Mergers & Acquisitions

OCS To Acquire Mitie For £3.1 Billion, Creating £8.5 Billion Facilities Management Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

OCS Group International has agreed to acquire Mitie Group in a recommended all-cash transaction valuing the UK facilities management company at approximately £3.1 billion on a fully diluted basis. The acquisition would combine two UK-headquartered businesses and create an international facilities services group with approximately £8.5 billion in combined annual revenue.

EVI Industries To Acquire Sudsies And Launch Consumer Garment Care Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

EVI Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sudsies, a Miami-based luxury garment care company. The transaction will establish the foundation of EVI’s new consumer garment care services division and mark its first dedicated expansion beyond commercial laundry distribution and services since launching its current growth strategy in 2016.

Genki Acquires Wave Claims And Claim OS To Bring AI Claims Technology In-House

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Genki has acquired Cologne-based insurtech startup Wave Claims and its Claim OS software. The transaction represents Genki’s first acquisition and brings specialized artificial intelligence and insurance claims expertise directly into the company.

Examinetics Acquires Progressive Safety And Jurgiel & Associates To Expand Safety Consulting Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Examinetics, a portfolio company of Coalesce Capital, has acquired Progressive Safety and Jurgiel & Associates. The transactions represent Examinetics’ fourth and fifth safety consulting acquisitions within the past 18 months.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires BrightTree Studios To Expand Architecture And Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired BrightTree Studios, a technology design and consulting firm specializing in audiovisual, IT and telecommunications, security, and acoustics. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nextpower Completes Prevalon Acquisition, Adds 6 GWh Energy Storage Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Nextpower has completed its acquisition of Prevalon Energy, a U.S.-based provider of large-scale battery energy storage systems, power stabilization technology and lifecycle services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AMD Adds FastFlowLM Team To Advance On-Device AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

AMD has added the FastFlowLM team to its Artificial Intelligence Group as part of a broader effort to improve AI performance and efficiency across its hardware and software stack. Financial terms and the structure of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bain Capital Acquires SupplyOn To Expand European Supply Chain Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire SupplyOn, a European supply chain collaboration platform serving automotive, aerospace, defense and other advanced manufacturing industries. The company is being acquired from shareholders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeffler and ZF.

Stakpak Joins Vercel To Build Agentic Infrastructure And Self-Driving DevOps Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Stakpak is joining Vercel to help develop infrastructure designed for deploying, operating and managing AI agents. Financial terms and the structure of the transaction were not disclosed.

Contents Acquires Balio As Sixth Deal To Expand European Enterprise Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Contents has acquired Balio, a Barcelona-based enterprise financial wellbeing platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Winnow Acquires Lumitics To Expand Food Waste Technology Across Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Winnow has acquired Lumitics, a food waste technology company with deployments across more than 20 countries in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Delen Private Bank To Acquire Van Lawick & Co., Bringing Dutch AUM Above €5.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Delen Private Bank has agreed to acquire 100% of Van Lawick & Co., a wealth management firm based in The Hague. The transaction supports Delen’s strategy of expanding its position in the Dutch wealth management market. The transaction is expected to close later in 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Eva Live Proposes To Acquire 51% Of Airbeam Wireless Technologies At $16 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Eva Live has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Airbeam Wireless Technologies. The proposed transaction values Airbeam at approximately $16 million and gives Eva Live an option to acquire the remaining 49%.

Truelink Capital Acquires Lyons Magnus From Paine Schwartz Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Truelink Capital has completed its acquisition of Lyons Magnus from Paine Schwartz Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions To Acquire Intellihot And Enter High-Efficiency Water Heating Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Intellihot, a privately held provider of tankless water heating systems for commercial and institutional buildings. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Magnolia Oil & Gas To Acquire WildFire Energy For $4.06 Billion And Raise Dividend 9%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Magnolia Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion, including WildFire’s debt and subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Magnolia’s board unanimously approved the transaction, which is expected to close late in the third quarter of 2026.

SuanNutra To Acquire Specialty Natural Ingredients Businesses From IFF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

SuanNutra has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of specialty natural ingredients businesses from IFF. The acquired operations will be combined with SuanNutra to create a larger global provider of science-backed ingredients for nutraceutical and food applications.

Pelican Energy Partners Acquires Riggins Company To Expand Nuclear Naval Shipbuilding Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Pelican Energy Partners has acquired Riggins Company, a provider of engineered metal fabrication and custom components for the U.S. Navy and its shipbuilding partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Eurofins To Acquire Element Materials Technology’s North American Life Sciences Testing Business For $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Eurofins Scientific has agreed to acquire Element Materials Technology’s Life Sciences Testing Services business in North America for an enterprise value of $400 million. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

Samsung Biologics To Acquire PolyPeptide For CHF 1.46 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Samsung Biologics has launched an all-cash public tender offer to acquire PolyPeptide Group for approximately CHF 1.46 billion. The proposed transaction would expand Samsung Biologics into peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients and strengthen its manufacturing presence across the United States, Europe, and India.

Brookfield And CPP Investments To Acquire LXP Industrial Trust For $5.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion. The valuation includes LXP’s net debt and preferred equity.

Omio Group To Acquire Rail Europe To Expand Global Rail Distribution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Omio Group has agreed to acquire Rail Europe, a global rail booking and distribution platform. The proposed transaction would expand Omio’s presence across consumer travel booking, business-to-business distribution and multimodal ground transportation.

EQT Consortium Raises Kakaku.com Tender Offer Price To JPY 3,450 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

An EQT-led consortium has increased its tender offer price for Kakaku.com from JPY 3,000 to JPY 3,450 per share. The offer is being made through Kamgras 1 K.K., a member of the consortium formed by BPEA Private Equity Fund IX and Digital Garage.

Blackstone Invests In FUTRONIC To Expand Automotive And Robotics Motion Control Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Blackstone has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in FUTRONIC, a South Korean provider of high-precision actuators and motion control technologies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

United Petfood Acquires 50% Stake In SmartPetPro To Expand Premium Pet Food Business In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

United Petfood has acquired a 50% stake in SmartPetPro, a German producer of premium wet pet food. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DePuy Synthes Acquires Expanding Innovations To Expand Spine Implant Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

DePuy Synthes has acquired Expanding Innovations, a commercial-stage medical technology company developing expandable implant systems for spine surgery. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Integrated Utility Services Acquires Paragon Industries To Restart Oklahoma Steel Pipe Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Integrated Utility Services has acquired substantially all of the assets of Paragon Industries, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of steel pipe products. The Houston-based company completed the transaction through Paragon’s Chapter 11 restructuring process.

ConocoPhillips To Acquire 42% Stake In BP Energy Company Of Kirkuk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

bp and ConocoPhillips have agreed to terms under which ConocoPhillips will acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited. The partnership will support the redevelopment of several large oil and gas fields in the Kirkuk region of northern Iraq.

Pepper Advantage To Acquire Dilosk And ICS Mortgages

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Pepper Advantage has agreed to acquire Dilosk DAC, the Irish residential mortgage origination and servicing platform that operates under the Dilosk and ICS Mortgages brands. Pepper Advantage is wholly owned by J.C. Flowers & Co., a global private investment firm focused on financial services.

Honeywell Technologies Completes £1.325 Billion Acquisition Of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Honeywell Technologies has completed its acquisition of Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business for £1.325 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition expands Honeywell Technologies’ portfolio across refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels.