Mergers & Acquisitions

International Paper Acquires Delmarva Corrugated Packaging Facility To Expand East Coast Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

International Paper announced it has acquired a converting facility from Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, expanding its footprint in a growing East Coast market.

CopperPoint Insurance: Acquisition Of General Indemnity Group Expands Surety Capabilities Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

CopperPoint Insurance Companies announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire General Indemnity Group (GIG) and its subsidiaries from Boston Omaha Corporation. The deal will add commercial and contract surety capabilities to CopperPoint’s portfolio while establishing nationwide operations across all 50 states and Washington D.C.

FortyAU: AI Capabilities Expanded Through Ronin Consulting Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

FortyAU, a Nashville-based digital engineering and AI solutions firm serving highly regulated industries, announced the acquisition of fellow Nashville company Ronin Consulting, a software engineering and AI development firm focused on enterprise clients across healthcare, financial services, and defense. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Qualtrics: $6.75 Billion Press Ganey Forsta Acquisition Expands Experience Management Leadership In Healthcare AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Qualtrics announced the completion of its $6.75 billion acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta, significantly expanding its Experience Management (XM) platform with what the company describes as the world’s largest healthcare experience dataset. The transaction marks the largest technology acquisition in Utah history and positions Qualtrics to deepen its presence in healthcare while expanding its AI-driven experience management capabilities across multiple industries.

Artivion: $135 Million Endospan Acquisition Expands Aortic Arch Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Artivion announced that it has completed the acquisition of Endospan Ltd., its long-standing partner focused on endovascular repair of aortic arch disease and developer of the NEXUS Aortic Arch System. Artivion funded the $135 million upfront net purchase price using its previously drawn $150 million delayed draw term loan. The transaction also includes potential additional consideration tied to commercial performance.

RB Global: BigIron Acquisition Expands U.S. Agriculture Market Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

RB Global announced it has completed the acquisition of BigIron, accelerating the company’s strategic expansion into the U.S. agriculture market.

Team Velocity: Foundation Direct Acquisition Combines Apollo Platform With Google-Pioneered Media Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Team Velocity announced the acquisition of Foundation Direct, a digital agency founded by former Google automotive executives, in a move designed to combine elite media strategy capabilities with Team Velocity’s Apollo customer experience platform.

Articore Completes Acquisition Of Frankly Wearing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Articore, the company behind global creator marketplaces Redbubble and TeePublic, announced it has completed the acquisition of India-based print-on-demand creator marketplace Frankly Wearing. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bending Spoons Closes Tractive Acquisition, Expanding Pet Tracking And Health Monitoring Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Technology company Bending Spoons announced it has closed its acquisition of Tractive, an Austria-based company focused on pet location-tracking and health-monitoring solutions. The companies had entered into a definitive acquisition agreement in March 2026.

SJE: Anchor Scientific Acquisition Expands Water Sensors And Controls Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

SJE announced the acquisition of Anchor Scientific, a manufacturer and distributor of switches and controllers for the water and wastewater industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

NextEra Energy: $67 Billion All-Stock Dominion Energy Deal Creates World’s Largest Regulated Utility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction that will create the world’s largest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization and one of the largest energy infrastructure companies globally.

Commerzbank: €39 Billion UniCredit Takeover Offer Formally Rejected

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Germany-based Commerzbank has formally rejected a €39 billion takeover offer from Italy’s UniCredit, escalating a months-long standoff that has become one of Europe’s most closely watched banking battles.

Gentrack: NZ$24 Million Acquisition Of Factor Expands AI-Powered Pricing Intelligence In g2 Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2026

Gentrack announced it has completed the acquisition of Factor, embedding AI-powered pricing intelligence capabilities into its g2 utilities platform as the company expands its offering for global energy retailers.

Publicis: $2.2 Billion Acquisition Of LiveRamp To Accelerate AI Data Co-Creation And Smarter Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2026

Publicis Groupe announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire LiveRamp in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion in enterprise value, as the advertising and technology giant accelerates its push into AI-driven data co-creation and agentic business transformation.

Assertio: $166.4 Million Acquisition By Zydus Worldwide DMCC Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2026

Assertio Holdings announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Zydus Worldwide DMCC, a subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Limited, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $166.4 million.

OpenAI Reportedly Acquires Voice-Cloning Startup Weights.gg

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2026

OpenAI has reportedly acquired AI voice-cloning startup Weights.gg, a company known for tools that allowed users to create and share synthetic voices modeled after celebrities, musicians, fictional characters, and political figures, according to The New York Times. The acquisition included the startup’s intellectual property and a small team of employees, although financial terms were not disclosed.