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James Lee, chairman and CEO of the TXSE Group [Image: James Lee; domi8nic, flags istock; DI Studio]
SEC Greenlights Texas Stock Exchange; TXSE Set to Launch in 2026
by Quincy Preston | Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
by David Seeley |
Dec 13, 2023
Two years after attempting to go public via a SPAC merger that valued it at $4.7 billion post-money, Apex is looking to do it the old-fashioned way with a direct SEC filing. The "fintech for fintechs" has more than 220 clients with over $115 billion in assets under custody, with 21 million brokerage accounts and active investors in 144 countries.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
The planned merger is between Dallas-based Blackbox and Evtec Group Limited, Evtec Aluminium Limited, and Evtec Automotive Limited. The merger was previously announced on April 17.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Nov 7, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about automated payment solutions startup UPAY raising new funds; Fort Worth’s Star Castle Ventures' $5.25M raise; Carlyle Group acquiring a majority stake in Dallas’ Aspen Power Partners; CenterOak Partners selling Wetzel’s Pretzels for $207M; and other deals.
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Wendy Ralston and Bill McFarland discuss takeaways from Deloitte's Consumer Industry Conference earlier this summer. [Courtesy photos; DI background]
The Last Word: Wendy Ralston and Bill McFarland on Takeaways from Deloitte’s Consumer Industry Conference
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 9, 2022
Bill McFarland, a Dallas-based partner and North Texas ESG leader at Deloitte, has written an article on LinkedIn about takeaways from his company's June Consumer Industry Conference in Columbus, Ohio—and how they apply to the consumer industry.
In the article, he speaks with Ralston about ESG issues discussed at the conference, with sustainability seen as becoming a major source of both risk and opportunity. Some insights:
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 8, 2022
Plus: 7-Eleven acquires last-mile delivery startup; American Heart Association invests in $43M healthcare innovation fund; Fort Worth real estate investors raise $32.4M for new fund; Dallas College Lands $8.8M to boost biotech workforce; UT Southwestern researchers land funding for hypothermia therapy study; and more North Texas deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 11, 2022
Plus, Enhabit Home Health Hits the NYSE, Irving Web3 Investor Raising Two New Funds, TPG leads $750M raise in clean energy firm; Coppell-based Neurolens raises $2.7M; Fort Worth's Jet Health raises $1M; Frisco edtech startup Meritize lands funding; Honeywell acquires Fort Worth nitrile glove maker Rhino Health USA; and more North Texas-related deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 5, 2022
Enhabit Home Health and Hospice has spun out of its Alabama-based parent, Encompass Health Corp., and is now trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker EHAB.
With more than 10,000 employees in 350 locations across 34 states, Enhabit had over $1 billion in net revenue last year. Now it's eyeing further growth, saying its use of "advanced technology" gives it more efficiency and profitability than competitors in the space.
With more than 10,000 employees in 350 locations across 34 states, Enhabit had over $1 billion in net revenue last year. Now it's eyeing further growth, saying its use of "advanced technology" gives it more efficiency and profitability than competitors in the space.
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Frank Stonebanks, CEO of Renibus Therapeutics. [Photo: Renibus]
With New Funding and CEO, This Southlake Biotech is Looking to Solve Kidney Disease
by Kevin Cummings | Feb 16, 2022
Renibus Therapeutics, which focuses on treatments for acute and chronic kidney diseases, announced closing a $35 million Series A funding round. Its new CEO, Frank Stonebanks, says "Renibus has arrived at a critical inflection point in its commitment to transform the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 9, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Apr 23, 2018
The two-day event at UTD brought together experts from IBM, the SEC, and tech startups to discuss ways these technologies could change the world.
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by Heather Noel |
Feb 9, 2018
The world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, which has offices in Dallas and Chicago, has doubled its staff in four years. In December, OCC was the first U.S. clearing organization to clear bitcoin futures launched by Cboe Global Markets.
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