Mergers & Acquisitions

Basware To Acquire Trustpair, Extending Payment Fraud Protection Across 2.5 Billion Invoices And 20 Million Suppliers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Basware has signed a binding agreement to acquire Trustpair, extending its Invoice Lifecycle Management platform into payment fraud prevention.

Hexagon To Acquire Guidance Marine As Maritime Positioning Business Adds €22 Million In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Hexagon has agreed to acquire Guidance Marine, expanding its maritime positioning portfolio with sensor technologies used to help vessels safely operate near offshore platforms, wind turbines, quaysides and other ships.

BitGo Acquires NYDIG Institutional Trading Business, Adding Derivatives And Financing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

BitGo has completed the acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business and related assets, expanding its digital asset markets platform with additional derivatives, structured products, financing and capital markets capabilities.

Boliden To Acquire 64.68% Of Nexa Resources In $1.31 Billion Deal Valuing Company At $3.67 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Boliden has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Votorantim's 64.68% controlling stake in Nexa Resources, expanding the Swedish mining company's zinc and silver operations into Brazil and Peru.

Grainger Acquires Adroit Worldwide Media Technology Assets For $210 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

W.W. Grainger has acquired technology, intellectual property and talent assets from Adroit Worldwide Media for $210 million in cash, expanding the industrial distributor's inventory management capabilities within its High-Touch Solutions North America segment.

Arcline Completes AstroNova Acquisition For $29 Per Share In All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Arcline Investment Management has completed its acquisition of AstroNova, taking the aerospace and product identification technology company private in a transaction that expands Arcline's portfolio of specialized industrial technology businesses. Under the terms of the transaction, Arcline affiliates acquired all outstanding shares of AstroNova for $29 per share in cash.

Volato To Merge With Alignment Engine In $500 Million AI Infrastructure Deal With Path To 480 MW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Volato Group has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Alignment Engine in a transaction valuing the AI infrastructure company at approximately $500 million, positioning the publicly traded company for a significant shift toward high-performance computing, artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center development.

Trace3 To Acquire Calian’s U.S. Commercial IT Business To Expand Managed Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Trace3 has agreed to acquire Calian Group's U.S. Commercial IT operations through a carve-out transaction, expanding its managed services, infrastructure, and technology delivery capabilities across the U.S. The acquisition is expected to close next month, subject to customary closing requirements.

NTT DATA To Acquire Netgain, Creating Sweden’s Largest Pure-Play ServiceNow Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

NTT DATA has agreed to acquire Netgain AB and combine it with The Cloud People, creating what the company describes as Sweden's largest pure-play ServiceNow business. The acquisition is expected to close within weeks, subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Perion Acquires PRN For Up To $12 Million, Adding In-Store Media Across Thousands Of Retail Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Perion has acquired in-store retail media company PRN for up to $12 million in cash, expanding its digital out-of-home and retail media capabilities across major North American retailers.

Sumitomo Offers $582 Million For FleetPartners As 4-Way Takeover Battle Escalates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

A consortium led by Sumitomo Corporation has offered A$813.1 million, or approximately $582 million, to acquire Australia's FleetPartners, escalating a four-way takeover contest for the vehicle leasing company, according to Reuters.

Balentine Acquires Valuation Growth Advisory In All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Balentine has acquired Valuation Growth Advisory in an all-stock transaction, expanding the independent wealth manager's business advisory capabilities for entrepreneurs and multigenerational families. Balentine advises on more than $9 billion in assets.

Ameriprise Adds $160 Million Advisors Lee Winters III And Chris McClure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Ameriprise Financial has added financial advisors Lee Winters III and Chris McClure to its branch channel from Wells Fargo Clearing Services, bringing approximately $160 million in client assets.

Velocity Financial To Acquire Toorak Platform And Manage $3 Billion Loan Portfolio In $3.2 Billion Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Velocity Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Toorak Capital's operating platform, while a third-party investment firm will separately acquire Toorak's approximately $3 billion portfolio of business-purpose loans.

Nvidia Reportedly Acquiring Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to a report from The Information citing a person with knowledge of the agreement. The transaction would give Nvidia control of one of the most important platforms in the open-source artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Sempra Completes Ecogas Sale For Approximately $500 Million As $65 Billion Capital Plan Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Sempra has completed the sale of Ecogas México for approximately $500 million in proceeds as the energy infrastructure company continues to recycle capital into regulated utility investments in Texas and California.

Voly Acquires Oceanskies As Superyacht Platform Expands To 10,000+ Crew And 1,700 Vessels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Voly has acquired Oceanskies, bringing together two superyacht crew employment, payroll and compliance businesses and expanding the number of crew administered across the Voly platform to more than 10,000.

Basware To Acquire Trustpair, Extending Payment Fraud Protection Across 2.5 Billion Invoices And 20 Million Suppliers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Basware has signed a binding agreement to acquire Trustpair, extending its Invoice Lifecycle Management platform into payment fraud prevention as businesses face increasingly sophisticated AI-enabled financial scams.

Kestra Private Wealth Services Adds $130 Million Advisor Rocco Russo To HF3 Wealth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kestra Private Wealth Services has added veteran financial advisor Rocco Russo to HF3 Wealth Partners, expanding the Alexandria, Virginia-based firm's presence across the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia markets. Russo brings 17 years of industry experience and previously managed approximately $130 million in client assets.

MBody AI: Check-Cap Prices $10 Million Public Offering At $6.50 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Check-Cap Ltd., which operates under the MBody AI brand and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker MBAI, has priced a $10 million public offering of ordinary shares to support its embodied artificial intelligence business.

Numa Acquires SocketTime To Bring AI Into Dealership Service Operations Across 1,300+ Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Numa has acquired SocketTime, a fixed-operations software company serving automotive dealerships, as it expands its AI operating system deeper into dealership service departments and shop workflows.

WellStack Acquires DeLorean AI To Build End-To-End Healthcare Decision Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

WellStack has acquired DeLorean AI, a healthcare-focused artificial intelligence company specializing in predictive analytics, risk stratification and action-oriented decision support.

Enbridge To Acquire Salt Creek Midstream Crude Gathering Business For $600 Million, Adding 500 Miles Of Permian Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Enbridge has agreed to acquire Salt Creek Midstream's crude oil gathering business for $600 million in cash, expanding its presence deeper into the Permian Basin and strengthening its crude export network. The acquisition includes 100% of the Orla and Wink North systems and a 50% interest in the Delaware Crossing system.

Lattice Acquires Pando As Barbra Gago Joins As Chief Marketing And Strategy Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Lattice has acquired Pando, an AI-native performance management platform, as the company expands its technology for continuous employee performance and people intelligence. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Simplicity Acquires Wright Wealth Group To Expand Chicago Estate And Protection Planning Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Simplicity Group has acquired Wright Wealth Group, a Geneva, Illinois-based financial practice focused on estate and protection planning. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vanguard To Acquire Altruist For A Reported $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Vanguard has agreed to acquire Altruist, an AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform serving independent financial advisors, as the investment manager seeks to expand the reach of financial advice through technology and deeper relationships with the registered investment advisor market. The terms were undisclosed, but WSJ sources said the deal was about $4 billion.

NewBold Technologies Acquires Spencer Technologies As Combined Platform Supports 1,500+ Store Openings Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

NewBold Technologies has completed its acquisition of Spencer Technologies, creating a larger North American technology managed services platform serving retail, restaurant, convenience store and warehousing customers. NewBold is a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital.

Heron Intelligence And Paragon Intel Merge, Creating Management Intelligence Platform With 80,000+ Interviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Heron Intelligence has completed its merger with Paragon Intel, combining two management diligence and investment research platforms into a business serving more than 250 investment firms. The combined company will operate under the Heron Intelligence name.

Victory Capital To Acquire First Eagle For $7 Billion, Creating $571 Billion Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Victory Capital has agreed to acquire First Eagle Investments for approximately $7 billion, creating a combined global asset manager expected to oversee about $571 billion in total client assets.

Trustar Bank To Acquire $750 Million In Deposits And Maryland Branches From Forbright For $19 Million Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Trustar Bank has signed an agreement to acquire two Maryland branches and a Virginia customer service hub from Forbright Bank in a transaction that includes approximately $750 million in local deposits.