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QXO Upsizes Convertible Preferred Equity Commitment to $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

QXO announced it has expanded a previously announced convertible preferred equity financing to $3 billion, increasing the commitment by $1.8 billion, as it seeks additional capacity to fund future acquisitions.

Avenue Biosciences: $5.7 Million Seed Extension Raised To Scale Secretory Pathway Platform For Therapeutic Protein Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Avenue Biosciences, a Palo Alto-based protein engineering technology company, has raised $5.7 million in seed extension funding to scale a high-throughput platform designed to measure and modulate the protein secretory pathway, a core cellular process responsible for folding, modifying, and secreting therapeutic proteins.

Apheon: €1.25 Billion Closed For Sixth Flagship Midcap Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Apheon Management announced it has closed its sixth flagship mid-market vehicle, Apheon MidCap Buyout VI SCSp, at the €1.25 billion hard cap, with an additional €50 million commitment from the firm’s team and related families, bringing total fund size to €1.3 billion.

Atlantic Alumina Lands $450 Million U.S.-Backed Deal To Secure Domestic Alumina Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Atlantic Alumina Company LLC (ATALCO), the only operating alumina refinery in the United States, said it has entered a $450 million strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of War and Concord Resources Holdings Limited aimed at sustaining and expanding U.S. alumina production while establishing what the company described as America’s first large-scale primary gallium production circuit.

Com Laude Completes Markmonitor Acquisition, Forming Markmonitor Group With $450 Million Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Com Laude, a London-based corporate domain services provider owned by PX3 Partners, said it has completed its acquisition of U.S. corporate domain registrar Markmonitor, combining the businesses under a new entity called Markmonitor Group.

BrowserStack Launches $125 Million ESOP And Share Buyback Program For Employees and Early Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

BrowserStack announced a $125 million employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and share buyback program that will provide liquidity to more than 500 current and former employees as well as early investors. The transaction marks the company’s third buyback and brings BrowserStack’s cumulative buyback total to more than $275 million across the three programs.

Windrose Consulting Group Buys Zenith Access Network to Deepen Greater China and APAC Market Access Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Windrose Consulting Group said it has acquired Zenith Access Network, adding a specialist market access consultancy focused on Greater China and emerging Asia-Pacific markets as the firm expands its regional footprint and client support in pricing, reimbursement, and access strategy.

AbbVie To Acquire Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

AbbVie announced it has agreed to buy a drug-delivery device manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, along with associated intellectual property, from West Pharmaceutical Services in a move designed to expand AbbVie’s capacity for producing devices used to administer its medicines.

Row64: Interview With CEO Marc Stevens About Their Real-Time Visual Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Row64 provides a GPU- and CPU-accelerated, real-time visual intelligence platform that enables enterprises to explore and act on massive real-time data instantly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Row64 CEO Marc Stevens about their visual business intelligence platform.

Nanochon: $4.1 Million Seed Prime II Round Raised To Advance Knee Cartilage Implant Into First-in-Human Study

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Nanochon, a Washington, D.C.-based orthopedic device company developing an implant to treat articular cartilage defects in the knee, said it has secured commitments to close an oversubscribed $4.1 million Seed Prime II financing, bringing total capital raised to date to $11.3 million. The round was led by cultivate(MD), with participation from the University of Virginia UVA Seed Fund, WSGR, Wealthing VC Fund, and other investors. Nanochon said the majority of the financing came from existing backers, while also adding new individuals and funds to its investor base.

Guggenheim Investments Closes $250 Million New Private Debt Vehicle Backed by LGT Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Guggenheim Investments said it has closed a $250 million vehicle that will invest in the firm’s private debt strategy, backing an existing portfolio of loans while supporting continued expansion of the platform. The transaction was led by LGT Capital Partners, alongside additional limited partners.

Elbit Wins $275 Million Deal To Add EW And Laser Missile Defense To Asia-Pacific Helicopters

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Elbit Systems announced it has been awarded contracts worth about $275 million to supply an Asia-Pacific customer with an advanced airborne self-protection package for a helicopter platform, including an electronic warfare (EW) suite and the company’s Mini-MUSIC direct infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system. The work is scheduled to be carried out over five years.

Pocket Network: Interview With Director Chris “Jinx” Jenkins About The Decentralized Infrastructure Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Pocket Network is a decentralized infrastructure network that routes and serves blockchain data requests through a distributed set of node operators, providing dApps and developers with reliable RPC access across multiple chains. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pocket Network Director Chris “Jinx” Jenkins to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

iAltA Acquires BridgeFT To Broaden Wealth Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

iAltA Holdings, a WestCap-backed private markets infrastructure company, has acquired BridgeFT, a cloud-native, API-first wealth infrastructure software provider focused on helping financial institutions, fintechs, and registered investment advisors better unify and use portfolio and client data.

Ropes & Gray: Milan Partner Alessandro Capogrosso Added To Expand Italy Transactional Bench

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Ropes & Gray announced it has added capital markets, private equity, and M&A lawyer Alessandro Capogrosso as a partner in its Milan office, continuing the firm’s push to deepen its European transactional capabilities and support clients on cross-border deals.

Will Stawell Returns To White & Case As Sydney Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

White & Case has added debt finance partner Will Stawell to its Sydney office, expanding the firm’s Global Debt Finance Practice and Global Financial Institutions Industry Group as it continues to build out its Australia platform.

Walmart And Google Turn AI Discovery Into Effortless Shopping Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Walmart and Google announced they plan to launch a new shopping experience that brings Walmart and Sam’s Club product discovery directly into Google’s Gemini, aiming to make purchases more intuitive through conversational AI.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Closes Acquisition of Khaby Lame-Linked Step Distinctive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Rich Sparkle Holdings announced it has completed an acquisition of Step Distinctive Limited, which it described as a core company associated with TikTok creator Khaby Lame, in a deal the company framed as a shift from episodic influencer monetization to a more structured, “full-chain” commercialization platform.

Allegiant To Acquire Sun Country In $1.5 Billion Deal To Create Larger U.S. Leisure Airline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Allegiant Travel Company and Sun Country Airlines announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $1.5 billion, creating a larger leisure-focused U.S. carrier with roughly 22 million annual customers, service to nearly 175 cities, more than 650 routes, and an operating fleet of about 195 aircraft.

PhotonPay: Series B Closed To Pioneer Stablecoin-Centric Financial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

PhotonPay announced it has raised “tens of millions of U.S. dollars” in a Series B funding round to expand what it describes as a stablecoin-native global financial infrastructure platform for cross-border payments, treasury, and embedded finance.

Cloudforce: $10 Million Series A Raised To Advance International Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Cloudforce, a Maryland-based AI company focused on regulated industries, has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Owl Ventures, with strategic participation from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. The company said the investment deepens its go-to-market alignment with Microsoft, including access to Microsoft’s enterprise sales organization and product teams, as Cloudforce expands deployment of its nebulaONE platform.

Idea Financial Lands $20 Million Term Loan From EverBank To Expand Small Business And Legal Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Idea Financial has secured a $20 million corporate term loan from EverBank, adding capital to accelerate growth across its small business lending and legal financing businesses.

LPL Adds $260 Million Firm Rand, Williams & Associates To Broker-Dealer And RIA Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

LPL Financial announced financial advisors Spencer W. Rand, CFP and Michael J. Williams, CFP of Rand, Williams & Associates have joined the firm’s broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform, bringing approximately $260 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. The advisors, based in Monterey on California’s Central Coast, previously affiliated with Osaic.

Ameriprise Financial: Father-Son Advisory Team Managing $190 Million Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Ameriprise Financial announced financial advisors Bryan Hildebrand and Hayden Hildebrand have joined Community Wealth Services, a financial advisory practice within the Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (AFIG) in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Diginex Closes Acquisition Of The Remedy Project To Expand Human Rights Due Diligence Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Diginex, a London-headquartered sustainability RegTech provider, has completed its acquisition of The Remedy Project Limited, a Hong Kong-based advisory and research organization focused on labor and human rights in global supply chains, as companies face rising pressure to strengthen supply chain transparency and worker protections.

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QXO Upsizes Convertible Preferred Equity Commitment to $3 Billion

Avenue Biosciences: $5.7 Million Seed Extension Raised To Scale Secretory Pathway Platform For Therapeutic Protein Manufacturing

Apheon: €1.25 Billion Closed For Sixth Flagship Midcap Buyout Fund

Atlantic Alumina Lands $450 Million U.S.-Backed Deal To Secure Domestic Alumina Supply

Com Laude Completes Markmonitor Acquisition, Forming Markmonitor Group With $450 Million Enterprise Value

BrowserStack Launches $125 Million ESOP And Share Buyback Program For Employees and Early Investors

Windrose Consulting Group Buys Zenith Access Network to Deepen Greater China and APAC Market Access Capabilities

AbbVie To Acquire Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

Row64: Interview With CEO Marc Stevens About Their Real-Time Visual Intelligence Platform

Nanochon: $4.1 Million Seed Prime II Round Raised To Advance Knee Cartilage Implant Into First-in-Human Study

Guggenheim Investments Closes $250 Million New Private Debt Vehicle Backed by LGT Capital Partners

Elbit Wins $275 Million Deal To Add EW And Laser Missile Defense To Asia-Pacific Helicopters

Pocket Network: Interview With Director Chris “Jinx” Jenkins About The Decentralized Infrastructure Network

iAltA Acquires BridgeFT To Broaden Wealth Data Infrastructure

Ropes & Gray: Milan Partner Alessandro Capogrosso Added To Expand Italy Transactional Bench

Will Stawell Returns To White & Case As Sydney Partner

Walmart And Google Turn AI Discovery Into Effortless Shopping Experiences

Rich Sparkle Holdings Closes Acquisition of Khaby Lame-Linked Step Distinctive

Allegiant To Acquire Sun Country In $1.5 Billion Deal To Create Larger U.S. Leisure Airline

PhotonPay: Series B Closed To Pioneer Stablecoin-Centric Financial Infrastructure

Cloudforce: $10 Million Series A Raised To Advance International Expansion

Idea Financial Lands $20 Million Term Loan From EverBank To Expand Small Business And Legal Lending

LPL Adds $260 Million Firm Rand, Williams & Associates To Broker-Dealer And RIA Platform

Ameriprise Financial: Father-Son Advisory Team Managing $190 Million Joins

Diginex Closes Acquisition Of The Remedy Project To Expand Human Rights Due Diligence Capabilities

Princeton Radiology Acquires RAI Imaging Centers In Hamilton And Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Eir Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund III At $1 Billion

Ventaris Surgical: $30 Million Series A Raised To Develop Next-Generation Kidney Stone Treatment System

Compass Completes All-Stock Combination With Anywhere Real Estate

Platinum Equity Invests In Norton Packaging