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PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viper Partners announced today the launch of Viper Insight, a new division dedicated to connecting physician groups and medical property owners with qualified buyers and investor groups seeking to acquire medical office buildings and healthcare-related real estate. Viper Insight was formed in response to Viper Partners’ extensive and growing network of physician groups exploring the sale of their real estate alongside investor groups actively pursuing new medi...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elavon, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank and one of the largest payments processors globally, is strategically evolving its brand identify to better align with the modern customer journey, showcasing the company's evolution in the competitive payments solutions landscape. The new logos and iconography emphasizing the payment processors’ modern, expert-led payments capabilities and reliability backed by U.S. Bank, are already live on Elavon’s home page, with addit...

STOCKHOLM & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTS proudly announces that Jessica Skon, President and CEO, has been named one of The Top 25 Consulting Firm CEOs of 2025 by The Consulting Report....

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), a national initiative dedicated to advancing financial education and economic opportunity for all, today announced that Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, will assume the role of Co-Chair, succeeding Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, who has served in the role since the initiative’s launch. Bastian will join the initiative’s leadership at a pivotal moment as FL4A continues to expand its reach and deepen...

PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesis Forge of Heroes officially launches Friday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. ET during Sean Callagy's Marketing & Sales Process Mastery Live Immersion event, introducing a breakthrough platform that eliminates the sales hiring bottleneck strangling business growth. The launch comes as companies face a critical paradox: laying off thousands of workers while desperately needing more sales capacity. Nowadays 80 percent of companies identify hiring and retaining top sale...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covenant Capital Group (“Covenant”), a leading value-add multifamily real estate investment firm, today announced the final close of Covenant Apartment Fund XII, L.P. (“Fund XII”) with $860.35 million in capital commitments—the largest fundraise in the firm’s 25-year history. In addition, Covenant created a sidecar vehicle for Fund XII, the Covenant Affordable Housing Fund, with $269.73 million in committed capital. The combined capital raised by Covenant for...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings (NYSE: ASIC) (the “Company”) announced today that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, after the market closes on Thursday, February 19, 2026. These documents will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.ategrity.com. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its results on the same day, Thursday, February 19, 2026, beginni...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SERV Inc. (“SERV”), the leading digital sales platform for home and commercial services, announced the launch of SERV EXPRESS + Virtual Visits. This unified platform provides contractors with 24/7 digital storefronts and integrated remote video diagnostics, allowing them to qualify jobs instantly and eliminate unnecessary dispatches. As labor, fuel, and acquisition costs surge, companies report that single truck rolls cost between $500 and $1,000. SERV’s suite...

BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Audax Private Equity (“Audax”), a capital partner for middle and lower middle market companies, was recognized in the latest global ranking of large private equity (“PE”) firms published by HEC Paris-Dow Jones. The ranking draws on comprehensive and longitudinal data points to calculate the aggregate longer-term performance of PE firms based on different measures across funds raised between 2012 and 2021. This latest ranking represents the third straight...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the first quarter of 2026 unfolds, the “Main Street” mergers and acquisitions market is undergoing a decisive shift. A new survey just released by DealStream, the leading platform for business-for-sale transactions, reveals that while economic uncertainty persists, leverage has swung significantly in favor of buyers, with deal volume expected to rise. The Q1 2026 Market Survey, which polled 602 buyers, sellers, and intermediaries, indicates that the era of seller dom...