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King & Spalding Adds Complex Commercial Litigation Partner Meredith Pohl In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

King & Spalding has added Meredith Pohl as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group, strengthening the firm’s complex commercial litigation and investigations capabilities in Washington, D.C.

Bernhard Capital Partners Sells EPIC Piping Platform To One Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to sell United WELD Holdings — the parent company of EPIC Piping and BendTec — to One Equity Partners in a transaction expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal advisor to Bernhard on the transaction.

Big Brand Tire & Service Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Belle Tire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Big Brand Tire & Service, one of the largest and fastest-growing providers of non-discretionary automotive services in the United States, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Belle Tire, the Midwest's premier tire and automotive service provider. The transaction, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.

ACCURE Secures Strategic Investment From Copec WIND Ventures To Expand AI-Optimized BESS Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

ACCURE Battery Intelligence has received a strategic investment from Copec WIND Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Latin American energy company Copec, as the battery analytics company expands into the active operation and optimization of grid-scale battery energy storage systems. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Elutia To Divest SimpliDerm Business For Up to $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Elutia Inc. (Nasdaq: ELUT) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its SimpliDerm human acellular dermal matrix business to Cellution Biologics Inc. for total consideration of up to $11 million. The Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company will receive $8 million in cash at closing, with up to an additional $3 million in technology transfer and commercial milestone payments payable over the following 18 months. Closing is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to customary conditions.

CodePath: $2 Million Philanthropic Investment Will Help Charlotte Cultivate New Tech Talent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

National nonprofit CodePath announced a $2 million philanthropic investment from Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation to accelerate the number of local college students prepared to participate in Charlotte's growing technology economy. In the span of just five years, Charlotte's tech sector has grown nearly 20%, far outpacing national averages, with some of the largest tech companies in the U.S., including Apple, Microsoft, and IBM, opening hubs in the city.

FIS And Anthropic Expand Partnership To Apply Frontier AI To Financial Infrastructure Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

FIS has expanded its partnership with Anthropic by joining Project Glasswing, an initiative that uses advanced artificial intelligence models to identify and address potential vulnerabilities in software supporting critical infrastructure.

EKHO Infrastructure Solutions Acquires GIS, SSI, And ARES Retaining Wall System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

EKHO Infrastructure Solutions has announced three strategic additions to its mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) and retaining wall business: the integration of Ground Improvement Systems (GIS) and Structured Soils Inc. (SSI), two specialized geotechnical engineering firms, and the acquisition of the ARES geosynthetic retaining wall system from Tensar Corporation. The moves collectively accelerate EKHO's expansion into the U.S. retaining wall and earth retention market, a sector the company has only recently begun targeting as a strategic growth priority. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Trive Capital Announces Sale of Kittyhawk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Trive Capital announced it has closed on the sale of Kittyhawk, Inc. to Machine Sciences, a portfolio company of Viking Global. Founded in 1981, Kittyhawk is a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing services for mission-critical applications across the space, commercial aerospace, defense, and power generation end-markets, specializing in densifying cast and additively manufactured parts for high-temperature, high-pressure, high-cost-of-failure applications such as rocket and jet engine componentry.

NINJIO Acquires SafeStack To Expand Human Risk Management Platform With Secure Code Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

NINJIO has acquired SafeStack, a developer security and application security training platform, expanding its human risk management offering beyond employee awareness programs and phishing simulations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wafra Deepens Strategic Partnership With Ardian

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Wafra, a leading New York-based alternative investment firm, announced it is increasing its shareholding in Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm with $200 billion of assets under management. This commitment builds on Wafra's initial strategic investment from November 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, with the transaction expected to close between late 2026 and early 2027.

Fractal Education Acquires Little Learning Academy In Houston OpCo-PropCo Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Fractal Education, a growing operator of early childhood education schools, has acquired Little Learning Academy, a two-location childcare provider serving the greater Houston metropolitan area. The deal, structured as an integrated OpCo-PropCo transaction, included both the operating company and the underlying real estate — a structure that gives Fractal full control of the physical assets and positions the schools for long-term capital investment. Financial terms were not disclosed. SchoolWise Partners served as exclusive sell-side advisor to the former owners.

Google Partners With Screwfix To Bring AI Skills Training To UK Tradespeople

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Google has announced a partnership with Screwfix, the UK's leading trade retailer, to deliver practical AI skills education to tradespeople across the country through Screwfix's network of stores nationwide, spanning locations from Newcastle to Belfast. The collaboration aims to bring AI literacy directly to the physical spaces where tradespeople already shop and gather, rather than relying solely on online resources or formal training programs that may not reach this audience.

Elon Musk Reportedly Acquires APR Energy In Deal Estimated At More Than $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Elon Musk has acquired APR Energy, a provider of rapidly deployable gas- and diesel-powered generation systems, in a transaction estimated at more than $1 billion. The acquisition was disclosed through a Federal Trade Commission early termination notice dated May 14, 2026. The filing identified Musk as the acquiring party, CF APR Super Holdings as the acquired party, and New APR Energy as the acquired entity.