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Ampol: KKR Leads A$400 Million Financing Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

KKR announced that it has made a cornerstone investment in a A$400 million (US$275 million) financing solution for Australian energy company Ampol Limited. The transaction is anchored by KKR’s private credit and insurance platforms and will support Ampol’s refinancing initiatives and general corporate purposes.

Hephae Energy Technology Raises $17.8 Million Series A To Commercialize Superhot Drilling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Hephae Energy Technology announced the closing of a $17.8 million Series A funding round to accelerate the commercial deployment of its advanced drilling systems for next-generation geothermal energy development. The round was co-led by Susquehanna Sustainable Investments and Underground Ventures. Participants included alfa8, Baruch Future Ventures, Centaurus Capital LP, Elemental Impact, Exa Ventures, Future Ventures, Grantham Foundation for The Protection of the Environment, New System Ventures, and True North Institute, joining existing investor Nabors Industries.

Scaleway Acquires Qarnot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Scaleway announced the acquisition of Qarnot, a European specialist in high-performance computing for engineering, simulation, and research workloads. The acquisition adds dedicated high-performance computing capabilities to Scaleway’s Cloud & AI platform. Scaleway said the deal strengthens its position as a sovereign European cloud provider offering cloud, AI, and dedicated HPC capabilities within a single platform.

DLA Piper Adds André Teixeira To Finance Practice In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

DLA Piper announced that André Teixeira has joined the firm as a Partner in its Project Finance practice. He is based in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Jabil Acquires Rebound Electronics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Jabil announced that Rebound Electronics is now part of the Jabil family of companies. The acquisition expands Jabil’s ability to help customers build more resilient, agile, and secure supply chains.

Latham & Watkins Expands Capital Markets Practice With Byron Rooney And Dan Gibbons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that prominent capital markets partner Byron Rooney will join the firm, along with partner Dan Gibbons, who has already joined. Rooney will serve as Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice.

Bayer Secures €3 Billion From Apollo To Improve Capital Structure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Bayer announced that it secured €3 billion in equity capital through an agreement with Apollo to improve its capital structure. Under the agreement, Apollo-managed funds and affiliates will obtain a minority, non-controlling stake in a newly established entity holding Bayer’s long-acting reversible contraceptives business.

Fourvenues: Interview With CEO Alberto Centeno About The Nightlife Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Fourvenues provides a comprehensive, all-in-one software platform that enables nightclubs, event organizers, and promoters to streamline their business operations, such as ticket sales, VIP bookings, guest lists, and staff management into a single system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fourvenues CEO Alberto Centeno to learn more.

Axle Energy Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Distributed Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Axle Energy announced a $25 million Series A funding round to accelerate its global expansion. The round was led by Energize Capital, with participation from returning investors Accel, Picus Capital, and Eka Ventures.

Birdsview Raises €2.5 Million Seed To Scale Avys AI Retention Agent For Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Birdsview announced a €2.5 million seed round to support Avys, its AI-powered digital worker designed to help retailers grow repeat purchases. The round was backed by Fortino Ventures and Newion. Fortino Ventures has backed Billy Grace, an AI marketing platform in the Benelux, while Newion was an early investor in Parloa, an AI agent company that reached unicorn status.

En Carta Diagnostics Raises €5 Million To Advance At-Home Molecular Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

En Carta Diagnostics announced a €5 million funding round to advance its molecular diagnostics platform and support its commercial launch. The round combines investment led by Blue Forest Ventures, participation from Ring Capital, and support from existing investors CentraleSupélec Venture and 50 Partners Health. The financing also includes non-dilutive funding from Bpifrance and other partners.

Demoboost: Interview With CEO Anna Decroix About The Demo Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Demoboost is an all-in-one demo automation platform that allows B2B tech and software companies to create, personalize, and track interactive product demos for their sales processes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Demoboost CEO Anna Decroix to learn more.

Equinox Gold Sells Versamet Royalties Shares For C$130 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Equinox Gold announced that it sold an aggregate of 8,713,000 common shares of Versamet Royalties through a block trade with National Bank Financial. The sale generated aggregate gross proceeds of C$130 million for Equinox Gold. The company said it holds its Versamet shares for investment purposes.

Vista Equity And Quinti Capital Reportedly Offer To Acquire Criteo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Vista Equity Partners and Quinti Capital have reportedly submitted an offer to acquire Criteo, the French advertising technology company. According to Reuters, the firms made an offer last week that valued Criteo at more than a 50% premium to its recent share price. The report cited two people familiar with the matter who were not identified because the information is not public.

CenterGate Capital Invests In Canadian Dental Labs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

CenterGate Capital announced that its affiliate made an investment in Canadian Dental Labs, a Toronto-based dental laboratory platform and manufacturer of dental prosthetics and orthodontic appliances.

Impax Asset Management Appoints Andrew Morris As Co-Head Of Private Equity Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Impax Asset Management announced the appointment of Andrew Morris as Co-Head of Private Equity Infrastructure. Morris brings more than two decades of infrastructure investing experience across infrastructure, private equity, and real assets. He joins Impax’s Management Committee and will work closely alongside Daniel von Preyss, Co-Head of Private Equity Infrastructure.

HR Path Closes Nearly $1 Billion Transaction With Ardian To Accelerate International Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

HR Path announced it closed a transaction worth nearly $1 billion in partnership with Ardian to accelerate its international growth and acquisition[object Object] strategy. The transaction is designed to help HR Path strengthen its position as a global player in HR transformation. HR Path is a global provider of HR consulting, HRIS implementation, and HR process outsourcing services.

Banyan Software Acquires HMM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Banyan Software announced that it acquired HMM Germany, a B2B eHealth platform that helps health insurers, medical-device makers, and healthcare providers manage the approval, billing, and payment of medical aids.

American Express Breaks Ground On New Global Headquarters At 2 World Trade Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

American Express hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The ceremony marked the recent construction start of the new American Express Tower, which will span nearly two million square feet and stand nearly 1,250 feet tall. American Express expects to begin welcoming colleagues to the new building in 2031.

MSA Safety Acquires Autronica Fire And Security For $555 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

MSA Safety announced that it completed the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security in a transaction valued at approximately $555 million.

MindRank Raises $52 Million In Series B Financing To Advance AI-Native Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

MindRank AI, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing an artificial intelligence-powered drug research and development platform, announced that it has raised $52 million in Series B financing. The funding round was led by a group of institutional investors and healthcare-focused funds.

Enova Appoints Maria Veltre To Board As William Goodyear And Mark McGowan Depart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Enova International, an online financial services company serving small businesses and consumers underserved by traditional banks, announced several planned changes to its Board of Directors.

Beyond Capital Ventures Invests In BimaKavach To Advance AI-Native Commercial Insurance In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Beyond Capital Ventures announced an investment in BimaKavach, a technology-first commercial insurance company focused on helping India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises access, manage, and benefit from insurance.

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Work And Deprecates Atlas Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work, an agent in ChatGPT designed to take action across apps and files, stay with complex projects for extended periods, and turn user goals into finished work. The new experience is intended to move ChatGPT beyond answering questions and toward completing multi-step workflows across web, mobile, and desktop.

Gradium Raises Funding To $100 Million And Expands To Silicon Valley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Gradium announced that it extended its funding to $100 million just seven months after launch. The extension of the company’s seed financing includes new investors such as NVIDIA.

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $1.2 Trillion Valuation On Secondary Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly reached a $1.2 trillion valuation on secondary markets as investor demand for shares in the private AI company continues to surge.

Argo Infrastructure Partners Acquiring Solar Portfolio From NuGen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Argo Infrastructure Partners announced that it acquired a commercial and industrial solar portfolio from NuGen Capital Management. The portfolio includes eight sites, consisting of six sites in Massachusetts and two in New Jersey.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Acquiring A Majority Stake In Nicollin Environnement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, announced that it has entered into exclusivity and committed to complete the acquisition of a majority stake in Nicollin Environnement.

Spartan Capital Secures $160 Million Senior Credit Facility To Expand SMB Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Spartan Capital announced that it closed a new senior credit facility with a leading specialty finance lender. The facility provides $60 million at closing and can grow by an additional $100 million, giving Spartan Capital up to $160 million of total funding capacity.

Park Aerospace Appoints John Jamieson As Senior Vice President And General Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Park Aerospace announced the election of John Jamieson to the newly created position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company.