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Datasite to Buy Data Sourcing Company Sourcescrub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Datasite, a global SaaS provider for M&A workflow automation, has acquired Sourcescrub, a deal-sourcing data company, from Francisco Partners.

Doximity Buying Pathway In $63 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Doximity has acquired Montreal-based Pathway Medical Inc., a startup specialising in medical AI and clinical reference.

Centerbridge Partners To Buy MeridianLink For $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

MeridianLink has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. Following the completion of the transaction, MeridianLink will become a privately held company.

Brook + Whittle: $130 Million Financing Secured For Packaging Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Brook + Whittle, recognized as a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has announced the successful completion of a significant refinancing transaction. Through this initiative, the company has secured $130 million in new capital, established a robust new revolving credit facility, and extended its debt maturity runway.

Brown & Root Industrial Services: Funding Raised From One Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle-market private equity firm, will invest in Brown & Root Industrial Services, with existing investor KBR retaining a significant stake.

Green Infrastructure Partners To Be Recapitalized In $4.25 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

GFL Environmental announced that Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to recapitalize its business at an enterprise value of $4.25 billion.

Smart Communications Buying Intelligent Orchestration Company Pendula

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Smart Communications, a technology leader in regulated industries, announced its acquisition of Pendula, a provider of intelligent orchestration and digital delivery solutions. Pendula’s platform enhances customer engagement by enabling personalized, cross-channel interactions.

Western Union To Buy International Money Express In $500 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Western Union will acquire International Money Express (Intermex) for $16 per share in cash, valuing the deal at about $500 million.

Dentons Lee: Ki-Jeung Park And Kyoung-Ho Kim Join The Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2025

Dentons Lee has strengthened its international construction practice by appointing Senior Foreign Attorney Ki-Jeung Park and Senior Attorney Kyoung-Ho Kim. Both attorneys have extensive hands-on experience in international construction contracts, disputes, and arbitration.

Nomi Health: Investment Raised From Inspirit Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Nomi Health, a direct healthcare company focused on providing real-time access to affordable care, announced a strategic investment from Inspirit Equity, a private equity firm founded by Charles Gores, son of Michigan native and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores.

Aira: €150 Million Raised For Advancing Electrification Of Residential Heating In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Aira has announced its expansion into Germany, Italy, and the UK, becoming a clean energy-tech company in Europe with an annual sales run rate of €200 million. And the company has raised €150 million in equity financing.

Silver Lake: $400 Million Digital Infrastructure Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Silver Lake, a leader in technology investing, has partnered with Commonwealth Asset Management’s Adam Fisher and Peter Rumbold to launch a digital infrastructure platform backed by $400 million.

iQor Buys JumpCrew For Expanding CXBPO Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

iQor CXBPO has acquired JumpCrew, a leading provider of outsourced B2B sales and marketing solutions, to broaden its tech-enabled customer experience services. The move strengthens iQor’s position as a full-service CX partner by integrating lead generation, sales, content creation, and RevOps automation.

Tahoe Therapeutics: $30 Million Raised To Develop Dataset For Training Virtual Cell Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Tahoe Therapeutics has raised $30 million to develop a large-scale dataset for training Virtual Cell Models. Led by Amplify Partners and supported by investors such as Databricks Ventures and General Catalyst.

SeaX: Interview With Founder & CEO Kid Parchariyanon About The Early-Stage Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Southeast Asia Exponential Ventures (SeaX) is a VC fund investing globally in early-stage companies with game-changing “exponential” technologies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SeaX founder and CEO Kid Parchariyanon to gain a deeper understanding of the firm.

Equillium: Up To $50 Million Financing Raised To Advance EQ504

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Equillium has secured a securities purchase agreement with leading healthcare investors to raise to $50 million. The financing includes an upfront payment of $30 million for approximately 52.6 million shares or pre-funded warrants at $0.57 per share, plus an additional $20 million contingent upon meeting specific milestones. New investors include ADAR1 Capital Management, Janus Henderson Investors, Adage Capital Partners, Coastlands Capital, and Woodline Partners.

Nokken: Investment Raised From Limestone Capital For Advancing Modular Hospitality Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Limestone Capital, a Swiss private equity firm, has acquired over 30% of Nokken, a UK company specializing in modular cabins. The partnership will support Nokken's expansion across Europe, the UK, the US, Asia, and Australasia, underscoring Limestone's commitment to innovative, sustainable hospitality ventures.

Carlyle AlpInvest: Closing Of Second CFO Offering At $1.25 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Carlyle AlpInvest, a global private equity investor, has closed its second Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO) at $1.25 billion—the largest publicly rated GP-led CFO to date. This marks the firm’s third securitization deal and brings total recent CFO issuance to $2.25 billion.

Accel-KKR: $1.9 Billion Continuation Fund Closed To Support The Growth of isolved

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Accel-KKR, a technology-focused investment firm, has completed AKKR Isosceles CV LP, a $1.9 billion single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with isolved, a human capital management software provider.

Paramount Signs $7.7 Billion Deal For UFC Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Paramount and TKO Group have announced a seven-year media rights deal, making Paramount the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of all UFC events starting in 2026.

Novig: $18 Million Series A Raised For Scaling P2P Sports Prediction Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Novig, the leading U.S. peer-to-peer sports (P2P) prediction market, has closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Forerunner, with backing from Y Combinator, NFX, Perceptive Ventures, and Gaingels. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, Novig enables users to trade directly with one another, eliminating the hidden fees and biased odds typically found in traditional sportsbooks.

Docyt: $12 Million Raised For AI-Based Accounting Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Docyt recently launched High Precision Accounting Intelligence (HpAI), an AI engine designed to automate complex accounting workflows with high accuracy. Backed by a $12 million pre-Series B funding round led by Pivot Investment Partners, Docyt aims to expand its AI across accounting firms and multi-entity businesses.

White & Case: Robin Melman Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

White & Case has added Robin Melman as a partner in its New York office, expanding its Global M&A and Employment Practices. Melman specializes in executive compensation and employee benefits, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions.

Latham & Watkins: Rhys McWhirter Joins As Partner In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Rhys McWhirter, an experienced technology transactions lawyer, has been appointed a partner at Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong, strengthening the firm's Asia corporate practice. He brings expertise in commercial law, intellectual property, data privacy, and artificial intelligence, advising leading organizations in the technology, finance, infrastructure, mining, and aviation sectors across Asia Pacific.

beatBread: $124 Million Raised To Expand Artist Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

beatBread, a music funding platform, has raised $124 million in credit and equity from investors including Citi, Deciens Capital, Mucker Capital, and Advantage Capital to support its growth.

OneSkin: $20 Million Raised From Prelude Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

OneSkin, a biotech-driven skin longevity brand, has secured $20 million in Series A funding from Prelude Growth Partners. Unlike typical funding rounds, Prelude Growth initiated the investment, allowing OneSkin to bring on a growth-focused partner as they scale. The backing highlights growing interest in skin longevity and OneSkin’s leadership in this space.

EDGX: €2.3 Million Seed Raised To Develop AI-Based Edge Computers For Satellite Constellations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Belgian spacetech startup EDGX has raised €2.3 million in seed funding to advance the commercialisation of its Sterna edge AI computer for satellites. The company secured a €1.1 million deal with a satellite operator and plans an in-orbit demo on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in February 2026. Backers include the imec.istart future fund and Flanders Future Tech Fund, alongside further investment from imec.istart.

Pantomath: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI-Based Data Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Pantomath, an AI-based data operations platform, has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing and new investors. Building on its $14 million Series A round in late 2023, this funding will support product development, market expansion, and strategic hiring to meet demand for automated AI Data Reliability Engineer (DRE) solutions.

Appian: Interview With SVP Of Engineering Medhat Galal About Solving Enterprise Complexity With Simplicity

By Shan Sadiq ● Aug 11, 2025

Appian is a leading enterprise software platform that simplifies how organizations build, automate, and optimize business processes. Known for its low-code approach, Appian empowers enterprises to create powerful applications with minimal coding, bringing together workflow automation, AI, and data integration in a single unified environment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SVP of Engineering Medhat Galal to learn more about his role.

decisionMe: Interview With Founder & Chief Decision Guide Glenn House About The Decision-Making Tool Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

decisionMe is a company that provides a platform and services to help individuals and teams make better and more informed decisions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed decisionMe founder and Chief Decision Guide Glenn D. House, Sr. to gain a deeper understanding of the company.