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Vi, the AI execution layer for healthcare, life sciences, and wellness organizations, has announced the promotion of Spencer Honeyman to President, Global Growth. In his expanded role, Honeyman will continue to lead all revenue-generating functions across existing customer relationships and new business growth while also supporting Vi's strategic growth initiatives and long-term international expansion.

Google DeepMind announced new Quantization-Aware Training (QAT) versions of its Gemma 4 family, enabling developers to run powerful AI models more efficiently on mobile devices, laptops, and consumer GPUs while significantly reducing memory requirements.

PhysicsX, a physics AI company focused on industrial engineering and manufacturing, announced an oversubscribed $300 million Series C financing round at an approximately $2.4 billion valuation. The round was led by Temasek, with participation from new investors M&G Investments and Intrepid Growth Partners, alongside existing investors including Applied Materials, Atomico, General Catalyst, July Fund, NGP, NVIDIA, Radius, and Siemens.

Quantum Space, a space defense and orbital mobility company developing advanced maneuverable spacecraft for national security, civil, and commercial missions, has agreed to go public through a merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI. The transaction values Quantum Space at approximately $600 million pre-money and about $1.2 billion post-transaction, assuming no shareholder redemptions.

Volteum, a fleet management platform designed for electric and mixed vehicle fleets, announced a €2.5 million funding round led by Movens Capital, with participation from WakeUp Capital and Aidiom, alongside follow-on backing from Day One Capital, Techstars, and Nesprit. The investment follows a €1.25 million pre-seed round and brings the company’s total funding to €3.75 million.

Cresco Labs announced the closing of a $50 million revolving credit facility with Needham Bank, providing the cannabis operator with additional financial flexibility to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, and general corporate purposes.

Pictet Alternative Advisors announced the successful final close of Monte Rosa Co-Investments VI, raising $1.53 billion in committed capital and significantly surpassing its initial $1.0 billion target. The oversubscribed fund marks the sixth vintage in Pictet’s private equity co-investment franchise and is the largest fund raised in the series to date.

Roche announced an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to co-develop and co-commercialize bexobrutideg (NX-5948), an investigational Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) degrader. The partnership spans clinical development across B-cell malignancies, immunology, and neurology, expanding Roche’s oncology pipeline while creating opportunities in chronic spontaneous urticaria and multiple sclerosis.

Norvestor announced the successful closing of Norvestor X SCSp (Fund X) at its hard cap of €2 billion, surpassing its €1.8 billion target just three months after launch.

NVIDIA and SK Telecom announced plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in Korea using the NVIDIA DSX platform, with the first AI factory expected to come online in 2027. The initiative is designed to provide large-scale AI infrastructure capable of supporting sovereign, physical, and agentic AI services for enterprises and industries across Korea, with a long-term vision of expanding throughout Asia.

OpenAI has launched Lockdown Mode, an optional advanced security feature designed to reduce the risk of data exfiltration resulting from prompt injection attacks. The feature is rolling out to eligible personal accounts, including Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, as well as self-serve ChatGPT Business accounts.

NAVER announced a major expansion of its AI infrastructure through a partnership with NVIDIA, revealing plans to build AI factories powered by NVIDIA’s DSX platform. The initiative will begin with a 55-megawatt deployment at NAVER’s GAK Sejong data center in South Korea and is expected to scale to gigawatt-level capacity to meet growing global demand for AI services.

Paypercut, a European fintech payments platform enabling online merchants to accept payments across Central and Eastern Europe through a single integration, has announced a €5 million seed round co-led by Concentric, Passion Capital, and Araya Ventures. The round also saw participation from SMOK Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, BrightCap Ventures, BlackWood, SABAH.fund, MFG Invest, Main Set, and payments entrepreneur Matt Doka, bringing Paypercut's total funding to €7 million. The capital will be used to accelerate expansion across CEE, deepen presence in existing markets, advance product and infrastructure development, and meet capital requirements for an Irish EMI license application with the Central Bank of Ireland, with authorization expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Nippon Life Insurance Company and Blackstone have announced a memorandum of understanding for a comprehensive strategic partnership covering investment management services in private credit and real estate. The partnership represents one of the most significant multi-asset private credit partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region and builds on a long-term relationship of trust between Japan's largest private asset owner and the world's largest alternative asset manager.

HLRBO, a marketplace connecting landowners with hunters seeking private-land access, has closed a $2.5 million funding round led by Mairs and Power Venture Capital of St. Paul, with additional support from individual and angel investors. The capital will accelerate HLRBO's expansion as a national platform for hunting leases, landowner income, and responsible private-land access across the United States and Canada.

Innesto Partners, Europe's leading search fund investor, has announced its investment in Edgar Hausmann GmbH, a German value-added distributor of mission-critical tools and consumables for the aerospace and defense industry. The investment supports entrepreneur Luca Hany in the acquisition of the company, with Innesto Operating Partner Jürgen Diegruber assuming the role of Chairman of the Board. Financial terms were not disclosed.

R1 Capital has announced its launch as an independent venture firm focused on backing founders across enterprise AI and software, deep tech, and life sciences who are solving complex, real-world problems in large and undercapitalized markets. Originally part of the investment activities within Rev1 Ventures, R1 Capital now operates with its own brand, funds, and investment strategy, supporting founders from company creation through growth and scale. The firm operates from Rev1 at The Peninsula, a founder-focused innovation hub in the Midwest.

Weatherford International plc has announced a definitive agreement to acquire NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of highly engineered products and services for oil and natural gas well completions and field development. Under the terms of the agreement, NCS Multistage stockholders may elect to receive either 0.554 shares of Weatherford common stock or a combination of stock and cash, with the blended equivalent expected to be 0.463 shares of Weatherford common stock per NCS Multistage share, with up to 19.99% payable in cash.

Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Wellsheet, a U.S.-based health technology company specializing in aggregating and synthesizing patient data from electronic health records to surface relevant clinical intelligence at the point of care. The combination of Wellsheet's validated EHR data model and Elsevier's ClinicalKey AI evidence base is designed to give clinicians verified, patient-specific guidance within their existing clinical workflows. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings has announced that certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a new credit agreement providing a $150 million term loan facility and a $30 million revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the new term loan, combined with approximately $98.5 million of cash on hand, were used to prepay all outstanding borrowings under the company's prior credit agreement, which had been due in October 2027.

The Eastern Company has announced the acquisition of Sungear, LLC and Crown Precision, two California-based precision manufacturers of high-tolerance components serving aerospace, defense, and adjacent end markets, for $7.85 million in aggregate consideration on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The transaction establishes a fourth operating platform for Eastern, complementing its existing portfolio of Eberhard Manufacturing, Velvac, and Big 3 Precision. The deal was funded through borrowings under Eastern's existing revolving credit facility with Citizens Bank, and on a combined basis the two companies generated approximately $22.8 million in revenue for the trailing twelve months ended April 1, 2026.

Aligned Fitness Holdings, one of the nation's leading operators within the Club Pilates system, has announced the acquisition of six high-performing Club Pilates studios in central New Jersey, marking the company's entry into that market and expanding its portfolio to 61 studios across multiple states. The acquisitions include two studios from entrepreneur Gary Laden and four studios from fitness operators Karen and Todd Spidare. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Ensign Group has announced the acquisition of the real estate and operations of Woodland Health and Rehabilitation, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, effective June 1, 2026. In a separate transaction on the same day, Ensign also acquired the real estate of Memory Care of Contra Costa, a 46-unit memory care facility in Pleasant Hill, California. The acquisitions bring Ensign's growing portfolio to 396 healthcare operations across 17 states.

Liberty Waste Solutions has announced the acquisition of M&M Garbage Disposal, a subscription-based residential waste collector headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina, serving the greater Greensboro and Triad market. The deal is Liberty's third acquisition in the region, following the earlier acquisitions of AJ Disposal and Randolph County Garbage Services, further increasing residential route density and deepening the company's presence across the Asheboro and Greensboro areas. Financial terms were not disclosed.

BKM Capital Partners and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have announced the acquisition of an 8.5-million-square-foot portfolio from Link Logistics for $1.81 billion, marking the largest light industrial transaction since 2022. The deal significantly expands the joint venture's footprint across key U.S. markets, solidifying the partnership as one of the largest owner-operators of multi-tenant light industrial assets in the country with approximately 15 million square feet under management. Truist Securities served as financial advisor to Kayne Anderson Real Estate on the transaction.

OpenAI has published a policy framework calling for global action on youth AI safety, including a proposal for an international institute dedicated to developing standards, sharing research, and coordinating protections for young people using AI. The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to gather at the G7 Leaders' Summit in Évian, France, where youth AI safety is expected to be a key focus of discussion. OpenAI said it will participate in the summit to advocate for greater industry collaboration and to formally put forward its proposal for the institute.

Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market manufacturing and industrial companies, has announced the completed acquisition of EAM Corp. from Domtar Corporation through a newly formed affiliate. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Following the closing, current EAM General Manager Vanecia Carr will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, and Lori Venn will serve as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

N10 Holdings has announced its launch into independence, powered by Dynasty Financial Partners, with the simultaneous debut of two affiliated firms: N10° Wealth and N10° Assets. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company is focused on serving high and ultra-high-net-worth clients including entrepreneurs, executives, closely held businesses, and other sophisticated professionals who require transparent, tax-efficient, and adaptable wealth and asset management solutions.

Citisoft has announced the appointment of Nigel Hill as Managing Director and Strategic Advisor, strengthening its senior advisory offering for the investment management industry across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Hill brings a career spanning senior leadership roles at Redwheel, Credit Suisse, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, giving him deep practitioner experience across the operational, technology, and client challenges facing buy-side firms today.

Tillo, a global leader in rewards, incentives, and gift cards, has announced the appointment of Michael Tigwell as Managing Director for the UK and EMEA region. Tigwell joins at a pivotal moment as the company looks to build on a decade of growth and accelerate its ambition to become the world's leading rewards, incentives, and gift card provider. The appointment comes as CEO and Co-Founder Alex Preece shifts focus toward Tillo's continued expansion into the U.S. market.