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Strategic Value Partners: Jean-Baptiste de Boissieu Joins As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Strategic Value Partners announced that Jean-Baptiste “JB” de Boissieu has joined the firm as a Managing Director and member of its European Investment Team.

Banyan Software Acquires tec4U-Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Banyan Software announced it has acquired tec4U-Solutions, a Saarbrücken-based provider of material compliance software and data services for manufacturers, retailers, and product importers.

Why ABB Is Acquiring Høglund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

ABB announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Høglund, a marine automation specialist headquartered in Tønsberg, Norway. The acquisition will expand ABB’s automation offering for marine customers and support growth across a wide range of vessel segments.

VRE Acquires Seminary Yard In Alexandria For $35.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Virginia Railway Express announced it has acquired Seminary Yard, a strategically located rail yard in Alexandria, Virginia, from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority for $35.8 million.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Lara Nichols And Rakhee Patel As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke announced that Lara Nichols and Rakhee Patel have joined the firm as partners in separate practices.

Why Yes& Acquired Modo Modo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Yes& announced it has acquired Modo Modo, a B2B-focused agency based in Atlanta. The acquisition strengthens Yes&’s capabilities in B2B branding, strategic marketing, sales enablement, and omnichannel media while expanding its presence in Atlanta.

Paul Weiss: James “Jamie” Sprayregen Joins To Co-Lead Restructuring Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that James H.M. “Jamie” Sprayregen has joined the firm as a partner and will serve as co-head of its Restructuring & Debt Capital Solutions practice.

PulteGroup To Launch Explore By Del Webb Verona Community In Pasco County

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

PulteGroup announced it has acquired approximately 419 acres of land in Pasco County, Florida, where it plans to develop Explore by Del Webb Verona, a new resort-inspired lifestyle community.

Why Schneider Electric Is Acquiring Cognite For $3.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Schneider Electric announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Cognite Holding in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.1 billion. Cognite is a provider of industrial data and AI software.

Anthropic Launches Claude Science AI Workbench For Scientists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Anthropic announced Claude Science, an AI workbench designed for scientists. Claude Science is an app that integrates common research tools and packages, produces auditable artifacts, and provides flexible access to computing resources.

Why Commerce Bank Is Acquiring Nolan & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Commerce Bank announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Nolan & Associates, a St. Louis-based boutique investment banking firm focused on middle-market clients. The acquisition will expand Commerce Bank’s ability to support business owners, private equity firms, and corporations through key stages of their business lifecycle.

SilverCape Proposes Acquiring PetMed Express For $3 Per Share In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

SilverCape Investments announced it has released an open letter to the board of directors of PetMed Express calling on the company to engage on a revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of PetMed for $3 per share in cash.

HP Launches Strategic Partnership With OpenAI To Advance Customer Experiences And Internal Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

HP announced it has launched a strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate OpenAI’s Frontier platform into HP’s global transformation initiatives.

National New Markets Fund Invests $20 Million In American Cast Iron Pipe Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

National New Markets Fund, an affiliate of SDS Capital Group, announced it has invested $20 million in New Markets Tax Credits to support furnace modernization at the American Cast Iron Pipe Company manufacturing plant in Birmingham, Alabama.

Scale Law Firm AI Appoints Tima Mousavi To Lead AI Education And Training For Lawyers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Scale Law Firm AI announced it has appointed Tima Mousavi as AI Education and Training Specialist. Mousavi will lead AI training programs for law firms across the United States and Canada.

Veeam Appoints Mika Yamamoto As Chief Marketing And Customer AI Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Veeam Software announced it has appointed Mika Yamamoto as Chief Marketing and Customer AI Officer. Yamamoto will lead the company’s global marketing organization and oversee its customer AI framework.

Google NotebookLM Rolls Out Short Video Overviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Google NotebookLM is now rolling out Short Video Overviews, a new video format designed to give users a faster way to understand the sources they are working with.

Marley Health Launches To Build Clinical Intelligence Platform For Proactive Pet Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Marley Health announced its launch as a clinical intelligence company applying human healthcare science to pet health.

SAS Orders 18 Airbus A330neo Aircraft To Accelerate Fleet Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Airbus announced that Scandinavian carrier SAS has placed a firm order for 18 Airbus A330-900 aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet renewal strategy.

Matt LaPorta Joins Dynasty Financial Partners As Executive-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Dynasty Financial Partners announced that former Major League Baseball player Matthew LaPorta has joined the firm as its newest Executive-in-Residence.

Balefire Wealth Names David Serposs Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Balefire Wealth announced that David Serposs, AIF, has joined the firm as Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor.

Caprock Names Jennifer A. Ayer Managing Director Of Purpose-Driven Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Caprock announced it has named Jennifer A. Ayer as Managing Director of Purpose-Driven Wealth, a newly created role focused on helping families align their capital with their values, priorities, and legacy.

Willow Wealth Names Larry Greenberg As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Willow Wealth announced that Larry Greenberg has been named President, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Caplan.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Joins Superpower As Global Brand Ambassador

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Superpower announced that Giannis Antetokounmpo has joined the company as a brand investor and its first Global Brand Ambassador.

Higharc Raises $95 Million To Scale AI For Homebuilding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Higharc announced it has raised $95 million in Series C funding to scale its AI platform for the homebuilding industry. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Wellington Management and existing investors including Fifth Wall, Spark Capital, Lux Capital, SE Ventures, Simpson Strong-Tie, PSP Partners, RXR Arden Digital Ventures, Suffolk Technologies, Vertex Ventures, NC Tweener Fund, and MetaProp. The funding brings Higharc’s total funding to more than $170 million.

Paul Weiss Adds Leading Delaware Litigator Blake Rohrbacher

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that Blake Rohrbacher will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, based in Wilmington.

Raya Power: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Meghan Wood About The Solar-Plus-Battery Pods Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Southworks: Interview With CTO Johnny Halife About The Development On Demand Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Southworks is the provider of the "Development on Demand" software engineering model, designed to help companies move faster, innovate smarter, and scale with confidence by combining 25 years of human judgment with state-of-the-art AI to build and deliver software at a speed and precision traditional teams can’t match. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Southworks CTO Johnny Halife to learn more.

JUPUS Raises €13 Million To Expand Legal AI For Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

JUPUS announced it has completed a €13 million Series A funding round to expand its legal AI platform for small and medium-sized law firms.

Revora Raises $2 Million To Build AI Agents For E-Commerce Merchants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Revora, formerly known as MyAlice, announced it has raised $2 million in funding to help e-commerce merchants improve customer engagement through AI agents.