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Parish Tractor Acquires Crain Tractor, Expanding To Nine Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Parish Tractor has acquired Crain Tractor in Columbia, Mississippi, expanding the agriculture and construction equipment company’s operating network to nine locations across four states.

Vistagen Appoints Neuroscience Drug Development Executive Douglas Williamson To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Vistagen has appointed Dr. Douglas J. Williamson to its board of directors as the late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advances its neuroscience pipeline.

HSBC To Sell Egypt Retail Banking Business To Emirates NBD For Expected $300 Million Gain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

HSBC has agreed to sell its Egyptian retail banking business to Emirates NBD Egypt as part of the global banking group’s continued portfolio simplification.

Cboe Completes Sale Of Australian Exchange To TMX Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Cboe Global Markets has completed the sale of Cboe Australia to TMX Group. The business has been renamed TMX Australia Exchange following the completion of the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Vedanta Aluminium: EBITDA Margin Reaches Record 50% In First Quarter As Independent Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited delivered record financial and operating performance during its first quarter as an independent publicly listed company following its demerger.

Nina Capital Invests In Woodway Assurance To Expand Health Data Privacy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Nina Capital has invested in Woodway Assurance, a Canadian health technology company developing software that helps healthcare and life sciences organizations use sensitive data for artificial intelligence, analytics and information-sharing projects.

Couche-Tard To Acquire Żabka In Largest Deal In Company History At $8.6 Billion Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to acquire Żabka Group through a voluntary cash tender offer valuing the Polish convenience retailer’s equity at approximately $8.6 billion.

Palantir Closes 220 Deals Worth At Least $1 Million As Revenue Jumps 93% For Q2 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Palantir Technologies closed 220 transactions worth at least $1 million during the second quarter of 2026 as demand for its Artificial Intelligence Platform accelerated across commercial and government customers. Of those transactions, 98 were worth at least $5 million and 73 were worth at least $10 million.

Boeing 737-7 Receives FAA Certification, Clearing Way For First Deliveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing’s 737-7, clearing the smallest member of the 737 MAX family for commercial service. The FAA granted Boeing an amended type certificate for the aircraft and updated the company’s production certificate to include the new model.

Amazon: Market Cap Tops $3 Trillion As AWS Revenue Jumps 37%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Amazon surpassed a $3 trillion market capitalization for the first time as investors continued to push the company’s shares higher following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results.

BRG Appoints Former PCAOB Chief Auditor Barbara Vanich As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

BRG has appointed former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chief Auditor Barbara Vanich as a managing director in its Financial Institution Advisory practice.

Omnea: Interview With Founder And CEO Ben Freeman About The Agentic Operating System For Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Omnea is an agentic operating system that connects company systems, automates procurement and supplier-management workflows, and gives humans and AI agents one place to manage suppliers and control spending. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Omnea Founder and CEO Ben Freeman to learn more.

Savills Completes $1.11 Billion Acquisition Of Eastdil Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Savills has completed its acquisition of Eastdil Secured for an enterprise value of approximately $1.11 billion, or £827 million. The deal brings together Savills’ global real estate advisory platform with Eastdil Secured’s real estate investment banking business. Savills initially announced the proposed acquisition on March 12, 2026.

Arnold & Porter Adds Former Gates Foundation Deputy General Counsel Ken Miller As Seattle Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Arnold & Porter has appointed Ken Miller as a partner in the Life Sciences and Technology Transactions teams of its Corporate & Finance practice. Miller will be based in the firm’s Seattle office, which has expanded to 40 attorneys and staff since opening in July 2025.

Apple To Acquire Czech Materials Science Company PlasmaSolve

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Apple has agreed to acquire PlasmaSolve, a Czech materials science company that develops simulation software for plasma-based manufacturing processes. The transaction was disclosed through a notice published on the European Commission’s website.

Dash Bio Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand Automated Bioanalysis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Dash Bio has raised $30 million in Series A financing to expand its automated bioanalysis platform for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Oak HC/FT led the round, with participation from existing investors Freestyle Capital and Swift Ventures. The financing brings Dash Bio’s total capital raised to $47.5 million.

Adams Street Raises More Than $5 Billion For Secondaries Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Adams Street Partners has secured more than $5 billion in capital commitments for its latest secondaries investment program, including the closing of Global Secondary Fund 8 at $2.7 billion.

Zenity Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand AI Agent Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C financing round led by Norwest to expand its artificial intelligence agent security and governance platform. New investors Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures and LG Technology Ventures joined the round. Existing investors Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP and Intel Capital also participated.

Visa To Acquire BioCatch For $2.4 Billion To Expand Fraud Prevention Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Visa has entered into an agreement to acquire BioCatch from funds advised by Permira and other shareholders for $2.4 billion in cash.

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million At More Than $2 Billion Valuation As ARR Jumps 120%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Horizon3 has raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series E financing round at a valuation exceeding $2 billion. The valuation is more than three times the $650 million valuation Horizon3 received during its Series D financing slightly more than a year earlier.

Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding For Geosynchronous Infrared Imaging Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Orbital Sentry has closed a pre-seed financing round to develop persistent infrared imaging systems designed to operate from geosynchronous orbit.

Arnold & Porter Adds M&A And Private Equity Partner Chee-Kwan Kim In Seoul

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Arnold & Porter has appointed Chee-Kwan “CK” Kim as a partner in the M&A team of its Corporate & Finance practice. Kim will be based in the firm’s Seoul office, strengthening Arnold & Porter’s capabilities in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and Korea-originated transactions.

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Parish Tractor Acquires Crain Tractor, Expanding To Nine Locations

Vistagen Appoints Neuroscience Drug Development Executive Douglas Williamson To Board

HSBC To Sell Egypt Retail Banking Business To Emirates NBD For Expected $300 Million Gain

Cboe Completes Sale Of Australian Exchange To TMX Group

Vedanta Aluminium: EBITDA Margin Reaches Record 50% In First Quarter As Independent Company

Nina Capital Invests In Woodway Assurance To Expand Health Data Privacy Platform

Couche-Tard To Acquire Żabka In Largest Deal In Company History At $8.6 Billion Value

Palantir Closes 220 Deals Worth At Least $1 Million As Revenue Jumps 93% For Q2 2026

Boeing 737-7 Receives FAA Certification, Clearing Way For First Deliveries

Amazon: Market Cap Tops $3 Trillion As AWS Revenue Jumps 37%

BRG Appoints Former PCAOB Chief Auditor Barbara Vanich As Managing Director

Omnea: Interview With Founder And CEO Ben Freeman About The Agentic Operating System For Procurement

Savills Completes $1.11 Billion Acquisition Of Eastdil Secured

Arnold & Porter Adds Former Gates Foundation Deputy General Counsel Ken Miller As Seattle Partner

Apple To Acquire Czech Materials Science Company PlasmaSolve

Dash Bio Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand Automated Bioanalysis Platform

Adams Street Raises More Than $5 Billion For Secondaries Investment Program

Zenity Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand AI Agent Security Platform

Visa To Acquire BioCatch For $2.4 Billion To Expand Fraud Prevention Capabilities

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million At More Than $2 Billion Valuation As ARR Jumps 120%

Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding For Geosynchronous Infrared Imaging Platform

Arnold & Porter Adds M&A And Private Equity Partner Chee-Kwan Kim In Seoul

Inocras Raises $31 Million In Oversubscribed Series B-3, Bringing Total Funding To $100 Million

Vector Velocity Provides $50 Million Credit Facility To Outside Interactive

VENU Secures $25 Million Debt Financing For Regent Bank Amphitheater

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Upsizes JPMorgan Facility To $651 Million And Reduces Funding Costs

Base Power Raises $1 Billion Series D At $13 Billion Valuation And Launches U.S.-Made Home Battery

OLIX Raises $312 Million At $3.3 Billion Valuation To Build Frontier AI Inference Platform

Index Ventures Raises $3.5 Billion Across New Seed, Venture And Growth Funds

Marriott: Bonvoy Membership Tops 295 Million As Credit Card Fees Help Franchise Revenue Rise 19%