Mergers & Acquisitions

KKR And RWE Form 50-50 Joint Venture To Build 3GW Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Projects In The UK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

KKR and German utility RWE have agreed to form a strategic partnership to develop and operate two large offshore wind projects off the coast of East Anglia, a buildout the companies said would add roughly 3 gigawatts of generation capacity to the UK grid.

Boston Scientific To Acquire Penumbra In $14.5 Billion Deal To Expand Vascular And Neurovascular Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Boston Scientific announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Penumbra, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $14.5 billion on an enterprise value basis, a move aimed at broadening Boston Scientific’s cardiovascular franchise and establishing a scaled position in mechanical thrombectomy and adjacent neurovascular markets.

PK Consumer Health To Acquire Finland’s Puhdistamo, Expanding Nordic Consumer Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

PK Consumer Health, a consumer healthcare platform backed by Avista Healthcare Partners and Damier Group, has signed an agreement to acquire Finland-based Puhdistamo – Real Foods Oy, expanding PK’s footprint in the Nordic region and adding exposure to fast-growing categories including vitamins, minerals and supplements, sports nutrition, and functional drinks.

Bertram Capital Exits NEFCO With Sale To Leonard Green

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Bertram Capital announced it has completed the sale of its portfolio company NEFCO Holding Company LLC to Leonard Green & Partners, marking Bertram’s second exit from its Fund IV and its 23rd realization since the firm launched in 2006. Financial terms were not disclosed.

BXP Closes Over $1 Billion In Asset Sales, Advancing 2025–2027 Disposition Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

BXP announced it has completed a series of property sales generating aggregate net proceeds of more than $1.0 billion, marking progress toward the company’s multi-year $1.9 billion disposition target for 2025 through 2027 that it outlined at its September 2025 Investor Day.

Mission Produce To Acquire Calavo Growers In $430 Million Deal, Expanding Avocado Supply And Entering Prepared Foods

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Mission Produce announced it has agreed to acquire Calavo Growers in a cash-and-stock deal that would expand Mission’s North American avocado footprint, add new fresh-produce categories, and provide an entry into prepared foods through Calavo’s guacamole and related products.

Royal Van Leeuwen Acquires Corrotherm International’s Global Business Activities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Royal Van Leeuwen has acquired the global business activities of Corrotherm International, expanding its offering in specialist nickel alloy products for energy-related applications. Corrotherm, founded in 1992, supplies nickel alloy seamless pipes, fittings and flanges to international customers, including those in oil and gas and the petrochemical industry.

Highwire Acquires The Bliss Group To Create Integrated Marketing And Communications Agency For High-Growth Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Highwire announced it has acquired The Bliss Group, combining two independent agencies in a bid to build a more integrated marketing and communications partner focused on linking reputation and demand programs to measurable business outcomes. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Coastal Joins Tata Consultancy Services To Expand Salesforce-Led Transformation Work Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Coastal, a Salesforce, data and AI consultancy formerly known as Coastal Cloud, announced it has been acquired by Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services and digital transformation provider with operations spanning 46 countries.

OptConnect Buys DPL Wireless To Add AI-Based Device Intelligence To Global Managed IoT Connectivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

OptConnect, a provider of managed wireless connectivity solutions, has acquired Canada-based DPL Wireless to expand its engineering capabilities and bring more device-level intelligence to IoT deployments, particularly in ATM connectivity and adjacent use cases.

SiteOne Landscape Supply Acquires Bourget Flagstone Co.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

SiteOne Landscape Supply announced it has completed the acquisition of Bourget Flagstone Co., a division of Bourget Bros. Building Materials is a wholesale distributor of hardscape products with one location in Santa Monica, California.

Diligent Acquires 3rdRisk To Deliver AI-Native Third-Party Risk Management At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Diligent, a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software provider that positions itself as an AI-first platform, said it has acquired 3rdRisk, an AI-native third-party risk management platform headquartered in the Netherlands.

Phenom Acquires Included AI, Bringing Agentic People Analytics To HR And Business Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Phenom, an applied AI company focused on helping organizations hire, develop, and retain talent, said it has acquired Included, an AI-native agentic people analytics platform designed to turn fragmented workforce data into actionable insights for faster decision-making.

ISG Acquires AI Maturity Index Platform As Part Of Broader AI Acceleration Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Information Services Group (ISG) announced it has acquired the AI Maturity Index, a SaaS platform designed to help organizations assess and improve workforce readiness for adopting AI, as the company expands a broader AI acceleration strategy that also includes a new internal AI Acceleration Unit and an upcoming AI-powered insights platform.

Behringer Buys 182,154-SF Addison Industrial Property From Pillar Commercial Affiliate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Behringer has acquired Addison II, a light industrial building in Addison, Texas, from an affiliate of Allen-based Pillar Commercial, expanding the Dallas-based family office’s light industrial footprint in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Prometheus Acquires Webalo To Build Closed-Loop Digital Execution Platform Linking Frontline Work To Systems Of Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Prometheus Group, an enterprise asset management (EAM) software provider, has acquired Webalo, an AI-enabled connected worker platform, in a deal aimed at closing the gap between frontline activity and enterprise execution.

Bluespring Adds Front Porch Financial In Merger With U.S. Financial Services To Create $1.7 Billion Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Bluespring Wealth Partners, an acquirer of registered investment advisors and wealth management firms, announced Front Porch Financial has joined Bluespring partner firm U.S. Financial Services in a merger that creates a roughly $1.7 billion wealth management business.

Teledyne Buying DD-Scientific For Electrochemical Gas Sensors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Teledyne Technologies has acquired DD-Scientific Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, DD-Scientific Limited, adding a U.K.-based gas-sensing specialist to its portfolio of environmental, industrial process, and gas- and flame-detection businesses.

Generational Wealth Launches After Merger And $100 Million Acquisition, Reporting Over $900 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Generational Wealth, a newly launched wealth management and financial planning firm, has formally entered the market under a unified brand following a merger tied to a joint $100 million acquisition.

Constant Contact Buys GURU Conference And Marketing Education Assets From GURU Media Hub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Constant Contact has acquired select event and education assets from GURU Media Hub, a deal the digital marketing platform says will expand its role in hands-on, results-focused marketing education for small businesses and nonprofits.

AIM Investment Group Acquires Micro Forms, Adding Nearly 60-Year Precision Metal Stamping Manufacturer In Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

AIM Investment Group has acquired Micro Forms, a Garland, Texas-based precision metal stamping and engineering manufacturer founded in 1967, adding the business to AIM’s portfolio of industrial companies.

NewYork GreenCloud Buys California Biomass Plant to Launch Carbon-Negative AI Factory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) announced it has acquired the Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP) facility in Ione, California, and plans to redevelop the site into what it describes as its first large-scale carbon-negative “AI Factory” that pairs renewable, behind-the-meter power with liquid-cooled AI compute.

Amplitude Acquires InfiniGrow To Bring Revenue Analytics To Marketers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Amplitude has acquired InfiniGrow, an AI marketing analytics company, as the Nasdaq-listed analytics platform seeks to expand its AI-driven capabilities beyond product analytics into marketing and revenue use cases. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Energy Management Collaborative Acquires Earth Savers To Expand Capabilities in Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Energy Management Collaborative (EMC), a provider of turnkey energy efficiency solutions, has acquired Earth Savers, an LED lighting solutions company with a long track record in healthcare facilities, in a deal aimed at deepening EMC’s presence in the healthcare vertical across North America.

Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Acquires Midwest Auto Group And Launches The Wyler Collection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

The Jeff Wyler Automotive Family (JWAF) said it has acquired Midwest Auto Group (MAG), a move the company described as a major step in its expansion into premium and ultra-luxury automotive retail.

ALKEME Insurance Buys Five Agencies To Expand Coast-To-Coast Brokerage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

ALKEME Insurance announced it acquired five agencies during the last quarter as it accelerates a national roll-up strategy aimed at broadening property and casualty offerings and adding employee benefits capabilities in key growth markets.

Credent Adds $250 Million AUM With MainStreet And First State Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Credent Wealth Management has acquired Michigan-based MainStreet Financial Advisors and Tulsa-based First State Investment Advisors, extending the Indiana-headquartered RIA’s national footprint as it enters 2026 following its recently announced long-term capital partnership with Crestline Investors.

YA Group Buys InQuis Global To Build End-To-End Litigation Consulting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

YA Group, a building consulting and forensic engineering firm, has acquired InQuis Global, a multi-service expert witness and litigation consulting company focused on life care planning, life expectancy consulting, vocational rehabilitation, wage loss analysis, and related support services.

Synopsys To Sell Processor IP Solutions Business To GlobalFoundries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Synopsys announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Processor IP Solutions business to GlobalFoundries, a move the chip design software and IP provider framed as part of a broader effort to concentrate its IP roadmap on interface and foundation offerings and pursue higher-value, AI-driven opportunities from cloud to edge.

Exegy Acquires NovaSparks, Expanding Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Exegy has acquired NovaSparks Inc., a provider of real-time market data normalization and distribution technology built on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) products, in a deal aimed at strengthening Exegy’s offering for the fastest, most demanding electronic trading environments.