Merger & Acquisition News

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Technologies [NYSE: VOYG] acquired ExoTerra Resource, a leading developer of cutting-edge electric propulsion systems. “We bridge innovation with industrial scale, turning technologies into capabilities that fill gaps and actually move missions forward,” said Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Voyager. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoTerra, accelerating delivery across defense and commercial markets. As freedom of maneuver becomes cent...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equitable, a leading financial services organization and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH), announced today that its affiliate has entered into an agreement to acquirei Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Stifel Independent Advisors is a premier independent broker-dealer, a registered investment adv...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG) (“Janus Henderson” or the “Company”), announced that it has received a letter outlining a non-binding acquisition proposal (the “Proposal”) submitted jointly by Trian Fund Management, L.P. and its affiliated funds (“Trian”) and General Catalyst Group Management, LLC and its affiliated funds (“General Catalyst”). The Company’s board of directors intends to appoint a special committee to consider the Proposal, which was received by le...

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) announced that, in light of ongoing discussions with Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), STAAR’s Special Meeting of Stockholders in connection with STAAR’s merger agreement with Alcon (the “Special Meeting”), which was previously adjourned until November 6, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time, has been postponed until December 3, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The new record date...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DuBois Chemicals (“DuBois” or the “Company”), a leading full-service provider of customized specialty chemical solutions, today announced that it has acquired Broadmoor Products, Inc. (“Broadmoor Products” or “Broadmoor”), a leading provider of water treatment specialty chemistry products and services based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition represents another important step in DuBois’ strategic growth p...

CAMDEN, N.J. & BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) (“American Water”) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) (“Essential”) today announced that each company’s board of directors has unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger as a leading regulated U.S. water and wastewater public utility with a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and a combined enterprise value of approximately...

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comply, the leading provider of regulatory and compliance technology solutions for financial firms, today announced it has acquired Trailight, the U.K.’s leading provider of purpose-built solutions for managing conduct risk, competence frameworks, and global accountability regimes. With the addition of Trailight, Comply becomes the first and only unified compliance platform to bring together firm compliance, employee compliance, individual accountability regi...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems S.p.A. (MEHITS), headquartered in Bassano, Italian Republic, has acquired a stake in Intramech Pty Ltd., a Republic of South Africa company specializing in sales and services for applied HVAC and IT cooling systems. By deepening its relationship with Intramech, a company with strengths in sales, service and engineering in s...

PASCAGOULA, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. to acquire Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND) (“Grindr” or the “Company”), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, today confirmed that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has received a non-binding, unsolicited take-private proposal from large shareholders Ray Zage and James Lu (the “Proposing Shareholders”) to acquire Grindr for $18.00 per share in cash. The Proposing Shareholders, together with their affiliated entities, currently beneficially own...