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Odyssey Selling Applied Technical Services To SGS For $1.325 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Odyssey Investment Partners announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company Applied Technical Services (a provider of specialized Testing, Inspection, Calibration, and Forensic Consulting solutions in North America) to SGS (a leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification company) in a transaction valued at $1.325 billion.

OnePrime Capital: Secondary Fund III Closed At $305 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

OnePrime Capital announced that the firm has closed OnePrime Secondary Fund III, L.P., with $305 million of committed capital, exceeding its target fund size of $275 million. And Fund III closed eight months after its launch in October 2024, demonstrating strong investor confidence in OnePrime's specialized technology secondary strategy.

G&A Partners To Buy GrowthForce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

G&A Partners, a leading professional employer organization (PEO) and human resources outsourcing (HRO) provider, has acquired GrowthForce, a top accounting firm specializing in financial management for service-based businesses and nonprofits.

Blues: Fundraising Expanded To $33 Million For IoT Connectivity Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Blues, a leader in IoT connectivity solutions, has secured an $8 million follow-on funding round led by XYZ Venture Capital, following a $25 million raise from Sequoia Capital in May 2025. Increased investor demand after the previous round's oversubscription drove this expedited funding.

NeXtWind: €1.4 Billion Raised For Expansion Of Wind Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

NeXtWind, a leading renewable energy company, has secured €1.4 billion in debt financing, along with an additional €1.3 billion in accordion facilities that can be accessed in tranches over the coming years. This syndicated loan is the largest for an independent wind energy provider in Germany, allowing major financial institutions, both domestic and international, to invest in the onshore wind market.

Proskauer: Sarah Stasny Named As Partner And Head Of Private Equity Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Proskauer recently announced the addition of nationally renowned private equity M&A lawyer Sarah Stasny. Stasny is joining the firm as Head of Private Equity Transactions – US, enhancing the strength and depth to the firm’s market-leading private capital offering.

KKR Buying ProTen From Aware Super

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Global investment firm KKR and the Australian superannuation fund Aware Super have finalized agreements in which KKR-managed funds will purchase ProTen, one of Australia's largest agricultural infrastructure businesses, from Aware Super.

White & Case: Stephen Culhane And Henry Birch Named As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has added a couple of new partners to the firm. The Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Investment Funds Practice expanded with the addition of Stephen Culhane as a partner in New York and Henry Birch as a partner in London.

Dentons: Joshua Davis Joins Litigation Practice In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Dentons announced that Josh Davis has joined the Firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. And Davis brings significant experience in complex commercial litigation and government investigations, with a particular focus on clients in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Santander To Buy TSB From Sabadell For £2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Santander announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of TSB Banking Group from Banco de Sabadell, with a valuation of £2.65 billion (approximately €3.1 billion) in an all-cash transaction.

Zenyth Partners: Fund II Closed With $375 Million Of Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Zenyth Partners, a private equity firm focused on building leading healthcare services platforms, announced the closing of its second flagship fund, Zenyth Partners II, with aggregate capital commitments of $375 million, supplemented by additional capital commitments raised through a sidecar co-investment vehicle. And Fund II was oversubscribed due to strong support from existing and new investors, bringing the firm's total assets under management to about $1.5 billion.

ORIX Corporation USA To Buy Majority Stake In Hilco Global

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

ORIX Corporation USA and Hilco Global (a diversified global financial services firm headquartered outside of Chicago, Illinois) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ORIX USA will acquire a majority equity ownership of Hilco Global.

Noodle Buying MindMax To Enhance Marketing Capabilities For Universities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Noodle Partners announced the acquisition of key assets MindMax, a leading marketing and enrollment agency that partners with colleges and universities. And the move strengthens Noodle's ability to deliver flexible, integrated solutions across the student journey—from discovery to graduation.

Bumo: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For Advancing Child Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Bumo, an on-demand child care marketplace, announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by True Ventures and Offline Ventures with participation from Goodwater Capital and Marketplace Capital. Angel investors Jennifer Carolan, influencer Rachel Barnes, actress Jamie Chung, Ellen Chen (Mendocino Farms), Karina Kruse (Kinderzimmer), and Vanessa Dew (Health-Ade) also joined.

Ultima Genomics: Interview With Founder & CEO Gilad Almogy About The DNA Sequencing Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Ultima Genomics is a company that is unleashing the power of genomics at scale. By delivering ultra-high-throughput, cost-effective sequencing, Ultima is helping generate the kind of massive and high-quality omics datasets that artificial intelligence models require to model complex biological systems, from drug discovery to virtual cell models to clinical diagnostics. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ultima Genomics founder and CEO Gilad Almogy to gain a better understanding of the company.