Mergers & Acquisitions

Community Financial System To Buy ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust In $40 Million Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Community Financial System announced it has agreed to acquire ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at $40 million, a move the company said will meaningfully expand its wealth management capabilities and add more recurring fee-based revenue.

Butterfly Completes Acquisition of Digital Flexible Packaging Maker ePac

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Butterfly Equity, the Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on the food and beverage sector, announced it has completed its acquisition of ePac Holdings, the company behind ePac Flexible Packaging, from an investor consortium that included Amcor and Indevco North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Gryphon Holdings Agrees To Acquire PrimeOne Insurance Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Gryphon Holdings has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PrimeOne Insurance Company, a privately held specialty commercial lines carrier, in a deal the companies say will expand Gryphon’s platform across the insurance and reinsurance ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Klipboard Acquires Savance Enterprise To Expand U.S. Wholesale Distribution ERP Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Klipboard, a global provider of business management software for retail, distribution, manufacturing, servicing, and rental businesses, has completed the acquisition of Savance Enterprise, an ERP platform built specifically for wholesale distributors in the United States.

Reclamation Partners Buys 74,300-Square-Foot Infill Industrial Asset Near Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Reclamation Partners, working in partnership with Fox Capital Partners, has acquired a 74,300-square-foot light-industrial building at 660 Bodwell Street in Avon, Massachusetts, adding a value-add logistics property in Boston’s infill Route-128 South industrial corridor.

Protera Acquires Redfig To Expand Enterprise IT Modernization Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Protera, an IT modernization and enterprise cloud services provider, has acquired Redfig, a business transformation firm known for SAP application development, data integration, and intelligent automation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Cloudflare Acquires Human Native To Strengthens Content Offering To AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Cloudflare announced it has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace designed to connect content creators and publishers with AI developers seeking high-quality material for training and inference, as the company pushes deeper into tools that help monetize web content in the AI era.

LPL Financial Onboards $230 Million Firm Oak Bridge Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial announced that the advisory team at Oak Bridge Financial, LLC has joined its broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (RIA) platform, bringing approximately $230 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan assets and transitioning from Ameriprise.

New Zealand SaaS Company Crossware Expands In Europe With Acquisition of Germany Email Signature Provider CI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Crossware, a New Zealand-based email signature software provider, has acquired Germany-headquartered CI Solutions GmbH in a multimillion-dollar deal as it looks to deepen its footprint across the European Union.

Purpose Legal Acquires Hire Counsel To Build Integrated Managed Review, Staffing, And Legal Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Purpose Legal, a provider of digital forensics, eDiscovery, AI-powered managed review and legal operations services, has acquired Hire Counsel, a managed review and flexible legal staffing company with more than 30 years in the market.

GracoRoberts Acquires Sky Mart To Advance Latin American Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

GracoRoberts has acquired Miami-based Sky Mart to expand its presence across Latin America and deepen its ability to support aerospace operators with faster fulfillment, expanded inventory, and stronger after-hours support. The deal positions GracoRoberts’ Miami headquarters as a central gateway for serving the Latin American region and targets growth in what the company described as a $6.5 billion Latin American MRO market.

McDanel Advanced Materials And Richland Glass Complete Strategic Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

McDanel Advanced Materials and Richland Glass, both portfolio companies of Artemis, said they have completed a strategic merger that combines advanced ceramics, optical technologies and specialty glass manufacturing into a single, more integrated materials-science platform.

Playlist And EGYM Agree To Merge In $7.5 Billion Deal With $785 Million In New Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Playlist, the newly launched parent brand that houses Mindbody, Booker and ClassPass, and EGYM, a provider of smart fitness equipment, AI-enabled training programs and corporate wellness solutions, said they have signed a definitive agreement to merge in a transaction that includes $785 million in new equity investments and values the combined enterprise at $7.5 billion.

Alojica And Royalton Hotels & Resorts Acquire The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Affiliates of Alojica, a Black Creek Mexico-sponsored lodging investment platform, and Royalton Hotels & Resorts have completed the acquisition of The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun from affiliates of Marriott Vacations Worldwide, the companies said. The buyers plan to execute a major capital improvement program that will convert the property into an All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy resort, operating under the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand.

TradingBlock to Join Nant Global Finance In Deal Tied To Blockchain-Based Capital Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

TradingBlock, a Chicago-based online brokerage focused on active and professional traders, said it will join Nant Global Finance, Inc., a newly formed capital markets platform that aims to modernize public-market infrastructure using blockchain-enabled settlement technology, subject to final FINRA approvals.

Zydus Completes Agenus Biologics Facilities Acquisition And Launches U.S. CDMO Unit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Zydus Lifesciences Limited announced it has completed a set of agreements with Agenus Inc. that transfers ownership of Agenus’ biologics manufacturing facilities and operations to Zydus, establishing a new U.S.-based platform that will operate under a newly formed subsidiary, Zylidac Bio LLC.

Decisions + ProcessMaker Acquires SAP Automation Specialist Configurable Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Decisions + ProcessMaker, the recently merged providers of business process automation and AI orchestration software, has acquired Configurable Management, a longtime partner that builds SAP-focused automation products to reduce risk and complexity in large SAP programs, such as migrations, data validation efforts, and enterprise-wide modernization initiatives.

KKR And RWE Form 50-50 Joint Venture To Build 3GW Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Projects In The UK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

KKR and German utility RWE have agreed to form a strategic partnership to develop and operate two large offshore wind projects off the coast of East Anglia, a buildout the companies said would add roughly 3 gigawatts of generation capacity to the UK grid.

Boston Scientific To Acquire Penumbra In $14.5 Billion Deal To Expand Vascular And Neurovascular Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Boston Scientific announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Penumbra, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $14.5 billion on an enterprise value basis, a move aimed at broadening Boston Scientific’s cardiovascular franchise and establishing a scaled position in mechanical thrombectomy and adjacent neurovascular markets.

PK Consumer Health To Acquire Finland’s Puhdistamo, Expanding Nordic Consumer Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

PK Consumer Health, a consumer healthcare platform backed by Avista Healthcare Partners and Damier Group, has signed an agreement to acquire Finland-based Puhdistamo – Real Foods Oy, expanding PK’s footprint in the Nordic region and adding exposure to fast-growing categories including vitamins, minerals and supplements, sports nutrition, and functional drinks.

Bertram Capital Exits NEFCO With Sale To Leonard Green

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Bertram Capital announced it has completed the sale of its portfolio company NEFCO Holding Company LLC to Leonard Green & Partners, marking Bertram’s second exit from its Fund IV and its 23rd realization since the firm launched in 2006. Financial terms were not disclosed.

BXP Closes Over $1 Billion In Asset Sales, Advancing 2025–2027 Disposition Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

BXP announced it has completed a series of property sales generating aggregate net proceeds of more than $1.0 billion, marking progress toward the company’s multi-year $1.9 billion disposition target for 2025 through 2027 that it outlined at its September 2025 Investor Day.

Mission Produce To Acquire Calavo Growers In $430 Million Deal, Expanding Avocado Supply And Entering Prepared Foods

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Mission Produce announced it has agreed to acquire Calavo Growers in a cash-and-stock deal that would expand Mission’s North American avocado footprint, add new fresh-produce categories, and provide an entry into prepared foods through Calavo’s guacamole and related products.

Royal Van Leeuwen Acquires Corrotherm International’s Global Business Activities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Royal Van Leeuwen has acquired the global business activities of Corrotherm International, expanding its offering in specialist nickel alloy products for energy-related applications. Corrotherm, founded in 1992, supplies nickel alloy seamless pipes, fittings and flanges to international customers, including those in oil and gas and the petrochemical industry.

Highwire Acquires The Bliss Group To Create Integrated Marketing And Communications Agency For High-Growth Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Highwire announced it has acquired The Bliss Group, combining two independent agencies in a bid to build a more integrated marketing and communications partner focused on linking reputation and demand programs to measurable business outcomes. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Coastal Joins Tata Consultancy Services To Expand Salesforce-Led Transformation Work Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Coastal, a Salesforce, data and AI consultancy formerly known as Coastal Cloud, announced it has been acquired by Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services and digital transformation provider with operations spanning 46 countries.

OptConnect Buys DPL Wireless To Add AI-Based Device Intelligence To Global Managed IoT Connectivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

OptConnect, a provider of managed wireless connectivity solutions, has acquired Canada-based DPL Wireless to expand its engineering capabilities and bring more device-level intelligence to IoT deployments, particularly in ATM connectivity and adjacent use cases.

SiteOne Landscape Supply Acquires Bourget Flagstone Co.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

SiteOne Landscape Supply announced it has completed the acquisition of Bourget Flagstone Co., a division of Bourget Bros. Building Materials is a wholesale distributor of hardscape products with one location in Santa Monica, California.

Diligent Acquires 3rdRisk To Deliver AI-Native Third-Party Risk Management At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Diligent, a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software provider that positions itself as an AI-first platform, said it has acquired 3rdRisk, an AI-native third-party risk management platform headquartered in the Netherlands.

Phenom Acquires Included AI, Bringing Agentic People Analytics To HR And Business Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Phenom, an applied AI company focused on helping organizations hire, develop, and retain talent, said it has acquired Included, an AI-native agentic people analytics platform designed to turn fragmented workforce data into actionable insights for faster decision-making.