Mergers & Acquisitions

Third Coast To Acquire Great Plains For About $239.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Third Coast Bancshares has agreed to acquire Great Plains Bancshares in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $239.6 million, creating a combined banking organization expected to have approximately $9 billion in assets.

SAFEbuilt Acquires Northeast Inspection Consultants To Expand Pennsylvania Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

SAFEbuilt has acquired Northeast Inspection Consultants, expanding its building department and community development services platform across Pennsylvania.

Cirrus Logic Acquires INVENTVM Semiconductor To Expand Mixed-Signal Power And Audio Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Cirrus Logic has acquired INVENTVM Semiconductor, a Pavia, Italy-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in mixed-signal power management and audio integrated circuits.

Uber To Acquire ezCater For $2.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Uber Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire workplace catering platform ezCater in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion, expanding Uber Eats and Uber for Business further into corporate and group food ordering.

KKR To Acquire Gen II Fund Services For $5.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

KKR has agreed to acquire Gen II Fund Services from Hg, General Atlantic, and other minority investors in a transaction valuing the private capital fund administrator at $5.1 billion.

CD&R And McKesson To Acquire Option Care Health For $5.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

CD&R and McKesson have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Option Care Health for $32.05 per share in a transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately $5.8 billion.

Informa To Acquire Clarion From Blackstone For £2.24 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Informa has agreed to acquire Clarion from Blackstone for an enterprise value of £2.24 billion while simultaneously launching a process to separate its Taylor & Francis academic publishing business, a pair of transactions intended to sharpen the company's focus on global B2B markets and accelerate growth.

NextPlat Acquires Pensacola-Area Pharmacy For $1.49 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

NextPlat has completed its acquisition of an independent pharmacy near Pensacola, Florida, for approximately $1.49 million in cash, expanding its PharmcoRx healthcare operations into northwest Florida.

Trade Nation To Acquire FXCM UK Client Book

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Trade Nation has agreed to acquire the U.K. client book of Stratos Markets Limited, which operates the FXCM and Tradu brands in the U.K., expanding Trade Nation's domestic spread betting and contracts-for-difference business.

Garden State Urology Joins Astera Healthcare, Expanding Platform To 25 Urologists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Garden State Urology has joined Astera Healthcare, expanding Astera Urology to 25 urologists and increasing access to adult and pediatric urologic care across New Jersey.

GenServe Completes Four Acquisitions And Enters Pacific Northwest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

GenServe has completed four acquisitions that expand its backup power platform into the Pacific Northwest while adding uninterruptible power supply capabilities and additional service capacity in several existing markets.

ONDO Acquires Champion System To Expand Into Global Performance Apparel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

ONDO has acquired Champion System, marking the company's first acquisition and expanding its portfolio from performance essentials into custom cycling, triathlon, running and team apparel.

Riverside Natural Foods Returns To Full Family Ownership After Buying Back Prelude Growth Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

pubX Raises $5 Million Series A And Acquires Compliant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

pubX has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Chicago Ventures and acquired media quality and governance company Compliant as it builds infrastructure designed for direct transactions between AI-powered advertising agents.

Amplified People Group Acquires Higher To Expand AI And Engineering Executive Search Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Amplified People Group has acquired Higher, an executive search firm specializing in AI and engineering leadership hires, as the people services group responds to growing demand from technology companies for specialized artificial intelligence talent.

A2Z Cust2Mate Acquires Hedia, Adding Business With $20 Million In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions has completed its acquisition of Hedia, an Israeli retail media company that generated approximately $20 million of audited revenue in fiscal 2025.

Pursuit Aerospace Acquires Creasey Castings And Expands Aerospace Casting Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Pursuit Aerospace has completed its acquisition of Creasey Castings Limited and announced additional investments intended to expand its aerospace casting capabilities in the U.K. and Tunisia.

Frontline Managed Services Acquires KL Software And Launches Intelligent Applications Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Frontline Managed Services has acquired KL Software Technologies and affiliate KLoBot and launched Frontline Intelligent Applications, a new business focused on helping law firms use technology, data and artificial intelligence to improve operations.

Energy Transfer To Acquire Vaquero Midstream For $2.625 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Energy Transfer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vaquero Midstream in a bolt-on transaction valued at approximately $2.625 billion, expanding its natural gas gathering and processing infrastructure in the Delaware Basin.

Acture Solutions Acquires Digital Back Office To Expand Managed IT And Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Acture Solutions has acquired Digital Back Office, expanding its managed IT, network connectivity and cybersecurity capabilities across regulated markets in the Northeast.

The Bahnsen Group Onboards $1.1 Billion Firm Hightower Naples

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Hightower has announced that Hightower Naples, a Naples, Florida-based wealth management practice overseeing approximately $1.1 billion in assets under management, is joining The Bahnsen Group, a Hightower Company.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Winter & Co Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Winter & Co Solicitors through its Gallagher Bassett claims and risk management subsidiary, expanding its marine specialty platform with additional legal capabilities.

Loomis Completes $297 Million Acquisition Of Hermes Transportes Blindados

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Loomis has completed its acquisition of 99.80% of Hermes Transportes Blindados for approximately $297 million, or about SEK 3 billion, establishing the cash and security services company in Peru and expanding its Latin American operations.

Nelnet Business Services Acquires Entab To Expand Into India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Nelnet Business Services has acquired Entab Infotech, expanding its education technology platform into India and one of the world's largest K-12 education markets.

Cushing Terrell Acquires Graphite Design Group To Expand Seattle Architecture Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Cushing Terrell has acquired Seattle-based Graphite Design Group, expanding its architecture capabilities, client relationships and presence in the Pacific Northwest.

Alto To Acquire Forge Trust From Schwab, Creating Platform With More Than $20 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Alto has agreed to acquire Forge Trust and its parent company, Forge Services, from Forge Global, a Charles Schwab company, creating a self-directed retirement investment platform with more than $20 billion in assets under custody and administration.

Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition, Creating Skydance With Nearly $70 Billion In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a combined company named Skydance with nearly $70 billion in revenue and a portfolio spanning film, television, streaming, news, and sports.

SAP To Acquire TechWolf To Expand AI-Powered Workforce Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

SAP has entered into an agreement to acquire TechWolf, an AI work intelligence company whose platform provides enterprises with continuously updated information about employee skills, tasks and workforce requirements.

Lippincott To Acquire Athletics To Expand Digital And AI Brand Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Lippincott has entered into an agreement to acquire Athletics, a New York-based brand and innovation studio, expanding its capabilities across digital experiences, creative technology and AI-powered brand activation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2026.

American Hartford Gold Acquires Rosland Capital Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

American Hartford Gold has acquired the assets of Rosland Capital, expanding its national precious metals business and increasing the resources available to Rosland clients.