Merger & Acquisition News

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, MO, today announced its portfolio company Len The Plumber (LTP), a leading full-service residential plumbing company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with branches serving the Mid-Atlantic region, has completed the acquisition of Larry & Sons Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drain, and Electrical Services (Larry & Sons), a full-service residential plumbing and HVAC company head...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.I.G. Growth Partners portfolio company, Trox, merged with Tierney, a leading provider of A/V solutions and services for education in the U.S....

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Openminded, a France-based cybersecurity services company....

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ: FWRD) (the “Company” or “Forward”) is executing a growth strategy that involves organic infrastructure investments, such as its ongoing LTL network expansion, as well as inorganic investments, including acquisitions of complementary businesses. As part of the inorganic growth strategy, Forward today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of J&P Hall Express. J&P Hall Express is a private...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced that its shareholders voted to approve the Company’s acquisition by funds managed by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners for $80 per share in cash. The completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. “This is a significant milestone for CoreLogic and a very positive outcome for...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ragan Communications announced today that it has acquired Communications Week, the preeminent event and thought leadership brand for communicators and marketers worldwide. The acquisition fortifies Ragan’s position serving public relations, internal communications and marketing professionals with best-in-class content and experiences. Ragan Communications, a media and training company educating and supporting more than 200,000 communicators and marketers worldwide, ac...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bluejay Capital Partners completed its acquisition of The Assembly Authority and announced the addition of Pierre-Luc Mathieu as Managing Partner...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bugsnag will join the SmartBear portfolio of quality tools including TestComplete, ReadyAPI, Zephyr, SwaggerHub, CrossBrowserTesting, and BitBar...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HG Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: STLY) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of National Consumer Title Insurance Company (“NCTIC”) and 100% of the interest in National Consumer Title Group, LLC, which indirectly owns 50% of the membership interest in Omega National Title Agency (“Omega”). As a closing condition, all necessary regulatory approvals and governmental consents must be obtained, including those from the Florida Offic...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HoldCo Asset Management, LP and its managed funds (collectively, "HoldCo"), which own 4,049,816 shares of common stock of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH) ("Boston Private," "BPFH," or the "Company"), representing approximately 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares, today issued the following public letter to Greg Becker, President and CEO of SVB Financial Group (“SVB”) in connection with its proposed merger (the “Merger”) with BPFH. Mr. Becke...