Mergers & Acquisitions

Thoma Bravo To Acquire Accelerant For More Than $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Accelerant in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value exceeding $4 billion, taking the data-driven specialty insurance platform private. Under the agreement, Accelerant Class A and Class B shareholders will receive $20.25 per share in cash, representing a 49% premium to the company’s closing share price on August 12, 2026.

Emerson Acquires Glue To Expand AI-Powered Test And Measurement Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Emerson has acquired Glue, a developer of AI-enabled test and validation software, to expand software-defined capabilities across its NI Test & Measurement portfolio. Glue developed Glue Studio, which provides specialized AI capabilities for test generation, test planning, and engineering validation.

Lummus Technology Acquires Shell Environmental Catalysts And Systems Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Lummus Technology has acquired intellectual property assets and experienced personnel from Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ Environmental Catalysts and Systems business to expand its environmental solutions platform.

LUX Infusion Acquires Infuse IQ To Expand National Ambulatory Infusion Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

LUX Infusion has acquired Infuse IQ, a Wyoming-headquartered independent infusion therapy provider, as it continues building a national platform spanning ambulatory and home-based infusion services.

Newmark Acquires L+P Immobilienbewertung To Expand European Valuation Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Newmark Group has acquired L+P Immobilienbewertungs to expand its Valuation & Advisory business in Europe. Founded more than 25 years ago, L+P is a German real estate valuation company with more than 40 professionals serving institutional customers across Europe. The firm provides valuation expertise across commercial, residential, and specialized real estate.

360training Acquires Seven Compliance Training Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

360training has acquired select assets comprising seven specialized compliance training brands, expanding its portfolio across healthcare, workplace safety, food handling, hazardous materials, forklift operations, defensive driving, and transportation-related education.

Helium Ventures Acquires That’s The One To Expand Wedding And Event Software Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Helium Ventures has acquired That’s The One, a software platform built for professional wedding and event planners. The deal expands Helium Ventures’ portfolio of software businesses serving the wedding and events industry following its acquisition of Maroo earlier this year. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Farmer’s Dog To Acquire Woof To Expand Beyond Pet Nutrition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

The Farmer’s Dog has announced it is acquiring Woof, a pet products company focused on functional enrichment and wellness. The transaction will expand The Farmer’s Dog beyond its core fresh dog food business and create a broader pet wellness platform combining nutrition, enrichment, play, and other products designed to support dogs throughout their lives.

Why Limbach Is Buying CYMCOR For $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Limbach Holdings recently acquired CYMCOR for approximately $30 million to expand its position in the rapidly growing data center infrastructure market and move closer to customers earlier in the project development process.

Why Intellistake Is Buying NanoAi For Approximately C$17 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Intellistake Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NanoAi Technologies in an approximately C$17 million stock transaction designed to combine Intellistake’s AI infrastructure with NanoAi’s physical threat detection technology.

ZenaTech Buying Galena-Benchmark Engineering To Expand Its Drone Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

ZenaTech recently completed its acquisition of Ketchum, Idaho-based Benchmark Partners, which operates as Galena-Benchmark Engineering. The deal represents ZenaTech's 27th Drone as a Service acquisition and its first location in Idaho, giving the company another established professional services business through which it can deploy its drone technology.

Why Nielsen Is Buying DoubleVerify For $2.15 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Nielsen recently agreed to acquire DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.15 billion, a deal that would significantly expand Nielsen's position across the digital advertising ecosystem and bring independent media verification directly into its broader audience measurement platform.

Why Sunoco Is Buying Offen Petroleum For $600 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Sunoco recently agreed to acquire Offen Petroleum in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $600 million. While the deal was announced earlier this month, the strategic rationale is straightforward: Offen gives Sunoco additional fuel distribution scale, a larger customer base, and a stronger presence in several U.S. regions where the partnership sees opportunities for further expansion.

AMD Buying Taalas To Strengthen Its AI Inference Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

AMD recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based developer of specialized AI inference silicon. While the transaction was announced earlier this month, the strategic rationale behind the deal highlights an increasingly important part of AMD's broader AI strategy: improving the performance and efficiency of running AI models after they have been trained.

Andersen Group: Eight More Acquisitions Target Q4 As Global Network Tops 400 Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Andersen Group is accelerating a global acquisition strategy that could add another eight firms in the fourth quarter after the company already completed a series of international transactions during Q2 and Q3.

Turnbridge Equities Acquires Skyhouse Raleigh With $62 Million ACORE Capital Mortgage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Turnbridge Equities has acquired Skyhouse Raleigh, a multifamily community in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, and plans a comprehensive renovation of the property.

Amynta Group To Acquire Southern States Underwriters And SSC Insurance Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Amynta Group has agreed to acquire Southern States Underwriters and SSC Insurance Agency, collectively representing the insurance operations of Southern States Cooperative. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026.

Streamside RV Resorts & Campgrounds Acquires Sandy Pines Campground As Portfolio Reaches 40 Properties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Streamside RV Resorts & Campgrounds has acquired Sandy Pines Campground in Kennebunkport, Maine, bringing its national outdoor hospitality portfolio to 40 properties. The acquisition of the 46-acre coastal campground was completed through a court-approved sale process. Streamside said the deal supports its strategy of acquiring experience-focused outdoor hospitality properties in supply-constrained leisure destinations.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Phoenix ME As Data Center And Life Sciences Demand Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has completed its acquisition of Phoenix ME Limited, a UK-based provider of integrated mechanical and electrical engineering services serving data centers, life sciences, infrastructure, and commercial markets.

Bob Iger And Joshua Kushner Buy Los Angeles Lakers At $12.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner have acquired majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter in a transaction valuing the NBA franchise at $12.5 billion. The deal comes less than a year after Walter acquired a controlling stake in the Lakers at a $10 billion valuation in October 2025.

Energy Fuels’ Acquisition Of Australian Strategic Materials Wins Shareholder Approval

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Energy Fuels has moved closer to acquiring Australian Strategic Materials after ASM securityholders overwhelmingly approved the proposed transaction.

Cerberus To Sell Resonant Sciences To Joby Aviation, Creating Dedicated Joby Defense Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Cerberus Capital Management has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Resonant Sciences to Joby Aviation. Dayton, Ohio-based Resonant develops and manufactures advanced radar, navigation, communications, radio frequency, sensing, and mission systems for U.S. national security customers. Its capabilities also include low-observability technologies, electronic countermeasures, and autonomous systems.

Viome Acquires Circulate Health To Combine Precision Diagnostics With Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Viome Life Sciences has acquired Circulate Health, bringing together Viome’s molecular diagnostics and precision nutrition platform with Circulate’s physician-guided therapeutic plasma exchange capabilities.

EnableComp Acquires Helix Advisory To Expand AI-Driven Hospital Revenue Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

EnableComp has acquired Helix Advisory, a Cincinnati-based revenue recovery company whose technology is designed to identify hospital underpayments that can be missed by traditional rules-based audit systems.

Context Labs Acquires Kinertic As Trafigura Makes Strategic Investment And Signs Multi-Year Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Context Labs has acquired Agora (Europe) Limited and its Kinertic carbon-intelligence platform from Trafigura as part of a broader strategic relationship that also includes an equity investment and multi-year commercial agreement.

Merit Financial Advisors Buys $900 Million Firm Bridgeway Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Merit Financial Advisors has acquired The Bridgeway Group, a Southern California wealth management firm overseeing approximately $900 million in assets. Bridgeway has offices in Pasadena and Covina and is led by longtime partners Matt Dupon, Sean Montgomery, and Scott Miller. Its nine-person team provides financial planning and investment management services with a particular focus on retirement planning.

Hightower Advisors Acquires Valley Financial Group With $275 Million In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Hightower Advisors announced that Valley Financial Group, an independent wealth management practice based in Ambler, Pennsylvania, will join Hightower Signature Wealth, the firm's fully integrated national wealth management practice.

Ferguson: Eight Acquisitions Add $1.4 Billion Of Annualized Revenue As Non-Residential Sales Rise 8%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Ferguson's acquisition strategy has added approximately $1.4 billion of aggregate annualized revenue through eight transactions announced year-to-date as the distributor continues consolidating specialized plumbing, HVAC, waterworks and industrial markets.

La Rosa Holdings: Strategic Review Targets Transformational Deals, Acquisitions And Asset Divestitures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

La Rosa Holdings has launched a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives as the real estate and PropTech company evaluates potential transformational transactions, acquisitions, partnerships and asset divestitures intended to strengthen its operating platform and enhance long-term shareholder value.

Archer To Acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu And SkyGrid As Boeing Takes Strategic Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Archer Aviation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, creating what the companies describe as an end-to-end physical AI platform spanning commercial aerospace, defense and air traffic management.