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The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners have completed their acquisition of Aligned Data Centers. The transaction values Aligned at approximately $40 billion on an enterprise-value basis and represents one of the largest private investments completed in digital infrastructure.

PolyPid has entered into an exclusive partnership with Azurity Pharmaceuticals to commercialize D-PLEX₁₀₀ in the United States and Canada for the prevention of surgical site infections. The agreement could provide PolyPid with more than $320 million in upfront and milestone payments, along with tiered royalties on future sales.

StarApps has acquired AppMaker, a native mobile application platform serving more than 200 enterprise brands, in an all-cash transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AIP Capital and Bridgepoint have agreed to purchase 11 CFM LEAP-1B spare engines from CFM International. The acquisition expands their joint venture focused on building a diversified commercial aircraft engine portfolio valued at more than $1 billion.

Karman Space & Defense has agreed to acquire Glasgow-based Walker Precision Engineering for approximately $94 million, or £70 million. The transaction will establish Karman’s first operating presence outside the United States and expand its capabilities within the European missile, aerospace and defense markets.

McGuireWoods has added Michelle Williamson as a partner in its Houston office, expanding the firm’s capabilities across energy, infrastructure and other complex financing transactions. She joins after nearly a decade at Kirkland & Ellis in Houston, where she was a partner.

FinWise Bancorp has acquired the technology platform and related assets of Tallied Technologies, the credit card issuance and processing system supporting FinWise Bank’s co-branded card programs. The acquisition gives FinWise ownership of its card technology stack across applications, decisioning, issuance, processing and servicing.

Mavis Tire Express Services has reportedly agreed to acquire Pep Boys from Icahn Enterprises for approximately $700 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be formally announced shortly, according to the WSJ's sources.

OCS Group International has agreed to acquire Mitie Group in a recommended all-cash transaction valuing the UK facilities management company at approximately £3.1 billion on a fully diluted basis. The acquisition would combine two UK-headquartered businesses and create an international facilities services group with approximately £8.5 billion in combined annual revenue.

GitHub Sponsors has surpassed $100 million in funding distributed to open source maintainers and projects since launching in 2019. The milestone reflects growing financial support from individual developers, corporations and other organizations that depend on open source software.

Brenus Pharma has raised an €11 million, or approximately $12.6 million, extension to its Series A financing. The round brings the French biotechnology company’s total capital raised since its founding to €38 million, or approximately $43.5 million. The financing included follow-on participation from Angelor, UI Investissement through FRAI, Crédit Agricole through CACE Création and CACF Capital Innovation, Noshaq, Orsa and BIO JAG. Bpifrance also supported the company through non-dilutive funding. New investors Sambrinvest and Korea Omega Investment Corp joined the round. Sambrinvest expands Brenus Pharma’s European shareholder base, while Korea Omega represents the company’s first institutional investor from the Asia-Pacific region.

Shapoorji Pallonji Group has completed one of India’s largest private credit transactions, raising approximately ₹151 billion, or $1.6 billion, through rupee-denominated bonds, according to Bloomberg. The financing demonstrates continued investor demand for large, high-yield Indian credit transactions despite volatile global markets.

Natural has raised $30 million in Series A funding to develop payments infrastructure designed specifically for artificial intelligence agents. Kirsten Green of Forerunner led the round, with continued participation from the company’s major existing investors. Investors and supporters in the round included the founders or executives of Human Capital, Abstract, Wischoff Ventures, Increase, HappyRobot, Browserbase, Notion, Privy, Y Combinator, Profound and Brex. Antifund general partners Jake Paul and Logan Paul also participated, along with other investors.

BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford Motor Company and Google have launched the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades, a coalition focused on expanding workforce training and creating pathways into skilled careers. The founding companies have already independently committed to supporting skilled workforce initiatives across 30 states.

Samsung Electronics America has introduced the Samsung Galaxy Card, its first credit card for U.S. consumers. The card is issued by Barclays US Consumer Bank and operates on the Visa network.

Ant International has raised approximately $1.2 billion in Series A equity financing to accelerate its global expansion and financial technology development. Existing investors Ant Group and Alibaba Group participated alongside other international investment institutions.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has committed ¥20 billion, or approximately $123 million, to a domestic private equity fund managed by Advantage Partners, according to Bloomberg. The investment marks GPIF’s first in-house direct commitment to a private equity fund focused specifically on Japan.

Clipway has completed the final close of Clipway Secondary Fund I at $6.4 billion, creating what the firm described as the largest debut secondaries platform ever raised. The closing also establishes Clipway as the world’s largest independent firm dedicated exclusively to technology-enabled secondary market investing.

Mach42 has raised £7 million in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate the development and commercial adoption of its AI-powered semiconductor simulation technology. IP Group led the round, with participation from existing investors BGF and Foresight Group.

Copper has secured an investment from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group has raised $40 million, or approximately ₹400 crore, to expand its precision manufacturing, mission systems and autonomous technology businesses. Norwest and Skegen Asset Management led the round, with participation from Indus Bridge Ventures, GJNX Ventures and investor Ashish Kacholia.

Avia Solutions Group has appointed AJ Abedin to its board of directors and named him senior strategic advisor, effective July 20. Abedin will be based in the United States and will help deepen the aviation services group’s relationships with U.S. capital markets.

Empirical Security has raised $25 million in Series A funding to expand its predictive cybersecurity platform for exposure and vulnerability management. Brightmind Partners led the round, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million following earlier backing from Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels and other investors.

RBC Wealth Management has added the KPM Wealth Advisory Group to its Dallas office. The team manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets.

Tracksuit has acquired Hall, a Sydney-based startup that measures how brands appear across artificial intelligence platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nagarro is a global digital engineering and technology consulting company that specializes in custom software development, AI transformation, and IT consulting to help enterprises solve complex business challenges. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nagarro Head of North America Steve Hochman to learn more.

IREN Limited announced $2.8 billion in new multiyear cloud services contracts with leading artificial intelligence developers and increased its year-end 2026 AI Cloud annualized run-rate revenue target from $3.7 billion to more than $4 billion.

Alkira provides Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS), allowing enterprises to build and scale secure, unified, and cloud-native networks across multiple cloud environments, data centers, and remote sites. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Alkira founder and CTO Atif Khan to learn more.

EVI Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sudsies, a Miami-based luxury garment care company. The transaction will establish the foundation of EVI’s new consumer garment care services division and mark its first dedicated expansion beyond commercial laundry distribution and services since launching its current growth strategy in 2016.

Andreessen Horowitz has named Connor Love as a general partner on its American Dynamism investment team. Love will focus on companies operating across defense, space, advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems and other technologies connected to U.S. national interests.