Mergers & Acquisitions

CTP Launches €1 Billion Expansion Into Italy With Acquisition Of VLD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

CTP has entered the Italian market with a long-term plan to deploy €1 billion over the next five years, marking one of its most significant Western European expansions to date. The company, Europe’s largest listed owner, developer, and manager of logistics and industrial real estate by gross lettable area, announced that its entry comes through the €241 million acquisition of VLD S.r.l., a development company previously controlled by FBH Group and holding a major landbank in strategic locations across the country.

Warburg Pincus Completes Acquisition Of Topcast To Accelerate Global Aviation Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Warburg Pincus has acquired Topcast Aviation Supplies Company Limited, the largest independent distributor of civil aviation parts and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul services in the Asia Pacific region. The deal marks a significant expansion for the global growth investor as it strengthens its aviation portfolio and deepens its long-term commitment to Asia. The transaction was announced in Hong Kong on November 25, 2025.

ECP And Centrica Complete £1.5 Billion Acquisition Of Grain LNG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Energy Capital Partners and Centrica have finalized their previously announced acquisition of Grain LNG from National Grid, valued at approximately £1.5 billion. The deal gives both companies joint ownership of one of Europe’s most strategically important energy infrastructure assets and further strengthens the UK’s long-term gas security.

Avandra Announces Dual Acquisitions Of DatCard Systems And Sorna

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Avandra Health has significantly expanded its position in the medical imaging and clinical data sector through the acquisition of DatCard Systems and Sorna Corporation. The company said the dual transactions will create the largest integrated medical imaging platform serving both real-time patient care and advanced research needs. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed.

Cegid Acquires Shine To Build A Unified European Financial Platform For Over One Million SMBs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Cegid has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shine in a deal that brings together one of Europe’s largest cloud software providers for finance, accounting, HR, and retail with one of the continent’s fastest-growing fintech unicorns. The combined company will form what the parties describe as Europe’s first fully integrated, cloud-native, AI-driven financial hub for small and medium-sized businesses and accountants.

Veralto To Buy In-Situ For $435 Million And $750 Million Share Repurchase Program Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Veralto announced a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based In-Situ for $435 million as the company expands its presence across high-growth environmental water and hydrology markets. After accounting for estimated tax benefits, the purchase price is approximately $422 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 pending customary closing conditions.

Ondas Advances Autonomous Defense Strategy With Acquisition Of Roboteam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Ondas Holdings announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Roboteam, a global developer of tactical unmanned ground vehicles widely deployed across central defense and security agencies. The deal is expected to significantly expand Ondas Autonomous Systems’ capabilities, strengthen its multi-domain autonomy architecture, and accelerate its commercial reach across key defense programs in the United States and allied nations.

Blue Ant Media To Buy Thunderbird Entertainment In An $89 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Blue Ant Media has agreed to acquire Thunderbird Entertainment in a transaction valued at approximately $89 million, marking a significant consolidation that will significantly expand Blue Ant’s production capacity, international content portfolio, and financial scale. The deal provides Thunderbird shareholders with cash and share consideration equivalent to $1.77 per share, reflecting a 28% premium to the 45-day VWAP and a 50% premium to the November 25 spot price. The acquisition follows Blue Ant’s recent reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media and comes as the company accelerates its strategy to build a larger studio business with a global footprint.

Cambridge Acquires Dempsey Lord Smith To Accelerate Advisor Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Cambridge Investment Research has acquired Dempsey Lord Smith, a long-standing independent financial services firm, in a transaction designed to accelerate advisor growth and broaden long-term opportunity for both organizations. The deal brings Dempsey Lord Smith into Cambridge as a wholly owned subsidiary. It represents a significant strategic shift for the firm, moving away from operating its own broker-dealer and instead leveraging Cambridge’s scale, technology, and operational infrastructure.

Robinhood Forms JV With Susquehanna And Buys MIAXdx To Launch CFTC-Licensed Futures And Derivatives Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Robinhood announced a significant expansion of its prediction markets business, launching an institutional-grade futures and derivatives exchange and clearinghouse. The initiative is being led by a new independent joint venture in which Robinhood Markets will serve as the controlling partner. The move strengthens the company’s long-term strategy to scale prediction markets and develop a broader suite of futures and derivatives products for retail and institutional users.

Raymond James Onboards $420 Million Firm Forsa Wealth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Raymond James Financial Services has expanded its independent advisor channel with the addition of a veteran father-and-son advisory team overseeing $420 million in client assets. John Murphy and Sean Murphy, CFP, ChFC, have joined the firm as Forsa Wealth Partners, bringing decades of combined experience and a substantial client base from Edward Jones. The team will continue operating from Chesapeake, Virginia, and will be joined by financial professional Megan Howell, AAMS.

Cetera Adds $265 Million Firm Callero Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Cetera Financial Group has expanded its Tax and Accounting Channel with the addition of Callero Capital Management, an advisory practice led by cousins Matthew Callero and Christopher Callero. The Chicago-area firm oversees about $265 million in assets under administration and joins Cetera Financial Specialists after a year-long evaluation of potential broker-dealer partners.

LevelBlue Finalizes Acquisition Of Cybereason

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

LevelBlue announced the completion of its acquisition of Cybereason. This move significantly strengthens the company’s capabilities across managed detection and response, extended detection and response, incident response, and cybersecurity consulting. The acquisition builds on LevelBlue’s strategy to establish one of the most comprehensive and integrated security platforms in the global market by combining advanced technology, AI-powered threat detection, and expert human analysis.

Multiply Media Group Completes Acquisition Of London Lites To Accelerate UK Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Multiply Media Group (MMG), a subsidiary of 2PointZero Group PJSC, has finalized its acquisition of London Lites, taking full ownership of one of London’s leading digital Out-of-Home operators. The deal immediately strengthens MMG’s presence in the United Kingdom by integrating London Lites into the company’s Backlite UK brand and expanding its premium digital assets across key metropolitan locations.

FluidAI Medical: Acquisition Of Emmetros Completed To Expand AI-Driven Surgical Recovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

FluidAI Medical announced that it has acquired Emmetros Limited, the developer of the SparxConnect engagement platform, marking the company’s second acquisition as it continues to build a wider portfolio of AI-powered solutions for surgical care and postoperative recovery. The deal strengthens Stream Inara, the patient education and engagement solution within FluidAI’s platform, by integrating Emmetros’ capabilities to support continuous care before and after surgery.

Omnicom Completes Interpublic Acquisition, Forming Combined Company With $25+ Billion In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Omnicom has completed its acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, creating one of the most extensive marketing and sales companies in the world. The deal closed following all required regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of closing conditions, marking one of the most significant consolidation moves in the sector in recent years. The combined company will operate under the Omnicom name and continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OMC.

Xoriant Acquires TestDevLab To Expand AI-Driven Quality Engineering Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Xoriant, a global engineering and technology services company owned by ChrysCapital, announced the acquisition of Latvia-based TestDevLab, as the company continues to accelerate its multi-year expansion strategy across Europe, the United States, and India. This marks Xoriant’s fourth acquisition in three years, following transactions involving FEXLE Services, MapleLabs, and Thoucentric. The addition of TestDevLab brings more than 500 specialized quality engineering professionals and strengthens Xoriant’s presence in the Baltics and the broader European innovation ecosystem.

Patient Square Capital Finalizes $2.6 Billion Takeover of Premier, Inc.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Patient Square Capital has completed its acquisition of Premier, Inc., finalizing a transaction that values the healthcare improvement company at $2.6 billion. As a result of the closing, Premier’s common stock has stopped trading and will be delisted from Nasdaq effective November 25, 2025. Under the agreement’s terms, Premier stockholders will receive $28.25 in cash per share.

Naver Financial To Acquire Dunamu In $10+ Billion All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Naver Financial, the fintech arm of South Korean internet company Naver, announced it will acquire Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, in an all-stock transaction valued at 15.13 trillion won, equal to about $10.3 billion.

Evolve Buys Guestworks Portfolio From Vacasa In Strategic Asset Purchase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Evolve has acquired Vacasa's Guestworks portfolio in a strategic asset purchase, bringing approximately 1,000 homeowners onto Evolve’s tech-enabled vacation rental management platform. The transaction expands Evolve’s position in the hybrid vacation rental management category. It reflects Casago’s continued focus on property management through its franchise-driven network following its acquisition of Vacasa earlier this year.

S&P Global: $1.8 Billion Acquisition Of With Intelligence Completed To Expand Private Markets Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

S&P Global has finalized its acquisition of With Intelligence for $1.8 billion, marking one of the company’s most significant moves to broaden its presence in private markets data and analytics. The transaction, first announced in October, brings together S&P Global’s extensive information infrastructure with With Intelligence’s proprietary data, workflow tools, and research focused on alternative investments.

Innova Therapeutics Completes Acquisition Of Enci Therapeutics To Advance Monoclonal Antibody Cancer Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Innova Therapeutics announced that it has completed the acquisition of Enci Therapeutics, adding the company’s lead oncology program, IVT-8086, to its development pipeline. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Paxos Buys Fordefi To Expand Institutional Digital Asset Custody Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Paxos announced it has acquired Fordefi, an institutional multi-party computation wallet platform serving nearly 300 global organizations. The deal brings together Paxos’ regulated blockchain and qualified custody infrastructure with Fordefi’s MPC wallet technology, policy engine, and decentralized finance integrations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

MiCare Path: New Funding Raised And Compwell Acquired To Expand National Virtual Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

MiCare Path announced the close of its fourth funding round, along with the acquisition and integration of Tennessee-based Compwell, a provider of virtual assessments and care management services. The combined move strengthens MiCare Path’s ability to scale its national footprint while expanding its technology capabilities for clinicians and health systems across the United States.

Trucordia Expands In Massachusetts With Acquisition Of Charles River Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Trucordia, a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage, has acquired Charles River Insurance, an independent insurance firm based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with offices serving Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts. The deal strengthens Trucordia’s presence in New England while adding local expertise and a wide range of personal and commercial insurance offerings.

Gloo Buys XRI Global To Expand Multilingual And Voice AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Gloo announced that it has acquired XRI Global, an AI company specializing in multilingual and low-resource language technologies. The deal aims to deepen Gloo’s AI capabilities as the company looks to expand its platform across international markets within the broader faith-and-flourishing ecosystem.

MineOS Completes Sale Of Consumer Privacy Division To McAfee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

MineOS has completed the sale of its consumer privacy business to McAfee, marking a significant shift for the company as it transitions fully into enterprise privacy, risk management, and artificial intelligence governance. The deal finalizes MineOS’s evolution from a consumer application provider into an enterprise-focused platform centered on autonomous AI agents and continuous compliance.

Egis Acquires Colorado-Based RockSol Consulting Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Egis has acquired RockSol Consulting Group, a Colorado-based transportation infrastructure firm, in a move that expands Egis’ presence across the Mountain States and Western United States. The deal adds a 240-person team specializing in engineering, planning, environmental compliance, design, construction management, inspection, and materials testing to Egis’ growing North American transportation portfolio.

Newmark Buys Catella Valuation Advisory To Expand Global Real Estate Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Newmark Group has acquired Catella Valuation Advisory SAS, a Paris real estate valuation and advisory firm that evaluated nearly €40 billion worth of assets in 2024 and worked with more than 180 clients across 3,200 properties. The agreement significantly grows Newmark’s presence in France and marks one of the company’s notable European expansion moves.

Bed Bath & Beyond To Buy The Brand House Collective In $26.8 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire The Brand House Collective, valuing the company at approximately $26.8 million based on closing stock prices from November 21, 2025. The valuation includes shares of The Brand House Collective already held by Bed Bath & Beyond and reflects an exchange ratio of 0.1993 Bed Bath & Beyond shares for each share of The Brand House Collective.