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Thrive Holdings signed a definitive agreement to buy ADT for $10.00 a share in cash, about $7.6B in equity value and $15.3B in enterprise value, with financing committed solely by Apollo-managed funds. Announced, not closed: closing is expected in Q1 2027, subject to ADT shareholder and antitrust approval, and ADT may solicit other bids until Nov 28.
Harbor partnership covers advisory, implementation, training and adoption.
Google integration uses ADK and MCP to connect specialized legal agents.
Microsoft collaboration includes Azure, integrations and joint go-to-market.
Alorica licensed to resell/deploy Crescendo, with joint offerings and human delivery access.
Consilio announces joint AI services; possible Aurora integrations remain exploratory.
Eudia announces OpenAI partnership for government workflows.
Amex GBT agreement: $9.50/share cash, approximately $6.3bn transaction value.
Company announced $50m cumulative venture financing, latest round Series C, at $500m valuation.