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Angeion Group Acquires MedQuest To Expand Single-Event Personal Injury Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Angeion Group, a provider of legal notice and administration services, announced it has acquired MedQuest, a legal services firm specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation support.

Wayflyer Secures $250 Million Credit Facility To Expand SME Funding Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Wayflyer, a working-capital provider for fast-growing small businesses, has secured a $250 million, two-year credit facility with ATLAS SP Partners, the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds.

Automated Financial Systems Acquired By OceanSound Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Automated Financial Systems, a long-established provider of commercial loan servicing and loan lifecycle management technology for financial institutions, has been acquired by private equity firm OceanSound Partners in a deal aimed at accelerating product innovation and expanding capabilities for banks and other lenders.

Advent To Sell Prisma And Newpay To Visa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Advent International announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Prisma and Newpay, subsidiaries of Group Prisma, to Visa. Advent will retain ownership of Payway, the group’s merchant acquiring business.

Tidewater To Acquire Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore In $500 Million All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Tidewater announced that it has entered into a deal to acquire all outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. and its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services S.A., collectively referred to as WSUT, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million, including the assumption of existing debt.

FTV Capital Promotes Adam Hallquist To Partner And Announces Additional Team Advancements

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm, announced the promotion of Adam Hallquist to partner as the firm continues to expand its investment platform and Ascend strategy. The firm also revealed a series of additional promotions across its investment, talent, and technology teams.

Mister Car Wash To Be Taken Private By Leonard Green & Partners In $3.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Mister Car Wash has agreed to be taken private by investment funds managed by Leonard Green & Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at an implied enterprise value of $3.1 billion.

Cerberus Completes Full Acquisition Of Aerospace Systems Company Vivace International

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Vivace International, a leader in mission-critical propulsion tanks and aerospace systems, announced that an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, a global alternative investment firm, has completed the full acquisition of the company.

Ares Prices European Direct Lending CLO II At Over €300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Ares Management announced it has priced its second European Direct Lending Collateralized Loan Obligation, Ares European Direct Lending CLO II, at more than €300 million.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Recasts $500 Million Multi-Currency Credit Facility To Support North American Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

SmartStop Self Storage REIT has completed an amended and restated senior unsecured credit facility for an initial amount of $500 million, enhancing its financial flexibility as it continues to expand across the United States and Canada.

Ground Control Acquires Music-Focused Firm Wiles + Taylor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Wealthspire, an independent wealth management, retirement advisory, and business management firm, announced that its Ground Control Business Management unit has acquired Nashville-based Wiles + Taylor & Co., a music-focused business management and tax consulting firm serving touring artists, songwriters, and industry executives.

Bogart Wealth Closes Minority Investment From Constellation Wealth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Bogart Wealth, an independent, fee-only wealth management firm and registered investment adviser, has closed on a minority, long-duration investment from Constellation Wealth Capital, a strategic investor focused exclusively on wealth management businesses and multi-family offices.

Star Mountain Capital Closes Oversubscribed $286 Million Second SBIC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Star Mountain Capital, an employee-owned U.S. lower middle-market investment firm with approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management, announced the final close of its second Small Business Investment Company fund at $286 million in investible capital, exceeding its target. The fund size was structured to optimize access to the maximum amount of U.S. Small Business Administration debentures available under the SBIC program.

Integrated Pension Services Acquires BDS Consulting To Expand National Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Integrated Pension Services, a retirement planning services firm supporting more than 500 companies, announced that it has acquired BDS Consulting Group, a specialized retirement plan consulting firm serving more than 260 retirement plan clients nationwide.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Receives $10 Million Gift To Expand OCD Research, Education And Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has received a $10 million transformational gift from Brian Reeve and his family to expand care, research, and education for obsessive-compulsive disorder through its Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre.

Leo Expands With Investments In Bevara Building Services And Blackfin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Leo, a network of expert facilities maintenance service providers, has partnered with Bevara Building Services and Blackfin, two providers of dedicated on-site building engineers, as part of its strategy to build a national facility services business. The announcement marks another step in Leo’s effort to expand its capabilities by aligning with established operators and providing them with resources to accelerate growth.

Spur Ridge Capital Invests In Spinal Implant Distributor Axis Medical

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Spur Ridge Capital, a Colorado-based independent sponsor investment firm, announced it has completed an investment in Axis Medical, a Denver-headquartered distributor of spinal implant and orthobiologic technologies serving surgeons and healthcare systems across Colorado and surrounding states.

Harbor Compliance Secures Majority Growth Investment And Appoints New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Harbor Compliance, a provider of entity compliance solutions for nonprofit and mid-market corporate customers, announced it has secured a majority growth investment from Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AEA Elevate Expands Operating Team With Two Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

AEA Elevate, the professional services-focused growth buyout investment strategy of AEA Investors, announced the expansion of its operating team with the appointments of Preston Hayes as Head of Portfolio M&A and Capital Markets and Kirk Goodman as Head of Portfolio Go-To-Market.

Janus Henderson Launches AA-A CLO ETF Backed By $100 Million Seed Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Janus Henderson Investors has launched the Janus Henderson AA-A CLO ETF, expanding its active fixed-income ETF lineup in the securitized markets segment. The new fund debuted with $100 million in seed capital from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America as part of the companies’ previously announced strategic partnership.

Jolt Capital Appoints Reza Zadno As Operating Partner In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Jolt Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm specializing in European technology companies, announced that Reza Zadno has joined the firm as an Operating Partner based in San Francisco.

PPG And PPG Foundation Invest $18.1 Million In Communities Worldwide In 2025

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

PPG and the PPG Foundation announced they invested $18.1 million in communities worldwide in 2025, supporting more than 400 community partners and programs focused on advancing education, promoting community sustainability, and encouraging employee volunteerism.

Palm Peak Capital Closes Oversubscribed $374 Million Debut Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Palm Peak Capital, a private equity firm investing in lower-middle-market industrial and services companies across North America, has closed its inaugural fund, raising $374 million in total committed capital.

Dwight Capital And Dwight Mortgage Trust Close Over $350 Million In January Financings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, closed more than $350 million in real estate transactions in January 2026, underscoring continued momentum across multifamily refinance and ground-up development projects nationwide.

Infinity Natural Resources Increases Antero Ohio Stake With $350 Million Strategic Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Infinity Natural Resources announced that it has agreed to increase its ownership interest in the $1.2 billion Antero Ohio Utica Shale acquisition from 51% to 60%, funded in part by a $350 million strategic equity investment from energy-focused private capital firms Quantum Capital Group and Carnelian Energy Capital Management, L.P.

Phoenix Tailings: $40.2 Million Raised For Accelerating U.S. Production Of Rare Earth Metals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Phoenix Tailings has closed a $40.2 million oversubscribed B-3 amplification round, bringing its total Series B funding to $116.6 million as the company accelerates the expansion of domestic rare earth metals production.

Yendo: $200 Million Commitment Secured From i80 For Scaling AI-Enabled Asset-Backed Credit Cards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Yendo announced it has secured a $200 million funding commitment from i80 Group to accelerate the growth of its AI-enabled credit card products. The new capital will support up to $200 million in additional credit card originations, allowing the company to expand its customer base nationwide and continue delivering asset-backed credit solutions to consumers.

Pepper: $50 Million Series C Raised For Expanding Food Distribution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Pepper, an end-to-end technology platform serving independent food distributors, has raised $50 million in Series C funding to expand its product innovation, deepen AI-enabled capabilities, and accelerate adoption across the food distribution ecosystem. The round was led by Lead Edge Capital, with participation from existing investors including ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Greylock, Harmony Partners, and Interplay.

MixRift: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Bobby Voicu About The Mixed Reality Gaming Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

MixRift is a gaming studio that develops mixed-reality games—primarily for platforms like Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro—that blend the physical and digital worlds into immersive, easy-to-pick-up experiences. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MixRift co-founder and CEO Bobby Voicu to learn more.

Eagle Wireless: $30 Million Series B Raised For Expanding 5G R&D And Domestic Device Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2026

Eagle Wireless, a U.S.-based cellular module manufacturer serving the IoT and automotive markets, announced it has raised $30 million in a Series B financing round co-led by Asymmetric Capital Partners and The O.H.I.O. Fund. The new funding brings Eagle Wireless’ total capital raised to $44 million and positions the company to expand its role as the global connectivity ecosystem transitions from 4G to 5G.