Mergers & Acquisitions

Socure Acquires Qlarifi To Create Real-Time BNPL Credit Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Socure has acquired Qlarifi in a move that creates a unified identity, anti-fraud, and Buy Now Pay Later credit infrastructure. The acquisition brings together Socure’s identity verification, compliance, and risk decisioning platform with Qlarifi’s real-time BNPL consumer credit database, forming a combined system designed to help lenders approve more qualified applicants, reduce fraud losses, and respond to growing regulatory expectations for transparency and consumer protection.

Trane Technologies To Acquire Stellar Energy’s Digital Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Trane Technologies announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stellar Energy’s Digital business from Stellar Energy International, marking a significant expansion of its capabilities in data center thermal management.

Tyler Technologies Expands K-12 Capabilities With Acquisition Of Edulink

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Tyler Technologies has acquired Edu.Link Incorporated, a long-standing provider of educator evaluation, compliance tracking, and workflow automation solutions, in a move that broadens Tyler’s reach and strengthens its product suite for the K-12 education market.

Fastco Acquires ENVY Wheel Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Fastco Canada, a subsidiary of Groupe Touchette and a leading Canadian manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket alloy and steel wheels, announced the acquisition of the Envy wheel brand. The deal strengthens Fastco’s growing portfolio and reinforces its strategy to expand its footprint in the North American wheel market with products designed and engineered specifically for Canadian roads and conditions.

HSA Bank Acquires SecureSave To Expand Its Employer Emergency Savings Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank and one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare savings and spending accounts, has acquired Secure Inc., known as SecureSave, in a move that significantly expands its presence in the employer-sponsored emergency savings market. The transaction, completed on December 4, 2025, positions HSA Bank as one of the country’s largest providers of emergency savings accounts as employers increasingly seek tools that support employee financial wellness.

ITT To Acquire SPX FLOW In $4.8 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

ITT has reached a definitive agreement to acquire SPX FLOW for approximately $4.775 billion in cash and equity, marking one of the company’s most significant strategic moves as it advances its 2030 vision. The deal significantly expands ITT’s position in highly engineered components, adjacent flow technologies, and critical industrial equipment while enhancing its footprint across industrial, chemical, energy, health, nutrition, mining, and personal care markets.

Anthropic Acquires Bun To Accelerate Claude Code After Crossing $1 Billion Revenue Run Rate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Anthropic announced the acquisition of Bun, the high-performance JavaScript runtime, following a major growth milestone for Claude Code, which surpassed a one billion dollar annualized revenue run rate just six months after its public debut. The move strengthens Anthropic’s position in enterprise AI and expands the technical foundation supporting its fast-growing developer ecosystem.

PayRange To Acquire KioSoft In Major Unattended Retail Consolidation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

PayRange has agreed to acquire KioSoft Technologies in a transaction that unites two of the most widely recognized technology providers in the unattended retail sector. The companies said the combination will accelerate the modernization of millions of coin-operated and self-service machines globally while expanding digital payment capabilities and operator tools across multiple markets.

Paribu Acquiring CoinMENA In A Deal Valued Up To $240 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, has completed the country’s largest fintech acquisition by acquiring CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange serving the Middle East and North Africa. The transaction values CoinMENA at up to $240 million and marks Türkiye’s first cross-border acquisition involving a digital asset platform. The deal significantly expands Paribu’s regulated footprint, accelerating growth beyond its home market.

Ivy Wealth Management: Minority Investment Raised From Summit Financial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Summit Financial has expanded its national registered investment advisor network with a minority investment in Ivy Wealth Management, a Northeast-based advisory firm overseeing more than $500 million in client assets. The transaction adds significant scale to Summit’s fast-growing platform, which now surpasses $25 billion in assets under advisement after completing 27 partnership deals since early 2024, including 14 this year.

Motley Fool Wealth Management To Join Apollon In Strategic Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Motley Fool Wealth Management announced it has signed an agreement to join Apollon Wealth Management. This move will expand the firm’s financial planning capabilities and broaden the suite of investment solutions available to its clients. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, pending customary conditions.

Marvell To Acquire Celestial AI In $3.25 Billion Deal To Accelerate Optical Scale-Up Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

MarketFully Expands Global Footprint With Acquisition Of Social Element

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

MarketFully has acquired of Social Element, a global social media agency known for its expertise in social strategy, community engagement, influencer management, and social-first creative. The deal advances MarketFully’s effort to build an expanded AI-powered InContent Marketing platform that spans multilingual web content, branded community engagement, and global social media activation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Element Fleet Management To Acquire Car IQ In Strategic Expansion Of Connected Vehicle Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Element Fleet Management Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Car IQ, a San Francisco-based technology company known for developing autonomous vehicle-initiated payments. The transaction will bring Car IQ under the Element Mobility division as a subsidiary, marking a significant expansion of Element’s connected fleet and digital payments ecosystem across North America. Closing is expected in December 2025, subject to customary conditions.

RadiusDC Expands National Footprint With Acquisition And Capacity Upgrade Of Atlanta Carrier Hotel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

RadiusDC has completed the acquisition of the carrier-hotel facility at 55 Marietta Street NW in Downtown Atlanta and plans a substantial expansion of the property, adding 8MW of new utility capacity to bring the site’s total to 18MW. The move represents a significant growth milestone for the data center operator, deepening its presence in one of the most supply-constrained and connectivity-dense markets in the Southeast.

SharpenCX And Ytel Announce Merger To Create Unified AI Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

SharpenCX has merged with Ytel in a deal that brings together two established providers of customer experience and communications technology. The combined company will operate a unified CX platform built on SharpenCX’s intelligent agent and automation capabilities and Ytel’s outbound communications infrastructure. The merger positions the new entity to serve businesses seeking a single AI-enhanced environment for inbound and outbound engagement across voice, messaging, and chat.

Anderson Global Expands UK Footprint With Acquisition Of Woodside Corporate Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Anderson Global has announced the acquisition of Woodside Corporate Services Limited and its parent entities, marking a significant expansion of its corporate and fund services capabilities across the UK. The deal strengthens the firm’s earlier investment in the Kin Group and adds a seasoned company secretarial team focused on supporting early-stage UK businesses. Woodside will continue to operate as a standalone company while gaining access to expanded resources through integration with Kin’s technology platform, which has received substantial investment since joining Anderson Global.

PKF O’Connor Davies Expands Private Client Advisory Practice With Wolf Maryles & Associates Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

PKF O’Connor Davies announced that New York City–based Wolf Maryles & Associates will join the firm effective January 1, 2026, adding a specialized team focused on high-net-worth tax and financial advisory services. The deal strengthens PKF O’Connor Davies’ private client practice and continues its momentum following last year’s strategic growth investment from Investcorp and PSP Investments.

Wealth Enhancement Expands With Acquisition Of $532 Million Firm FPG Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Wealth Enhancement has acquired FPG Private Wealth, a hybrid RIA overseeing more than $532 million in client assets, in a move that strengthens the firm’s footprint in the Midwest and increases its total client assets to over $127.8 billion. Based in Carmel and Lafayette, Indiana, FPG Private Wealth was previously affiliated with Financial Partners Group and is led by Senior Vice Presidents Andrew Moulton and Timothy Johnston, along with Financial Advisor Don Penn.

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. In $82.7 Billion Deal (Updated)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Netflix announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. in a transformative agreement valued at $82.7 billion in enterprise value and $72 billion in equity value. The deal follows Warner Bros. Discovery’s separation of its Global Networks division, Discovery Global, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026. The merger will unite Netflix’s global entertainment platform with Warner Bros.’ century-long legacy of film and television content, bringing together major franchises and studios under one combined company.