounting Automation Platform created by accountants for accountants, enables organizations to automate a variety of accounting operations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed FloQast co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire to learn more about the company.

Salesforce Buying Own Company In $1.9 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

CRM giant Salesforce announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Own Company, which is a leading provider of data protection and data management solutions. Under the terms of the deal, Salesforce will acquire Own for approximately $1.9 billion in cash, net of the value of the approximately 10% of outstanding shares currently owned by Salesforce, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Angel Kids AI: Kid-Friendly Browser Company Raises $1.1 Million (Seed Extension)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Angel Kids AI, an AI-based browser designed to provide children with a safe and age-appropriate internet experience, announced that they have raised an additional $1.1 million of funding in an extended seed round. This funding round was from three investors Magnify Ventures, City Light, and Atland Ventures and brought Angel Kids AI's total amount raised to $5.85 million. This additional funding will be used to accelerate Angel Kids AI's hiring, product development, and marketing initiatives.

Kirkland & Ellis: Restructuring Lawyers Dr. Christian Halàsz And Friedrich Schlott Join As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Dr. Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott will join the firm as partners in the Restructuring Practice. And Dr. Halàsz and Schlott will be based in both Munich and Frankfurt, where Kirkland recently announced it would open a new office to support its growing business in Germany.

Netlogistik: Interview With Managing Partner Jagan Reddy About This Digital Supply Chain Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Netlogistik partners with companies to tackle their toughest business challenges and guide you in every step towards the digital transformation of your supply chain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Netlogistik US managing partner Jagan Reddy to learn more about the company.

Azul: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Scott Sellers About This Java Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Azul is 100% focused on Java, delivering the most trusted Java platform to the modern cloud enterprise. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Azul CEO and co-founder Scott Sellers to learn more about the company.

Amani Saab: Interview With Co-Founder And Managing Director Ziad Aboulmouna

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Amani Saab is a luxury fashion company that is redefining evening wear for the modern muse, offering collections that combines glamor with comfort, sensuality with sophistication, and opulence with ease. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Amani Saab co-founder and managing director Ziad Aboulmouna to learn more about the company.

Vida: Interview With Founder & CEO Lyle Pratt About The Carrier-Grade AI Voice Agent Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Vida is a company that builds AI phone agents for businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vida CEO and founder Lyle Pratt to learn more about the company.