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Agility Retail Group has announced the acquisition of Marco Display Specialists, LLC, a Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturer of retail fixtures and displays primarily serving customers in the grocery channel. The deal marks Agility Retail's fifth acquisition in partnership with San Francisco Equity Partners, its private equity backer. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Voyager Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Astrobotic Technology, the Pittsburgh-based pioneer of commercial lunar delivery, lunar power, and reusable rockets. The transaction is expected to close by early July 2026 for up to approximately $300 million, including contingent consideration payable in a combination of cash and stock, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

OpenAI has announced a significant expansion of Codex, introducing role-specific plugins, a new Sites feature, and an annotations capability designed to make the AI platform useful far beyond software development. More than 5 million people now use Codex weekly, and non-developers — including analysts, marketers, operators, designers, researchers, investors, and bankers — make up approximately 20% of overall users and are growing more than three times as fast as developers.

Databricks has announced the public preview launch of Query Tags, a new capability for Databricks SQL that allows organizations to attach custom business context as key-value pairs to every SQL execution across shared warehouses. The feature addresses a persistent gap in warehouse observability: while Databricks SQL already logs who ran a query and from which tool, it has not previously captured custom metadata such as which team, project, cost center, or application generated a given query. Query Tags fills that gap and stores the metadata directly in the Query History System Table, where it can be analyzed with standard SQL or queried in natural language through Databricks' Genie interface.

Gigaton has announced a $26 million funding round led by Plural, with participation from 2150, Semapa Next, Planet A Ventures, AlbionVC, Cambridge Enterprise, and Clean Growth Fund. The London-based company builds machine learning systems that autonomously control large-scale industrial manufacturing processes, with a mission to reduce industrial carbon emissions by gigatons. Financial terms beyond the round size were not disclosed.

Quobly, a French quantum computing company, has announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing round to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026. The round is led by Bpifrance, SEALSQ, and STMicroelectronics, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund, Blast, ALIAD, and existing investor Innovacom. Existing shareholders also include the CEA, CNRS, Quantonation, and Supernova Invest. Bpifrance is participating through its Deep Tech 2030 fund, managed on behalf of the French government as part of the France 2030 initiative.

Factorial, Europe's leading AI Workforce Operations Platform, has announced the closing of a $150 million Series D funding round at a valuation of $2.5 billion, making it one of the most valuable Spanish and European scale-ups. The round is led by General Catalyst, marking its first direct equity investment in Factorial, joined by Atomico and Four Rivers. Alongside the equity round, General Catalyst is committing up to an additional $540 million through its Customer Value Fund, bringing total capital committed to more than $700 million. Under the Customer Value Fund structure, General Catalyst's returns are tied exclusively to the customer value created by that spend and capped at a fixed amount, giving Factorial the financial firepower to expand aggressively while preserving its equity.

OQC has closed an oversubscribed £260 million ($350 million) Series C funding round, the largest ever private funding round for a quantum computing company in Europe. Bullhound Capital led the round, which included investment from the British Business Bank, Fynveur, COFIDES, RCM Private Markets Fund managed by Rokos Capital Management, Alpha Edison, Fulcrum Asset Management, Pentland Ventures, Magdalen College Oxford, and others. Existing investors, including Oxford Science Enterprises, SBI, Chevron Technology Ventures, the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, and OTIF Ventures, also participated. J.P. Morgan acted as the exclusive placement agent. The round establishes OQC as one of the world's best-capitalized private quantum computing companies.

Wordsmith has announced a $70 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $100 million. The London and U.S.-based legal operations platform said revenue has grown more than 14 times over the past 12 months, with more than 500 companies now running on its platform. The company is building what it describes as the system in-house legal teams have never had — a centralized inbox where requests come in from across the business, get handled by AI workers, and land with the legal team ready to review.

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced an agreement to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6 advised by Triton Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Perplexity has announced the next step for its Personal Computer platform: the first hybrid local-server inference orchestrator, designed to automatically route AI workloads between a user's local device and cloud-based agents based on the nature of each task. The feature, developed in partnership with Intel and compatible with NVIDIA's RTX Spark and other local silicon, is set to arrive in July and represents what Perplexity describes as the first product to make hybrid AI a practical reality rather than an industry ambition.

RLH Equity Partners has announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which its portfolio company MCA Connect will be acquired by Grant Thornton Advisors LLC. MCA Connect is a premier consulting and technology services provider specializing in digital transformation solutions for manufacturing and distribution enterprises. The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AtNorth, the leading Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center provider, has announced its expansion into Norway with the acquisition of land for a mega data center site in Haugaland. The announcement marks a significant milestone for the company, establishing its footprint across all Nordic countries. The 36-hectare plot within Haugaland Business Park will house NOR01, atNorth's planned Norwegian facility, designed to support high-density workloads and hyperscale deployments with an initial capacity of 120MW and a pathway to scale to 350MW.

Terra AI, the artificial intelligence platform helping solve subsurface uncertainty for mineral and energy development, has announced a $20 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, with a strategic investment from BHP Ventures. The capital will accelerate deployment of Terra AI's generative geological modeling platform across mining, enhanced geothermal, and carbon storage applications. The company is also backed by Rio Tinto and other strategic investors.

Burnham Park Capital Markets has announced its official launch as a vertically integrated, tech-enabled investment bank headquartered in Chicago, backed by FINRA member firm Kingswood Capital Partners LLC. The firm is consolidating more than five specialized financial services firms into a single, cohesive platform, providing clients with institutional-grade access to global trading, research, corporate access, and cross-border advisory services across the full capital markets spectrum.

SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, has announced the acquisition of CMIC, INC., a specialized provider of bioanalytical testing services based in Chicago, Illinois. The deal marks SGS's second U.S.-based bioanalytical testing acquisition in as many months and advances the company's Strategy 27 objective to double North American sales between 2023 and 2027. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Voya Investment Management has announced the launch of two new multi-manager collective investment trusts designed for defined contribution retirement plans: V-ALT Multi-Manager Alternative Fixed Income and V-ALT Multi-Manager Alternative Equity. The CITs will initially be available through advisor managed accounts on Voya's Retirement platform, with Global Trust Company serving as Trustee. The launch brings together well-known alternative managers within a single CIT structure, helping reduce manager concentration risk and return dispersion while combining scale, investment expertise, and differentiated strategies largely unavailable in traditional public-only portfolios.

Ambienta SGR, one of Europe's leading asset managers focused on environmental sustainability, has announced the appointment of Jérôme Losson as Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations, Private Equity. The hire is designed to strengthen Ambienta's value creation capabilities across its private equity portfolio as the firm evolves toward what it describes as a "Portfolio Management 2.0" approach — more integrated, data-driven, and focused on scaling performance across an increasingly complex and growing platform.

EQT Real Estate has announced that the EQT Real Estate Europe Logistics Value Fund V has acquired a portfolio of six logistics assets totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet from Tritax Big Box REIT plc. The portfolio spans Leamington Spa, Didcot, Peterborough, and Kettering, situated across the West Midlands, East Midlands, and South East of the UK. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Black Creek Group co-founders Evan Zucker and Jimmy Mulvihill have announced the launch of Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions, a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform focused exclusively on shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial properties. A subsidiary of BDT & MSD Partners has committed $250 million in strategic capital alongside $100 million from Speed Bay's founders. To date, Speed Bay has acquired or has under control approximately 2.7 million square feet across six high-growth markets including Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth, Tampa, Denver, Orlando, and Philadelphia, with an actionable investment pipeline of over $1 billion.

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has completed the acquisition of J.R. Dalziel Limited, a leading manufacturer and distributor of savory flavors, seasonings, meat solutions, and sundries to the food industry, in partnership with the Dalziel, Darroch, and Dickens families and the company's management team. The founding families will continue as meaningful shareholders in the business following the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

KNAV, a global accounting and advisory firm delivering integrated services across assurance, tax, and advisory, has announced a follow-on investment from NKSquared, the U.S.-based investment firm of entrepreneur and investor Nikhil Kamath. Financial terms were not disclosed. The capital will be deployed primarily toward international acquisitions to expand into new markets, including Australia, alongside continued organic growth, investment in talent, leadership development, and training across the firm's global teams. A portion will also support KNAV's ongoing automation and AI deployment across its service lines.

WTW has announced the acquisition of Redefind, an end-to-end web-based platform designed to facilitate access to insurance products for crypto and digital assets. The acquisition reflects WTW's long-term strategy to expand into next-generation protection solutions for clients exposed to digital finance, crypto ecosystems, and tokenized asset environments. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, Redefind's founders Richard Daws and Connor Edward joined Willis upon completion of the deal.

Orange has announced a joint agreement to acquire SFR, France's second-largest telecommunications operator, in a transformational transaction that will significantly reinforce Orange's leadership position in the French market and across Europe. Orange's share of the total enterprise value of 20.35 billion euros amounts to approximately 5.6 billion euros, representing roughly 27% of the total, subject to closing adjustments. The signing of definitive legal documentation is expected in the second half of 2026, with completion potentially occurring in the second half of 2027 following required regulatory approvals, including from competition authorities.

Forage, the mission-driven financial infrastructure platform modernizing the payments ecosystem behind government benefit programs, has announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Mouro Capital, with participation from Nyca Partners, PayPal Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Intuit Ventures, NextLadder Ventures, Pivotal Ventures, and FJ Labs.

HAGA.BIO announced the successful closing of a $2.3 million seed financing round as the company advances commercialization of its spatial biology technologies and expands development of its RNA detection platform.

Radley Health, a mission-driven behavioral health company focused on serving adults living with serious mental illness, has announced the successful close of a $3 million seed funding round. The round includes participation from Aurora Forge, Jackson Healthcare, Peg's Foundation, and several prominent family offices, joining existing investor CareSource. The capital will support expansion of Radley's peer workforce, deepening of healthcare provider partnerships, enhancement of its technology platform, and launch of operations in Georgia and additional states.

Uncover, Latin America's leading Marketing Mix Modeling and media measurement platform, has announced a $16 million Series A led by Cloud9 Capital, with participation from ABSeed Ventures and Endeavor. The São Paulo-based company, which is already profitable, will use the funding to accelerate its expansion into the U.S. market. The round also brings three new strategic board members: Pedro Reiss, former CEO of Wunderman Thompson Brazil; Celso Ribeiro, former CEO of BR Media; and Guilherme Bressane, a former executive at Itaú and Google.

Coralogix, the data and AI platform for observability, has announced a $200 million Series F funding round co-led by Advent, CPPIB, and Greenfield, with participation from Brighton Park Capital. The raise brings total funding in Coralogix to $550 million and follows the company's $115 million Series E in 2025. The capital will be used to accelerate AI-native observability capabilities, expand its telemetry data infrastructure, and scale global enterprise adoption as organizations modernize beyond legacy monitoring tools.

Neo4j, the world's leading graph intelligence platform, has announced an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company serving government agencies. The acquisition will launch a new generation of AI-powered, graph technology solutions based on open standards as a proven and trusted alternative to Palantir Gotham, and marks a key milestone in Neo4j's $100 million AI investment roadmap. Financial terms were not disclosed.