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4Pines Fund Services Names Brian Sciortino COO After Leading Operations With 1,300+ Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

4Pines Fund Services has appointed Brian Sciortino as Chief Operating Officer as the fund administrator continues scaling its technology and operational infrastructure for private equity, venture capital and alternative investment managers.

Balentine Acquires Valuation Growth Advisory In All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Balentine has acquired Valuation Growth Advisory in an all-stock transaction, expanding the independent wealth manager's business advisory capabilities for entrepreneurs and multigenerational families. Balentine advises on more than $9 billion in assets.

Ameriprise Adds $160 Million Advisors Lee Winters III And Chris McClure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Ameriprise Financial has added financial advisors Lee Winters III and Chris McClure to its branch channel from Wells Fargo Clearing Services, bringing approximately $160 million in client assets.

Cliffwater Adds Sam Walsh As Private Markets Interval Fund Platform Reaches $44.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Cliffwater has appointed Sam Walsh as Managing Director of its Cascade Real Assets Fund team, adding a senior real estate investor from GIC as the firm's private markets platform continues to expand.

Glenmede Adds Michael Novak From Northern Trust As Managing Director To $53 Billion Wealth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Glenmede has appointed Michael H. Novak as Relationship Manager, Wealth Advisory and Managing Director, adding more than 30 years of wealth management, fiduciary and trust experience to its Ohio team. Novak will report to Bethany Bryant, Glenmede's Ohio Regional Director.

Greycourt Names Mike Meehan CIO And Promotes Mark Thomas To Chief Investment Strategist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Greycourt has appointed Michael J. Meehan as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer while promoting Mark Thomas to Chief Investment Strategist as the investment advisory firm expands its senior investment leadership.

Hilco Global Names Andrew Hede Vice Chairman Of Professional Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Hilco Global has appointed Andrew Hede as Vice Chairman of Hilco Global Professional Services, adding a restructuring and transformation executive with more than 30 years of experience.

Lazard Adds Marco Superina From UBS To Lead Investment Banking In Switzerland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Lazard has appointed Dr. Marco Superina to lead investment banking in Switzerland as the financial advisory firm expands its presence across the DACH region.

Piper Sandler Adds Tim Light From Guggenheim As Managing Director Of Secondary Capital Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Piper Sandler has added Tim Light as Managing Director of Secondary Capital Advisory within its Private Capital Advisory group, expanding the investment bank's capabilities across GP-led and institutional secondary transactions. Light will be based in New York.

Powell Investment Advisors Adds Michael Baiter As Client Relations And Operations Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Powell Investment Advisors has appointed Michael Baiter as Client Relations and Operations Manager as the Miami-based registered investment advisor continues expanding its client service and operational capabilities.

Rothschild & Co Names Brent Surber Head Of U.S. Private Capital Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Rothschild & Co has appointed Brent Surber as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Capital Markets within Global Markets Solutions, creating a new leadership role focused on expanding the firm's private capital capabilities in North America.

UBS Adds Brandon Burleigh To Stone Harbor Group In Hartford As Invested Assets Reach $7.3 Trillion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

UBS has added financial advisor Brandon Burleigh to its Hartford, Connecticut office, where he will join the Stone Harbor Group as the firm continues expanding its wealth management capabilities in the region.

One iota: Interview With CEO Joe Till About Omnichannel Retail Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

One iota develops retail technology that connects digital and physical shopping experiences through endless aisle solutions, in-store applications, and tools that give store teams access to inventory across multiple locations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed One iota CEO Joe Till to learn more.

Starship: Interview With VP Of Hardware Engineering Chris Smith About Autonomous Delivery Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Starship designs and operates fleets of six-wheeled autonomous robots that deliver food, groceries, and other supplies across suburban neighborhoods, cities, and industrial sites. Its delivery system combines fleet orchestration, Level 4 autonomous robots, and logistics operations to automate last-mile delivery. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Starship VP of Hardware Engineering Chris Smith to learn more.

Checksum: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Gal Vered About Continuous Quality For AI-Generated Code

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Checksum is building a continuous quality platform designed to help companies safely ship software in an AI-driven world. Its products include the Continuous Quality Agent, API Testing Agent, and CI Guard, with a broader vision of providing quality assurance across the software development lifecycle as organizations move toward autonomous software delivery. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Checksum Co-Founder and CEO Gal Vered to learn more.

Velocity Financial To Acquire Toorak Platform And Manage $3 Billion Loan Portfolio In $3.2 Billion Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Velocity Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Toorak Capital's operating platform, while a third-party investment firm will separately acquire Toorak's approximately $3 billion portfolio of business-purpose loans.

Percent Names Bina Shetty CCO And Cecil Smart CCO As Private Credit Volume Tops $2 Billion And AUM Reaches $346.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Percent has appointed Bina Shetty as Chief Commercial Officer and Cecil Smart as Chief Credit Officer as the private credit platform expands its asset management business and surpasses $2 billion in total transaction volume.

Brookwood Investment Group Partners With Amplify To Launch AI-Native Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Brookwood Investment Group has partnered with Amplify Technology to launch the Brookwood Intelligence Platform, a unified technology foundation that connects data, investment intelligence, portfolio management, trading, account servicing, and advisor workflows across the rapidly growing RIA.

SolarWinds Announces CEO Succession As Samuel Monti Joins As CFO And Cullen Childress Becomes Interim CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

SolarWinds has announced a planned CEO succession and appointed Samuel Monti as Chief Financial Officer as the observability and IT management software company prepares for its next phase of growth around agentic AI.

Nvidia Reportedly Acquiring Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to a report from The Information citing a person with knowledge of the agreement. The transaction would give Nvidia control of one of the most important platforms in the open-source artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Sempra Completes Ecogas Sale For Approximately $500 Million As $65 Billion Capital Plan Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Sempra has completed the sale of Ecogas México for approximately $500 million in proceeds as the energy infrastructure company continues to recycle capital into regulated utility investments in Texas and California.

Voly Acquires Oceanskies As Superyacht Platform Expands To 10,000+ Crew And 1,700 Vessels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Voly has acquired Oceanskies, bringing together two superyacht crew employment, payroll and compliance businesses and expanding the number of crew administered across the Voly platform to more than 10,000.

TowerBrook Partners With Rael To Scale Women’s Wellness Brand Across 40,000+ Retail Doors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

TowerBrook Capital Partners has entered a strategic partnership with women's wellness company Rael to accelerate the brand's expansion across retail channels, products, and international markets. Rael focuses on holistic cycle care and offers feminine care, skincare, and hormonal wellness products.

August Energy And Energeia Launch $100 Million Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Platform In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

August Energy and Energeia have launched a $100 million infrastructure partnership aimed at financing energy efficiency projects across commercial buildings and industrial facilities in India.

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Steve Olenick To Lead Sports Capital And New York Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright has added Steve Olenick as a partner in New York, appointing him U.S. Head of Sports Capital and Transactions and New York Head of Private Equity. Olenick joins from Mintz, where he chaired the firm's sports and entertainment practice.

Merchant Opportunities Fund Expands BMO-Led Credit Facility To $240 Million As Capital Deployment Tops $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Merchant Opportunities Fund has expanded its syndicated revolving credit facility from $165 million to $240 million, providing additional capacity for the Vancouver-based private debt fund's specialty finance investment strategy.

Legato Raises $12 Million To Launch AI Hearing Glasses Targeting $15 Billion Hearing Device Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Legato has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and unveiled Legato Frames, AI-powered hearing glasses designed to integrate hearing assistance directly into everyday eyewear. The financing came from Neotribe Ventures, Listen, and Village Global.

Stability AI Raises $76 Million Series B With EA, Sony, UMG And Warner Music Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Stability AI has raised $76 million in Series B funding, bringing the generative AI company's total financing under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million across two equity rounds and convertible notes.

StepStone Group Raises $1.7 Billion For Infrastructure Secondaries Fund And Related Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

StepStone Group has closed its infrastructure secondaries fund, raising a total of $1.7 billion across the fund and related separate accounts.

Iowa State University: Interview With Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao About The Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao leads research focused on engineering microbial species to convert low-cost feedstocks into value-added chemicals and bioproducts. In collaboration with Professor Dennis Vigil, a compact Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator is being developed, which combines fermentation, product extraction, and centrifugal separation within a single system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao to learn more.