Mergers & Acquisitions

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.

West Pharmaceutical Selling SmartDose 3.5mL On-Body Delivery System Manufacturing Rights To AbbVie For $112.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

West Pharmaceutical Services has agreed to sell all manufacturing and supply rights for its SmartDose 3.5mL On-Body Delivery System, along with associated facilities, to AbbVie for $112.5 million at closing, the companies said. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to customary closing conditions, with the final price also subject to working capital and other adjustments.

QXO Upsizes Convertible Preferred Equity Commitment to $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

QXO announced it has expanded a previously announced convertible preferred equity financing to $3 billion, increasing the commitment by $1.8 billion, as it seeks additional capacity to fund future acquisitions.

Com Laude Completes Markmonitor Acquisition, Forming Markmonitor Group With $450 Million Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Com Laude, a London-based corporate domain services provider owned by PX3 Partners, said it has completed its acquisition of U.S. corporate domain registrar Markmonitor, combining the businesses under a new entity called Markmonitor Group.

Windrose Consulting Group Buys Zenith Access Network to Deepen Greater China and APAC Market Access Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Windrose Consulting Group said it has acquired Zenith Access Network, adding a specialist market access consultancy focused on Greater China and emerging Asia-Pacific markets as the firm expands its regional footprint and client support in pricing, reimbursement, and access strategy.

AbbVie To Acquire Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

AbbVie announced it has agreed to buy a drug-delivery device manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, along with associated intellectual property, from West Pharmaceutical Services in a move designed to expand AbbVie’s capacity for producing devices used to administer its medicines.

iAltA Acquires BridgeFT To Broaden Wealth Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

iAltA Holdings, a WestCap-backed private markets infrastructure company, has acquired BridgeFT, a cloud-native, API-first wealth infrastructure software provider focused on helping financial institutions, fintechs, and registered investment advisors better unify and use portfolio and client data.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Closes Acquisition of Khaby Lame-Linked Step Distinctive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Rich Sparkle Holdings announced it has completed an acquisition of Step Distinctive Limited, which it described as a core company associated with TikTok creator Khaby Lame, in a deal the company framed as a shift from episodic influencer monetization to a more structured, “full-chain” commercialization platform.

Allegiant To Acquire Sun Country In $1.5 Billion Deal To Create Larger U.S. Leisure Airline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Allegiant Travel Company and Sun Country Airlines announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $1.5 billion, creating a larger leisure-focused U.S. carrier with roughly 22 million annual customers, service to nearly 175 cities, more than 650 routes, and an operating fleet of about 195 aircraft.

LPL Adds $260 Million Firm Rand, Williams & Associates To Broker-Dealer And RIA Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

LPL Financial announced financial advisors Spencer W. Rand, CFP and Michael J. Williams, CFP of Rand, Williams & Associates have joined the firm’s broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform, bringing approximately $260 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. The advisors, based in Monterey on California’s Central Coast, previously affiliated with Osaic.

Ameriprise Financial: Father-Son Advisory Team Managing $190 Million Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Ameriprise Financial announced financial advisors Bryan Hildebrand and Hayden Hildebrand have joined Community Wealth Services, a financial advisory practice within the Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (AFIG) in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Diginex Closes Acquisition Of The Remedy Project To Expand Human Rights Due Diligence Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Diginex, a London-headquartered sustainability RegTech provider, has completed its acquisition of The Remedy Project Limited, a Hong Kong-based advisory and research organization focused on labor and human rights in global supply chains, as companies face rising pressure to strengthen supply chain transparency and worker protections.

Princeton Radiology Acquires RAI Imaging Centers In Hamilton And Lawrenceville, New Jersey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Princeton Radiology has acquired two outpatient imaging centers in Hamilton and Lawrenceville, New Jersey, from Radiology Affiliates Imaging (RAI), a Radiology Partners practice, expanding its footprint in the region.

Compass Completes All-Stock Combination With Anywhere Real Estate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Compass announced it has completed its all-stock combination with Anywhere Real Estate Inc., bringing the two companies together under Compass International Holdings as they pursue a shared strategy focused on supporting real estate professionals.

Boyd Group Closes $1.3 Billion Acquisition Of Joe Hudson’s Collision Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Boyd Group Services announced it has completed its acquisition of Joe Hudson’s Collision Center, a deal that significantly expands Boyd’s footprint in the U.S. Southeast and reinforces its position among the largest non-franchised collision repair operators in North America.

NIIT MTS Acquires SweetRush To Expand Strategic Learning Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

NIIT Learning Systems Limited, through its NIIT Managed Training Services business (NIIT MTS), has acquired SweetRush, Inc., an AI-enabled custom learning experience design firm known for strategic training interventions and work with Fortune 1000 enterprises, professional associations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Blockstream Capital Partners To Acquire Numeus Derivatives Trading Team In Deal Backed By Komainu Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Blockstream Capital Partners (BCP) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a division within Numeus Group’s digital asset trading and investment business, bringing a 10-person derivatives trading team and select Bitcoin-focused yield strategies into the Blockstream Capital platform.

Bain Capital And BlueWater Marinas Buy Kent Narrows Boatel Near Annapolis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Bain Capital Real Estate and BlueWater Marinas have acquired Kent Narrows Boatel, a heated, Class A drystack marina in Kent Narrows, Maryland, adding the property to a growing portfolio of marina investments along the East Coast.