Merger & Acquisition News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comvest Credit Partners, a leading provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, is pleased to announce that it is acting as Administrative Agent and is the sole lender on a senior secured credit facility (the “Financing”) for CyberMaxx (the “Company”), a Chicago-based provider of managed cybersecurity services. The Financing supported the Company’s refinancing and acquisition of Cybersafe Solutions, LLC (“Cybersafe”). CyberM...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Handle, the premier home concierge company, has acquired CUES, a leader in workforce transformation and instant recognition technology. This strategic acquisition reinforces Handle’s mission to become the fastest-paying home services platform, setting a new industry benchmark for technician compensation, operational efficiency, and overall service quality. By integrating CUES’ instant payment and workforce recognition technology, Handle is eliminating payment delays, st...

CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure crypto platforms serving more than 15 million clients globally, has entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, the leading U.S. retail futures trading platform, for $1.5 billion, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. This acquisition strengthens Kraken’s position as a 24/7, always-on technology platform built for professional traders, making it a leader in U.S. futures for both tradition...

FORT MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliability Won, an industrial services platform focused on improving asset reliability and backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced it has acquired Noria Corp., a leading provider of lubrication and oil analysis services, conferences and software. Noria is Reliability Won’s second acquisition, joining Mobius Institute, a provider of vibration-analysis training and certification. Noria and Mobius will continue to operate as independen...

GREENWICH, Conn. & HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) and Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which QXO will acquire Beacon for $124.35 per share in cash. Beacon is a leading distributor of roofing, waterproofing and exterior products, with nearly 600 branches across the U.S. and Canada. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction, which values Beacon...

TOKYO & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE: 9984, “SoftBank Group”) today announced that it will acquire Ampere® Computing, a leading independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group and retain its name. As part of the transaction, Ampere’s lead investors – Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) – are selling their re...

NAPA, Calif. & BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, and ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA), an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, and workers’ compensation insurance, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ProAssurance will be acquired by The Doctors Company. Unde...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everyday Health Group, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD), today announced the acquisition of theSkimm, a leading media brand and suite of products delivering high-value content to millions of millennial and Gen Z female readers. Co-founded in 2012 by then-news producers Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, theSkimm was launched as an email newsletter. From there, it has grown into a suite of products reaching millions of multi-generational women today, serving...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Review, a Leeds Equity Portfolio Company, Acquires OnlineMedEd, Expanding its Reach in Medical Education...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yottaa, the leading provider of digital experience optimization solutions for eCommerce, today announced the acquisition of SpeedSense, a pioneer in web performance consulting and creator of Sensai technology. The acquisition significantly enhances Yottaa’s Web Performance Cloud and Web Performance Services offerings, marking a major step in consolidating the fragmented digital experience monitoring (DEM) market. By integrating SpeedSense’s Sensai technology wit...