Mergers & Acquisitions

Hightower Signature Wealth Adds $1.6 Billion Firm Boston Hill Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Boston Hill Advisors has joined Hightower Signature Wealth, bringing approximately $1.6 billion in assets under management, 18 employees and 11 advisors to the national wealth management platform.

Sasol To Sell Nitrates Business To Enaex Africa, Retaining 23% Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Sasol has entered into an agreement to sell its Nitrates business to Enaex Africa, advancing the South African energy and chemicals company's portfolio optimization strategy while maintaining a minority interest in the operation.

Circle To Acquire Tazapay, Adding $25 Billion In Annualized Cross-Border Payment Volume

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Circle Internet Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company serving payment providers and financial institutions.

LPL Onboards $270+ Million Firm Northstar Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

LPL Financial has added Northstar Financial Advisors, a Danville, California-based wealth management practice led by Jeneen Slack, CFP, CDFA, to its broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform.

Bending Spoons To Acquire Miro For $1.355 Billion As AI Workspace Reaches $600 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Bending Spoons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion, adding the AI-powered collaborative workspace to a portfolio that already includes Airtable, AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Tractive, Vimeo and WeTransfer.

Axogen To Acquire BioCircuit Technologies For $200 Million To Add Sutureless Nerve Repair Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Axogen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioCircuit Technologies for $200 million in cash, adding NerveTape, the first FDA-approved device for sutureless peripheral nerve repair, to its portfolio of nerve repair technologies.

Swarmer To Acquire Ukrainian Unmanned Ground Vehicle Maker Ratel Robotics For Up To $224 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Swarmer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ratel Robotics for up to $224 million in cash and stock, expanding the defense technology company's autonomy platform with a portfolio of combat-deployed unmanned ground vehicles.

Meta: Stilla Joins To Expand Business AI Agent Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Stilla is joining Meta about eight months after launching its multiplayer AI agent platform for teams and businesses, bringing its technology and expertise to Meta as the tech giant expands AI products for business use. Stilla did not disclose financial terms or the transaction structure in its announcement.

Revvity To Acquire Human Cell Design To Expand GLP-1 And Metabolic Drug Discovery Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Revvity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Human Cell Design, adding human pancreatic beta cell models and other preclinical research technologies focused on diabetes, obesity and metabolic diseases.

CGI Acquires Callibrity To Expand Enterprise AI And Platform Engineering Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

CGI has acquired Callibrity, expanding its presence in Cincinnati and adding capabilities across production-ready enterprise AI, platform engineering and digital product development.

Shopify Brings In Tailwind Labs As Tailwind CSS Tops 110 Million Weekly Installs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify, giving the company behind Tailwind CSS a long-term home while keeping the widely used web development framework open source and under active development.

H1 Acquires Defacto Health To Expand AI-Powered Provider Network Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

H1 has acquired Defacto Health, a healthcare data company specializing in provider network intelligence, expanding the AI-powered healthcare platform's capabilities around provider data, payer networks and access to care. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Spire Healthcare Agrees To £1.03 Billion Takeover By Toscafund, Three Hills And Ares Consortium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Spire Healthcare Group has agreed to be acquired by a consortium comprising funds managed by Toscafund Asset Management, Three Hills and Ares in a transaction valuing the British private healthcare company at approximately £1.026 billion ($1.39 billion). The agreement follows months of takeover discussions and multiple extensions to the deadline for a formal offer, according to Reuters.

Cegid And Silae To Merge At More Than €10 Billion Enterprise Value To Create European AI Business Software Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Cegid and Silae plan to merge in a transaction expected to value the combined company at more than €10 billion in enterprise value, creating one of France's largest software companies and a major European technology platform spanning accounting, tax, payroll, human resources, e-invoicing, digital financial services and payments.

Independence Realty Trust And Centerspace Announce $8.1 Billion Multifamily REIT Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Independence Realty Trust and Centerspace have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.1 billion in enterprise value, creating a larger publicly traded multifamily real estate investment trust focused on high-growth, non-gateway U.S. markets.

Analog Devices To Acquire Alif Semiconductor For Up To $1.55 Billion To Expand Physical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Analog Devices has agreed to acquire Alif Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction that includes $1.35 billion of upfront consideration and up to $200 million of additional contingent consideration, potentially bringing the total transaction value to $1.55 billion.

Cerberus To Acquire Goodwin Mechanical Engineering Businesses For Up To £1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire a substantial portion of Goodwin plc's Mechanical Engineering Division for up to approximately £1.1 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Korsana Biosciences Completes Cyclerion Merger And $380 Million Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Korsana Biosciences has completed its previously announced merger with Cyclerion Therapeutics along with a $380 million private placement, creating a publicly traded biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

Blackstone Acquires Majority Interest In ESR’s Sanha Logistics Park II In South Korea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Blackstone Real Estate Partners has acquired a majority interest in Sanha Logistics Park II, a large dry-storage logistics development in South Korea's Seoul Metropolitan Area, through a primary share issuance.

Cohen & Steers And Trademark Acquire Oak Hill Plaza Shopping Center In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Fund has acquired Oak Hill Plaza in Austin, Texas, through a joint venture with Trademark Property Company.

&Partners Adds SBS Retirement Consultants And Crown Legacy Wealth, Expanding Advisor Network In Alaska And Washington

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

&Partners has added SBS Retirement Consultants and Crown Legacy Wealth to its advisor network, expanding the firm's geographic footprint across Alaska and Washington.

ARK MFG Acquires Therma-Tek Commercial Cooking Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

ARK MFG has acquired Therma-Tek Commercial Cooking Solutions, expanding its U.S. manufacturing portfolio into professional hot-side commercial kitchen equipment.

Stryker To Acquire ZuriMED To Expand Shoulder And Rotator Cuff Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZuriMED, a privately held medical technology company that developed the FiberLocker System for rotator cuff augmentation.

Trimble Acquires Terasat Japan To Expand Centimeter-Level Positioning Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Trimble has acquired Terasat Japan, one of Japan's largest virtual reference station service providers, expanding its ability to directly deliver real-time centimeter-level positioning services in the country. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chime To Acquire Stride Bank For $590 Million, Expects More Than $100 Million In Net Synergies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Chime has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stride Bank for $590 million in cash, bringing one of its longstanding banking partners directly into the financial technology company's platform.

CP Capital Acquires 200-Unit Ascent Athens Multifamily Community In Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

CP Capital has acquired Ascent Athens, a 200-unit Class A multifamily community in Athens, Georgia, expanding its portfolio with a property currently operating at 95% occupancy.

DigitalBridge To Acquire Australian Smart Metering Platform PLUS ES

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

A DigitalBridge-managed investment vehicle has agreed to acquire PLUS ES, one of Australia's largest smart meter providers and a ring-fenced entity within the Ausgrid Group.

Velocity To Acquire Toorak Operating Platform And Manage $3 Billion Business-Purpose Loan Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Velocity Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating platform of Toorak Capital, a business-purpose lending and asset management business majority owned by funds advised by KKR affiliates.

Recruiter.com Acquires AI Hiring Platform Feenyx

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Recruiter.com has completed the acquisition of Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring technology company providing skills assessments, interview intelligence, candidate verification and fraud detection.

Churchill Stateside Group Closes About $42 Million Financing For 202-Unit Nevada Affordable Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Churchill Stateside Group has closed approximately $42 million in financing supporting the acquisition and rehabilitation of an eight-property USDA Rural Development Section 515 affordable housing portfolio containing 202 units in Fallon and Lovelock, Nevada.