Merger & Acquisition News

WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venerable Holdings, Inc. (“Venerable”), the leader in providing innovative risk transfer solutions to variable annuity issuers, today announced a landmark transaction with Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge) that will increase Venerable’s total assets under risk management, on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 2025, by approximately 77% from $67 billion to $118 billion. Venerable has entered into a definitive agreement to reinsure approximately $51 billio...

ATLANTA & LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revenue Analytics Acquires Climber to Expand Global Hospitality Footprint and Strengthen European & Latin American Presence....

MAIDENHEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RWS, a content solutions company powered by technology and human expertise, has acquired the intellectual property behind Papercup’s breakthrough AI dubbing technology – known for its unique ability to reproduce a speaker’s tone, pace and emotion faithfully. The acquisition is a strategic step in RWS’s wider plan to embed advanced AI across its technology stack, accelerating its ability to support clients with multilingual video, voice and content localizat...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dotdigital Group plc acquires influencer, affiliate and referral marketing platform Social Snowball for USD $35m....

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Gecina (Paris:GFC) has successfully completed, as scheduled on June 25th 2025, the disposal of its student housing assets to the joint venture between Nuveen Real Estate (on behalf of TIAA) and GSA, based on a disposal price of €538 million (excl. duties). The portfolio comprises 20 operational assets and 2 development projects, generating net rent after operating platform costs of €20.8 million in 2024. The transaction, together with other disposals ach...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sizzling Platter, one of the largest U.S. restaurant franchisee platforms, today announced that affiliates of Bain Capital Private Equity have priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.500% senior secured notes due 2032 (the “notes”), to fund the acquisition of Sizzling Platter’s parent (the “Company”) by Bain Capital Private Equity. The affiliates, BCPE Flavor Debt Merger Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”) and BCPE Flavor Issuer, Inc. (the “Co-Issuer”) intend...

MCLEAN, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned, global leader in pet care, snacking and food, and Kellanova (NYSE: K), a leader in global snacking, international cereal and noodles and North America frozen foods, today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its antitrust review of Mars’ pending acquisition of Kellanova. Poul Weihrauch, CEO & Office of the President, Mars, Incorporated, said: “We are very pleased that the FTC has comp...

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pennsylvania American Water announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Manwalamink Water and Sewer Company’s (Manwalamink) water and wastewater systems. The newly acquired systems serve approximately 1,260 water and 1,260 wastewater connections in Middle Smithfield and Smithfield townships in Monroe County. “Pennsylvania American Water is pleased to welcome our new Manwalamink water and wastewater customers,” said Justin Ladner, President of Pe...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly expanding national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, proudly announces its acquisition of Eagle Harbor Insurance, LLC, a respected insurance agency located on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Founded in 1998, Eagle Harbor Insurance has been a trusted provider of personalized insurance solutions for over two decades. Tom Sawyer, who joined Eagle Harbor in 2005, became the owner in 2013 and has skillf...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Haig Partners LLC, a leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto and heavy truck dealers in the US, served as the exclusive sell-side advisor on the sale of Hodges Mazda of the Avenues in Jacksonville and Hodges Mazda of St. Augustine to Morgan Automotive Group, the largest dealership group in Florida and the #8 ranked group on the 2025 Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups list. The sale of Hodges Mazda of the Avenues in Jacksonville sets a record for the...