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Marker Raises $13 Million Seed Funding To Build An AI‑Native Word Processor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:20 PM

Index Ventures has led a $13 million seed round for Marker, a London‑based startup developing an AI‑native word processor designed to support, rather than replace, the writing process. The funding round includes participation from LocalGlobe, Betaworks, Radical Ventures, Tiny VC and Otherwise Fund, along with angel investors such as the founders behind Google Docs, Slack and Hugging Face.

Aria Raises €7 Million Series A Extension And Secures €240M Invoice Financing Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:17 PM

Aria, a Paris-based embedded invoice financing platform, has closed a new €7 million equity round, extending its Series A, and, in a separate transaction, opened a new financing facility providing close to €240 million in invoice financing capacity. The equity raise is led by 115K, the venture capital arm of La Banque Postale, with returning investor 13books Capital participating, while the financing facility is led by Nomura alongside Fost, Sienna Investment Managers and Montpensier Arbevel through dedicated vehicles.

Luffy AI Raises £8.1 Million Series A To Bring Neuroplastic AI Into Industrial Electric Motors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:14 PM

Luffy AI, a UK-based startup developing “neuroplastic” AI for real-time adaptive control, has raised £8.1 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate deployment of its technology in industrial electric motors and other physical systems. The company argues that while AI has transformed language and image generation, it has yet to make a substantial impact in industry, despite electric motor systems accounting for roughly half of global electricity consumption.

EnergyX Secures $225 Million Strategic Investment From Eni To Advance Black Giant Lithium Project In Chile

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:11 PM

Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (EnergyX) has announced a $225 million strategic equity investment from Italian energy company Eni to support the development of Project Black Giant, a large-scale lithium brine and refining project in Chile’s Antofagasta Region. The transaction gives Eni a minority stake in the project and forms a central component of the funding needed to take Black Giant through full commercial development.

Mewburn Ellis Strengthens Patent Litigation Team With Addition Of Deborah Bould

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:46 PM

Mewburn Ellis has announced that Deborah Bould will join the firm as a Partner on 1 September 2026, bolstering its Engineering and Technology practice and further expanding its patent litigation capabilities across the UK and Europe. The move continues the firm’s strategy of building a contentious intellectual property offering capable of handling complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes, including those arising under the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regime.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Anthony Mongone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:43 PM

Kirkland & Ellis has added Anthony Mongone, Jr. as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group, enhancing the firm’s ability to advise on complex real estate finance and private credit transactions across the capital structure. The hire reflects Kirkland’s continued focus on expanding its real assets platform with practitioners who work at the intersection of commercial real estate, structured finance, and special situations.

Unity Partners Announces Strategic Growth Investment In Meaden & Moore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:41 PM

Unity Partners, a principles-based private equity firm headquartered in Dallas, has completed a strategic growth investment in the advisory services business of Meaden & Moore Advisors, LLC, marking the firm’s entry into a long-established forensic and accounting platform with more than a century of operating history. The transaction involves Unity backing Meaden & Moore’s non-attest advisory operations, with financial terms of the private deal not disclosed.

Katten Enters Miami Market With Capital Markets Leader From DLA Piper

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:40 PM

Katten has opened a new office in Miami and appointed Josh Kaufman as its Managing Partner, marking a significant move into one of the fastest-growing financial and commercial hubs in the United States. Kaufman will also join the firm’s Capital Markets practice and serve as Lead Partner of the Public Company Advisory Practice, giving him a central role in shaping Katten’s securities and public company work from South Florida.

Kirkland & Ellis Strengthens European Debt Finance Practice with Hire of Maroussia Cuny

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:36 PM

Kirkland & Ellis has announced the addition of Maroussia Cuny as a partner in its Debt Finance Practice Group, reinforcing the firm’s capabilities across European financing markets. Her arrival reflects the firm’s continued investment in expanding its presence and expertise in complex cross-border finance transactions.

SK Hynix Raises $26.5 Billion In Record US Listing As AI Chip Demand Supercharges Investor Appetite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:35 PM

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix has raised $26.5 billion in a New York share offering, marking the largest-ever listing by a foreign firm in the US and one of the biggest equity raises in history. The company, a key supplier of high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to Nvidia and other AI players, sold 177.9 million American depositary shares (ADS) at $149 each, with the stock jumping as much as 17% on its first day of trading on Nasdaq.

Latham & Watkins Adds Chris Hutchison As Project Finance Partner To Deepen Global Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:29 AM

Latham & Watkins has added Chris Hutchison as a partner in its Project Development & Finance Practice in Washington, D.C., further strengthening the firm’s capabilities across energy and infrastructure. Hutchison’s practice spans the full capital stack and project life cycle, from early-stage structuring and construction financing to equity investments, permanent debt, joint ventures, tax equity and tax credit monetization, M&A exits, and workouts and restructurings.

Sidley Adds Five Structured Finance And Tax Partners To Deepen Global Financing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:28 AM

Sidley has added finance partners Lee Askenazi, Alistair Dunlop, Robert Hagan, and Rebecca O’Brien, along with tax partner James Gouwar, strengthening its Global Finance and Tax practices in New York and Washington, D.C. The group joins from Clifford Chance, where Askenazi co‑chaired the U.S. Global Financial Markets practice and is ranked Band 1 in Chambers USA 2026 for Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS.

Noteefy Acquires Metolius Golf To Build Golf’s First Unified Demand And Revenue Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:28 AM

Noteefy, a leading demand and revenue management platform for the golf industry, has acquired Metolius Golf, a data intelligence company serving more than 600 golf courses. Together, the combined business now powers roughly 1,500 courses, pairing Noteefy’s demand optimization tools with Metolius’s data and analytics layer to give operators a single system for managing both demand and revenue.

Halma Acquires Dreampath Diagnostics To Enhance Patient-Safe Tissue Sample Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:25 AM

Halma plc has acquired Dreampath Diagnostics, a Strasbourg-based provider of automated workflow solutions for anatomical pathology laboratories. The deal strengthens Halma’s healthcare capabilities in tissue sample traceability, archiving, and lifecycle management, supporting safer and more efficient diagnostics in a critical part of the patient journey.

Latham & Watkins Adds Sascha Schubert As Brussels Antitrust Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:13 AM

Latham & Watkins is adding Sascha Schubert as a partner in its Brussels office within the Antitrust & Competition Practice, further cementing the firm’s leadership in EU and global competition law. Schubert is widely regarded as one of Europe’s preeminent competition lawyers, with a practice focused on complex EU antitrust proceedings, merger control, and digital regulation matters, particularly in the technology and telecommunications sectors.

Bluefront Equity Acquires Majority Stake In Aquaculture Robotics Firm Meox

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:12 AM

Bluefront Equity has acquired a 55% majority stake in Meox AS, a fast‑growing provider of proprietary robotic cleaning solutions for the aquaculture industry. The investment was made through Bluefront Capital II, with Jaras Invest retaining a significant minority position as the second‑largest shareholder.

Citrin Cooperman Acquires LGA To Grow New England Accounting And Advisory Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:11 AM

Citrin Cooperman Advisors has acquired substantially all the assets of LGA, LLP, a Boston‑area accounting and business advisory firm, in a move that significantly expands its New England footprint. The deal adds roughly 150 professionals to Citrin Cooperman and deepens its capabilities for private, middle‑market businesses and high‑net‑worth individuals in the region.

CuriosityStream Takes Full Ownership Of German Operations To Accelerate International Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:09 AM

CuriosityStream has acquired the remaining ownership interests in its German operations from longtime partners SPIEGEL TV and Autentic, giving the company full control of one of its most important international markets. The move strengthens CuriosityStream’s position across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and is intended to unlock new growth, operational efficiencies, and revenue opportunities.

Endries International Acquires Blue Chip Engineered Products To Expand High-Spec Fastener Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:05 AM

Endries International has acquired Blue Chip Engineered Products, a Kentucky-based supplier of custom engineered fasteners, metal stampings, and electronic hardware, in a move aimed at strengthening its position in high-specification industrial markets. The deal adds specialized design and value‑added services to Endries’ core offering in industrial fasteners, Class‑C components, and fulfillment solutions.

Paddletek Group Acquires PIKKL And Signs Top Pros To Strengthen Performance Paddle Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:04 AM

Paddletek Group has acquired PIKKL, an innovative performance paddle company, and signed professional pickleball stars JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson, Julie Johnson, and Hurricane Tyra Black to Team Paddletek. The moves reflect Paddletek’s push to build a bigger, bolder, and better paddle platform as pickleball continues its rapid global growth.

Latham & Watkins Adds Angie Ng As Singapore Antitrust Partner To Bolster Asia-Pacific Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:03 AM

Latham & Watkins is bringing on Angie Ng as a partner in its Antitrust & Competition Practice, based in Singapore. Ng, widely regarded as one of Asia’s leading antitrust lawyers, will play a central role in expanding Latham’s Asia-Pacific antitrust capabilities and complementing its established China practice.

Enerpac Tool Group To Acquire SFE Group In $472 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:00 AM

Enerpac Tool Group has agreed to acquire Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC (SFE Group) from SFEG Holdings, a portfolio company of Gladstone Investment Corporation, in a transaction valued at approximately $472 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of Enerpac’s fiscal 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Carson Group Acquires $236 Million Firm Pinnacle Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:58 AM

Carson Group has acquired Pinnacle Wealth Management, a California-based advisory firm led by Managing Partners and Wealth Advisors Jack Zboralske, AIF, and Kenyon Lederer, CFP, ChFC, CFS. Under the deal, the Pinnacle team will operate as Carson Wealth and join Carson’s Roseville, California office, bringing approximately $236 million in advisory and brokerage assets.

Barracuda Acquires Evo Security To Build Unified Identity Resilience Platform For MSPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:57 AM

Barracuda Networks has acquired Evo Security, an identity and access management provider built specifically for managed service providers (MSPs), in a deal aimed at turning Barracuda’s BarracudaONE platform into a comprehensive, partner‑first identity security stack. The combination brings together Evo’s IAM and privileged access management (PAM) capabilities with Barracuda’s existing identity‑driven controls to deliver end‑to‑end identity resilience through a single, multi‑tenant platform.

Ascendant Capital Partners Buys Eight-Hotel Beachfront Portfolio In Virginia Beach And Outer Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:56 AM

Ascendant Capital Partners has acquired an eight‑hotel portfolio from Coastal Hospitality Associates, adding 965 predominantly beachfront rooms across six properties in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and two in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The deal fits Ascendant’s focus on institutional‑quality hospitality assets in durable, leisure‑driven destinations and gives the firm a concentrated set of oceanfront hotels with strong demand from tourism, government, military, and corporate guests.

Argosy Private Equity Backs Asset-Light Logistics Platform K&L Freight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:54 AM

Argosy Private Equity has made a new platform investment in K&L Freight Management, an asset-light third‑party logistics provider focused on time‑sensitive, mission‑critical freight services. The deal supports K&L’s growth strategy across resilient, non‑discretionary end markets, including food and beverage, life sciences, energy, and other industrial sectors.

3E Acquires Yordas Group To Expand Global Product Compliance And REACH Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:50 AM

3E has acquired Yordas Group, strengthening its position as a global provider of AI‑driven compliance solutions and significantly expanding its product compliance and regulatory content capabilities. The deal brings together two specialist firms with deep expertise in chemical management, product stewardship, sustainability, and regulatory intelligence.

Assent Acquires IPOINT To Build Unified AI-Powered Product Compliance And Lifecycle Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:45 AM

Assent has acquired IPOINT, bringing together two specialist software providers to give manufacturers and distributors a more complete, AI‑powered view of their products — from the materials they contain to their environmental impact across the full lifecycle. The deal is Assent’s first acquisition and marks a strategic step beyond supply chain compliance into end‑to‑end product lifecycle intelligence, positioning the combined company to support emerging requirements such as Digital Product Passports and EU sustainability regulations.

Steel Partners Makes $16.75-Per-Share Cash Offer To Acquire InMode

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:43 AM

Steel Partners Holdings L.P., a long‑standing and significant shareholder of InMode Ltd., has sent a letter to InMode’s board offering to acquire 100% of the company’s shares for $16.75 per share in cash. The proposal represents a 20% premium to InMode’s “unaffected” share price of $13.95 and is $0.55 per share higher than a competing $16.20‑per‑share bid reportedly led by InMode’s CEO, Moshe Mizrahy.

Talon Precision Acquires Connecticut-Based Aerospace Machining Firm B & A Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:42 AM

Talon Precision has acquired B & A Company, a Milford, Connecticut‑based precision machining firm that has been part of the region’s Aerospace Alley supply chain since 1973. The deal, completed on March 13, 2026, supports Talon Precision’s strategy to build a premier precision manufacturing platform serving aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other mission‑critical end markets.