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Kirkland: Burt Snell Hired As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Nils B. (Burt) Snell, a prominent product liability and mass tort litigator, has joined the firm as a partner.

Baker McKenzie: Jenny Liu Named As Partner In Transactional Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Baker McKenzie has welcomed Jenny Liu as a Partner in its Transactional Practice, operating from the Firm's New York and Palo Alto offices. Previously a private equity partner at another major law firm, Jenny advises private equity firms on a range of transactions, including leveraged buyouts and minority investments.

Gridiron Capital Partners Buying ABC Legal Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Gridiron Capital, an investment firm focused on partnering with founders and management teams, has acquired ABC Legal Services, a leading provider of service of process (SOP) and court filing solutions, from Aquiline. This partnership combines ABC Legal's innovative approach with Gridiron’s expertise.

Proskauer: Peter Mason Joins As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Proskauer has appointed Peter Mason as a partner in its Global Finance practice in London, bolstering its European leveraged finance capabilities during a period of growth.

Infineon: $2.5 Billion Acquisition Of Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet Business Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Marvell Technology has announced the sale of its Automotive Ethernet business to Infineon Technologies for $2.5 billion in cash. The deal closed eleven days into Marvell's third quarter of fiscal 2026, during which the Automotive Ethernet business generated mid-single-digit millions in revenue. Effective August 15, 2025, Marvell will no longer report any contributions from this business.

InfraRed Capital Partners To Buy Data Center Business From Rogers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

InfraRed Capital Partners, an international infrastructure asset manager, has agreed to acquire Rogers Communications' data center business as part of its value-add strategy.

Nuveen: $1.3 Billion Raised For Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Nuveen has completed the first close of its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), raising $1.3 billion in initial capital commitments toward its $2.5 billion target. This fund aims to provide private credit solutions for infrastructure projects, meeting the growing demand for energy driven by digitalization, electrification, and reindustrialization in North America, Europe, and other OECD countries.

Qloud Games: $5 Million Seed Raised To Build Solarpunk MMO Loftia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Qloud Games, an independent studio, has announced a $5 million seed funding round for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Loftia. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 1UP Fund, and Gaingels.

Dentons: Myron Mallia-Dare Named As Partner In Corporate Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Dentons has announced the appointment of Myron Mallia-Dare as a partner in its Corporate group in Toronto.

MARA Investing About $168 Million For 64% Stake In Exaion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

MARA Holdings has entered into an investment agreement with EDF Pulse Ventures to acquire a 64% stake in Exaion, a subsidiary of EDF, with an option to increase ownership to 75% by 2027.

Castlelake: $1.8 Billion Aviation Lending Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Castlelake, a global alternative investment manager with 20 years of experience, has launched Merit AirFinance. This aviation lending business will provide debt capital to airlines and leasing companies for new and used aviation assets.

Marktlink Capital: €520 Million Raised For Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Investment firm Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from approximately 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs and families for two new funds. This capital will be invested across various private equity and venture capital funds, benefiting hundreds of strong companies.

Kirkland & Ellis: Maria Raptis Joins Firm As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has welcomed Maria Raptis, a prominent antitrust lawyer, as a partner. Raptis specializes in the antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, with extensive experience in litigating antitrust cases.

Profound: $35 Million Series B Raised For AI Visibility And Content Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Profound, a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, announced a $35 million Series B round led by Sequoia with continued participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons. This brings Profound's total funding to $58.5 million.

Infinity Loop: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Vendor Contract Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Infinity Loop, an AI-based contract intelligence platform, announced a $5 million seed round led by Glasswing Ventures and TIAA Ventures, along with other investors. This funding will accelerate expansion as demand from enterprises continues to grow.

HaloNinjas: Investment Raised From Start Something Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2025

HaloNinjas, Scotland's HaloITSM partner in the EMEA region, has raised funding from Start Something Ventures (SSV), an Indianapolis-based angel investment group, to support its expansion in the USA and Europe.

Workday Buying Low-Code Platform Flowise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2025

Workday, an AI platform for managing people, finances, and agents, has announced its acquisition of Flowise. Flowise is a low-code platform that streamlines the development of AI agents, ranging from basic chatbots to complex automated workflows.

Bennett West: Investment Raised From Pike Street Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Pike Street Capital, a private equity firm in Seattle, has invested in Bennett. This company provides water infrastructure, plant health, and energy solutions to growers, local governments, and industrial customers in the western US.

Appcharge: $58 Million Series B Raised For DTC Platform For Mobile Game Publishers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Appcharge, a top direct-to-consumer platform for mobile game publishers, has raised $58 million in Series B funding led by IVP, bringing its total funding to $89 million. The funding will help Appcharge grow its platform and launch new products to support the global mobile games industry.

Celestial AI: Final Closing Of $255 Million Series C1 Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Celestial AI, a leader in optical interconnect technology addressing the scalability demands of modern AI infrastructure, announced the final close of its $255 million Series C1 funding round, which included strategic investors VentureTech Alliance and Samsung Catalyst Fund, along with deep semiconductor and foundry partnerships. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $520 million.

Prefer: $4.2 Million Funding Raised For Launching Sustainable Flavors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Prefer, a Singapore food tech startup, raised $4.2 million in an oversubscribed round as it launched new soluble coffee and cocoa powders. The company uses fermentation on food byproducts like rice and soy to create cost-effective, sustainable flavours for FMCG brands, manufacturers, and retailers, with its coffee offering up to 85% lower emissions and 50% lower costs than traditional Arabica.

Uno Platform: C$3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Cross-Platform Apps With A Single Codebase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Uno Platform has completed a C$3.5M seed funding round led by AQC Capital and Desjardins Capital, bringing total investment to C$6.5 million. The open-source platform, used by companies such as Toyota and Microsoft, helps build cross-platform .NET applications for Mobile, Web, Desktop, and Embedded Devices.

Westland Insurance Buying Paul Ayotte

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Westland Insurance, one of Canada's largest brokerages, acquired Paul Ayotte Insurance Brokers Ltd (PAIB) on August 1. This move expands Westland's reach in Ontario and strengthens its national property and casualty (P&C) offerings.

Blue Sea Capital Buying MicroCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Blue Sea Capital announced that it has acquired MicroCare Holdings. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WOW! Being Taken Private In $1.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

WideOpenWest (WOW!), a major U.S. broadband provider, has agreed to be acquired by DigitalBridge Investments and Crestview Partners for $5.20 per share in an all-cash deal valued at around $1.5 billion.

Diginex To Buy Fundings In $305 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Diginex Limited, a provider of Sustainability RegTech solutions, has signed a non-binding MOU to acquire 100% of IDRRA Cyber Security Ltd. (Findings), which is backed by Magenta Venture Partners and specializes in supply chain risk monitoring and vendor risk automation for cybersecurity and sustainability. This acquisition supports Diginex’s mission to expand its technological capabilities in compliance data verification and regulatory automation.

Rocket Lab: $275 Million Acquisition Of Geost Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Rocket Lab has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost’s parent company from Lightridge Solutions, including $125 million in cash, Rocket Lab shares, and a possible $50 million earnout tied to future revenue.

JLL Partners: Maggie Anderson Joins As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in healthcare, aerospace, defense, and business services, announced Maggie Anderson as its new Operating Partner.

EQT To Buy South Korea-Based HR Tech Platform Remember

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

EQT announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in Remember & Company, a top AI HR tech platform in South Korea, for about KRW 500 billion (USD 400 million). Major shareholders, such as Ark & Partners, will sell their stakes as part of the deal, which is one of the largest in South Korea’s HR tech sector. EQT led the transaction exclusively by leveraging its expertise to identify Remember’s value early.

Steward Partners: $481 Million Team Longbridge Wealth Onboarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Steward Partners, an employee-owned financial services firm, has acquired Longbridge Wealth Advisors, bringing $481 million in assets and expanding its presence to North Canton, Ohio.