Mergers & Acquisitions

Curaleaf Raises Aurora Cannabis Takeover Offer To $5 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Curaleaf has increased its offer to acquire Aurora Cannabis, raising the implied consideration by 25% to $5 per Aurora share as it continues pursuing a combination of the two cannabis companies.

Clockwork.io Raises $31 Million To Expand AI Infrastructure Fault-Tolerance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Clockwork.io has raised $31 million in new funding to expand its fault-tolerance software for artificial intelligence infrastructure, bringing total funding to $73 million.

Construction Partners Acquires J.H. Strain Assets And Adds Two Texas Asphalt Plants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Construction Partners has acquired the asphalt manufacturing and construction assets of J.H. Strain & Sons, expanding its Texas operations into the greater Abilene market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the announcement.

System One Acquires Aucoin Telecom & Utility Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

System One has acquired Aucoin Telecom & Utility Construction, expanding the capabilities of its Mountain Ltd. telecommunications engineering services division into utility and telecommunications construction.

Resonant Clinical Solutions Acquires Labfish To Expand Clinical Trial Equipment Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Resonant Clinical Solutions has acquired Germany-based labfish rental solutions and its affiliated companies in the U.S. and U.K., expanding Resonant's global clinical equipment, calibration and logistics capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SKB And KCB Partners Acquire 214,152-Square-Foot Trellis West Campus For $30.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

ScanlanKemperBard and KCB Partners have acquired Trellis West, a four-building research and development campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, for $30.9 million.

BT Acquires TalkTalk And PlatformX With Approximately £400 Million FY27 Cash Impact

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

BT Group has acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications Limited out of the administration of TalkTalk Group on a debt-free basis, protecting service continuity for approximately 2.5 million retail and wholesale customers across the U.K.

JobSource And The Reserves Network Complete Merger To Build National Workforce Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

JobSource and The Reserves Network have completed their merger, creating a national workforce services organization combining JobSource's technology and diversified services with The Reserves Network's branch network and staffing operations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

FOCUS Learning Acquires P&RO Solutions And Rebrands As FOCUS Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

FOCUS Learning has acquired P&RO Solutions, expanding its workforce performance software platform from training and qualification into work management, scheduling and asset reliability.

Keystone Capital Sells VDA To Warren Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Keystone Capital Management has completed the sale of VDA to funds managed by Warren Equity Partners, ending an investment partnership that began in 2021. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AMTD In Final-Stage Talks To Acquire Second New York City Hotel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

AMTD is in final-stage negotiations to acquire a second hotel in New York City, continuing the expansion of its international hospitality portfolio. The targeted property is located in the Times Square area.

Intesa Sanpaolo’s €35 Billion MPS Bid Wins Backing From Largest Shareholder Delfin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Intesa Sanpaolo's improved €35 billion ($39 billion) takeover bid for Monte dei Paschi di Siena has secured the support of MPS’s largest shareholder, Delfin, according to Reuters.

Commerce Bank Completes Acquisition Of Nolan & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Commerce Bank has completed its acquisition of Nolan & Associates, a St. Louis-based boutique investment banking firm that advises middle-market clients across the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Harrow Completes TYRVAYA Acquisition For Up To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Harrow has completed its acquisition of TYRVAYA from Viatris, adding the first and only FDA-approved nasal spray for dry eye disease to its growing ocular surface treatment portfolio.

iRhythm Completes VitalConnect Acquisition With $237.5 Million Cash And Stock Consideration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

iRhythm Holdings has completed its acquisition of VitalConnect, expanding its cardiac monitoring platform across ambulatory, inpatient, remote and hospital-to-home care.

GE HealthCare To Acquire SOFIE Biosciences For $945 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

GE HealthCare has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SOFIE Biosciences from Trilantic North America for $945 million in cash, expanding its U.S. radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution footprint.

Grindr To Acquire Freddie For Up To $320 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Grindr has agreed to acquire PurposeMed, the parent company of HIV prevention telehealth provider Freddie, for $250 million in cash and stock, with the transaction potentially reaching $320 million based on performance milestones.

C.H. Robinson To Acquire RXO For $5.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RXO in a stock-and-cash transaction with an implied value of approximately $5.8 billion, creating a combined third-party logistics company with an enterprise value of more than $25 billion.

HydroEdge Acquires Majority Interest In RES Water To Create 700,000-Barrel Water Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

HydroEdge Solutions has combined with RES Water to create a full-cycle water management platform serving natural gas producers across the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.

MES Life Safety Acquires PRO-CO To Expand Industrial Safety Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

MES Life Safety has acquired the assets of PRO-CO, expanding its industrial safety platform with additional instrumentation and process-control capabilities.

SEI Group Acquires Greenhome Specialties, Expanding Into Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

SEI Group has acquired Greenhome Specialties, marking the specialty building products installer's first entry into Utah. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ECARX Completes $266 Million Acquisition Of Flyme Software Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

ECARX Holdings has completed its approximately $266 million all-cash acquisition of the Flyme software business from DreamSmart Group, bringing Flyme Auto and Flyme OS fully into its automotive intelligence platform.

Superior Hydrovac Acquires Delta Daylighting To Expand Houston Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Superior Hydrovac has acquired Houston-based Delta Daylighting, expanding Peak Utility Services Group's hydrovac capacity and presence in one of the country's most active utility infrastructure markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

TXO Acquires Wesbell Communications To Expand Technology Lifecycle Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

TXO has acquired Wesbell Communications, expanding its global technology lifecycle platform with additional network engineering, managed services, asset recovery and third-party maintenance capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cenovus To Acquire Athabasca Oil For C$5.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Cenovus Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Athabasca Oil Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of C$5.7 billion, expanding its oil sands portfolio and consolidating ownership of Duvernay Energy Corporation.

Advanced Drainage Systems To Acquire StormTrap For $530 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Advanced Drainage Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire StormTrap Investments from PSP Capital for approximately $530 million, expanding its stormwater management portfolio into large-volume, space-constrained storage systems.

Schneider Electric To Acquire PTC For $22.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Schneider Electric has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PTC in an all-cash transaction valuing the industrial software company’s equity at approximately $22.6 billion, or €20.1 billion.

TransDigm Completes $1.066 Billion Prince & Izant Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2026

TransDigm Group has completed its acquisition of Prince & Izant for approximately $1.066 billion in cash, including certain tax benefits.

EMARKETER Buys RetailX’s Research Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2026

EMARKETER has acquired the research business of RetailX, expanding its retail and brand intelligence platform with established industry rankings, research tools and additional research personnel. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Rexel To Acquire GCG From Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2026

Rexel has agreed to acquire GCG from Audax Private Equity, expanding its specialty wire and cable distribution capabilities across data centers, power infrastructure, defense and other mission-critical markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.