Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
Vista and Cambium launched Vector Core Compute (VC2), an enterprise AI inference cloud platform designed to accelerate AI deployment for enterprise software companies. The initiative expands Vista's AI infrastructure capabilities and supports portfolio companies developing agentic AI applications.
Lux Capital participated in Impulse Space's Series D financing, co-led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC. Other investors included Founders Fund and Linse Capital. Impulse planned to use the proceeds to expand hiring and manufacturing capacity for in-space mobility systems.
Franklin Templeton and MoonPay announced a strategic partnership linking the Benji Technology Platform with MoonPay Trade. The initial integration allows eligible institutional users to move between supported stablecoins and Franklin Templeton tokenized money market fund exposure. The partnership is intended to support institutional treasury, liquidity management and portfolio workflows.
Customers Bank announced a strategic collaboration with ElevenLabs to deploy voice and AI agents across customer service and internal operations. Planned applications include customer support, assistance for relationship managers and conversational account opening.
CalSTRS announced that its Teachers’ Retirement Board reelected Denise Bradford as chair and elected Sharon Hendricks as vice chair at the May 2026 meeting. The board elects these leadership roles annually. The announcement date is June 2; the release does not give the exact election day.
PGGM appointed Ernst Jansen as Chief Transformation Officer of PGGM Vermogensbeheer, with a 1 September 2026 start and membership of its statutory management board. He succeeds Erik van de Brake, whose tenure ended on 1 May 2026. Jansen joins from Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management, where he had been COO since 2020.
Firefly filed confirmation that its follow-on public offering closed June 1, 2026. The offering had priced May 28 at USD 48 per share, comprising four million issuer shares and eight million selling-holder shares. Wells Fargo Securities was an underwriting representative. June 2 is the public filing date, distinct from completion. The further selling-holder option is not assumed exercised.
CPP Investments and BlueCove formed a KRW500 billion hospitality investment venture in South Korea, with 95% venture ownership for CPP Investments and a CPP seed commitment of up to KRW119 billion.
SupplyOne announced the completed acquisition of Compass Packaging Solutions on June 1, 2026. The Massachusetts business provides protective packaging, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment and kitting services. The release does not disclose consideration.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise appointed Elliott partner Christopher Hsu to its board with immediate effect. Hsu was also appointed to the Strategy and Finance & Investment committees. HPE linked the appointment to its cooperation agreement with Elliott. The board role is at HPE; Hsu's Elliott position remains a separate employment record.
Elliott published its Northern Star Rising presentation, outlining proposals for a strategic review, a chief-executive search, operating improvements and additional board perspectives at Northern Star Resources. Elliott said it intended to engage constructively with the company. The presentation's proposals were not announced as completed actions.
Aviva expanded its ChatGPT app to provide initial life-insurance quotes, following its earlier home-insurance launch. The company described the development as the next stage of its collaboration with OpenAI. Customers who choose to proceed complete their application and purchase on Aviva’s website.
Sapiens announced that a wholly owned ADIA subsidiary had invested in the company and become a significant minority shareholder. The investment followed Advent's earlier acquisition and accompanied Sapiens' expansion of its AI strategy for insurers. Neither the investment amount nor ADIA's ownership percentage was disclosed.
Carlyle appointed Kate Heinzelman as general counsel effective 29 June 2026, reporting to Harvey Schwartz and overseeing legal and compliance. Jeffrey Ferguson transitions to senior adviser on the same date. Heinzelman previously served as the CIA’s general counsel.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced the first close of West Street Infrastructure Partners V at over USD 3bn against its USD 4bn target. Around 80% of commitments were from earlier-fund investors. Strategies include energy transition and digital infrastructure.
Australian Retirement Trust announced investments across six local funds. These included Westfield Sydney with QIC and the LIV Mirvac Fund, increased holdings in Dexus Wholesale Property Fund and Mirvac Wholesale Office Fund, and additional capital allocated to M.H. Carnegie Catalyst Healthcare REIT.
Starwood temporarily suspended redemptions in the US$22B Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT) to preserve liquidity amid elevated redemption requests.
Anthropic announced its Series H financing led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. Further co-leads included Capital Group, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, ICONIQ and XN. The financing supports safety research, compute capacity, products and partnerships. Dragoneer's individual commitment was not disclosed.
LightBay reported that Ben Herman participated in McDermott HealthEx 2026 in Nashville, where healthcare providers, operators and investors discussed care delivery, growth and transaction activity.
PFA reported that it had submitted a shareholder proposal at Meta’s annual general meeting seeking to link executive remuneration to measurable improvements in children’s safety. The pension provider described the engagement as part of its responsible ownership work and its management of investment risks.
Anthropic named D. E. Shaw Ventures among significant investors in its Series H financing. The company said the funding would support safety and interpretability research, computing capacity, products and partnerships. No individual commitment amount was disclosed for D. E. Shaw Ventures.
Old National Bank appointed Shane Print President of Commercial & Industrial Banking, reporting to Commercial Banking President Chris Doyle. The announcement says he succeeds Kevin Anderson, whose retirement is planned for year-end 2026; it does not establish that Anderson has already left.
Firefly priced a follow-on public offering at USD 48 per share, comprising four million issuer shares and eight million shares from selling stockholders. Wells Fargo Securities was a lead bookrunning manager. The selling holders granted an option for another 1.8 million shares. The scheduled June 1 closing was subsequently confirmed in a June 2 SEC filing.
PFA announced six equity index fund additions to its Du Investerer pension investment platform. The new choices cover India, Asia, Latin America, technology, utilities and an equal-weighted US equity strategy. The announcement states that the additions increased the platform’s fund selection to 53.
Maryland's Board of Trustees stated that it had not adopted policies concerning investment in, or divestment from, Israel bonds or securities associated with Israel. The statement said investment decisions follow fiduciary duties to participants and beneficiaries and consider investment merits, diversification and risk.
Axight announced its participation as Stonepeak's consortium partner in the proposed acquisition of Estia Health from Bain Capital. Axight would hold a minority stake. Closing was expected in late 2026, subject to approvals; transaction consideration and ownership percentage were undisclosed.
Sixth Street acquired the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa in Colorado from Braemar Hotels & Resorts in partnership with Riller Capital. The $176 million purchase price is the total transaction consideration; the individual partners' contributions were not disclosed. Starwood Property Trust financed the transaction.
Feldberg announced that its joint venture with TRS Texas completed its first investment: a development site in Wedel near Hamburg. The partners plan a six-unit logistics property, with completion scheduled for mid-2027. The acquisition price and TRS contribution were undisclosed.
Carlyle AlpInvest led Littlejohn’s continuation transaction for Valcourt Group. The completed vehicle offered liquidity to existing fund investors while allowing Littlejohn to extend its investment and support further growth. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Lux participated in Stord's Series F financing alongside Strike Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared and Bond. Stord announced the financing together with the launch of Stord Labs to develop robotics and artificial intelligence for commerce.
