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Innovation Growth Partners Specialty Appoints David Nikolai As Programs Division President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Innovation Growth Partners Specialty has appointed David Nikolai as President of its Programs Division. Nikolai has more than 30 years of experience across insurance brokerage and underwriting.

Providence Equity Partners Makes Significant Investment In SCG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Providence Equity Partners has made a significant investment in SCG, a U.K. provider of communications, connectivity and managed IT services for small and medium-sized businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ALPHEA Raises $5 Million To Develop Distributed Infrastructure For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ALPHEA has raised $5 million in strategic funding to develop a distributed cloud and operating environment designed for autonomous AI agents. Participants supporting the project include MH Ventures, IBC Ventures, Titan Ventures and Becker Ventures. The company did not provide a complete investor list or disclose its valuation.

Street Group Secures Hg Investment At Valuation Above £200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Street Group has secured a strategic growth investment from Hg that values the U.K. property technology company at more than £200 million.

Kensington Credit Opportunities ETF Surpasses $100 Million In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

The Kensington Credit Opportunities ETF has surpassed $100 million in assets slightly more than six months after its launch. The actively managed fixed-income fund trades under the ticker KAMO and invests across U.S. high-yield bonds, investment-grade credit and U.S. Treasury securities.

Carrier Appoints PTC CEO Neil Barua To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ispace-EUROPE Wins €65 Million Contract From The European Space Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ispace-EUROPE has received a €65 million contract from the European Space Agency to complete the development, launch and operation of MAGPIE, Europe’s first lunar rover designed to explore polar ice.

Rossen Law Firm Adds Veteran Trial And Appellate Attorney Shlomi Presser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Rossen Law Firm has added veteran criminal defense and appellate attorney Shlomi Presser to its South Florida legal team. Presser brings more than 20 years of experience representing clients in state and federal criminal cases, including misdemeanors, serious felony prosecutions, trials and appeals.

Cognizant And Gulf Edge Form AI Partnership To Support Thailand’s Digital Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Cognizant and Gulf Edge have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and support Thailand’s development as a regional AI economy.

Tikehau Capital Closes Sixth European Direct Lending Strategy At €5.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Tikehau Capital has completed the final closing of the sixth generation of its European Direct Lending strategy with €5.2 billion in commitments, excluding leverage.

kausable Raises €12 Million Seed Round To Develop Self-Adapting AI Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

kausable has raised €12 million in seed funding to develop reasoning-first AI models designed to adapt to changing conditions without requiring continuous retraining. The round was led by UVC Partners and Entourage, with additional participation from HTGF and Mätch VC. The company is also backed by angel investors affiliated with organizations including Black Forest Labs, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Noxtua and the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems.

Southern Ridge Advisory Joins Thoroughbred Financial And Osaic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Southern Ridge Advisory has joined Thoroughbred Financial, an Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction affiliated with Osaic. The practice is led by Steve Allen and his son, John Allen. Steve built Southern Ridge after developing a successful accounting practice and established the advisory business around long-term client relationships.

Mbanq Launches $100 Million Institutional Funding Program With Swiss Private Bank Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Mbanq has received the first investment in its newly established institutional funding program from an undisclosed Swiss private bank.

Novum Studio Raises Funding To Launch Ahoy Enterprise AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Novum Studio has raised a new funding round to launch Ahoy Project, an AI-native enterprise communication and transformation platform.

Pelico Secures Strategic Investment From AE Ventures To Expand Aerospace Manufacturing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Pelico has received a strategic investment from AE Ventures to accelerate adoption of its AI-powered manufacturing orchestration platform across the aerospace and defense industries. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

GR0 To Acquire Ultimate Deployment And Launch AI Revenue Platform For E-Commerce Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

GR0 plans to acquire Ultimate Deployment, the enterprise division of Ultimate AI, and launch a new company called GR0 AI. The deal will combine GR0’s performance marketing capabilities and customer relationships with Ultimate Deployment’s AI agents and enterprise intelligence technology.

Siris To Retain Equiniti Retirement Solutions, Customer Resolutions, And Lenvi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Siris Capital Group has exercised its option to retain ownership of EQ Retirement Solutions, EQ Customer Resolutions and Lenvi following the planned sale of their parent company, Equiniti, to Bullish.

Care Career Acquires MAS Medical Staffing And Expands Annual Revenue Beyond $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Care Career has acquired MAS Medical Staffing, expanding its healthcare staffing operations across the Northeastern United States. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mobix Labs To Acquire Vision Aerial For About $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Mobix Labs has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vision Aerial for approximately $15 million in cash and common stock. The deal is expected to close during the current quarter, subject to customary conditions and shareholder approval.

Google Adds Natural-Language Voice Controls To Gemini App For macOS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Google has introduced new voice capabilities for the Gemini app on macOS, allowing users to dictate, edit and summarize content directly within the applications where they are working.

Moa Technology Raises £22.2 Million Series C To Advance Next-Generation Herbicides

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Moa Technology has raised £22.2 million in Series C funding to advance herbicides designed to address increasingly resistant weeds. The round was co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Supernova Invest. New investors included Agri Investment Fund, GrainInnovate, Infinity Investment Partners and Magdalen College Oxford.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Acquires Five-Property French Logistics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has acquired a portfolio of five logistics properties in France through investment funds managed by the firm.

Salesforce Secures $1.6 Billion Department Of Veterans Affairs Technology Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Salesforce has received a Department of Veterans Affairs contract with a ceiling of $1.6 billion to modernize healthcare, benefits administration and other services for U.S. veterans.

Oracle Awarded Department Of War Agreement Worth Nearly $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

The Department of War has awarded Oracle an enterprise software agreement worth up to nearly $7 billion over 10 years.

Arch Surpasses $539 Billion In Private Market Assets And Reveals Additional Series B Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Arch has surpassed $539 billion in private market assets administered through its platform, representing twice the amount recorded one year earlier.

Belle Brands Expands Credit Facility To Support Acquisition Of Versed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Belle Brands has expanded its asset-based credit facility with Cambridge Savings Bank to support its acquisition of skincare and makeup company Versed.

Porter Secures BNDES Financing Commitment For Up To 19 Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Porter Aviation Holdings has secured a financing commitment from the Brazilian Development Bank for up to 19 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

Avant Secures $300 Million Asset-Based Financing Facility Led By Aperture Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Avant has secured a $300 million asset-based financing facility led by Aperture Investors. The facility will provide flexible capital to support the growth of Avant’s consumer credit platform, particularly its credit card portfolio. The transaction expands an existing relationship between Avant and Aperture’s Asset-Based Finance team.

CAIS Raises $170 Million Series D At Valuation Above $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

CAIS has raised $170 million in Series D financing at a valuation exceeding $2 billion. Vista Equity Partners was the lead participant. AllianceBernstein, Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett and Royal Bank of Canada also invested.

Grant Thornton Advisors To Acquire CBIZ For $5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Grant Thornton Advisors has agreed to acquire CBIZ in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $5 billion. CBIZ shareholders will receive $55 per share, representing a premium of approximately 54% to the company’s 30-day volume-weighted average share price.