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ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million To Launch Permanent Capital Company Backed By Bitcoin Treasury

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ORANGE JUICE announced it has raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital company focused on acquiring, improving, and permanently owning American businesses while maintaining a Bitcoin treasury. Unlike traditional private equity firms, the company says it is designed without fund expiration dates or pressure to exit investments, allowing it to take a long-term ownership approach.

Lumin Digital Raises $115 Million In New Capital To Further Invest In Product Innovation And Reaches $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, announced more than $70 million in new investment from its own clients, reflecting continued confidence in the company's vision, execution, and long-term growth. This follows a recent $45 million growth equity financing led by Light Street Capital, bringing the business's total fresh capital to more than $115 million.

Dentons Link Legal Adds Capital Markets Partner Timothy Franklyn in Bengaluru

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Dentons Link Legal has appointed Timothy Franklyn as a partner in its Capital Markets practice, expanding the firm’s capabilities in domestic and cross-border securities transactions. Franklyn will be based in the firm’s Bengaluru office.

Simpson Thacher Expands Market-Leading Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced a significant expansion of its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory team with the addition of Dennis Manfredi, Joseph Cosentino, and Benjamin Kralstein, who will join the firm as partners in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. The team brings extensive experience advising on sophisticated insurance M&A, reinsurance, private equity-backed insurance transactions, and complex regulatory matters. Dennis and Joe will join Jared Wilner as co-heads of the firm's Insurance Transactional and Regulatory team.

Content Partners And Ed Simpson Launch Wonderloom Media And Acquires True Crime YouTube Channel Dr. Insanity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Content Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment firm and leading independent owner of major studio-distributed film and television assets, has launched Wonderloom Media in partnership with media executive Ed Simpson. Simpson, formerly Chief Strategy Officer of Wheelhouse, will serve as CEO of the new venture. As part of the launch, Wonderloom completed its first acquisition: Dr. Insanity, one of YouTube's largest true crime channels, with more than 5 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Keyper Raises $11 Million Series A To Expand Monthly Rent Payments Across The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Keyper, a digital real estate technology company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of monthly rent payments and build digital infrastructure for the rental market across the United Arab Emirates. The financing included participation from Speedinvest, Mashreq NEO Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners, Dubai Future District Fund, Property Finder, Ellington Properties Development, anb capital and Dar Ventures.

Ropes & Gray Adds Life Sciences Regulatory Partner Alison Dennis In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Ropes & Gray has recruited Alison Dennis as a partner in its life sciences regulatory practice in London. Dennis joins from another international law firm, where she served as partner and international co-head of its life sciences and healthcare team. She is qualified in England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland.

Dentons Enhances Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice With Appointment Of Benjamin Ng

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has further strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Greater China with the appointment of Benjamin Ng as partner in Hong Kong.

Town Lane And Arcole Acquire Amavida At Lakes Park In Fort Myers In Largest Deal to Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Town Lane, a New York-based real estate investment management firm, and Arcole, its senior housing operating platform, have acquired Amavida at Lakes Park, a 386-unit Class A full-continuum senior housing community in Fort Myers, Florida. The transaction was completed off-market. Life Care Services (LCS), one of the largest senior housing operators in the country, will continue as property manager following the acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GH Power To Go Public Through Business Combination With Matinas BioPharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

GH Power announced that it has entered into a definitive Business Combination Agreement with Matinas BioPharma Holdings for a proposed business combination expected to result in a NYSE-listed, publicly traded critical minerals and clean energy company focused on advancing GH Power's modular reactor technology and related hydrogen, heat, power, and advanced materials platform.

Rubicon Point Partners Acquires Wolfe Square Office And Medical Campus In Cupertino

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Rubicon Point Partners (RPP), a San Francisco-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Wolfe Square, a 117,795-square-foot Class A multi-tenant office and medical campus in Cupertino, California. Financial terms were not disclosed. Will Connors, Dan Renz, and Michael Manas of JLL represented the seller. Bob Simpson and Erik Hallgrimson of Cushman & Wakefield will serve as leasing brokers for the property going forward.

JPMorgan Chase Posts Record $21.2 Billion Quarterly Profit As Stock Trading Revenue Hits $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

JPMorgan Chase reported a record $21.2 billion quarterly profit as elevated market activity, stronger investment-banking revenue and an 86% surge in equities trading helped the largest U.S. bank deliver record revenue across each of its major business segments. The bank reported diluted earnings of $7.70 per share in the second quarter of 2026, up from $5.24 per share in the same period last year. Net income increased 41% from $15 billion.

e-peas Raises $22 Million To Expand Ambient IoT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

e-peas, a developer of ultra-low-power energy-harvesting and power-management technology, has raised $22 million in financing to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Ambient Internet of Things market. Crédit Mutuel Equity led the financing through its venture capital subsidiary Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with support from the group’s Belgian subsidiary. SFPIM, the Belgian federal investment and holding company, also participated. Existing investors supporting the financing included the European Innovation Council, Wallonie Entreprendre, KBC Focus Fund, Otium, Nomainvest, The Faktory and Invest BW.

Marcura Acquires Fairway Maritime To Expand U.S. Demurrage Claims Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Marcura, a maritime technology and services group, has acquired the business assets of Fairway Maritime LLC, a U.S.-based specialist in demurrage and marine claims management. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is the third by Marcura Claims following earlier purchases of HubSE and Shipdem, and the company says the combined operation now constitutes the largest laytime processor by volume in the industry.

TRG Acquires Barcode Supply To Expand Endpoint Lifecycle Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TRG, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Barcode Supply, a provider of barcode, radio-frequency identification, labeling and data capture solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WALDEVAR Acquires Elemo To Build Romania’s First Integrated Renewable Energy Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

WALDEVAR Holding, a Bucharest-based EPC contractor specializing in utility-scale photovoltaic and hybrid energy projects, has acquired Elemo, a Romanian high-voltage electrical infrastructure company with more than 30 years of operating history. Following the transaction, Elemo will rebrand as WALDEVAR Power Grid. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ARCHIMED Successfully Completes Take-Private of Esperion in $1.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ARCHIMED announced the closing of its acquisition of Esperion Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that brings innovative cardiometabolic and rare/orphan disease therapies to market. The transaction is valued at up to approximately $1.1 billion in total equity value on a fully diluted basis, assuming full achievement of certain commercial-based milestones.

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation For Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered software creation platform for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-technical founders. Creaegis led the round, with participation from Claypond and Sentinel Global. Existing and additional investors participating included Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Auxilium Health Raises $3.4 Million Seed Round To Advance Aer Biomaterial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Auxilium Health has raised an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round to advance its Aer biomaterial platform toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and first-in-human clinical studies. The financing was completed approximately one year after the company’s pre-seed round and more than doubles the amount raised in its previous financing.

Genesis Minerals And Vault Minerals Agree to Merge, Creating New $12.6 Billion Australian Gold Major

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have agreed to merge via a scheme of arrangement, with Genesis acquiring all Vault shares in a transaction valuing Vault at approximately A$5.6 billion, a 15.7% premium to Vault's closing price. The merger will create a top-three Australian gold producer with a pro-forma market capitalization of around A$12.6 billion and 600,000 to 700,000 ounces of annual gold production.

Stanford Law Study Finds AI Outperforms Law Professors In Answering Student Questions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

A recent Stanford Law School-led study found that law professors overwhelmingly preferred answers generated by artificial intelligence over responses written by fellow professors when evaluating questions commonly asked by law students.

Leica Biosystems To Acquire StatLab Medical Products From Linden Capital and Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Leica Biosystems, an operating company of Danaher and a global leader in anatomic pathology solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire StatLab Medical Products, a privately held developer and manufacturer of anatomic pathology products. StatLab is currently owned by Linden Capital Partners and Audax Private Equity. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to customary regulatory clearances. Financial terms were not disclosed.

University Of Phoenix Collaborates With OpenAI To Advance AI-Powered Learning And Workforce Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

University of Phoenix has entered into a collaboration with OpenAI to expand the use of artificial intelligence across teaching, student support, career services, institutional operations, and workforce-focused research.

CleanSpark Secures 20 Year Lease Worth $6.6 Billion for Data Center In Sandersville, Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

CleanSpark, a market-leading data center developer, announced it has entered into a 20-year infrastructure lease agreement, with two five-year extension options, directly with a high-investment-grade, leading global technology company at its Sandersville, Georgia campus. The lease is expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion of contracted revenue over the initial term, with up to $11.6 billion if both extension options are exercised.

Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground On New Facility To Support Strategic Deterrence And Advanced Aerospace Missions In Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Northrop Grumman broke ground on a new building at its Roy Innovation Center, the central campus tailor-made to develop the U.S. Air Force Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program and other critical aerospace and defense missions. The investment to expand the footprint of the Sentinel program will create hundreds of new jobs and supports the accelerated timeline to deliver Sentinel initial capability to the U.S. Air Force by the early 2030s while enabling long-term growth across multiple national security programs.

Ares Management Completes $1.7 Billion Acquisition Of Whitestone REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Ares Management Corporation has completed the acquisition of Whitestone REIT, a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on convenience-oriented retail properties, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Ares paid $19.00 per common share and operating partnership unit. Whitestone will no longer trade on any public securities exchange following the close.

PagerDuty Appoints Alkami CEO Alex Shootman To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

PagerDuty has appointed Alkami Technology CEO Alex Shootman to its Board of Directors, effective July 14, 2026. Shootman brings more than 25 years of experience leading and scaling enterprise software companies. PagerDuty said his background in building software-as-a-service businesses, expanding global operations and guiding companies through major strategic transactions will support its continued push into the enterprise market.

Curinos Names Four Startups To 2026 FinTech Incubator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Curinos has selected four early-stage financial technology companies for the second cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, a program operated in partnership with CoMotion at the University of Washington.

CerraCap Ventures Invests In MazeBolt To Advance AI-Era DDoS Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

CERRACAP, a global venture capital firm investing in transformative technologies across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, advanced computing, defense, aerospace, and enterprise innovation, announced its investment in MazeBolt, a leader in AI-powered DDoS resilience and continuous security validation.

Think Raises $8 Million In MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Think, a Riyadh-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company, has closed an $8 million-plus pre-seed funding round, which the company and its backers describe as the largest AI infrastructure and deep-tech pre-seed round in the MENA region to date. The round was co-led by RAED Ventures and Wa'ed Ventures, with participation from the venture capital arm of Dhahran Techno Valley and strategic angel investors. Proceeds will fund team expansion, manufacturing scale-up, product development, and international growth across the GCC and selected global markets.