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Multiple reports about the same development are grouped; each source is retained.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.
Baldwin announced an agreed go-private transaction with approximately $7.7 billion enterprise value.
- Sequence’s defining letterunspecified
Sequence reports BankSouth loan stages fell from nine to three.
- Dwelly task-level evidenceunspecified
Dwelly reports more than 1,000 maintenance tasks processed during August 2026.
- Thrive’s new capitalunspecified
Thrive announced more than $2 billion in new capital.
- Multiplier Series Bunspecified
Multiplier announced a $35 million Series B.
- Dwelly financingunspecified
Dwelly announced $95 million in equity financing.
- AGI launches with committed equityunspecified
American Growth Insurance announced nearly $70 million committed equity; not necessarily drawn capital.
- Crescendo leadership changeunspecified
Crescendo announced Andy Lee as CEO and Matt Price moving to an advisory role.
- Crescendo’s partnership routeunspecified
Alorica and Crescendo announced a strategic partnership; this is not acquisition evidence.
- Beacon Series C coverageunspecified
Accessible WSJ material reports Beacon’s $225 million Series C.
- Crete becomes Currentunspecified
Crete Professionals Alliance announced its rebrand as Current.
- Tax AI operating evidenceunspecified
Thrive/OpenAI describe a pilot involving 7,000 tax returns.
Amex GBT agreement: $9.50/share cash, approximately $6.3bn transaction value.
Reuters reported Long Lake agreed to acquire Amex GBT for $6.3 billion; completion was not established in this review.
- OpenAI ownership partnershipunspecified
Thrive announced an OpenAI partnership involving ownership; percentage unspecified.
- Beacon’s earlier funding expectationunspecified
Reuters reported Beacon’s $250 million Series B.
- Funding announcementfinancing
Company announced $50m cumulative venture financing, latest round Series C, at $500m valuation.