Mergers & Acquisitions

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.

insitro To Buy CombinAbleAI, Launching TherML Platform To Unify AI-Driven Therapeutic Design Across Modalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

insitro announced it will acquire CombinAbleAI and, alongside the deal, has launched TherML (Therapeutic Machine Learning), a platform it describes as a single, modality-agnostic AI engine for drug discovery and design.

Denison Consulting And Newmeasures Merge To Expand Employee Listening And Organizational Performance Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Denison Consulting and Newmeasures have merged to create a combined organization aimed at linking employee feedback more directly to measurable business outcomes.

Rothschild Wealth Partners Acquires $200 Million Firm Windgate In Chicago Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Windgate Wealth Management announced it has agreed to join Rothschild Wealth Partners in a deal that adds more than $200 million in client assets and expands Rothschild’s advisory footprint in the Chicago market, the firms said.

Cherry Street Energy Advances Growth Strategy With 16-Site Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Cherry Street Energy announced it has acquired a portfolio of 16 operating distributed generation projects from Inman Solar, adding 12.7 megawatts of solar capacity across five states and expanding its base of long-term contracted renewable assets.

EnableComp Acquires H/ROI To Build A More Comprehensive Platform For Complex Revenue Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

EnableComp announced it has acquired Health Resources Optimization, Inc. (H/ROI), adding specialized clinical denials and revenue recovery capabilities to help hospitals recapture revenue lost to some of the most difficult denial types. The deal is intended to strengthen EnableComp’s complex revenue cycle offering, particularly around DRG downgrades, medical-necessity denials, and post-bill DRG validation.

Control Devices Buys Sherwood Valve To Expand Compressed Gas Flow Control Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve in a deal aimed at broadening its flow control offering across industrial gas, specialty gas, high-purity gas and medical gas applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SalesRabbit Acquires Roofle To Link Field Sales, Online Buying, And Production For Roofing Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SalesRabbit announced it has acquired Roofle, bringing together field sales management, online purchasing, and sales-to-production workflows in a single platform built for roofing and home improvement contractors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Carson Group Acquires Minneapolis Carson Wealth Office In First Deal Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Carson Group has fully acquired its Carson Wealth location in Minneapolis, marking the firm’s first acquisition of 2026 as it deepens its presence in the Twin Cities market.

Wealthspire’s Ground Control Acquires LA-Based Ceres Financial Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Wealthspire announced Ground Control Business Management has acquired Los Angeles-based Ceres Financial Management, a move the firm says will deepen Ground Control’s footprint in Southern California and broaden its business management offering for high-net-worth clients, including entertainers and entrepreneurs.

Healthpeak Properties Reports $925 Million In Deals, Adding $600 Million South San Francisco Life Science Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Healthpeak Properties announced it has completed roughly $925 million in recent transaction activity, advancing what the healthcare-focused REIT described as a capital recycling strategy to sell stabilized outpatient medical assets and redeploy proceeds into life science properties in core markets.

B-FLEXION Life Sciences To Buy Out Patient Square And Webster Stakes In Radius Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Radius Health announced B-FLEXION Life Sciences has agreed to acquire the remaining 57% interest in the specialty biopharmaceutical company, purchasing shares currently held by affiliates of Patient Square Capital and Webster Equity Partners.

Mutares To Acquire SABIC Engineering Thermoplastics Business In The Americas And Europe For $450 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA signed an agreement to acquire SABIC’s Engineering Thermoplastics business in the Americas and Europe in a deal valued at $450 million on an enterprise-value basis, marking the largest transaction in Mutares’ history by revenues. The company said the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.

Aurex Acquires Alpha 2 To Expand Secure Space Systems Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Aurex, a Godspeed Capital-backed provider of engineering and technology services across space, hypersonics, missile defense, and orbital systems, said it has acquired Alpha 2 Inc., a Chantilly, Virginia-based firm focused on cryptographic engineering, cybersecurity, and engineering services for U.S. space, defense, and intelligence customers.

Arlington Capital Partners Buys Pond & Company In First Platform Deal From $6 Billion Fund VII

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Pond & Company, a full-service design and engineering firm that supports regulatory-driven projects for the federal government and customers across the energy, infrastructure and life sciences industries.

Hurricane Capital Acquires Kiyomi AI, Expanding Its AI-Driven Trading Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Hurricane Capital announced it has acquired Kiyomi AI, positioning the technology as a new portfolio-intelligence layer intended to deepen the firm’s AI-enabled institutional trading and execution workflows.

Plume Buys Sweepr To Combine Real-Time Network Intelligence With AI Customer-Care Orchestration for ISPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Plume Design announced it has acquired Sweepr in a bid to combine real-time home-network intelligence with AI-driven customer-care orchestration, giving internet service providers a single platform to detect issues, guide subscribers and agents, and automate fixes across digital and assisted support channels.

Sole Source Capital Acquires Brite In First Platform Deal From Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Sole Source Capital announced it has acquired Brite, a cybersecurity and IT managed services provider, marking the private equity firm’s first platform investment from SSC Partners Fund III as it expands into the cybersecurity and managed services market.

Collision Partners Completes First Acquisitions And Launches Quality-First Growth Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Collision Partners, a collision-repair platform focused on acquiring and scaling independent collision-repair businesses, announced it has completed its first two acquisitions—Fantastic Finishes and Chassis Master—kicking off what the company described as a disciplined growth strategy across the Southeastern United States.

Amphenol Closes Acquisition Of CommScope’s CCS Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Amphenol Corporation announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) business, expanding Amphenol’s footprint in fiber optic and industrial interconnect products across data communications, communications networks and building infrastructure connectivity markets.

Curi Bio Establishes Asia-Pacific Hub Following Full Acquisition Of South Korea’s Quvit Bio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Curi Bio announced it has formally established Curi Bio Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary that will serve as the company’s commercial and operational hub in the Asia-Pacific region, following its full acquisition of South Korea-based Quvit Bio.

FIS Closes $13.5 Billion Deal For Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions And Sells Remaining Worldpay Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

FIS announced it has completed its acquisition of Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business, formerly known as TSYS, in a transaction valued at $13.5 billion in enterprise value. The company said the deal carries a net purchase price of $12 billion, including $1.5 billion of net present value from tax assets.

Bakkt To Buy Distributed Technologies Research In Stablecoin Payments Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Bakkt Holdings announced it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR), a global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, in a deal the company says will accelerate its stablecoin settlement and programmable payments strategy.

GTCR Completes $24.25 Billion Sale Of Worldpay To Global Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

GTCR announced it has closed the previously announced sale of Worldpay to Global Payments in a three-way transaction that also includes FIS, marking what the firm described as one of the largest strategic sales in private equity history.

Tasq AI Merges With BLEND To Build Trust Layer For Global Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Tasq AI and BLEND have agreed to merge, forming a unified company under the Tasq AI brand aimed at closing what the companies describe as the enterprise AI “trust gap” by improving the accuracy and reliability of production-grade AI systems.