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  1. ADT withdraws guidance in Q3 results, pending Thrive dealoperating evidence

    ADT reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1,349M (up 4%) and withdrew its guidance because of the pending Thrive Holdings acquisition. The release also lists AI programs ADT began before the deal, including AI-driven sales and service pilots and Origin AI presence sensing planned for 2027. The Thrive deal remains announced, not closed.

    Thrive HoldingsADT Q3 release (ADT Inc.)
  2. Baldwin reports $21M in go-private costs as Sequence/DFO deal stays pendingoperating evidenceAnnounced

    Baldwin's preliminary Q3 figures, as reported by Insurance Business, include $21M of go-private costs so far; the acquisition by Sequence Holdings and DFO Management is announced and still pending, with closing expected in Q1 2027.

    The Baldwin GroupSequence HoldingsDFO ManagementInsurance Business (Insurance Business)
  3. Baldwin definitive agreementunspecifiedagreement announced completion not established

    Baldwin announced an agreed go-private transaction with approximately $7.7 billion enterprise value.

    The Baldwin GroupBaldwin definitive agreement (The Baldwin Group investor relations)
  4. Sequence’s defining letterunspecified

    Sequence reports BankSouth loan stages fell from nine to three.

    BankSouthSequence HoldingsSequence’s defining letter (Sequence Holdings)
  5. NetAscendant case study publishedoperating evidencereported or published

    Case study reports >50% of incoming tickets resolved autonomously.

    NetAscendant SolutionsNetAscendant capacity case study
  6. Dwelly task-level evidenceunspecified

    Dwelly reports more than 1,000 maintenance tasks processed during August 2026.

    DwellyDwelly task-level evidence (Dwelly)
  8. Thrive’s new capitalunspecified

    Thrive announced more than $2 billion in new capital.

    Thrive HoldingsThrive’s new capital (Thrive Holdings)
  10. Dwelly financingunspecified

    Dwelly announced $95 million in equity financing.

    DwellyDwelly financing (Dwelly)
  11. AGI launches with committed equityunspecified

    American Growth Insurance announced nearly $70 million committed equity; not necessarily drawn capital.

    American Growth InsuranceAGI launches with committed equity (Rockbridge Growth Equity)
  12. Crescendo leadership changeunspecified

    Crescendo announced Andy Lee as CEO and Matt Price moving to an advisory role.

    CrescendoCrescendo leadership change (Crescendo)
  13. CEO transitionleadership

    Andy Lee appointed CEO; founding CEO Matt Price transitions to board strategic adviser.

    CrescendoCrescendo leadership change (Crescendo)
  14. Crescendo’s partnership routeunspecified

    Alorica and Crescendo announced a strategic partnership; this is not acquisition evidence.

    CrescendoCrescendo’s partnership route (Crescendo)
  15. Beacon Series C coverageunspecified

    Accessible WSJ material reports Beacon’s $225 million Series C.

    Beacon SoftwareBeacon Series C coverage (The Wall Street Journal)
  16. Crete becomes Currentunspecified

    Crete Professionals Alliance announced its rebrand as Current.

    CurrentCrete becomes Current (Current)
  17. Tax AI technical publicationoperating evidencereported or published

    OpenAI article reports drafting accuracy up to 97%.

    OpenAICurrentThrive HoldingsTax AI operating evidence (OpenAI / Thrive Holdings)
  18. Tax AI operating evidenceunspecified

    Thrive/OpenAI describe a pilot involving 7,000 tax returns.

    OpenAITax AI operating evidence (OpenAI / Thrive Holdings)
  19. Long Lake’s scaled acquisitionunspecifiedagreement announced completion not established

    Reuters reported Long Lake agreed to acquire Amex GBT for $6.3 billion; completion was not established in this review.

    Long LakeLong Lake’s scaled acquisition (Reuters)
  21. Sales appointmentsleadership

    Mitch Loquaci appointed US regional sales VP; Stephen Mulholland EMEA sales VP.

    EudiaGlobal sales leadership
  22. OpenAI ownership partnershipunspecified

    Thrive announced an OpenAI partnership involving ownership; percentage unspecified.

    OpenAIOpenAI ownership partnership (Thrive Holdings)