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Latest edition 25 Sept 2026

Business & startup news, page 44

The latest on emerging businesses, funding, acquisitions, AI and automation.

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Main Capital Partners says it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Confirma Software from Abry Partners. The proposed ownership change is subject to regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Abry expects closing in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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Certares keeps Guardian Alarm through New 2ND-led continuation fund

Certares announced a September 22 continuation fund for Guardian Alarm, giving existing shareholders a liquidity option while funds managed by New 2ND Capital led the new investor group. William Blair lists $261 million beside the Guardian continuation-fund transaction, while two SEC Form D filings dated September 18 for Guardian Alarm CV vehicles list about $307.3 million sold. The public sources do not reconcile those figures or disclose the purchase price, enterprise value or roll participation.

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Business & startup news, page 44

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Abry agrees to sell a majority stake in Confirma Software to Main Capital Partners

Ligand commits up to $41 million for AvenCell royalties and up to $6 million to its Series C

Akamai issues Anthropic a conditional equity warrant alongside $11.6 billion cloud commitment

Select’s $700 million Pilot Water agreement gives one seller share-price protection

Outerlimit emerges with $16 million for AI-agent action controls

Certares keeps Guardian Alarm through New 2ND-led continuation fund

May River exits Dickson to Blackstone-backed Copeland after monitoring buildout

Cognex launches In-Sight 1750 wafer reader for semiconductor traceability

Priority Technology agrees $1.6 billion CEO-led take-private with Searchlight backing

TEKEVER announces US$580 million Series D first close at US$6.4 billion valuation

Rockwell reports production-logistics gains from OTTO robots at Twinsburg plant

Airties expands ISP platform with router-level cybersecurity

ByteAsk raises $1 million for C and C++ coding agents

vHive brings WorldTwin AI to data-center rack mapping

Basecamp Research raises $140M for AI-designed therapeutics

Pelican AI says UAE bank is in final TBML deployment phase

Hong Kong cites 3,384 single-family offices as succession forum spotlights next generation

C.H.BECK takes majority ownership of Noxtua in €100M-plus Series C

Teamshares raises $225 million preferred equity for small-business acquisition model

Callan Family Office names data reporting lead as platform work becomes an operating role