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Wonderful Raises $550 Million Series C At $5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Wonderful has raised $550 million in Series C funding at a $5 billion valuation, as the enterprise AI company scales its AI operating system globally. The financing was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Salesforce and existing investors Index Ventures, IVP, Vine Ventures, 9Yards, and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Equity Bancshares And Lincoln Bancorp Agree To $123.8 Million Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Equity Bancshares and Lincoln Bancorp have entered into a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $123.8 million, expanding Equity Bank's presence in Iowa. Under the agreement, Lincoln will merge into Equity Bancshares and Lincoln Savings Bank will subsequently merge into Equity Bank.

PlusAI To Go Public At $800 Million Pre-Money Valuation Through Texas Ventures III SPAC Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

PlusAI has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. that values the autonomous trucking software company at an $800 million pre-money equity value.

CDW To Acquire Lovelytics For Approximately $525 Million To Expand Data And AI Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

CDW has agreed to acquire Lovelytics for approximately $525 million, expanding its data, analytics and artificial intelligence services capabilities.

Diversified Energy To Acquire Birch For $1.8 Billion And Expand Carlyle Partnership To $10 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Diversified Energy has agreed to acquire Birch Permian Holdings and certain affiliated companies for approximately $1.8 billion, significantly expanding its position in the Permian Basin.

NetSPI And Synack To Merge, Creating Offensive Cybersecurity Platform With More Than $200 Million In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

NetSPI and Synack have entered into a definitive agreement to merge, creating a combined offensive cybersecurity company with more than $200 million in revenue and a platform that pairs expert security testing with agentic AI.

Keeper Security Appoints Jessica Krowel And Bill Grabner To Lead North America Private And Public Sector Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Keeper Security has appointed Jessica Krowel as Senior Vice President of North America Sales, Private Sector, and Bill Grabner as Senior Vice President, Public Sector, strengthening its go-to-market leadership as the identity security company continues to expand.

Plenti Raises $3 Million Seed Round Led By Tether To Expand Digital Dollar Platform Across Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Plenti has raised a $3 million Seed round led by Tether, with participation from Verda Ventures, to expand its digital dollar and multicurrency platform across Latin America. The Medellín-based fintech plans to use the funding to consolidate its operations in Colombia and accelerate expansion into Peru and Bolivia.

Frore Systems And Lenovo Unveil AeroBlade Concept Notebook With AirJet Solid-State Cooling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Frore Systems and Lenovo have unveiled the AeroBlade concept notebook, featuring Lenovo's Active Flow Thermal Solution powered by Frore Systems' AirJet solid-state active cooling technology.

Ropes & Gray Appoints Adele Maloney General Counsel And Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Ropes & Gray has appointed Adele Maloney as General Counsel and Partner, based in New York. Maloney joins from Paul Hastings, where she served as General Counsel and led the firm's global risk management function.

Winston Taylor Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Official John Thornburgh As Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Winston Taylor has added John Thornburgh as a partner in its Antitrust & Competition Practice in Chicago, strengthening the firm's capabilities in high-stakes antitrust litigation, investigations and merger clearance.

King & Spalding Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Nicola Yeomans In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

King & Spalding has added Nicola Yeomans as a partner in its Corporate practice group in Singapore, strengthening the firm's private equity and M&A capabilities across Asia-Pacific.

Arxis Acquires Schatz Bearing And StratEdge While Projecting More Than $40 Million In Expected FY27 Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Arxis has completed the acquisitions of Schatz Bearing Corporation and StratEdge Corporation, adding specialized aerospace, defense and space components to its industrial platform.

Wealth Enhancement Acquires $345+ Million Firm Arbor Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Wealth Enhancement has acquired the investment advisory business of Arbor Capital Management, an independent registered investment adviser managing more than $345 million in client assets.

AbbVie Completes $10.9 Billion Acquisition Of Apogee Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

AbbVie has completed its $10.9 billion acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, expanding its immunology pipeline with programs targeting dermatologic, respiratory and other inflammatory diseases.

Guardio Raises $40 Million At $1.1 Billion Valuation As ARR Reaches $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Consumer cybersecurity company Guardio has raised $40 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $167 million. The financing included an investment from Wiz Co-Founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport, along with existing investors ION Crossover Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Cerca Partners and Emerge Ventures.

NT1 To Go Public Through $500 Million SPAC Merger With Plutonian Acquisition Corp. II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Australian mineral exploration company NT1 has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Plutonian Acquisition Corp. II that values NT1 at an estimated $500 million enterprise value. Upon completion, the combined company is expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange.

Netley Capital Reaches $1.2 Billion In Commitments For Tertiaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Netley Capital has reached approximately $1.2 billion in committed, deployable capital for its tertiary investment strategy following the final close of its flagship fund at an extended hard cap.

Shell Completes $16.5 Billion Enterprise Value Acquisition Of ARC Resources

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Shell has completed its acquisition of ARC Resources, creating an approximately $16.5 billion enterprise value transaction that significantly expands Shell's production position in Canada's Montney basin.

Ally Waste Acquires Swift Integrated Services To Expand Waste Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Ally Waste has acquired Swift Integrated Services, a Utah-based provider of dumpster management, doorstep trash pickup and waste brokerage services. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Brady: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Rises 9.8% To Record $1.66 Billion As Adjusted EPS Reaches $5.29

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Brady Corporation reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.66 billion, an increase of 9.8% from $1.51 billion in the prior year, as organic growth, acquisitions and foreign currency gains supported expansion across the business.

Rockpoint And Newbond Holdings Acquire Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Rockpoint and Newbond Holdings have acquired the Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale, Curio Collection by Hilton, expanding the firms' hospitality investment partnership.

Saothair Capital Partners Acquires FIFCO USA And Renames Business North American Breweries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Saothair Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of CCR American Holdings, Inc., known as FIFCO USA, from Distribuidora La Florida, a subsidiary of Heineken.

Diameter Pay Raises $10 Million Series A To Expand Global U.S. Dollar Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Diameter Pay has raised a $10 million Series A to expand its infrastructure for global U.S. dollar payments, virtual accounts and stablecoin connectivity. The financing was co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction, with participation from SixThirty Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, Tech Council Ventures, Onigiri Capital and BitRock Capital.

Parkway Corporation Acquires Downtown Atlanta Parking Property

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Parkway Corporation has acquired a 50,526-square-foot surface parking property in Downtown Atlanta, marking the real estate investor and parking operator's entry into the Atlanta market.

Resect AI Launches Out Of Stealth With $25 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Resect AI has emerged from stealth with $25 million in funding from private equity investors to develop technology that detects AI hallucinations and modifies model behavior. The financing will support research and development, go-to-market initiatives and hiring across the greater Seattle and Portland markets.

Truelink Capital Completes Acquisition Of JT Thorpe Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Truelink Capital has completed its acquisition of JT Thorpe Group, a provider of specialty industrial maintenance, thermal management and asset integrity services across North America.

Blue Moon Metals To Acquire Springer Water Rights And Land Package For $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Blue Moon Metals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire more than 2,100 acres of land and associated water rights near its Springer mine in Nevada for $8 million.

Capacity Raises More Than $54 Million Series E As ARR Surpasses $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Capacity has raised more than $54 million in Series E funding, bringing total capital raised by the agentic customer support automation company to more than $159 million. The financing follows Capacity surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue in June 2026, representing 20-fold growth over approximately three and a half years.

F.L.Putnam Acquires $1+ Billion Investment Team From Red Granite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company has acquired the Red Granite investment team from an affiliate of 1251 Capital Group, establishing its first Wisconsin location and adding more than $1 billion in private client assets.