Merger & Acquisition News

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet”), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that, on November 5, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (“Registration Statement”) in connection with its proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (NYSE: DMYQ) (“dMY IV”). dMY IV...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. (“Evergreen”), investors in software and technology businesses seeking growth and scale, have signed a definitive agreement for Evergreen to acquire a majority stake in DreamBox. TPG’s The Rise Fund will retain a significant minority stake and continue to be represented on the Company’s board of directors. The deal follows...

NEVE ILAN, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NANO-X IMAGING LTD ("Nanox" or the "Company," Nasdaq: NNOX), an innovative medical imaging technology company, today announced the completion of its previously announced merger with Zebra Medical Vision, Ltd., a deep-learning medical imaging analytics company, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $110 million at closing, with up to $84 million more in additional stock for the completion of various performance milestones. Zebra is now operating as Nano...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI) (“Zix”), a leading provider of cloud email security, threat protection and compliance cloud solutions for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by OpenText™, a market-leading provider of Information Management solutions, for $8.50 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $860 million. “We are pleased to announce this transaction with OpenText,”...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee Corp. (NASDAQ:MCFE, “McAfee”), a global leader in online protection, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Advent International Corporation (“Advent”) and Permira Advisers LLC (“Permira”), Crosspoint Capital Partners (“Crosspoint Capital”), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”), GIC Private Limited (“GIC”), and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authori...

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Vascular Solutions (“GVS”), an owner and operator of outpatient surgery centers for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, recently launched with the acquisition of three ambulatory surgery centers in the Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona markets. GVS is a division of Global Nephrology Solutions (“GNS”), one of the largest physician-led and physician-owned kidney care platforms in the United States. GVS acquired the three centers located in Peoria, Tempe, and T...

COLUMBIA, Md. & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GigCapital4, Inc. (“GigCapital4”; Nasdaq: GIGGU, GIG, GIGGW), a private-to-public equity (PPE)™ entity also known as special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), announced today that it has filed on November 5 its definitive proxy statement/prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with GigCapital4’s Special Meeting of Stockholders relating to the previously announced business combination (the “Business...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Montecito Medical, a premier owner of medical office properties throughout the U.S., has completed the acquisition of Bedford Medical Plaza in Bedford, Texas, an affluent suburb in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. The property, which offers just over 25,000 square feet of space, is 100% leased. Texas Health Resources is the building’s anchor tenant, occupying approximately 80% of the space. Dallas Pulmonary and Critical Care occupies the remaining rentable spa...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MacNeill Pride Group® (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, has acquired Rightline Gear, an Asheville, North Carolina-based automotive and outdoor gear designer. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MPG is a portfolio company of Centre Partners. Founded in 2009, Rightline Gear is committed to making products that help customers have experiences they remember for a lifetime. Rightline Gear’s automo...

SAN FRANCISCO & KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (“Northern Genesis 2” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NGAB) today announced that it had achieved a quorum for the special meeting of its shareholders to be held on November 9, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”), in connection with its approximately $5 billion business combination with Embark Trucks Inc. (“Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry. Northern Genesis 2’s shareholders...