Mergers & Acquisitions

Alamo Group Completes Petersen Industries Acquisition, Expanding Grapple Loader Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:50 AM

Alamo Group announced it has completed its acquisition of Petersen Industries, finalizing a deal the company previously announced when it signed a purchase agreement on December 10, 2025. Alamo Group is a global manufacturer of industrial and vegetation management equipment, and Petersen Industries produces specialized truck-mounted grapple loader equipment used by municipal and industrial customers.

Zinzino Merges It Works! Into Group In $30 Million All-Share Deal And Targets $60+ Million Added 2026 Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:48 AM

Zinzino announced it has entered into an agreement and simultaneously closed a merger to combine with U.S.-based direct sales company It Works! in an all-share transaction, expanding Zinzino’s distribution footprint across North America and Europe. As part of the deal, Zinzino acquired the operational assets of It Works!’ U.S. business, including inventory, distributor agreements, customer agreements, and intellectual property rights.

Franco-Nevada Agrees To $100 Million Gold Stream To Back Orezone’s Planned Purchase Of Hecla’s Casa Berardi Mine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:47 AM

Franco-Nevada announced it has entered into a $100 million gold stream financing transaction with Orezone Gold Corporation to support Orezone’s planned acquisition of Hecla Mining Company’s producing Casa Berardi Gold Mine and Hecla’s other Quebec assets, including the Heva-Hosco Gold Project. The companies said the stream is expected to add immediate gold revenue exposure tied to an established Canadian operation, while giving Orezone additional capital to pursue a “transformational” expansion and exploration program around Casa Berardi and the broader land package.

Net At Work Acquires BHE Consulting To Expand Sage And Acumatica ERP Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:44 AM

Net at Work, a North American technology advisory and services provider focused on small and mid-sized businesses, has acquired BHE Consulting, a Boston-based ERP solutions firm with a 28-year operating history. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Core & Main Closes Acquisition Of Pioneer Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:42 AM

Core & Main announced it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Pioneer Supply, adding a distributor focused on water, wastewater, and storm drainage products with operations in Moore, Oklahoma, and Weatherford, Texas. The closing moves the transaction from announcement to integration and positions Core & Main to deepen its reach in two infrastructure-heavy states where municipal replacement cycles, population growth, and new development can create steady demand for essential water and drainage materials.

JLL Partners Acquires PowerParts Group To Build Power Turbine Aftermarket Components Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:40 AM

JLL Partners has acquired PowerParts Group, a provider of mission-critical replacement parts and field services for gas- and steam-turbine power plants. Terms were not disclosed.

KPS To Acquire Majority Stake In Novacel From Compagnie Chargeurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:39 AM

KPS Capital Partners announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Chargeurs Films de Protection SAS, which operates under the Novacel name, in a transaction that will position Novacel as an independent surface-protection solutions manufacturer. Compagnie Chargeurs Invest SA, the selling shareholder, will reinvest alongside KPS and keep a 25% ownership interest in the business. Financial terms were not disclosed.

IonQ To Buy SkyWater In $1.8 Billion Deal To Build Vertically Integrated Quantum Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:15 PM

IonQ and SkyWater Technology announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IonQ to acquire SkyWater in a cash-and-stock transaction that values SkyWater at approximately $1.8 billion in equity and is intended to create what the companies call the only vertically integrated, full-stack quantum platform company.

USA TODAY To Buy The Detroit News From MediaNews Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:05 PM

USA TODAY announced it has signed a binding letter of intent with MediaNews Group to acquire The Detroit News, a deal the company framed as a strategic investment aimed at expanding the USA TODAY Network’s local reach in the Detroit metropolitan area.

G2 Consulting Group Buys Construction Testing Services To Expand In Michigan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:03 PM

G2 Consulting Group, a Troy, Michigan-based provider of geotechnical, environmental, and construction engineering services, has acquired Construction Testing Services, adding a long-standing local firm with more than 40 years of experience serving clients across Michigan’s Bay Area and Thumb region. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ruder Finn Acquires Missouri Creative To Expand Global Brand Experience And Immersive Design Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:01 PM

Ruder Finn has acquired Missouri Creative, a UK-based creative agency focused on visual storytelling, immersive design, and experience-led brand activation, as the independent marketing and communications firm continues to build out its global creative platform.

Nexus Agriscience Acquires Biotech Institute Hemp IP To Expand Molecular Farming For Natural Ingredients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:00 PM

Nexus Agriscience, a molecular farming company focused on plant-based solutions for flavor, fragrance, and functional ingredient markets, said it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Biotech Institute's hemp division, adding genetics and research capabilities that it says will accelerate expansion into new natural-ingredient markets.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Bluejay Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:56 PM

Mirum Pharmaceuticals announced it has completed its acquisition of Bluejay Therapeutics, expanding Mirum’s footprint in rare liver disease with the addition of brelovitug, a late-stage monoclonal antibody being developed for chronic hepatitis delta virus.

Southfield Capital Acquires Contextual.io, Embedding AI Orchestration Into Its Lower Middle Market Value Creation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:53 PM

Southfield Capital announced it has acquired Contextual.io, an AI orchestration platform and solutions provider, and will integrate the business into the firm’s partnership model as it seeks to expand technology-enabled value creation across its lower-middle-market portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Eclipsebio Acquires Terrain Bio To Build An AI-Driven Design, Make, Test Platform or RNA Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:13 PM

Eclipse Bioinnovations announced it has acquired Terrain Bio, adding AI and machine learning capabilities for RNA sequence design and manufacturing analytics to Eclipsebio’s sequencing-based analytics platform as the company pushes toward a fully integrated workflow for RNA therapeutic development.

CleanCapital Buys Majority Stake In Staten Island Battery Storage Portfolio In JV With Osaka Gas USA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:12 PM

CleanCapital has acquired a majority interest in a 7.7 MW and 30.8 MWh battery storage portfolio through a joint venture with Osaka Gas USA, positioning CleanCapital as the managing member and lead operator of the partnership. The deal expands CleanCapital’s ownership of distributed energy storage assets and deepens Osaka Gas USA’s footprint in the U.S. power market as both companies target reliability and resilience needs in constrained, high-demand regions.

XCF Global, Southern Energy Renewables, And DevvStream Sign Deal For Proposed Three-Party Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:10 PM

XCF Global, DevvStream, and Southern Energy Renewables Inc. said they have agreed to a binding term sheet outlining a proposed three-party merger that would combine the companies into what they describe as an integrated low-carbon fuels and environmental-attribute platform.

Simpro Group Acquires Delight To Add AI Customer Engagement And Drive Repeat Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:49 PM

Simpro Group announced it has acquired Delight, an AI-driven customer engagement solution built for field service and trade businesses, as it pushes to expand from traditional field service management into what it calls an AI-first operating platform that runs a trade business end to end.

Adams Outdoor Advertising Buys Parkway Outdoor Assets To Deepen Charlotte Billboard Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:43 PM

Adams Outdoor Advertising announced it has completed the acquisition of select assets from Parkway Outdoor, adding 15 billboard assets in the Charlotte, North Carolina market. The package includes 14 static faces and one digital display, bolstering Adams Outdoor’s inventory along key airport and commuter corridors.

Graham Acquires FlackTek To Add Advanced Materials Processing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:42 PM

Graham, a manufacturer of mission-critical fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum technologies serving defense, energy, process, and space end markets, said it has acquired FlackTek Manufacturing and FlackTek Sales, expanding its engineered products portfolio into advanced mixing and material processing.

Netmore Acquires Actility To Create LoRaWAN Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:40 PM

Radware Acquires Pynt To Add Pre-Production API Security Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:32 PM

Radware has completed its acquisition of Pynt, an API security testing company, expanding Radware’s API security capabilities beyond runtime protection and into earlier stages of the development process. The deal adds pre-production testing designed to help organizations identify and remediate API security risks before APIs go live, complementing Radware’s existing in-production defenses.

Allied Gold Agrees To C$5.5 Billion All Cash Sale To Zijin Gold At C$44 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:17 PM

Allied Gold announced it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Zijin Gold International Company Limited will acquire all issued and outstanding Allied Gold shares for C$44 per share in cash, valuing the equity at approximately C$5.5 billion.

Leidos To Buy ENTRUST Solutions Group From Kohlberg For $2.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:57 PM

Leidos announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for approximately $2.4 billion in an all-cash transaction, aiming to expand its position in utility engineering and enter the utility gas and electric generation infrastructure markets.

RelaDyne Expands Midwest Lubricants Footprint With Acquisition Of Dennis Oil Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:55 PM

RelaDyne, a U.S. lubricant distributor that also sells fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services, has acquired Dennis Oil Company, a family-owned blender and distributor of commercial and industrial lubricants serving customers across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

PAR Technology To Buy Cardlytics’ Bridg Unit For Up to $30 Million In Stock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:39 AM

PAR Technology announced it has agreed to acquire Bridg, an identity resolution and shopper intelligence platform operated as a division of Cardlytics, in a deal valued at $27.5 million, subject to customary purchase-price adjustments that could raise the total consideration to as much as $30 million.

Pivotal Group Sells GlobalMeet To Constellation Software’s N. Harris Computer Corp.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:55 AM

Pivotal Group has sold GlobalMeet, an enterprise webcasting and virtual events platform used by more than half of the Fortune 500, to N. Harris Computer Corporation, an operating group of Constellation Software.

CVC To Buy Marathon Asset Management In Deal Valued Up To $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:51 AM

CVC and Marathon Asset Management announced they have agreed to a transaction in which CVC will acquire 100% of Marathon in a cash-and-equity deal, with a base consideration valued at up to $1.2 billion.

Guild Garage Group Partners With West Virginia’s Varney Door Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:46 AM

Guild Garage Group, an alliance of residential garage door service companies, said it has completed a partnership with Varney Door Company, a family-owned residential garage door service provider based in Barboursville, West Virginia.

KPS Capital Partners to Buy Control Of Novacel From Chargeurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:42 AM

KPS Capital Partners announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Novacel, the surface protection solutions business currently owned by Compagnie Chargeurs Invest SA. Chargeurs will reinvest alongside KPS and retain a 25% ownership interest in the company. Financial terms were not disclosed.