Mergers & Acquisitions

Concurrent Adds 10 Advisors In Q4 As Firm Accelerates Toward $15 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Concurrent Investment Advisors added ten advisors across the fourth quarter as the Tampa-based hybrid RIA continued a year of rapid expansion, bringing its total wealth and retirement assets to more than $30 billion. The growth reflects the firm’s ongoing momentum with its independent platform model as it moves toward surpassing $15 billion in assets under management.

Mars Finalizes Acquisition Of Kellanova

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Mars, Incorporated has completed its acquisition of Kellanova, uniting two long-standing consumer goods companies and creating a broader global snacking powerhouse. The deal brings together Kellanova’s portfolio of billion-dollar snack brands, including Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, RXBAR, and Kellogg’s international cereal brands, with Mars’ existing lineup of major confectionery and snack products such as Snickers, M&M’s, Twix, Dove, Skittles, Extra, Kind, and Nature’s Bakery.

APi Group To Acquire CertaSite And Reaffirms 2025 Outlook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

APi Group Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire CertaSite, a Midwest-based fire and life safety services provider built on an inspection-first operating model. The acquisition is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2026 pending regulatory approvals and will be financed with cash on hand.

Alamo Group To Buy Petersen Industries In $166.5 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Alamo Group has agreed to acquire Petersen Industries for $166.5 million, marking a significant expansion of its industrial equipment capabilities. The transaction, announced from the company’s headquarters in Seguin, Texas, will bring the Florida-based manufacturer of truck-mounted grapple loader equipment into Alamo Group’s Industrial Equipment Division once the deal closes in the first quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

Perimeter Solutions To Buy Medical Manufacturing Technologies In $685 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Perimeter Solutions announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Medical Manufacturing Technologies for approximately $685 million in cash, inclusive of certain tax benefits. The acquisition will add a high-growth, high-margin medical manufacturing platform to Perimeter’s portfolio and expand its presence into minimally invasive medical device production technologies.

Natura Resources Buys Shepherd Power And Forms Strategic Partnership With NOV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Natura Resources has moved to expand and accelerate its commercial small modular reactor strategy through the acquisition of Shepherd Power and a new collaboration with NOV Inc.

Ball To Buy Majority Stake In Benepack’s European Beverage Can Operations For €184 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Ball Corporation has moved to expand its European manufacturing footprint through agreements to acquire a majority stake in Benepack’s beverage can production operations in Belgium and Hungary. The acquisition, valued at approximately €184 million for an 80 percent stake, represents a significant strategic investment intended to strengthen Ball’s position across Western and Eastern Europe. Benepack’s existing shareholders will retain the remaining 20 percent of the business.

Enova To Buy Grasshopper Bank In $369 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Enova International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp, including Grasshopper Bank, for approximately $369 million.

Blockstream Capital Partners Expands Institutional Platform With Acquisition Of Corbiere

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Blockstream Capital Partners announced plans to acquire Corbiere Capital Management, a Jersey-based equities hedge fund manager founded by Rodrigo Rodriguez, marking a significant expansion of its institutional investment platform. The deal strengthens BCP’s strategy of uniting traditional finance and Bitcoin-linked investment solutions, supported by its strategic partnership with digital asset custodian Komainu.

Tivic Acquires Scorpius Manufacturing Assets And Secures More Than $90 Million Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Tivic Health Systems has acquired the manufacturing and development assets of Scorpius Holdings, significantly expanding the company’s capabilities to advance its biologics pipeline, including its lead drug candidate, Entolimod. The transaction also enables the launch of Velocity Bioworks. This wholly owned Tivic subsidiary will operate as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization, providing cellular and biologic production services to Tivic and external biotechnology companies.

WTW To Acquire Newfront In $1.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

WTW announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Newfront, a San Francisco-based brokerage known for its technology-driven model and specialty expertise. The deal totals up to $1.3 billion, including an upfront payment of $1.05 billion and contingent consideration of up to $250 million tied to performance targets. An additional $150 million may become payable if the company exceeds revenue expectations. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.

First Eagle To Acquire Diamond Hill In $473 Million All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

First Eagle Investments has agreed to acquire Diamond Hill Investment Group in a transaction valued at approximately $473 million. The deal calls for First Eagle to purchase all outstanding shares of Diamond Hill for $175 per share in cash, which reflects a 49 percent premium over Diamond Hill’s previous closing price of $117.48 on December 10, 2025, and a 44 percent premium over its 30-day volume-weighted average price.

NTT Data Buying SPRO IT Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

ETHZilla Buys 20% Stake In Karus To Launch AI-Modeled Auto Loan Tokenization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

ETHZilla Corporation has acquired a 20 percent fully diluted interest in Karus, Inc. in a transaction that combines ETHZilla’s blockchain infrastructure with Karus’s AI-driven credit analytics to bring auto-loan assets onto public blockchain rails. The deal includes $3 million in cash and $7 million in ETHZilla common stock, valuing the strategic stake at $10 million. ETHZilla said the move positions the company for expansion into the $1.6 trillion United States asset-backed securities market and accelerates its push into real-world asset tokenization.

Natera Completes Acquisition Of Foresight Diagnostics For Up To $450 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Natera has completed its acquisition of Foresight Diagnostics in a transaction that expands its position in the fast-growing market for molecular residual disease testing and enhances its technological advantage across solid tumors and hematologic cancers. The deal includes an upfront all-stock consideration valued at $275 million, with an additional $175 million tied to revenue and reimbursement milestones.

Pegasus Airlines To Acquire Czech Airlines And Smartwings In €154 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Pegasus Airlines has reached an agreement to acquire Czech Airlines and its subsidiary Smartwings for €154 million, marking one of the most significant cross-border airline acquisitions in Europe this year. The deal includes the purchase of both companies and their associated receivables. Completion remains subject to regulatory approvals and additional transfer conditions.

Creative Planning Expands With Acquisition Of $900 Million Firm Marshall Financial Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Creative Planning has completed the acquisition of Marshall Financial Group, adding more than $900 million in assets under management and bringing thirteen additional employees into the firm’s growing national platform. The transaction strengthens Creative Planning’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and marks another step in its expansion strategy as one of the country’s largest registered investment advisors.

Wealth Enhancement Acquires $2.2 Billion Firm L.M. Kohn & Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm, has expanded its national presence with the acquisition of L.M. Kohn & Company, a Cincinnati-based hybrid RIA overseeing more than $2.2 billion in client assets. The transaction increases Wealth Enhancement’s total client assets to more than $131 billion and adds 23 employees across six locations in Ohio, Georgia, Iowa, and Michigan. The deal closed on December 6, 2025.

ID-Pal Expands Compliance Capabilities With Acquisition Of KYB Provider NorthRow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

ID-Pal has announced a significant expansion of its global compliance and identity verification platform with the acquisition of Know Your Business specialist NorthRow. The deal strengthens ID-Pal’s ability to provide a unified solution for Know Your Customer, Know Your Business, and Anti-Money Laundering requirements for organisations across Europe, the UK, and the U.S.

Findem Acquires Getro To Launch Intelligent Job Post And Expand Agentic Hiring Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Findem has acquired Getro and unveiled its Intelligent Job Post product, a move that the company says positions it at the forefront of AI-driven recruiting. The acquisition brings together Getro’s extensive network relationship platform with Findem’s expert labeled data infrastructure in an effort to shift hiring from passive applicant collection to proactive talent delivery.

Sysdyne Acquires Slabstack To Create AI-Powered End-To-End Platform For Construction Materials Producers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2025

Sysdyne Technologies has acquired Slabstack, a move that creates what the company describes as the industry’s first unified, cloud native, AI powered ecosystem connecting pricing, CRM, sales, operations, dispatch, delivery and billing across the construction materials value chain.

CVC To Acquire Smiths Detection For £2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

CVC has agreed to acquire Smiths Detection, the global security screening and threat detection company, in a £2 billion transaction. The deal marks one of the firm’s most significant recent corporate carve-outs and highlights its continued interest in aviation, defense, and critical infrastructure technologies. The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2026. CVC will invest through CVC Capital Partners IX.

Mercer Advisors Expands In PNW With Acquisition Of $260 Million Firm Thompson Advisory Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Mercer Global Advisors has widened its footprint in the Pacific Northwest with the acquisition of Thompson Advisory Services, a Portland-based Registered Investment Adviser overseeing approximately $260 million in client assets. The transaction brings a multigenerational, planning-first wealth management team into Mercer Advisors’ national platform and deepens the firm’s presence in the Portland market.

Cerbo And OptiMantra Merge And Appoint New CEO To Lead Combined EMR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Cerbo and OptiMantra, two long-established providers of electronic medical record and practice management software for health and wellness clinics across the United States, have formally merged, uniting their product ecosystems, teams and technology under a shared strategy aimed at accelerating innovation, strengthening customer experience and expanding market reach.

ProAmpac To Acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging In $1.51 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

ProAmpac announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental for $1.51 billion. This deal will significantly expand the company’s global presence in flexible and sustainable packaging.

Dandy Acquires Neem To Accelerate Digital Innovation In Dentistry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Dandy has acquired Neem, a Dental Practice Management Software company, in a move that expands its capabilities across product development, user experience, engineering, and practice-focused operational software. The acquisition deepens Dandy’s position in digital restorative dentistry by integrating Neem’s team and technology into its growing ecosystem.

Cadent Expands Video Capabilities With Acquisition Of VuePlanner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Cadent has completed the acquisition of VuePlanner, a YouTube-focused media intelligence and optimization platform, in a transaction that strengthens Cadent’s position in predictive advertising and expands its reach across major video environments.

Wyckoff Family Acquires Ste. Michelle Wine Estates In Major Washington Wine Industry Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

The Wyckoff Family has acquired Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, returning Washington’s largest and most influential wine company to private Washington ownership for the first time in more than fifty years. The acquisition includes all wine brands, facilities, and vineyards associated with Ste. Michelle across the state.

PROLIM Expands Global AI And Cloud Footprint With Acquisition Of Kasmo Digital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

PROLIM Corporation has announced the acquisition of Kasmo Digital, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in Salesforce and Snowflake solutions. The deal strengthens PROLIM’s position in Industrial AI, PLM, engineering, and cloud transformation while expanding its capabilities across CRM, data modernization, and agentic AI. Kasmo brings more than 200 consultants and a fast-growing portfolio of enterprise clients across the United States and India.

Proofpoint Finalizes $1.8 Billion Acquisition Of Hornetsecurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Proofpoint has completed its acquisition of Hornetsecurity Group in a transaction valued at $1.8 billion, marking a major expansion of its human and agent centric cybersecurity platform and deepening its reach into the global managed service provider and small to midsize business markets.