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Riverview Landscapes Acquires B&B Landscaping In 27th Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Riverview Landscapes has acquired B&B Landscaping & Gardening, a commercial and residential landscaping and snow management company based in Cortlandt Manor, New York. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wildflower Health Acquires Every Mother To Expand Pelvic Floor And Core Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Wildflower Health has acquired Every Mother, a digital platform providing pelvic floor and core health programs for women during pregnancy, postpartum recovery and midlife. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Four Corners Property Trust Acquires Novant Health Urgent Care Property For $2.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Four Corners Property Trust has acquired a Novant Health urgent care property for $2.8 million. The transaction expands the real estate investment trust’s portfolio beyond its traditional concentration in restaurant and retail properties.

SmartBear: Interview With CEO Dan Faulkner About Application Integrity And Agentic QA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

SmartBear provides software development tools spanning API lifecycle management, test automation, test management and quality governance, and production observability. Its portfolio is unified through the SmartBear Application Integrity Core, which connects the API catalog and test repository as a foundation for software quality. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner to learn more.

BasicBlock Acquires TrueNorth To Add AI Dispatch And Loadboard Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

BasicBlock has acquired TrueNorth, a free loadboard and AI-powered dispatch platform serving trucking carriers and freight brokers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

King & Spalding Adds Fund Finance Partner Gloria Kim In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

King & Spalding has added Gloria Kim as a Partner in its Finance and Restructuring practice group in New York. Her appointment brings the firm’s recent fund finance expansion to 13 lawyers.

Paul Hastings Adds International Arbitration Partners Elizabeth Oger-Gross And Tolu Obamuroh In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Paul Hastings has added international arbitration partners Elizabeth Oger-Gross and Tolu Obamuroh to its Paris office. The lawyers join from White & Case’s Band 1-ranked International Arbitration practice.

DLA Piper Adds Litigation Partner Thomas J. Moran In Vancouver

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

DLA Piper has added Thomas J. Moran as a Partner in its Litigation practice in Vancouver. His arrival strengthens the firm’s capabilities in complex commercial disputes and strategic business conflicts involving significant financial, operational and reputational interests.

Avidian Wealth Solutions Acquires Ridgeback Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Avidian Wealth Solutions has acquired Ridgeback Capital Management, expanding the independent wealth management firm’s presence in the Houston area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Commission Names Margaret Brown Board Chair As MaryBeth Kurland Transitions From CEO Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

The Commission has named Margaret Brown as its 2026 Board Chair as the professional credentialing organization advances its certification, continuing education and workforce development programs. Brown is Senior Director of Care Management at Priority Health and has held the Certified Case Manager credential since 2014.

MyDecisive Raises $12 Million And Exits Stealth With Open-Source AI DevOps Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

MyDecisive has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and the launch of SmartHub, its open-source foundation for enterprise IT operations. The company also announced the general availability of Octant, a commercial product suite built on the SmartHub platform.

Norm Law Adds John Budetti As Partner And Co-Head Of Global Private Capital Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Norm Law has added John Budetti as Partner and Co-Head of Global Private Capital Funds. The appointment expands the AI-native law firm’s capabilities for advising institutional investment managers and private capital sponsors.

Vikk AI Raises $4.2 Million To Expand Legal AI Platform And Lawyer Advertising Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Vikk AI has raised $4.2 million to expand its AI-powered legal platform and develop a sponsored advertising channel for lawyers. The financing consists of a $700,000 pre-seed round and a $3.5 million seed round.

Photon Queue Raises $4 Million Seed Round To Scale Quantum Memory Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Photon Queue has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed seed financing round to expand its quantum memory technology. Playground Global led the investment.

Pure DC Secures €1.3 Billion To Develop 110 MW Finland AI Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Pure Data Centres Group has secured €1.3 billion in committed senior debt to finance the first phase of its Seinäjoki artificial intelligence data center campus in Finland. The financing brings the company’s total capital secured during the past 12 months to more than $4.2 billion.

Kirkland Adds Real Estate Partner Wesley Smith To Expand Data Center And Digital Infrastructure Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Wesley Smith as a Partner in its Real Estate Practice Group. He joins the firm from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he was also a partner.

Palo Alto Networks To Acquire Embrace And Expand Observability Platform With Digital Experience Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Palo Alto Networks intends to acquire Embrace, a provider of user-focused observability technology, to add real user monitoring capabilities to the Palo Alto Networks Observability platform. Financial terms of the proposed transaction were not disclosed.

First Financial Bancorp To Acquire Finward Bancorp For Approximately $208 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

First Financial Bancorp has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million. The deal would expand First Financial’s banking presence across Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan market.

Legato AI: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dana Rochman About The Custom Software Applications Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Legato AI enables non-technical business users to build and customize software applications and workflows directly inside existing SaaS platforms using plain-language instructions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Legato AI co-founder and CEO Dana Rochman to learn more.

Eldridge Closes $75 Million Sale-Leaseback With Global Chemical Producer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Eldridge Capital Management has completed a $75 million sale-leaseback transaction with an unnamed global producer of chemical inputs used across consumer and industrial products.

Horace Mann To Acquire Medical Mutual Businesses For $240 Million, Adding Nearly $200 Million In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Horace Mann Educators Corporation has entered into two agreements with Medical Mutual of Ohio to acquire businesses providing employee assistance, supplemental insurance, group life insurance and disability coverage. The transactions have a combined net purchase price of approximately $240 million.

Nano Dimension Appoints Moshe Rozenbaum Interim CEO And Phillip Borenstein Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Nano Dimension has appointed Moshe Rozenbaum as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The company’s Board of Directors has also named Phillip Borenstein Chairman.

OpenAI Appoints Nubank Founder David Vélez And BNY CEO Robin Vince To Foundation And Group PBC Boards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

OpenAI has appointed David Vélez and Robin Vince to the boards of the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC. The additions bring senior leadership experience spanning digital banking, financial infrastructure, risk management, institutional governance and technology-driven transformation.

MSA Safety Elects Diebold Nixdorf CEO Octavio Marquez To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

MSA Safety has elected Octavio Marquez to its Board of Directors as part of the industrial safety company’s regular succession planning. Marquez is President and CEO of Diebold Nixdorf.

Extellis Extends Seed Round With Investment From Shell Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

pQCee Raises $3.9 Million Seed Round To Expand Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

pQCee has raised $3.9 million in seed funding to expand its quantum-safe cybersecurity technology internationally. SGInnovate and Lotus One Investment co-led the round. In Group Holdings, Wavemaker Ventures, SUTD Venture Holdings and Apsara Investments also participated. The financing represents pQCee’s second institutional funding round.

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Riverview Landscapes Acquires B&B Landscaping In 27th Acquisition

Wildflower Health Acquires Every Mother To Expand Pelvic Floor And Core Care

Four Corners Property Trust Acquires Novant Health Urgent Care Property For $2.8 Million

SmartBear: Interview With CEO Dan Faulkner About Application Integrity And Agentic QA

BasicBlock Acquires TrueNorth To Add AI Dispatch And Loadboard Capabilities

King & Spalding Adds Fund Finance Partner Gloria Kim In New York

Paul Hastings Adds International Arbitration Partners Elizabeth Oger-Gross And Tolu Obamuroh In Paris

DLA Piper Adds Litigation Partner Thomas J. Moran In Vancouver

Avidian Wealth Solutions Acquires Ridgeback Capital Management

The Commission Names Margaret Brown Board Chair As MaryBeth Kurland Transitions From CEO Role

MyDecisive Raises $12 Million And Exits Stealth With Open-Source AI DevOps Platform

Norm Law Adds John Budetti As Partner And Co-Head Of Global Private Capital Funds

Vikk AI Raises $4.2 Million To Expand Legal AI Platform And Lawyer Advertising Marketplace

Photon Queue Raises $4 Million Seed Round To Scale Quantum Memory Systems

Pure DC Secures €1.3 Billion To Develop 110 MW Finland AI Data Center Campus

Kirkland Adds Real Estate Partner Wesley Smith To Expand Data Center And Digital Infrastructure Practice

Palo Alto Networks To Acquire Embrace And Expand Observability Platform With Digital Experience Monitoring

First Financial Bancorp To Acquire Finward Bancorp For Approximately $208 Million

Legato AI: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dana Rochman About The Custom Software Applications Platform

Eldridge Closes $75 Million Sale-Leaseback With Global Chemical Producer

Horace Mann To Acquire Medical Mutual Businesses For $240 Million, Adding Nearly $200 Million In Annual Revenue

Nano Dimension Appoints Moshe Rozenbaum Interim CEO And Phillip Borenstein Chairman

OpenAI Appoints Nubank Founder David Vélez And BNY CEO Robin Vince To Foundation And Group PBC Boards

MSA Safety Elects Diebold Nixdorf CEO Octavio Marquez To Board Of Directors

Extellis Extends Seed Round With Investment From Shell Ventures

pQCee Raises $3.9 Million Seed Round To Expand Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Platform

TYBR Health Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand B3 GEL System

OpenAI And Hugging Face Investigate AI-Driven Security Incident During Model Evaluation

Iberdrola To Acquire 80% Of Caruna In €5 Billion Deal

FTAI Secures $1.465 Billion Gas Turbine Generator Order Through J&F Power Systems