https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/maximus-agrees-acquire-agile-defense-from-arclight-equity-holdings-660-f7bc8f2026-10-22T13:09:38.127ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T13:02:13.541ZMaximus to buy Agile Defense for $660 million, with up to $50 million more on revenue https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/h-i-g-capital-acquires-l4a-17th-deal-announcement-since-26bbe12026-10-22T13:01:46.976ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T13:01:46.976ZH.I.G. Capital acquires L4A, its 17th deal announcement since April https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/werner-enterprises-raises-credit-facility-1-1-billion-from-1-40c0a62026-10-22T06:44:57.396ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T06:28:34.993ZWerner Enterprises refinances into a $1.1 billion unsecured facility maturing in 2031 https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/dream-finders-homes-raises-credit-facility-about-1-7-billion-66a1e42026-10-22T07:47:55.779ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T06:28:26.788ZDream Finders Homes lifts revolver commitments by $220 million to about $1.7 billion https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/avnet-raises-credit-facility-2-75-billion-62ca812026-10-22T07:47:23.116ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T06:28:19.837ZAvnet lifts its revolver to $2.75 billion and drops the SOFR spread adjustment https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/79-banks-moved-above-300-tier-1-capital-investor-real-a93b492026-10-22T06:28:05.960ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T06:28:05.959Z79 banks moved above 300% of tier 1 capital in investor real estate loans in the year to June 30 https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/dfx-briefing-2026-10-222026-10-22T13:33:02.952ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-22T01:32:34.810ZThe DFX Briefing for October 22, 2026: Mach9 raises $34 million Series A led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/blacksmith-raises-66-million-series-c-led-by-sequoia-capital-c7ac442026-10-22T09:07:06.366ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T18:47:38.169ZBlacksmith raises $66 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/mach9-raises-34-million-series-led-by-first-round-capital-41d33f2026-10-22T09:08:29.860ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T18:47:34.336ZMach9 raises $34 million Series A led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/vintage-raises-920-million-ff5dd82026-10-22T13:01:49.639ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T18:47:33.839ZVintage Investment Partners raises $920 million, lifting assets past $4.8 billion https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/hightower-advisors-absorbs-three-advisor-sandy-cove-advisors-second-whole-f99afe2026-10-22T12:11:19.154ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T16:01:15.603ZHightower Advisors absorbs three-advisor Sandy Cove Advisors, its second in six months https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/barings-bdc-placed-5-borrowers-non-accrual-second-quarter-against-7a3fcf2026-10-21T14:17:00.333ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T09:21:57.911ZBarings BDC placed 2 borrowers on non-accrual in the second quarter, against a median of 1 a quarter in the prior four https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/nine-lenders-marked-down-their-loans-perforce-software-second-quarter-3dd16b2026-10-21T14:27:50.060ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T09:21:57.424ZNine lenders marked down their loans to Perforce Software, Inc in the second quarter, nine of them to 70% of cost or below https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/nine-lenders-marked-down-their-loans-cornerstone-ondemand-second-quarter-9f11002026-10-21T14:27:49.361ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T09:21:56.600ZNine lenders marked down their loans to Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc in the second quarter, nine of them to 70% of cost or below https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/fifteen-lenders-marked-down-their-loans-kaseya-second-quarter-six-d74eb62026-10-21T14:27:48.663ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T09:21:55.400ZFifteen lenders marked down their loans to Kaseya Inc in the second quarter, six of them to 70% of cost or below https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/nine-software-borrowers-each-drew-non-accrual-default-or-deep-96ae082026-10-21T14:27:47.968ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T09:21:52.207ZTen Software borrowers each drew non-accrual, default or deep markdown readings from two or more lenders in the second quarter https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/hertz-global-holdings-8-k-names-cohen-private-ventures-as-68d3e32026-10-22T04:51:43.449ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T07:27:40.965ZCohen Private Ventures leads $80.9 million buy of half the votes in Hertz's Oro unit https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/azra-ai-acquires-blackford-analysis-d575aa2026-10-22T09:37:38.052ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T02:55:25.305ZSopris moves Blackford Analysis into Azra AI 18 days after buying it from Bayer https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/dfx-briefing-2026-10-212026-10-21T20:55:59.896ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-21T00:31:11.358ZThe DFX Briefing for October 21, 2026: MainePERS approves $890 million across six commitments https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/shelton-capital-management-invests-essex-investment-management-company-7daf892026-10-22T09:09:44.343ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:41:32.460ZShelton Capital signs an asset purchase for Essex, its third acquisition of 2026 https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/atombeam-raises-18-3-million-6997112026-10-22T06:27:38.154ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:41:09.927ZAtombeam raises $18.3 million from retail investors at $15 a share on StartEngine https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/abm-respiratory-care-raises-20-million-ff9f412026-10-22T06:27:36.416ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:41:09.394ZABM Respiratory Care's $20 million is a growth capital commitment from lender Trinity Capital https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/mural-raises-28-million-series-led-by-tether-af17bb2026-10-22T06:27:22.825ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:41:05.068ZMural raises $15 million Series A led by Tether, taking total funding to $28 million https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/auxoai-raises-20-7-million-series-led-by-nttvc-f765832026-10-22T09:08:06.895ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:41:04.148ZAuxoAI's $20.7 million Series A, led by NTTVC, sits above the median Series A https://dfxintel.com/data-factory/intelligence/story/veckta-raises-11-million-series-led-by-origin-ventures-ac2ab92026-10-22T09:09:04.200ZDFX Intelligenceen2026-10-20T16:40:59.573ZVeckta's $11 million Series A brings back its seed backers under an Origin Ventures lead