Merger & Acquisition News

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by SmartCraft ASA ("SmartCraft" or the "Company") on 1 December 2025 regarding the contemplated relisting of SmartCraft from Euronext Oslo Børs to Nasdaq Stockholm (the "Relisting") and the announcement of a cross-border merger to effect the Relisting. Funds managed by Anabranch Capital Management, LP (“Anabranch”) intend to vote in favour of the merger plan resolved by the boards of SmartCraft and its Swedis...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Maritime Solutions (“Unimed” or “the Company”), the leading global provider of medical and compliance solutions to the maritime industry, today announced the acquisition of Elssi Maritime Services (“Elssi”), a Greece and Cyprus-based leading provider of drug and alcohol testing to the maritime industry. Unimed is backed by ZCG Private Equity, the private equity arm of ZCG, a privately held global firm. The transaction follows Unimed’s successful integration...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (“Broadwood” or “we”) today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has reaffirmed its recommendation that shareholders of STAAR Surgical Company (“STAAR” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: STAA) should vote “AGAINST” the proposed acquisition of STAAR by Alcon Inc. (“Alcon”) (NYSE: ALC). Glass Lewis concluded in its report that “we do not believe there exists persuasive...

GREATER NOIDA, India & EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R Systems has successfully completed the acquisition of Novigo, which is now a subsidiary, as both organizations begin a structured integration phase....

COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) (“Genmab”) announced today that the conditions, including the minimum tender condition, to the previously announced tender offer (the “Offer”) by Genmab Holding II B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genmab (“Purchaser”), to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Merus N.V. (Nasdaq: MRUS) (“Merus”) for $97 per common share in cash have been satisfied. The transaction meaningfully accelerates Genmab’s shift to a whol...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spotlight Energy closes its acquisition of PathPoint Energy and expands its natural gas trading, logistics, and asset optimization platform....

SINGAPORE & JAKARTA, Indonesia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airwallex, a global leader in business banking innovation, has acquired majority ownership of PT Skye Sab Indonesia, a PJP (Penyedia Jasa Pembayaran) Category 1 licence holder. The acquisition allows Indonesian merchants looking to expand overseas to tap into Airwallex’s global financial infrastructure. This provides them an avenue for growth and to better manage their finances for international expansion, while facilitating international busines...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) (“Venzee” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update with respect to its transaction (the “Transaction”) with Digital Commerce Payments Inc. (“DCP”) to acquire DCP’s Jasper Software as a Service (SaaS) Product Information Management (PIM) Solution business (the “Jasper Business”), which was previously announced on November 3, 2025. Venzee is also reporting the results of its annual general and special mee...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cosette), a U.S.-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company, confirms that on 9 December 2025 it served a notice on Mayne Pharma Group Limited (Mayne Pharma, ASX: Ticker MYX) terminating the agreement between Cosette and Mayne Pharma under which Cosette was to acquire all the outstanding shares of Mayne Pharma (Scheme Implementation Deed). Cosette also notes the announcements from Mayne Pharma on 10 December 2025 and 11 Dece...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a leader in developing smart solutions that enable safe and efficient electrical energy transfer, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Basler Electric Company (“Basler”), further strengthening the company’s high-power application capabilities. Basler is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electrical control and protection technologies serving high-growth industrial markets. Its portfoli...