Private Equity stories

Azul wins a bigger enterprise foothold as FY26 bookings leap, partners expand and a Thoma Bravo-backed deal and Payara buyout widen its Java push.

Elixirr and Pilot Lite join forces to help consumer goods groups turn AI-driven market data into faster in-store decisions amid industry upheaval.

Bitget opens retail pre-IPO access with SpaceX-linked tokenised offering, as the exchange pushes deeper into private-market trading and tokenisation.

Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.

Creative ITC appoints veteran industry executive Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer to drive overseas expansion and deepen customer growth.

OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.

Syspro appoints Chief Revenue Officer Leanne Taylor as Chief Executive Officer in a planned handover, as Jaco Maritz moves to a board role.

Earlyasset emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed backing to build infrastructure for broader private market share sales.

Ottawa IT firms Fuelled Networks and Intega IT combine to deepen cybersecurity and AI advisory services, while staying locally owned under Intega IT.

Sapling Financial Consultants opens New York office and appoints Billy Snider as Head of New York Partnerships to deepen US mid-market ties.

AlphaSense unveils custom AI agents and expert call tools to automate research workflows for financial and corporate intelligence teams.

Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.

Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.

Alchelyst merges with Lyra Client Solutions to form a unified tech-enabled private markets servicing platform led by founder Joan Kehoe.

Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.

Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.