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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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Carlyle Group has acquired Centerville, Utah-based defense-technology firm Secturion Systems, making the Utah company the first investment by Carlyle's new dedicated middle-market Aerospace, Defense / Government and Industrials platform; ✅ Brigham Young University Athletics and Lehi-based Entrata have signed a multi-year agreement making

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

It is one thing to "win" anything, to come in first place, to be named the best. But achieving the same feat four times ... let alone 4x in a row?!?!?! Nah, that rarely, rarely happens, in any field, in any endeavor. But, as just announced by none other

Utah-based AI-FinTech, Databento, has Landed a $97 Million Series B Funding to Build-out its Global Market-data Infrastructure

Utah-based AI-FinTech, Databento, has Landed a $97 Million Series B Funding to Build-out its Global Market-data Infrastructure

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ New Enterprise Associates led the $97 million in Series B financing for Salt Lake City-based Databento, with participation from DRW Venture Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Tribe Capital, and other investors; ✅ The AI-FinTech data company says it reached profitability with only 24 employees, increased revenue to 6.65

NEWS OF NOTE No. 4 — Over $105 Million in Utah-Linked Public-Land Funding, Credit Capacity, Venture Deployment, Share-Exchange Activity and Defense-Tech Contracting, Plus Three Acquisition Stories

NEWS OF NOTE No. 4 — Over $105 Million in Utah-Linked Public-Land Funding, Credit Capacity, Venture Deployment, Share-Exchange Activity and Defense-Tech Contracting, Plus Three Acquisition Stories

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ Salt Lake City, Utah-based PACS Group, Inc. plans to acquire operations tied to 34 skilled nursing facilities from Eduro Healthcare, while Salt Lake City-based Packsize has agreed to acquire the packaging business of Italy-based Panotec; ✅ Utah counties and local governments are slated to receive $53.

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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ L3Harris Technologies (Salt Lake City) has landed a $12.2 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work in Utah, while Salt Lake City-based Milestone Capital Partners closed $11.5 million of corporate notes; ✅ Ogden, Utah-based TAB Bank provided an $8 million working-capital facility to

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

Utah’s Deal Market Rebounded to a Record 435 Transactions in 2025, Even as the Disclosed Total Deal Value Dropped to $17.2 Billion on a YoY Basis

The biggest money signal from the MWCN's annual Deal Flow Report (2025) is not a new dollar-value record, because that is not accurate. Rather, it is that Utah’s deal engine kept running in 2025 across a record number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public

After Publishing a Proprietary Advisor Report in January, Jump closes an $80 million Series B Funding Round Led by Insight Partners

After Publishing a Proprietary Advisor Report in January, Jump closes an $80 million Series B Funding Round Led by Insight Partners

After growing to 27,000 advisors on its platform in just two years, Jump is betting its AI-driven automation and meeting intelligence can deliver measurable ROI. In fact, its inaugural Financial Advisor Insights Report quantified fear patterns across advisor-client meetings further boosting the firm as it pushes forward