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Lyric, a Philadelphia and Nashville-based healthcare decision intelligence company, has acquired Concert, a precision health payment accuracy firm that converts clinical and administrative policies into machine-readable, real-time decision tools. Financial terms were not disclosed. The two companies have worked together since 2023, with the scope of their joint solution growing nearly tenfold over that period before the full acquisition.

Google has rolled out two significant updates to Google Vids, its AI-powered video creation tool within Google Workspace: Gemini Omni, which enables text- and image-to-video generation and conversational editing, and personal avatars, which allow users to create a digital likeness of themselves to appear in videos without being recorded on camera.

Stewart, a Houston-based global real estate services company, has acquired a majority interest in Rattikin Title Company, one of the oldest and largest title agencies in Texas. Based in Fort Worth, Rattikin has served commercial and residential customers across the state for more than 80 years and is a well-established name in the North Texas title insurance market. Financial terms were not disclosed.

One Equity Partners (OEP), a New York-based middle-market private equity firm with offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, has agreed to acquire United WELD Holdings, the parent company of EPIC Piping and BendTec. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Preservation Capital Partners (PCP), a London-based sector-specialist private equity firm, has closed its third fund at its hard cap of €877 million (approximately $1 billion), completing the raise in six months — the fastest fundraising timeline in the firm's history. The fund was oversubscribed, with investor commitments exceeding the hard cap, and represents approximately double the size of PCP's predecessor fund, which closed in 2024. The firm now manages approximately €3 billion in assets under management.

AngelList, a San Francisco-based software platform supporting the private markets with infrastructure, cap table management, and payments capabilities, has acquired Ark PES, a fund management software platform serving more than 500 general partners and fund administrators across venture capital and private equity, supporting more than $185 billion in assets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Merck has received FDA approval for Lipfendra (enlicitide), a once-daily oral tablet that becomes the first approved oral PCSK9 inhibitor for adults with high LDL cholesterol. The drug is cleared as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce LDL-C in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) — an inherited form of the condition that significantly elevates cardiovascular risk.

Integrated Utility Services (IUS), a Houston-based industrial company led by Tulsa natives Trinity Dawson and Dustin Ketchum, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Paragon Industries, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of steel pipe products, through a Chapter 11 restructuring process. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Marchex, a Seattle-based provider of AI-powered conversational intelligence and analytics solutions, has completed its acquisition of Archenia, a performance-based customer qualification and acquisition company. Marchex stockholders approved the transaction on July 1, 2026, with approximately 99.9% of votes cast in favor. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Signal Labs, a Chicago-based enterprise software company backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, has acquired BrassRing, a long-standing enterprise talent acquisition platform serving Fortune 500 clients across high-volume, regulated, and global hiring operations. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition combines BrassRing's 25 years of hiring outcome data, spanning 172 countries and 42 languages, with Signal Labs' SignalOS, an operating system the company describes as the infrastructure for enterprise attention.

DePuy Synthes, the orthopedics division of Johnson & Johnson, has acquired Expanding Innovations, Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on expandable interbody cage systems for spine surgery. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds a proprietary non-screw-based expandable cage technology to DePuy Synthes' Spine portfolio, strengthening its position in the lumbar fusion market.

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a Charlotte-based middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Caring Transitions, a nationwide franchise network providing senior move management, downsizing, estate sale, and home cleanout services, in partnership with digital marketplace operators Joshua Ellstein and Michael Felman of Coogee Bay Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ellstein and Felman will serve as Co-Executive Chairmen alongside Caring Transitions President Joe Lewandowski and the existing leadership team. Phil Michaelson, who has extensive experience scaling auction platforms, will join the board. Debt financing was provided by Apogem Capital. Livingstone Partners advised Caring Transitions; Boxwood Partners advised Ridgemont and Coogee Bay.

CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits, the digital and IT division of Schwarz Group, the German retail conglomerate behind Lidl and Kaufland, have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership, including CrowdStrike's acquisition of the intellectual property of XM Cyber, a Schwarz Digits company specializing in attack path visualization and offensive simulation. The IP acquisition includes more than 45 patents and proprietary source code. CrowdStrike will not acquire XM Cyber's revenue or customers; XM Cyber will continue operating as a standalone business under an IP license from CrowdStrike. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of CrowdStrike's fiscal year 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Boston Globe Media has acquired InstaTrac, a Massachusetts-based government information company that has provided legislative and municipal tracking services to professionals, public officials, and organizations across the state for more than three decades. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety, and security services provider in the United States, has acquired Hartford Sprinkler Co., Inc., a Connecticut-based fire sprinkler and life safety company. The addition marks a step in bringing fire sprinkler service to Pye-Barker's existing security and alarm presence in Connecticut, enhancing service offerings for customers throughout the area.

Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, announced a strategic equity investment from Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture arm of Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation's largest producer of clean energy and operator of the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the United States. The investment reflects growing confidence in Blue Energy's strategy to utilize shipyard manufacturing and project financing to deploy proven reactor technology, and marks the first investment by Constellation Technology Ventures in a U.S. nuclear developer advancing small modular reactors.

Medtronic has completed its acquisition of SPR Therapeutics, a privately held medical technology company specializing in short-term peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) therapy for chronic and acute pain, for $650 million in upfront cash. The deal adds SPR's FDA-cleared SPRINT PNS System to Medtronic's neuromodulation portfolio, which the company describes as the broadest pain therapy offering in the industry.

Instacart has acquired Arpalus, an AI-powered computer vision company that specializes in real-time shelf intelligence for grocery retail. The acquisition is designed to sharpen inventory accuracy across Instacart's ecommerce fulfillment network and in-store operations, targeting one of the most persistent pain points in online grocery: out-of-stock items that trigger substitutions, cancellations, and eroded customer trust. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Kennedy Funding, one of the nation's leading direct private lenders, closed a $1.5 million land loan for the acquisition of a 41.09-acre fully entitled multifamily development site along Highway 59 in Loxley, Baldwin County, Alabama. The financing, provided to Vision of Loxley APT, LLC, was completed in just 18 days, enabling the borrower to satisfy a contractual acquisition deadline on a property approved for 420 multifamily units. The borrower is purchasing the site for $3 million, and the financing featured a 9% first-year interest rate.

Crypto.com has secured a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities, valuing the Singapore-headquartered exchange at $20 billion. The round marks the first institutional funding in the company's ten-year history and signals a significant step in the broader institutionalization of the digital asset industry.

ARRAY Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affordable Wire Management, LLC (AWM), a provider of wire management, cable protection, and balance-of-system solutions for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, for total consideration of approximately $203 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory clearance and customary closing conditions.

Verdantas, a leader in digitally enabled technical consulting for the environment, water, and energy transition markets, announced its acquisition of EN-POWER GROUP, an engineering firm headquartered in New York. The addition strengthens Verdantas' ability to help facility owners and institutions improve energy performance, reduce operating costs, and advance sustainability goals across a wide range of facility types.

Global Citizen and FIFA announced a second cohort of 31 community-based organizations across 18 countries that will receive grants from the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, as the fund crossed the $60 million fundraising milestone at a dedicated pledging summit in New York City. The grants — ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 per organization — bring the fund's total grantee count to 58, with collective reach surpassing 400,000 children worldwide.

OneDigital Investment Advisors has added Rosenthal Wealth Management Group to its national platform, bringing on a 31-year-old Mid-Atlantic firm managing approximately $1.8 billion in assets. The deal marks the 23rd wealth management firm to join OneDigital in five years and pushes the Atlanta-based company's total assets under advisement to more than $155 billion as of March 31, 2026.

Juno Bio, a women's health company dedicated to closing the gender health gap through precision vaginal microbiome testing and multi-omics, announced the opening of its first sequencing lab built entirely for women's health. The new facility, located in Oakland, California, marks a step forward in expanding access to high-quality, clinically relevant microbiome testing. To fuel this stage of growth, the company has raised $3.8 million in funding from investors including Ada Ventures, Artesian, Entrepreneur First, and Illumina Accelerator.

French software giant Dassault Systèmes is in advanced discussions to acquire ArisGlobal, a Miami-founded life sciences software company owned by Nordic Capital, for approximately $2 billion, according to the Financial Times. No deal has been finalized, and negotiations could still fall through.

EverSettled announced a $5 million Seed round led by Emergence Capital to help families across the U.S. navigate estate settlement with less confusion, cost, and burden. The company was founded by Arum Kempster and Jacob Effenberger after Kempster experienced firsthand how estate administration can become an 18-month, tens-of-thousands-of-dollars process requiring roughly 900 hours of work, a burden the company says confronts the families of the 3.1 million Americans who pass away every year, a system that will also be tested by the broader $84 trillion "Great Wealth Transfer."

Tyred announced it has raised £2.5 million to build an AI-powered ownership platform for cycling, aiming to make bike ownership simpler, smarter, and more reliable for riders and fleet operators across the UK and Europe. The round was led by Raw Ventures and Ada Ventures.

Vertosoft, a leading public-sector technology distributor, announced that it has been awarded a NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI contract under Category A: IT Solutions. NASA SEWP is a government-wide acquisition contract designed to provide federal agencies and approved contractors with streamlined access to IT, communications, audio-visual, and related technology solutions, with SEWP VI expanding agency access to a broad range of commercial products and services, including hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, engineering and consulting services, and data-intensive mission support capabilities.