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Sequoia Financial Group Expands In California With Acquisition Of $406 Million Firm Sterling Financial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Sequoia Financial Group has acquired Pasadena-based Sterling Financial Group, deepening its West Coast presence and adding $406 million in AUM to its growing national wealth management platform.

Antares: $96 Million Raised To Advance Nuclear Microreactor Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Antares, a rapidly growing advanced nuclear energy startup, has secured $96 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its compact nuclear microreactor platform. The round was led by Shine Capital, with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, and others. The financing includes $71 million in new equity and $25 million in debt earmarked for equipment, factory expansion, and uranium procurement.

Allworth Financial Expands In Boston With Acquisition Of $460 Million Firm FSA Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Allworth Financial has acquired FSA Wealth Management, a Needham, Massachusetts–based fiduciary advisory firm overseeing $460 million in assets, strengthening the firm’s up-market capabilities in one of the nation’s most competitive wealth hubs. The deal brings six professionals, including five financial advisors—into Allworth’s growing Greater Boston operation, with the team set to transition into Allworth’s existing Waltham office.

Woven Solutions Acquires Cystemic Security, Expanding Its Cyber and Managed Attribution Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Woven Solutions has acquired Cystemic Security, marking the Reston-based mission-software provider’s first transaction since securing a strategic investment from Falfurrias Management Partners in August. The deal strengthens Woven’s position as a rapidly scaling builder of AI-enabled cyber and intelligence tooling for U.S. national security agencies.

Ansley Park Capital: $400 Million Asset-Backed Securitization Closed, Marking First-Time Issuance In U.S. Equipment Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Ansley Park Capital has completed its inaugural asset-backed securitization valued at more than $400 million, marking the largest first-time issuance ever recorded in the U.S. large-ticket equipment finance market. The transaction closed on November 26, 2025.

Burns Engineering Announces Investment From OceanSound Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Burns Engineering, a nationally recognized engineering solutions provider for transportation, critical infrastructure, and the broader built environment, has received a strategic investment from OceanSound Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology and technology-enabled services supporting government and highly regulated sectors. Existing leadership — including Matthew and John Burns — will retain significant ownership and continue in their current roles.

Mujin: $233 Million Closed To Scale Its Intelligent Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Mujin, the Tokyo- and Atlanta-based automation technology company, has closed $233 million in the first tranche of its Series D round to speed global deployment of MujinOS, its intelligent robotics operating system. The raise includes $133 million in equity led by NTT Group with co-lead Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and participation from Mitsubishi HC Capital Realty and Salesforce Ventures, alongside $100 million in debt financing from leading Japanese financial institutions.

Curative: $150 Million Series B At $1.275 Billion Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Health Insurance Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Curative has secured more than $150 million in Series B funding as the company pushes to scale its $0-out-of-pocket health insurance model and expand nationally. The new raise values the Austin-based insurer at $1.275 billion, marking its official arrival as a health-tech unicorn.

Lyric Bio: $6.6 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance Donor-Derived Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Lyric Bio, a San Carlos–based biomanufacturing startup spun out of Prellis Biologics, has raised $6.6 million in oversubscribed seed financing to scale its next-generation production platform for donor-derived therapeutics. The round was led by The Venture Collective, with participation from Black Diamond Ventures, Draper Associates, Lucas Venture Group, Meiji Seika Pharma, SOSV, and other investors.

Nada: $10 Million Series A Raised To Scale Its Home Equity Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Nada has raised $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its home equity investment platform. The round was led by Interlock Partners, with participation from LiveOak Ventures and Riverwalk Capital Partners, alongside an expanded venture debt facility from Nomura Strategic Ventures.

Citizens Adds New 401(k) Advisory Team As Private Wealth Expansion Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Citizens Financial Group has added its 10th new advisory team to its rapidly expanding Private Wealth business, introducing CF Retirement Solutions, a New York–based group focused on corporate employer-sponsored retirement plans. The move extends Citizens’ capabilities in 401(k) advisory services for small and mid-sized businesses nationwide.

Fortify Expands National Footprint With Acquisition Of Rytech Restoration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Fortify Companies has acquired Rytech Restoration, expanding its national restoration platform to more than 30 states. The deal brings together Rytech’s network of 100+ franchise locations across 25 states with Fortify’s company-owned Insurcomm Restoration network, creating a unified platform serving over 100 markets nationwide.

LizzyAI: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform AI-Driven Job Interviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

LizzyAI, a New York-based AI-native interviewing platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by NEA, with participation from Speedinvest and Zero Prime Ventures. The company plans to use the capital to expand engineering and go-to-market teams, deepen product integrations, and advance its adaptive interview engine.

Curi Bio: $10 Million Series B Closed To Scale Human-Relevant Preclinical Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Curi Bio has secured a $10 million Series B round led by Seoul-based contract research organization DreamCIS, funding that will accelerate the expansion of the company’s integrated human-relevant preclinical discovery platform. The investment deepens a strategic partnership aimed at improving the predictiveness of early-stage drug development and reducing clinical trial failure rates.

HSBC: $4 Million Committed To Strengthen Job Pathways and Urban Environmental Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

HSBC Bank USA has allocated nearly $4 million in philanthropic funding to eight national and local nonprofit organizations focused on accelerating workforce development for low- and moderate-income adults and advancing clean air, clean water, and urban sustainability initiatives.

Vero Fiber: Acquisition Of BendTel Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Vero Broadband has officially closed its acquisition of BendTel after securing final FCC approval, bringing the Central Oregon telecom provider fully into the Vero organization. The deal strengthens Vero’s footprint in Bend and accelerates its rollout of residential Fiber-to-the-Home services across the region, including expansions into Old Bend and the Orchard District.

BriteLife Recovery Acquires Summit Behavioral Health In New Jersey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

BriteLife Recovery has completed the acquisition of Summit Behavioral Health, an established intensive outpatient program in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, marking the company’s first expansion into outpatient services. The deal integrates Summit’s IOP into BriteLife’s broader treatment network, extending its continuum of care beyond detox and residential treatment across the East Coast.

Creative Planning Buys Burt Wealth Advisors, Adding $1 Billion in AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Creative Planning has acquired North Bethesda–based Burt Wealth Advisors, expanding its footprint and adding $1 billion in assets under management. The deal marks Creative Planning’s 15th acquisition in two years as the firm continues accelerating its nationwide growth.

Hirewell Buys CS Recruiting, Forming A New Supply Chain Talent Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Hirewell has acquired CS Recruiting, creating one of North America’s largest and most specialized supply chain, logistics, and transportation recruiting platforms. The deal fuses Hirewell’s tech-enabled recruiting engine with CS Recruiting’s deep, decades-long expertise across freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, and manufacturing distribution.

360training Buys UST Training To Expand Regulated Training Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

360training.com, a global provider of compliance and professional education, has acquired UST Training, a leading online provider of state-approved Class A/B and Class C operator training for underground storage tank (UST) systems.

Terra-Gen: $383.3 Million Secured To Build 205MW Lockhart III And IV Solar Project In California

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Terra-Gen has closed $383.3 million in project financing to build its 205MWac Lockhart III & IV solar project in San Bernardino County, advancing one of California’s largest in-development solar additions.

Resideo Sells Grid Services Demand Response Business to EnergyHub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Resideo Technologies has divested its Grid Services demand response unit to EnergyHub, sharpening its focus on core residential sensing and controls products. The business, which primarily serves utility clients, will fold into EnergyHub’s grid-edge flexibility platform, already used by more than 120 utilities serving over 55 million customers.

The FNA Group Acquires Allparts Equipment & Accessories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

The FNA Group has acquired Allparts Equipment & Accessories (APEA), expanding its parts and accessories portfolio and strengthening its distribution reach across North America. The deal bolsters FNA’s aftermarket strategy across pressure washers, pumps, and outdoor power equipment as the company scales its footprint among dealers, retailers, and end users.

Franchise Equity Partners To Buy IMO Car Wash From Driven Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) has signed an agreement to acquire IMO Car Wash, the world’s largest tunnel car wash operator, from Driven Brands. The deal includes IMO’s full portfolio of 720 locations across the United Kingdom, Germany, nine additional European countries, and Australia, marking FEP’s first international acquisition.

MarketFully Buys Global Social Media Agency Social Element

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

MarketFully has acquired Social Element, a global social media agency, to expand its multilingual content marketing capabilities across social platforms and branded communities. The deal advances MarketFully’s strategy to scale its AI-powered InContent Marketing offering beyond multilingual web content and into social engagement, fan communities, and global discoverability.

Tenpin Entertainment Buys Fairgame To Accelerate Growth In Competitive Socializing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Tenpin Entertainment, backed by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Fairgame, the London-based fairground-inspired social entertainment brand founded in 2019 by Richard Hilton. Fairgame operates two London venues that blend proprietary tech-enabled fairground games with food and beverage offerings.

Opus Water Acquires Yeary Controls To Expand Engineered Flow-Control Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Opus Water has expanded its engineered products platform with the acquisition of Chicago-based Yeary Controls, adding a 20-year portfolio of precision control valves, actuators, and flow-control accessories to the company’s growing water and industrial solutions business. Backed by XPV Water Partners, Opus Water is using the deal to further scale across water, wastewater, and process-fluid markets.

Pine: $25 Million Series Raised A To Expand AI Agent For Consumer Digital Chores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Pine has raised $25 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered agent designed to handle consumers’ digital chores, from negotiating bills to resolving service issues. The round was led by Fortwest Capital and will support the company’s push to advance its autonomous “ask-and-it’s-done” agent, which makes calls, handles emails and interacts with software on behalf of users.

Fidium: $1.283 Billion Asset Backed Securitization Closed To Accelerate Fiber Network Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Fidium has completed its second fiber securitization, closing on approximately $1.283 billion in asset-backed term notes supported by the company’s fiber customers and network assets across several states. The financing builds on the company’s May 2025 issuance of $1.344 billion in asset-backed notes. It represents another substantial step in expanding its long-term capital strategy as demand for high-speed fiber connectivity continues to grow.

Encore Acquires First To Expand Global Brand Experience and In-Venue Event Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Encore has acquired FIRST, a global event marketing and brand experience agency, in a move that expands Encore’s in-venue capabilities and strengthens its worldwide event services footprint. The deal brings together two industry leaders known for sophisticated production, embedded event teams, and large-scale enterprise event programs.