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Optimus Energy Solutions Acquires South Carolina EV Fast-Charging Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Optimus Energy Solutions (OES), a provider of electric vehicle charging and renewable energy solutions, announced the acquisition of a major electric vehicle fast-charging network in South Carolina.

Hightower Expands Hightower Family Office Offering For Ultra-High-Net-Worth Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Hightower Advisors announced the expansion of the Hightower Family Office, broadening the range of services available to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families through Hightower advisors.

Nuvei Reportedly In Advanced Talks To Acquire Payoneer For $2.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Canadian payments company Nuvei is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire cross-border payments provider Payoneer Global for approximately $2.7 billion, according to Reuters.

Mitsubishi Electric Awarded JAXA Subsidy To Develop Flexible Space Mobility Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has been awarded a subsidy under the Technology for Realizing Flexible Mobility in Space program, which is financed through the second phase of the Space Strategy Fund managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The company had previously been selected as the representative organization for the initiative and will lead development efforts under the project.

Sentinel Capital Partners Sells NSI Industries To Hubbell Incorporated For $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Sentinel Capital Partners announced the sale of NSI Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of branded electrical products, to Hubbell Incorporated in a transaction valued at $3.0 billion. Sentinel had acquired NSI in November 2024.

Rockefeller Capital Management Collaborates With Anthropic To Build AI-Enabled Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Rockefeller Capital Management announced a collaboration with Anthropic to develop an AI-enabled platform for wealth management powered by Anthropic’s Claude model.

Allocate And Dynasty Financial Partners Expand Partnership To Enhance Private Markets Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Allocate announced an expanded partnership with Dynasty Financial Partners to provide enhanced private market solutions for the Dynasty Network of independent registered investment advisors. Under the agreement, Allocate will serve as a preferred partner for white-label private market offerings, with its technology and fund services supporting many of Dynasty’s private market opportunities.

FINNY Raises Enterprise Growth Capabilities With Launch Of New Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

FINNY, an AI-powered prospecting and marketing platform built for financial advisors, announced the launch of FINNY for Enterprise Teams, a new platform designed for centralized marketing and business development teams at large wealth management firms. Mercer Advisors is serving as the flagship enterprise user of the platform.

Baghdadi Capital Integrates Qasioun Partners To Expand Corporate And Investment Banking Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Baghdadi Capital announced the integration of Qasioun Partners, a newly established advisory finance and investment banking firm, strengthening the group’s independent corporate and investment banking platform.

Integrated Insurance Solutions Acquires Appel Insurance Advisors To Expand Advanced Planning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Integrated Insurance Solutions announced the acquisition of Appel Insurance Advisors, bringing together two experienced teams to provide life insurance, disability income protection, long-term care, estate planning, and business succession strategies for financial advisors nationwide.

Animal Capital Raises $33 Million Fund III To Expand Early-Stage Investment Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Animal Capital announced the closing of Animal Capital Fund III with $33 million in total commitments, marking a significant increase from its previous funds and enabling the firm to expand its focus on early-stage investments.

NEURA Robotics Raises Up To $1.4 Billion Series C To Accelerate Physical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

NEURA Robotics announced a landmark Series C financing of up to $1.4 billion to accelerate development of its Physical AI platform and expand deployment of cognitive robots globally.

Apollo Leads $35 Billion Capital Solution For Broadcom AI XPV Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Apollo announced that funds and affiliates managed by the firm are leading an initial $35 billion capital solution for Broadcom’s new AI XPV Platform in partnership with Blackstone and a group of leading global banks. The platform is designed to support more than 20 gigawatts of compute capacity for frontier AI laboratories through 2028.

Wesco To Acquire Newark Engineering Group For $136 Million To Expand Data Center Cooling Capabilities In Southeast Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Wesco International announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Newark Engineering Group, a Singapore-based provider of engineered cooling solutions and lifecycle services for data centers, in a deal valued at 175 million Singapore dollars, or approximately $136 million.

Charles Schwab Foundation Expands Partnership With SIFMA Foundation To Broaden Access To Investing Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Charles Schwab Foundation announced a $2.85 million multi-year expansion of its partnership with SIFMA Foundation to broaden access to investing education for students across the United States. The initiative comes as young people face growing exposure to speculative financial products, misinformation, and get-rich-quick schemes.

10x Genomics Acquires Proteintech Genomics To Expand Proteomics Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

10x Genomics announced the acquisition of Proteintech Genomics, a division within Proteintech Group, expanding the company’s capabilities in proteomics and strengthening its multiomic research platform portfolio.

AMN Healthcare Acquires Jaide Health To Expand AI-Powered Language Access Across The Patient Journey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

AMN Healthcare’s Language Services division announced the acquisition of Jaide Health, an AI-enabled medical interpretation and translation platform designed to improve communication between patients and care teams throughout administrative aspects of the healthcare experience.

EQT Real Estate Acquires 2.4 Million Square Foot Southeast U.S. Logistics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

EQT Real Estate announced that the EQT Real Estate Industrial Value Fund VI has acquired a 2.4 million-square-foot logistics portfolio spanning three rapidly growing markets in the Southeast United States, including Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida, and Lakeland, Florida.

Warner Music Acquires Sureel AI To Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection And Monetization In The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Warner Music Group announced an agreement to acquire Sureel AI, a company specializing in artificial intelligence attribution and intellectual property tracking technologies. The transaction is designed to strengthen Warner Music Group’s capabilities around the protection, control, and monetization of intellectual property, as well as name, image, likeness, and voice rights as AI-generated content becomes increasingly prevalent.

Marriott International Completes Joint Venture To Add Lefay Luxury Wellness Brand To Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Marriott International announced the completion of a joint venture with the Leali family, founders of Lefay, bringing the luxury wellness hospitality brand into Marriott’s global portfolio. The transaction marks Marriott’s first brand dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness and expands the company’s focus on wellbeing.

Supermicro Announces $7 Billion Financing Plan To Support $39 Billion In AI Server Orders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Super Micro Computer announced plans to raise approximately $7 billion through a series of equity and equity-linked financing transactions to support the purchase of components needed to fulfill a surge in demand for its advanced AI servers.

Latham & Watkins Adds Former Treasury Official Cate Behles To Expand CFIUS And National Security Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Cate Behles has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in its CFIUS & US National Security Practice within the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Behles most recently served as Senior Counsel and CFIUS Co-Lead Counsel at the US Department of the Treasury, where she advised on foreign investment reviews and national security matters.

Twilio: An Interview With CMO Chris Koehler About The AI Startup Searchlight Awards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Twilio recently launched its AI Startup Searchlight Awards, a program designed to recognize and support emerging startups building innovative AI-powered applications and customer engagement solutions. The initiative highlights early-stage companies using AI to transform communications, automation, and customer experiences, while giving founders access to visibility, mentorship, and opportunities within Twilio’s developer and enterprise ecosystem. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Twilio’s CMO, Chris Koehler, to learn more.

Qnity Launches Optivision Max CMP Pad Family For Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing

By Shan Sadiq ● Jun 10, 2026

Qnity Electronics announced the expansion of its chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) offerings with the introduction of the Optivision Max family of polishing pads, designed to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes.

01Health Raises $15 Million Series A To Expand Specialist Healthcare Platform Across The UK And US

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

UK healthtech company 01Health announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Gresham House Ventures, with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital, Eka Ventures, and Wavemaker360, as well as angel investors including Blockchain.com co-founder Nicolas Cary. The new capital will support the expansion of the company's platform throughout the UK and its entry into the U.S. market, where trials are already underway, and a head of U.S. commercial operations has been appointed.

ATMO: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Vera Kozyr About The Smart Environmental Sensing Device Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

ATMO is a technology company that designs and builds smart environmental sensing devices, such as portable and stationary monitors for consumers and businesses to track air quality. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ATMO co-founder and CEO Vera Kozyr to learn more.

Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5 And Mythos 5 AI Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Anthropic announced the launch of Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, introducing the first publicly available models from its new Mythos class of AI systems. The release marks a significant milestone for the company, making its most powerful technology available to a broader set of users while maintaining safeguards designed to limit misuse.

Solidion Technology Raises $35 Million to Accelerate Extreme-Climate Battery Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Solidion Technology announced a $35 million private placement of common stock with a new institutional investor, providing funding that the company said will support operations through 2028 and accelerate the commercialization of its patented Extreme-Climate Battery technology for space and lunar applications.

Charter Communications Names Chris Hacker Head of Corporate Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Charter Communications announced that Chris Hacker has been appointed Head of Corporate Security, succeeding Jane Rhodes, who is retiring.

Fortify Companies Names Brian Burbridge Chief Commercial Officer To Drive Growth Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Fortify Companies announced the appointment of Brian Burbridge as Chief Commercial Officer, a newly created executive position designed to accelerate revenue growth and strengthen relationships with insurance carriers and strategic partners across its portfolio, which includes Rytech Restoration and Insurcomm Restoration.