News by subject: Merger/Acquisition

Merck , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the completion of the acquisition of Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. . Harpoon is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck, and Harpoon's common stock will no longer be publicly...

Arcosa, Inc. ("Arcosa," the "Company," "We," or "Our,"), a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ameron Pole Products, LLC ("Ameron") from NOV Inc. for...

Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I ("Investcorp Europe"), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced an amendment to its previously announced business combination agreement ("BCA"), in connection with entry into an agreement for the...

Elevance Health today announced the closing of its acquisition of Paragon Healthcare, Inc., a company specializing in life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable therapies. Paragon Healthcare provides infusion services to patients through...

The L.S. Starrett Company ("Starrett" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement in a go-private transaction with an affiliate of MiddleGround Capital ("MiddleGround") in an all-cash transaction for...

Crane NXT, Co. ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Investcorp Technology Partners ("Investcorp") to acquire OpSec Security ("OpSec") for $270 million in...

PAR Technology Corporation (the "Company" or "PAR"), a global foodservice technology company and provider of unified commerce for enterprise restaurant brands, today announced two transactions that expand its cloud-based unified commerce software...

Texas-based Nespon Solutions has acquired Latin American Cloudblue Services. As a result, Nespon Solutions will gain capabilities in Salesforce Industries for Financial Services, while expanding its presence in the Americas. Cloudblue Services...

NanoString Technologies, Inc. ("NanoString" or the "Company"), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Patient Square Capital ("Patient Square"), a...

Graphite Bio, Inc. ("Graphite" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend in connection with the previously announced merger (the "Merger") with Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. ("LENZ") pursuant to the...

Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, North American Sales Company, Inc. (NASCO) to industry veteran Sean Kelly which will now operate as North...

BlackRock has agreed to acquire the remaining equity interest in SpiderRock Advisors ("SRA"), a leading provider of customized option overlay strategies in the U.S. wealth market. This transaction expands on BlackRock's minority investment in SRA...

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. ("TCPC") and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation ("BCIC") announced today that the shareholders of each business development company ("BDC") have voted to approve the necessary proposals related to the merger of TCPC...

New Jersey American Water announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire the wastewater collection system (commonly referred to as the sewer system) of the Borough of Manville, N.J. for $6.5 million. This municipally owned system serves...

Astra Space, Inc. ("Astra" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the acquiring entity (the "Parent") has agreed, subject to customary closing conditions, to acquire all shares of...

Johnson Downie and Lippman Jungers, the world's leading legal search firms, announced their strategic merger today, uniting the unparalleled expertise and networks of Sabina Lippman, Clint Johnson, Mark Jungers, and their respective colleagues....

Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Artic Air to Lunchpail Service Partners. The acquisition closed November 8, 2023. Artic Air, located in...

SHI International, one of the world's leading technology solutions providers, has acquired Moot Inc., a cybersecurity firm that provides automated security solutions to help customers optimize the potential value of existing IT assets. Moot...

Brand Engagement Network Inc. ("BEN"), an emerging provider of personalized customer engagement AI, and DHC Acquisition Corp. ("DHC"), a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") led by veteran technology investors ("Sponsors"), today announced...

Leading independent agencies Barkley and OKRP announced today they have merged to become BarkleyOKRP. This new entity combines two of the fastest-growing agencies in the U.S., both with proven track records for creating work that sparks with...

Yingling Aviation ("Yingling"), a leading, full-service provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and fixed-base operation (FBO) services to business and general aviation customers throughout the United States, announced that it has...

Core & Main Inc. , a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide, has closed its previously announced acquisition of Dana Kepner Company LLC, and associated entities. Dana Kepner is a distributor of water, wastewater,...

Johnson & Johnson announced today it has successfully completed the acquisition of Ambrx Biopharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary synthetic biology technology platform to design and develop next-generation...

Sugar Foods ("Sugar Foods" or "the Company"), a food company serving prominent foodservice, grocery, retail and restaurant brands, today announced the acquisition of Concord Foods ("Concord"). With the strategic acquisition of Concord's complementary...

Bruker Corporation is pleased to announce the successful closing of its acquisition of Chemspeed Technologies AG, a leading Swiss provider of automated laboratory R&D and QC workflow solutions. This acquisition, first announced in January 2024,...

Centroid Systems, LLC ("Centroid"), a top North America cloud service and technology company providing comprehensive transformation services that span the entire enterprise, today announced the acquisition of Intelletive, an innovative technology...

Hartree Partners (UK) Limited ("Hartree"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartree Partners LP, which is co-owned by its partners and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, announced that it has signed an acquisition agreement for a 50% share in...

Turnbridge Equities (Turnbridge), a vertically integrated real estate investment and development firm, announced the acquisition of 2300 East 69th Street Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, for $16.6 million. The 2.52-acre property, which includes an 11,000...

Moneta, a 100% partner-owned Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firm, announces the addition of Amy Hiett and Mike Walsh as Partners. The team formerly known as Juniper Wealth Advisors joins Moneta with about $279 million in assets under management...

Carenet Health, a trusted partner in helping organizations simplify and power the business of healthcare, is excited to announce it is acquiring Health Dialog, a worldwide leader in delivering clinical decision support offerings. This acquisition...

Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement ("APA") for the partial sale of its Health Dialog business to Carenet Health ("Carenet"), a provider of healthcare engagement,...

Miner Ltd., the dock and door division of OnPoint Group, announced today the acquisition of Dependable Dock and Door, Central North Carolina's leading high speed door and loading dock specialists. Since 2003, Dependable Dock and Door has provided...

Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, has announced the acquisition of the property tax consulting business of Popp Hutcheson PLLC (Popp Hutcheson), a preeminent property tax firm based in Austin, Texas. As part of the...

The Stephens Group, LLC ("Stephens Group") is pleased to announce recently completed acquisitions at three portfolio companies, Catalyst Acoustics Group ("Catalyst"), Kele, Inc. ("Kele"), and Pearlman Group ("Pearlman"). Each acquisition enhances the...

Kestra Financial, an industry-leading wealth management platform, today announced the onboarding of Element Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm committed to client satisfaction. Since its inception in Atlanta, Georgia, Element Wealth Advisors...

Surgically Clean Airtm (SCA), a leading provider of premium air purification solutions since 2010 for medical professionals, educational institutions, and businesses, announced today that an investment group led by Tampa-based entrepreneur Dr....

Aptorum Group Limited , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company ("Aptorum"), and privately-held YOOV Group Holding Ltd. ("YOOV") jointly announced today that they entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to...

Five9, , provider of the Intelligent CX Platform, closed 2023 with strong growth and continued business momentum leading into 2024. As enterprises continue to invest in customer experience as a core business differentiator, Five9's focus on product...

Modern Wealth Management ("Modern Wealth"), a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm founded to meet the evolving needs of today's financial professionals and their clients, today announced the strategic acquisition of Rochester, New York-based...

Campbell Soup Company today reported results for its second-quarter fiscal 2024 ended January 28, 2024. CEO Comments "We once again delivered on our commitments, with a sequential improvement in volume trends and year-over-year operating margin...

CareTrust REIT, Inc. announced today the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities for approximately $55.6 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The portfolio, consisting of 210 skilled nursing beds and 24 assisted living units, will be...

Bregal Milestone, a leading European software and technology growth private equity firm, today announced a majority growth investment in Evli Alexander Incentives ("EAI"), the former equity plan design and administration arm of Evli Group ("Evli"), a...

Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of StackPath's web application and API protection (WAAP) solution. A highly regarded security product for protecting applications, the new...

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. ("Atlas" or the "Company") today announced the completion of the acquisition of Hi-Crush Inc. ("Hi-Crush"). The transaction strengthens Atlas's position as the largest proppant producer in the country, with a total...

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023. "Our team delivered strong growth of 11% during 2023 even with the adverse impact of the UAW strikes during the fourth quarter.  These results...

CrowdStrike today announced it has agreed to acquire Flow Security, the industry's first and only cloud data runtime security solution. With this acquisition, CrowdStrike is setting the standard for modern cloud security with comprehensive real-time...

HomeSquare, LLC ("HomeSquare"), a prominent full-service home services provider, has acquired Lucci Electric, Inc. ("Lucci Electric"), a leading electrical and generator business based in Wilton, CT. Together with HomeSquare's existing electrical and...

Leigh Fibers' owners have purchased the operating assets of Martex Fiber and rebranded the business as Revive Fiber. Leigh Fibers and Revive Fiber will operate as separate but related sister companies under joint management as the largest textile...

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC is pleased to announce that Valley Equipment Ltd has acquired Utility Trailers of New England, LLC. Valley Equipment Ltd has been servicing eastern Canada as a full-service Utility dealer for over 30...

Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Aanicca Ventures, Inc. to Perform[cb] (a portfolio company of Beringer Capital). The acquisition closed...