Mergers & Acquisitions

AIR Limited: SPAC Merger With Cantor Equity Partners III Advances Toward Nasdaq Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

AIR Limited announced it has publicly filed a Form F-4 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it moves forward with its planned merger with Cantor Equity Partners III, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald. The filing marks a key step toward AIR becoming a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the proposed ticker symbol “AIIR.”

TotalEnergies: UK North Sea Upstream Assets Merger Creates Largest Independent Producer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

TotalEnergies announced it has completed the merger of its UK North Sea upstream oil and gas assets with NEO NEXT, forming a new entity called NEO NEXT+. The company will hold a 47.5% ownership stake in the combined business.

Teamworks Acquires Pro Football Focus Enterprise Business To Expand AI Platform For Football

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Teamworks, a sports technology company providing an operating system for elite teams, announced it has acquired the enterprise business of Pro Football Focus, significantly expanding its data and analytics capabilities in American football.

GALLS Acquires CMS Uniforms To Expand Public Safety Equipment Leadership In Tennessee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

GALLS has announced the acquisition of CMS Uniforms and Equipment, Inc., a regional provider based in Nashville, Tennessee, strengthening its position as a leading supplier of uniforms and equipment for public safety professionals.

Mistplay: Acquisition Of Connected Rewards Expands Loyalty Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Mistplay has completed its acquisition of Connected Rewards from Mobivity Holdings Corp., finalizing a deal first announced in January 2026 and strengthening its position in the rewarded loyalty and gaming ecosystem.

Flex: $1.1 Billion Acquisition Of Electrical Power Products To Expand Critical Power Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Flex announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Electrical Power Products, Inc. (EP2), a provider of engineered-to-order electrical power control and protection systems, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, including anticipated tax benefits.

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas: Radiant Vision Systems Merger Expands Global Sensing Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Radiant Vision Systems announced it will merge with Konica Minolta Sensing Americas to form a unified sensing business, creating a broader global platform for measurement and inspection technologies.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires International Insurance Brokers To Expand Australia Brokerage Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Australia-based International Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd, strengthening its retail brokerage presence in the region. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

McCormick & Company: $44.8 Billion Combination With Unilever Foods Business To Create Global Flavor Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

McCormick & Company announced it has entered into an agreement with Unilever to combine with its Foods business, excluding certain markets and segments, in a transaction valued at approximately $44.8 billion. The deal will create a global flavor-focused company with roughly $20 billion in combined 2025 revenue, significantly expanding scale across herbs, spices, condiments, sauces, and cooking aids.

WS Building Materials: Weekes And Snavely Unite Under New Enterprise Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Weekes Forest Products and Snavely Forest Products announced they are uniting under a single enterprise brand, WS Building Materials, marking a strategic move to align operations and position the combined organization for long-term growth.

Soxton AI Acquires Cipher To Add Agentic Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Soxton AI has acquired Cipher, a company focused on real-time security infrastructure for autonomous AI applications, as it expands its full-stack legal technology platform for startups.

PetaSight: Acquisition Of Babbage Insight Two To Expand AI-Driven Life Sciences Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

PetaSight, an AI-led operating system provider for life sciences primary market research, announced it has acquired Babbage Insight Two Inc., a company specializing in patent-pending algorithms and data insight engines for signal validation and business insight generation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Mountaingate Capital: UpSwell Marketing Acquisition To Accelerate Performance-Driven Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Mountaingate Capital, a private equity firm focused on building growth-oriented companies, announced it has acquired UpSwell Marketing, a technology-enabled direct response marketing platform specializing in location-based services. The deal marks the fourth platform investment from Mountaingate Fund III, which launched in January 2025.

Canopy Real Estate Partners: $13.39 Million Acquisition Of 36-Unit Mesa Townhome Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Canopy Real Estate Partners announced it has acquired CJ Townhomes, a newly constructed 36-unit multifamily community in Mesa, Arizona, for $13.39 million, positioning the firm to capitalize on what it describes as a market driven by capital stack distress rather than property-level underperformance.

Plancorp Onboards $1 Billion Firm Regency Investment Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Plancorp Wealth Management announced that it has acquired Regency Investment Advisors, marking the first major acquisition in the firm’s more than 40-year history and signaling the start of a broader national growth strategy.

CITCO Water: Acquisition Of Pump & Process Equipment And Legacy Environmental Expands Southeast Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

CITCO Water announced it has acquired Pump & Process Equipment and Legacy Environmental, marking a significant expansion of its capabilities and geographic reach across the Southeastern United States.

Kinective Acquires OrboGraph To Expand Check Fraud Prevention Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Kinective announced it has acquired OrboGraph, bringing advanced, AI-powered check fraud prevention capabilities to its banking operations platform.

InspereX To Acquire Fixed Income Underwriter Financial Northeastern Securities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

InspereX Holdings announced it is acquiring Financial Northeastern Securities, a long-established underwriter and distributor of fixed income products, as part of a strategy to expand its capabilities, client reach, and scale in the fixed income market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

26North To Buy Intermedia Intelligent Communications:

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

26North Partners LP has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Intermedia Intelligent Communications, a global provider of AI-powered cloud communications, collaboration, and customer engagement solutions, from funds managed by Madison Dearborn Partners.

duPont REGISTRY Acquires LLP Exotic Auto Finance To Expand Financing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

duPont REGISTRY Group announced it has acquired LLP Exotic Auto Finance, a provider of leasing and financing solutions for luxury and exotic vehicles, as the company expands its financial services capabilities across its automotive ecosystem.

Lilly: $6.3 Billion Acquisition Of Centessa Pharmaceuticals To Expand Sleep Disorder Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Eli Lilly and Company announced it will acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at approximately $6.3 billion upfront, with additional contingent payments that could bring the total value to about $7.8 billion.

Biogen: $5.6 Billion Acquisition Of Apellis To Expand Immunology And Rare Disease Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Biogen announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals for approximately $5.6 billion in cash, marking a strategic move to strengthen its presence in immunology, rare disease, and nephrology. The transaction includes a purchase price of $41 per share along with contingent value rights tied to future sales performance of SYFOVRE.

The Neighborhood Beverage Company Acquires Punch’d Energy To Expand Clean-Label Functional Energy Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

The Neighborhood Beverage Company (NBC), the parent company of Once Upon a Coconut, has acquired Punch'd Energy, a patented natural caffeine gummy brand founded in 2015. The deal marks NBC’s expansion into the functional energy category, pairing its premium coconut water business with a fast-growing, better-for-you energy product line.

Options Technology: Acquisition Of Crossvale Expands Private Cloud And AI Modernization Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Options Technology has completed its acquisition of Crossvale, strengthening its ability to deliver private cloud infrastructure and AI-driven modernization solutions to financial services firms.

DaySmart Software Acquires Slick To Expand Global Beauty And Wellness Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

DaySmart Software has acquired Slick Software, marking a significant step in its international expansion strategy and strengthening its position in the beauty and wellness software market.

IKS Health Acquihires ThinkDTM To Expand Patient Access Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

IKS Health has announced the strategic acquihire of ThinkDTM, bringing its founder Tij Bedi and a team of AI and product design specialists into the organization.

Osaic: $162 Million Wealth Management Firm C&N Joins Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Osaic, a wealth management platform, announced that C&N Wealth Management has joined the firm, bringing approximately $162 million in client assets. The South Carolina-based advisory firm transitioned from First Citizens Investor Services and will affiliate with Undefined Gridlines, Inc., an office of supervisory jurisdiction within Osaic’s network.

Fidelity BancShares: $142.8 Million Acquisition Of Affinity Bancshares To Expand Into Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Fidelity BancShares (N.C.) and its subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Affinity Bancshares and its subsidiary, Affinity Bank, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $142.8 million.

Mueller Industries: Acquisition Of Bison Metals Technologies Expands Domestic Copper Tube Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Mueller Industries announced that it has acquired Bison Metals Technologies LLC, a U.S.-based producer of copper tubes with a manufacturing facility in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Repay Holdings: $372 Million Acquisition Of KUBRA To Expand Bill Payment Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Repay Holdings Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire KUBRA for approximately $372 million in an all-cash transaction, marking a significant step in its strategy to scale its consumer bill payment capabilities.