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Alaris Equity Partners Raises C$115 Million In Bought-Deal Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust has closed a C$115.02 million bought-deal public offering, raising additional capital to reduce debt and support future investments in private companies.

Raytheon Wins Up To $20.7 Billion AMRAAM Missile Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a five-year contract with two additional option years valued at up to $20.7 billion to accelerate production of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

Samsung Invests $1 Billion In KKR-Backed Helix Digital Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Samsung has committed $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company formed by KKR to develop data centers, power systems, connectivity, and other infrastructure required by hyperscale technology companies.

IIT Madras Research Park And Unicorn India Ventures Launch ₹600 Crore Deep-Tech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

IIT Madras Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures have launched the ₹600 crore IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund I, a new investment vehicle focused on early-stage, intellectual property-led deep-tech companies in India.

Goldgroup Commits $75 Million To Luca Mining For Cozamin Mine Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Goldgroup Mining has entered into a binding commitment to invest $75 million in Luca Mining, supporting Luca's proposed acquisition of the Cozamin copper-silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Jefferson Energy To Acquire USD Group Crude Oil Logistics Assets For $255 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

FTAI Energy Partners, operating as Jefferson Energy Companies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Port Arthur Terminal in Texas and a 50% interest in the Diluent Recovery Unit in Hardisty, Alberta, from USD Group for approximately $255 million in cash. Jefferson is a subsidiary of FTAI Infrastructure.

Draganfly Secures $10 Million Strategic Investment From Unusual Machines And U.S. Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Draganfly has announced a $10 million strategic investment from Unusual Machines and a leading U.S. investment fund, with each investor committing $5 million to the drone technology company. The investment is intended to support Draganfly's growing position in the U.S. defense ecosystem while expanding opportunities in international markets.

erad Raises $22 Million Series A Led By MEVP To Expand SME Financing Across GCC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

erad has raised $22 million (SAR 78.75 million) in Series A funding to expand its Shariah-compliant financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses across the Gulf Cooperation Council. The round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP).

AMD To Acquire World Labs For $8.2 Billion To Advance AI Compute And Spatial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.2 billion, adding the AI research company founded and led by AI researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li to AMD's growing artificial intelligence business. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

UBS Hires John Pham And Jimmy Yip As Financial Advisors In Silicon Valley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

UBS has hired financial advisors John Pham and Jimmy Yip for its Palo Alto and San Jose offices in California, expanding the firm's wealth management presence in Silicon Valley.

Raymond James Hires Dan Connolly To Lead Technology & Services Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Raymond James has hired Dan Connolly as Senior Managing Director and Head of Technology & Services Investment Banking, adding a veteran dealmaker with nearly three decades of investment banking experience to lead the firm's technology advisory platform.

Valley National Bancorp To Acquire Bluevine For Approximately $340 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Valley National Bancorp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bluevine for approximately $340 million, a transaction designed to expand Valley's small business banking franchise, strengthen its deposit base, and accelerate its digital and artificial intelligence strategy.

Polyfork Wins $500,000 Build With Gemini XPRIZE After Building AI-Powered 3D Model Business In 90 Days

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Polyfork, an AI-powered 3D modeling business founded by Lucas Martinic, won first place in the Build with Gemini XPRIZE, earning the competition's $500,000 grand prize after building a revenue-generating company in 90 days.

Universal Music Group Appoints Òscar Celma As Senior Vice President Of Applied AI And Machine Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Universal Music Group has appointed Òscar Celma as Senior Vice President of Applied AI and Machine Learning, adding an executive with more than two decades of experience spanning artificial intelligence, music recommendation, personalization, data science, and digital media.

HEARTio: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Utkars Jain About AI-Powered Cardiac Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

HEARTio is developing AI-powered cardiac diagnostic technology designed to extract additional clinical insights from standard 12-lead electrocardiograms. Its flagship product, ECGio, is designed to detect coronary artery disease in under one minute without specialized hardware, radiation, dyes, or invasive procedures. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HEARTio Co-Founder and CEO Utkars Jain to learn more.

Sofinnova Partners Closes Oversubscribed €82 Million MD Start IV Fund For Medtech Company Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Sofinnova Partners has closed its oversubscribed Sofinnova MD Start IV fund at €82 million, expanding the firm's medtech company-creation strategy across Europe and the United States.

Milbank Adds Claudia Carvajal Lopez As Corporate Finance And Securities Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Milbank has appointed Claudia Carvajal Lopez as a partner in its Corporate Finance and Securities Group in New York, expanding the firm's capital markets capabilities as activity across debt, equity, and structured financing markets increases.

Squire Patton Boggs Adds Former Iowa Chief Of Staff Taryn Frideres As Global Public Policy Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Taryn Frideres as a partner in its Global Public Policy Practice in Washington, D.C., bringing her back to the firm following more than a decade in senior state and federal government positions.

BRG Adds Roger Park And Chris Harris As Managing Directors To Expand Financial Institution Advisory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Berkeley Research Group has appointed Roger Park and Chris Harris as Managing Directors in its Financial Institution Advisory practice, expanding the firm's operations and technology transformation capabilities for banks and other financial services companies.

The Fifth Avenue Hotel Appoints Frank Pasqualino As Vice President Of Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

The Fifth Avenue Hotel has appointed Frank Pasqualino as Vice President of Sales, adding an executive with more than two decades of New York City hospitality experience as the independent luxury property enters its next phase of growth.

Amprius Secures Up To $75 Million U.S. Government Grant For High-Energy Battery Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Amprius Technologies has been awarded a grant of up to $75 million from the U.S. Department of War to convert an existing domestic electric vehicle battery production line into manufacturing capacity for high-energy-density cells used in unmanned aerial systems.

Instinct Raises $1 Billion Series C At $10 Billion Valuation To Expand Personal AI Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Instinct raised $1 billion in Series C funding from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue at a $10 billion valuation, giving the San Francisco-based company additional capital to expand its personal AI agent for everyday tasks.

O’Melveny Rehires Former SEC And DOJ Lawyer David Leviss As Health Care And Congressional Investigations Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

O'Melveny has brought David Leviss back to the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, where he will join the Health Care Practice Group and Congressional Investigations team. Leviss returns after most recently serving as the SEC's first Associate General Counsel for Oversight and Investigations.

HiringCafe Raises $6.8 Million Pre-Seed And Launches Free AI Talent Agent For Job Seekers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

HiringCafe has raised $6.8 million in pre-seed funding led by Spark Capital, with participation from Nonfiction Capital, Silicon Gardens, and angel investors from ZipRecruiter and Indeed. The company is also launching an AI Talent Agent designed to search millions of open jobs on behalf of individual candidates.

SiMa.ai Raises $150 Million Series C At $1.45 Billion Valuation To Scale Physical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

SiMa.ai has raised $150 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing, bringing its total capital raised to $500 million and valuing the company at $1.45 billion. The round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify, with participation from Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Maverick Capital, +ND Capital, Point72, and StepStone Group. AllianceBernstein, Baron Capital, J.P. Morgan, and the State of Michigan joined as new investors.

Akin Adds Former Goldman Sachs Lawyer Neil DuChez As Technology Transactions Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Akin has added Neil DuChez as a corporate partner in New York, bringing dedicated U.S.-based technology transactions capabilities to the firm's corporate practice as artificial intelligence, data, software, and other technology considerations become increasingly important in mergers, investments, and commercial transactions.

Finastra Launches Supply Chain Finance Platform To Help Banks Accelerate Working Capital Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Finastra has launched Finastra Supply Chain Finance, a new platform designed to help banks scale working capital programs, bring new products to market faster, and connect trade finance, lending, and supply chain finance through a unified technology environment. The company announced the platform at Sibos 2026.

CRISP Shared Services And CRISP Appoint David Hale As General Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

CRISP Shared Services and CRISP have appointed David Hale as General Counsel, adding an executive with more than 25 years of experience across healthcare, financial services, technology, privacy, and private legal practice.

Seligman Ventures Doubles Deployable Capital To $1 Billion As AI Infrastructure Investment Activity Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Seligman Ventures has doubled its deployable capital from $500 million to $1 billion less than a year after launching, giving the venture platform additional capacity to invest across AI infrastructure, modern data center hardware, and cybersecurity.

PADO AI: Interview With Founder And CEO Wannie Park About Data Center Energy Orchestration And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

PADO AI is an intelligent energy orchestration platform designed to help data centers maximize compute and productivity through real-time management of cooling, compute, power, storage, and grid resources. The company spun out of LG NOVA in May 2025 and operates independently while drawing on LG Electronics' infrastructure and global capabilities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed PADO AI Founder and CEO Wannie Park to learn more about data center energy management, AI infrastructure, grid flexibility, and the company's growth strategy.