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Barnes & Thornburg Promotes 25 Attorneys To Partnership Across 10 Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:32 PM

Barnes & Thornburg, a national law firm, has announced the promotion of 25 attorneys to partnership, effective January 1, 2027.

Lowenstein Sandler Launches Fund Finance Practice Covering $25 Million To $300 Million Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:32 PM

Lowenstein Sandler, a national law firm with more than 400 attorneys, has formalized its Fund Finance practice and appointed partners Marc S. Kurzweil and Boris Liberman as co-chairs.

Simplicity Group Appoints Albert Cohen And Nandha Srinivasan As Technology Executives To Expand Securities Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:32 PM

Simplicity Group, a financial services organization focused on wealth accumulation, financial protection, and advisor technology, has appointed Albert Cohen and Nandha Srinivasan as Simplicity Partners and Executive Vice Presidents of Securities Technology.

LTC Properties Appoints Eric Clark As Senior Vice President Of Corporate Finance And Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:24 PM

LTC Properties, a real estate investment trust specializing in seniors housing and healthcare properties, has appointed Eric Clark as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations.

Menlo Microsystems Appoints John B. Kennedy As CFO To Support AI Infrastructure And Semiconductor Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:24 PM

Menlo Microsystems, a semiconductor technology company developing high-performance switching solutions, has appointed John B. Kennedy as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Cisive Appoints Brian Matthews As CEO To Expand Background Screening And Workforce Risk Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:23 PM

Cisive, a provider of background screening, workforce risk management, and compliance technology, has appointed Brian Matthews as Chief Executive Officer.

Colorescience Appoints John Reed As CEO And Names Mary Fisher Vice Chair Of The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:23 PM

Colorescience, a premium skincare and mineral sun protection company, has appointed John Reed as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2026. Reed succeeds Mary Fisher, who has led the company since 2013 and will transition to Vice Chair of the Board as part of a planned leadership succession.

TELUS Digital: Interview With VP Of AI Growth & Solutions Sce Pike About Physical AI, Robotics Training Data, And Industry Standards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:56 PM

TELUS Digital is a global technology company providing AI data solutions and services that support the development of generative AI, physical AI, robotics, and automotive systems for enterprise customers and frontier AI laboratories. Pulse 2.0 interviewed TELUS Digital VP of AI Growth & Solutions Sce Pike to learn more about her background, the challenges of collecting physical-world training data, robotics safety, data standardization, and the technologies needed to bring intelligent robots into everyday environments.

Valantor: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Pat McCamley About Visual Intelligence And Outcome-As-A-Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:49 PM

Valantor is an AI company focused on visual intelligence for complex enterprise documents. Its GroundX platform reads tables, forms, diagrams, and layouts and returns structured data and source-linked answers, while Outcome Plug-ins such as FraudX and ExtractX apply the technology to specific business workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Valantor CEO and Co-Founder Pat McCamley to learn more.

Hidonix: Interview With Founder and CEO Achille De Pasquale About Spatial Intelligence And Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:46 PM

Hidonix is a technology company developing spatial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and immersive technologies for defense, security, and other complex physical environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hidonix Founder and CEO Achille De Pasquale to learn more about his background, the company's evolution from indoor navigation to defense technology, its spatial intelligence capabilities, and its plans to introduce additional technologies at CES 2027.

SpendRule Raises $4 Million Seed Round Led By Mark Cuban’s Radical Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:42 PM

SpendRule has raised $4 million in seed funding led by Mark Cuban’s Radical Investments, with participation from Zeal Capital Partners, bringing the AI contract enforcement company’s total funding to $6 million.

Sunshine Buns Raises $7 Million Series A And Expands Nationwide At Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:41 PM

Sunshine Buns has raised $7 million in Series A funding as the premium frozen cinnamon roll brand expands its retail footprint with a nationwide launch at Target. The Utah-based company is rolling out at participating Target stores across the U.S., building on earlier expansion into Southern California Costco warehouses and several regional grocery chains.

nPhase Raises $30 Million Series D Led By Viking Global Investors To Expand AI-Native Clinical Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:41 PM

nPhase has raised $30 million in Series D funding led by Viking Global Investors to expand its AI-native clinical data platform for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. The financing marks nPhase’s first equity raise since 2017 and will support the company’s global expansion, product development, and continued investment in agentic AI capabilities across the clinical data lifecycle.

Ennis Acquires Telemark Diversified Graphics To Expand Thermal Paper Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:40 PM

Ennis has acquired Telemark Diversified Graphics, a Michigan-based manufacturer of thermal paper products, expanding its manufacturing capabilities and broadening the products available through its national distributor network.

CareLumi Raises $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Round To Build Verification Layer For Healthcare AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:39 PM

CareLumi has raised $2.5 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round to expand its platform for verifying artificial intelligence, automated workflows, and software used across healthcare organizations. The round was led by Izou Partners, with participation from Fifth Star Funds, Longjump Ventures, Wellforge, SCS Innovations, University of Chicago Booth, Illinois DCEO, and Chicago Early Growth Ventures.

EASE Raises $9.5 Million To Expand AI-Enabled Medical Imaging And Surgical Robotics In South Africa And Ghana

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:35 PM

EASE Holdings has raised $9.5 million in additional equity from AAFC Group to expand its medical equipment-as-a-service platform in South Africa and Ghana. The new investment brings EASE’s total equity funding to $24 million and, together with its existing debt facilities, will support a larger installed base of advanced medical equipment, including increasingly AI-enabled systems.

Hypersonica Raises €100 Million Series B To Develop European Hypersonic Deep-Strike Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:34 PM

Hypersonica has raised €100 million in Series B funding to accelerate development of sovereign hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe and allied countries. The financing was co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, with continued participation from existing investors including Plural, 201 Ventures, and Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, known as SPRIND.

Roleo Raises €2.9 Million To Expand Personal AI Career Agent Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:34 PM

Roleo has raised €2.9 million in funding to expand its personal AI career agent for technology professionals across Europe, bringing the company’s total funding to €3.46 million. The round was led by Practica Capital, with participation from Inventure.

Atlas Bio Emerges From Stealth With $13.2 Million To Build AI Platform For In Silico Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:32 PM

Atlas Bio has emerged from stealth with $13.2 million in combined funding from Creandum, First Momentum Ventures, and LEA Ventures to develop an AI platform designed to predict how patients will respond to drugs before clinical trials begin.

Skadden Adds Former SEC Leaders Andrew Dean And Christopher Mulligan As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:31 PM

Skadden has added former Securities and Exchange Commission leaders Andrew Dean and Christopher Mulligan as partners, strengthening the law firm’s regulatory, enforcement, compliance, and investment management capabilities for asset managers and other financial services clients.

DLA Piper Adds Former IRS APMA Director John Wall As Partner To Expand International Tax And Transfer Pricing Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:31 PM

DLA Piper has added John Wall, former Director of the Internal Revenue Service’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement Program, as a partner in its Tax practice, strengthening the firm’s international tax and transfer pricing capabilities.

Orrick Adds TJ Kuban As Partner To Expand Data Center And Digital Infrastructure Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:30 PM

Orrick has added TJ Kuban as a partner in its Data Center practice and Energy & Infrastructure team, expanding the firm’s capabilities across large-scale data center and digital infrastructure real estate transactions.

Mayer Brown Adds Edwin Nazario As Derivatives And Commodities Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:29 PM

Mayer Brown has added Edwin J. Nazario as a partner in its Capital Markets practice in Washington, D.C., expanding the firm’s derivatives, commodities, structured products, and energy capabilities.

Macfarlanes Adds Edward Prestwich As Partner To Expand Credit Fund Formation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:28 PM

Macfarlanes has added Edward Prestwich as a partner in its Fund Formation team, strengthening the firm’s capabilities advising credit fund managers on fund formation, investments, and broader house matters.

Dentons Adds Alina Lacatus As Partner And Head Of Life Sciences And Health Care In Bucharest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:26 PM

Dentons has added Alina Lacatus as a partner in Bucharest, strengthening the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice and its Life Sciences and Health Care capabilities in Romania.

Stonepeak Acquires 65% Controlling Stake In Castrol From bp

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:22 PM

Stonepeak has completed its acquisition of a 65% controlling stake in Castrol from bp, establishing a new ownership structure intended to give the global lubricants business greater financial and operational flexibility.

OpenGate Capital Completes Acquisition Of Maersk Training And Maersk H2S Safety Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:22 PM

OpenGate Capital has completed its acquisition of Maersk Training and its subsidiary Maersk H2S Safety Services from A.P. Møller - Mærsk, expanding the private equity firm’s portfolio with a global provider of industrial safety training and gas safety services.

Liberis And Qred Complete Merger To Create Global SMB Financial Platform Serving 60,000+ Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:22 PM

Liberis and Qred have completed their merger following approval from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, creating a combined small business financial platform serving more than 60,000 businesses across 17 countries.

Sopra Steria Acquires Daher Industrial Services Manufacturing Engineering Business With €42 Million+ Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:20 PM

Sopra Steria has completed its acquisition of the Manufacturing Engineering business from Daher Industrial Services, expanding the European technology group’s capabilities across aerospace engineering and industrial production.

Lazarus AI Raises $43 Million To Expand Independent AI Platform For Enterprises And Governments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:54 PM

Lazarus AI has raised $43 million in funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for enterprises and governments that want greater control over their data, models, infrastructure, and deployment economics. Investors participating in the financing include QBE, Mucker Capital, Motivate Ventures, State Farm Ventures, Wave Function Ventures, Indelible Solutions, Joyance Partners, AllegisNL Capital, One Way Ventures, AngelList, Techstars, Plug and Play, and others.