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The Business Council Names Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon As Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

The Business Council has named Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon as its next chair, succeeding Target Executive Chair Brian Cornell as the organization prepares for a new phase focused on technological disruption, global economic shifts, and evolving leadership challenges.

Cascadia Capital Names Burke Smith As Managing Director To Lead Transportation And Logistics Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Cascadia Capital has appointed Burke Smith as Managing Director to lead its Transportation & Logistics practice, strengthening the independent investment bank’s senior team as it expands coverage of the middle-market sector.

HealthEdge Investment Partners Names Todd Cooper As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

HealthEdge Investment Partners has named Todd Cooper an Operating Partner, expanding his role with the healthcare-focused private equity firm as it supports portfolio company growth, operational improvement, and new investment evaluation.

Hamilton Lane Names Hartley Rogers Co-Chief Executive Officer Alongside Juan Delgado-Moreira

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Hamilton Lane has named Hartley Rogers Co-Chief Executive Officer alongside Juan Delgado-Moreira as the global private markets investment firm evolves its senior leadership structure to support continued growth.

Sunbound Acquires Richter Healthcare Consultants And Raises $24 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Greybull Stewardship Acquires Mid-West Textile To Expand Textile Recycling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Greybull Stewardship has acquired Mid-West Textile, a used textile collection and recycling company, expanding its exposure to businesses focused on textile reuse, recycling, and waste reduction.

Nasdaq Completes Acquisition Of LeveL Markets To Advance Always-On Trading Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2026

Nasdaq has completed its acquisition of LeveL Markets, a major U.S. off-exchange equity execution venue and operator of one of the country’s largest Alternative Trading Systems.

Lightview Capital Invests In Thorn Run Partners To Accelerate Government Affairs Platform Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2026

Lightview Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Thorn Run Partners, a national bipartisan government relations, policy, and strategic communications firm.

International Seaways To Acquire Bruton In $370 Million Deal To Expand VLCC Fleet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2026

International Seaways has entered into agreements to acquire Bruton Limited in a series of transactions valuing the tanker company at approximately $370 million, expanding and modernizing its very large crude carrier fleet.

GTCR Leads $200 Million Second Lien Term Loan For Sophos Refinancing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

GTCR has jointly led a $200 million investment in Sophos through a second-lien term loan raised in connection with the refinancing of the cybersecurity company's existing $2.45 billion first-lien term loan.

Blue Origin Invests More Than $3 Billion In Florida Infrastructure To Support Multiple Launches Per Week

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

Blue Origin has invested more than $3 billion in facilities and infrastructure across Florida as it builds manufacturing, payload processing, launch and recovery capacity designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.

Apax To Acquire Warburg Pincus Stake In Odido To Support Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

Funds advised by Apax Partners have agreed to acquire Warburg Pincus' shareholding in Odido Netherlands Holding, giving Apax continued long-term ownership of the Dutch telecommunications company.

MidOcean Partners And Idea Financial Form Joint Venture With Up To $225 Million For Small Business Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

MidOcean Partners has formed a joint venture with Idea Financial that will provide up to $225 million of capital to fund loans of up to $1 million for established small businesses.

Vista Equity Partners To Acquire HID Public Key Infrastructure Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

HID has signed an agreement to sell its Public Key Infrastructure business unit to Vista Equity Partners, expanding Vista's investments in enterprise software and AI-enabled technology.

Meritex And Goldman Sachs Alternatives Recapitalize 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Atlanta Industrial Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

The Meritex Company and funds managed by Vintage Strategies at Goldman Sachs Alternatives have completed a recapitalization of an 18-building infill industrial portfolio in the Atlanta market totaling 1,222,596 square feet.

Estuary Biotherapeutics Launches With $103 Million To Develop Gene Therapies For Kidney Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

Estuary Biotherapeutics has launched with $103 million in committed financing to develop genetic medicines targeting serious kidney diseases, beginning with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. The financing includes a $93 million Series A led by RA Capital Management with participation from Deep Track Capital, Biogen New Ventures, UPMC Enterprises, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, the National Kidney Foundation Innovation Fund and a family office connected to an individual living with ADPKD. 4BIO Capital and GV, which co-led Estuary's $10 million seed financing, also participated.

Mueon Raises $65 Million Series A Led By Maverick Silicon To Scale Cubelets AI Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

Mueon Corporation has raised $65 million in Series A funding to scale its Cubelets Exponential Computing Platform for AI and hyperscale infrastructure. Maverick Silicon led the round, with participation from Intel Capital, Geodesic Capital, Oregon Venture Fund, M-Ventures, Wellington Management, IQT and Defined. The financing follows a $15.5 million seed round announced in 2025 and brings Mueon's total capital raised to more than $80 million.

Fission Raises $10 Million Series A Led By Pantera Capital For Tokenized Fund Liquidity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

Fission has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand liquidity infrastructure for tokenized investment funds, with the round led by Pantera Capital. The financing also included participation from Circle Ventures, New Form, gumi Cryptos Capital, Borderless Capital and Ari Rubenstein, CEO of GTS. Fission plans to use the capital to expand liquidity capacity, support a wider range of tokenized private-market and semi-liquid funds, and deepen integrations across the digital investment ecosystem.

EQT To Acquire Stockbridge For Up To $550 Million To Expand Real Estate Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2026

EQT has agreed to acquire Stockbridge, a U.S. real estate investment manager with approximately $16.5 billion in fee-generating assets under management and $27.4 billion in gross asset value, as EQT Real Estate continues expanding into a more diversified global platform.