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ITE Management Acquires NACPC To Expand Chassis Platform Beyond 60,000 Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

ITE Management has acquired North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, expanding its North American intermodal chassis platform to more than 60,000 assets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Abra Group To Acquire Up To 45 Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Abra Group has reached an agreement to acquire 20 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with options to purchase 10 additional planes and purchase rights covering another 15. The agreement could ultimately expand to as many as 45 aircraft.

Native Acquires Frontline Research Group To Expand Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Native has acquired Frontline Research Group, a market intelligence company serving consumer goods businesses across more than 14 African markets. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.

Vår Energi To Combine With BlueNord To Create Europe’s Largest Independent Oil And Gas Producer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Vår Energi and BlueNord have agreed to combine their businesses in a transaction expected to create the largest independent oil and gas producer in Europe. The deal will add BlueNord’s producing assets on the Danish Continental Shelf to Vår Energi’s existing operations in the North Sea.

Turkish Airlines Invests In SAFFA Fund To Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Turkish Airlines has agreed to invest in SAFFA Fund I, an investment vehicle created to accelerate the development and production of sustainable aviation fuel. The amount of the airline’s investment was not disclosed.

Union Home Mortgage Acquires AmeriTrust Origination Assets To Expand Non-QM And Wholesale Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Union Home Mortgage has acquired the mortgage origination assets of AmeriTrust Mortgage Corporation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GrubMarket Acquires SPUD To Expand Online Grocery Business In Western Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Leap Partners Acquires Central Heat & Air To Expand In Tennessee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Leap Partners has acquired Central Heat & Air, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning services provider based in Cleveland, Tennessee. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Fairdinkum Merges With Abacus IT To Expand Managed IT Services Across The West Coast

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Fairdinkum Consulting has integrated Abacus IT, a Southern California technology consulting firm, into its managed IT services organization. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires W.N. Tuscano Agency To Expand Pennsylvania Wholesale Insurance Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired W.N. Tuscano Agency through Risk Placement Services, its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

KORE Goes Private After Acquisition By Searchlight Capital Partners And Abry Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

KORE Group Holdings has completed its acquisition by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners, marking the company’s transition from public to private ownership. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service To Tampa And Orlando

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Tesla has expanded its Robotaxi ride-hailing service to Tampa and Orlando, increasing its presence in Florida to three metropolitan markets. The company entered the state earlier in July with a limited launch in Miami.

Estrigenix Therapeutics Raises $2 Million Series Seed To Advance ERβ Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Estrigenix Therapeutics has completed the first closing of a $2 million Series Seed financing to advance its selective estrogen receptor-beta platform. Talents Fund I led the round.

Avenue Growth Partners Raises $155 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Avenue Growth Partners has closed Avenue Growth Partners Fund II with $155 million in commitments. The early growth equity fund was significantly oversubscribed and reached its hard cap.

Cordant Raises $8 Million Seed Round To Build Command Center For Financial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Cordant has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding to develop a command center for payments companies, fintechs and banks operating across fragmented financial infrastructure. Motive Partners and Oak HC/FT co-led the round.

Sila Raises $300 Million To Expand U.S. Silicon Anode Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Sila has raised $300 million in private funding to expand U.S. production of its silicon-carbon battery anode technology. Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures led the round. The financing also included participation from 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and other new and existing investors.

KIDZ AI Secures $44.6 Million GPU Compute Services Agreement With Canopy Wave

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

KIDZ AI has entered into a five-year GPU compute services agreement with Canopy Wave valued at approximately $44.6 million. The contract supports KIDZ AI’s expansion beyond education technology into AI computing infrastructure and GPU cloud services.

Utz Brands To Go Private In $2.9 Billion Deal With Intersnack Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Utz Brands has entered into a definitive agreement to go private in a transaction valuing the snack manufacturer at approximately $2.9 billion. Intersnack Group will acquire all outstanding shares of Utz Class A common stock for $14.25 per share in cash.

Bank Of America Enhances EricaAssist With Generative AI To Improve Client Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Bank of America has added generative AI capabilities to EricaAssist, its employee-facing AI agent designed to support customer service representatives during client conversations. More than 18,000 employees currently use the platform.

Microsoft And Mistral Expand Partnership With Multibillion-Dollar European AI Infrastructure Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Microsoft and Mistral have expanded their strategic partnership through a multibillion-dollar agreement focused on increasing artificial intelligence infrastructure capacity in Europe. The companies will also integrate additional Mistral models across Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure and Azure Local.

Modo Energy Secures $17 Million In Growth Funding From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Modo Energy has secured a $17 million growth funding package from CIBC Innovation Banking to expand its AI-powered energy data and valuation platform. The financing brings the London-based company’s total capital raised to $52 million.

Cashea Raises $100 Million To Expand Interest-Free Financing Across Venezuela

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Cashea has raised $100 million from global institutional investors to expand its interest-free financing platform and develop additional financial products for consumers and merchants across Venezuela. The financing consists of a previously undisclosed $40 million Series A completed in March 2026 and a $60 million Series B closed in June 2026. Cashea said the full $100 million will be invested in Venezuela.

Tuya Smart Invests In Robopoet As RMB 100 Million Pre-A Round Closes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Tuya Smart has made a strategic investment in Robopoet as part of the AI hardware company’s recently completed RMB 100 million pre-A financing round. Existing investors HSG and GSR Ventures also participated, along with two other new backers.

SkyPilot Raises $20 Million Seed Round To Unify AI Compute Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

SkyPilot has emerged from stealth with $20 million in seed funding to expand its platform for managing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure across multiple clouds, clusters and accelerator types. Lux Capital led the round. Additional investors included Amplify Partners, Coatue Management, Foundation Capital, Race Capital and The House Fund. Technology executives participating in the financing included Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi, Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue and dbt Labs CEO Tristan Handy.

Cresset Adds $1.1 Billion Advisory Team To New York And Los Angeles Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Cresset has hired wealth advisors Chris Tiano and Nick Smith as Managing Directors. The executives previously served as Directors at Lazard Wealth, where they oversaw approximately $1.1 billion in assets under advisement.

AST SpaceMobile Raises $1.15 Billion Through Convertible Senior Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

AST SpaceMobile has completed a private offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes due in 2034 and confirmed that the initial purchasers exercised their option to acquire an additional $150 million of notes. Settlement of the additional notes was expected on July 22, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Einride To Acquire Flipturn In $38.4 Million All-Stock Deal To Expand Heavy-Duty EV Charging Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Einride has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Flipturn, a developer of charging and energy management software for electric vehicle fleets, in an all-stock transaction valued at $38.4 million. The proposed acquisition is intended to strengthen Einride’s U.S. operations and create what the company expects will become North America’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle charging ecosystem.

VENU Secures $20 Million Bridge Loan From Ryan To Advance McKinney Amphitheater

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Venu Holding has secured a $20 million bridge loan financing facility from Ryan to support construction of the Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, Texas. The premium live entertainment venue is expected to accommodate approximately 20,000 people and is targeted to open during the first quarter of 2027.

Fidelity Expands Institutional SMA Lineup With Eight New Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Fidelity Investments has expanded its institutional separately managed account lineup with six custom strategies and two model offerings for registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. The new products combine Fidelity’s active management and quantitative research capabilities with portfolio personalization and tax-management features.

TruArc Partners Raises $1.2 Billion For Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

TruArc Partners has closed TruArc Partners Fund V with $1.2 billion in capital commitments, exceeding its $1.1 billion target. The fund also closed substantially above the $840.1 million raised for its predecessor vehicle.