Innovation

TerraVest Acquires KBK Industries For $90 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

TerraVest Industries announced it has acquired KBK Industries, LLC, a Texas-based manufacturer of fiberglass and steel storage tanks, expanding TerraVest’s footprint in the U.S. tank market and adding manufacturing capacity in both Texas and Kansas.

Titan America To Buy Keystone Cement Company For $310 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Titan America SA announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Keystone Cement Company, a Pennsylvania-based cement manufacturer and aggregates producer, expanding Titan’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and adding capacity in markets the company describes as benefiting from infrastructure, technology investment, and transportation modernization programs.

Vivasure Medical Acquired By Haemonetics In Deal Valued Up To €185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Vivasure Medical, a Galway, Ireland-based developer of fully absorbable technology for percutaneous vessel closure, said it has been acquired by Haemonetics Corporation in a transaction valued at up to €185 million (about $215 million), including milestone-based payments.

Medipost Closes In $140 Million Funding To Back Planned U.S. Phase III Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

MEDIPOST, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing allogeneic, umbilical cord blood-derived stem cell therapies, said its parent company, MEDIPOST Co., Ltd., has closed $140 million in funding to accelerate late-stage clinical development and expand manufacturing and operational infrastructure.

AirNexis Therapeutics Launches With $200 Million Series A To Advance Phase 2 Dual PDE3/4 Inhibitor AN01 For COPD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

AirNexis Therapeutics has launched as a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on pulmonary diseases, closing a $200 million Series A financing and securing an in-license to a Phase 2 dual PDE3/4 inhibitor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from Haisco Pharmaceutical Group.

MagicCube: $10 Million Raised To Expand Beyond Tap-to-Phone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

MagicCube, a provider of software-based security for payments and device integrity, said it has raised $10 million in new committed funding as it expands beyond tap-to-phone into biometrics, identity verification, and AI-driven device security.

PebblePad Acquires myday To Expand Student Engagement And Digital Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

PebblePad has acquired myday, a student engagement portal used by universities and colleges, in a move the company says will create an integrated, mobile-first experience that links learning, assessment, and campus engagement in a single digital environment.

Magnet Defense To Buy ATG To Expand AI-Enabled Autonomy And DefendAI Battlespace Management Suite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Magnet Defense has entered an agreement to acquire Advanced Technology Group (ATG), a deal the company says will speed the integration of AI-enabled autonomy and command-and-control capabilities across its national security maritime platform portfolio.

Karman Space & Defense To Acquire Seemann Composites And Materials Sciences For $220 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Karman Space & Defense said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seemann Composites and Materials Sciences (MSC) in a deal valued at $220 million, marking the company’s expansion into the maritime defense market for submarines, autonomous undersea and surface vehicles, and other naval platforms.