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Baldwin announced an agreed go-private transaction with approximately $7.7 billion enterprise value.
Sequence reports BankSouth loan stages fell from nine to three.
Dwelly reports more than 1,000 maintenance tasks processed during August 2026.
Harbor partnership covers advisory, implementation, training and adoption.
Google integration uses ADK and MCP to connect specialized legal agents.
Thrive announced more than $2 billion in new capital.
Multiplier announced a $35 million Series B.
Dwelly announced $95 million in equity financing.
American Growth Insurance announced nearly $70 million committed equity; not necessarily drawn capital.
Crescendo announced Andy Lee as CEO and Matt Price moving to an advisory role.
Microsoft collaboration includes Azure, integrations and joint go-to-market.
Alorica licensed to resell/deploy Crescendo, with joint offerings and human delivery access.
Alorica and Crescendo announced a strategic partnership; this is not acquisition evidence.
Consilio announces joint AI services; possible Aurora integrations remain exploratory.
Accessible WSJ material reports Beacon’s $225 million Series C.
Crete Professionals Alliance announced its rebrand as Current.
Thrive/OpenAI describe a pilot involving 7,000 tax returns.
Eudia announces OpenAI partnership for government workflows.
Reuters reported Long Lake agreed to acquire Amex GBT for $6.3 billion; completion was not established in this review.
Baldwin announced enterprise Claude expansion before the Sequence deal.
Thrive announced an OpenAI partnership involving ownership; percentage unspecified.
Reuters reported Beacon’s $250 million Series B.