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Sidley Adds Regulatory And Enforcement Partner James Comber In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Sidley has added James Comber as a partner in its Regulatory and Enforcement group in Hong Kong, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in contentious financial regulation, investigations and cross-border enforcement matters. Comber joins Sidley from Ashurst, where he was the most senior partner in the Hong Kong office’s Dispute Resolution practice.

Dentons Adds Banking And Finance Partner Martin Manduľák In Prague

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Dentons has added Martin Manduľák as a partner in its Banking and Finance practice in Prague, marking his return to the global law firm after serving in a senior in-house position at J&T Banka.

Latham & Watkins Adds Sponsor-Side M&A Partner Samantha McGonigle In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Latham & Watkins has added Samantha McGonigle as a partner in its London M&A and Private Equity practices, strengthening the firm’s sponsor-side capabilities across complex leveraged buyouts and other investment transactions.

GRM Information Management Acquires FileVault To Expand Records Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

GRM Information Management has acquired FileVault, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based records management company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NanoKar Therapeutics Develops Next-Generation CAR-T Platform For Multiple Cancers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

University of Utah spinout NanoKar Therapeutics is developing a technology platform intended to improve the durability, effectiveness and safety of CAR-T cancer therapies.

Multiplier Raises $35 Million Series B To Acquire Professional Services Firms And Build AI Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Multiplier has raised a $35 million Series B to expand its model of acquiring specialized professional services firms and building artificial intelligence tools around their operations. The round was led by The General Partnership, with participation from Ribbit Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

South Park Commons Raises $575 Million Fund IV, Bringing AUM To About $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

South Park Commons has raised $575 million for its fourth fund, expanding the venture firm’s ability to invest in seed and Series A rounds and continue supporting its strongest portfolio companies beyond their earliest stages.

Disney: Disney+ Membership Ecosystem Elements To Launch In Spring 2027 As Local Originals Triple

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

The Walt Disney Company plans to reposition Disney+ as a broader membership ecosystem that connects streaming content with high-value, always-available benefits across the company’s entertainment, sports, consumer products, and physical experiences.

Eli Lilly: Mounjaro And Zepbound Generate $14.87 Billion As Volume Growth Offsets 13% Price Decline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Eli Lilly generated approximately $14.87 billion in combined second-quarter revenue from Mounjaro and Zepbound as rapidly expanding patient demand more than offset lower realized prices.

Wordsmith AI Raises $14 Million Series B Extension Led By Intact Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Wordsmith AI has raised a $14 million extension to its Series B financing to expand its enterprise legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. The extension was led by new investor Intact Private Capital, with participation from existing investors Highland Europe and Index Ventures. FT Ventures also joined Wordsmith as a shareholder.

NCR Voyix: Interview With Amit Acharya About Unified Commerce And Agentic Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

NCR Voyix is a platform-powered leader in unified commerce for shopping and dining, bringing together software, payments, services, and edge-enabled execution on the Voyix Commerce Platform. Serving customers in more than 35 countries, the company empowers retailers and restaurants to accelerate new possibilities for their businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NCR Voyix Head of Product for Retail Commerce Amit Acharya to learn more.

Kraft Heinz Raises Organic Sales Outlook 125 Basis Points As Incremental Investment Reaches $700 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Kraft Heinz raised its full-year 2026 organic-sales outlook after second-quarter results exceeded management’s expectations across U.S. retail, food service, and emerging markets. The company now expects organic net sales to decline between 0.5% and 2% compared with the prior year. Its previous guidance called for a decline of between 1.5% and 3.5%.

VestGen Wealth Partners Expands Zocks Partnership To Support AI-Enabled Organic Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

VestGen Wealth Partners has expanded its relationship with Zocks, a privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform for financial advisors, to support advisor productivity and organic growth.

Power Digital Launches AI-Native Growth Model Built On Iris, Omega, And Creative Affinity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Power Digital has introduced a proprietary AI ecosystem designed to help brands make, execute and improve growth decisions in real time. The new operating model combines more than a decade of performance data, marketing frameworks and industry-specific expertise across three technologies: Iris, Omega and Creative Affinity.

Orion Launches Fractional Share Trading For Advisors Custodying With Schwab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Orion has introduced fractional share trading for financial advisors who custody client assets with Schwab Advisor Services. The capability is available through Orion Trading, the company’s next-generation trading and rebalancing platform, and its order management system.

Left Lane Capital Announces Senior Promotions Across Investment, Portfolio Support, And Operations Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Left Lane Capital has announced a new group of senior promotions across its investment, portfolio support, finance and operations teams as the firm continues expanding its leadership structure.

Mitsui: Core Operating Cash Flow Reaches $1.78 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Mitsui & Co. reported approximately $1.78 billion of core operating cash flow during its fiscal first quarter, even though cash provided by operating activities was only about $268 million.

Westlake: PEM Operating Income Swings $503 Million As Average Prices Rise 14%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Westlake Corporation delivered a sharp recovery in its Performance and Essential Materials business during the second quarter of 2026 as higher polyethylene and PVC resin prices, lower energy costs, supply disruptions, and internal profitability initiatives transformed the segment’s earnings.

Lumora Raises Pre-Seed Funding To Target South Korea’s $145 Billion Industrial Solar Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Lumora has closed a pre-seed financing round to expand its industrial solar platform across South Korea. The round was led by a fund anchored by consumer goods company Yuhan-Kimberly and managed by MYSC, with participation from HGI and other strategic investors.

Moove Raises $250 Million At $2.1 Billion Valuation To Scale Autonomous Mobility Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Moove has raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.1 billion valuation to expand its autonomous vehicle fleet and infrastructure platform. The round was led by Mubadala Investment Company and co-led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund, and Ion Pacific. BlueCrest Capital Management, Sona Asset Management and The Raptor Group also participated.

Medallia Completes Recapitalization And Secures $150 Million In New Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Medallia has completed a recapitalization agreement with its lenders, significantly reducing its outstanding debt and securing $150 million in new capital.

Obsidian Therapeutics Completes Galera Merger And $350 Million Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Obsidian Therapeutics has completed its previously announced transaction with Galera Therapeutics and closed an oversubscribed $350 million private placement.

Patelco Credit Union Invests In Payfinia And Joins CUSO Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Patelco Credit Union has made a strategic investment in Payfinia’s Credit Union Service Organization and joined its board to help shape the development of embedded and real-time payment services for credit unions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

PaveMasters Secures Majority Investment From THL Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

PaveMasters has received a majority investment from THL Partners to accelerate the expansion of its pavement maintenance platform across the Western United States. Existing investor Northern Lakes Capital sold its ownership stake as part of the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Scale Social AI Raises New Financing To Expand Enterprise Content Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Scale Social AI has raised new financing to expand its AI-native content infrastructure platform and managed programs for enterprise brands. The amount and investors were not disclosed.

Balance Theory Raises $19 Million Series A Led By SYN Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Balance Theory has raised $19 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native platform for managing cybersecurity investments. The round was led by SYN Ventures, with participation from existing investors DataTribe and TEDCO.

Ratio Therapeutics Raises $70 Million Series C To Advance Radiopharmaceutical Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Ratio Therapeutics has raised $70 million in Series C funding to advance its targeted radiopharmaceutical pipeline and expand its manufacturing infrastructure. The round increases the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company’s total capital raised to more than $240 million. Existing investors Duquesne Family Office and Bristol Myers Squibb participated alongside new investors Catalio Capital Management, Eli Lilly and Company, and Wasatch Group.

Terra Mobility Secures $40 Million Credit Financing From Vista Credit Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Terra Mobility has secured $40 million in credit financing from Vista Credit Partners, the credit investment arm of Vista Equity Partners.

SpaceX: AI Adjusted EBITDA Reaches $1.15 Billion As Starlink Subscribers Double To 12 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

SpaceX delivered rapid growth across its AI and Connectivity businesses during the second quarter of 2026, although the underlying results showed significant differences between adjusted profitability, reported operating income, subscriber expansion, and revenue per customer.

SpaceX Partners With NVIDIA To Develop Starmind AI1 Satellite Compute Payload

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

SpaceX is partnering with NVIDIA to design the Starmind AI1 satellite compute payload, an orbital computing system intended to bring data center-class artificial intelligence processing capabilities into space. Each Starmind satellite will include NVIDIA Rubin graphics processing units and Vera central processing units.