Mergers & Acquisitions

Henkel: Adhesives Group To Buy Specialty Coatings Maker Stahl For €2.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Henkel has agreed to acquire Stahl Group, a Dutch-based specialty coatings company, for a purchase price of €2.1 billion. Stahl is majority-owned by French private equity firm Wendel SE. The transaction is intended to expand Henkel Adhesive Technologies further into specialty coatings, an adjacent category that Henkel says is highly complementary to its existing customer base and end markets.

Hovercraft Ventures: Experience And Innovation Platform Acquires Visual Endeavors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Hovercraft Ventures, a global experience and innovation venture platform, has acquired Visual Endeavors, a Santa Cruz, California-based design and creative solutions agency known for immersive work across live entertainment, brand activations, and experiential installations.

CW Advisors: Acquisition Of $849 Million Firm Rovin Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

CW Advisors has acquired Rovin Capital in a deal aimed at expanding the firm’s presence in the western U.S. and supporting a broader regional growth strategy. Boston-based CW Advisors, a registered investment advisor and subsidiary of Osaic Holdings, said the transaction adds a fee-only RIA with offices in Lehi, Utah, and Mesa, Arizona. Rovin has $849 million in combined assets under management and under advisement. Financial terms were not disclosed.

KKR Buying Arctos In $1.4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

KKR announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arctos Partners, the institutional investor known for buying minority stakes in professional sports franchises and for providing structured capital solutions to alternative asset managers.

CAPTRUST Onboards $2.4 Billion Firm Meritage Portfolio Management Addition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has expanded its Kansas City footprint with the addition of Meritage Portfolio Management, a Kansas City-based wealth and investment management firm serving high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, endowments, and foundations.

Morningstar Expands Index Business With $365 Million CRSP Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Morningstar has completed its previously announced $365 million acquisition of the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) from the University of Chicago, adding a major suite of U.S. equity benchmarks and deep historical data products to its index and research businesses.

26North Takes Control of Middleby’s Residential Kitchen Unit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

26North Partners LP and The Middleby Corporation announced that affiliates of 26North have completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Middleby’s Residential Kitchen business, with Middleby retaining a significant non-controlling ownership stake through a joint venture structure.

Evertec: Acquisition Of B2B Fintech Company Dimensa For $181 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

EVERTEC, a Puerto Rico-based transaction processor and financial technology provider serving Latin America, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean, said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dimensa, a Brazil-based B2B technology provider to financial institutions, in a deal valued at R$950 million, or about $181 million at current exchange rates.

Installed Building Products Expands Insulation And Building Products Platform With Three Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Installed Building Products, an insulation installer and diversified building products contractor, has completed three acquisitions that add more than $22 million in combined annual revenue and broaden its footprint across multiple U.S. regions and end markets.

KKR-Singtel Consortium Buying Stake In STT GDC At S$13.8 Billion Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

KKR and Singtel Group, together with ST Telemedia, announced they have signed definitive agreements for a consortium led by funds managed by KKR and Singtel to acquire the remaining 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) from founding shareholder ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion, valuing the business at an implied enterprise value of about S$13.8 billion including leverage and capital expenditure for committed projects.

SiTime To Buy Renesas Timing Business For $1.5 Billion Cash Plus Stock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

SiTime, a pure-play precision timing company focused on MEMS-based programmable timing solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to Renesas’ timing business in a deal designed to materially expand its clocking portfolio and deepen its exposure to high-growth AI datacenter and communications markets.

Meiji Yasuda Acquires U.S. Life And PRT Insurer Banner Life In $2.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York, together known as the Banner Life family of companies, announced they have been acquired by Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Group.

Terex Completes REV Group Merger To Create Specialty Equipment Manufacturer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Terex announced it has completed its merger with REV Group, forming a combined specialty equipment manufacturer that the company says will have a broader, more resilient portfolio and improved capacity to drive profitable growth. The transaction brings together complementary product lines across specialty vehicles and equipment that serve end markets including emergency services, waste and recycling, utilities, and construction.

Simplicity Group Buys Disability-Insurance Specialist Source Brokerage To Expand Institutional DI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Simplicity Group, a holistic financial planning firm that blends wealth accumulation and financial protection solutions, has acquired Indianapolis-based Source Brokerage, a disability insurance specialist brokerage general agency (BGA). The transaction expands Simplicity’s national disability insurance (DI) platform and adds specialized institutional-market expertise, including Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Guaranteed Standard Issue (GSI) programs.

OpenText To Sell Vertica Analytics Unit To Rocket Software For $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

OpenText has agreed to divest Vertica, part of its non-core Analytics portfolio, to Rocket Software for $150 million in cash, before taxes, fees, and other adjustments. The transaction is structured as a definitive agreement and is expected to close during OpenText’s fiscal year 2026, subject to customary approvals and closing conditions.