Mergers & Acquisitions

Artis BioSolutions To Acquire Syngoi Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Artis BioSolutions, a San Diego-based advanced-therapies development and manufacturing company, said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Syngoi Technologies, a Bilbao, Spain-based biotech developing enzymatic approaches for manufacturing synthetic DNA. The deal is intended to add faster, lower-cost synthetic DNA manufacturing to Artis’ broader “gene-to-drug” platform spanning early development through clinical manufacturing.

Wealthspire Expands Ground Control In Los Angeles With Acquisition Of Ceres Financial Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Wealthspire announced its Ground Control Business Management unit has acquired Los Angeles-based Ceres Financial Management, expanding its business management presence in Southern California and adding a firm that works with entertainers, entrepreneurs, and other high net worth clients.

Capitol Meridian Partners And Stellex Capital Management Complete Acquisition Of Beaufort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Capitol Meridian Partners and Stellex Capital Management have completed their carve-out acquisition of Beaufort, the aerospace and defense survival equipment division of Survitec, establishing Beaufort as an independent survival technologies platform backed by long-term private equity investment.

Windjammer Capital Acquires Specialty Chemicals Maker MFG Chemical From Platte River Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Windjammer Capital has acquired MFG Chemical, a developer and manufacturer of specialty chemicals that supplies customers across water treatment and industrial coatings, the firm said. The deal adds another platform investment for Windjammer in engineered, mission-critical industrial products and positions MFG for an expansion plan centered on operational improvements, new product development, and potential add-on acquisitions.

Matrix One Buys Simploud To Add QMS and LIMS Software For Regulated Life Sciences Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Matrix One, a life sciences software provider backed by Lauxera Capital Partners, has acquired Simploud, a cloud-based maker of Quality Management System (QMS) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) software.

Armko Becomes Align Capital Partners’ New AEC Platform After Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has acquired Armko Industries, a Dallas–Fort Worth-based engineering consulting firm specializing in building envelope, roofing, and waterproofing consulting, and will build the business as its newest platform investment in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector.

Ryder Buys Truck Service Depot To Expand Torque Mobile Maintenance In Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Ryder System has completed its acquisition of Truck Service Depot, an Atlanta-based mobile maintenance provider for commercial trucks and trailers, as Ryder pushes deeper into high-velocity freight corridors across Georgia and the broader Southeast.

Apella Wealth Adds PBMares Wealth Management Team, Strengthening Mid-Atlantic Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Wealth management firm Apella Wealth said PBMares Wealth Management, LLC, the wealth management division of Virginia-based accounting and advisory firm PBMares LLP, has joined Apella, strengthening Apella’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic.

Accenture To Buy UK AI Specialist Faculty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Accenture has agreed to acquire Faculty, a U.K.-based AI-native services and products company, in a move designed to deepen Accenture’s applied AI bench and expand its ability to help clients redesign critical business processes with “safe and secure” AI. Accenture said the transaction will strengthen its capacity to deliver AI systems that produce tangible outcomes, particularly in high-stakes environments. In these mission-critical environments, reliability, governance, and accountability are central requirements.

Solutions By Text Acquires Triple Play Pay To Expand FinText Payments And Embedded Commerce Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Solutions by Text announced it has acquired Triple Play Pay, a payments platform, in a move aimed at combining its compliance-first messaging capabilities with payment orchestration technology to provide a unified, compliant payments experience for consumer finance businesses and their customers. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Automated Logic Acquires CCG Automation To Expand Ohio Building Automation Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Automated Logic Contracting Services, part of Carrier Global Corporation, announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of CCG Automation, Inc., a building automation solutions provider headquartered in Richfield, Ohio, as it looks to expand its presence in the state.

Cerity Partners Merges With $1.4 Billion Firm Austin Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cerity Partners, an independent U.S.-based wealth management firm with approximately $140 billion in assets under management, has merged with Austin Private Wealth, a fiduciary Registered Investment Adviser headquartered in Austin with approximately $1.4 billion in assets under management.

Mobileye To Buy Mentee Robotics For $900 Million To Expand Physical AI Push Into Humanoid Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Mobileye announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mentee Robotics Ltd., an AI-first humanoid robotics company, in a deal the companies say will broaden Mobileye’s ambitions beyond automotive autonomy into humanoid robots and “physical AI” systems designed to operate safely and effectively in real-world environments.

H.I.G. Growth Partners Sells ProsperOps To Flexera In FinOps Automation Exit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

H.I.G. Growth Partners has completed the sale of ProsperOps, an Austin-based provider of autonomous cloud cost optimization software, to Flexera, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo.

Core & Main Agrees To Buy Pioneer Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Core & Main announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pioneer Supply, expanding the distributor’s footprint in the water, wastewater and storm drainage markets across Texas and Oklahoma.

Ingersoll Rand Acquires Scinomix To Expand Life Sciences Automation Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Ingersoll Rand has acquired Scinomix, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of laboratory automation technologies, as the industrial and life sciences solutions company continues to build out its life sciences portfolio through bolt-on M&A.

Evolution Metals & Technologies Completes SPAC Merger Ahead Of Planned Nasdaq Debut

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Evolution Metals & Technologies announced it has completed its business combination with Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp., creating a newly formed public company focused on building a vertically integrated supply chain for critical minerals and materials, including rare earth magnets and battery materials.

Hg To Acquire OneStream For $6.4 Billion, Taking Finance Platform Private

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

OneStream has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hg in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.4 billion in equity value, a deal that will take the enterprise finance management software provider private less than two years after its 2024 IPO.

Cable One To Buy Remaining Stake In Mega Broadband, Expanding Vyve Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cable One has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the 55% of Mega Broadband Investments Holdings (MBI) that it does not already own, moving to full ownership of the broadband provider that operates under the Vyve Broadband brand. The company said the deal will broaden and diversify its operating footprint across attractive U.S. markets and create opportunities to unlock efficiencies through greater scale.

System One Acquires Cypress Consulting To Expand Data Center Network Engineering, Automation, And Security Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

System One Holdings announced it has acquired Cypress Consulting, adding a Bethesda, Maryland-based technology consulting firm focused on cloud architecture, data engineering, cybersecurity, and digital transformation as the company continues to build out its critical infrastructure and data center services capabilities.

ADDMAN Acquires Forecast 3D To Expand Polymer Additive Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

ADDMAN has acquired Forecast 3D, a Carlsbad, California-based polymer additive manufacturing company, and will integrate the business into ADDMAN’s Polymer division as the advanced manufacturing provider expands production capacity and strengthens its digital customer infrastructure. ADDMAN said the deal also broadens its West Coast footprint and supports its long-term strategy to build a comprehensive additive manufacturing platform in North America.

Vistra To Buy Cogentrix Portfolio in $4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Vistra announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, a portfolio of 10 modern natural gas generation facilities totaling about 5,500 megawatts, in a transaction that expands Vistra’s generation footprint across PJM, ISO New England and ERCOT. Cogentrix is indirectly owned by funds managed by Quantum Capital Group.

Lane42 Acquires Aqua Terra Permian In Partnership With Karis Midstream

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Lane42 Investment Partners has acquired Aqua Terra Permian, an energy infrastructure company in the Permian Basin, in partnership with Karis Midstream Partners. The buyers said the investment is intended to support the continued growth and expansion of Aqua Terra Permian’s essential midstream infrastructure services.

Dominus Capital Sells Surface Preparation Technologies To Frontline Road Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Dominus Capital has sold Surface Preparation Technologies (SPT), a provider of rumble strips and roadway safety services, to Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of Bain Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

PNC Completes Acquisition Of FirstBank, Expanding Footprint in Colorado And Arizona

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

The PNC Financial Services Group announced it has completed its acquisition of FirstBank Holding Company and its banking subsidiary, FirstBank, after receiving all required regulatory approvals and satisfying customary closing conditions. The transaction expands PNC’s presence in Colorado and Arizona, which the bank described as high-growth markets aligned with its broader expansion strategy.

Microsoft Acquires Osmos To Add Agentic AI Data Engineering Capabilities To Fabric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Microsoft announced it has acquired Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data preparation workflows and help organizations turn raw data into analytics- and AI-ready assets within OneLake, the unified data lake at the core of Microsoft Fabric.

Carlyle To Sell Electron Microscope Maker Tescan To Shimadzu In $850 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Global investment firm Carlyle announced it has agreed to sell Tescan Group, a manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a Japan-based provider of analytical and measuring technologies. The transaction values Tescan at an enterprise value of $850 million.

The Tie Acquires Stakin, Launching Infrastructure Solutions Division for Institutional Staking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

The Tie, an institutional digital asset solutions provider, said it has acquired Stakin, a staking provider with $1.5 billion in assets under delegation, in a deal that expands The Tie’s platform into digital asset infrastructure and establishes a new Infrastructure Solutions business line.

Stord Acquires Shipwire From CEVA Logistics To Expand Fulfillment Network and AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Stord announced it has closed its acquisition of Shipwire, a subsidiary of CEVA Logistics, in a deal that will expand its fulfillment footprint, deepen its software capabilities, and strengthen its relationship with one of the world’s largest logistics providers. Stord said the transaction closed Jan. 1.

Genesis Wealth Recruits Two Advisors With $650 Million In Prior Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Genesis Wealth, a wealth management platform and non-OSJ branch office within LPL Financial, announced it has added two senior financial advisors from JPMorgan Chase who previously managed a combined $650 million in client assets, as the firm continues to target experienced bank-based advisors transitioning to an independent model.