Venture Capital

Verda Raises $189 Million Series B To Become Europe’s Latest AI Infrastructure Unicorn

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

Verda, the Helsinki-founded AI infrastructure company, has hit unicorn status after raising $189 million in an oversubscribed Series B plus additional investment. The round is led by Emergence Capital, an early backer of Salesforce and Zoom, with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners, Supermicro, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Lifeline Ventures, 6 Degrees Capital, byFounders, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment), and a group of angel investors including Ola Tørudbakken of Meta and Mark Saroufim of Core Auto and GPUMODE.

Ares And PSP Investments Establish Joint Venture To Invest Up To $2.4 Billion In U.S. Logistics Real Estate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

Ares Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board have established a new joint venture to invest up to $2.4 billion in logistics real estate opportunities in the United States. The partnership pairs Ares Real Estate's vertically integrated logistics platform with PSP Investments' scaled capital to target high-conviction markets.

STORE Capital Closes $525 Million Securitization At Record-Low Credit Spread

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

STORE Capital, an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust, announced the completion of $525 million in long-term fixed-rate notes designated as STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2026-2. This is the sixteenth note issuance under STORE's Master Funding debt program.

Clearwater Paper Refinances Debt With New $475 Million Credit Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

Clearwater Paper announced the successful refinancing of its senior notes due in 2028, along with the refinancing of its existing term revolver credit facility and ABL revolving credit facility. The existing notes and credit facilities have been replaced with a new term loan and revolving credit facility, extending the company's debt maturities.

BrightSpire Capital Prices $960 Million CRE CLO And Redeems 2024-FL2 Securitization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

BrightSpire Capital announced the pricing of BRSP 2026-FL4, a $960 million managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation, on September 18, 2026. The company expects approximately $844.8 million of investment-grade securities to be placed with institutional investors, providing term financing on a non-mark-to-market, non-recourse basis. The transaction is scheduled to close on October 16, 2026.

Heartwood Partners Announces Growth Investment In The Xtreme Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2026

Heartwood Partners has made a growth investment in The Xtreme Group, in partnership with the management team, who will continue to lead the company. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, TXG has built an independent, full-service aviation MRO platform with capabilities spanning airframe heavy maintenance, engine MRO, line maintenance, aircraft on-ground services, and the sale and lease of aircraft and engines, serving primarily cargo and commercial operators.