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OceanFirst To Acquire Flushing Financial In $579 Million All-Stock Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

OceanFirst Financial and Flushing Financial Corporation have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger that would create a regional bank with approximately $23 billion in assets across New Jersey, Long Island, and the New York City metro area, while also bringing in a $225 million strategic equity investment from Warburg Pincus.

MetLife Investment Management Closes PineBridge Acquisition, Creating A $734.7 Billion Global Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

MetLife Investment Management (MIM), MetLife, Inc.’s institutional asset management business, said it has completed its acquisition of PineBridge Investments, combining the firms into a platform overseeing $734.7 billion in assets under management on a pro forma basis as of September 30, 2025.

BigBear.ai Finalizes $250 Million Acquisition Of Ask Sage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

BigBear.ai announced it has completed its acquisition of Ask Sage for $250 million in cash, adding a secure generative AI platform designed for deployment, orchestration, and agentic capabilities in defense, intelligence, and other highly regulated environments.

Cantor Fitzgerald Announces First Close Of O’Connor Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Cantor Fitzgerald announced it has completed the first closing of its acquisition of the UBS O’Connor alternative investment platform and has transferred two O’Connor hedge fund investment strategies to Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management (CFAM).

Tom Golisano Investing $100 Million In Two More Children’s Hospitals In Little Rock And Augusta

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Philanthropist and Paychex founder Tom Golisano announced a $100 million investment to support two additional children’s hospitals, allocating $50 million each to Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. The gifts expand the Golisano Children’s Alliance to 12 member hospitals nationwide.

Wealth Enhancement Partnering With $240 Million Firm Ascent Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Wealth Enhancement announced it will join forces with Ascent Private Wealth, a Spartanburg, South Carolina-based hybrid registered investment advisor overseeing more than $240 million in client assets, expanding Wealth Enhancement’s footprint in the Southeast and pushing its total client assets above $132.7 billion.

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition Of Owens & Minor Products & Healthcare Services Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Platinum Equity announced it has completed its acquisition of the Products & Healthcare Services unit of Owens & Minor, creating a privately held, standalone company that will continue operating under the Owens & Minor brand as part of Platinum’s portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Axoniq: Interview With CEO & Board Member Jessica Reeves About Why Explainability Matters In AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Axoniq, a company trusted by over 65,000 companies globally and with more than 70 million downloads, transforms how organizations develop AI native applications that seamlessly evolve and scale to meet tomorrow's business challenges. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Axoniq CEO and Board Member Jessica Reeves to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

BriefCatch: $6 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Assisted Legal Writing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

BriefCatch, a legal-writing platform used by law firms and courts, has raised $6 million in Series A financing in what the company described as a “significant upround,” as legal organizations accelerate digital adoption while grappling with new risks tied to generative AI.

Mercantile Bank Completes Merger With Eastern Michigan Financial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

Mercantile Bank announced it has completed its previously announced merger with Eastern Michigan Financial Corporation, combining two Michigan-based financial institutions with a stated focus on serving local households, businesses, and communities.

DigitalBridge And Crestview Partners Complete Take-Private Acquisition Of WideOpenWest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners said affiliated investment funds have completed their previously announced take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest (WOW!), a U.S. provider of broadband internet services and connectivity solutions.

First Financial Bancorp To Close Acquisition Of BankFinancial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

First Financial Bancorp announced it will close its previously announced all-stock acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation on January 1, 2026, a deal that will give First Financial its first retail consumer-focused locations in the Chicago market.

Mutares Signs Agreement To Sell Conexus To ATS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio company Conexus S.p.A. to ATS – Advance Technologies System S.r.l., a wholly owned subsidiary of Maximum Return System Group, as the firm continues to execute exits from its portfolio.

H.I.G. Capital Agrees To Sell Subsea Telecom Provider Xtera

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

H.I.G. Capital announced an affiliate has entered into a binding agreement to sell Xtera Limited, a London-headquartered provider of subsea telecom network systems, to a joint venture led by Prysmian S.p.A. and Fincantieri S.p.A. The sale remains subject to regulatory approvals, and completion is expected in the first quarter of 2026.

Heron View Partners Launches As Standalone Global Lower Middle Market Private Equity Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

Heron View Partners (HVP) has launched as an independent private equity platform backed by Hong Kong-based holding company Pacific Century Group (PCG), following a split from PineBridge Investments after PineBridge’s acquisition by MetLife Investment Management in December 2025.

TransDigm To Buy Stellant Systems For About $960 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

TransDigm Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stellant Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, for approximately $960 million in cash, including certain tax benefits.

Biobeat: $50 Million Series B Secured To Expand Commercialization Of Cuff-Less 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

Biobeat Technologies announced it has closed a $50 million Series B equity financing to accelerate commercialization of its FDA-cleared, cuff-less 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) system in the United States.

CHAMP Titles: $55 Million Raised To Build Digital Systems For Motor Vehicle Agencies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

CHAMP Titles, a Cleveland-based provider of digital systems for U.S. motor vehicle agencies, announced it raised $55 million in new financing, marking its largest funding round to date and pushing total capital raised to more than $100 million.

DLP Capital: $108.4 Million In Multifamily Refinancings Across PA And TX Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

DLP Capital, a private real estate investment firm headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, said it has closed $108.4 million in Freddie Mac refinancing loans across three multifamily properties owned by the DLP Housing Fund, spanning Pennsylvania and Texas.

Meta Acquires AI Agent Developer Manus For A Reported $2+ Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

AI agent developer Manus said it is joining Meta, a significant milestone for its work on general-purpose autonomous agents designed to help users with research, automation, and other complex tasks.

Brivo And Eagle Eye Networks Merge To Form AI Cloud-Native Physical Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks said they will merge to create what they describe as the world’s largest AI cloud-native physical security company, combining cloud access control and smart space technology with cloud AI video surveillance under a single, unified platform. The merged company will operate under the Brivo name and aim to simplify how enterprises deploy and manage physical security by consolidating capabilities and support into one integrated offering.

SoftBank Group to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4 Billion to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

SoftBank Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a global alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.0 billion in enterprise value. The deal is intended to expand SoftBank’s capacity across data centers and connectivity assets as the company positions itself to support large-scale AI training, deployment, and delivery worldwide.

Johnson & Johnson Completes $3.05 Billion Halda Therapeutics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Johnson & Johnson said it has completed its acquisition of Halda Therapeutics OpCo, Inc., bringing the clinical-stage biotechnology company and its proprietary Regulated Induced Proximity TArgeting Chimera (RIPTAC) platform into the company for $3.05 billion in cash.

KKR Completes Acquisition Of Cheongna Logistics Center In South Korea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

KKR has completed the acquisition of Cheongna Logistics Center, a large-scale logistics facility in Incheon, South Korea, through a fund managed locally by its affiliated Korean asset manager, Kreate Asset Management (Kreate). KKR said the deal represents the largest single-asset logistics transaction in South Korea to date, underscoring sustained institutional demand for modern, high-specification warehouse space tied to the country’s e-commerce-led logistics growth.

ECARX: $23 Million Strategic Investment In Lotus Technology To Deepen Global Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

ECARX Holdings announced it has signed a share subscription agreement to make a $23 million strategic investment in Lotus Technology Inc. through a private placement, aiming to broaden the companies’ collaboration into a more integrated global partnership.

QC Ware: Interview With CEO Matt Johnson About The Quantum Computing Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

QC Ware is a leading software and services company at the forefront of quantum and classical computing. Pulse 2.0 interviewed QC Ware CEO Matt Johnson to learn more about the company.

Traini: $7.5 Million Raised To Build Pet Emotional Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

Traini, a Palo Alto-based startup focused on “pet emotional intelligence,” announced it has raised $7.5 million to develop AI systems that interpret pet emotions and intentions and translate them into human-understandable language through real-time, two-way interaction.

Dentira Raises Strategic Growth Funding From Vista

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

Dentira, a procurement and spend management software provider for dental practices and multi-site healthcare operators, said it has secured a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ClickUp Acquires Cursor Competitor Codegen To Advance AI Super Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

ClickUp announced it has acquired Codegen, an AI-powered code generation and agentic AI platform, as the company accelerates development of “Super Agents” designed to operate inside ClickUp’s workspace as collaborative AI teammates.

CACI Agrees To Acquire ARKA Group From Blackstone For $2.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

CACI International announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARKA Group L.P. from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion, a deal the company says advances its strategy in space-based sensing and intelligence for national security customers.