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Latest edition 5 Oct 2026

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Montagu completes Helix majority acquisition, creating standalone ServiceOps company

Helix said on October 2 that Montagu had completed its majority-stake acquisition through a carve-out from BMC Software. KKR-managed funds retain a minority interest, but the company announcements do not specify the final equity split or confirm a purchase price.

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5 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Decagon announces OpenAI Marketplace partnership, with pricing details still to come

OpenAI lists Decagon in its Marketplace directory, but eligibility for a purchase depends on the customer and product. On October 2, Decagon said deployment options and pricing details would follow.

5 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Roland Foods agrees to buy Savor Brands; Dot Foods to take Roland stake

Roland Foods has agreed to acquire Savor Brands from Dot Foods. Dot is to become a Roland shareholder and distribute both brands under a separate commercial agreement. The acquisition has not closed, and the companies did not disclose financial terms.

5 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Warburg Pincus invests in Awayday as Ares and LightBay retain control

Warburg Pincus's Capital Solutions Founders Fund has closed an investment in vacation-rental manager Awayday. An Ares fund and LightBay remain controlling shareholders. Awayday says proceeds will go to existing equity investors, local operators and team members; transaction terms were not disclosed.

4 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Trendspek raises A$6 million led by OIF Ventures for infrastructure software expansion

Trendspek says it raised A$6 million in an OIF Ventures-led round to expand overseas support and develop its infrastructure-inspection software. An NSW Ports case study describes how a customer uses its shared 3D records, while earlier company notices show that AI defect detection predates this raise.

4 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Silicon Box says Singapore factory has shipped more than 1 billion units

Silicon Box reported more than 1 billion cumulative shipments from its Singapore semiconductor-packaging factory on October 2, up from the 500 million it reported in August. Its projection of 2 billion by year-end is not an achieved total, and the October update does not establish whether an earlier 1.5-billion-unit expectation has been met.

4 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Meridian Space says first communications payload powered on in orbit; first link still ahead

Meridian Space reported initial activation of its first communications payload after an October 1 launch. The company plans its first link using the payload in the coming weeks; its stated downlink capability has not been reported as a measured in-orbit result.

4 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

BioOra reports NZ$30 million in Series A2 commitments, signs definitive CAR-T licence

BioOra says it secured NZ$30 million in commitments at the first close of its Series A2 and signed a definitive licence for WZTL-002 rights outside China and India. Its NZ$45 million round target and expected second close remain future plans.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Samfara completes first buyout of Chr. Olesen Synthesis as CEO co-invests

Samfara's first acquisition brings in a Danish drug-ingredient manufacturer whose audited accounts show a fire-hit 2025 loss and negative equity. Seller counsel says all its shares were sold; the buyer has not disclosed the purchase price.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Antin takes majority stake in HP Helicopters; founder retains minority holding

Antin says its NextGen Fund I has acquired a significant majority stake in California helicopter operator HP Helicopters. Co-founder Brad Bauder will retain a minority holding. Antin wants to expand the fleet and increase long-term exclusive-use contracts, but has not disclosed the deal value or exact ownership percentages.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

QPE-backed Canford Group acquires Lemonaid Motor Legal, adding broker-facing claims intake

Queen’s Park Equity announced on October 2, 2026, that Canford Group had completed its acquisition of Lemonaid Motor Legal. The broker-facing claims business will keep its brand and leadership, whose retained equity stake was described as significant but not quantified.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Stryten completes acquisition of C&D Technologies and Trojan Battery

Atlas-backed Stryten announced the completed acquisition on October 1. It reports 18 battery manufacturing and component facilities across three countries and about 4,800 employees worldwide. The price and the sponsors’ post-closing economic interests were not disclosed.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

SEMIFIVE signs $52 million U.S. AI-chip development contract, with part of its value conditional

SEMIFIVE announced a KRW 70.304 billion, or $52 million, contract to develop an AI inference accelerator for an unnamed U.S. fabless company. Its Korean filing identifies KRW 61.1104 billion as fixed and KRW 9.1936 billion as conditional; the stated value is not a report of cash received or revenue recognized.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Fed approves Fleur Capital’s revised plan to acquire Simmesport State Bank

The Federal Reserve Board approved Fleur Capital’s amended application on October 2, 2026, after an earlier application was approved in January. Fleur proposes to buy all of Simmesport State Bank’s shares with cash and Fleur shares; approval does not establish that the acquisition has closed.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

AnaCardio announces €62.5 million Series B as KDventures plans SEK 30 million write-down

AnaCardio says it completed a €62.5 million financing for a Phase 2b heart-failure trial. Nonparticipating shareholder KDventures expects its fully diluted stake to fall to about 2.3% and says it will cut the holding's carrying value by about SEK 30 million. The write-down does not disclose AnaCardio's financing price.

3 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Eni and Ares complete €1.56 billion Plenitude capital increase and joint-control deal

Eni says it and Ares funds completed a €1.56 billion capital increase at Plenitude on October 1. Eni retains 65.03% of the shares, but Ares-appointed directors have approval rights over specified major decisions. The completion fixes the contributions and ownership stakes under a joint-control plan announced in March.

2 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

ArcLight funds complete purchase of InfraBridge’s 50% IATP stake

InfraBridge and ArcLight reported on September 30 that ArcLight funds had completed the purchase of InfraBridge’s 50% interest in an 11-asset North American power portfolio. Invenergy retains its other 50% interest and operational role. The transaction price was not disclosed.

2 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Markets & events· News

CMA says nexfibre’s proposed Substantial acquisition could weaken wholesale broadband competition

The UK competition regulator provisionally objects to the proposed acquisition. Its concern turns on a potential loss of a third wholesale network in areas where Substantial overlaps nexfibre and Virgin Media O2, and on how competition in those areas could influence terms across a wider network. The finding is not final.

2 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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From the filings

Markets & events· News

CAISO and SPP set Western grid coordination plan, leave redispatch costs open

CAISO and SPP submitted six near-term Western market-coordination objectives to FERC. The filing prioritizes operational tools ahead of financial market-to-market redispatch and settlement.

2 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Rakuten places card and securities holding companies under its bank, estimates ¥23 billion tax expense

Rakuten Group said its FinTech reorganization took effect on October 1, 2026, making Rakuten Card and Rakuten Securities Holdings consolidated subsidiaries of Rakuten Bank. It expects an approximately ¥23 billion income-tax expense in third-quarter consolidated results; the figure remains an estimate.

2 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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