Archives

Crisp Buying Atheon Analytics And ClearBox Analytics To Optimize Food Service Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Crisp, a collaborative commerce platform for retail data, announced the acquisition of two separate entities: Atheon Analytics (SKUtrak) and ClearBox Analytics (ClearView). Both companies are based in the United Kingdom and connect supply chain data across major retail chains and their consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers.

Artisan: $25 Million (Series A) Raised For Outbound Sales Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Artisan announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Glade Brook Capital, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Oliver Jung, Day One Ventures, BOND, Soma Capital, Sequoia Scout, and others. Y Combinator also continued its support.

Aiper: $100 Million Investment Raised From Fluidra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Aiper, a leader in cordless robotic pool cleaning, announces an agreement for a new financing round totaling $100 million. The investment was led by Fluidra (a leader in the global pool industry). And this round marks the start of a strategic alliance between the two companies.

Warburg Pincus: Martyn Curragh Named As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Warburg Pincus, a pioneer of private equity global growth investing, announced the appointment of Martyn Curragh as a Senior Advisor working within the firm’s Technology and Services practice.

Wind Point Partners Investing Sigma Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Wind Point Partners (a Chicago-based private equity firm) has partnered with Sigma Companies International.

Solix: $29.5 Million Raised For Transforming Decentralized Internet Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Solix DePIN, a decentralized physical infrastructure networks company, announced it has secured $29.5 million in funding from Eclip Foundation. This funding will advance the development of Solix's groundbreaking MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) technology, which enables intelligent bandwidth sharing without affecting users' internet experience.

Baker McKenzie: Christa Anderson Joins Global Dispute Resolution Practice in Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that trial lawyer Christa Anderson has joined the firm’s Global Dispute Resolution Practice in Washington, DC.

nEye Systems: $72.5 Million Raised To Transform AI Infrastructure With Optical Switch Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

nEye Systems, an optical switch startup founded by UC Berkeley technologists, announced the completion of a $58 million Series B round of financing led by Alphabet’s independent growth fund CapitalG with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture fund); Micron Ventures; NVIDIA; and Socratic Partners. This funding brings the company’s total funding to $72.5 million. nEye had previously secured an unannounced Series A led by TEDA Holdings with support from Innolight Technology USA and additional Seed funds.

Blackstone Real Estate Acquiring 6 Million Sq Ft Industrial Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Blackstone and Crow Holdings, a leading real estate investment and development firm, announced that Core+ funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire a 95% stake in an industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718 million. Crow Holdings and its partners will retain 5% ownership. And the portfolio features 25 Class A buildings totaling 6 million square feet and is located in high-barrier submarkets in Dallas and Houston, two of the top-performing U.S. logistics markets.

Topgolf Callaway: $290 Million Deal For Jack Wolfskin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Topgolf Callaway Brands has agreed to sell its Jack Wolfskin business to ANTA Sports for a base price of $290 million in cash, subject to net working capital and other customary adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the late second quarter or early third quarter of 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

Northern Gritstone: £50 Million Funding Raised To Invest In Life Sciences Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Northern Gritstone is a deep-tech and life sciences investment firm founded with the support of the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester. The firm has announced its latest fundraise of £50 million from leading institutional investors, bringing its total permanent capital to £362 million.

Raymond James: Doug Brigman Named As President Of Asset Management Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Raymond James is supporting its commitment to deliver a best-in-class platform for financial advisors to help their clients by announcing two leadership appointments. And the firm’s holistic approach emphasizes superior resources and investment strategies, and development support for advisors through each phase of establishing, growing, and capitalizing on their businesses.

LPL Onboards $220 Million Trimp Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

LPL Financial announced that father-son financial advisors Patrick Trimp, CFP, and Jack Trimp, ChFC, of Trimp Wealth Management have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor, and custodial platforms. They reported serving approximately $220 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Nations Financial Group.

Tessell: $60 Million (Series B) Closed For AI-Based Multi-Cloud Data Ecosystems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Tessell, a next-generation multi-cloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS) that enables enterprises and startups to accelerate database, data, and application modernization journeys at scale, announced a $60 million Series B funding round, bringing total funding to $94 million. The funding round was led by WestBridge Capital, with continued strong participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and new investments from B37.vc and Rocketship.vc.

Broadstreet Partners: Ownership Position Acquired By Ethos Capital, BCI, And White Mountains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

BroadStreet Partners, a leading North American insurance brokerage company, announced that an investor group led by Ethos Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and White Mountains Insurance Group will acquire an ownership position in BroadStreet. Under the terms of the deal, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will maintain a significant co-control stake and operate in partnership with the Ethos-led investor group.

Kassel Mechanical: $40 Million Investment Raised From Paceline Equity Partners Affiliate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

An affiliate of Paceline Equity Partners (a Dallas-based private equity manager) announced that it has made a $40 million preferred equity investment in Kassel Mechanical Holdings.

Peak Mobile Holdings Acquiring New England Vascular Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Peak Mobile Holdings, a leader in mobile healthcare services focused on preventing hospital admissions and readmissions, announced the acquisition of New England Vascular Access, a premier provider of mobile vascular access services across New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

Magna5 Buying Shock IT To Expand Managed IT And Cybersecurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

Magna5 - a national provider of managed IT, cybersecurity, and cloud-based services, and NewSpring Holdings platform company - announced the acquisition of Shock I.T. Support (Shock IT), a regional leader in managed IT, cybersecurity, and network and wireless design and installation services, with a large footprint in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.