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Franchise Equity Partners To Buy IMO Car Wash From Driven Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) has signed an agreement to acquire IMO Car Wash, the world’s largest tunnel car wash operator, from Driven Brands. The deal includes IMO’s full portfolio of 720 locations across the United Kingdom, Germany, nine additional European countries, and Australia, marking FEP’s first international acquisition.

MarketFully Buys Global Social Media Agency Social Element

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

MarketFully has acquired Social Element, a global social media agency, to expand its multilingual content marketing capabilities across social platforms and branded communities. The deal advances MarketFully’s strategy to scale its AI-powered InContent Marketing offering beyond multilingual web content and into social engagement, fan communities, and global discoverability.

Tenpin Entertainment Buys Fairgame To Accelerate Growth In Competitive Socializing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Tenpin Entertainment, backed by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Fairgame, the London-based fairground-inspired social entertainment brand founded in 2019 by Richard Hilton. Fairgame operates two London venues that blend proprietary tech-enabled fairground games with food and beverage offerings.

Opus Water Acquires Yeary Controls To Expand Engineered Flow-Control Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Opus Water has expanded its engineered products platform with the acquisition of Chicago-based Yeary Controls, adding a 20-year portfolio of precision control valves, actuators, and flow-control accessories to the company’s growing water and industrial solutions business. Backed by XPV Water Partners, Opus Water is using the deal to further scale across water, wastewater, and process-fluid markets.

Pine: $25 Million Series Raised A To Expand AI Agent For Consumer Digital Chores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Pine has raised $25 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered agent designed to handle consumers’ digital chores, from negotiating bills to resolving service issues. The round was led by Fortwest Capital and will support the company’s push to advance its autonomous “ask-and-it’s-done” agent, which makes calls, handles emails and interacts with software on behalf of users.

Fidium: $1.283 Billion Asset Backed Securitization Closed To Accelerate Fiber Network Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Fidium has completed its second fiber securitization, closing on approximately $1.283 billion in asset-backed term notes supported by the company’s fiber customers and network assets across several states. The financing builds on the company’s May 2025 issuance of $1.344 billion in asset-backed notes. It represents another substantial step in expanding its long-term capital strategy as demand for high-speed fiber connectivity continues to grow.

Encore Acquires First To Expand Global Brand Experience and In-Venue Event Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Encore has acquired FIRST, a global event marketing and brand experience agency, in a move that expands Encore’s in-venue capabilities and strengthens its worldwide event services footprint. The deal brings together two industry leaders known for sophisticated production, embedded event teams, and large-scale enterprise event programs.

Volve Capital: €9 Million Fund Closed To Back Day-Zero Tech Founders Across Benelux And DACH

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Amsterdam-based Volve Capital has closed its first fund at €9 million, targeting pre-seed startups across the Benelux and DACH regions. Founded in 2024 by Dutch entrepreneurs Joost Bijlsma and Maurits Hovius, the firm focuses on “day-zero” founders and provides both capital and hands-on operational support across tech, data, GTM, marketing, operations, and finance.

Saporo: €7 Million Series A Raised To Scale Graph-Native Identity Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Saporo has raised €7 million in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its graph-native identity security platform as demand for hybrid identity hardening continues to surge. The round was led by TIN Capital with participation from G+D Ventures, CDP Venture Capital’s Corporate Partners I – ServiceTech fund, XAnge, Lightbird VC, and Session VC, with Trachet advising on the transaction.

Axoltis Pharma: €18 Million Closed To Advance Phase 2 ALS Candidate NX210c

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Axoltis Pharma has closed an €18 million Series A round to accelerate development of NX210c, its Phase 2 neurodegenerative-disease candidate for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The raise will be deployed in two tranches, with the second contingent on Phase 2 SEALS trial results expected in Q2 2026.

Mirror Security: $2.5 Million In Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Advance AI Encryption Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Mirror Security has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Sure Valley Ventures and Atlantic Bridge, marking a significant milestone in the company’s push to expand its encrypted AI security platform. The Dublin-based startup is developing technology to protect sensitive data and secure large-scale artificial intelligence systems, as organizations face rising pressure to adopt AI responsibly and mitigate risks associated with data exposure and model manipulation.

SuperSonic POS: Interview With CEO Mahdi Hussein About The Point-Of-Sale Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Low Carbon Secures About $1.4 Billion Investment From CVC DIF To Drive Next-Stage Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Low Carbon, a leading renewable energy company, has secured a landmark investment from CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of global private-markets manager CVC. Together with follow-on capital from existing shareholder MassMutual, the refinancing of project finance debt, and a new Holdco facility, the company will receive roughly £1.1 billion in committed capital (about $1.4 billion).

OpenAI Takes Ownership Stake In Thrive Holdings To Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

OpenAI has acquired an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings as part of a new partnership aimed at speeding up the adoption of artificial intelligence across major enterprise functions. Thrive Holdings, which invests in, acquires, and builds companies positioned for long-term, technology-driven transformation, will work with OpenAI to deploy advanced AI models directly inside its portfolio businesses.

Hogan Lovells: Partner Walid Salib Added To Its Corporate & Finance Practice In Riyadh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired Walid Salib as a partner in its Corporate & Finance practice in Riyadh. Salib joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he served as Head of M&A for Saudi Arabia. He previously held the same role at Freshfields.

LGT Capital Partners Launches New Impact Equity Fund Focused On Climate, Sustainable Industries, And Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

LGT Capital Partners has launched the LGT CP Impact Equity Global fund, an Article 9 strategy under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, aiming to deliver measurable positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive, risk-adjusted returns.

Supio: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jerry Zhou About The Legal AI Platform for Personal Injury Law

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Supio is a legal AI platform purpose-built for personal injury law. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Supio co-founder and CEO Jerry Zhou to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Entrée Capital Launches $300 Million In New Funds To Back AI, Deep-Tech, Crypto, And Generational Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Entrée Capital has launched $300 million in new funds targeting early-stage investments across Israel, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. With this raise, the firm’s total assets under management have reached $1.5 billion, reinforcing its commitment to backing founders building category-defining technologies in fast-moving global markets.

Axcel Elevate Fund I Closes At €459 Million Following Strong Investor Demand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Axcel announced that its new lower mid-market vehicle, Axcel Elevate I, has closed at its €459 million hard cap after an oversubscribed fundraising process. The funding round drew significant backing from existing Axcel LPs, reinforcing confidence in the firm’s long-term strategy and performance.

Bending Spoons To Acquire Eventbrite In $500 Million All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Eventbrite has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million. Under the terms, Eventbrite stockholders will receive $4.50 per share, representing an 82% premium over the company’s 60-day volume-weighted average share price as of market close on December 1, 2025. The agreement has been unanimously approved by Eventbrite’s Board of Directors and remains subject to regulatory approvals and stockholder approval. The companies expect the deal to close in the first half of 2026.

Brookfield To Acquire Fosber In $900 Million Industrial Technology Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Brookfield has agreed to acquire Fosber, a global manufacturer of high-speed corrugating machinery and industrial technology solutions for the packaging sector, in a transaction valued at approximately $900 million. The deal represents a carve-out from Guangdong Dongfang Precision and will be executed through Brookfield’s private equity strategy.

Internet Of Team And University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Form Partnership To Advance Smart HVAC Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Internet of Team (IofTeam) announced a strategic public-private partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation smart HVAC technology developed by Dr. Haorong Li and his research team.

Digita Group Announces Agreement To Be Acquired By GI Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

GI Partners has agreed to acquire Digita Group, one of the largest independent tower and broadcast infrastructure companies in the Nordics, with nationwide portfolios across Finland and Iceland. Digita also plays a central role in Finnish communications infrastructure through its longstanding partnership with Yle, the national public TV and radio broadcaster.

Nuveen Real Estate Closes $650 Million U.S. Strategic Debt Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Nuveen Real Estate, the $139 billion global investment arm of TIAA, has closed its U.S. Strategic Debt Fund at $650 million, surpassing its initial $500 million target and marking the firm’s first closed-end credit vehicle in commercial real estate.

Castik Capital To Buy Majority Stake In Interact Software To Accelerate Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Funds managed by Castik Capital have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Interact Software from Unicorn Asset Management, Octopus Ventures, Perwyn Advisors, the former Chairman, the Executive management, and other minority shareholders. The investment is designed to accelerate Interact’s push to become the core operating system for the enterprise employee experience, with a focus on product expansion and targeted M&A.

Conveyor: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Chas Ballew About The Automated Trust Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Conveyor is a company that provides an automated trust platform that helps companies streamline security reviews and share compliance documentation with customers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Conveyor co-founder and CEO Chas Ballew to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Epiris To Acquire Winterflood Business Services From Marex Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Marex Group has finalized its acquisition of Winterflood Securities and simultaneously announced a deal to sell Winterflood Business Services (WBS) to Epiris Fund III, advised by UK private equity firm Epiris LLP. WBS provides outsourced dealing, settlement, and custody services to a wide range of financial clients.

Infinity Constellation: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Brennan Pothetes About Helping Organizations Optimize Complex Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Infinity Constellation is a company that builds AI-driven software that helps organizations optimize, automate, and scale complex operational workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Infinity Constellation co-founder and CEO Brennan Pothetes to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

ATLANT 3D: Interview With Founder & CEO Dr. Maksym Plakhotnyuk About The Atomic-Scale Manufacturing Systems Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

The ROOT Brands: Interview With Original Formulator Dr. Christina Rahm About The Wellness Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

The ROOT Brands is a wellness/nutraceutical company offering supplements, detox products, skincare, and related items. Pulse 2.0 interviewed The ROOT Brands Original Formulator, Dr. Christina Rahm to gain a deeper understanding of the company.