Mergers & Acquisitions

TransDigm To Buy Stellant Systems For About $960 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

TransDigm Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stellant Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, for approximately $960 million in cash, including certain tax benefits.

Meta Acquires AI Agent Developer Manus For A Reported $2+ Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

AI agent developer Manus said it is joining Meta, a significant milestone for its work on general-purpose autonomous agents designed to help users with research, automation, and other complex tasks.

Brivo And Eagle Eye Networks Merge To Form AI Cloud-Native Physical Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks said they will merge to create what they describe as the world’s largest AI cloud-native physical security company, combining cloud access control and smart space technology with cloud AI video surveillance under a single, unified platform. The merged company will operate under the Brivo name and aim to simplify how enterprises deploy and manage physical security by consolidating capabilities and support into one integrated offering.

SoftBank Group to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4 Billion to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

SoftBank Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a global alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.0 billion in enterprise value. The deal is intended to expand SoftBank’s capacity across data centers and connectivity assets as the company positions itself to support large-scale AI training, deployment, and delivery worldwide.

Johnson & Johnson Completes $3.05 Billion Halda Therapeutics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2025

Johnson & Johnson said it has completed its acquisition of Halda Therapeutics OpCo, Inc., bringing the clinical-stage biotechnology company and its proprietary Regulated Induced Proximity TArgeting Chimera (RIPTAC) platform into the company for $3.05 billion in cash.

ClickUp Acquires Cursor Competitor Codegen To Advance AI Super Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

ClickUp announced it has acquired Codegen, an AI-powered code generation and agentic AI platform, as the company accelerates development of “Super Agents” designed to operate inside ClickUp’s workspace as collaborative AI teammates.

CACI Agrees To Acquire ARKA Group From Blackstone For $2.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

CACI International announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARKA Group L.P. from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion, a deal the company says advances its strategy in space-based sensing and intelligence for national security customers.

reAlpha To Buy InstaMortgage For $8.5 Million, Expanding Into Direct Mortgage Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

reAlpha has signed a definitive agreement to acquire InstaMortgage, a move intended to add direct mortgage lending capabilities alongside the company’s existing mortgage brokerage operations and better align brokerage-to-lending workflows for homebuyers.

Accordion Acquires Pinnacle Healthcare Advisors To Expand Revenue Cycle Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2025

Howmet Aerospace To Buy Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing For About $1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Howmet Aerospace said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing (CAM) from Stanley Black & Decker in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The acquisition is aimed at expanding Howmet’s aerospace fastening systems business by adding CAM’s portfolio of precision fasteners, fluid fittings, and other highly engineered components used across aerospace and defense platforms.

Coforge To Buy Encora In $2.35 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Coforge announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Encora, an AI-native engineering services firm founded in Silicon Valley, in a transaction that the companies said is designed to accelerate Coforge’s ambition to become a leading AI-driven engineering provider.

Accenture To Buy Cabel Industry, Strengthening Financial Services Capabilities in Italy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Accenture has agreed to acquire Cabel Industry, an Italian technology company that provides specialized core banking and IT managed services to mid-size financial institutions, from the Fibonacci Group. The transaction is expected to bolster Accenture’s banking and insurance technology offering in Italy by expanding its managed services capabilities and adding sector-specific platform expertise.

TMTG Merge With TAE Technologies In All-Stock Deal Valued Above $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to combine with fusion-energy developer TAE Technologies in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion, a deal the companies say would create one of the world’s first publicly traded fusion companies.

Harbour Energy To Buy LLOG Exploration For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Harbour Energy announced it has agreed to acquire privately held LLOG Exploration Company LLC for $3.2 billion, marking Harbour’s strategic entry into the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America and adding a new core operating region alongside its existing positions in Norway, the UK, Argentina and Mexico.

Nvidia Acquiring Groq’s Assets In A Reported $20 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Groq recently announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia for Groq’s inference technology. This agreement reflects a shared focus on expanding access to high-performance, low-cost inference. While the size of the deal was not officially confirmed, CNBC revealed that Disruptive, the investment firm that spearheaded Groq’s most recent funding rounds, confirmed a massive $20 billion price. Alex Davis, the chief executive of Disruptive, noted that his firm invested over half a billion dollars into Groq over nearly a decade of development. Nvidia plans to pay the full sum in cash to acquire the specialized technology developed by the high-speed chip designer.

Cetera Onboards $250 Million Firm Guided Financial Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Guided Financial Strategies, a San Diego-based advisory firm overseeing about $250 million in assets under administration, has transitioned to Cetera Financial Group after more than two decades affiliated with LPL, according to an announcement from Cetera. The practice is led by veteran advisors Rick Dickinson and founder Alan Hughes and will join Cetera’s Summit Financial Networks community, which the firm said will support its next phase of expansion through both organic growth and advisor recruiting.

Sanofi To Buy Dynavax In $2.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Sanofi has agreed to acquire Dynavax Technologies in an all-cash transaction that would add the U.S.-marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B and a Phase 1/2 shingles vaccine candidate to Sanofi’s vaccines portfolio.

bp To Sell 65% Of Castrol To Stonepeak In $10.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2025

bp has agreed to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to investment firm Stonepeak in a deal that values the lubricants business at an enterprise value of $10.1 billion. The company said the valuation implies an EV/LTM EBITDA multiple of about 8.6x and follows a strategic review that attracted broad interest.

Janus Henderson To Be Acquired By Trian And General Catalyst In $7.4 Billion Take-Private Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2025

Janus Henderson Group plc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $7.4 billion.