Mergers & Acquisitions

Siemens Acquires ASTER Technologies To Bring Shift-Left PCB Test Engineering Into Xpedition and Valor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Siemens announced it has acquired ASTER Technologies, a privately held provider of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) test verification and engineering software, aiming to tighten the connection between PCB design and downstream manufacturing and test workflows.

Polygon Labs To Acquire Coinme And Sequence In $250+ Million Deal To Build U.S.-Licensed Stablecoin Payments Stack

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Polygon Labs announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Coinme and Sequence for more than $250 million, aiming to expand into regulated U.S. stablecoin payments and deliver core components of what it calls the Polygon Open Money Stack. The company said the acquisitions add at-scale fiat coverage through physical cash and digital fiat on- and off-ramps, wallet infrastructure, and cross-chain orchestration through intents.

Solis Mammography Acquires Women’s Center For Radiology, Expanding Into Orlando

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Solis Mammography announced it has acquired Women’s Center for Radiology, marking the breast imaging provider’s entry into the Orlando market and extending its footprint across Florida.

J.F. Lehman & Company Completes Acquisition Of Wellman Dynamics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO), an alternative asset manager focused on aerospace, defense, government, maritime, environmental and infrastructure sectors, said it has acquired a majority stake in Wellman Dynamics, a Creston, Iowa-based manufacturer of large-scale magnesium and aluminum sand castings used in aerospace and defense applications.

TRM Equity Buys Browntown And Iron Mountain Foundry Assets From Grede

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

TRM Equity II has completed the acquisition of the Browntown Foundry and Iron Mountain Foundry assets from Grede Holdings LLC, expanding its footprint in U.S. iron casting production. The transaction closed on November 28, 2025.

Affinity Group Acquires Mascari NXT To Expand AI-Powered Selling Across The Food Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Affinity Group, a North American sales and marketing agency serving retail and foodservice brands, has acquired Mascari NXT, an AI and data integration company, in a move aimed at modernizing how food industry sales teams identify opportunities, engage customers, and execute across channels.

ACP CreativIT Rebranding Under New National Brand Tusker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

ACP CreativIT, a technology solutions provider built through a series of regional acquisitions, is rebranding all of its offices under a single national name: Tusker. The company said the new identity is designed to increase brand recognition, support a unified operating model across markets, and position the platform for additional acquisitions expected later this year.

Net Health Acquires Keet Health From WebPT, Expanding Outcomes Measurement and RTM Push In Rehab Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Net Health has acquired Keet Health, a WebPT company, in a deal the companies said will broaden access to outcomes measurement and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) tools for rehabilitation therapy providers and accelerate adoption of hybrid care models.

KatRisk Acquires Symfos To Expand Underwriting And Portfolio Risk Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

KatRisk, a global provider of catastrophe risk models and climate analytics, has acquired Symfos, a UK-based software company whose Orchestra platform is used by insurers and reinsurers for underwriting and portfolio intelligence.

Euna Solutions Acquires GrantExec To Expand AI-Powered Grants Discovery And Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Euna Solutions has acquired GrantExec, an AI-native startup focused on simplifying grant discovery and research for nonprofits, universities, and community-focused organizations, as Euna looks to deepen AI-driven capabilities across its end-to-end grants platform.

Net At Work Acquires Kansas MSP NCS To Expand Midwest Footprint And Add Nterfuse Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Net at Work announced it has acquired Network Computer Solutions (NCS), a Kansas-based managed services provider, in a deal aimed at accelerating the buyer’s expansion across the U.S. Midwest and deepening its managed services bench.

Charles River Plans $570 Million Combined Purchase Of K.F. Cambodia and PathoQuest Remainder Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Charles River Laboratories International announced it has agreed to acquire K.F. (Cambodia) Ltd. for about $510 million and to buy the remaining 79% of PathoQuest SAS for €51.6 million, bringing the combined deal value to roughly $570 million, according to a company statement.

Vossloh Acquires Nordic Tamping Service To Expand Track Maintenance Offering In Scandinavia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Vossloh announced it has acquired Nordic Tamping Service AB (NTS), a Borlänge, Sweden-based provider of ballast tamping services for railway tracks, expanding the German rail supplier’s maintenance and lifecycle offering across Scandinavia. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Creative Planning Makes First International Acquisition With Switzerland’s Baseline Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Creative Planning said it has acquired Baseline Wealth Management, a Swiss-registered investment advisor with offices in Geneva and Zurich, marking the U.S. firm’s first international deal and its initial expansion into Europe.

U.S. Bancorp To Buy BTIG In Up To $1 Billion Deal To Expand Capital Markets Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

U.S. Bancorp announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BTIG, a privately held investment bank and brokerage firm, in a bolt-on transaction designed to broaden U.S. Bank’s markets-based capabilities and deepen support for institutional and corporate clients.

Sign In Solutions Acquires The Receptionist To Expand Visitor Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Sign In Solutions announced it has acquired The Receptionist, adding a Denver-based visitor management provider with more than 5,500 customers across 35 countries as the company continues a multi-acquisition strategy aimed at building a unified visitor management platform for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises.

Hughes Hubbard Acquires Schulman Bhattacharya, Expanding Litigation And Arbitration In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced it has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya, adding a Washington, D.C.-based commercial litigation and arbitration boutique to deepen the firm’s disputes capabilities in the capital region.

NetDocuments Completes Acquisition Of OpenText’s eDOCS Document Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

NetDocuments has completed its acquisition of the eDOCS document management business from OpenText, adding the eDOCS product portfolio and its dedicated team in a deal the company says will broaden its global footprint and deepen its focus on modernizing legal work.

OneSpan To Acquire Build38 To Expand Next-Generation Mobile App Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OneSpan announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Build38, a mobile application protection company, in a move aimed at strengthening OneSpan’s SDK-based security capabilities for banks and other enterprises facing a surge in mobile-channel attacks.

Zeal Credit Union To Acquire The Miners State Bank in All-Cash Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zeal Credit Union of Livonia, Michigan, and The Miners State Bank of Iron River, Michigan—along with the bank’s holding company, MSB Bankshares, Inc.—said they have signed a definitive agreement under which Zeal will purchase substantially all of Miners State Bank’s assets and assume substantially all of its liabilities in an all-cash deal.

TENEO Expands Asia-Pacific Footprint With Deal To Acquire PwC New Zealand Restructuring Unit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Teneo announced it has agreed to acquire PwC New Zealand’s Business Restructuring Services (BRS) unit, extending the firm’s Financial Advisory platform in Asia-Pacific and adding a 22-person team that will anchor a new on-the-ground presence across New Zealand.

Jewelers Mutual Group Acquires EventGuard To Expand Event And Wedding Insurance Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Jewelers Mutual Group, an insurance and business solutions provider focused on the jewelry industry, said it has acquired EventGuard, an event insurance program that previously operated as a division within Indemn, a licensed insurance agency and insurance technology company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

OpenAI Acquires Torch In Reported $100 Million Equity Deal To Build Out ChatGPT Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OpenAI has acquired Torch, a small health records startup, in a deal that was not publicly priced but is pegged at about $100 million in equity, according to a source cited by The Information. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition, while Torch said its four-person team will move over to OpenAI as part of the transaction—making the deal look less like a traditional buyout and more like a “acqui-hire.”

SilverAssist Acquires Caring.com To Expand National Senior Housing Referral Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SilverAssist, a senior assistance network that connects families with information, guidance, and services for aging and senior living decisions, announced it has acquired Caring (Caring.com), adding one of the industry’s largest senior housing referral footprints to its platform and accelerating its national reach and operator connectivity.

ProductPlan Buys Winware.ai And Names Steven Cohn As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

ProductPlan has acquired Winware.ai, an AI-native customer and market research platform, to add agentic and generative AI–powered decision intelligence to its product lifecycle management and roadmapping software.

Threadlock Precision Acquires Michigan CNC Machining Firm Kremin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Threadlock Precision, a U.S.-based network of precision manufacturing companies, has acquired Kremin Inc., a Michigan CNC machining business serving aerospace, defense and medical customers for more than 40 years.

LyfeSci Acquires Clinically Media To Bring Patient Recruitment In-House And Expand End-to-End Trial Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

LyfeSci Research & Innovation, a Chicago-based full-service clinical research organization, has acquired Clinically Media to bring patient recruitment in-house and expand its end-to-end clinical trial capabilities, the companies said Monday.

Route Acquires Frate Returns, Expanding Unified Post-Purchase Platform for Ecommerce Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Route, a post-purchase platform used by ecommerce brands for package protection and order tracking, said Monday it has acquired Frate Returns, a returns and exchanges provider, to create a single solution spanning tracking, protection, and returns. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Curion Expands Global Delivery Capabilities Through Acquisition Of Blue Yonder Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Curion, a portfolio company of Summit Park, has acquired Blue Yonder Research, a U.K.-based market research agency focused on R&D and innovation insights, as Curion looks to broaden its global delivery footprint and deepen support for multinational clients.

Zelis Acquires Rivet To Expand Revenue Cycle Analytics Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Zelis, a healthcare technology company focused on modernizing payments across the payer-provider ecosystem, has acquired Rivet, a revenue cycle analytics provider, in a deal aimed at improving claim-payment transparency and reducing administrative friction for providers and health plans.