Mergers & Acquisitions

Charles River Plans $570 Million Combined Purchase Of K.F. Cambodia and PathoQuest Remainder Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Charles River Laboratories International announced it has agreed to acquire K.F. (Cambodia) Ltd. for about $510 million and to buy the remaining 79% of PathoQuest SAS for €51.6 million, bringing the combined deal value to roughly $570 million, according to a company statement.

Vossloh Acquires Nordic Tamping Service To Expand Track Maintenance Offering In Scandinavia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Vossloh announced it has acquired Nordic Tamping Service AB (NTS), a Borlänge, Sweden-based provider of ballast tamping services for railway tracks, expanding the German rail supplier’s maintenance and lifecycle offering across Scandinavia. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Creative Planning Makes First International Acquisition With Switzerland’s Baseline Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Creative Planning said it has acquired Baseline Wealth Management, a Swiss-registered investment advisor with offices in Geneva and Zurich, marking the U.S. firm’s first international deal and its initial expansion into Europe.

U.S. Bancorp To Buy BTIG In Up To $1 Billion Deal To Expand Capital Markets Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

U.S. Bancorp announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BTIG, a privately held investment bank and brokerage firm, in a bolt-on transaction designed to broaden U.S. Bank’s markets-based capabilities and deepen support for institutional and corporate clients.

Sign In Solutions Acquires The Receptionist To Expand Visitor Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Sign In Solutions announced it has acquired The Receptionist, adding a Denver-based visitor management provider with more than 5,500 customers across 35 countries as the company continues a multi-acquisition strategy aimed at building a unified visitor management platform for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises.

Hughes Hubbard Acquires Schulman Bhattacharya, Expanding Litigation And Arbitration In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced it has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya, adding a Washington, D.C.-based commercial litigation and arbitration boutique to deepen the firm’s disputes capabilities in the capital region.

NetDocuments Completes Acquisition Of OpenText’s eDOCS Document Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

NetDocuments has completed its acquisition of the eDOCS document management business from OpenText, adding the eDOCS product portfolio and its dedicated team in a deal the company says will broaden its global footprint and deepen its focus on modernizing legal work.

OneSpan To Acquire Build38 To Expand Next-Generation Mobile App Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OneSpan announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Build38, a mobile application protection company, in a move aimed at strengthening OneSpan’s SDK-based security capabilities for banks and other enterprises facing a surge in mobile-channel attacks.

Zeal Credit Union To Acquire The Miners State Bank in All-Cash Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zeal Credit Union of Livonia, Michigan, and The Miners State Bank of Iron River, Michigan—along with the bank’s holding company, MSB Bankshares, Inc.—said they have signed a definitive agreement under which Zeal will purchase substantially all of Miners State Bank’s assets and assume substantially all of its liabilities in an all-cash deal.

TENEO Expands Asia-Pacific Footprint With Deal To Acquire PwC New Zealand Restructuring Unit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Teneo announced it has agreed to acquire PwC New Zealand’s Business Restructuring Services (BRS) unit, extending the firm’s Financial Advisory platform in Asia-Pacific and adding a 22-person team that will anchor a new on-the-ground presence across New Zealand.

Jewelers Mutual Group Acquires EventGuard To Expand Event And Wedding Insurance Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Jewelers Mutual Group, an insurance and business solutions provider focused on the jewelry industry, said it has acquired EventGuard, an event insurance program that previously operated as a division within Indemn, a licensed insurance agency and insurance technology company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

OpenAI Acquires Torch In Reported $100 Million Equity Deal To Build Out ChatGPT Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OpenAI has acquired Torch, a small health records startup, in a deal that was not publicly priced but is pegged at about $100 million in equity, according to a source cited by The Information. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition, while Torch said its four-person team will move over to OpenAI as part of the transaction—making the deal look less like a traditional buyout and more like a “acqui-hire.”