Mergers & Acquisitions

Sojourner Consumer Partners Combines Lornamead Products And AMG Brands In $279 Million Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Sojourner Consumer Partners completed a $279 million merger between portfolio company Lornamead Products and AMG Brands, creating a combined consumer products company called LPNA Group.

Hightouch Acquires Strata To Expand Marketing Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Hightouch acquired Strata, an AI platform that connects marketing technologies without requiring code.

Carnegie Learning Acquires AI Writing Platform Ethiqly

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Carnegie Learning acquired Ethiqly, an AI-powered writing platform, from Owl Ventures and Ethiqly management.

Absolute Security Acquires FirmGuard From Phoenix Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Absolute Security acquired FirmGuard from Phoenix Technologies, expanding its firmware security and cyber resilience capabilities.

Kentucky American Water Acquires Black Mountain Utility District System For $1.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Kentucky American Water completed the acquisition of Black Mountain Utility District's water system and wastewater service in Harlan County for $1.4 million.

Rosenwald Private Wealth Joins Indivisible Partners, Forming $1.1 Billion Advisory Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Rosenwald Private Wealth joined Indivisible Partners, forming an independent advisory firm that manages about $1.1 billion in assets.

PLACE To Acquire Ardley To Expand Mortgage Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

PLACE agreed to acquire Ardley, an AI-powered mortgage recapture and retention technology company.

Cerity Partners Adds $337 Million Firm Echo Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Cerity Partners merged with Echo Wealth Management, adding approximately $337 million in assets under management and entering the Minneapolis market.

Nebius Acquires Inferize To Expand Token Factory Inference Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Nebius acquired Inferize, an inference optimization company whose technology is designed to reduce the time required to launch and scale large AI models. Inferize's technology and engineering team have joined Nebius Token Factory, the company's managed inference platform for production AI workloads.

TKO Hotels Proposes $2 Billion Acquisition Of Service Properties Trust Hotel Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

TKO LLC submitted a formal written offer to acquire the entire hospitality portfolio of Service Properties Trust for $2 billion in cash. The proposed transaction would give SVC immediate liquidity to reduce debt while allowing the company to focus on its net lease retail platform.

LTC Properties Acquires Nearly $160 Million Of Senior Housing Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

LTC Properties completed nearly $160 million of senior housing acquisitions as it continues expanding its Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio platform. The company added three SHOP communities through two transactions. LTC acquired one Florida community for $69 million that will be operated by Charter Senior Living.

Barnes Aerospace Acquires ATL Turbine Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Barnes Aerospace acquired ATL Turbine Services, establishing the company's first dedicated aeroengine component repair and overhaul operation in Europe. ATL Turbine Services is based in Dundee, Scotland and specializes in the refurbishment and repair of hot-section gas turbine components.

Alight Acquires Abett To Expand Benefits Data Intelligence Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Alight acquired Abett, a healthcare and benefits data technology company, to expand its benefits intelligence capabilities. Abett provides data infrastructure used by Fortune 500 employers and their benefits vendors.

New York Life Investment Management And Apogem Acquire Remaining Stake In Bow River Advisers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

New York Life Investment Management and its private markets affiliate Apogem Capital acquired the remaining ownership interest in Bow River Advisers. The transaction builds on NYLIM's initial investment in Bow River Advisers in 2023.

Cambridge Financial Group Completes Acquisition Of First Seacoast Bancorp

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Cambridge Financial Group completed its acquisition of First Seacoast Bancorp, expanding Cambridge Savings Bank into the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. Cambridge Financial Group is the mutual holding company of Cambridge Savings Bank. First Seacoast Bancorp was the holding company of First Seacoast Bank.

Sopris Capital Acquires Blackford Analysis From Bayer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Sopris Capital acquired Blackford Analysis from Bayer, expanding its healthcare technology portfolio with an AI orchestration platform for medical imaging. Sopris plans to combine Blackford with portfolio company Azra AI, with the integration expected to take place shortly after closing.

McGraw Hill Completes $1.33 Billion Debt Refinancing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

McGraw Hill completed a series of refinancing transactions involving $400 million of senior secured notes and $930 million of senior secured term loans, while also extending other debt maturities and increasing revolving credit capacity.

Wafra Acquires Liberty Development Partners And Invests In Gulf Inland Logistics Park

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Wafra acquired an interest in Liberty Development Partners and invested in its principal assets, Gulf Inland Logistics Park and CMC Railroad, to support expansion of a broader rail-served industrial infrastructure platform. The partnership will provide Liberty with capital and institutional resources to accelerate development at Gulf Inland and pursue additional rail-served industrial opportunities.

Evernorth Completes SPAC Merger With $300 Million In Gross Cash And 473 Million XRP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Evernorth Holdings completed its business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, taking the digital asset treasury company public with approximately $300 million in gross cash proceeds and approximately 473 million XRP.

Wells Fargo Advisors Recruits $410 Million Firm Strong Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Strong Wealth Management Group joined Wells Fargo Advisors from UBS, bringing approximately $410 million in client assets to the firm's traditional employee brokerage channel, according to Barron's. The multi-generational team includes brothers Andrew Strong and Jonathan Strong, along with Christian Strong, Andrew's son.

ONEOK Completes $4.425 Billion Acquisition Of Brazos Midstream Permian Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

ONEOK completed its acquisition of Brazos Midstream's natural gas gathering and processing assets in the Permian Basin for approximately $4.425 billion in cash.

Connect Media Acquires RENTV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Connect Media acquired commercial real estate news platform RENTV, expanding its media, events, video, podcast, and West Coast commercial real estate operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

CRH To Acquire NCC Industry Aggregate Operations In Denmark And Finland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

CRH agreed to acquire NCC Industry's operations in Denmark and Finland from NCC AB, expanding its aggregates and asphalt businesses across the Nordic region.

Advantage Investigations Acquires NorStar Investigations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Advantage Investigations acquired NorStar Investigations, expanding its insurance investigative services platform across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Advantage is a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners.

Zeta Global To Acquire Digital Audience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Zeta Global entered into an agreement to acquire Digital Audience, expanding the identity and activation capabilities of the Zeta Data Cloud and its broader AI infrastructure platform.

Rule42 Acquires 64 Analytics To Expand Transfer Portal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Rule42 Sports acquired 64 Analytics, adding college baseball and softball transfer portal data and player evaluation capabilities to its athlete discovery platform.

Express Wash Concepts Acquires Three CleanHub Car Wash Locations In Metro Detroit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Express Wash Concepts acquired three CleanHub Car Wash locations in Metro Detroit, expanding its portfolio to 147 express car wash locations across six states.

Couche-Tard To Acquire Irving Oil Retail Assets In Québec And Ontario

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Alimentation Couche-Tard entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of Irving Oil retail and fuel assets across Québec and Ontario. The transaction includes 50 retail sites that Couche-Tard already operates through the Québec Alliance between Irving Oil and Couche-Tard.

Microchip Technology Acquires VORAGO Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Microchip Technology acquired VORAGO Technologies, adding radiation-hardened microcontrollers, microprocessors, and proprietary process technology to its aerospace, defense, and space portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Midea Completes Acquisition Of Controlling Stake In Esaote

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

Midea Group completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Italian medical imaging company Esaote. Esaote will become part of Midea Healthcare while continuing to operate as an independent global medical equipment company.