Washington – September 29, 2026 -- Widehall will convene its second annual American Growth Summit on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, gathering senior White House officials, members of Congress, and chief executives from Citi, NVIDIA, Siemens, and Coinbase at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. to address policy shaping America's economic trajectory.
New York – September 28, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed Pranjal Gambhir as Head of Medical Technology, based in New York, as the advisory firm expands its healthcare coverage.
Gambhir joins from Citi, where he most recently served as Managing Director covering Medical Technology companies across multiple sub-sectors. He spent 20 years at Citi in roles based in New York and New Delhi, building coverage across the sector's various segments.
New York and Amsterdam – September 24, 2026 -- AI communications infrastructure company Bird.com has closed a $450 million debt financing led by J.P. Morgan, Capital One and Citi, pairing the raise with the launch of a revamped platform that lets AI agents send messages, place calls and manage email without human intervention.
The financing comprises a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility, arranged across a syndicate of seven banks. J.P. Morgan served as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent, with Capital One and Citi as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners; Silicon Valley Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Flagstar and Huntington round out the lender group. The deal is structured as a dividend recapitalization, providing liquidity to existing shareholders, including current and former employees holding equity.
New York – September 17, 2026 -- Scholarship America has distributed $193 million to 3,877 students through the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund over the 25 years since the fund's creation in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.
Scholarship America helped establish the fund in the direct aftermath of the 2001 attacks and has administered it continuously since, targeting children who lost a parent or whose parent became permanently disabled as a result of the attacks and subsequent recovery efforts. More than 20,000 individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations have contributed to the fund, with Citi and Strada Education Foundation named as longtime supporters.