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American Exchange Group, a global fashion accessory design, manufacturing, and distribution company, announced it has acquired the assets of E. Gluck Corporation, a longstanding name in the watch industry. The transaction brings the two companies together to form E. Gluck Holdings, which will operate as what the companies describe as the premier and largest wholesale fashion watch and jewelry company in the industry.

Blue Bird, a school bus manufacturer and leader in electric and low-emission student transportation, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Girardin Group’s stake in its 50/50 Micro Bird joint venture. The transaction will give Blue Bird full ownership of Micro Bird and consolidate the businesses under one brand, one team, and one operating approach.

IHS Holding Limited announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by MTN Group Limited in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.2 billion in enterprise value. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of IHS Towers will receive $8.50 per ordinary share in cash.

Blackstone announced that funds managed by its perpetual private equity strategy BXPE have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Champions Group, a residential services platform, from Odyssey Investment Partners. Odyssey and the company’s management team will retain a significant minority investment alongside Blackstone. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Sverica Capital Management LP announced that its Fund V portfolio company, Defy Security, LLC, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Booz Allen Hamilton. The transaction follows a five-year partnership between Sverica and Defy and is expected to close in the second quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Avenue Z, a hybrid agency focused on influence and revenue growth for fast-moving brands, announced it has acquired Varfaj, a recognized Shopify design and technology premier partner. The transaction positions Avenue Z to expand its full-funnel capabilities and deepen its focus on AI-powered, agent-led commerce experiences.

Benchmark has announced that Jack Altman is joining the firm as its newest General Partner, a move that underscores both Altman’s rising influence in venture capital and Benchmark’s ongoing focus on deepening its leadership ranks.

Integra Resources announced it has acquired a strategically located 6,600-acre ranch contiguous with its DeLamar Project in Owyhee County, Idaho, for $12.5 million.

The Heritage Group announced it has acquired FORTA, a Pennsylvania-based leader in synthetic fiber reinforcement for asphalt and concrete, from Riverarch Equity Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BrightSpire Capital announced that it has closed BRSP 2026-FL3, a $955 million managed commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation, marking the company’s fourth managed CRE CLO transaction. The securitization, which closed on February 17, 2026, reflects the company’s continued use of structured financing to support the growth of its loan portfolio.

NANDO has announced the closing of a €3.3 million funding round aimed at accelerating the transformation of waste management through artificial intelligence. The round was led by Maia Ventures through the Maia I fund and CDP Venture Capital SGR via the Acceleratori Fund. Additional participation came from Fondo Piemonte Next and existing investors, including Club degli Investitori, LA4G, and EMBA Capital Partners.

SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space, has closed a £30 million ($40 million) funding round, bringing its total equity funding to £60 million ($80 million). The round includes a strategic investment from the NATO Innovation Fund, alongside the British Business Bank, Space Frontiers Fund II (managed by SPARX Asset Management Co. Ltd.), and Presto Tech Horizons. Existing investors also participated, including Molten Ventures as the lead investor, Adara Ventures, Ridgeline Ventures, NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim Space Fund, and Stellar Ventures. The raise supports the company’s transition from a single-satellite demonstration to the execution of a multi-satellite constellation.

DIC Corporation announced it has established a $62 million investment portfolio to accelerate business creation in the rapidly expanding Physical AI domain. The initiative will focus on technologies including sensors, wearables, robotics, and automation, areas that are increasingly shaping next-generation industrial and consumer applications.

SurrealDB has raised an additional $23 million in a Series A extension, bringing its total funding to date to $44 million and expanding its Series A round to $38 million. The new capital brings Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital into the round, joining existing investors FirstMark and Georgian. As part of the investment, Mike Chalfen, Founder of Chalfen Ventures, has joined SurrealDB’s board.

HealthCentral announced it has acquired Medfluencers, a physician-founded influencer relationship management platform, as the company accelerates its transition into a technology-enabled health experience platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bria gives enterprises full control over how visual GenAI is trained, deployed, and governed, enforcing brand, data, and compliance rules at scale.. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bria founder and CEO Dr. Yair Adato to learn more.

Madison Square Garden Sports announced its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to explore a potential spin-off that would separate its New York Knicks business from its New York Rangers business, creating two distinct publicly traded companies.

Arrcus announced a record 3x increase in bookings in 2025 across datacenter, telco, and enterprise customers, alongside the launch of its Arrcus Inference Network Fabric, a purpose-built networking solution designed to accelerate real-time and agentic AI applications.

Octopus Deploy has released its 2026 AI Pulse Report: AI adoption and its impact on developer productivity, finding that while AI tools are delivering measurable productivity gains for software teams, they are also accelerating a structural shift in junior hiring that could result in a senior developer shortage within the next three to five years.

Palo Alto Networks announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, a company focused on Agentic Endpoint Security, in a move designed to address what it describes as a growing AI-driven security gap across enterprise endpoints.

InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global, and Telefónica have agreed to acquire Substantial Group for £2 billion through their existing joint venture, nexfibre, in a move designed to create a scaled wholesale challenger in the UK broadband market.

Cherry Bekaert announced it has acquired the business of Richardson Kontogouris Emerson LLP, a public accounting and advisory firm serving clients since 2006.

Pine Environmental Services announced the acquisition of Terratech Environmental Equipment & Supplies, expanding its presence in the Arizona environmental market.

Edward Jones announced a new relationship with Moment, a fixed income trading and portfolio management platform, along with the completion of its acquisition of Natixis Investment Managers’ Overlay Management Services capabilities. The moves are designed to strengthen the firm’s technology and service infrastructure and expand its ability to deliver personalized, tax-optimized portfolio solutions at scale.

SGT Capital announced the successful closing of its SGT Capital Artificial Intelligence (AI) Co-Investment Fund, which was 25% oversubscribed. The fund expands the firm’s strategy of investing in market-leading data analytics, cybersecurity, and med-tech companies, while responding to rising institutional investor demand for exposure to AI-driven business models.

Circuit, an Austin-based company building a purpose-built AI platform for manufacturing and service organizations, announced it has raised $30 million from individual investors in one of Texas' largest angel rounds. The funding comes as manufacturers contend with increasing product complexity and a growing skills gap driven by retirements and workforce shortages.

99 Kids Holdings Co., a dual Canada–UAE entertainment company, announced it has closed a $5 million Series A funding round led by Exponential Ventures to reboot THE 99, the comic book and animated franchise that introduced Islam-inspired superheroes based on universal values when it first launched in 2006.

Pharmacelera, a deep tech company applying Quantum Mechanics and Artificial Intelligence to drug discovery, announced it has closed a €6 million investment round to accelerate its expansion into the United States and further develop its proprietary platform.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has acquired B&W Insurance Agency, Inc., a Washington, Pennsylvania-based insurance firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vanguard Renewables, a national leader in organics recycling and renewable energy production, announced the acquisition of E-Z Recycling, a Minnesota-based food and beverage waste recycling company. The deal strengthens Vanguard Renewables’ presence in the Midwest and adds critical depackaging capabilities to its expanding anaerobic digestion network, further enabling the conversion of food waste into renewable energy.