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Zenyth Partners: Fund II Closed With $375 Million Of Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Zenyth Partners, a private equity firm focused on building leading healthcare services platforms, announced the closing of its second flagship fund, Zenyth Partners II, with aggregate capital commitments of $375 million, supplemented by additional capital commitments raised through a sidecar co-investment vehicle. And Fund II was oversubscribed due to strong support from existing and new investors, bringing the firm's total assets under management to about $1.5 billion.

ORIX Corporation USA To Buy Majority Stake In Hilco Global

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

ORIX Corporation USA and Hilco Global (a diversified global financial services firm headquartered outside of Chicago, Illinois) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ORIX USA will acquire a majority equity ownership of Hilco Global.

Noodle Buying MindMax To Enhance Marketing Capabilities For Universities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Noodle Partners announced the acquisition of key assets MindMax, a leading marketing and enrollment agency that partners with colleges and universities. And the move strengthens Noodle's ability to deliver flexible, integrated solutions across the student journey—from discovery to graduation.

Bumo: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For Advancing Child Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Bumo, an on-demand child care marketplace, announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by True Ventures and Offline Ventures with participation from Goodwater Capital and Marketplace Capital. Angel investors Jennifer Carolan, influencer Rachel Barnes, actress Jamie Chung, Ellen Chen (Mendocino Farms), Karina Kruse (Kinderzimmer), and Vanessa Dew (Health-Ade) also joined.

Ultima Genomics: Interview With Founder & CEO Gilad Almogy About The DNA Sequencing Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2025

Ultima Genomics is a company that is unleashing the power of genomics at scale. By delivering ultra-high-throughput, cost-effective sequencing, Ultima is helping generate the kind of massive and high-quality omics datasets that artificial intelligence models require to model complex biological systems, from drug discovery to virtual cell models to clinical diagnostics. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ultima Genomics founder and CEO Gilad Almogy to gain a better understanding of the company.

Fantasy Life: $7 Million Seed Raised For Launching New Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Fantasy Life – a fantasy sports and gaming company spanning media and tech, founded by Matthew Berry, the fantasy football personality featured on NBC Sports' Football Night in America and host of Fantasy Football Happy Hour on Peacock – announced a $7 million seed round to support the launch of its new platform and the acquisition of Guillotine Leagues. Known as the official tools partner of NBC Sports, the company delivers premium content and insights to millions of fans.

BridgePort: $3.2 Million Seed Funding Secured For Providing Middleware To Solve Capital Inefficiency In Crypto Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

BridgePort has raised $3.2 million in funding to enhance its platform and grow its team amid rising institutional demand for off-exchange settlement solutions. The seed round, led by Further Ventures, also received support from industry leaders such as Virtu, XBTO, Blockchain Founders Fund, FunFair Ventures, and Humla Ventures.

Restore Medical: $23 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Medical Device For Heart Failure Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Restore Medical - a clinical-stage MedTech company developing transcatheter therapies for heart failure - announced the closing of a $23 million Series B financing round. The funding round is co-led by Pitango HealthTech and a global strategic healthcare partner, along with the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, and continues to receive support from existing investors, such as Peregrine Ventures as well as another strategic partner.

Parter: $5.5 Million Raised For Helping Hardware Teams With Data Consolidation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Parter, an AI-based company helping hardware teams from engineering and supply chain to R&D manage complexity and stay ahead of disruption, announced $5.5 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by StageOne Ventures, with participation from Zenda Capital, Mercer Ventures, and notable angel investors including former Sequoia partner Shmil Levy, executives from Cisco, Ariel Maislos, and founders of Avalor, Datorama, Epsagon, and Innoviz.

BlackRock Acquiring $7.3 Billion Real Estate Firm ElmTree Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

BlackRock has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ElmTree Funds, a net-lease real estate investment firm managing a total of $7.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025. The initial payment will primarily be made in stock, with the potential for more compensation based on ElmTree's performance over the next five years.

Izzi Software Buying CNX Corporation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Izzi Software, a leading provider of innovative enterprise software solutions, announced the acquisition of Chicago-based CNX Corporation, a technology company specializing in accelerating app development for users of IBM Power Systems.

Wabtec To Buy Frauscher Sensor For €675 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Wabtec has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Frauscher Sensor Technology Group, a leader in train detection, wayside object control solutions, and axle counting systems. This acquisition will drive accelerated and profitable growth for Wabtec, while also enhancing the company’s Digital Intelligence business by integrating complementary railway signaling technologies.

H.I.G. Capital: Majority Stake In GLD Sold To MarcyPen And Brand Velocity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

H.I.G. Growth Partners, part of H.I.G. Capital, has sold its jewelry and lifestyle company, The GLD Shop, to MarcyPen Capital Partners and Brand Velocity Group while retaining a minority interest to support future growth.

White Mountains To Buy Majority Stake In Distinguished Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

White Mountains Insurance Group announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Distinguished Programs, an MGA and program administrator for specialty property & casualty insurance. Following the acquisition, White Mountains will own a 51% controlling interest in Distinguished.

One Rock Capital Partners: $3.97 Billion Raised For Two New Funds And Related Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

One Rock Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on value and operational excellence, has successfully closed $3.97 billion in capital commitments for two new funds. This includes its flagship fund, One Rock Capital Partners IV, L.P., and the One Rock Emerald Fund, L.P., aimed at the lower middle market.

TPG: $1.1 Billion Acquisition Of Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions Business Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Leading hospitality technology provider Hospitality Solutions has announced the completion of its acquisition by TPG from Sabre. This marks a new chapter for Hospitality Solutions as a standalone company with enhanced operational focus, agility, and resources, positioning it as the core technology platform for hotels globally.

Alcon To Buy LumiThera

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Alcon, a leader in eye care, plans to acquire LumiThera, an innovator in light-based therapies for ophthalmology, along with its PBM device for treating early and intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

CoreWeave To Buy Core Scientific In Deal Valued At About $9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

CoreWeave and Core Scientific, a leading data center infrastructure provider, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which CoreWeave will buy Core Scientific in an all-stock transaction.

Allegion Acquires Access Control Software Company Gatewise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Allegion, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, has acquired Gatewise, a provider of smart access control solutions in the U.S. multifamily market, through one of its subsidiaries.

Tikehau Capital: €1 Billion Raised To Support Egis’ Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital announced a capital raise for its portfolio company Egis, reaffirming its commitment to supporting its international expansion. This deal marks the launch of Tikehau Capital’s first private equity continuation fund dedicated to Egis, with a size exceeding €1 billion.

Chloris Geospatial: $8.5 Million Series A Raised For Satellite-Based Forest Carbon Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Chloris Geospatial - a climate-tech company advancing satellite-based measurement of forest carbon and ecosystem change - announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, with participation from existing investors AXA IM Alts, At One Ventures, Cisco Foundation, Counteract, and Orbia Ventures.

Kartesia: €1.3 Billion Raised For Sixth-Generation Credit Opportunities Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

Kartesia, a European specialist in capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has announced the final closing of its sixth-generation credit opportunities strategy, Kartesia Credit Opportunities (KCO) VI, with a total of €1.3 billion.

Commonwealth: $430 Million Patrick Funke & Associates Team Onboarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

Dentons: Erwin Simons Named As Brussels-Based Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Corporate and M&A practice in Brussels by recruiting partner Erwin Simons. In this position, he will collaborate closely with Laurens Engelen, who was promoted to partner in 2023, to support clients' transactions and further develop the Corporate and M&A team in Belgium.

SkyDrive: ¥8.3 Billion Pre-Series D Funding Raised For eVTOL Aircraft Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

SkyDrive - a leading eVTOL aircraft manufacturer based in Japan - announced that it has raised ¥8.3 billion in Pre-Series D funding through a third-party allotment. This funding round was led by MUFG Bank, with investments from Suzuki Motor, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), and seven other companies. The returning investors include ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Obayashi, The Kansai Electric Power Company, Suzuki Motor, SuMi TRUST Innovation Investment, Toyoda Iron Works, NHK Spring, and MUFG.

QEDMA: $26 Million Raised For Quantum Noise Resilience Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

QEDMA, a developer of quantum noise resilience solutions, announced $26 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Glilot Capital Partners through its early growth fund, Glilot+, with new participation from IBM, Korean Investment Partners, and others, along with existing investors including TPY Capital.

Nomi Health: Interview with CEO Mark Newman On Rebuilding The System Behind U.S. Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2025

Nomi Health is a company that is rebuilding healthcare with services and technology solutions that deliver easy access to quality, affordable care. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nomi CEO Mark Newman to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Argon AI: $5.5 Raised For AI Workspace Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

Argon AI, which is an AI-native workspace purpose-built for life sciences, announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. Crosslink Capital and Wireframe Ventures co-led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, and other leading investors in AI and digital health.

Arine: $30 Million Series C Raised For AI-Based Medication Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

Arine, a leader in AI-based medication intelligence, announced a Series C funding round. Town Hall Ventures led the round with participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures and other existing investors.

AIP Capital And Monroe Capital Launch Aircraft Leasing Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

AIP Capital, an alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance, announced it has a venture with Monroe Capital, a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets and asset-based finance, to buy a diversified aircraft leasing portfolio of up to $1 billion of investments, featuring mid-life aircraft on long term lease to airlines globally. And Monroe will provide the investment capital and has identified AIP Capital to act as servicer of the assets.