Thursday, January 8, 2026

Investment and Budget Allocation

WTW Strengthens Private Markets Capabilities with Acquisition of FlowStone Partners

WTW has announced its acquisition of FlowStone Partners, a specialist alternative investment firm known for its expertise in private equity secondaries, in a move...

Nomura Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation in Asset Management

Nomura Holdings has announced a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to advance AI adoption across its asset management and broader financial services operations. Under the...

CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: PwC–AWS, Green Dot, Omnicom–Interpublic, HCLTech, Custify, Oscilar–Markaaz & More

Welcome to CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your essential briefing on the latest developments in revenue strategy, AI-powered transformation, customer success innovation, and advanced analytics....

Green Dot Restructures Through Dual Acquisitions by Smith Ventures and CommerceOne

Green Dot Corporation has announced two major strategic transactions that will split its operations between Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial Corporation, creating new opportunities...

i80 Group Backs Lighter Capital with $100M Facility to Accelerate Non-Dilutive Growth Funding

i80 Group announced a senior-secured credit facility of up to $100 million for Lighter Capital. This boosts Lighter’s ability to expand its non-dilutive financing...

CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Intuit, iConnections, Pitcher, Lumio, Revio Insight, ThoughtSpot & More

Welcome to CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your trusted digest of the latest developments shaping revenue strategy, AI-powered financial intelligence, customer engagement, and performance analytics....

Trive Capital Invests in Illumis Global to Build Comprehensive Vendor Management Platform

Trive Capital has announced a strategic investment in Illumis Global, a Mount Pleasant–based provider of accounts payable recovery audits, contract compliance, supply chain optimization,...

iConnections Introduces Pipelines to Streamline Relationship Management for LPs and GPs

iConnections has unveiled Pipelines, a new productivity and relationship-management feature designed to help limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) convert conversations into meaningful...