Merger & Acquisition News

HATTIESBURG, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The First, A National Banking Association (“The First”), headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and subsidiary of The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBMS “FBMS”) has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire seven Cadence Bank, N.A. branches in Northeast Mississippi. Cadence Bank, N.A. is a subsidiary of Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE: CADE “Cadence”). The divestiture of these branches is a result of the joint Letter of Agreement (“LOA”) ente...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renovacor, Inc. Closes its Business Combination with Chardan Healthcare Acquisition 2 Corp. and Will Begin Trading on the New York Stock Exchange....

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atwell Group (“Atwell”), a national consulting, design, engineering and construction services firm compromised of a family of brands including RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Strategic Construction Solutions, recently announced the completion of a merger with Florida-based Waldrop Engineering (“Waldrop”), an established planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering company, providing professional design and entitlement services throughout F...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant continues to expand its footprint in the Pacific Northwest, acquiring Biggs Insurance Services....

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WhiteWater Express Car Wash (“WhiteWater”), an express car wash platform headquartered in Houston, acquired Whitewalls Car Wash (“Whitewalls”), a 2-unit operator on August 31st. WhiteWater will continue to expand in Houston with five grand openings scheduled in the next six months. WhiteWater also acquired Mustang Express Car Wash, a newly built location in Marble Falls, TX on August 18th. The wash is scheduled to open in the next two weeks. WhiteWater has two addition...

SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WORTH, Texas & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teachers of Tomorrow, the nation’s largest teacher alternative certification program (“ACP”) which provides training, certification, and placement services for aspiring teachers, from Gauge Capital. The Rise Fund’s acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory...

AVON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blattner Company, the leading renewable energy provider in North America, and parent company of Blattner Energy, Inc. and D.H. Blattner & Sons, Inc., announced that it has identified a strategic partner and entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quanta Services, Inc. Houston-based Quanta is a leading specialized contracting services company, delivering comprehensive infrastructure solutions for the utility, communications, pipeline and energy ind...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reynolds Advisory Partners, LLC (“RAP” or “Reynolds”) acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (“MEPPI”) of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, and its parent company Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (“MELCO”) of Tokyo, Japan, on their acquisition of Smarter Grid Solutions (“SGS”) of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. MELCO and MEPPI announced the definitive agreement to acquire SGS on August 9, 2021, and the transaction closed on A...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Popeyes Executives Sign Agreement to Acquire Seven Existing Bojangles Restaurants and Develop Additional 11 in Western Georgia....

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture acquired Gevity, a strategy and consulting service provider focused on helping healthcare industry clients....