Merger & Acquisition News

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today issued the following statement with respect to the flawed, misleading, and misinformed claims recently made by Broadwood Partners, L.P.: Broadwood’s recent presentation recycles flawed, misleading, and misinformed claims about the process and considerations leading up to STAAR’s agreement with Al...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Turnspire Capital Partners LLC (“Turnspire”) announced today that its portfolio company, Infinity Engineered Products (“Infinity”), the global exclusive provider of Goodyear branded air springs, has acquired Meklas Otomotiv (“Meklas”). Founded in 1986, Meklas is one of Europe’s premier air springs manufacturers primarily serving aftermarket customers globally for commercial vehicle applications. The acquisition provides significant synergy opportunities, as the combin...

CINCINNATI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) and Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Fifth Third will acquire Comerica in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Comerica’s stockholders will receive 1.8663 Fifth Third shares for each Comerica share, representing $82.88 per share as of Fifth Third’s closing stock price on October 3, 2025, and...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that a fund managed by the Ares Infrastructure Opportunities strategy (the “Ares fund”) has acquired a 49% stake in a portfolio of assets from EDP Renováveis, S.A. (“EDPR”), a leading global developer, owner and operator of renewable energy infrastructure. The total estimated enterprise value for 100% of the portfolio amounts to approximately $2.9 billio...

ST. HELIER, Jersey--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAC Copper Limited ARBN 671 963 198 (NYSE:MTAL; ASX:MAC) MAC Copper Limited (NYSE:MTAL, ASX:MAC) (“MAC” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following update on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in MAC by Harmony Gold (Australia) Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (JSE:HAR, NYSE:HMY)) (“Harmony”) by way of a Jersey law scheme of arrangement pursuant to Article 125 of the Companies (Jers...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on private equity and credit investing in the middle market, announced today that its portfolio company, Thetford Corporation, has acquired Dave Carter & Associates, Inc. (“DCA”), a leading distributor of electrical, plumbing and building supplies serving the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries. Monomoy is the first institutional investor in the family-owned business founded in 1978....

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--G2 Risk Solutions announces the completion of its transaction with EverC....

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ignota Labs, the AI drug turnaround company, has announced its acquisition of Kronos’s clinical assets, istisociclib, a CDK9 inhibitor, and entospletinib and lanraplenib, SYK inhibitors. Kronos’ valuation peaked at $3.5 billion after its IPO; however, it failed to progress its assets past Phase 2 trials and subsequently ceased operations. Given the challenges relating to safety and clinical positioning, Ignota Labs saw promise in the clinical portfolio and h...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Capital Markets (GCM), a member of FINRA/SIPC and a leading mergers and acquisitions consultant for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of ClearCourse Consulting to HR Path. The acquisition closed June 3, 2025. Based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, ClearCourse Consulting was founded in 2016 and has earned a strong reputation for delivering impactful Human Capital Management (HCM) system services. The firm specializes in assessments, im...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of APSCO, LLC (“APSCO”). Founded in 1986, APSCO is headquartered in Redmond, Washington servicing Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming and surrounding markets. APSCO is a leading manufacturer’s representative of pumps, controls and process equipment focused on serving the water and wastewater industry. DXP funded the acquisition with cash from...