Mergers & Acquisitions

Candle Lake Launches SEK 131.7 Billion Mandatory Offer For Evolution After Crossing 30% Ownership Threshold

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Candle Lake has launched a mandatory public cash offer for Evolution that values the online gaming technology company at approximately SEK 131.7 billion after the Kenneth Dart-owned investment vehicle crossed Sweden’s 30% mandatory takeover threshold. Evolution shareholders are being offered SEK 695 in cash for each outstanding share.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives To Acquire Tosca From Apax, Backing 63-Center Reusable Food Supply Chain Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Funds advised by Apax Partners have agreed to sell Tosca, a global provider of reusable asset pooling and logistics solutions for the food supply chain, to Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

Datavault AI To Acquire CyberCatch For $94.5 Million To Add AI-Powered Cybersecurity To Quantum-Secured Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Proficient Auto Logistics Completes Hansen & Adkins Acquisition, Creating North America’s Largest Auto Hauler

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Proficient Auto Logistics has completed its acquisition of Hansen & Adkins, creating what the company describes as North America's largest auto transportation provider and giving the combined business exposure to roughly one-quarter of the addressable new-vehicle transportation market. The previously announced transaction closed on August 13, 2026. The combined company expects to transport more than four million vehicles annually.

Real And RE/MAX Securityholders Approve Merger Creating $2.3 Billion-Revenue Real REMAX Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Securityholders of The Real Brokerage and RE/MAX Holdings have approved their proposed combination, moving the companies closer to forming Real REMAX Group, a global technology-enabled real estate platform expected to support more than 180,000 real estate professionals.

Paramount Skydance Clears Warner Bros. Discovery Deal In 68 Countries, With 12-State Lawsuit Now Final Obstacle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Paramount Skydance has secured all regulatory clearances required under its merger agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after an eight-month review spanning 68 countries, with litigation brought by 12 U.S. state attorneys general as the only remaining obstacle, the company said.

Anthropic Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Decart AI For About $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly in talks to acquire Nvidia-backed Decart AI in a potential deal valued at about $6 billion, as the Claude developer looks to expand its computing capabilities and meet growing demand ahead of a potential public listing, according to Bloomberg. The discussions remain at an early stage, and there is no guarantee that a transaction will be completed.

iFoodDS Sells Quality Insights To Foods Connected To Double Down On Trace Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

iFoodDS is increasing its investment in Trace Exchange, its connected food traceability platform, as part of a strategic refocusing that includes the sale of its Quality Insights business to Foods Connected. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Astara Capital Acquires Dynatec Systems To Scale Industrial Wastewater Treatment Amid Rising Water Scarcity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

Astara Capital Partners has acquired Dynatec Systems, adding a nearly five-decade-old industrial wastewater treatment business to its middle-market portfolio as demand increases for water reuse, treatment infrastructure and solutions for difficult industrial waste streams. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

PTC Therapeutics Wins Auction For ST-920 Fabry Gene Therapy In Deal Worth Up To $211 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

PTC Therapeutics has been selected as the winning bidder to acquire Sangamo Therapeutics’ ST-920 Fabry disease gene therapy program in a bankruptcy auction for $111 million upfront and up to $100 million in additional regulatory milestone payments. The acquisition could have a total value of up to $211 million.

Ferrero To Acquire Fast-Growing Purely Elizabeth As U.S. Breakfast Push Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire Purely Elizabeth, expanding further into the U.S. breakfast and better-for-you food markets following the company’s acquisition of WK Kellogg Co. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DivDat Acquires Meridian Integration To Unite Customer Engagement, Self-Service And Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

DivDat has acquired Meridian Integration, combining payment processing with customer engagement software to create a broader platform serving healthcare providers, utilities, municipalities, and other organizations managing high-volume customer interactions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bernhard Capital Completes Acquisition Of New Mexico’s Largest Natural Gas Utility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

Bernhard Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company from Emera, adding the state’s largest regulated natural gas utility to its expanding portfolio of essential infrastructure businesses.

St. Joseph Acquires Fastbase AI And Plans Corporate Rebrand Around 350 Million-Company Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

St. Joseph Inc. has acquired Fastbase AI Corporation as the publicly traded company moves to expand its focus on artificial intelligence and data intelligence technologies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Star Equity To Acquire Harte Hanks For $38.4 Million, Targeting $10 Million In Annual Cost Synergies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

Star Equity Holdings has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Harte Hanks in a transaction valuing the customer experience and business process outsourcing company at approximately $38.4 million of equity value.

Privacy Bee Acquires EraseMe.app To Expand Data Removal Technology And Ongoing Privacy Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2026

Privacy Bee has acquired EraseMe.app, adding the personal data removal company’s customers and technology to its platform as it expands tools for continuously identifying and removing exposed consumer information online.