Mergers & Acquisitions

Plume Buys Sweepr To Combine Real-Time Network Intelligence With AI Customer-Care Orchestration for ISPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Plume Design announced it has acquired Sweepr in a bid to combine real-time home-network intelligence with AI-driven customer-care orchestration, giving internet service providers a single platform to detect issues, guide subscribers and agents, and automate fixes across digital and assisted support channels.

Sole Source Capital Acquires Brite In First Platform Deal From Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Sole Source Capital announced it has acquired Brite, a cybersecurity and IT managed services provider, marking the private equity firm’s first platform investment from SSC Partners Fund III as it expands into the cybersecurity and managed services market.

Collision Partners Completes First Acquisitions And Launches Quality-First Growth Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Collision Partners, a collision-repair platform focused on acquiring and scaling independent collision-repair businesses, announced it has completed its first two acquisitions—Fantastic Finishes and Chassis Master—kicking off what the company described as a disciplined growth strategy across the Southeastern United States.

Amphenol Closes Acquisition Of CommScope’s CCS Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Amphenol Corporation announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) business, expanding Amphenol’s footprint in fiber optic and industrial interconnect products across data communications, communications networks and building infrastructure connectivity markets.

Curi Bio Establishes Asia-Pacific Hub Following Full Acquisition Of South Korea’s Quvit Bio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Curi Bio announced it has formally established Curi Bio Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary that will serve as the company’s commercial and operational hub in the Asia-Pacific region, following its full acquisition of South Korea-based Quvit Bio.

FIS Closes $13.5 Billion Deal For Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions And Sells Remaining Worldpay Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

FIS announced it has completed its acquisition of Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business, formerly known as TSYS, in a transaction valued at $13.5 billion in enterprise value. The company said the deal carries a net purchase price of $12 billion, including $1.5 billion of net present value from tax assets.

Bakkt To Buy Distributed Technologies Research In Stablecoin Payments Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Bakkt Holdings announced it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR), a global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, in a deal the company says will accelerate its stablecoin settlement and programmable payments strategy.

GTCR Completes $24.25 Billion Sale Of Worldpay To Global Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

GTCR announced it has closed the previously announced sale of Worldpay to Global Payments in a three-way transaction that also includes FIS, marking what the firm described as one of the largest strategic sales in private equity history.

Tasq AI Merges With BLEND To Build Trust Layer For Global Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Tasq AI and BLEND have agreed to merge, forming a unified company under the Tasq AI brand aimed at closing what the companies describe as the enterprise AI “trust gap” by improving the accuracy and reliability of production-grade AI systems.

West Pharmaceutical Selling SmartDose 3.5mL On-Body Delivery System Manufacturing Rights To AbbVie For $112.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

West Pharmaceutical Services has agreed to sell all manufacturing and supply rights for its SmartDose 3.5mL On-Body Delivery System, along with associated facilities, to AbbVie for $112.5 million at closing, the companies said. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to customary closing conditions, with the final price also subject to working capital and other adjustments.

QXO Upsizes Convertible Preferred Equity Commitment to $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

QXO announced it has expanded a previously announced convertible preferred equity financing to $3 billion, increasing the commitment by $1.8 billion, as it seeks additional capacity to fund future acquisitions.

Com Laude Completes Markmonitor Acquisition, Forming Markmonitor Group With $450 Million Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Com Laude, a London-based corporate domain services provider owned by PX3 Partners, said it has completed its acquisition of U.S. corporate domain registrar Markmonitor, combining the businesses under a new entity called Markmonitor Group.

Windrose Consulting Group Buys Zenith Access Network to Deepen Greater China and APAC Market Access Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Windrose Consulting Group said it has acquired Zenith Access Network, adding a specialist market access consultancy focused on Greater China and emerging Asia-Pacific markets as the firm expands its regional footprint and client support in pricing, reimbursement, and access strategy.

AbbVie To Acquire Arizona Manufacturing Facility, Further Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

AbbVie announced it has agreed to buy a drug-delivery device manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, along with associated intellectual property, from West Pharmaceutical Services in a move designed to expand AbbVie’s capacity for producing devices used to administer its medicines.