Merger & Acquisition News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Artius Acquisition Inc. (“Artius”) (Nasdaq: AACQU, AACQ, AACQW) today announced the results for the 10 proposals considered and voted upon by its shareholders at its Extraordinary General Meeting on June 23, 2021. Artius reported that all of the proposals related to the previously announced business combination agreement between Artius and Origin Materials were approved by the Artius shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting. A Form 8-K disclosing the full vot...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celanese Acquires POM Technology and Sales Agreements from Grupa Azoty...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical Properties Trust Agrees to Acquire Five General Acute Hospitals in South Florida...

NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: FTOC) ("FTOC"), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that FTOC shareholders voted to approve the proposed business combination with Payoneer Inc. (“Payoneer”), the commerce technology company powering payments and growth for the new global economy, at its Extraordinary General Meeting held today, June 23, 2021. More than 97.8% of the votes cast at the meeting voted to approve the business combina...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warren Equity Partners (“Warren Equity”), a lower middle market private equity fund, is pleased to announce the formation of GUNNISON (the “Company”), a platform focused on vegetation management services for utility, residential, commercial, and government end markets, as well as the acquisitions of Pittman’s Tree and Landscaping (“Pittman”), West Tree Service, and Woodson Incorporated (“Woodson”). Warren Equity has completed seven acquisitions since establishing the o...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Off Duty Services, a nationwide provider of off-duty law enforcement security, announces acquisitions to further advance its security solutions...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NationBuilder, the world’s most powerful organizing software for leaders backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has acquired Speakable, the social action technology company founded by Jordan Hewson. NationBuilder’s software helps customers organize movements, by putting leadership in as many hands as possible. Speakable is a natural complement to the infrastructure that NationBuilder provides. The acquisition gives NationBuilder’s customers access to Speakable’s popular “A...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it is advising JM Swank, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, on its pending sale to Brenntag (XTRA:BNR). JM Swank is a leading U.S. food ingredient distributor with national reach. The transaction is being led by Tim Alexander, Brant Cash, Andy Warczak, Richard Furseth and Cam Cornwell of the Harris Williams Consumer Group. “JM Swank is widely recognized as a critic...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Coburn LLP, a national law firm with six offices across the country, has announced its combination with New York-based Hahn & Hessen LLP, a 44-attorney firm with nearly a century of experience representing financial institutions and other financial market participants in commercial finance, bankruptcy, workouts, and complex litigation. The combination, effective July 1, 2021, will create a combined firm with more than 400 attorneys across seven offices: C...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smart Eye, the leader in AI-based eye tracking, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Affectiva, the pioneer of Emotion AI and Human Perception AI, per the agreement that was announced on May 25, 2021. The newly merged company has formed a global AI powerhouse that will lead and accelerate the growth and development of software for automotive Interior Sensing, Media Analytics, Human Factors Research and other adjacent markets. Post-clos...