Amit Chowdhry

5 days ago | pulse2.com | Amit Chowdhry

Vontive, a technology company standardizing the business-purpose mortgage, announced an equity investment from Citi. Vontive also launched a $150 million securitization, VNTV 2025-RTL1.

1 week ago | pulse2.com | Amit Chowdhry

Diligent, an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, announced its acquisition of Vault, an AI-powered ethics and compliance solution that enables organizations to foster a speak-up culture, mitigate misconduct risks, and strengthen compliance. Recognizing the limitations of outdated ethics and compliance systems, this acquisition marks a significant step toward a new era of proactive integrity.

1 week ago | pulse2.com | Amit Chowdhry

Baker McKenzie announced the expansion of its global M&A and Private Equity capabilities with the hiring of Jan Schubert as a partner in its Frankfurt office, effective June 1, 2025. Schubert’s practice is primarily focused on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, leveraged buy-outs for private equity funds, restructurings, and joint ventures.

1 week ago | pulse2.com | Amit Chowdhry

Dentons announced the hiring of Kosta Kostic as a partner in the Corporate group in Montréal. And with extensive experience in M&A, private equity, securities, and corporate finance, Kosta is a trusted advisor to clients across various industries in the context of complex commercial transactions. Kostic has a proven track record of leading major private and public mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate reorganizations, and restructuring transactions.

1 week ago | pulse2.com | Amit Chowdhry

Siro, an AI-based conversation intelligence platform for in-person sales, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by SignalFire, with participation from 01 Advisors, StepStone Group, and existing investors CRV, Fika Ventures, and Index Ventures. How Siro works: With Siro’s mobile app, reps record their in-person sales conversations. Then AI transcribes and analyzes the recordings, surfacing key insights, coaching opportunities, and revenue-driving behaviors.