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Wells Fargo: $6.8 Million Committed To Support South Dallas Revitalization And Economic Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Wells Fargo & Company and the Wells Fargo Foundation have announced a philanthropic investment of $6.8 million to support community development in South Dallas, with a focus on small business growth, affordable housing, commercial property rehabilitation, and workforce training.

Median Technologies: €19 Million EIB Financing Raised To Boost AI-Enabled Cancer Diagnosis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Median Technologies announced that it has received a €19 million payment under the first tranche of its new financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), executed July 11, 2025 and representing the initial drawdown of a facility totaling up to €37.5 million.

BridgePeak Energy Capital: Over $1.3 Billion In U.S. Energy Loans Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

BridgePeak Energy Capital, a national leader in energy project finance, announced that it originated over $1.3 billion in loans during the first nine months of 2025. These financings include development facilities, construction loans and term debt, and span technologies and geographies with a significant focus on solar, energy storage and biofuels projects.

&Partners: 100th Advisor Practice Mannen Financial Group Joins Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

&Partners, an advisor- and employee-owned wealth management firm transforming the advisory landscape, announced that its 100th advisor practice, Mannen Financial Group, has joined the firm. With this addition the firm reports approximately $50 billion in pre-hire assets and $350 million in revenue, positioning the company as one of the fastest-growing hybrid broker-dealer and RIA platforms in the US.

University Of Richmond Partnering With IronCircle To Drive Future Of Cybersecurity Talent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

IronCircle, an AI-based cybersecurity workforce platform, announced a new partnership with University of Richmond to address the United States’ critical shortage of cyber talent by offering rigorous, industry-aligned training.

Hemab Therapeutics: $157 Million Series C Secured For Advancing Treatments For Underserved Bleeding Disorders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Hemab Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel prophylactic therapeutics for serious bleeding and thrombotic disorders, announced that it has completed a $157 million Series C financing.

Bridge: $5.1 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Native Operating System For Private Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Bridge, an AI-native operating system designed for private markets allocators, announced that it has raised $5.1 million in seed financing led by Thicket Ventures, with participation from investors across the private equity and wealth management sectors.

XNRGY: Strategic Investment Raised To Accelerate Sustainable Cooling Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

XNRGY Climate Systems, a North American leader in sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies, announced that it has secured growth equity financing from Decarbonization Partners (a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek), Climate Investment (CI), and Activate Capital. The investment will accelerate XNRGY’s rapid expansion, expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint, and support the rollout of next-generation cooling solutions to meet the growing global demand from data centers and mission-critical infrastructure.

Pave Bank: $39 Million Raised To Scale Programmable Bank For The Digital Assets And AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Pave Bank, a fully licensed commercial bank built for the era of programmable money and digital assets, announced it has raised over $39 million in funding led by Accel, with participation from Tether Investments, Quona Capital, Wintermute Ventures, Helios Digital Ventures, Yolo Investments, Kazea Fund, and GC&H Investments. The round brings the company’s total funding to more than $44 million.

Yanne Capital: Senior-Led Transaction Excellence Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Yanne Capital, an independent global investment banking boutique, has launched its Transaction Excellence offering, a senior-led advisory service for lower middle-market transactions ranging from $10 million to $600 million. This initiative focuses on efficient, outcome-oriented deal execution in capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, refinancings, restructurings, and carve-outs.

Turtle: $5.5 Million Closed For Enhancing Leading Liquidity Distribution Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Turtle, a protocol focused on on-chain liquidity distribution, has raised an additional $5.5 million in funding, bringing its total capital raised to $11.7 million. The new investment will accelerate Turtle’s expansion as it continues to build what it calls the “Liquidity Distribution Protocol,” designed to coordinate capital and protocols across Web3 through a transparent, data-driven infrastructure.

Adaptam Therapeutics: €3 Million Raised To Develop Immunotherapies Targeting Tumor-Associated Myeloid Cells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Adaptam Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering cancer immunotherapies designed to overcome immunosuppression within the tumor microenvironment, announced the successful completion of a €3 million (~$3.5 million) pre-seed financing round led by Criteria Bio Ventures.

Clifford Chance: Class Actions Capability Enhanced With Hiring of Alexandra Diehl And Team In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Clifford Chance has announced the hire of Alexandra Diehl and her 14-member team from White & Case, further strengthening the firm’s class actions and disputes capabilities in Europe. The new team will join Clifford Chance’s Frankfurt office, reinforcing the firm’s growing global litigation and dispute resolution practice.

Pavewise: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Bringing Real-Time Intelligence To Road Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Pavewise, a construction technology company improving efficiency and compliance across complex road construction projects, announced it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by C2 Ventures, with participation from Connectic, Service Provider Capital, Geoff Judge, and Tom Stemm (former CEO of Ryvit, acquired by Trimble). Existing investors M25, gener8tor 1889, and Broadwater Capital also joined the round, which remains open to a small number of additional investors.

Volta: €11 Million Raised To Advance AI-Based Transformation Of European B2B Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Volta, a French-Italian startup building an AI-powered commerce platform for B2B distributors and suppliers, announced today that it has secured €11 million in funding, including a recent €5 million extension to its prior round. This funding round was led by RTP Global, with participation from existing investors including Emblem, Robin Capital, Founders Future, and new strategic backer Pascal Houillon (former CEO of Cegid and Sage) who has joined as an investor and advisor.

Ceres AI: Growth Financing Raised From Decathlon To Expand Global Agricultural Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Ceres AI, a leading provider of AI-powered agricultural risk analytics, announced that it has received a multi-million-dollar growth financing package from Decathlon Capital Partners. The investment will enable Ceres AI to expand its platform and support a growing portfolio of enterprise clients across the global agricultural sector.

The Adult And Pediatric Institute: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nicole Clark About The Specialized Health Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

The Adult and Pediatric Institute is a private mental and behavioral health practice that provides psychiatric services, including evaluations, medication management, and therapy, for children, adolescents, and adults, with a specialization in autism evaluation and support and a focus on evidence-based, compassionate, and integrated care. Pulse 2.0 interviewed The Adult and Pediatric Institute co-founder and CEO Nicole Clark to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

OSAA Innovation: Interview With Founder & CEO Ahmed Hessam About The Intravenous Therapy Device Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

OSAA Innovation develops innovative medical devices and smart connected solutions to revolutionize intravenous (IV) therapy, focusing on improving patient mobility, convenience, safety, and overall quality of life. Pulse 2.0 interviewed OSAA Innovation founder and CEO Ahmed Hessam to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

O’Melveny: John Curran Joins Singapore Finance As Parter In Corporate Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm O’Melveny & Myers announced that seasoned finance lawyer John Curran has joined its Singapore office as a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice. The hire reinforces the firm’s cross-border capabilities and expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ropes & Gray: 21 Attorneys Elevated To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that 21 attorneys have been named partners, effective November 1. The roster of new partners reflects the firm’s continued investment in high-stakes practices across a wide array of industries and areas of law.

Sanmina Completes Acquisition of AMD’s ZT Systems Data Center Manufacturing Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Sanmina announced that it has completed its acquisition of the ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business from AMD. This transformational move positions the company as a leader in the fast-growing Cloud and AI infrastructure market.

Prime Pensions Buys Presberg Pensions To Expand National Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Prime Pensions, a leading independent provider of retirement plan administration, consulting, and compliance services, announced the acquisition of Presberg Pensions, a third-party administrator based in Westlake Village, California. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Prime Pensions’ strategic expansion across the U.S. and solidifies its presence in one of the nation’s largest retirement plan markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

EQT Real Estate Buys 11-Building 4.8 Million-Square-Foot Logistics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

EQT announced that its Real Estate Logistics Value Fund VI and Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund IV have jointly acquired an 11-building logistics portfolio totaling nearly 4.8 million square feet across five major U.S. distribution hubs: Central Pennsylvania, Houston, Greenville-Spartanburg, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis.

Dawson: Portfolio Finance 6 Closed At Over $7.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Dawson Partners announced the final closing of Dawson Portfolio Finance 6 LP (PF6) and its affiliated co-investment vehicles, securing more than $7.7 billion in total capital commitments. The fund, which exceeded its $6 billion target and reached its $7 billion hard cap, represents Dawson’s largest fund since inception and marks a significant milestone as the firm surpasses $25 billion in assets under management (AUM) just over a decade after its founding.

Insigneo To Buy Reader Accounts Of VectorGlobal, Adding Over $4 Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Insigneo Financial Group announced it has agreed to acquire the client accounts of VectorGlobal Wealth Management Group (VectorGlobal WMG) and its registered investment adviser affiliate, VectorGlobal IAG.

Marex Group To Buy Valcourt For Enhancing Fixed Income Market-Making Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Marex Group announced that it has agreed to acquire Valcourt SA, a Geneva-based fixed-income market-making firm specialising in high-yield, subordinated, emerging-market, private, illiquid, and sustainable debt instruments.

Woodland Gourmet Buys International Spices For Expanding Custom Seasoning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Woodland Gourmet, a provider of custom culinary solutions and specialty ingredients, announced it has acquired International Spices, a developer of custom seasoning blends designed for snacks, proteins, and prepared foods. The acquisition broadens Woodland’s portfolio with high-impact blends—from potato chip seasonings and mozzarella stick coatings to signature wing dry rubs and sauce mixes. It deepens its ability to deliver value-added and customized solutions at scale.

Kirkland & Ellis: Sports Attorney Jason Krochak Joins As Partner In NY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis announced that Jason Krochak, a leading sports-industry attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in its Sports Group. The appointment is part of Kirkland’s strategy to strengthen its presence in sports, media, and gaming-related transactional work.

MTX Buys VerifyID.ai For Expanding AI-Based Digital Identity Verification For The Public Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

MTX Group, a global technology consulting firm, announced the acquisition of VerifyID.ai, an AI-based digital identity verification platform designed for the public sector. The acquisition is aimed at enhancing MTX Group’s artificial intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities while deepening its footprint in trusted digital identity solutions for government agencies and enterprises.

Amalgamated Bank Committing $250 Million To FASTPACE Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Amalgamated Bank announced a capital commitment of up to $250 million to fund commercial real-estate projects originated through the FASTPACE platform, operated by Allectrify. The investment will expand access to long-term, flexible Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing across the United States—especially for middle-market projects ranging from $250,000 to $10 million.