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D-Wave Closes Quantum Circuits Deal, Adding Error-Corrected Gate-Model Tech To Dual-Platform Roadmap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

D-Wave Quantum announced it has completed its acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc., a move the company expects will accelerate development of a scaled, error-corrected gate-model quantum computer to complement its commercial annealing systems.

Modern Wealth Adds $300 Million Rochester Advisory Team To Expand New York Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Modern Wealth Management has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire a Rochester, New York-based advisory practice led by veteran advisor Craig Houck, expanding the firm’s East Coast presence and adding a four-person team to its Rochester office. Houck will join Modern Wealth as a managing director, bringing approximately $300 million in client assets to the platform.

FGS Global Launches AI Advisory Practice And Acquires Threat Intelligence Consultancy Memetica

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

FGS Global announced it has launched a new AI Advisory practice and acquired Memetica, a specialist consultancy focused on AI-driven threat detection and mitigation across social, dark web, and fringe platforms. The firm said the new practice will sit within its recently formed AI and Innovation group, led by Aaron Kwittken, Global Head of AI and Innovation.

Prime Capital Financial Acquires $600 Million Firm Bradshaw Rogers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, adding a planning-led wealth management firm with integrated tax capabilities and roughly $600 million in assets under management to its national platform.

Raise Acquires Murmur To Expand Supplier Marketplace And Modernize Contingent Workforce Sourcing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Raise, a workforce deployment company, has acquired Murmur, a technology-enabled supplier marketplace platform, in a deal aimed at helping enterprises better manage complex supplier ecosystems and strengthen contingent workforce programs.

Riverview Landscapes Acquires Meticulous Landscaping in Ocean County, New Jersey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Riverview Landscapes, a provider of commercial landscaping and snow services across the Northeast, has acquired Meticulous Landscaping, a well-known landscape maintenance company based in Ocean County, New Jersey. The deal marks Riverview’s 20th acquisition since the company was founded in 2022.

Auria Acquires RKF Engineering Solutions And Kythera Space Solutions To Expand SATCOM And Payload Software Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Auria, a provider of command, control, and communications (C3) software and solutions for advanced space and missile operations, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions, adding satellite communications engineering, spectrum management expertise, and autonomous payload software to its portfolio. Auria is a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital.

Houlihan Lokey Expands Europe With France Advisory Deal And Mellum Capital Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Houlihan Lokey announced it has completed and signed two strategic transactions aimed at materially expanding its European corporate finance footprint, adding a major mid-cap advisory presence in France while extending its capital solutions offering into real estate capital advisory across key European hubs.

Appian Adds ScienceLogic CEO David Link To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Appian, a provider of AI-powered process automation software, has appointed David Link to its board of directors, effective January 25, 2026, adding an enterprise software executive with deep experience in IT operations, automation, and platform scaling.

GSK To Acquire RAPT Therapeutics In $2.2 Billion Deal, Adding Long-Acting Anti-IgE Food Allergy Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

GSK announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RAPT Therapeutics, a California-based clinical-stage biotech, in a transaction that will add ozureprubart, a long-acting anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibody, to GSK’s Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation pipeline.

Procore Acquires Datagrid To Expand Agentic AI And Connect Construction Data Across Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Procore Technologies has acquired Datagrid in a deal aimed at accelerating Procore’s AI roadmap and improving how construction customers connect and use data across disparate systems. Procore said the acquisition strengthens its agentic AI capabilities by adding advanced reasoning and deeper connectivity to third-party data sources such as ERPs and cloud storage tools, allowing customers to reduce data silos and automate complex workflows across their technology stack.

CV Advisors Adds Bridgewater Veteran Hailey Gordon As Portfolio Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

CV Advisors LLC, a multi-family office with more than $15 billion in assets under management, has hired hedge fund investor Hailey Gordon as a portfolio manager.

CFP Board Names K. Dane Snowden As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

CFP Board has appointed K. Dane Snowden as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective March 16, 2026, succeeding longtime CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE, who will retire after nearly two decades in the role. The appointment follows a year-long national search conducted with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

Infusion Marketing Group, QwickRate, And IntelliCredit Merge Under OptimaFI Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Three companies serving community financial institutions have combined to form OptimaFI, a new organization that brings together marketing, credit risk, and balance sheet strategy capabilities under one brand. The company said it currently serves more than 2,500 clients and will continue operating with existing client teams and service models unchanged.