Excited to share that Flex has raised $70M in Series B1 equity, officially making Flex a unicorn. The round was led by Ryan Smith and Ryan Sweeney's Halo Fund with continued support from our existing investors Portage, Titanium Ventures, Companyon Ventures, Florida Funders, Crosslink Capital, Wellington Management, Lifeline Ventures, Spice, First Look, and new investors 53 Stations. Flex is the full financial home for ambition. Business, personal, private credit, payments, and accounting. 24 products, hundreds of features, one home. And now we are rolling it out globally. Flex Global brings multi-currency accounts across 32 currencies, USDC and USDT support, pay in and pay out, of/off ramp, card payments and card acceptance, and global cards with rewards to owners in more than 170 countries. Flex Capital is now available worldwide. Ambitious owners choose Flex because it brings your whole financial life together in one place, with best in class financial terms and rewards, better access to private credit to fuel growth, and a true relationship private banking experience. We are just getting started. Excited to be building with Zaid Rahman, Kyle Marimon, Jay Puentes, Kelsey L., Ewan Steel, and the incredible GTM team here! 🚀

Baillie Gifford has deployed $192m of clients’ capital across several funding rounds in Bending Spoons. Prior to IPO, Baillie Gifford’s holding was worth $1.2 billion across funds and client portfolios. https://lnkd.in/gYazczQf

This is turning out to be a busy year for the Hungarian market - and my team was delighted to support in the acquisition in the largest office transaction since, well, since when we led the sale of H2Offices in 2022. What makes this transaction stand out is its scale and our client's ambition; this is a fundamentally strong piece of real estate right at the core of Budapest's main submarket - but it needs substantial asset management and investment to update the specification and introduce the amenities to really punch its weight versus more modern competition. The challenge is whether the ends would justify the means. Yet, with build costs slowing new speculative pipeline to a crawl, and the target corporates ever more discerning, this is a strategic acquisition - bought at a price that will enable our client to fully and profitably justify their vision. We are delighted to have performed our role.

Eleventh Street Partners is pleased to announce the closing of a 19,200 SF multitenant, small bay industrial asset in Chattanooga, TN — acquired all-cash with no financing contingencies. This deal reflects ESP's ability to move quickly — with the infrastructure in place to close in as little as 30 days when the timeline calls for it. This marks our second acquisition in the Chattanooga MSA, further building out our industrial footprint in the Southeast. #SmallBayIndustrial #IndustrialRealEstate #CRE

#Ohmyhome has sold its core real estate business for just US$1, raising fresh questions about its future as a Nasdaq-listed company. Will shedding its loss-making core be enough to save Ohmyhome’s spot on the #Nasdaq? With its primary business sold away and stock price flagging, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at whether this puts its US listing in jeopardy. For more, they speak with Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Head of Consumer and Internet, Alētheia Capital . https://lnkd.in/gANYngDM Namreena Samtani

Edinburgh asset manager Baillie Gifford has outlined the scale of its successful investment in Bending Spoons as the Italian technology company makes its market debut via an IPO on Nasdaq. https://lnkd.in/gYazczQf

Axonic Capital has partnered with Boston-based real estate firm Synergy to acquire 265 Franklin Street, a 21-story office tower spanning approximately 358,406 rentable square feet in Boston's Financial District. The acquisition was covered by Boston Real Estate Times, which reported the transaction as the first joint venture between the two firms and an expansion of Synergy's growing presence in Boston's central business district. Read the full coverage: https://lnkd.in/gejS_YBc

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 $𝟮𝟬𝟬𝗠, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. On this week's Trades Talk, Justin White sits down with Jerry Schill, CEO of The Landscape Collective & Schill Grounds Management. Jerry has built a maintenance-driven organization at roughly $200M in revenue, 2,000 team members across 36 locations in 8 states and Canada, and 93 percent recurring revenue. He walks through the Business in a Box playbook that let him refine a 15 profit center P&L down to one hedgehog, and how that focus is what actually made 21 acquisitions bolt on cleanly. They dig into two PE recaps (Argon Capital, then TruArc out of New York in December 2025), what happened the day after the wire hit, and why frontline incentive pay had to be uncoupled after it turned into a disincentive. Jerry's take on private equity is worth the whole episode by itself. His line: PE only meddles when things aren't going well. Run your business right and PE is a tool, not a boss. If you are a trades operator wondering whether focus really wins at scale, considering PE for the first time, or trying to build something that outlives your day at the helm, this one is a masterclass. 🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/gmEY65Tk

I’m pleased to share that Four Springs TEN31 Xchange has acquired a 798,000-square-foot distribution center in Tifton, Georgia, fully leased to Orgill, Inc., the world’s largest independently owned hardlines distributor. What stood out for us wasn’t just the real estate, but the tenant behind it. A 178-year operating history, a mission-critical facility, and long-term demand supported by an aging U.S. housing stock. That’s the kind of opportunity we look for: durable businesses occupying irreplaceable real estate. Congratulations to Jared Morgan and everyone involved in bringing this acquisition across the finish line! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/e9mYiYf2

Thinking about your first single-family rental? Here's what seasoned investors wish they'd known sooner. Cash flow matters, but it isn't everything. The neighborhood, the quality of the tenant pool, the cost of turnover, and the time you'll personally spend all shape your real return. The "deal" on paper and the experience of ownership are often two very different things. The right management partner closes that gap before it costs you. What's holding you back from your next acquisition? #RealEstateInvesting #FirstTimeInvestor #SingleFamilyRentals #WealthBuilding