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Common Thread Collective Acquires TBAR Partners To Expand TikTok Shop And Creator-Led Commerce Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Common Thread Collective (CTC), a growth agency for direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands backed by The Acacia Group, has acquired TBAR Partners, an official TikTok Shop Agency Partner specializing in creator-led content, TikTok Shop management, and performance advertising. The acquisition expands CTC's capabilities in social commerce by integrating TBAR's creator network and TikTok Shop expertise into its existing data-driven marketing and financial planning platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mayer Brown Adds Leveraged Finance And Private Credit Partner Kerrick Seay From White & Case In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Mayer Brown has appointed Kerrick Seay as a partner in its Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group in New York, expanding its capabilities in leveraged finance, private credit, acquisition financing, and liability management transactions. Seay joins from White & Case, where he advised investment banks, private credit funds, and bank arrangers on complex financing transactions across multiple industries.

Tempo Therapeutics Awarded $2.25 Million NIH Grant To Advance MAP Wound Healing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Tempo Therapeutics, a San Diego-based regenerative medicine company, has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award providing up to $2.25 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding will support a randomized clinical study of the company's proprietary Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) Wound Matrix, a synthetic biomaterial designed to promote healthy tissue formation in complex wounds.

Quinn Emanuel Adds Trial And Appellate Partner Sean Suber In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has appointed Sean Suber as a partner in its Chicago office, expanding its trial and appellate capabilities across complex litigation, class actions, product liability, and mass tort matters. Suber joins from Winston Taylor, where he was a partner in the firm's Chicago office.

Outerlimit Raises $16 Million Pre-Seed To Launch Zero Trust Security Platform For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Outerlimit, a New York-based cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $16 million in pre-seed funding from AlbionVC, Evolution Equity Partners, and Crane Venture Partners. The company is developing a decentralized security and authorization platform designed to give enterprises greater control over the actions performed by autonomous AI agents.

TJC Completes Acquisition Of Luna Innovations For $1.39 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

TJC, formerly known as The Jordan Company, has completed its acquisition of Luna Innovations Incorporated for $1.39 per share in cash, taking the fiber optic technology company private. The transaction, which was first announced on June 26, 2026, became effective on September 18, 2026, establishing a new ownership structure for Luna as it pursues growth across several industrial and technology markets.

DataAgent: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ishay Yaari About Autonomous Observability And Self-Healing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

DataAgent is developing an AI-powered autonomous observability and remediation platform designed to help engineering teams move beyond monitoring infrastructure toward automatically resolving production incidents. Its technology operates alongside existing observability tools, processes data within customers' environments, and aims to reduce observability costs by up to 90%. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DataAgent Co-Founder and CEO Ishay Yaari to learn more about the company's origins, autonomous site reliability engineering, and its vision for self-healing digital infrastructure.

Norwest Equity Partners Acquires E-Z UP From Beach Point Capital To Expand Portable Canopy Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a middle-market private investment firm, has acquired E-Z UP, a manufacturer of pop-up canopy tents and portable shade solutions, from Beach Point Capital. The investment will support E-Z UP's next phase of growth, with an emphasis on expanding its business-to-business operations, developing new products, strengthening sales and marketing, and pursuing strategic acquisitions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Solomon Partners Appoints Jorge Mora As Vice Chairman To Expand Private Equity Relationships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Solomon Partners, a New York-based investment banking and financial advisory firm, has appointed Jorge Mora as Vice Chairman, adding a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, and corporate advisory. Mora will focus on business origination, developing relationships with financial sponsors, and expanding the firm's connections with private equity investors and corporate executives.

Cornell Capital Acquires Hancock Claims Consultants To Expand Insurance Claims Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Cornell Capital, a private investment firm with offices in New York and Hong Kong, has acquired Hancock Claims Consultants, a national provider of outsourced claims field services to residential property and casualty insurance carriers. The acquisition will support Hancock's next phase of growth through investments in proprietary technology, the expansion of its service offerings, and strategic acquisitions across the insurance claims services market.

Huspy Acquires Integra Finance And Plans $86 Million Investment in Italy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Huspy has acquired Italian credit intermediary Integra Finance, marking the real estate technology company’s entry into Italy. Huspy plans to invest $86 million (AED 315 million) in the Italian market as it expands its mortgage finance and real estate operations. The purchase price for Integra Finance was not disclosed.

KKR And Mirastar Acquire Eight UK Logistics Properties Totaling 2.7 Million Square Feet From Ares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate's European industrial and logistics platform, have completed the acquisition of eight UK logistics properties totaling approximately 2.7 million square feet from Ares Real Estate funds. The transaction expands Mirastar's presence across several established distribution markets in the United Kingdom, including Corby, Doncaster, Stoke-on-Trent, and Milton Keynes. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Healthcare Triangle Signs Letter Of Intent For Up To $30 Million Acquisition Of Roboticom Robotics Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Healthcare Triangle has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire certain intellectual property, trademarks, customer contracts, and business assets associated with Roboticom for up to $30 million in cash and equity. The proposed transaction would expand the Pleasanton, California-based healthcare technology company's operations into industrial robotics and precision automation, potentially combining its existing artificial intelligence, cloud, and data capabilities with Roboticom's industrial automation technology.

Bernstein Launches Nonprofit Financial Health Assessment Tool Backed By Research Across 800,000 Tax Filings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Bernstein Private Wealth Management, a business unit of AllianceBernstein, has introduced its Nonprofit Financial Health Assessment, a digital tool designed to help nonprofit organizations evaluate their financial condition, identify potential risks, and communicate their financial sustainability to boards and donors.

Vizient Announces $1 Billion Investment Over Four Years To Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Vizient, an Irving, Texas-based healthcare performance improvement company, has announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next four years in technology, products, and professional expertise intended to help healthcare organizations improve their clinical, operational, supply chain, and financial performance.

Grain Management Appoints Former Paul Weiss Partner Amran Hussein As General Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Grain Management, a global investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure, has appointed Amran Hussein as General Counsel, expanding its executive leadership team as the company continues developing its institutional infrastructure and multi-strategy investment platform.

infiniFi Raises More Than $3 Million Ahead Of Planned Q4 Token Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

infiniFi, a decentralized finance protocol developing blockchain-based financial infrastructure, has raised more than $3 million in new funding led by Electric Capital. The round included participation from New Form Capital, Generative Ventures, Fasanara Capital, 2Square, 4th Revolution Capital, DCFGod, The Rollup, and other investors.

VersaBank Expands U.S. Structured Receivable Program Into Small Business Lending And Targets $3 Billion In Additional Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

VersaBank, a London, Ontario-based digital bank, has expanded its Structured Receivable Program (SRP) in the United States to finance point-of-sale loans and leases for small businesses. The expansion introduces the bank's established small business funding capabilities to the U.S. market, where its SRP activities had previously focused exclusively on consumer lending.

Willdan To Acquire Mantis Innovation For $285 Million To Expand Energy Management And Infrastructure Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Willdan Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Mantis Innovation for $285 million in cash, expanding its energy management, building infrastructure and engineering capabilities for commercial and industrial customers. The transaction is expected to strengthen Willdan's position in markets experiencing growing demand for energy efficiency, facility modernization, and electrical infrastructure.

WSB Acquires Poly, Expanding Federal, Municipal, And Environmental Engineering Capabilities In The Southeast

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

WSB has acquired Poly, an architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Dothan, Alabama, expanding its municipal, environmental and federal design capabilities while strengthening its presence across the southeastern United States and Gulf Coast.

Osmose Acquires Alamon’s Utility Services Division, Adding AI-Powered Alatrac Platform And Pole Assessment Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Osmose Utilities Services has acquired the assets of Alamon's Utility Services division, expanding its infrastructure assessment capabilities and adding a cloud-based software platform designed to help electric utilities make more informed maintenance and investment decisions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nomios Acquires Orbcom, Expanding Into Portugal With €15 Million Cybersecurity Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Nomios has acquired Portuguese cybersecurity services and IT consulting provider Orbcom, establishing its first presence in Portugal and expanding its operations across Southern Europe. The acquisition, completed in September 2026, adds a business generating approximately €15 million in annual revenue and serving more than 250 customers across several industries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Madison Dearborn Partners To Acquire The Marygold Companies for $2 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to acquire The Marygold Companies in an all-cash transaction valued at $2 per share. The price represents a 100% premium to Marygold’s September 24, 2026, closing share price. The announcement did not state a total transaction value.

Eaton To Acquire COL Group From Oaktree For €810 Million To Expand Power Distribution Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Eaton has signed an agreement to acquire COL Group from Oaktree's Power Opportunities strategy for an enterprise value of €810 million, expanding its power distribution manufacturing and engineering capabilities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Morrison Foerster Adds Kaitlin Bagby As Emerging Companies And Venture Capital Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Morrison Foerster has added Kaitlin Bagby as a partner in its Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Group in Palo Alto, continuing the law firm's expansion of its U.S. emerging companies and venture capital platform.

Fried Frank Adds David Solander As Asset Management Regulatory Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Fried Frank has appointed David Solander as an asset management partner in its Washington, D.C., office, expanding the firm's regulatory capabilities for private funds, investment advisers, and financial institutions. The appointment strengthens Fried Frank's Asset Management Practice as it continues investing in its private capital platform and advising clients on complex regulatory and compliance matters.

Akamai Announces $11.6 Billion Seven-Year Agreement With Anthropic For AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Akamai Technologies has announced an $11.6 billion contractual commitment over seven years with Anthropic to support growing demand for CPU computing capacity. Anthropic will use Akamai Cloud’s distributed infrastructure and software to run AI workloads at scale.

Subsense: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Tetiana Aleksandrova About Non-Surgical Brain-Computer Interfaces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Subsense is developing NanoBCI, a bidirectional brain-computer interface designed to read neural signals, decode them, and eventually send information back to the brain without requiring brain surgery. The company is initially targeting medical applications such as Parkinson’s disease, with a longer-term vision of creating a consumer brain-computer interface for communication, AI interaction, and digital environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Subsense CEO and Co-Founder Tetiana Aleksandrova to learn more about the company’s technology, nanoparticle-based approach, and vision for the future of brain-computer interfaces.

Cares Laboratory: Interview With Founder And Chairman Tom Abbey About Vamoosh And Cleaning Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Cares Laboratory develops Vamoosh, a range of innovative laundry and household cleaning products designed to solve everyday problems through science-led formulations and patented technologies. The company launched its first Vamoosh product in 2017 and has since expanded internationally across major retailers, including a 2026 launch into Target stores in the United States. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cares Laboratory Founder and Chairman Tom Abbey to learn more.

DASH Dog Food Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round Led By Voltage Ventures To Expand Fresh-Frozen Dog Food

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2026

DASH Dog Food, a premium fresh-frozen dog food company founded by ButcherBox's first employee and former Vice President of Operations Bobby Quirk, has raised $1.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Voltage Ventures. The financing will support the company's subscription business, customer acquisition initiatives, expanded product development, and the introduction of new seafood and turkey recipes.