Mergers & Acquisitions

PlayPower To Acquire Playground Equipment Manufacturer BCI Burke

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

PlayPower, an outdoor recreation and living systems company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BCI Burke, a manufacturer of commercial playground equipment. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sumitomo Forestry To Acquire U.S. Homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes In $4.5 Billion All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Sumitomo Forestry has agreed to acquire Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, creating a larger U.S. homebuilding platform aimed at expanding the supply of affordable, high-quality housing across key growth markets.

PennyMac To Acquire Cenlar Subservicing Business In $172.5 Million Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

PennyMac Financial Services announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the subservicing business of Cenlar Capital Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at an upfront $172.5 million, with up to $85 million in additional contingent consideration payable over three years.

Cineverse Acquires CTV Monetization Platform IndiCue In Transformational $40 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Cineverse announced it has acquired IndiCue, a profitable advertising technology platform focused on connected TV monetization, in a deal valued at up to $40 million. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Cineverse’s evolution into a streaming infrastructure company, expanding its high-margin technology revenue and strengthening its end-to-end content distribution and monetization capabilities.

ArtCreativity Acquires Heritage Classic Wooly Willy Brand From PlayMonster Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

ArtCreativity, a global toy and game company, announced it has acquired the iconic Wooly Willy brand from PlayMonster Group, marking a new chapter for one of the toy industry’s longest-standing novelty products.

Left Lane Auto Acquires Don Foshay’s Discount Tire & Alignment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Left Lane Auto, a national tire retail and automotive-service platform and a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, announced the acquisition of Don Foshay's Discount Tire & Alignment, a six-location automotive repair and maintenance chain based in Portland, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Simplicity Group Acquires LeSourd Partners To Expand Brokerage General Agency Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Simplicity Group, a holistic financial planning firm that integrates wealth accumulation and financial protection strategies, announced it has acquired LeSourd Partners, a Birmingham, Alabama-based brokerage general agency. The transaction expands Simplicity’s national footprint and adds industry veterans Jake LeSourd, Diane Covin, and Kim Roberts as new Partners within the organization.

Highspot To Merge With Seismic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Highspot and Seismic announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge, bringing together two leading enablement platforms in a deal designed to support the evolving needs of modern revenue organizations.

ServiceNow Expanding Data-Driven AI With Pyramid Analytics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

ServiceNow has entered into an agreement to acquire Pyramid Analytics, a provider of a unified, AI-powered business analytics, data science, and data preparation platform, in a move designed to embed intelligence directly into enterprise workflows and accelerate data-driven automation.

MPS Acquires Unbound Medicine To Expand Into AI-Driven Knowledge Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

MPS Limited has acquired Unbound Medicine, through its wholly owned subsidiary MPS North America LLC, expanding its footprint into healthcare knowledge management and AI-powered clinical decision support.

Amca Acquires Electrocube To Expand Into Power Electronics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Amca, an El Segundo-based aerospace and defense company, announced it has acquired Electrocube of Pomona, California, from two of its founding families in a deal that adds flight-critical power electronics to its expanding capabilities. Shedd Capital served as advisor on the transaction.

EWR Digital Acquires Modalpoint To Expand Oil & Gas Advisory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Houston-based energy and industrial marketing firm EWR Digital announced it has acquired Modalpoint, an oil and gas market-insight and commercialization-strategy brand founded by industry thought leader Mark LaCour.

Legrand Acquires Power Equipment Manufacturer Kratos Industries And Invests In Liquid Cooling Firm Accelsius

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, announced the acquisition of Kratos Industries and a strategic investment in Accelsius as part of an expanded push into AI-ready data center infrastructure.

B&J Welding Supply Expands Footprint With GM Welding Supply Acquisition And Organic Growth In Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

Cordatus Capital and B&J Welding Supply announced the acquisition of GM Welding Supply, expanding B&J’s presence in West Texas while reinforcing its commitment to independent, customer-focused operations.

King Risk Partners Acquires Hanc Group To Expand Insurance Services Across Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2026

King Risk Partners, the 51st largest insurance brokerage in the United States, has expanded its footprint in the Southern market through the acquisition of Hanc Group, an insurance agency based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The transaction strengthens King Risk Partners’ presence in Georgia and reinforces its disciplined growth and community-focused service strategy.

CVC DIF Agrees To Sale Of American Roads To John Laing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of CVC Capital Partners, has signed an agreement to sell American Roads to John Laing Group, a leading international investor and active manager of core infrastructure assets. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, including required antitrust clearances in the United States.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan To Sell AF Group To Enstar Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, AF Group, to Enstar Group, a global insurance and reinsurance group backed by investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Sixth Street.

Open World And VerifyMe To Merge In Nasdaq-Listed Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

VerifyMe, a provider of authentication and precision logistics technologies, and Open World Ltd., a blockchain infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization platform, have signed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger. The transaction is designed to create a Nasdaq-listed, institutional-grade real-world asset tokenization company focused on regulated digital asset infrastructure.

Keycard Acquires Anchor.dev To Unlock Autonomous Coding Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Keycard, the identity and access platform for AI agents, announced it has acquired Anchor.dev to extend its platform to govern coding agents and eliminate tradeoffs between autonomy, capability and security. The deal brings in the Anchor.dev team, a stealth startup focused on automatic certificate issuance and validation, with experience building trusted infrastructure at companies such as Cloudflare, GitHub, and Heroku.

Raymond James Brings In $730 Million Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Raymond James announced it has added a six-advisor team in Wisconsin to Raymond James Financial Services, the firm’s independent advisor channel, as it continues to expand its footprint among independent practices.

LPL Financial Onboards $420 Million Sound Wealth Advisors Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

LPL Financial announced two financial advisors from Sound Wealth have joined the firm’s broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform, bringing an advisory practice that reported approximately $420 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Industrial Service Solutions Acquires MSHS Pacific Power Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) has acquired MSHS Pacific Power Group (MSHS PPG), an independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist serving power generation, industrial, marine, and national security customers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Careerminds Buys Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot, And Outplacement Australia In Multi-Company Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Careerminds has acquired Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot, and Outplacement Australia, assembling a portfolio of career transition and talent solutions businesses spanning North America, the UK, and Australia as it pushes to build a larger, end-to-end workforce solutions platform.

HUMAIN Launches Sports Vertical After Taking Controlling Stake In ai.io

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund-backed artificial intelligence company, has launched a new sports technology vertical called HUMAIN Sport following its acquisition of a controlling interest in ai.io, a London-headquartered AI and sports technology company.

Rep Data Buys ReDem To Combine Pre Survey And In Survey Fraud Controls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Rep Data, a full-service market research and data quality solutions provider, has acquired ReDem, an in-survey data quality platform, in a deal aimed at bringing pre-survey and in-survey controls into a single end-to-end approach for survey quality assurance. The companies said the combined offering is designed to identify and stop bots, AI-assisted survey takers, professional respondents, duplicate behavior, and other signals associated with low-quality or fraudulent responses across the entire survey lifecycle.

Simplicity Buys Wholehan Marketing And Adds Two New Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Simplicity Group announced it has acquired Wholehan Marketing, a brokerage general agency that provides a range of financial products across life insurance, annuities, disability income, long-term care, and advanced market support. Wholehan has offices in Tampa, Florida, and Toledo, Ohio.

Supreme Group Buys Science-First Creative Agency Broth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Supreme Group, a marketing and communications platform for healthcare and life sciences, has acquired Broth, a science-first creative agency focused on evidence-driven strategy and creative work in complex therapeutic areas.

Wonder Buys Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken Brand And East Village Restaurant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Wonder has acquired Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, taking full ownership of the New York City-based fast-casual concept from Blue Ribbon Restaurants as it continues building a portfolio of restaurant brands designed to scale across its broader mealtime platform.

Nickolas Asset Management Buys Resin Processing Facility From Material Difference Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Nickolas Asset Management (NAM) has acquired a resin processing and materials facility from Material Difference Technologies (MDT), a Florida-based supplier and processor of plastic resins serving industrial and consumer manufacturing markets. The deal adds a 120,000-square-foot operation with the ability to process millions of pounds of reprocessed plastic resins annually, expanding NAM’s materials platform and reinforcing the firm’s emphasis on asset- and infrastructure-heavy manufacturing.

Mistral AI: Partnering With EcoDataCenter On €1.2 Billion AI Data Center Investment in Sweden

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Mistral AI and Swedish data center developer EcoDataCenter said they have entered a strategic, long-term partnership to build an AI-focused data center at EcoDataCenter’s Borlänge site, representing a €1.2 billion investment aimed at expanding Europe’s digital infrastructure and localized AI capabilities.