Mergers & Acquisitions

Barracuda Acquires Evo Security To Build Unified Identity Resilience Platform For MSPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Barracuda Networks has acquired Evo Security, an identity and access management provider built specifically for managed service providers (MSPs), in a deal aimed at turning Barracuda’s BarracudaONE platform into a comprehensive, partner‑first identity security stack. The combination brings together Evo’s IAM and privileged access management (PAM) capabilities with Barracuda’s existing identity‑driven controls to deliver end‑to‑end identity resilience through a single, multi‑tenant platform.

Ascendant Capital Partners Buys Eight-Hotel Beachfront Portfolio In Virginia Beach And Outer Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Ascendant Capital Partners has acquired an eight‑hotel portfolio from Coastal Hospitality Associates, adding 965 predominantly beachfront rooms across six properties in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and two in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The deal fits Ascendant’s focus on institutional‑quality hospitality assets in durable, leisure‑driven destinations and gives the firm a concentrated set of oceanfront hotels with strong demand from tourism, government, military, and corporate guests.

Argosy Private Equity Backs Asset-Light Logistics Platform K&L Freight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Argosy Private Equity has made a new platform investment in K&L Freight Management, an asset-light third‑party logistics provider focused on time‑sensitive, mission‑critical freight services. The deal supports K&L’s growth strategy across resilient, non‑discretionary end markets, including food and beverage, life sciences, energy, and other industrial sectors.

3E Acquires Yordas Group To Expand Global Product Compliance And REACH Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

3E has acquired Yordas Group, strengthening its position as a global provider of AI‑driven compliance solutions and significantly expanding its product compliance and regulatory content capabilities. The deal brings together two specialist firms with deep expertise in chemical management, product stewardship, sustainability, and regulatory intelligence.

Assent Acquires IPOINT To Build Unified AI-Powered Product Compliance And Lifecycle Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Assent has acquired IPOINT, bringing together two specialist software providers to give manufacturers and distributors a more complete, AI‑powered view of their products — from the materials they contain to their environmental impact across the full lifecycle. The deal is Assent’s first acquisition and marks a strategic step beyond supply chain compliance into end‑to‑end product lifecycle intelligence, positioning the combined company to support emerging requirements such as Digital Product Passports and EU sustainability regulations.

Steel Partners Makes $16.75-Per-Share Cash Offer To Acquire InMode

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Steel Partners Holdings L.P., a long‑standing and significant shareholder of InMode Ltd., has sent a letter to InMode’s board offering to acquire 100% of the company’s shares for $16.75 per share in cash. The proposal represents a 20% premium to InMode’s “unaffected” share price of $13.95 and is $0.55 per share higher than a competing $16.20‑per‑share bid reportedly led by InMode’s CEO, Moshe Mizrahy.

Talon Precision Acquires Connecticut-Based Aerospace Machining Firm B & A Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2026

Talon Precision has acquired B & A Company, a Milford, Connecticut‑based precision machining firm that has been part of the region’s Aerospace Alley supply chain since 1973. The deal, completed on March 13, 2026, supports Talon Precision’s strategy to build a premier precision manufacturing platform serving aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other mission‑critical end markets.