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Ripple To Buy Stablecoin Payments Company Rail For $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

Ripple has agreed to acquire Rail, a stablecoin-powered payments platform, for $200 million. This move enhances Ripple's position in digital asset payment infrastructure by adding Rail’s virtual accounts and automated back-office capabilities.

HistoSonics: Univ. Of Michigan Spin-Out Sells Majority Stake In $2.25 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

HistoSonics, creator of the Edison Histotripsy System, has been acquired in a majority stake deal by global investors including K5 Global, Bezos Expeditions, and Wellington Management, valuing the company at $2.25 billion. Additional investors include Alpha JWC Ventures, Alpha Wave Ventures, Johnson & Johnson - JJDC, Inc., and others.

Barings And Brennan Create Industrial Outdoor Storage JV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

Barings has announced a joint venture with Brennan Investment Group to acquire $150 million in Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) assets, starting with a two-building, 4.75-acre property in Denver, CO.

Strand Therapeutics: $153 Million Series B Funding Raised To Advance Programmable mRNA Therapeutic Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

Strand Therapeutics has secured $153 million in Series B funding, led by Kinnevik and joined by new and existing investors, raising its total to over $250 million.

Stradley Ronon: Matthew Sadofsky Joins As Capital Markets Partner In NY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

Matthew Sadofsky has joined Stradley Ronon as a corporate partner in New York after nearly 20 years at Ropes & Gray.

Orrick: Hugues Martin-Sisteron Named As E&I Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

Hugues Martin-Sisteron has joined Orrick’s Energy & Infrastructure practice in Paris as a partner, specializing in project development and financing. He is the 12th partner to join Orrick’s global E&I team in 2025 and the fourth partner hire in Paris this year.

ForCast Orthopedics: Initial Closing Of Series A Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

ForCast Orthopedics has closed its initial Series A equity financing, led by OrthoInnovations and Managing Partner Dr. Charles A. DeCook, to advance therapies for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Ryan Acquires LHL Property Auditors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2025

Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, has acquired LHL Property Auditors Ltd, a UK boutique firm specializing in business rates reliefs and exemptions.

S2 Capital To Buy Fort Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2025

S2 Capital, a national vertically integrated real estate investment manager, has announced its acquisition of Fort Capital, a Texas-based industrial real estate owner and operator. This acquisition expands S2's investment platform to include a new wholly owned industrial vertical with 11 million square feet and a 50-person investment team.

Manulife To Buy 75% Of Comvest For $937.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2025

Manulife Financial, through its Global Wealth and Asset Management segment valued at over $900 billion, has entered an agreement to acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners for $937.5 million in upfront consideration.

PreFix: Growth Financing Raised From Decathlon Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2025

PreFix, an Austin, Texas-based company that provides systems aimed at reducing the costs and challenges of homeownership, announced it has secured a multi-million-dollar growth financing package from Decathlon Capital Partners.

Celera Semiconductor: $20 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Analog Chip Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2025

Celera Semiconductor, a company specializing in analog design automation, has announced a $20 million equity investment from Maverick Silicon, a private investment firm dedicated to transformative semiconductor technologies.