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Vested Acquires Watermark To Expand Public Affairs And Regulatory Communications Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Vested has acquired Watermark, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm, expanding its capabilities at the intersection of financial services communications, government policy, regulation, and reputation management.

Apollo Selects Austin For New Strategic Growth And Innovation Hub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Apollo Global Management has selected Austin, Texas, for a new strategic growth hub focused on innovation, emerging technology, and development of new businesses across its asset management and retirement services platform.

Abry Partners Exits Prime Capital Financial As Carlyle Acquires Minority Stake In Nearly $50 Billion-AUM Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Abry Partners is exiting its investment in Prime Capital Financial as Carlyle agrees to acquire a minority ownership position in the independent wealth management company.

Ore Energy Raises $43 Million Series A To Scale Iron-Air Batteries For Long-Duration Energy Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Ore Energy has raised $43 million in Series A funding to scale its iron-air battery technology for storing renewable electricity for up to 100 hours. Plural and HV led the round, with participation from Positron Ventures. The financing brings Ore Energy’s total capital raised to more than $61 million.

Robinhood Ventures Fund II Prices IPO At $25 Per Share, Launching With $225.5 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Robinhood Ventures Fund II has priced its initial public offering at $25 per share, setting the fund up to launch with approximately $225.5 million and potentially as much as $255.5 million if underwriters fully exercise their option to purchase additional shares.

Target Names First Chief AI Officer As It Pairs AI With UX To Drive Its Next Growth Chapter

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Target is strengthening its artificial intelligence and user experience capabilities as part of its next phase of growth, naming Chandhu Nair as the retailer's first Chief AI Officer and moving Purvi Shah into a senior leadership role overseeing UX.

Clarity Systems Raises $4.4 Million To Fight $103 Billion Retail Returns Fraud Problem With AI Scanning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Clarity Systems has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to scale its AI-powered fraud detection technology, which can inspect returned and received products in three seconds without requiring retailers to open the packaging. The round was led by LMnT Ventures, with participation from Regeneration VC, Humba Ventures, and Massive Technology Ventures.

AGent Energy Raises $11 Million To Unlock 200+ GW Of Idle Behind-The-Meter Power

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

AGent Energy has raised $11 million in Series Seed funding to scale its AI-driven distributed power plant platform and pursue more than 200 GW of behind-the-meter generation capacity across commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Investment Management and existing investors CIV and Zero Infinity Partners.

California Approves Charter-Cox Merger With $275 Million Network Upgrade And Major Consumer Protections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the merger of Cox California Telcom with Charter Communications, clearing the transaction subject to extensive conditions covering broadband affordability, network investment, customer protections, digital inclusion, and regulatory oversight.

Citi To Acquire Kard To Supercharge Personalized Rewards And Commerce Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Citi has agreed to acquire Kard Financial, expanding its customer engagement, rewards, and commerce media capabilities as the bank looks to deliver more personalized offers across its massive U.S. cardholder base.

Workday: Silver Lake Reportedly In Acquisition Talks For Potential Mega Software Buyout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday in a potential transaction that could rank among the largest software buyouts in history, according to people familiar with the discussions cited by Reuters.

Dynatrace To Acquire Arize For $915 Million To Expand AI Observability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Dynatrace has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arize in a $915 million cash-and-stock transaction, expanding its AI observability capabilities across the full development and production lifecycle of artificial intelligence applications.

EQT Infrastructure Proposes $9.4 Billion Acquisition Of Cleanaway

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

EQT Infrastructure has submitted a conditional, non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of Cleanaway Waste Management in a transaction implying an enterprise value of approximately $9.4 billion.

Samsonite Group To Acquire BÉIS At A $210 Million Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Samsonite Group has entered into an agreement to acquire BÉIS, a digitally native lifestyle and travel brand founded by actress and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell and incubated by Beach House Group, in a transaction valuing BÉIS at approximately $210 million.

Duolingo Acquires Animade To Expand Motion Design And Creative Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Duolingo has acquired Animade, a London-based animation and motion design studio, to expand its in-house creative capabilities as it invests in more engaging product and learning experiences. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ancora Proposes $1.1 Billion To $1.2 Billion Acquisition Of H.B. Fuller’s Building Adhesive Solutions Segment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Ancora Holdings Group has submitted a proposal to acquire H.B. Fuller Company's Building Adhesive Solutions segment for $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion in cash, deepening the investment firm's ongoing engagement with the specialty chemicals and adhesives company.

AEVEX To Acquire BlackSea Technologies For Up To $650 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

AEVEX has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BlackSea Technologies for up to $650 million, expanding the defense technology company's autonomous systems capabilities across air, surface, and subsea environments.

Bank Of America To Invest $1.9 Billion For Up To 49.9% Stake In Jio Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Bank of America has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Jio Financial Services Limited to acquire up to a 49.9% interest in Jio Credit Limited, significantly expanding the U.S. banking giant's exposure to India's rapidly growing financial services market.

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Vested Acquires Watermark To Expand Public Affairs And Regulatory Communications Capabilities

Apollo Selects Austin For New Strategic Growth And Innovation Hub

Abry Partners Exits Prime Capital Financial As Carlyle Acquires Minority Stake In Nearly $50 Billion-AUM Firm

Ore Energy Raises $43 Million Series A To Scale Iron-Air Batteries For Long-Duration Energy Storage

Robinhood Ventures Fund II Prices IPO At $25 Per Share, Launching With $225.5 Million Fund

Target Names First Chief AI Officer As It Pairs AI With UX To Drive Its Next Growth Chapter

Clarity Systems Raises $4.4 Million To Fight $103 Billion Retail Returns Fraud Problem With AI Scanning

AGent Energy Raises $11 Million To Unlock 200+ GW Of Idle Behind-The-Meter Power

California Approves Charter-Cox Merger With $275 Million Network Upgrade And Major Consumer Protections

Citi To Acquire Kard To Supercharge Personalized Rewards And Commerce Media

Workday: Silver Lake Reportedly In Acquisition Talks For Potential Mega Software Buyout

Dynatrace To Acquire Arize For $915 Million To Expand AI Observability Platform

EQT Infrastructure Proposes $9.4 Billion Acquisition Of Cleanaway

Samsonite Group To Acquire BÉIS At A $210 Million Value

Duolingo Acquires Animade To Expand Motion Design And Creative Capabilities

Ancora Proposes $1.1 Billion To $1.2 Billion Acquisition Of H.B. Fuller’s Building Adhesive Solutions Segment

AEVEX To Acquire BlackSea Technologies For Up To $650 Million

Bank Of America To Invest $1.9 Billion For Up To 49.9% Stake In Jio Credit

Raymond James Names Elyn Davis Senior Vice President Of Client Experience For RIA & Custody Services

Simplicity Acquires Mobile Bay Financial And Adds John McNeil And Virginia O’Brien As Partners

Holand Automotive Group Acquires Select John Scotti Leasing Portfolio Assets

Fishbowl Inventory Acquires Repfabric To Combine CRM, Commissions And Inventory Management

MassMutual Ascend Surpasses $2 Billion In Lifetime Advisory Annuity Sales

Janus Henderson, Victory Park Capital, And Privacore Raise Additional $100 Million For Asset-Backed Credit Fund

G Squared Closes $2.3 Billion Fund VII, Its Largest Flagship Fund

Google And Kaggle’s AI Agent Course Attracts More Than 353,000 Participants

University Of Illinois And GenH2 Partner To Advance Liquid Hydrogen Research For Aviation

Bain Capital To Acquire Gong Cha From TA Associates

Veritas Capital To Acquire Saber Power Services From Greenbelt Capital Partners

Facility Grid Acquires PingCx To Build Unified Building Lifecycle Software Platform