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Stratos Wealth Holdings announced it has completed the acquisition of 11 partner advisory practices representing approximately $4.8 billion in total client assets as of December 31, 2025. The transactions were underway prior to SEI making a strategic investment in the business and reflect Stratos’ broader strategy of investing in advisory firms to support growth, enterprise value creation, and succession planning.

Permanent Power Company, launched by CIM Group, announced a long term power purchase agreement and a $400 million financing commitment as it expands into a national power generation and energy storage platform.

Dylan Gaitman is a young New York City real estate agent at SERHANT. and the host of the podcast “Disrupt, For Good,” where he interviews entrepreneurs, media personalities, and business leaders about unconventional career paths, resilience, and authentic storytelling. He launched the podcast while building his real estate career to combine his interests in business, branding, media, and relationship-building, with a focus on inspiring younger audiences and creating meaningful professional connections. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gaitman to learn more.

Childfree Insights is the central hub for education, research, and thought leadership for Childfree and Permanently Childless individuals. As the umbrella organization for Childfree Wealth and Childfree Trust, it connects people to specialized services designed for their unique needs. Childfree Wealth is a fiduciary, fee-only life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping Childfree and Permanently Childless individuals align their finances with their unique life goals, while Childfree Trust provides estate planning and professional fiduciary support to ensure their wishes are carried out. Together, the ecosystem provides the frameworks, guidance, and implementation needed to help people design their lives and legacies on their own terms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed founder Dr. Jay Zigmont to learn more.

Solvane Group and David Carlson have completed a $50 million acquisition of the Evolve Restoration platform, forming a Dallas-headquartered national property restoration group focused on storm damage restoration, roofing, fire, smoke, water, and mold remediation services.

Abbott, Stringham & Lynch (ASL), a full-service CPA firm based in Silicon Valley, announced it has acquired San Jose-based ArightCo, an integrated finance and accounting solutions provider serving mid-sized organizations. The acquisition is designed to expand ASL’s outsourced finance and accounting offerings for both current and future clients.

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now access Codex directly from their phones through a new preview rollout in the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing developers and teams to monitor, guide, and collaborate with AI-powered coding workflows from anywhere.

TPG RE Finance Trust announced the closing of a new $400 million Senior Secured Term Loan B and a $100 million Revolving Credit Facility, further expanding the company’s diversified financing structure.

Cerebras Systems, an artificial intelligence chipmaker focused on high-performance AI inference and computing infrastructure, completed one of the most successful public market debuts of 2026 after raising $5.55 billion in its initial public offering.

WEX announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David Foss as Chair of the Board, effective immediately.

Super Micro Computer announced the appointment of Matthew Thauberger as Chief Revenue Officer, expanding the company’s executive leadership team as it looks to capitalize on growing demand for AI and IT infrastructure solutions.

G-III Apparel Group announced it signed a definitive agreement with WHP Global to jointly own the intellectual property of the Marc Jacobs brand through a newly formed 50/50 joint venture, following WHP Global’s acquisition of the brand from LVMH.

DexCom announced a series of governance enhancements ahead of its 2026 Investor Day presentation, including plans to add two new independent directors with MedTech and operations expertise, reconstitute a key board committee, and deepen operational oversight as the company positions itself for long-term growth.

Payward, the parent company of Kraken and developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, announced a strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton to bring traditional financial products on-chain and expand their utility across digital asset markets.

CREW Carbon announced it has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round totaling $25 million to expand its wastewater treatment optimization technology and carbon dioxide removal platform. The round included $19 million in equity financing and $6 million in grant and other non-dilutive funding sources.

NoblQ, a global digital transformation and IT services company backed by Yellow Stripes Capital, announced it has acquired a majority stake in QBrainX. The transaction combines the companies’ automation, AI, and enterprise modernization capabilities while expanding NoblQ’s global delivery footprint across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Purdue University’s Department of Agronomy has acquired the KenAvis soybean germplasm collection from Purdue alumnus and soybean breeder Bob Taylor, giving researchers access to a rare pool of underutilized genetic diversity that could significantly improve soybean breeding, yield potential and specialty crop development.

Signal Energy and Applied High Voltage (AHV), providers of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, announced their rebrand to CoVolt Power, Inc. The move unifies the companies under a single brand identity aimed at supporting North America’s efforts to modernize and expand the electrical grid.

Crux announced the closing of a $500 million debt financing facility with Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit (EIC), the infrastructure credit investment platform that is part of Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA with $1.4 trillion in assets under management. The facility will support Crux-led tax driven investments, including hybrid tax equity transactions, aimed at accelerating clean energy deployment in the United States amid rising electricity demand driven by AI, electrification, and population growth.

Motorola Solutions announced a $100 million investment plan to expand and diversify the manufacturing and supply chain operations of Silvus Technologies, a company specializing in advanced tactical networking and electromagnetic spectrum operations solutions.

BlueWind Medical announced it has secured $47.8 million in financing through a combination of equity and debt to accelerate commercialization of its Revi System, an Implantable Tibial Neuromodulation (ITNM) therapy designed to treat urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).

CAPTRUST announced that Stillwater Capital Advisors has joined the firm, expanding CAPTRUST’s footprint in Pennsylvania with a fifth office in the state.

PGIM announced the launch of its first private credit collective investment trust (CIT) for defined contribution retirement plans, expanding access to private credit strategies within the retirement market. The new PGIM Investment Grade Private Credit Fund of the Prudential Trust Company Alternative Investments Collective Trust is designed for use within professionally managed retirement solutions, including target date funds, stable value funds, and other white label or multimanager investment structures.

Wirestock announced the closing of a $23 million Series A funding round led by Nava Ventures with participation from SBVP, Formula VC, I2BF Global Ventures, and other strategic and existing investors. The company said the funding will support the expansion of its multimodal data platform and accelerate its mission of helping creators monetize their work while supplying ethically sourced training data for artificial intelligence models.

Anthropic announced a $200 million partnership with the Gates Foundation to expand the use of AI across global health, life sciences, education, and economic mobility initiatives over the next four years.

Rubicon Point Partners announced the acquisition of the headquarters campus of Shockwave Medical in Santa Clara, California, on behalf of Rubicon Point Fund II.

NEC Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of CSG Systems International, with its wholly owned subsidiary Netcracker Technology set to lead the combined business operations and integration efforts.

Exponent announced it has raised more than $40 million in combined equity and credit capital to expand its financial infrastructure platform for multi-location franchise operators across the U.S.

Graphon AI emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed funding to build what it describes as the first pre-model intelligence layer designed to help AI systems reason across complex multimodal enterprise data. The round was led by Novera Ventures founder and managing director Arvind Gupta, with participation from Perplexity Fund, Samsung Next, GS Futures, Hitachi Ventures, Gaia Ventures, B37 Ventures, and Aurum Partners.

Relevant Solutions announced the acquisition of Automation Werx, a systems integration and automation company based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The acquisition marks Relevant Solutions’ first add-on acquisition since partnering with Fusion Capital Partners and expands the company’s automation, controls, and systems integration capabilities across North America.