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OutSee: £2.5 Million Seed Round Completed And Partnership With o2h Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

OutSee, an AI-enabled genomics and drug discovery company, has closed a £2.5 million seed funding round and signed a strategic agreement with o2h discovery to begin a collaborative drug discovery programme around OutSee’s lead drug target candidate.

LyfeSci Acquires Clinically Media To Bring Patient Recruitment In-House And Expand End-to-End Trial Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

LyfeSci Research & Innovation, a Chicago-based full-service clinical research organization, has acquired Clinically Media to bring patient recruitment in-house and expand its end-to-end clinical trial capabilities, the companies said Monday.

Route Acquires Frate Returns, Expanding Unified Post-Purchase Platform for Ecommerce Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Route, a post-purchase platform used by ecommerce brands for package protection and order tracking, said Monday it has acquired Frate Returns, a returns and exchanges provider, to create a single solution spanning tracking, protection, and returns. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Curion Expands Global Delivery Capabilities Through Acquisition Of Blue Yonder Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Curion, a portfolio company of Summit Park, has acquired Blue Yonder Research, a U.K.-based market research agency focused on R&D and innovation insights, as Curion looks to broaden its global delivery footprint and deepen support for multinational clients.

Zelis Acquires Rivet To Expand Revenue Cycle Analytics Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Zelis, a healthcare technology company focused on modernizing payments across the payer-provider ecosystem, has acquired Rivet, a revenue cycle analytics provider, in a deal aimed at improving claim-payment transparency and reducing administrative friction for providers and health plans.

insitro To Buy CombinAbleAI, Launching TherML Platform To Unify AI-Driven Therapeutic Design Across Modalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

insitro announced it will acquire CombinAbleAI and, alongside the deal, has launched TherML (Therapeutic Machine Learning), a platform it describes as a single, modality-agnostic AI engine for drug discovery and design.

Hippocratic AI Consolidates Life Sciences Leadership With Grove AI Acquisition And Executive Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Hippocratic AI announced it has acquired Grove AI and launched a dedicated Life Sciences Division, alongside leadership additions including a new president for the unit and a senior executive advisory council, as the company pushes to expand the use of patient-facing generative AI agents across biopharma and medtech workflows.

NVIDIA And Lilly Announce Co-Innovation AI Lab To Reinvent Drug Discovery In The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

NVIDIA and Eli Lilly and Company said they will jointly invest up to $1 billion over five years to launch a new AI co-innovation lab aimed at tackling persistent bottlenecks in pharmaceutical R&D, from early discovery through development and, longer term, manufacturing and supply chain optimization. The companies unveiled the initiative around the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, positioning the effort as a combined push to pair Lilly’s drug discovery, clinical, and manufacturing expertise with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing stack and life sciences AI platforms.

Denison Consulting And Newmeasures Merge To Expand Employee Listening And Organizational Performance Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Denison Consulting and Newmeasures have merged to create a combined organization aimed at linking employee feedback more directly to measurable business outcomes.

Rothschild Wealth Partners Acquires $200 Million Firm Windgate In Chicago Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Windgate Wealth Management announced it has agreed to join Rothschild Wealth Partners in a deal that adds more than $200 million in client assets and expands Rothschild’s advisory footprint in the Chicago market, the firms said.

Cherry Street Energy Advances Growth Strategy With 16-Site Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Cherry Street Energy announced it has acquired a portfolio of 16 operating distributed generation projects from Inman Solar, adding 12.7 megawatts of solar capacity across five states and expanding its base of long-term contracted renewable assets.

Google And Apple Sign Multi-Year Deal To Base Next-Gen Apple Foundation Models On Gemini

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Apple and Google announced they have entered into a multi-year collaboration that will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models built on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology, positioning Gemini as a key backbone for future Apple Intelligence capabilities.

EnableComp Acquires H/ROI To Build A More Comprehensive Platform For Complex Revenue Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

EnableComp announced it has acquired Health Resources Optimization, Inc. (H/ROI), adding specialized clinical denials and revenue recovery capabilities to help hospitals recapture revenue lost to some of the most difficult denial types. The deal is intended to strengthen EnableComp’s complex revenue cycle offering, particularly around DRG downgrades, medical-necessity denials, and post-bill DRG validation.

Control Devices Buys Sherwood Valve To Expand Compressed Gas Flow Control Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve in a deal aimed at broadening its flow control offering across industrial gas, specialty gas, high-purity gas and medical gas applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SalesRabbit Acquires Roofle To Link Field Sales, Online Buying, And Production For Roofing Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SalesRabbit announced it has acquired Roofle, bringing together field sales management, online purchasing, and sales-to-production workflows in a single platform built for roofing and home improvement contractors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Carson Group Acquires Minneapolis Carson Wealth Office In First Deal Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Carson Group has fully acquired its Carson Wealth location in Minneapolis, marking the firm’s first acquisition of 2026 as it deepens its presence in the Twin Cities market.

Wealthspire’s Ground Control Acquires LA-Based Ceres Financial Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Wealthspire announced Ground Control Business Management has acquired Los Angeles-based Ceres Financial Management, a move the firm says will deepen Ground Control’s footprint in Southern California and broaden its business management offering for high-net-worth clients, including entertainers and entrepreneurs.

Healthpeak Properties Reports $925 Million In Deals, Adding $600 Million South San Francisco Life Science Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Healthpeak Properties announced it has completed roughly $925 million in recent transaction activity, advancing what the healthcare-focused REIT described as a capital recycling strategy to sell stabilized outpatient medical assets and redeploy proceeds into life science properties in core markets.

Clifford Chance Rehires Matthias Kerbusch To Expand Luxembourg Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Clifford Chance announced that Matthias Kerbusch has joined its Luxembourg office, adding to the firm’s funds bench as it continues to build out its global private capital offering.

B-FLEXION Life Sciences To Buy Out Patient Square And Webster Stakes In Radius Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Radius Health announced B-FLEXION Life Sciences has agreed to acquire the remaining 57% interest in the specialty biopharmaceutical company, purchasing shares currently held by affiliates of Patient Square Capital and Webster Equity Partners.

Cast AI Surpasses $1 Billion Valuation Following Pacific Alliance Ventures Strategic Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Cast AI announced it has crossed a $1 billion valuation following a strategic investment from Pacific Alliance Ventures (PAV), the U.S.-based corporate venture arm of Shinsegae Group, as the company launched OMNI Compute, a unified compute marketplace designed to help enterprises access and operate GPU capacity across clouds and regions without making code changes.

Inflexion: John DiGiovanni Named As Head Of Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Inflexion has appointed John DiGiovanni as Head of Healthcare, adding senior sector leadership as the European mid-market private equity firm continues to build its healthcare investing capabilities. DiGiovanni will work closely with Andy Neville, a Partner on Inflexion’s Healthcare team who has served as interim head in the lead-up to the appointment.

Alvarez & Marsal: Tom Parkinson Named As Managing Director In London to Bolster Private Equity Carve-Out Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Tom Parkinson as a Managing Director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice, based in London, as the firm continues to build out its European capabilities supporting private equity clients on complex carve-outs and integrations.

Mutares To Acquire SABIC Engineering Thermoplastics Business In The Americas And Europe For $450 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA signed an agreement to acquire SABIC’s Engineering Thermoplastics business in the Americas and Europe in a deal valued at $450 million on an enterprise-value basis, marking the largest transaction in Mutares’ history by revenues. The company said the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.

IK Partners Promotes Five To Partner And Takes On Advisory Role For Wendel’s Direct Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

IK Partners, a European private equity firm, announced it has strengthened its leadership team by promoting five professionals to Partner across its Paris and Amsterdam offices, while also formalizing a new advisory arrangement with majority shareholder Wendel that will see IK support Wendel’s direct private investment activities through a newly established unit.

Meta Names Dina Powell McCormick President And Vice Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Meta announced Dina Powell McCormick is joining the company as President and Vice Chairman, expanding the responsibilities she held while serving on the company’s board as Meta ramps up large-scale investments tied to its AI and next-generation computing ambitions.

DLA Piper Appoints Russel Drew As Canada Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

DLA Piper has named Russel (Russ) Drew as its managing partner in Canada, expanding his leadership responsibilities as the firm looks to deepen its presence in the country and strengthen cross-border client support.

Aurex Acquires Alpha 2 To Expand Secure Space Systems Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Aurex, a Godspeed Capital-backed provider of engineering and technology services across space, hypersonics, missile defense, and orbital systems, said it has acquired Alpha 2 Inc., a Chantilly, Virginia-based firm focused on cryptographic engineering, cybersecurity, and engineering services for U.S. space, defense, and intelligence customers.

Aquanow: Interview With VP Of Research Sebastian Davies About The Infrastructure Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Aquanow is a leading infrastructure provider that enables institutional and enterprise use-cases for digital assets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aquanow VP of Research Sebastian Davies to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Arlington Capital Partners Buys Pond & Company In First Platform Deal From $6 Billion Fund VII

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Pond & Company, a full-service design and engineering firm that supports regulatory-driven projects for the federal government and customers across the energy, infrastructure and life sciences industries.