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THE DEAL REGISTER · SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
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Nvidia acquires Hugging Face.
Also today: Accel-KKR, Bridgepoint, Crest Rock Partners, and 1 more sign platform and add-on deals.
9 Deals | 7 Sectors • 1 Platform | 7 Strategic | 1 Growth • 1 Venture Watch | 2 Hearsay
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DEVTOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE
Opti9 Technologies (Crest Rock Partners) acquires Hut 8's Canadian Managed Cloud Business
Traditional managed cloud services for Canadian businesses including private and public cloud, backup, and disaster recovery hosted across five Canadian data center locations
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face
$12.93B Purchase Price — Open-source AI model hub and developer platform hosting 3 million models, 500,000 datasets, and 1 million applications used by 18 million developers and researchers
CollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd. acquires LightSolver Ltd.
Laser Processing Unit (LPU) all-optical computing platform targeting computationally intensive workloads in scientific simulation, engineering optimization, and Physical AI for aerospace, defense, energy, and financial services customers
ENERGY/UTILITIES
Magnesium Capital invests in TMA Data Management
Smart metering data collection, aggregation, and CRM/billing software for GB electricity and gas suppliers, Elexon-accredited, managing over 5 million meter points
GOVTECH
Xpect Solutions (NewSpring) acquires Amivero
AI, data science, digital identity, agile software engineering, and fraud and intelligence operations solutions for Department of Homeland Security and federal national security agencies
HOSPITALITY/RESTAURANTS
Brandnamic Unlimited (Elvaston Capital) acquires Edita
CRM, booking technology, and AI-based guest-communication software for independent hotels and hotel groups in Italy, serving 400+ properties
INSURANCE
Bridgepoint acquires VIPR Solutions (Tenzing)
Delegated authority and bordereaux management software for insurers, Lloyd's managing agents, MGAs, and brokers managing program business data and compliance globally
MARTECH
Adobe acquires Rilo
AI workflow automation agents for marketing and go-to-market teams that execute competitive intelligence, prospecting, content distribution, and sales-call analysis via natural-language instructions
SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS
Kaleris (Accel-KKR) acquires Newport Systems Inc. (Shore Points Capital)
Maintenance and repair (M&R) and depot management SaaS platform for intermodal equipment owners, leasing companies, port terminals, rail yards, and repair vendors, automating work orders, damage recovery, reefer monitoring, and genset management
VENTURE WATCH  vertical software rounds worth knowing
Pitchdrive leads a round in Backbone
€4M Invested — AI-powered quality and compliance management software for food and beverage producers, automating supplier tracking, document control, lab result consolidation, and incident management
HEARSAY  reported talks, not the record
Palo Alto Networks in talks for Console
 ·  per TechCrunch
Proofpoint in talks for Varonis
Data security and analytics software protecting sensitive data from insider threats and cyberattacks for enterprise customers ·  per calcalistech.com
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