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Peterson Partners Raises $510 Million Continuation Vehicle for Draper-based Kelso Industries, Extending its Bet on a $1 Billion-plus Revenue Business

Peterson Partners Raises $510 Million Continuation Vehicle for Draper-based Kelso Industries, Extending its Bet on a $1 Billion-plus Revenue Business

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Utah-based Peterson Partners has raised $510 million for a single-asset continuation vehicle centered on Draper, Utah-based Kelso Industries, allowing the investment firm to extend its ownership of the rapidly growing mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services company. ✅ New York City-based NorthSands Capital committed more

BREAKING NEWS: Park City, Utah-based AI Startup, Hello Haven, Emerges from Stealth Mode with a $15 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Mayfield

BREAKING NEWS: Park City, Utah-based AI Startup, Hello Haven, Emerges from Stealth Mode with a $15 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Mayfield

Intermountain Health Deepens its Idaho Expansion with a $413 Million Hospital Property Purchase as its 2026 Transactions in Idaho Falls Top $1.2 Billion

Intermountain Health Deepens its Idaho Expansion with a $413 Million Hospital Property Purchase as its 2026 Transactions in Idaho Falls Top $1.2 Billion

Mitsui Chemicals Completes its $900 Million Acquisition of Ultradent Products and Expands South Jordan's Role to Oversee the Growth and Dominance of its Global Dental Businesses, including Germany's Kulzer and Japan's Sun Medical

Mitsui Chemicals Completes its $900 Million Acquisition of Ultradent Products and Expands South Jordan's Role to Oversee the Growth and Dominance of its Global Dental Businesses, including Germany's Kulzer and Japan's Sun Medical

Midvale, Utah-Based Bamboo Insurance is About to Conduct a "Surprise" IPO, Raising up to $700 Million with a Target Valuation of Up To $3.24 Billion

Midvale, Utah-Based Bamboo Insurance is About to Conduct a "Surprise" IPO, Raising up to $700 Million with a Target Valuation of Up To $3.24 Billion

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

Domo, Chapter 3: With its Two Latest SEC Filings, Domo has Apparently Checked the Final Boxes for its $400 Million Asset Sale to Progress Software, Which Domo Now Expects to Happen By 30 September 2026

Domo, Chapter 3: With its Two Latest SEC Filings, Domo has Apparently Checked the Final Boxes for its $400 Million Asset Sale to Progress Software, Which Domo Now Expects to Happen By 30 September 2026

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After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Twenty-six startups each delivered investor pitches that were ~three minutes each yesterday at Kinect Capital’s 43rd annual "Investors Choice Conference," and I scored all 26 companies. ✅ Using a 40-point framework I call the “Politis Score,” ▪️ 13 of the 26 firms scored 30 or

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

Nearly $40 Million in Utah-focused Deals, Announcements Regarding 14 Utah Entities, Including 7 Executive Changes — Say Hello to NEWS OF NOTE No. 3

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: Lunar Resources Plans $85 Million Utah Factory, HealthEquity and the Utah Jazz Enter Sponsorship Deal, a $44 Million Refinancing, and Five Other Newsworthy Items Comprise this Week's Writeup

NEWS OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

NEWS OF NOTE: A Utah Billionaire’s Bold Push to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, Crewe Advisors’ Growth-Capital Deal, and Other Recent Money Signals Across Utah

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BREAKING NEWS: Park City, Utah-based AI Startup, Hello Haven, Emerges from Stealth Mode with a $15 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Mayfield

Mitsui Chemicals Completes its $900 Million Acquisition of Ultradent Products and Expands South Jordan's Role to Oversee the Growth and Dominance of its Global Dental Businesses, including Germany's Kulzer and Japan's Sun Medical

Midvale, Utah-Based Bamboo Insurance is About to Conduct a "Surprise" IPO, Raising up to $700 Million with a Target Valuation of Up To $3.24 Billion

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

Domo, Chapter 3: With its Two Latest SEC Filings, Domo has Apparently Checked the Final Boxes for its $400 Million Asset Sale to Progress Software, Which Domo Now Expects to Happen By 30 September 2026

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"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

Entrata Updates its IPO Filing, Showing Stronger First-Half Numbers, But its IPO Timing Remains Unknown

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

26 Startups, Three Minutes Each, Pitching for Dollars at Kinect Capital’s 43rd Investors Choice Conference this Thursday, September 3rd

With this Week's "Blessing" by the U.S. DOE (plus its Recent $1 Billion Funding), California-based Valar Atomics is Poised to Make Emery County, Utah a Critical Nuclear Energy Hub

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Mitsui Chemicals Completes its $900 Million Acquisition of Ultradent Products and Expands South Jordan's Role to Oversee the Growth and Dominance of its Global Dental Businesses, including Germany's Kulzer and Japan's Sun Medical

Midvale, Utah-Based Bamboo Insurance is About to Conduct a "Surprise" IPO, Raising up to $700 Million with a Target Valuation of Up To $3.24 Billion

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts