Mergers & Acquisitions

Automated Industrial Robotics Buys Owens Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2025

Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) has acquired Owens Design, a Fremont, California-based industrial automation firm known for creating custom solutions in high-tech industries. This acquisition enhances AIR’s engineering capabilities across its operations in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland, allowing it to provide innovative solutions globally.

Amphenol Buying Trexon From Audax Private Equity For About $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2025

Audax Private Equity, a partner for middle- and lower-middle-market companies, has agreed to sell Trexon, a designer and manufacturer of custom interconnect solutions, to Amphenol Corporation. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending standard conditions.

Nexstar Media To Buy TEGNA For $6.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2025

Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA have announced an agreement for Nexstar to acquire all outstanding TEGNA shares for $22.00 per share, totaling $6.2 billion, including TEGNA’s net debt and fees. This purchase price represents a 31% premium over TEGNA’s average stock price ending August 8, 2025.

Thompson Street Capital Partners: DDC Solutions Sold To Daikin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm in St. Louis, MO, has sold DDC Solutions, a provider of high-density GPU cooling solutions and software, to Daikin Applied, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries. The deal terms were not disclosed.

Edcetera Acquiring Pulse Radiology Institute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Edcetera, backed by Eden Capital, has acquired Pulse Radiology Institute (PRI), an online school offering an Associate of Science degree in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Rockwood Equity Buying Component Maker ZERO Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Rockwood Equity Partners has made a strategic move by acquiring ZERO Manufacturing, a distinguished innovator in the design and production of protective cases, enclosures, components, and sub-assemblies crafted from aluminum and molded plastic. Founded in 1952, ZERO has established itself as a key player across multiple industries, serving sectors including military and aerospace, medical, industrial, energy, logistics, electronics, and data communications.

Ideagen Buying Reactec To Expand Safety Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Ideagen, a leader in compliance and risk management software, has strengthened its health and safety solutions by acquiring Reactec, a provider of innovative wearable technology and data analytics.

Comply365 Acquiring Safety Risk Management Company Beams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Comply365, a global leader in operational content, safety, and training management for the aviation, rail, defense, and space industries, has acquired Beams Technology, a provider of AI solutions for safety risk management in aviation. Beams has developed a Safety AI solution that automates safety data processing and enables proactive risk management.

Sanctuary: $1.2 Billion Team Dial Square Private Wealth Onboarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Sanctuary Wealth has announced the addition of Dial Square Private Wealth to its network of partner firms. Based in Orange County, California, Dial Square manages $1.2 billion in client assets and was co-founded by Jim Chiate and Tony Guinane, who previously collaborated at Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Accenture To Buy CyberCX And The Highlands Consulting Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Accenture has announced that it has successfully reached an agreement to acquire two firms: CyberCX, a leading cybersecurity consultancy, and The Highlands Consulting Group, known for its expertise in strategic consulting. These acquisition aims to enhance Accenture's capabilities and broaden its service offerings in the rapidly evolving fields of cybersecurity and management consulting.