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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

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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Mitsui Chemicals quietly completed its $900 million acquisition of South Jordan, Utah-based Ultradent Products on 14 August 2026, several weeks ahead of the September closing timetable originally announced. ✅ Effective 1 October 2026, the newly formed South Jordan-based MC Dental Holdings America will oversee and manage Mitsui

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

Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison and Restitution of ~$77.7 Million after Defrauding 200+ Investors of $89 Million Since August 2023

Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison and Restitution of ~$77.7 Million after Defrauding 200+ Investors of $89 Million Since August 2023

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

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.

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

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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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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

Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison and Restitution of ~$77.7 Million after Defrauding 200+ Investors of $89 Million Since August 2023

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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