Mergers & Acquisitions

Bain Capital Launches $344 Million Bid For South Korea-Based Echo Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:14 PM

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire South Korea-based Echo Marketing in a transaction valued at roughly $344 million, combining a negotiated purchase of a controlling stake with a tender offer for the remaining shares as revealed in a DART filing.

Technip Energies Completes $556 Million Acquisition Of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:50 AM

Technip Energies has completed its acquisition of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts (AM&C) business, adding a specialty catalysts and advanced materials platform that the company says will expand its capabilities in advanced catalysts and support growth in sustainable fuels, circular chemistry, and carbon capture.

Pinnacle And Synovus Complete Merger To Form $117 Billion Regional Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:42 AM

Pinnacle Financial Partners (now trading on the New York Stock Exchange under “PNFP”) has completed its previously announced merger with Synovus Financial, creating a combined regional banking company with an estimated $117.2 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025. The combined organization is operating as a single bank holding company under the name Pinnacle Financial Partners, marking the close of a transaction the companies first announced on July 24, 2025.

Ooma Completes Acquisition of Phone.com For About $23.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:28 AM

Ooma, which provides a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Phone.com, a cloud-based business communications provider focused on small and mid-sized organizations. The deal closed for approximately $23.2 million in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments.

Berkshire Hathaway Completes $9.7 Billion Acquisition Of OxyChem From Occidental

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:40 AM

Berkshire Hathaway announced it has completed its acquisition of OxyChem from Occidental for $9.7 billion, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments, bringing a large-scale U.S.-based chemical producer into Berkshire’s group of operating businesses.

Hyatt Completes $2 Billion Sale Of Playa-Owned Resort Real Estate To Tortuga

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Hyatt Hotels announced it has closed the sale of the owned real estate portfolio it previously acquired from Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. to Tortuga Resorts for approximately $2.0 billion, completing what the company described as a fully asset-light transaction for the Playa portfolio.

Credicorp’s BCP To Acquire Helm Bank USA For $180 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Credicorp announced its Peruvian banking subsidiary, Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP), has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Helm Bank USA for $180 million, subject to customary price adjustments at closing. The transaction is intended to expand Credicorp’s cross-border banking capabilities for clients with financial needs spanning Latin America and the United States.

OceanFirst To Acquire Flushing Financial In $579 Million All-Stock Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

OceanFirst Financial and Flushing Financial Corporation have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger that would create a regional bank with approximately $23 billion in assets across New Jersey, Long Island, and the New York City metro area, while also bringing in a $225 million strategic equity investment from Warburg Pincus.

MetLife Investment Management Closes PineBridge Acquisition, Creating A $734.7 Billion Global Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

MetLife Investment Management (MIM), MetLife, Inc.’s institutional asset management business, said it has completed its acquisition of PineBridge Investments, combining the firms into a platform overseeing $734.7 billion in assets under management on a pro forma basis as of September 30, 2025.

BigBear.ai Finalizes $250 Million Acquisition Of Ask Sage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

BigBear.ai announced it has completed its acquisition of Ask Sage for $250 million in cash, adding a secure generative AI platform designed for deployment, orchestration, and agentic capabilities in defense, intelligence, and other highly regulated environments.

Cantor Fitzgerald Announces First Close Of O’Connor Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Cantor Fitzgerald announced it has completed the first closing of its acquisition of the UBS O’Connor alternative investment platform and has transferred two O’Connor hedge fund investment strategies to Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management (CFAM).

Wealth Enhancement Partnering With $240 Million Firm Ascent Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Wealth Enhancement announced it will join forces with Ascent Private Wealth, a Spartanburg, South Carolina-based hybrid registered investment advisor overseeing more than $240 million in client assets, expanding Wealth Enhancement’s footprint in the Southeast and pushing its total client assets above $132.7 billion.

Mercantile Bank Completes Merger With Eastern Michigan Financial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

Mercantile Bank announced it has completed its previously announced merger with Eastern Michigan Financial Corporation, combining two Michigan-based financial institutions with a stated focus on serving local households, businesses, and communities.

DigitalBridge And Crestview Partners Complete Take-Private Acquisition Of WideOpenWest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners said affiliated investment funds have completed their previously announced take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest (WOW!), a U.S. provider of broadband internet services and connectivity solutions.

First Financial Bancorp To Close Acquisition Of BankFinancial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

First Financial Bancorp announced it will close its previously announced all-stock acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation on January 1, 2026, a deal that will give First Financial its first retail consumer-focused locations in the Chicago market.

Mutares Signs Agreement To Sell Conexus To ATS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio company Conexus S.p.A. to ATS – Advance Technologies System S.r.l., a wholly owned subsidiary of Maximum Return System Group, as the firm continues to execute exits from its portfolio.

H.I.G. Capital Agrees To Sell Subsea Telecom Provider Xtera

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

H.I.G. Capital announced an affiliate has entered into a binding agreement to sell Xtera Limited, a London-headquartered provider of subsea telecom network systems, to a joint venture led by Prysmian S.p.A. and Fincantieri S.p.A. The sale remains subject to regulatory approvals, and completion is expected in the first quarter of 2026.

TransDigm To Buy Stellant Systems For About $960 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

TransDigm Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stellant Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, for approximately $960 million in cash, including certain tax benefits.

Meta Acquires AI Agent Developer Manus For A Reported $2+ Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

AI agent developer Manus said it is joining Meta, a significant milestone for its work on general-purpose autonomous agents designed to help users with research, automation, and other complex tasks.

Brivo And Eagle Eye Networks Merge To Form AI Cloud-Native Physical Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks said they will merge to create what they describe as the world’s largest AI cloud-native physical security company, combining cloud access control and smart space technology with cloud AI video surveillance under a single, unified platform. The merged company will operate under the Brivo name and aim to simplify how enterprises deploy and manage physical security by consolidating capabilities and support into one integrated offering.

SoftBank Group to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4 Billion to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

SoftBank Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a global alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.0 billion in enterprise value. The deal is intended to expand SoftBank’s capacity across data centers and connectivity assets as the company positions itself to support large-scale AI training, deployment, and delivery worldwide.

Johnson & Johnson Completes $3.05 Billion Halda Therapeutics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Johnson & Johnson said it has completed its acquisition of Halda Therapeutics OpCo, Inc., bringing the clinical-stage biotechnology company and its proprietary Regulated Induced Proximity TArgeting Chimera (RIPTAC) platform into the company for $3.05 billion in cash.

ClickUp Acquires Cursor Competitor Codegen To Advance AI Super Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

ClickUp announced it has acquired Codegen, an AI-powered code generation and agentic AI platform, as the company accelerates development of “Super Agents” designed to operate inside ClickUp’s workspace as collaborative AI teammates.

CACI Agrees To Acquire ARKA Group From Blackstone For $2.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

CACI International announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARKA Group L.P. from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion, a deal the company says advances its strategy in space-based sensing and intelligence for national security customers.

reAlpha To Buy InstaMortgage For $8.5 Million, Expanding Into Direct Mortgage Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

reAlpha has signed a definitive agreement to acquire InstaMortgage, a move intended to add direct mortgage lending capabilities alongside the company’s existing mortgage brokerage operations and better align brokerage-to-lending workflows for homebuyers.

Accordion Acquires Pinnacle Healthcare Advisors To Expand Revenue Cycle Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

Howmet Aerospace To Buy Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing For About $1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Howmet Aerospace said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing (CAM) from Stanley Black & Decker in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The acquisition is aimed at expanding Howmet’s aerospace fastening systems business by adding CAM’s portfolio of precision fasteners, fluid fittings, and other highly engineered components used across aerospace and defense platforms.

Coforge To Buy Encora In $2.35 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Coforge announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Encora, an AI-native engineering services firm founded in Silicon Valley, in a transaction that the companies said is designed to accelerate Coforge’s ambition to become a leading AI-driven engineering provider.

Accenture To Buy Cabel Industry, Strengthening Financial Services Capabilities in Italy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Accenture has agreed to acquire Cabel Industry, an Italian technology company that provides specialized core banking and IT managed services to mid-size financial institutions, from the Fibonacci Group. The transaction is expected to bolster Accenture’s banking and insurance technology offering in Italy by expanding its managed services capabilities and adding sector-specific platform expertise.

TMTG Merge With TAE Technologies In All-Stock Deal Valued Above $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to combine with fusion-energy developer TAE Technologies in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion, a deal the companies say would create one of the world’s first publicly traded fusion companies.