Merger & Acquisition News

LADERA RANCH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced it has acquired a 1.75-acre parcel of land in Edmonton, Alberta. SmartStop intends to develop the project into a new Class A self-storage facility in partnership with SmartCentres (TSX: SRU.UN). The site is located at 8403 127 Ave NW, approximat...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TXO Partners, L.P. (NYSE, NYSE Texas: TXO) announced today that Cross Timbers Energy, LLC (“Cross Timbers”), a joint venture in which it holds a 50% interest, has executed purchase and sale agreements with multiple private buyers to sell oil and gas properties totaling approximately $200 million in aggregate consideration. Such asset sales, if consummated, represent substantially all of the assets owned by Cross Timbers. TXO expects to receive approximately $...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance solutions, is excited to announce its acquisition of Jaffery Insurance & Financial Services, a respected independent insurance agency based in Omaha, Nebraska. This acquisition marks Inszone’s entrance into the Nebraska market and strengthens the company’s growing presence in the Midwest. Founded in 2019 by Cyrus Jaffery, Jaffery Insurance quic...

SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm, today announced that TPG Rise Climate, the firm’s dedicated climate investing platform, has completed the sale of its stake in Intersect, which was acquired by Google for $4.75 billion, plus the assumption of debt, in a transaction announced on December 22, 2025. Google’s acquisition of Intersect follows from a strategic partnership launched with Intersect and TPG in December 2024. With...

SAN FRANCISCO & BENGALURU, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Invisible Technologies acquires WeCP, adding AI-native technical assessments and expert validation to accelerate high-precision AI workflows....

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Eagle Leasing Company, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, today announced the acquisition of the portable storage assets of Graf Bros Leasing, headquartered in Salisbury, Massachusetts. The transaction further enhances Eagle Leasing’s established presence across New England. Graf Bros Leasing has been a trusted provider of storage containers and trailers throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, serving contractors, industrial operators, munic...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solen Software Group announced the acquisition of Trackit LLC, a provider of transit-specific, cloud-based SaaS software that helps public transportation agencies work together through a configurable, paperless system supporting compliance and cross-department collaboration. The transaction closed in February 2026. Founded by Mark Anderson in 2013, Trackit delivers a hosted solution that brings an agency’s data and information together in one simple system witho...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Argano, the world’s first and largest Global Specialist Consultancy exclusively focused on the design and delivery of High-Performance Business Operations with an AI-forward approach to transformation, today announced the acquisition of Denovo Ventures, LLC (“Denovo”), a digital transformation and managed services provider with a specialized focus on Oracle ERP infrastructure, cloud migration, and enterprise system support. Denovo represents Argano's tenth transac...

FARMINGTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“HRZN”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital LLC, today announced its Board of Directors’ intent to supplement HRZN’s regular monthly distributions to HRZN stockholders following the closing of the pending merger (the “Merger”) between HRZN and Monroe Capital Corporation (“MRCC”). As previously announced, following the Merger, HRZN will be the surviving public entity and will continue to be managed by Horizon...

ATLANTA & AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tico Capital Partners (“Tico”) announced today the completion of its acquisition of AME Automotive (“AME”). Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, AME is a premier provider of turnkey facility design, equipment solutions, and professional installation services to automotive dealerships nationwide. Founded in 2001 by David Easterbrook, AME provides comprehensive facility solutions—including design, equipment procurement, parts room relocation, an...