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North Texas’ JCPenney Merges with SPARC Group to Form a ‘Powerhouse’ New Company Called Catalyst Brands

Plano-based JCPenney and New York’s SPARC Group—a joint venture of Authentic Brands Group, e-retailer Shein, and Simon Property Group—have formed a new company called Catalyst Brands. The merger joins ...
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Dallas-Based 3PL Provider WWEX Group To Be Acquired by Chicago’s Thoma Bravo

Dallas-based third-party logistics provider WWEX Group has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading technology-focused investment firm headquartered in Chicago. Terms of the deal were not ...
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Dallas College Leads $5.7M Regional Effort to Expand Health Care Workforce Training

A $5.7 million federal grant is set to boost health care workforce development in North Texas, uniting four community colleges and the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council to train and place more ...
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North Texas’ Coltala Holdings Launches Aerospace Platform via AeroParts Group Acquisition

Fort Worth-based Coltala Holdings today announced the creation of Coltala Aerospace through the acquisition of Mansfield-based AeroParts Group (APG), whose growth was said to surpass 60% over the last ...
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Dallas-Based HEST Investments Leads $1.8M SPV Investment in Secretome Therapeutics

Dallas-based venture capital family office HEST Investments announced its successful Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of a $1.8 million investment in Baltimore-based Secretome Therapeutics, which has a ...
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Dallas-Based Citation Capital Gets Investment from Collaborative Asset Owner Network

Dallas-based Citation Capital—a “next-gen” PE firm founded in 2023 by Tiffany K. Hagge and Lydie B. Hudson—has received a strategic investment from Capital Constellation, a New York City-based ...
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Dallas’ Kane & Company Appoints New D.C‑Based Partner and COO, New Dallas Partner

Dallas-based Kane & Company Insights, which advises private equity firms in due diligence, has named Stuart Skeates as partner and chief operating officer in the firm’s new Washington, D.C. office and ...
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$2B Healthcare Staffing Platform ShiftKey Announces Leadership Moves, New Brand Identity

ShiftKey calls itself “the largest marketplace for independent licensed professionals to connect with healthcare facilities.” In May, the company announced that former Chief Revenue Officer Mike Vitek ...
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‘State-of-the-Art’ Dual-Branded Hotel Gets a Groundbreaking in Uptown Dallas

A new 19-story dual-branded hotel development featuring Marriott brands AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel just broke ground in Uptown Dallas, Atlanta-based private equity firm Peachtree Group announced. “Most ...
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See How the Dallas International District Is Taking Shape, from a ‘People Mover’ to a 20-Acre Park to Smart Cities Tech and More

The aerial rendering above shows what’s slated to be a major new addition to Dallas—one that will bring a long list of new “accents” and opportunities to the Valley View-Galleria area. In January, the ...
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Apollo Sets Stage to Deploy ‘Billions’ Through Dallas’ Stream Data Centers in Digital Infrastructure Push

New York City-based Apollo (NYSE: APO) announced that Apollo-managed funds will acquire a majority interest in Dallas-based Stream Data Centers from Stream Realty Partners, also based in Dallas. With ...
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Dallas-Based PE Firm Partners With Two Aerospace Companies to Form New Missile and Space Platform

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has partnered with Aerospace Engineering Corp. and AMRO Fabricating Corporation, both California-based companies, to create a new platform for the ...