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News on capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and grant funding across Dallas-Fort Worth. From early-stage funding to public exits, here’s a look at deals making business news in the region. 

 

Irving-Based Flowserve Acquires U.K.’s Greenray Turbine Solutions for $72M

by | Dec 17, 2025
Through the Greenway acquisition, Flowserve said it gains access to deep product expertise and durable revenue for a large installed base of mission-critical equipment, which will enable the company to "leverage Flowserve’s expansive global network of Quick Response Centers for growth."
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Plano-Based Movate Acquires Fort Worth’s Solomo to Boost Salesforce and AI Healthcare Capabilities
by | Dec 17, 2025
The acquisition deepens Movate’s Salesforce capabilities while adding to its recent M&A activity focused on companies from India to Indiana.
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Dallas’ Broadwing Capital Acquires Nashville-Based CloudScale365
by | Dec 17, 2025
CloudScale365 brings a strong foundation Broadwing's initial MSP platform investment because of its scalable sales engine, longstanding customer relationships, and extensive vertical knowledge across financial services, healthcare, legal, and other sectors, the Dallas-based PE firm said.
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Reports: Texas Stock Exchange Settles Trademark Dispute Over ‘TXSE’ as Backing Grows to $270 Million

by | Dec 16, 2025
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange has resolved a trademark dispute with the Toronto Stock Exchange over its “TXSE” branding, The Texas Lawbook reported. Separately, Bloomberg reported that total funding for TXSE Group, the exchange’s parent company, has reached $270 million with new backing from Goldman and Bank of America.
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Dallas’ Braemont Capital Makes Its First (Partial) Exit Since Its 2021 Founding With Loenbro Deal
by | Dec 14, 2025
The partnership with Mount Kisco, New York-based Kohlberg is designed to expedite Loenbro’s continued growth. Braemont and Loenbro management are retaining significant equity interests.
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Dallas-Based SenderraRx Gets Growth Investment from Rhode Island’s Nautic Partners
by | Dec 13, 2025
Founded in 2010, SenderraRx said it has made a name for itself in the specialty pharmacy space by focusing on therapies for patients with complex and chronic conditions in areas such as dermatology, rheumatology, and oncology.
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Plano-Based Finance of America Announces $2.5B Partnership with Funds Managed by Blue Owl to Expand FOA’s Home Equity Lending
by | Dec 12, 2025
The deal brings new capital and product capacity to a fast-growing segment of the U.S. financial market: home equity lending for retirees.
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The Last Word: Embark Founder on Building Family Office and Venture Platform Ashla as a ‘Flywheel for Good’

by | Dec 11, 2025
Paul Allen’s Ashla platform has already backed Dallas ventures including Mother, a modern plumbing company, and Stonethrow, a private family club founded by Nick Clark and Dawson Williams.
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Dallas-Based NiTEO Products Acquires 138-Year-Old Faultless Brands
by | Dec 10, 2025
Faultless Brands makes some of the most recognizable brands in the household products industry: Faultless, Niagara, and Magic, which are market share leaders in fabric care, and Bon Ami, a scratch-free powder cleanser that cleans without harsh chemicals.
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Dallas’ Balerion Space Ventures Invests in Spacecraft Systems, Advanced Nuclear Power, and More
by | Dec 10, 2025
Balerion is investing in Antares Industries, Samara Aerospace, and Valar Atomics. Balerion Co-Founder Phil Scully says companies like these are "laying the manufacturing groundwork for the next Industrial Revolution" and "building the foundational systems that will power the next trillion-dollar economy."
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Westlake’s ECI Software Solutions Acquires Chicago-Based Amper Technologies
by | Dec 9, 2025
By bringing Amper's FactoryOS platform into ECI, "we can connect shop floor intelligence with our ERP systems in a way not previously possible," said ECI CEO Trevor Gruenewald, giving customers "a unified, end-to-end view of their operations."
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Dallas-Based Lone Star Funds Strikes $4.8B Deal to Sell SPX FLOW to ITT Inc.

by | Dec 9, 2025
The SPX FLOW exit follows an active 2025 for Lone Star, including the multibillion-dollar sale of its Novo Banco stake to BPCE and a series of major industrial and real estate moves.
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North Texas’ Move Concierge Acquires LiveBy for Its Community Intelligence Capabilities
by | Dec 5, 2025
Farmers Branch-based Move Concierge said it plans to strengthen its existing platform with data‑driven personalization, additional reporting capabilities, and new insights that connect neighborhood discovery with the logistical aspects of moving and home setup.
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HF Controls’ $450K Gift Backs Nuclear and AI Research at UTA
by | Dec 5, 2025
The investment strengthens UTA’s pipeline for high-demand engineering talent and supports research on AI-enabled safety systems for nuclear plants.
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CPRIT Awards Grants to 15 Dallas-Fort Worth Researchers in Latest Funding Round
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
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