Mergers & Acquisitions

Cloudflare To Acquire Replicate To Power AI Cloud for Developers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Cloudflare has announced its acquisition of Replicate. This AI platform enables developers to deploy and run machine learning models, as part of its effort to expand its developer ecosystem and strengthen its AI capabilities. The acquisition is expected to close within the next two months, pending customary closing conditions.

IonQ To Buy Skyloom Global To Advance Quantum Networking And Sensing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

IonQ has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Skyloom Global, a U.S.-based leader in high-performance optical communications infrastructure, in a move intended to bolster IonQ’s global quantum networking and sensing capabilities.

Graco Expands Color Solutions Portfolio With $69 Million Acquisition Of Radia Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Graco has announced the acquisition of Red Devil Equipment Company, widely known as Radia, for $69 million. The deal adds a complementary suite of paint-mixing, shaking, and automated material-handling technologies to Graco’s expanding color solutions portfolio, as demand for advanced paint and coatings equipment continues to grow. Radia generates more than $30 million in annual revenue.

Gibraltar Industries To Acquire OmniMax International In $1.335 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Gibraltar Industries has agreed to acquire OmniMax International in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.335 billion, which will substantially expand its presence in the residential building products sector. The deal, approved unanimously by Gibraltar’s Board of Directors, positions the company to strengthen its leadership in roofing accessories and rainware while delivering meaningful financial benefits beginning in the first fiscal full year after close.

Johnson & Johnson: $3.05 Billion Acquisition Of Halda Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Johnson & Johnson announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Halda Therapeutics OpCo, Inc. for $3.05 billion in cash, marking one of the company’s most significant oncology acquisitions in recent years. The deal brings into Johnson & Johnson a clinical-stage prostate cancer therapy along with a next-generation technology platform designed to create highly targeted oral treatments for multiple solid tumors. The transaction is expected to close within the next few months pending antitrust clearance and standard closing conditions.

Akzonobel And Axalta Merging And Creating A $25 Billion Global Coatings Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that will create one of the world’s largest coatings companies with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion and combined revenue of about $17 billion. Announced from Amsterdam and Philadelphia, the deal brings together two longstanding industry leaders with highly complementary product portfolios, extensive geographic coverage, and a shared commitment to innovation. The combined company is expected to generate substantial value for shareholders, employees, and customers by leveraging expanded scale, broadened market access, and deeper technological capabilities.

Itron To Acquire Locusview In $525 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Itron has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Locusview, Ltd., a U.S.- and Israel-based software and services company focused on the utility sector, for $525 million. The deal will be funded entirely with cash on hand and is expected to close in January 2026.

Gentex Expands Biometric Portfolio With Acquisition Of BioConnect

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Gentex Corporation announced the acquisition of Toronto-based BioConnect, a prominent provider of biometric authentication technology used across physical, digital, and IoT security applications. The deal strengthens Gentex’s strategy of expanding beyond automotive electronics into advanced identity assurance, cybersecurity, and next-generation access control solutions.

A-Champs Acquires Goal Station To Build A Global High-Performance Soccer Training Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

A-Champs has acquired Danish training technology company Goal Station, forming an integrated global ecosystem designed to accelerate cognitive, technical, and physical player development. The Barcelona-based sports technology company will now combine its ROX cognitive performance system with Goal Station’s Soccer IQ training methodology to create what it describes as the most advanced soccer performance training environment available.

ITT Expands Gas Solutions Capabilities With Acquisition Of KOHO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

ITT has strengthened its position in the global gas handling and marine technology markets with the acquisition of Köhler & Hörter GmbH, a family-owned German compressor manufacturer better known as KOHO. The deal, announced today, brings reciprocating compressor technology into ITT’s Svanehøj business portfolio, a leader in cryogenic pumps and marine service solutions.

CRScube: Acquisition Of Mednet Completed To Strengthen Global eClinical Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

CRScube has finalized its acquisition of Mednet in a move that significantly expands the company’s global eClinical footprint and accelerates its presence in the North American market. The deal brings together two long-established technology providers known for serving sponsors and contract research organizations across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.

Equifax Completes Acquisition Of Vault Verify To Expand Verification Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Equifax has finalized its acquisition of Vault Verify, a move that strengthens its employment and income verification services by adding new data sources and technologies to its existing ecosystem. The deal deepens The Work Number's capabilities, a core Equifax offering used by employers, financial institutions, and government agencies to help consumers secure jobs, mortgages, benefits, and other key financial services.

TPG And La Caisse Acquire Majority Stake In Pike To Drive Grid Modernization And Climate Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

TPG and La Caisse have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Pike Corporation, one of the nation’s largest providers of turnkey infrastructure engineering and construction solutions for the electrical grid. The investment, made through TPG Rise Climate with La Caisse taking a significant minority position, marks a major strategic move to accelerate Pike’s growth amid rising nationwide demand for grid modernization and climate adaptation.

UJET Acquires Spiral To Expand AI Capabilities And Strengthen Customer Data Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

UJET announced the acquisition of Spiral, a conversational analytics and artificial intelligence company, to expand its AI capabilities and add a standalone customer intelligence product to its portfolio. The transaction enhances UJET’s core CCaaS platform and accelerates its roadmap for conversational AI, predictive analytics, and large-scale customer data analysis.

GlobalFoundries Acquiring Advanced Micro Foundry To Expand AI Infrastructure Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

GlobalFoundries announced a significant expansion of its silicon photonics leadership with the acquisition of Singapore-based Advanced Micro Foundry, representing one of the company’s most important moves to date in strengthening its global manufacturing footprint and accelerating its AI infrastructure portfolio. The transaction positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue and further deepens the company’s reach across data center, communications, computing, automotive, and sensing applications.

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals Acquires Minority Stake In CIGA Healthcare To Accelerate U.S. Diagnostic Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals has acquired a strategic minority equity stake in CIGA Healthcare, a global diagnostics provider. This move positions the U.S.-based consumer healthcare company for a significantly larger role in the rapidly expanding at-home and retail diagnostic testing market.

GrubMarket Expands Food Supply Chain Software Portfolio With Acquisition Of Procurant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

GrubMarket has acquired Procurant, a California-based software-as-a-service platform for fresh food procurement and compliance, in a move that significantly expands its enterprise technology footprint across the American food supply chain. The deal strengthens GrubMarket’s growing suite of AI powered software offerings and deepens its presence among major retailers, growers, shippers and distributors that manage perishable goods at scale.

Ashurst Perkins Coie Unveiled As Perkins Coie And Ashurst Agree To Combine, Forming A Top-20 Global Law Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Perkins Coie and Ashurst have announced plans to merge and create Ashurst Perkins Coie, a top-20 global law firm with $2.7 billion in combined revenue and a team of 3,000 lawyers. The proposed combination, described by both firms as a union of equals, is expected to establish one of the largest global legal platforms with deep strength across technology, energy and infrastructure, financial services, corporate transactions, and complex litigation.

Sealed Air To Be Acquired By CD&R In $10.3 Billion Buyout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Sealed Air has agreed to be acquired by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $10.3 billion, marking one of the largest private equity takeovers in the industrial packaging sector this year. Under the terms of the agreement, Sealed Air stockholders will receive $42.15 per share in cash, representing a forty-one percent premium to the company’s unaffected share price as of August 14, 2025, and a 24% percent premium to its ninety-day volume-weighted average trading price as of November 12, 2025.

Intellect Acquires Zaptic To Enhance AI-Powered Quality Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Intellect has announced its acquisition of the UK-based Connected Frontline Worker platform, Zaptic, in a move that significantly expands its global operations and strengthens its AI-powered Quality Management System capabilities. The deal brings together two complementary technologies aimed at unifying quality, safety, and frontline execution for manufacturers in Food and Beverage, consumer goods, and other regulated sectors.

Lone Star Funds Completes Acquisition Of Multi-Asset UK Real Estate Portfolio From St. James’s Place

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Lone Star Funds has finalized the purchase of a substantial multi-asset real estate portfolio from St. James’s Place and its Property Unit Trust and Life and Pensions Trust, marking one of the firm’s notable property acquisitions this year. St. James’s Place was advised by Invesco Real Estate, which managed the disposition process on its behalf.

TotalEnergies Buys 50% Stake In €10.6 Billion Flexible Power Portfolio To Deepen Gas To Power Integration Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an all-stock transaction with Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) valued at €10.6 billion, marking one of the company’s most significant strategic moves in the European power market. The deal involves acquiring 50% of EPH’s flexible power generation platform, which includes gas-fired and biomass plants, as well as battery assets, across Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, and France. The agreement forms a fifty-fifty joint venture that will expand TotalEnergies’ presence in flexible electricity generation and accelerate the company’s Integrated Power strategy.

Veritas Capital To Buy MetroStar In Major National Security Technology Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Veritas Capital has agreed to acquire MetroStar Systems, a Reston, Virginia–based provider of digital transformation and AI solutions serving U.S. Defense and National Security agencies. The acquisition, executed through affiliates of The Veritas Capital Vantage Fund, strengthens Veritas’ position within mission-critical government technology while positioning MetroStar for accelerated growth and expanded innovation.

ClickUp Expands AI Capabilities With Acquisition Of Qatalog

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

ClickUp has acquired Qatalog, the AI-powered enterprise work platform backed by $25.4 million in funding, in a move that significantly accelerates ClickUp’s position in converged AI productivity software. The acquisition strengthens ClickUp’s strategy to unify work, data, and automation within a single platform, delivering what the company describes as a true Converged AI Workspace.

Legence Announces Acquisition Of Bowers In $475 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Legence announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Bowers Group, a leading mechanical contractor based in Beltsville, Maryland. The deal represents a significant expansion of Legence’s mechanical capabilities across the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC metropolitan region while deepening its reach into the data center, technology, healthcare, and life sciences sectors.

Cisco To Buy NeuralFabric To Expand Enterprise AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Cisco announced its intention to acquire NeuralFabric, a Seattle-based provider of enterprise AI platforms, in a move designed to accelerate the company’s strategy for delivering domain-specific AI models and reinforce its position in the rapidly evolving enterprise AI market. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco’s fiscal year 2026.

Day One Biopharmaceuticals To Buy Mersana Therapeutics In Deal Valued Up To $285 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Day One Biopharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Mersana Therapeutics. This move will significantly expand its oncology portfolio with the addition of emiltatug ledadotin, also known as Emi-Le. The investigational antibody drug conjugate is being explored as a potential first-in-class monotherapy for adenoid cystic carcinoma type 1, a rare and aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options and a highly unmet medical need.

Postman Bolsters API Lifecycle Platform With Acquisition Of liblab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Postman has acquired liblab, a developer platform known for automating Software Development Kit generation, marking a significant expansion of Postman’s capabilities across the full API lifecycle. The acquisition strengthens Postman’s position in the rapidly growing API-first ecosystem and advances its strategy to deliver an integrated platform for building AI-ready and agent-enabled APIs.

U.S. Dermatology Partners Expands Footprint With Acquisition Of Helms Dermatology In Arkansas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

U.S. Dermatology Partners has expanded its national presence through the acquisition of Helms Dermatology, marking the organization’s first entry into Arkansas and bringing its total footprint to nine states. The deal reflects the continued growth momentum of the Dallas-based dermatology group, which Castle Connolly recently recognized as the number one dermatology group in the United States.

YOOBIC Accelerates AI Retail Leadership With Humanitics Acquisition And Launch Of Store Manager Copilot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

YOOBIC announced a significant expansion of its AI capabilities with the acquisition of Humanitics and the debut of YOOBIC Store Manager Copilot, marking an important advancement in AI adoption for frontline retail teams. The company said the acquisition will deepen its leadership in AI-powered retail operations by integrating advanced analytics that enhance store performance, employee productivity, and overall customer experience.