Mergers & Acquisitions

Hakuhodo Buys Majority Stake In Vietnam-Based Digital Agency BCM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Hakuhodo announced that it has acquired a majority stake in BCM Venture Integrated Co. Ltd., a Vietnam-based independent integrated digital marketing agency, making BCM a consolidated subsidiary of the Hakuhodo Group.

SpaceX Acquires xAI In Deal Reportedly Valuing Combined Company At $1.25 Trillion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

SpaceX has acquired xAI in a deal valued at about $1.25 trillion, according to Reuters. Because both companies are privately held, the valuation reflects negotiated deal math and investor expectations and could shift materially depending on financing, governance, and any path toward an eventual public offering.

Aura To Buy Qoria, Targeting ASX Listing For Combined Digital Safety Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Aura, an AI-based online safety platform focused on individuals and families, said it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Qoria, an Australia-based provider of student safety and wellbeing tools, in a deal that would create a larger global digital safety business spanning home, school, and workplace use cases.

Pepper Advantage Closes Computershare Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Pepper Advantage has completed its acquisition of Computershare’s UK mortgage servicing business, Computershare Loan Services, strengthening its position as a scaled credit management and servicing platform in the UK. Backed by J.C. Flowers & Co., Pepper Advantage framed the deal as a strategic expansion that increases both its managed asset base and the breadth of servicing capabilities it can deliver to institutional clients.

K2 International Expands Financial Lines With Acquisition Of Rising Edge Management Liability Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

K2 Group Holdings Limited (K2 International) has acquired the management liability underwriting business of Rising Edge, adding a dedicated management liability team and establishing a new division in the London market.

Fifth Third Closes Comerica Merger, Creating Ninth Largest U.S. Bank With $294 Billion in Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp announced it has completed its merger with Comerica, forming what the company described as the ninth largest U.S. bank with approximately $294 billion in assets. The combined organization is positioning the deal as a scale and footprint expansion that pairs Fifth Third’s retail banking and digital capabilities with Comerica’s middle market banking franchise and geographic presence.

Patria Investments Buying WP Global Partners, Adding $1.8 Billion In Fee-Earning AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Patria Investments announced it has agreed to acquire WP Global Partners, a U.S.-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market, in a move aimed at deepening Patria’s North American footprint and strengthening its middle-market primary, secondary, and co-investment capabilities.

CVC To Sell FineToday To Bain In About $1.29 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

CVC Asia Fund V and other shareholders have reached an agreement for Bain Capital to acquire 100% of FineToday's outstanding shares, positioning the personal care and beauty company for its next phase of growth under new ownership.

MicroVision To Acquire Luminar Lidar Assets For $33 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

MicroVision announced it has agreed to acquire certain assets from Luminar Technologies that it believes will accelerate its commercial strategy and broaden its lidar product lineup. The company said the deal includes intellectual property and inventory tied to Luminar’s Iris and Halo lidar sensors, along with key engineering and operations talent and certain commercial contracts and orders.

BCKD Capital’s SVCV Holding Company Acquires Hong Kong Media Firm Hyped Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Global financial hybrid firm BCKD Capital said it is acquiring Hyped Media, a Hong Kong-based media company with a portfolio of digital outlets, including TheBritExpress, CelebDispatch, TheWorldExpress, The Pose, and Le Protagonist. The deal is described as the first acquisition in the media portfolio of SVCV's newly launched multinational holding company.

LeadDesk Acquires Fluentic To Expand Multilingual Customer Service Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

LeadDesk announced it has acquired the Finnish AI-powered translation solution Fluentic from Fluentic Oy in a trade sale, adding AI-based translation and automation tools aimed at helping contact centers deliver more consistent customer service across multiple languages while improving efficiency.

Spring Health To Acquire Alma, Pairing Employer And Payer Benefits With Clinician Insurance Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Spring Health announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Alma, bringing together two mental health companies on opposite sides of the care-delivery equation: Spring Health’s employer and health plan benefit platform and Alma’s membership model that helps independent clinicians accept insurance and operate in-network private practices.

Volvo Construction Equipment Completes Swecon Acquisition In Sweden, Germany, And the Baltics In 7 Billion SEK Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Volvo Construction Equipment has completed its previously announced acquisition of Swecon after receiving approval from the European Commission. The transaction, valued at an enterprise value of 7 billion SEK, brings Swecon’s business operations in Sweden, Germany, and the Baltics under Volvo CE’s ownership, including Entrack.

Tarabut Acquires Servable To Build AI-Native Financial Infrastructure Across MENA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Tarabut, a regulated open banking platform operating across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, has acquired Servable.dev, a Bahrain-founded full-stack AI engineering company built for regulated industries. The deal positions Tarabut to expand from open banking connectivity into what it describes as a full-stack, AI-native financial platform, aiming to help banks and fintechs move beyond basic data access into real-time, intelligent financial decisioning delivered securely, compliantly, and at scale.

R.P. Lumber Expands In Indiana With Deal To Buy Bender Lumber, Reaching 99 Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

R.P. Lumber, a family-owned building materials retailer and home center based in Edwardsville, Illinois, said it has agreed to acquire Bender Lumber, a long-standing building supply company with deep roots in Southern Indiana.

Rayonier And PotlatchDeltic Close Merger, Creating Timberland And Wood Products Platform Across More Than 4 Million Acres

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Rayonier announced it has completed its previously announced merger of equals with PotlatchDeltic Corporation, forming a combined land resources and wood products company that owns more than four million acres of geographically diverse timberland in the United States and operates a network of manufacturing and real estate assets.

Technology Management Concepts Acquires The TM Group To Expand Microsoft Applications, Data, And AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Technology Management Concepts, a Microsoft-focused consulting firm based in El Segundo, California, has acquired The TM Group, an ERP and CRM consulting firm headquartered in Novi, Michigan. The deal adds additional depth in Microsoft ERP and CRM work and broadens Technology Management Concepts’ capabilities across Power Platform and cloud services, with an emphasis on supporting customers as they adopt modern data, automation, and AI solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mediawan To Acquire The North Road Company, Building A Global Independent Content Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Mediawan announced it has signed an agreement to acquire The North Road Company, a U.S.-based studio founded by Peter Chernin, in a combination the companies say will create one of the world’s largest independent studios with major creative hubs across five continents. The deal, announced from Paris and Los Angeles, is positioned to broaden the group’s ability to develop and scale premium IP, accelerate international format adaptations, and increase co-production opportunities across markets.

Abrigo Acquires Journey Technology Solutions To Expand Banking Analytics For Community Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Abrigo, a provider of growth and risk management software for U.S. banks and credit unions, has acquired Journey Technology Solutions, a banking data, strategy, and analytics firm focused on community financial institutions. The deal is designed to strengthen Abrigo’s data analytics capabilities and help banks and credit unions turn complex, fragmented data into clearer, faster, and more actionable insight.

Unifi Aviation Expands Into Continental Europe With Acquisition Of

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Unifi Aviation announced it has acquired Viggo, a Dutch ground handling company with more than 50 years of operating history, marking Unifi’s move into continental Europe and extending its footprint beyond North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Impact Climate Technologies Acquires Larry Wunsch & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Impact Climate Technologies (ICT), an HVAC holding company, has acquired Larry Wunsch & Associates, Inc. (LWA), a commercial HVAC and plumbing equipment representative and distributor based in San Antonio, Texas.

Reddy Ice To Buy Arctic Glacier From Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Reddy Ice announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Arctic Glacier from The Carlyle Group, expanding Reddy Ice’s footprint across North America and adding a sizable Canadian operating base. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Morris & Dickson Completes Acquisition Of Prodigy Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Morris & Dickson said it has completed its acquisition of Prodigy Health, a specialty pharmaceutical distribution and services company, in a deal the distributor positioned as an expansion of its specialty portfolio and its ability to serve alternative sites of care nationwide. The Shreveport, Louisiana-based company described the transaction as a way to broaden access to plasma-derived therapies while maintaining continuity, compliance, and uninterrupted service for healthcare providers.

Stationhead And Mellomanic Merge To Build ‘First Listen’ Fan Community Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Stationhead and Mellomanic announced they have merged, effective immediately, to form a combined company under the Stationhead name that aims to create a category-defining, direct-to-fan platform for live, interactive listening experiences and scalable online music events.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires The Alarm Group To Expand Security Alarm Services In Oklahoma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, a national provider of fire protection, life safety, and security services, has acquired The Alarm Group to broaden its security and alarm capabilities in Oklahoma, the companies announced Wednesday.

Puratos Acquires Vör Foods To Expand Clean Label Nut Butters And Fillings In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Puratos announced it has acquired Vör Foods, adding a fast-growing producer of ultra-clean label nut butters and nut-based fillings to its portfolio and expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint. The deal, announced on January 21, 2026, brings Vör’s Trevose, Pennsylvania-based operation into the Puratos network as the company seeks to accelerate sweet goods innovation and respond more quickly to shifting consumer tastes.

WTW Completes Acquisition of Newfront

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

WTW announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Newfront, a San Francisco-based insurance brokerage that the company described as a top 40 U.S. broker with a technology-enabled model and specialty expertise in high-growth industries. The transaction brings Newfront into WTW’s platform as the company deepens its presence in the U.S. middle market and advances its technology and specialty strategies, with Newfront now operating as part of WTW.

International Paper Plans Spin Off To Form Two Standalone Public Packaging Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

International Paper announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies: a North America-focused International Paper and a new EMEA Packaging business focused on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company said the move is intended to accelerate profitable growth by sharpening each business’s operational and capital-allocation priorities based on distinct regional market dynamics.

Suave Brands And Elida Beauty Complete Merger To Create Evermark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Suave Brands Company and Elida Beauty have completed their merger to form Evermark, LLC, creating a new global platform of personal care brands backed by Yellow Wood Partners. The companies said the combined portfolio represents approximately $1.9 billion in annual retail sales, positioning Evermark as a scaled independent player with broad household penetration and category reach across hair care, body care, skin care, lip care, and personal essentials.

Francisco Partners Closes $2.2 Billion Take-Private Of Jamf

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Jamf announced it has completed its acquisition by Francisco Partners, ending the Apple device management and security company’s run as a public firm and positioning it to pursue an expanded product roadmap under private ownership.