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Sky Acquiring ITV’s Broadcast And Streaming Division For £1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

ITV has agreed to sell its media and entertainment business to Sky in a deal valued at £1.6 billion. The agreement remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

AscentHR Acquires OS HRS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

AscentHR announced that it has acquired OS HRS, an APAC-focused payroll outsourcing provider with more than two decades of experience. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Why Equinor Is Acquiring bp’s Interest In Bay du Nord Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Equinor announced that it has reached an agreement with bp to acquire its interest in the Bay du Nord project offshore Canada. The transaction will increase Equinor’s ownership in the project to 100%.

Dentons Promotes Two Partners And 21 Senior Lawyers In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Dentons announced the promotion of two partners and 21 senior lawyers in Australia. The promotions became effective on July 1, 2026.

easyJet Reaches Agreement In Principle On Castlelake’s £6.90 Per Share Possible Offer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

easyJet announced that its board and Castlelake have reached an agreement in principle on the key financial terms of a possible recommended cash offer. The proposal would see Castlelake acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued ordinary share capital of easyJet not already held by Castlelake for £6.90 per share in cash, including a partial unlisted share alternative.

EQT Acquiring Orikan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

EQT announced that the BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership has agreed to acquire Orikan. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kraken Robotics Acquires Covelya Group For C$615 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Kraken Robotics announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Covelya Group. The transaction was valued at approximately C$615 million, subject to closing adjustments.

Descartes Acquires Drivin For Up To $35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Descartes announced that it has acquired Drivin, a provider of last mile delivery management solutions across Latin America. The acquisition expands Descartes’ AI-powered last mile logistics capabilities and its Global Logistics Network.

BakerHostetler Adds Sean Knowles As Securities Litigation Partner In Seattle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

BakerHostetler announced that Sean Knowles has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group. He will also be a member of the firm’s Securities and Governance Litigation team.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners To Acquire Dresser Utility Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Blackstone announced that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dresser Utility Solutions from First Reserve. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hyve Acquiring LegalTechTalk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Hyve announced that it has acquired LegalTechTalk, a leading European event focused on legal technology and transformation. The acquisition marks Hyve’s entry into the legal SuperVertical and is the company’s first acquisition since launching its Ascend30 strategy.

Why Solstice Is Acquiring Element Solutions For $14.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Solstice Advanced Materials and Element Solutions announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Solstice to acquire Element Solutions. The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at approximately $14.5 billion, including the assumption of net debt.

Waterloo Capital Acquires Equity Stake In Ironclad Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Waterloo Capital announced that it has acquired an equity stake in Ironclad Wealth, an Austin-based advisory practice. Effective July 1, 2026, the combined firm will operate under the Waterloo Capital name.

Dentons Link Legal Adds Abhay Chattopadhyay As Dispute Resolution And Arbitration Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Dentons Link Legal announced that Abhay Chattopadhyay has joined the firm as Partner – Dispute Resolution & Arbitration. He will be based in the firm’s Delhi office.

Socium Advisors Adds Travis Bearden And Steve Pitel To Support National Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Socium Advisors announced the addition of Travis Bearden as Partner and Steve Pitel as Private Wealth Advisor. The St. Louis-based Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group has $4.71 billion in total client assets.

Why Lockheed Martin Is Acquiring Ultra Maritime For $3.45 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Lockheed Martin announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion. Ultra Maritime is a global defense company specializing in advanced undersea warfare and anti-submarine warfare capabilities for allied naval forces.

Western Alliance Bank Finances $33 Million First Phase Of Marble Manor Redevelopment In Las Vegas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Western Alliance Bank announced $33 million in construction financing for Marble Manor Phase I, a 138-unit mixed-income housing redevelopment located less than two miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas. The project is designed to expand affordable housing access in the city’s Historic Westside neighborhood.

AGI Appoints Haaris Uddin As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Ag Growth International announced the appointment of Haaris Uddin as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 4, 2026. Uddin will join AGI’s executive team and report directly to Paul Brisebois, AGI’s President and CEO.

NOVA Infrastructure: Interview With Founders Chris Beall And Allison Kingsley About The PE Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

NOVA Infrastructure is a private equity firm that invests in and manages mid-sized infrastructure assets across North America, specifically targeting the environmental services, transportation, energy transition, and communications sectors. To learn more, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Founder and Managing Partner Chris Beall and Founder and Partner Allison Kingsley.

Boost Run Receives Approximately $45 Million From Public Warrant Exercises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Boost Run announced that it has received over $45 million in gross cash proceeds from the exercise of its public warrants. The company said the proceeds support its capital markets initiatives following the closing of its business combination on May 8, 2026.

Vertex Acquiring Crinetics Pharmaceuticals For $10 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals announced a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Crinetics for $85 per share in cash. The transaction has a total equity value of approximately $10 billion, or about $8.8 billion net of estimated cash acquired.

Mubadala Capital Integrates Mubadala’s $25 Billion Credit Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Mubadala Capital announced the completion of the transfer of Mubadala Investment Company’s credit business into its platform. Under a long-term management agreement, Mubadala Capital will now manage Mubadala’s existing $25 billion credit portfolio.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $232 Million Financing For Workforce Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Walker & Dunlop announced that it arranged $232.352 million in financing for a portfolio of five multifamily properties. The properties total 1,585 units across Arkansas and Florida.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Invests In Greenlight Electricity Centre

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced that funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners have invested in Greenlight Electricity Centre. Greenlight is a 932-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power generation project in Sturgeon County, Alberta.

UC Berkeley SkyDeck Expands Japan Initiatives And Appoints Cole Harry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

UC Berkeley SkyDeck announced the expansion of its Japan-focused initiatives and the appointment of Cole Harry as Japan Program Manager. The move reflects SkyDeck’s growing role in Japan’s evolving innovation ecosystem.

Robinhood Launches New DeFi, Stock Token, And Agentic Trading Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Robinhood Markets announced a major global expansion and product roadmap during its “Robinhood Presents: The World is Flat” keynote in London. The company unveiled new decentralized finance, stock token, agentic trading, and international expansion initiatives designed to broaden access to global markets.

CMA CGM Acquiring FedEx Supply Chain For $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

CMA CGM Group announced an agreement to acquire FedEx Supply Chain, a subsidiary of FedEx, at an enterprise value of $1.4 billion. The transaction is expected to close in 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Draper Foundation Gives $2.5 Million To Support UT Dallas Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

The Draper Foundation made a $2.5 million gift to The University of Texas at Dallas to expand the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The funding will support initiatives ranging from early-stage student ventures to startup competitions designed to help companies move toward the marketplace.

Epitome Therapeutics Raises €4 Million To Advance Epigenome Editing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Epitome Therapeutics announced its launch with €4 million in total funding. The funding includes an oversubscribed €2 million pre-seed round and €2 million in non-dilutive grant funding.

KPS Capital Partners Launches KPS Asia To Expand Global Industrial Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

KPS Capital Partners announced the launch of KPS Asia, expanding the firm’s global industrial investment platform. As part of the initiative, KPS appointed Takajiro “Tak” Ishikawa as President of KPS Asia and plans to establish a Tokyo office in 2027.