Mergers & Acquisitions

Integrated Partners: $100+ Million Team Albritton Financial Services Onboarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2025

Integrated Partners - a national financial planning and registered investment advisory (RIA) firm serving over $21 billion in assets under advisement (AUA) - announced the addition of Albritton Financial Services to its expanding network of advisors. Based out of Creve Coeur, Missouri, Albritton brings over $100 million in assets under management (AUM) to the Integrated platform.

Vuzix Buys Advanced Waveguide R&D Facility In California

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2025

Vuzix - a leading supplier of smart glasses, waveguides, and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies - announced the acquisition of an advanced waveguide R&D facility in Milpitas, California. This facility, which was previously operated by a global technology leader known for its extensive work in software, AI, and augmented reality, will now be used as a key waveguide tools development and innovation hub for Vuzix and its ODM/OEM customers' next-generation AI-driven smart glasses.

Sabre To Sell Hospitality Solutions To TPG For $1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Sabre (a leading technology provider to the global travel industry) and TPG (a global alternative asset management firm) announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which TPG has agreed to acquire Sabre's Hospitality Solutions business for $1.1 billion in cash. TPG will be investing in Hospitality Solutions through TPG Capital, the firm's U.S. and European private equity platform.

Emaar: Over $1 Billion Contributed To Elevate Global Experiences In Dubai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Emaar, the developer behind Dubai's most iconic landmarks, has invested over $1 billion in shaping and enhancing the city's global identity. And this cumulative contribution underscores the company's long-standing commitment to reinforcing Dubai's international standing through unique experiences, vibrant cultural platforms, and landmark social infrastructure.

Flex Raises $10 Million And Buys Maza

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Flex (a fintech company transforming back office finance for business owners) and Maza (one of the largest entity formation and payments apps for Spanish-speaking solopreneurs and consumers) announce an M&A. In connection with the deal, Maza will rebrand as Flex Consumer, a new arm within Flex focused on enabling business owners to manage their commingled personal and business finances.

Spirit AeroSystems To Transfer Certain Assets To Airbus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Spirit AeroSystems announced that Spirit has entered into a definitive agreement with Airbus to transfer ownership of certain assets and sites involved in the production of Airbus aerostructures to Airbus. This divestiture of these assets is expected to close concurrently with Spirit’s previously announced acquisition by The Boeing Company.

Allurity Buying Croatian Cybersecurity Company Infigo IS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Allurity (a leading European group of cybersecurity service providers) announced the acquisition of Croatian cybersecurity company Infigo IS. With deep expertise and one of Europe's strongest offensive security teams, Infigo has unique strengths that accelerate Allurity's journey to become the preferred cybersecurity partner in Europe.

FundThrough Raises $25 Million And Buys Financial Solutions Company Ampla

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

FundThrough, a leading fintech invoice factoring platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its acquisition of Ampla. Ampla is a leading provider of financial technology solutions for consumer brands, offering working capital, business banking, corporate cards, and analytics. Along with the acquisition, FundThrough also raised $25 million in equity capital led by existing investor Klister Credit.

Splice Buying Spitfire Audio To Help Creators Find The Right Sounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Spitfire Audio (including LABS) announced Splice has acquired it. Splice is a modern music production company with some of the highest-quality royalty-free samples, where one million sounds are downloaded daily by a global community of 10+ million music producers and creators. Both of these companies have played a transformative role in defining the music creation landscape since their inception, making high-quality sounds more accessible for creators everywhere.

Raymond James: $325 Million Alaska-Based FA Al Biss Added

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Raymond James announced it welcomed financial advisor Al Biss to Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) – which is the firm’s independent advisor channel. As Biss Wealth Partners (based in Anchorage, Alaska), the advisor is joined by registered representative Vanessa Carpenter.

Modern Wealth Management: $7.5 Billion AUM Surpassed Following OFM Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Modern Wealth Management—a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm founded to meet financial professionals' and clients' evolving needs—announced an asset purchase agreement with Chicago-based OFM Wealth. This deal propels Modern Wealth’s assets under management (AUM) to over $7.5 billion and marks the firm’s 16th acquisition since its launch in April 2023.

LiveU To Buy Assets From Actus Digital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

LiveU, a leader in live IP-video contribution, production, and distribution solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Actus Digital's business and technology. This will enhance LiveU's recording, monitoring, and AI capabilities and accelerate its mission to help customers improve operational effectiveness and create more value from video.

LifeMD Buying Key Assets From Optimal Human Health MD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

LifeMD, a leading provider of virtual primary care services, announced the acquisition of key assets from Optimal Human Health MD, which is a nationwide women’s health virtual care provider. This strategic deal brings LifeMD’s official entry into the women’s health market. And it establishes a scalable clinical foundation for a comprehensive virtual health program under the LifeMD brand, focused on hormone health, bone density, metabolism, and long-term wellness.

Marriott To Buy citizenM In $355 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Marriott announced it agreed to buy the lifestyle brand citizenM, an offering in the select-service segment. The deal is expected to advance Marriott's global expansion of its select-service and lifestyle lodging offerings, as the company continues to expand its portfolio to provide better options for guests and Marriott Bonvoy members worldwide.

Merck KGaA Buying SpringWorks In $3.9 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Merck KGaA (a leading science and technology company) and SpringWorks Therapeutics (a Stamford, Connecticut-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer) announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to acquire SpringWorks.

Datatonic Buying Data Engineering Company Syntio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2025

Datatonic, a cloud data and AI solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Syntio, a specialist in data engineering. The strategic deal significantly supports Datatonic’s enterprise service offerings and delivery capabilities with deep data engineering skills, including data ingestion, data transformation, and business intelligence. Syntio also adds a customer base that covers telcos, central banks, and retailers across Europe to Datatonic’s growing global client list.

FoodScience To Buy Natural Dog Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

FoodScience, a leading health and wellness solutions provider for pets and people, announced the acquisition of Natural Dog Company, a brand known for its renowned dog care products. Launched in 2006 and based in North Carolina, Natural Dog Company has earned loyal customers through its dedication to practical solutions.

Frontline Road Safety Buying Pavement Marketing Contractor PLP Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Frontline Road Safety, a leading provider of pavement marking services in the U.S., announced that it has acquired PLP Company, which is a top pavement marking contractor based in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Cvent Buying Spatial Event Design Company Prismm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology company, announced that it has acquired Prismm, a leader in spatial event design technology. Over 5,500 event venues, hotels, planners and vendors depend on Prismm to connect and collaborate within virtual environments to create stunning event spaces and experiences.

S&P Global To Buy ORBCOMM’s Automatic Identification System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

S&P Global agreed to buy ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business. This AIS business is a leading provider of satellite data services that track and monitor vessels, enhancing maritime visibility and delivering critical insights that support business intelligence and decision-making for government and commercial clients worldwide.

Centauri Health Solutions Buying HISP And QHIN Company MedAllies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Phoenix, Arizona-based Centauri Health Solutions announced the acquisition of MedAllies, which is a New York-based Health Information Service Provider (HISP) and Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) focused on health data connectivity and clinical data exchange.

Eastern Bankshares Buying HarborOne In $490 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

Eastern Bankshares (the holding company for Eastern Bank) and HarborOne Bancorp (the holding company for HarborOne Bank) announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which HarborOne will merge with and into Eastern in a stock and cash transaction.

UPS To Buy Andlauer Healthcare Group For $1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

UPS announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Andlauer Healthcare, a North American supply chain management company based in Canada that offers customized third-party logistics and specialized cold chain transportation solutions for the healthcare sector.

Nomura Buying Public Asset Management Operations From Macquarie For $1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Nomura and Macquarie announced that they have entered into an agreement for Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management business, with approximately $180 billion in retail and institutional client assets across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.

Earned Wealth Buying Chahal & Associates To Scale Doctor-Focused Financial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Earned Wealth, a tech-enabled financial services firm created specifically for doctors, their families, and their practices, announced the acquisition of Chahal & Associates, a premier tax and accounting firm based in Hercules, California, with a client base of about 2,200 doctors, business owners, and high-net-worth professionals.

Boeing Selling Part Of Digital Aviation Solutions To Thoma Bravo For $10.55 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Boeing announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell portions of its Digital Aviation Solutions business, including its Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData, and OzRunways assets, to private investment firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash deal valued at $10.55 billion.Boeing will keep its core digital capabilities, which harness both aircraft and fleet-specific data to provide commercial and defense customers with fleet maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services. This digital expertise will continue providing predictive and prognostic maintenance insights.

TPG And Temasek Acquire Minority Stake In Cliffwater

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

TPG (a leading global alternative asset management firm) and Temasek (a global investment company headquartered in Singapore) announced a definitive agreement to make a substantial minority investment in Cliffwater (an independent alternative investment adviser and fund manager). TPG’s investment will be made via the growth equity platform TPG Growth.

FundThrough Buying Financial Technology Solutions Company Ampla

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

FundThrough, a fintech invoice factoring platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced its acquisition of Ampla - which is a leading provider of financial technology solutions for consumer brands offering working capital, business banking, corporate cards, and analytics.

Altocare Buying In-Home Care Services Company MedTec Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Waud Capital Partners announced the acquisition of MedTec Healthcare, a provider of in-home care and adult day services. This deal represents a significant milestone in Waud Capital's strategy to build a market-leading platform in home-based care services through its newly formed holding company Altocare.

CMOC Buying Lumina Gold In C$581 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

China-based CMOC Group - which is the largest producer of cobalt - announced an all-cash acquisition of Canadian mining company Lumina Gold for C$581 million. After the closing of the deal, CMOC will get control over the Cangarejos gold-copper project, which is one of the largest undeveloped gold assets located in southwest Ecuador.