Mergers & Acquisitions

Ensign Energy Services To Acquire Citadel Drilling For $65 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Ensign Energy Services has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Citadel Drilling for $65 million, subject to customary closing adjustments and conditions.

Repligen To Acquire BioLife Solutions For $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Repligen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioLife Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion.

Penske And Mitsui Reportedly Offer $3.8 Billion To Take Penske Automotive Group Private

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Penske Corporation and Mitsui have submitted an unsolicited, preliminary and nonbinding proposal to acquire the Penske Automotive Group shares they do not already own for $210 per share in cash.

NOVAGOLD To Acquire Remaining 40% Of Donlin Gold In All-Share Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

NOVAGOLD Resources has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Paulson’s 40% ownership interest in Donlin Gold, increasing NOVAGOLD’s stake in the Alaska gold development project from 60% to 100%.

TE Connectivity To Acquire Astrodyne TDI For $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

TE Connectivity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astrodyne TDI from private investment firm Tinicum for approximately $1.4 billion.

Garmin Acquires TrainingPeaks And TrainHeroic To Expand Athlete Coaching Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Garmin has acquired TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic, two digital training platforms that connect athletes with coaches and provide structured programs, performance data and training insights. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Brookfield To Acquire Gregg Distributors In C$1.6 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Brookfield has agreed to acquire Gregg Distributors, a Canadian industrial maintenance, repair and operations distributor, in a transaction valuing the company at approximately C$1.6 billion on an enterprise-value basis.

Knox Lane Completes Acquisition Of Cross Country Healthcare And Appoints Joel Tremblay CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Knox Lane has completed its acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare, transitioning the healthcare workforce solutions company into private ownership. Financial terms of the completed transaction were not disclosed.

Starco Brands Acquires Custom Bakehouse, Adding Approximately $20 Million In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Starco Brands has completed its acquisition of Custom Bakehouse, expanding its manufacturing capabilities and consumer product portfolio. The transaction closed on July 15, 2026, and is expected to add approximately $20 million in annual revenue.

Venerable And Guardian Agree To Transition $4.5 Billion In Assets To Venerable Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Venerable Holdings has reached an agreement with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to transition approximately $4.5 billion in separate account assets to Venerable’s investment advisory platform. The assets are currently held in Guardian’s variable products trust. Under the proposed transaction, the affected funds will be reorganized through a series of mergers into a variable insurance mutual fund trust managed by SunAmerica Asset Management, a Venerable subsidiary.

Altana Acquires Cervo AI To Create End-To-End Customs Brokerage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Altana has acquired Cervo AI to expand its agentic artificial intelligence platform for customs brokerage. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cary Street Partners Acquires Seneca House Advisors, Expanding To 22 Offices And More Than $13 Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Cary Street Partners has acquired Seneca House Advisors, expanding its wealth management presence in Richmond, Virginia. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AI Digital Acquires Barcelona Creative Agency To Expand AI Creative Studio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

AI Digital has acquired a Barcelona-based creative agency to expand the design and art direction capabilities of its AI Creative Studio. The name of the acquired agency and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bendon Acquires School Zone Publishing To Expand Into K-6 Educational Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Bendon has acquired School Zone Publishing Company, adding a teacher-developed educational brand to its portfolio of children’s coloring, activity and learning products. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Riverview Landscapes Acquires B&B Landscaping In 27th Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Riverview Landscapes has acquired B&B Landscaping & Gardening, a commercial and residential landscaping and snow management company based in Cortlandt Manor, New York. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wildflower Health Acquires Every Mother To Expand Pelvic Floor And Core Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Wildflower Health has acquired Every Mother, a digital platform providing pelvic floor and core health programs for women during pregnancy, postpartum recovery and midlife. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Four Corners Property Trust Acquires Novant Health Urgent Care Property For $2.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Four Corners Property Trust has acquired a Novant Health urgent care property for $2.8 million. The transaction expands the real estate investment trust’s portfolio beyond its traditional concentration in restaurant and retail properties.

BasicBlock Acquires TrueNorth To Add AI Dispatch And Loadboard Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

BasicBlock has acquired TrueNorth, a free loadboard and AI-powered dispatch platform serving trucking carriers and freight brokers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Avidian Wealth Solutions Acquires Ridgeback Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Avidian Wealth Solutions has acquired Ridgeback Capital Management, expanding the independent wealth management firm’s presence in the Houston area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Palo Alto Networks To Acquire Embrace And Expand Observability Platform With Digital Experience Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Palo Alto Networks intends to acquire Embrace, a provider of user-focused observability technology, to add real user monitoring capabilities to the Palo Alto Networks Observability platform. Financial terms of the proposed transaction were not disclosed.

First Financial Bancorp To Acquire Finward Bancorp For Approximately $208 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

First Financial Bancorp has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million. The deal would expand First Financial’s banking presence across Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan market.

Horace Mann To Acquire Medical Mutual Businesses For $240 Million, Adding Nearly $200 Million In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Horace Mann Educators Corporation has entered into two agreements with Medical Mutual of Ohio to acquire businesses providing employee assistance, supplemental insurance, group life insurance and disability coverage. The transactions have a combined net purchase price of approximately $240 million.

Iberdrola To Acquire 80% Of Caruna In €5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Iberdrola has reached an agreement to acquire an 80% equity interest in Caruna, Finland’s largest electricity distribution company. The transaction values 100% of Caruna at approximately €5 billion, including financial debt.

Mark Foods Acquires Endeavor Seafood To Expand Frozen Seafood Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2026

Mark Foods has acquired Endeavor Seafood, a Newport, Rhode Island-based importer and marketer of frozen seafood products. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ITE Management Acquires NACPC To Expand Chassis Platform Beyond 60,000 Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

ITE Management has acquired North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, expanding its North American intermodal chassis platform to more than 60,000 assets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Abra Group To Acquire Up To 45 Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Abra Group has reached an agreement to acquire 20 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with options to purchase 10 additional planes and purchase rights covering another 15. The agreement could ultimately expand to as many as 45 aircraft.

Native Acquires Frontline Research Group To Expand Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Native has acquired Frontline Research Group, a market intelligence company serving consumer goods businesses across more than 14 African markets. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.

Vår Energi To Combine With BlueNord To Create Europe’s Largest Independent Oil And Gas Producer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Vår Energi and BlueNord have agreed to combine their businesses in a transaction expected to create the largest independent oil and gas producer in Europe. The deal will add BlueNord’s producing assets on the Danish Continental Shelf to Vår Energi’s existing operations in the North Sea.

Union Home Mortgage Acquires AmeriTrust Origination Assets To Expand Non-QM And Wholesale Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Union Home Mortgage has acquired the mortgage origination assets of AmeriTrust Mortgage Corporation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GrubMarket Acquires SPUD To Expand Online Grocery Business In Western Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026