Mergers & Acquisitions

Penzance Expands Multifamily Portfolio With $200 Million In Virginia And North Carolina Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Penzance announced it acquired roughly $200 million of multifamily and residential assets totaling about 1,100 units and more than 1.2 million square feet during the fourth quarter of 2025, expanding its footprint across Virginia and the Carolinas. The firm said the four transactions span a mix of stabilized communities bought below replacement cost and a build-to-rent development project, allowing it to deploy capital across different risk profiles while diversifying its residential exposure.

Invio Automation Buys Calvary Robotics To Expand High-Precision Automation Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Arsenal Capital Partners portfolio company Invio Automation has acquired Calvary Robotics in a deal expanding Invio’s engineering depth and manufacturing capacity across a set of fast-growing end markets. Terms were not disclosed.

Cadre Holdings Completes Acquisition Of TYR Tactical In $170 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Cadre Holdings has completed its previously announced acquisition of TYR Tactical, adding a tactical gear and equipment provider serving military, law enforcement, and government agencies worldwide. The transaction strengthens Cadre’s portfolio of safety equipment and related products across law enforcement, first-responder, military, and nuclear end markets, and expands the company’s reach through new engineering capabilities and customer exposure.

Canyon Partners Real Estate And MG Properties Buy Shift Apartments In Downtown San Diego

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Canyon Partners Real Estate and MG Properties said they have acquired Shift Apartments, a multifamily community in San Diego’s Downtown submarket, expanding the buyers’ exposure to a core coastal market where they see durable demand drivers tied to jobs, transit access, and ongoing neighborhood investment.

Construction Partners Completes GMJ Paving Acquisition, Adding 12th Houston-Area Asphalt Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Construction Partners, a vertically integrated roadbuilder operating across Sunbelt markets, has acquired GMJ Paving Company, LLC, an asphalt paving contractor focused on public infrastructure work in the Houston region.

Heritage Financial Completes Olympic Bancorp Acquisition, Brings Kitsap Bank Into Heritage Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Heritage Financial announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Olympic Bancorp, Inc., with the merger becoming effective January 31, 2026. As part of the transaction, Olympic merged into Heritage, and Kitsap Bank merged into Heritage Bank, expanding Heritage’s footprint and adding branches that will continue operating under the Kitsap Bank name.

Novacore To Acquire CP Insurance Associates, Expanding Lender-Placed Insurance And Compliance Services For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Novacore agreed to acquire CP Insurance Associates in a deal aimed at expanding its specialty platform for financial institutions and lender-focused insurance services. The acquisition is set to add CP Insurance Associates’ insurance tracking, investor property coverage, lender-placed insurance, and compliance-oriented services to Novacore’s suite of specialty solutions, strengthening Novacore’s reach across banks, mortgage servicers, credit unions, and other lending channels nationwide.

GCM Acquires Kettmann Machining To Expand MedTech Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

GCM, an outsourced manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for medical technology end markets, has acquired Kettmann Machining, a manufacturer of precision-machined plastic and metal parts serving MedTech customers. GCM is backed by middle market healthcare private equity firm Avista Healthcare Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AT&T Completes $5.75 Billion Acquisition of Lumen’s Mass Markets Fiber Business, Adding Over 1 Million Subscribers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

AT&T has completed its previously announced all-cash acquisition of substantially all of Lumen Technologies’s Mass Markets fiber business for $5.75 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction expands AT&T’s fiber home internet footprint across 32 states and adds more than 1 million fiber subscribers spread across more than 4 million fiber locations, including new major metro areas such as Denver, Seattle, and Salt Lake City.

Vision Innovation Partners Buys Ophthalmic Associates Of Alexandria To Expand Mid-Atlantic Eye Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Vision Innovation Partners has acquired Ophthalmic Associates of Alexandria, adding a comprehensive ophthalmology practice in downtown Alexandria to its regional network. The deal extends VIP’s footprint in one of its largest metropolitan markets and represents the platform’s 27th add-on acquisition since the company was founded in 2017.

Crestview Partners Acquires Tailwind Hospitality In Airport Concessions Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Crestview Partners has completed the acquisition of Tailwind Hospitality, an aviation services company focused on food, beverage, and retail concessions in non-hub and regional airports, from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Huntington Closes Cadence Bank Merger, Building $279 Billion Franchise And Expanding Across Texas And The South

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Huntington Bancshares has completed its merger with Cadence Bank, uniting two regional banking franchises in a deal the company says immediately scales its footprint across Texas and the broader South while strengthening its competitive position in key growth markets.

Stoneridge Sells Control Devices Segment To Center Rock For $59 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Stoneridge announced it has completed the sale of its Control Devices segment to an affiliate of Center Rock Capital Partners. The deal carried a base purchase price of $59 million. Stoneridge said it plans to use net cash proceeds, after taxes and transaction-related expenses, to repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

Raymond James Adds $1 Billion Maryland Advisor Team From Merrill Lynch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Raymond James has added a four-advisor team in Maryland to its employee advisor channel, bringing roughly $1 billion in client assets from Merrill Lynch as competition for experienced wealth talent continues to intensify across the industry.

GE Vernova Completes $5.275 Billion Buyout of Prolec GE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

GE Vernova said it has completed its acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Prolec GE, converting a long-running, formerly unconsolidated joint venture with Xignux into a wholly owned business. The transaction, first announced in October 2025, closed after securing all required regulatory approvals and values the purchased stake at $5.275 billion, funded through an equal mix of cash and debt.

Saudi Arabia Executes First End-to-End Tokenized Property Deed Transfer On droppRWA Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Saudi Arabia announced it has completed what it described as the first sovereign native, end-to-end tokenized property title deed transfer, integrating its official real estate registry directly with a blockchain-based settlement layer to enforce national property law and registry rules inside the transaction infrastructure.

Blue Water Venture Partners To Buy French Children’s Fashion Brand Jacadi Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Blue Water Venture Partners, an investment firm led by New York-based investor Joseph Hernandez, said it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Jacadi Paris, the Paris-founded children’s fashion brand known for heritage styling and French craftsmanship.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buying Reck & Co To Bolster Marine And Transport Claims Capabilities in Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has expanded its claims and risk management platform through an acquisition by its subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, which has purchased Reck & Co GmbH, a specialist provider of global transport and marine claims services. The buyer did not disclose financial terms.

Hakuhodo Buys Majority Stake In Vietnam-Based Digital Agency BCM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Hakuhodo announced that it has acquired a majority stake in BCM Venture Integrated Co. Ltd., a Vietnam-based independent integrated digital marketing agency, making BCM a consolidated subsidiary of the Hakuhodo Group.

SpaceX Acquires xAI In Deal Reportedly Valuing Combined Company At $1.25 Trillion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

SpaceX has acquired xAI in a deal valued at about $1.25 trillion, according to Reuters. Because both companies are privately held, the valuation reflects negotiated deal math and investor expectations and could shift materially depending on financing, governance, and any path toward an eventual public offering.

Aura To Buy Qoria, Targeting ASX Listing For Combined Digital Safety Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Aura, an AI-based online safety platform focused on individuals and families, said it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Qoria, an Australia-based provider of student safety and wellbeing tools, in a deal that would create a larger global digital safety business spanning home, school, and workplace use cases.

Pepper Advantage Closes Computershare Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Pepper Advantage has completed its acquisition of Computershare’s UK mortgage servicing business, Computershare Loan Services, strengthening its position as a scaled credit management and servicing platform in the UK. Backed by J.C. Flowers & Co., Pepper Advantage framed the deal as a strategic expansion that increases both its managed asset base and the breadth of servicing capabilities it can deliver to institutional clients.

K2 International Expands Financial Lines With Acquisition Of Rising Edge Management Liability Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

K2 Group Holdings Limited (K2 International) has acquired the management liability underwriting business of Rising Edge, adding a dedicated management liability team and establishing a new division in the London market.

Fifth Third Closes Comerica Merger, Creating Ninth Largest U.S. Bank With $294 Billion in Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp announced it has completed its merger with Comerica, forming what the company described as the ninth largest U.S. bank with approximately $294 billion in assets. The combined organization is positioning the deal as a scale and footprint expansion that pairs Fifth Third’s retail banking and digital capabilities with Comerica’s middle market banking franchise and geographic presence.

Patria Investments Buying WP Global Partners, Adding $1.8 Billion In Fee-Earning AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Patria Investments announced it has agreed to acquire WP Global Partners, a U.S.-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market, in a move aimed at deepening Patria’s North American footprint and strengthening its middle-market primary, secondary, and co-investment capabilities.

CVC To Sell FineToday To Bain In About $1.29 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

CVC Asia Fund V and other shareholders have reached an agreement for Bain Capital to acquire 100% of FineToday's outstanding shares, positioning the personal care and beauty company for its next phase of growth under new ownership.

MicroVision To Acquire Luminar Lidar Assets For $33 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

MicroVision announced it has agreed to acquire certain assets from Luminar Technologies that it believes will accelerate its commercial strategy and broaden its lidar product lineup. The company said the deal includes intellectual property and inventory tied to Luminar’s Iris and Halo lidar sensors, along with key engineering and operations talent and certain commercial contracts and orders.

BCKD Capital’s SVCV Holding Company Acquires Hong Kong Media Firm Hyped Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Global financial hybrid firm BCKD Capital said it is acquiring Hyped Media, a Hong Kong-based media company with a portfolio of digital outlets, including TheBritExpress, CelebDispatch, TheWorldExpress, The Pose, and Le Protagonist. The deal is described as the first acquisition in the media portfolio of SVCV's newly launched multinational holding company.

LeadDesk Acquires Fluentic To Expand Multilingual Customer Service Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

LeadDesk announced it has acquired the Finnish AI-powered translation solution Fluentic from Fluentic Oy in a trade sale, adding AI-based translation and automation tools aimed at helping contact centers deliver more consistent customer service across multiple languages while improving efficiency.

Spring Health To Acquire Alma, Pairing Employer And Payer Benefits With Clinician Insurance Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Spring Health announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Alma, bringing together two mental health companies on opposite sides of the care-delivery equation: Spring Health’s employer and health plan benefit platform and Alma’s membership model that helps independent clinicians accept insurance and operate in-network private practices.