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LPL Onboards $160 Million Firm Guidepost Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

LPL Financial has added financial advisor Chris Stockton, CEPA, and his Guidepost Wealth Management practice to its broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform, bringing approximately $160 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. Stockton joins LPL from Edward Jones.

Bimergen Energy Retains 7.5% Stakes In Three Battery Projects While Booking Only $500,000 Of Their Equity Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Bimergen Energy retained 7.5% equity ownership in three battery energy-storage projects as part of transactions completed during Q2 2026, but recorded only $500,000 as the provisional value of those interests. The company said it expects a conservative appraisal of the stakes to result in a fair market value significantly above the amount currently reflected in its financial results.

Arden Names Brad Perilman CFO As $375+ Million Premium Platform Expands Finance Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Arden Insurance Services has appointed Brad Perilman as Chief Financial Officer as the tech-enabled managing general underwriter continues expanding its executive leadership team following a period of rapid growth.

Freightos: Gross Booking Value Jumps 33% To Record $422 Million While Revenue Grows Just 3%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Freightos processed a record $422 million of gross booking value during Q2 2026, up 33% year over year, even as recognized revenue increased only 3% to $7.7 million. The widening gap between transaction value and reported revenue highlights how rapidly the scale of activity moving through the Freightos platform is expanding relative to current monetization.

Interstice Digital And FalconX Launch Cross-Chain Swap Engine Connecting $9 Trillion Monthly Canton RWA Flow With Robinhood, Solana, And Ethereum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Interstice Digital has launched a cross-chain swap engine in partnership with FalconX, creating a non-custodial connection between the Canton Network and major blockchain ecosystems including Robinhood Chain, Solana and Ethereum.

Home Depot: Receivables Jump 18.5% To Nearly $7 Billion As H1 Operating Cash Flow Reaches $11.4 Billion And Q2 Sales Top $47.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Home Depot's net receivables increased approximately 18.5% year over year to $6.96 billion at the end of its fiscal second quarter, substantially outpacing the company's 5.7% quarterly sales growth. At the same time, Home Depot generated $11.42 billion of operating cash flow during the first half of fiscal 2026, providing substantial capacity to fund dividends, debt repayments, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

Femasys: H1 Net Loss Narrows To $3.6 Million As $30 Million Financing Includes Up To $90 Million Of Potential Warrant Proceeds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Femasys reported a first-half 2026 net loss of $3.62 million, improving by nearly $6.9 million from a $10.48 million loss a year earlier, even though its underlying operating loss was essentially unchanged at approximately $9.29 million versus $9.31 million. The biotechnology company subsequently completed a $30 million private placement, with associated warrants carrying the potential to generate up to another $90 million upon full cash exercise.

Marex Becomes Nottingham Forest Principal Partner In Multi-Year Front-Of-Shirt Sponsorship Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Marex Group has entered into a multi-year Principal Partnership with Nottingham Forest Football Club, securing front-of-shirt sponsorship rights across the club’s senior men’s football, women’s football and netball teams. The agreement represents a major brand investment by Marex as the global financial services company looks to increase awareness of its expanding capabilities beyond its historical roots in commodities. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

H World Manachised And Franchised Revenue Jumps 25% As 497 Of 498 China Openings Use Asset-Light Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

H World Group's manachised and franchised hotel revenue increased 25.2% year over year to RMB3.6 billion in Q2 2026, while 497 of the 498 hotels the company opened in China during the quarter used its manachised or franchise model. The figures highlight an increasingly asset-light growth strategy even as H World's overall hotel network continues expanding rapidly.

Jasper Therapeutics: KP-104 Renal Data Due Q4 2026 As $132 Million Kira Financing Extends Runway Into H2 2028

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Jasper Therapeutics expects Stage 1 interim data from a Phase 2 study of newly acquired KP-104 in rare renal diseases during Q4 2026, providing the first major clinical catalyst following its acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals and concurrent $132 million private placement. The financing is expected to fund planned operations through the second half of 2028 while Jasper advances a newly expanded three-asset immunology pipeline.

Queue-it: THL Partners To Acquire Majority Stake To Scale AI-Era Traffic Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

THL Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Queue-it, a Copenhagen-based online traffic orchestration platform that helps enterprises and public organizations manage digital traffic surges, protect infrastructure and mitigate bots and abuse. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The investment will be made through THL’s Automation Fund II.

Traws Pharma Ties Up To $50 Million Of Additional Financing To Influenza Regulatory And Clinical Milestones

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Traws Pharma has structured up to $50 million of potential additional financing around specific regulatory and clinical milestones for its influenza program, directly connecting future capital availability to progress with tivoxavir marboxil and its planned Phase 2a human influenza Challenge study.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Baird Allis In Chicago To Expand Insurance Transactional And Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Baird Allis as a partner in its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in Chicago, bringing back a former partner who most recently served as vice president and associate general counsel at Kemper Corporation. Allis brings more than 15 years of experience spanning private practice and in-house leadership within the insurance industry.

NewEdge Wealth Opens Houston Office As 20th Location, Adding Experienced Ultra High Net Worth Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

NewEdge Wealth has opened a new office in Houston, Texas, marking the 20th location nationwide for NewEdge Capital Group’s ultra high net worth wealth management division. The Houston office will be anchored by Jeffrey Thompson, Shannon Willems and Sara DeJay Willis.

Citius Oncology: LYMPHIR Vial Orders Rise 31% To 926 As 44 Institutions Adopt Drug And July Sets Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Citius Oncology reported accelerating institutional demand for LYMPHIR during its fiscal third quarter, with institutional vial orders increasing 31% sequentially to 926 from 708 and 44 institutions having prescribed and ordered the cutaneous T-cell lymphoma treatment since its commercial launch. Demand continued accelerating after quarter-end, with July producing a record 383 institutional vial orders.

Vivos Therapeutics: Service Revenue Nearly Doubles To $3.8 Million While Product Revenue Falls 28%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Vivos Therapeutics is becoming increasingly weighted toward healthcare services, with Q2 2026 service revenue nearly doubling to $3.8 million from $1.94 million while product revenue declined approximately 28% to $1.36 million from $1.89 million. The expansion in services drove total quarterly revenue up 35% to $5.15 million.

KKR Reportedly Makes $9 Billion Takeover Bid For UGI At $42.50 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

KKR has made an approximately $9 billion takeover bid for UGI Corporation, the Pennsylvania-based energy company whose businesses span natural gas and electric utilities, propane distribution and energy infrastructure, according to The WSJ. The private equity firm offered to acquire UGI for $42.50 per share, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reach Capital Raises $265 Million Fund V To Back 50 Early-Stage Teams As AUM Nears $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Reach Capital has raised $265 million for its fifth flagship fund, giving the early-stage venture capital firm fresh capital to invest in another 50 founding teams while bringing its assets under management close to $1 billion.

Gulf Resources: Bromine Revenue Jumps 314% While Factory Utilization Reaches Just 19%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Gulf Resources' bromine revenue increased 314.4% to $23 million in fiscal 2025 from $5.55 million, even though its bromine factories operated at only 19% of stated annual production capacity. The combination highlights how much higher pricing and production volumes improved the business, even while leaving most of the company's theoretical production capacity unused.

Lumentum Cloud Transceiver Revenue Jumps More Than 173% As Optical Circuit Switches Add Over $90 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Lumentum's cloud transceiver revenue increased by more than 173% during fiscal 2026, while the initial ramp of its optical circuit switch products contributed more than $90 million in revenue. Together, the two businesses give Lumentum exposure to different layers of the expanding optical infrastructure being deployed inside cloud and AI data centers.

Seismic Completes Highspot Merger, Creating 3.5 Million-User GTM Platform With $100 Million+ Annual R&D Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Seismic has completed its merger with Highspot, creating a combined go-to-market performance company serving 2,500 customers and 3.5 million sales, marketing and enablement users worldwide. The combined company will operate under the Seismic name and will be led by Seismic Chief Executive Officer Rob Tarkoff.

Weave: Francisco Partners To Acquire Company For Approximately $650 Million At 34% Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Weave Communications in an all-cash transaction valuing the healthcare software company at approximately $650 million. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Weave shareholders will receive $7.40 per share in cash.

Babst Calland Adds Emily Pauley And Andrea Taylor In Charleston To Expand Litigation And Energy Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Babst Calland has added Emily K. Pauley and Andrea L. Taylor to its Charleston, West Virginia office, strengthening the law firm’s litigation, land and energy title, and energy and natural resources capabilities. Pauley joins Babst Calland as an associate attorney in the firm’s Litigation practice.

Securitize And Neuberger Launch HINC High-Yield Tokenized Fund Across 4 Major Blockchains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Securitize and Neuberger have launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund, or HINC, across Sui, Avalanche, Ethereum and Solana, bringing an actively managed high-yield fixed income strategy onto four major blockchain networks.

MAI Capital Acquires $551 Million Firm OG Private Wealth To Expand California Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

MAI Capital Management has acquired OG Private Wealth, a fee-only registered investment adviser with approximately $551 million in assets under management, expanding MAI’s presence in California and strengthening its capabilities for entrepreneurs, business owners and affluent families. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Osaic Adds $250 Million Firm O’Reilly Through Millenia Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

O’Reilly LLC has joined Millenia Investments and affiliated with Osaic, bringing approximately $250 million in client assets to the combined wealth management platform. The Chesterfield, Missouri-based firm was previously affiliated with LPL Financial.

Checkr Acquires Truv To Expand Across $45 Billion Verification Market And Reach 96% Of U.S. Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Checkr has acquired Truv, a consumer-permissioned income, employment and asset verification platform, expanding Checkr's presence in mortgage verification while marking its entry into government benefits eligibility verification. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Clearco Secures $100 Million Macquarie Facility To Support About $900 Million In Ecommerce Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Clearco has secured a $100 million asset-backed financing facility from Macquarie Group that is expected to support approximately $900 million in funding to ecommerce brands over the next two years.

HANMI Semiconductor To Invest $91.4 Million In Plant 8 As AI Chip Equipment Demand Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

HANMI Semiconductor plans to invest $91.4 million in its eighth and largest production facility as the semiconductor equipment company expands capacity to address rising global demand for AI and high-bandwidth memory manufacturing equipment.

Velaura AI Raises $110 Million Series A At $1+ Billion Valuation As Titan Core Targets 2-4x Better AI Performance Per Watt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Velaura AI has raised $110 million in Series A financing at a valuation exceeding $1 billion as the semiconductor company works to commercialize ultra-low-power computing technology for AI data centers, robotics, drones and other Physical AI systems. Seligman Ventures led the round, with participation from new investors Capricorn Investment Group and Prosperity7 Ventures. Existing investors Mayfield, Maverick Silicon, MARA, Premji Invest, Samsung Catalyst Fund and StepStone Group also participated.