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Clear Channel Outdoor Agrees To $6.2 Billion Take-Private Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, a major U.S. out-of-home advertising company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Mubadala Capital in partnership with TWG Global in an all-cash transaction valuing the business at an enterprise value of $6.2 billion.

Beast Industries Buys Step To Add Youth-Focused Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Beast Industries, the creator-led entertainment and consumer products company founded by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), has acquired Step, a fintech app focused on financial literacy and money management for younger users. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Gencom Buys The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Gencom announced it has acquired The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, adding a 253-key luxury hotel at 50 Central Park South to its portfolio and marking the firm’s third luxury hotel purchase in New York City in the past 16 months.

P10 To Buy Stellus Capital Management For $250 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

P10 announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stellus Capital Management, a U.S. direct lender focused on senior secured loans to sponsor-backed lower-middle market companies, in a deal that would add roughly $3.8 billion of assets under management to P10’s platform.

LG Energy Solution To Buy Stellantis Stake And Take Full Ownership Of NextStar Energy Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

LG Energy Solution and Stellantis announced they have agreed that LG Energy Solution will acquire full ownership of NextStar Energy, with Stellantis selling its 49% equity stake to its founding joint venture partner.

Linq: $20 Million Series A Raised For AI Agent Communication Layer Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Linq, a Birmingham, Alabama-based startup building a communications layer for AI agents, has raised a $20 million Series A round led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital and angel investors, including a former Apple and Google executive.

Colliers Buys California Transit Engineering Specialist Ramos Consulting Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Colliers has acquired Ramos Consulting Services, a California-based provider of program management, construction management, and engineering services for major public transit projects, as Colliers Engineering & Design’s U.S. business looks to deepen its presence in one of the country’s most active transit markets. The companies did not disclose financial terms, and Ramos’ senior leadership will continue to lead the transit business in California while becoming significant shareholders in Colliers Engineering under the firm’s partnership model.

MasterCraft To Acquire Marine Products In $232.2 Million Cash-And-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

MasterCraft Boat Holdings and Marine Products have entered into a definitive agreement for MasterCraft to acquire Marine Products in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $232.2 million, net of acquired cash. The companies said the deal would combine five recreational marine brands across four categories, bringing together MasterCraft, Crest and Balise with Marine Products’ Chaparral and Robalo.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Reveals $50 Million Capital Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is moving forward with a $50 million capital improvement plan for 2026 that is already in progress, as the resort continues a multi-year push to refresh the property and expand amenities on the Boardwalk.

Modveon: $10 Million Raised For Verified Operating System For Governments And Citizens

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Modveon, a Palo Alto-based startup building what it calls a verified operating system for governments and citizens, has raised $10 million to modernize how public-sector entities and individuals communicate, coordinate, and transact online. The financing was backed by Coinbase Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Humla Ventures, Strategic Cyber Ventures, along with additional investors and angels.

Synteq Digital: HMTech Asset Deal Expands Into ASIC And GPU Repair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Synteq Digital announced it has closed a strategic asset acquisition involving the operating assets of HMTech, positioning the company to expand beyond its existing digital compute infrastructure and services into specialized repair and refurbishment for high-value compute hardware, including GPUs used in high-performance computing and AI workloads.

NineDot Energy Secures $431 Million Debt Financing For 28 New York City Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

NineDot Energy, a developer of community-scale battery energy storage systems in the New York City metro area, has closed a $431 million debt financing led by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking to fund construction of 28 battery storage projects across the city. The portfolio totals 124 MW of capacity and 494 MWh of energy storage, and the company says the systems are designed to support more than 100,000 city households during peak-demand periods on hot summer days.

MD7 Lands $100 Million Strategic Equity Partnership With Tikehau Star Infra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

MD7, a global digital infrastructure consultancy, said it has closed a $100 million strategic equity partnership with funds managed by Tikehau Star Infra, the infrastructure investment platform of Tikehau Capital. The investment is intended to accelerate MD7’s acquisition of “critically positioned” mobile infrastructure assets on behalf of its wireless operator partners, with the goal of supporting long-term network planning certainty and greater ownership stability across North America.

Kiwi Charge Launches Autonomous EV Charging Project With $1.7 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Kiwi Charge, a Toronto-based robotics and AI startup, launched an autonomous electric-vehicle charging initiative backed by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), with additional support from General Motors Canada and Pfaff Automotive.

Sobi Completes Arthrosi Therapeutics Acquisition, Adding Late-Stage Gout Candidate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi) has completed its acquisition of privately held Arthrosi Therapeutics, with Sobi purchasing all outstanding shares of Arthrosi’s common stock and common stock equivalents.

White Cap Completes Colony Hardware Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

White Cap has completed its strategic combination with Colony Hardware. The deal expands White Cap’s footprint across the Eastern and Central U.S. by adding Colony’s regional network of more than 60 locations spanning 20 states.

Waters Completes Combination With BD Biosciences And Diagnostic Solutions And Forms Four New Divisions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Waters Corporation announced it has completed its previously announced combination with the Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions businesses of Becton, Dickinson and Company, creating what it described as a global life sciences and diagnostics leader aimed at high-volume testing in regulated applications.

Transocean: Offshore Driller To Acquire Valaris In $5.8 Billion All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Transocean and Valaris have signed a definitive agreement to combine, with Transocean acquiring Valaris in an all stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion. On a fully diluted basis, the combined company is expected to be owned approximately 53% by Transocean shareholders and 47% by Valaris shareholders, with a pro forma enterprise value of about $17 billion.

NetBox Labs: Interview With CEO Kris Beevers About The Network Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of the open-source NetBox platform, providing enterprise-grade, cloud-hosted, and self-managed solutions designed to make network automation, documentation, and infrastructure management easier. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NetBox Labs co-founder and CEO Kris Beevers to learn more.

SourceTable: Interview With Founder & CEO Eoin McMillan About The AI-Based Spreadsheet Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

SourceTable is a software company that’s reimagining the spreadsheet as a powerful, AI-driven data platform for modern business workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SourceTable founder and CEO Eoin McMillan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Beanstalk: Brand Licensing Agency Sold To Creative Artists Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Beach Point Capital Management and JPE Capital said they have sold Beanstalk, a global brand licensing agency, to Creative Artists Agency. Under the deal, Beanstalk will be integrated into CAA Brand Management, expanding CAA’s brand development and licensing platform.

Vasco Group Acquires Schubert Tennis To Expand Clay Court And Midwest Court Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Vasco Group, a Monogram Capital Partners-backed sports surfacing platform, has acquired Schubert Tennis, a Cincinnati-based provider of asphalt and clay tennis, pickleball, and multi-sport court services, as the platform deepens its court-focused capabilities and expands its Midwest footprint.

Edera: Interview With CTO Alex Zenla About The Company’s Hardened Runtime Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Edera builds a hardened runtime platform that secures Kubernetes and containerized cloud and AI workloads by providing true isolation and secure multi tenancy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Edera CTO Alex Zenla to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Gather AI: $40 Million Series B Secured To Scale Logistics Intelligence Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Gather AI, a Pittsburgh-based Physical AI company focused on warehouse and intralogistics operations, has raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its platform across global logistics and manufacturing networks. The round was led by Smith Point Capital Management, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Dundee Venture Capital, XRC Ventures, and new investor The Hillman Company. The company said it has raised $74 million to date.

name.com: Interview With VP Sammy Ahmed About Becoming A One-Stop Shop Of Domain Registrars

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

name.com is a domain platform that makes building simple at any scale. Pulse interviewed name.com VP and General Manager Sammy Ahmed to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Galux: $29 Million Series B Closed For AI Protein Design In Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Galux, a South Korea-based biotech developing AI-driven protein therapeutics design, said it has closed a $29 million (KRW 42 billion) Series B financing, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $47 million (KRW 68 billion).

Pandorum Technologies Raises $18 Million Series B For Programmable Regenerative Exosome Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Pandorum Technologies, a biotechnology company developing programmable regenerative medicine, said it has closed an $18 million Series B financing to advance the clinical development of its tunable, exosome-based therapies, including its lead program Kuragenx, while scaling manufacturing and expanding operations across the U.S., Japan, and the Middle East.

Zoth: Privacy-First Stablecoin Neobank Raises Strategic Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Zoth announced it has closed an undisclosed strategic funding round as it works to build what it describes as the world’s first privacy-focused stablecoin neobank for both retail users and institutions.

Genius Sports To Buy Legend In Up To $1.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Genius Sports announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Legend, a global digital sports and gaming media network, in a transaction valued at up to $1.2 billion, as the company pushes deeper into fan monetization and performance-based advertising across sports and betting audiences.

Schneider Geospatial Buys Land-Records Consulting Firm Bruce Harris & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026