Mergers & Acquisitions

Allianz To Acquire HSBC Life Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Allianz Group announced it has agreed to acquire HSBC Life Singapore through its subsidiary Allianz Asia Holding, alongside a new 15-year exclusive distribution partnership with HSBC Bank Singapore. The combined consideration for both agreements totals 2.0 billion euros, with Allianz expecting a double-digit return on investment in the mid-term. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval.

WSP Confirms $56 Billion Non-Binding Proposal To Acquire Arcadis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

WSP Global confirmed it has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Arcadis N.V. for EUR 51.50 per ordinary share, up from an initial EUR 48.50 per share offer submitted on July 1, 2026, which Arcadis rejected on July 14. The offer represents a premium of approximately 45.8 percent over Arcadis' unaffected closing share price on July 22.

Nth Cycle To List On NYSE Through Business Combination With Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Nth Cycle, a critical minerals refining company, announced a business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI that would take the company public on the NYSE, valuing Nth Cycle at an implied enterprise value of $585 million. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals.

Saudi PIF’s $55 Billion EA Deal Approved Under EU Merger Rules

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

A group of investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has secured EU antitrust approval for its $55 billion acquisition of video game developer Electronic Arts, the European Commission announced. Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion wealth fund, alongside Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners and private equity firm Silver Lake, first announced the deal, described as the largest leveraged buyout in history, in September 2025.

Brennan Investment Group Acquires 157,412-Square-Foot Industrial Property In Greenville-Spartanburg Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Nordic Capital To Sell ArisGlobal To Dassault Systèmes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Nordic Capital has confirmed a definitive agreement to sell ArisGlobal, a provider of software to the life sciences industry, to Dassault Systèmes. The transaction represents a full exit for Nordic Capital and concludes a partnership that transformed ArisGlobal into a scaled, cloud native, and AI enabled platform serving more than 200 life sciences companies, contract research organizations, and government health authorities worldwide.

SPX Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Neptronic For $430 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

SPX Technologies announced it has completed the acquisition of Neptronic. for total cash consideration of CA$605 million, approximately $430 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. The enterprise value to EBITDA multiple implied in the transaction is modestly above the upper end of the company's recently transacted range of 8 to 12 times.

Focus Acquires GuideIT To Accelerate Growth And Expand Client Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

GuideIT, a managed technology services company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Focus, a healthcare-focused technology services company. Following the closing of the transaction, GuideIT will operate as GuideIT, A Focus Company. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Galloway Completes Acquisition Of Anderson Wahlen & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Galloway & Company, LLC, a national architecture and engineering firm based in Denver, announced it has completed the acquisition of Anderson Wahlen & Associates, a Salt Lake City-based land development consulting and services firm, effective July 1, 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Origin Merchant Partners Combines With Consensus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Origin Merchant Partners, an independent investment bank, announced a strategic acquisition of Consensus, a U.S.-based consumer-focused investment banking firm with offices in Boston and New York. The combination creates Consensus Consumer, a dedicated consumer-focused division of Origin, aimed at serving founder-led, family-owned, and private-equity-backed consumer and retail brands across cross-border sales, capital raises, and strategic transitions in the middle market.

National Equity Fund Expands Midwest Footprint With Acquisition Of St. Louis Equity Fund Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

National Equity Fund, a non-profit affordable housing investment manager, announced the acquisition of the properties and fund management portfolio of St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc. The transaction adds 32 properties across 13 funds, representing nearly 2,000 affordable homes and more than $200 million in equity, to NEF's portfolio across the St. Louis metropolitan region.

Radnor Property And Madrone Reach Financial Close On $147 Million Atlanta Student Housing Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Radnor Property Group, in partnership with Madrone Community Development Foundation, has reached financial close on a $147 million student housing development in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta. Financing closed on July 1, 2026, through the sale of $146,763,475 in tax-exempt and taxable bonds issued by the Development Authority of Fulton County.

Synaptiq Therapeutics Launches With Acquisition Of Clinical-Stage SYN-001 Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

A consortium of European and US-based investors, alongside Nobias Therapeutics, announced the launch of Synaptiq Therapeutics, a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company formed to advance SYN-001 for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. The company was created through the acquisition of Nobias Therapeutics' lead asset, NB-001, now renamed SYN-001. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Patrick Dougherty has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

Carrier Accelerates Intelligent Building Strategy With Acquisition Of 75F

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Carrier Global announced it has acquired 75F, a developer of cloud native, wireless, AI-enabled building automation systems. The acquisition strengthens Carrier's intelligent building capabilities across applications ranging from complex applied systems and data centers to light commercial buildings and retrofits.

PodcastOne Acquires The Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

PodcastOne announced the acquisition of exclusive sales and distribution rights to The Magnificent Others, the interview podcast hosted by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. PodcastOne will provide exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution for the show, aiming to grow its audience across audio and video platforms while creating new opportunities for advertisers and brand partners.

Sierra Acquires Takeoff, Building Long-Horizon Agent Platform Called Horizon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Sierra announced it is acquiring Takeoff, a company that has grown from $0 in annual recurring revenue at the start of the year to nearly eight figures in revenue as of earlier this month. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Together, the two companies are building a new platform called Horizon.

Gesa Credit Union To Acquire Willamette Valley Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Gesa Credit Union and Willamette Valley Bank, together with the bank's parent company, Oregon Bancorp, Inc., announced a definitive agreement under which Gesa will acquire the Salem, Oregon-based community bank in an all-cash transaction. Gesa would acquire substantially all of Willamette Valley Bank's assets and assume substantially all of its liabilities. The deal was unanimously approved by the boards of all three organizations and remains subject to regulatory approval and approval by Oregon Bancorp shareholders, who are expected to receive an estimated $43.00 to $45.00 per share. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

Circeus Acquires Dondy And Adds WhatsApp Commerce Platform To Shop Circle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Circeus, an AI-native holding company, announced it has acquired Dondy, a conversational commerce platform ranked the number one WhatsApp app on the Shopify App Store. Dondy will become part of Shop Circle, Circeus's agentic commerce software division. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ABL Diagnostics Selected By Évry Commercial Court To Acquire TEXCELL’s Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

ABL Diagnostics announced that it has been selected by the Évry Commercial Court to acquire the assets and business operations of TEXCELL, a company with expertise in viral safety, biosafety, genomic analysis, and immunological monitoring for biotechnology and innovative therapies. The selection follows an industrial plan submitted by ABL Diagnostics aimed at ensuring business continuity and preserving TEXCELL's scientific expertise.

Scancell And Neuphoria Therapeutics Announce Merger Agreement And Up To $89 Million Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Scancell Holdings and Neuphoria Therapeutics announced an all-share merger agreement in which Scancell will acquire Neuphoria, with the combined company expected to operate under the Scancell name and list on Nasdaq under the symbol "SCLT" in addition to Scancell's existing AIM listing. Under the agreed terms, existing Scancell shareholders are expected to own approximately 85.5% of the combined company, with Neuphoria shareholders owning approximately 14.5%, excluding the impact of new shares issued through the associated financing.

Progress Software To Acquire Domo’s AI And Data Platform Business For $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Progress Software announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume certain liabilities of Domo, including its AI and data products platform, for a cash purchase price of $400 million. The transaction is structured as an asset purchase and is expected to close within Progress's fiscal year ending November 30, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Matador Resources Announces $1.275 Billion Paloma Permian Acquisition And Successful Woodford Exploration Results

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Matador Resources Company announced two catalysts for 2026: a definitive agreement to acquire Paloma Permian LLC, a portfolio company of EnCap Investments, for a cash payment of $1.275 billion, along with successful test results from its first exploratory well in the Woodford formation in southeast Lea County, New Mexico. The Paloma acquisition, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, includes 16,235 net undeveloped acres in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, and third quarter estimated production of approximately 11,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day, 57 percent of it oil.

HF Foods Group To Acquire Searay Foods For Approximately $35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

HF Foods Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian frozen seafood importer and distributor Searay Foods for approximately CAD$47.9 million, or about US$35 million.

BP To Sell Austrian Mobility, Convenience, And EV Charging Businesses To Volenergy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

BP has agreed to sell its mobility, convenience and electric vehicle charging businesses in Austria to Volenergy AG as part of its effort to simplify its portfolio and strengthen its balance sheet.

IBM To Acquire HRL Laboratories To Expand Quantum Computing, Sensing And Materials Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a research and development company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Northrim BanCorp To Acquire PBCO Financial In $167.3 Million All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Northrim BanCorp has agreed to acquire PBCO Financial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $167.3 million, expanding the Alaska-based community bank into Oregon.

Optus Financial And M&F Bancorp Agree To More Than $105 Million Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Optus Financial Corporation and M&F Bancorp have signed a definitive merger agreement that will combine two of the United States' longest-established Minority Depository Institutions.

Nestlé And Platinum Equity To Create $5.6 Billion Water And Premium Beverages Company Peranel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Nestlé and Platinum Equity have agreed to create Peranel, a standalone water and premium beverages company valued at approximately $5.6 billion.

The Vita Coco Company Acquires Copra For Up To $275 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

The Vita Coco Company has acquired Copra, a producer of premium Thai Nam Hom coconut water, for an upfront payment of $175 million and potential earnout consideration of up to $100 million.

Prologis Submits $18.8 Billion Best And Final Takeover Proposal For Segro

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Prologis has submitted a best and final proposal to acquire British warehouse owner Segro for approximately £14 billion, or $18.8 billion.