Merger & Acquisition News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm and stablecoin market leader, today announced a strategic collaboration with Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, to jointly explore and develop stablecoin-enabled solutions for financial institutions and merchants within the Fiserv ecosystem. This collaboration will bring together Circle’s comprehensive stablecoin platfor...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apollon Wealth Management, LLC (“Apollon”) announced today that Chornyak & Associates, a Columbus-based financial planning firm, will join its growing national organization. This addition marks Apollon’s expansion into Ohio and deepens its presence in the Midwest. For over 45 years, the Chornyak & Associates team has dedicated its practice to delivering thoughtful, relationship-driven, financial planning, wealth management, tax & estate planning. The...

CLEARWATER, Fla. & KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Decks & Docks Company, a leading pure-play specialty distributor of composite decking and outdoor living building products, today announced that it has acquired The Deck Supply, a leading composite decking building products distributor with six retail locations in Missouri, Kansas and Iowa, along with a strong and growing e-commerce presence. Decks & Docks and The Deck Supply are highly complementary, and the transaction expands Deck...

MALVERN, Pa. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.U. Group Holdings Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fujirebio Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter “Fujirebio”) today announced that Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujirebio, has acquired all shares of Plasma Services Group, Inc. (hereinafter “Plasma Services Group”). The transaction value has not been disclosed. Founded in 2004, Plasma Services Group has specialized in the collection, screening and supply of high quality and rare biological ma...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brighter Signals B.V. (https://www.brightersignals.com), a sensing technology startup founded by serial entrepreneurs Andrew Klein, Christine Fraser and Edward Shim, today announced its launch and the acquisition of a breakthrough portfolio of patents for high-depth multi-modal tactile sensors made wholly of fabrics. Backed by early-stage VC firm Antler, Brighter Signals has developed a sensor platform over ten years that offers unprecedented high-depth tactile sensi...

LONDON & MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that Ares Alternative Credit funds (“Ares Alternative Credit”) have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a 20% stake in Plenitude, a leader in energy transition controlled by Eni, for approximately €2 billion. The consideration implies an enterprise value for Plenitude of over €12 billion. Completion of the transaction is subj...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. & AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smartpay (NZX:SPY, ASX:SMP), a leading independent provider of payment processing and point-of-sale solutions in Australia and New Zealand, for NZ$296.4 million (~$180m USD), or NZ$1.20 per share. This represents a 46.5% premium to 90 trading day Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP). Smartpay sell...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WhiteHawk Income Corporation (together with WhiteHawk Energy, LLC and their respective subsidiaries, “WhiteHawk” or the “Company”) announced that a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01666 per share (the “Shares”), of PHX Minerals Inc. (“PHX”) (NYSE: PHX) were validly tendered and the other conditions to the tender offer have been satisfied. WhiteHawk anticipates the acquisition of PHX will be consummated by WhiteHawk in accordance wi...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion Properties Inc. (NYSE: ONL) (“Orion” or the “Company”) confirmed its receipt today of an unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest from Kawa Capital Management, Inc. (“Kawa”) to potentially acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not already owned by Kawa for cash consideration of $2.50 per share. Kawa currently beneficially owns 5,474,027 of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 9.7%, based on i...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (JBPCO), a privately held North American manufacturing leader serving the commercial vehicle and specialty manufacturing industries, today announced the acquisition of Demers Braun Crestline Medix (DBCM). Headquartered in Beloeil, Quebec (Canada), DBCM is one of North America’s largest ambulance manufacturers with a strong presence across the U.S. and Canadian markets. Known for advanced innovation and paramedic-driven design, DBCM has d...