Mergers & Acquisitions

Scorpion Acquires Coalmarch Marketing To Expand Pest Control And Lawn Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Scorpion has acquired Coalmarch Marketing, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based digital marketing agency focused on the pest-control and lawn-care industries. The transaction brings Coalmarch's employees, client relationships, and more than two decades of vertical-specific marketing experience into Scorpion's platform.

Central National Gottesman To Acquire Omaha Paper Company To Expand Midwest Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Central National Gottesman has agreed to acquire Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Company through its Lindenmeyr Munroe division, expanding the company's North American distribution network in the Midwest. The transaction is expected to close at the end of October 2026.

Merck To Acquire Silence Therapeutics For About $1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silence Therapeutics in an all-cash transaction that values the biotechnology company at approximately $1.3 billion on an equity basis and $1.1 billion on an enterprise value basis.

Labcorp To Acquire Select BioReference Health Assets From OPKO Health For Up To $872 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Labcorp has agreed to acquire select BioReference Health assets from OPKO Health in a transaction that includes $722 million in cash at closing and a potential $150 million earnout tied to revenue from the 4Kscore Test.

Silgan And American Industrial Partners To Acquire Trivium In $3.4 Billion Deal, Creating $7.3 Billion Metal Packaging Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Silgan Holdings, Trivium Packaging, and funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners have announced a transaction that will combine Silgan's Metal Containers segment and Food and Beverage Flat Cap Closures businesses with Trivium Packaging to create a new global metal packaging company called Silgan Metal Containers and Closures, or Silgan MCC. The combined business is expected to represent approximately $7.3 billion of enterprise value and serve food and beverage markets across North America and Europe.

Sunbound Acquires Richter Healthcare Consultants And Raises $24 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Greybull Stewardship Acquires Mid-West Textile To Expand Textile Recycling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Greybull Stewardship has acquired Mid-West Textile, a used textile collection and recycling company, expanding its exposure to businesses focused on textile reuse, recycling, and waste reduction.

Nasdaq Completes Acquisition Of LeveL Markets To Advance Always-On Trading Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2026

Nasdaq has completed its acquisition of LeveL Markets, a major U.S. off-exchange equity execution venue and operator of one of the country’s largest Alternative Trading Systems.

International Seaways To Acquire Bruton In $370 Million Deal To Expand VLCC Fleet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2026

International Seaways has entered into agreements to acquire Bruton Limited in a series of transactions valuing the tanker company at approximately $370 million, expanding and modernizing its very large crude carrier fleet.