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General Catalyst Commits $5 Billion To India Over Five Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Venture capital firm General Catalyst announced it is committing $5 billion to India over the next five years, marking one of the largest dedicated venture capital commitments to the country.

White & Case Adds M&A Partner Nicole Daley In Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Global law firm White & Case announced that Nicole Daley has joined the firm as a partner in its Boston office, expanding both its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.

Latham & Watkins Expands Structured Finance Practice With Joel Weinberger Partner Hire In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Joel Weinberger has rejoined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Structured Finance Practice, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in securitization and complex capital solutions.

Sidley Austin Expands Finance Practice With Leah Edelboim Hire In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Sidley Austin announced that Leah Edelboim has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice as a partner in its New York office, strengthening its fund finance capabilities and lender-side offerings. She previously served as a Fund Finance partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Edelboim is joined by counsel Ashley Flaherty in Charlotte, along with a team of eight associates based in New York, Chicago, and Charlotte.

ESS Tech Acquires VoltStorage IP And Assets To Advance Iron-Salt Battery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ESS Tech has acquired the intellectual property and assets of VoltStorage GmbH in a move designed to expand its technology portfolio and accelerate the development of flexible, lower-cost long-duration energy storage solutions.

CargoSprint Acquires Drayage Software Platform Dray Dog

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

CargoSprint, a port and freight logistics technology company and a portfolio company of Lone View Capital, announced it has acquired Dray Dog, a port drayage software platform built to help drayage operators improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Latham & Watkins Elects 22 Counsel To Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that 22 counsel have been elected to the partnership, effective March 1, 2026. The promotions follow the firm’s previously announced election of 40 associates to the partnership, effective January 1, 2026.

Dentons Canada Adds Senior Energy Partner Peter Bryan In Calgary Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Dentons Canada announced that Peter Bryan has joined the firm’s Calgary office as a partner in its national Energy group, reinforcing the firm’s focus on expanding its energy capabilities amid rapid transformation across the sector.

Erie Strayer Receives Strategic Investment Led By CQL Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned leader in concrete batching solutions, announced that it has received a strategic investment led by CQL Capital, a private equity firm focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses. The investment is designed to support Erie Strayer’s long-term growth initiatives while preserving its legacy, family values, leadership, and customer-first culture.

Axol Bioscience Acquires Newcells Biotech’s Ophthalmology Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Axol Bioscience, a provider of induced pluripotent stem cell technologies for drug discovery and research, announced that it has acquired the ophthalmology business of Newcells Biotech. The transaction expands Axol’s portfolio of iPSC-derived retinal organoid and retinal pigment epithelium models and strengthens its position as an independent provider of physiologically relevant in vitro retinal models for ophthalmology drug discovery and safety testing.

Armstrong World Industries Acquires Eventscape To Expand Design And Fabrication Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Armstrong World Industries announced it has acquired Eventscape, Inc., a design and fabrication company recognized for delivering complex, design-driven architectural environments. The transaction strengthens Armstrong’s architectural specialties portfolio and expands its custom design and fabrication capabilities across commercial building projects.

Trane Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Data Center Cooling Provider Stellar Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Trane Technologies has completed its acquisition of Stellar Energy Americas, strengthening its position in data center thermal management and expanding its capabilities in modular cooling solutions. The deal, which was previously announced on December 2, 2025, further enhances Trane Technologies’ portfolio as demand for scalable, energy-efficient infrastructure accelerates.

HKW Acquires Material Handling Systems Provider Handling Systems And Conveyors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

HKW has acquired Handling Systems and Conveyors, expanding its portfolio of technical industrial businesses serving aerospace, defense, and manufacturing markets.

Peak XV Partners: $1.3 Billion Raised Across Three New Funds To Back Founders In India, APAC And Beyond

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Peak XV Partners announced it has closed $1.3 billion across three new funds focused on supporting exceptional founders in India, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The capital raise includes an India Seed Fund, an India Venture Fund and an APAC Fund, reinforcing the firm’s multi-stage investment strategy across early and growth phases.

Zero Homes: $16.8 Million Raised For Home Upgrade Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Zero Homes has raised $16.8 million in a Series A round to expand its digital platform that streamlines home upgrades for homeowners and contractors. The funding was led by Prelude Ventures, with participation from SJF Ventures, Watsco Ventures, and existing investors VoLo Earth Ventures, Overture VC, and FJ Labs.

Microsoft And Responsible AI Leaders Pledge $50 Billion To Bridge The Global AI Divide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Microsoft’s leadership is urging swift action to confront what it describes as a widening artificial intelligence divide between developed and developing regions of the world, outlining a multiyear commitment to expand access, opportunity and skills in emerging markets.

Amazon Selects Louisiana For $12 Billion Data Center Campuses Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Amazon announced plans to invest $12 billion to construct new, state-of-the-art data center campuses in Louisiana, marking the company’s first data center presence in the state and a major expansion of its U.S. cloud and AI infrastructure footprint.

Opensity Solutions Launches Serving Legal, Financial And Professional Services Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Opensity Solutions has officially launched as a newly combined managed services organization formed through the integration of K2 Services, Epiq GBTS, and Forrest Solutions. Originally announced in November 2025, the combination creates, the company says, the largest end-to-end, tech-enabled managed services organization focused on serving sophisticated legal, financial, and professional services firms.

BIP Wealth Announces Strategic Investment From Constellation Wealth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

BIP Wealth, an Atlanta-based registered investment advisor with more than $5.5 billion in assets under management, has secured a strategic minority investment from Constellation Wealth Capital to support its continued organic and inorganic growth.

Giant: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Interactive Storytelling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Giant, an interactive storytelling platform that enables children to become cartoon characters and design their own worlds, has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Matrix, Decasonic, and Griffin Gaming Partners, with participation from Perceptive Ventures, Flex Capital, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, and LightShed Ventures.

Faropoint Secures Institutional Commitment From APG For Industrial Value Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Faropoint, a tech-enabled real estate investment manager focused on last-mile industrial warehouses, announced that APG Asset Management N.V., on behalf of pension fund client ABP, has made the largest commitment to date to Faropoint’s Industrial Value Fund IV.

Janney Montgomery Scott: Warren-Fantano Wealth Management Joins Delaware Offices With Over $1 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Janney Montgomery Scott has expanded its footprint in Delaware with the addition of Warren-Fantano Wealth Management, a team overseeing more than $1 billion in client assets. The group will operate from the firm’s newly opened Middletown office as well as its Lewes location.

Sensei Biotherapeutics Acquires Faeth Therapeutics And Raises $200 Million In Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Sensei Biotherapeutics announced it has acquired Faeth Therapeutics and secured approximately $200 million in gross proceeds through a concurrent private placement, positioning the combined company to advance its oncology pipeline through key clinical milestones in endometrial and breast cancer.

Prime Capital Financial Adds Amanda Salyer And Joan Greenspon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Prime Capital Financial announced the addition of two Philadelphia-area advisors, Amanda Salyer, CFP, and Joan Greenspon, CFP, as the firm continues expanding its presence across Pennsylvania and the broader Mid-Atlantic region.

Partners Group Announces Planned Office In Kuwait, Expanding GCC Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Partners Group announced plans to expand its footprint in the Gulf Cooperation Council region by opening a new office in Kuwait. The firm said the application process is currently underway and, subject to regulatory approvals, it expects to confirm completion of the office launch and appoint a local leadership team in due course.

ECI Partners Strengthens Team With Strategic Hires In Investment And Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ECI Partners, a mid market private equity firm, announced the appointments of Marijn Pangemanan as Investment Director and Scarlett Salamon as Investor Relations Analyst as the firm advances deployment of its ECI 12 Fund and prepares for the launch of ECI 13.

Yorkville America Equities To Acquire America First ETF Into Truth Social Funds Suite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Yorkville America Equities, LLC announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Point Bridge America First ETF (MAGA) into the Truth Social Funds product lineup, expanding the America First-themed exchange-traded fund offerings under the Truth.Fi brand of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp..

Scale Computing Acquires Adaptiv Networks To Expand Managed Network And SASE Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Scale Computing, an edge computing and network solutions provider, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Adaptiv Networks, a cloud-native software-defined wide-area network and secure access service edge provider.

Nokken Acquires Finnish Cabin Maker Space Of Mind To Expand Into Design-Led Wellness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Nokken, a global modular cabin provider, announced it has acquired Finnish specialist cabin company Space of Mind as part of a strategic expansion into design-led wellness. The deal brings Space of Mind’s modular cabin and sauna range into The Nokken Group Limited’s ecosystem, formally broadening its offering into wellness-focused ritual and recovery experiences.

AlayaCare: $50 Million Growth Capital Raised From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided a $50 million growth capital facility to AlayaCare, a provider of home and community care software solutions, to support continued expansion and strategic acquisitions.