Merger & Acquisition News

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whistle Express, the leading company in the evolving car wash industry, has officially closed its acquisition of Driven Brands’ Take 5 Car Wash, more than tripling its nationwide footprint. The newly combined company now operates 530 locations across 23 states, making it the largest express car wash company in the United States. “This is a major step forward – not just for Whistle, but for the entire express car wash industry,” said Jose Costa, CEO of Whistle E...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISC, a leading, multi-line program administrator that builds end-to-end insurance products utilizing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) engineering, data analytics, and predictive modeling, backed by global investment firm KKR, is proud to announce the acquisition of TravelInsurance.com, one of the largest independent travel insurance marketplaces in the United States. This acquisition significantly boosts ISC’s growing portfolio of specialty insurance prog...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) (“Driven Brands” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of the sale of its U.S. car wash business to Express Wash Operations, LLC dba Whistle Express Car Wash (“Whistle”). “The completion of this transaction marks an important milestone for Driven Brands, enabling us to focus on our industry-leading Take 5 Oil Change business underpinned by our stable, cash-generating franchise businesses,” said Jonathan Fitz...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crisp, the leading collaborative commerce platform for retail data, has announced the acquisition of two separate entities: Atheon Analytics (SKUtrak) and ClearBox Analytics (ClearView). Both companies are based in the United Kingdom and connect supply chain data across major retail chains and their consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers. Similar to Crisp, SKUtrak helps CPGs and other retailer vendors improve their business with actionable demand in...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Landbase, the leader in agentic AI for go-to-market (GTM), today announced the launch of the Campaign Feed, a product enhancement of the Landbase platform designed to revolutionize how businesses manage their GTM. Additionally, Landbase has acquired Delegate, a company specializing in predictive and automated customer success, leveraging its expertise to bring the Campaign Feed and other product innovations to fruition faster. These strategic updates reinforce La...

NEW YORK & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Crow Holdings, a leading real estate investment and development firm, today announced that Core+ funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire a 95 percent stake in an industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718 million. Crow Holdings and its partners will retain 5 percent ownership. The portfolio consists of 25 Class A buildings totaling 6 million square feet and is predominantly located in high-ba...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capri Holdings Limited (NYSE: CPRI), a global fashion luxury group, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Versace to Prada S.p.A. (HKSE: 1913) for $1.375 billion in cash subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of calendar 2025, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals. John D. Idol, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Versace is an iconi...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peak Mobile Holdings, a national leader in mobile healthcare services focused on preventing hospital admissions and readmissions, proudly announces the acquisition of New England Vascular Access, a premier provider of mobile vascular access services across New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. This strategic acquisition deepens Peak’s presence in the Northeast and reinforces its commitment to delivering high-quality, on-demand vascular access services across diverse...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG, TSX: BRAG) (“Bragg” or the “Company”), a leading global B2B iGaming content and technology provider, today announced the acquisition of a strategic equity stake in, and the signing of an exclusive content partnership with RAPIDPLAY LTD (“RapidPlay”), a specialist Brazilian game development studio renowned for its localized, high-performance online casino content tailored to Brazilian and the broader Latin American market. Founded by a...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aptean, a global provider of AI first, mission critical enterprise software applications, and Logility, a leader in AI driven supply chain management software applications are excited to bring an innovative set of combined capabilities to the market. The combination will give customers access to a true end-to-end supply chain management experience, representing a milestone for the industry and customer value. “This powerful combination of applications which heavily lev...