Merger & Acquisition News

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) (the “Company,” “USANA”), today announced its acquisition of a 78.8% controlling ownership stake in Hiya Health Products, LLC (“Hiya”), a leading direct-to-consumer provider of high-quality children’s health & wellness products. The $205 million cash transaction closed on December 23, 2024 and is anticipated to be accretive to USANA’s 2025 adjusted EBITDA. For the last twelve months ended September 30, 2024 (unaudited...

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the fastest-growing builders in the SE United States, McKinley Homes today announced the acquisition of Liberty Home Builders Houston, Texas....

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, crypto investment firm dao5 has announced the launch of ‘tao5’, a new incubator dedicated to supporting early-stage subnets on the Bittensor protocol. This initiative follows dao5’s successful acquisition of OWL Ventures’ network validator, which is currently the third largest validator by stake in the Bittensor ecosystem. Combining this validator with the new incubator program will enable tao5 to better contribute to the protocol’s security and governance. Bitte...

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”), an operationally focused private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments in lower middle-market private companies, announced the acquisition of Team LINX (“LINX” or the “Company”) in partnership with the LINX executive management team who will continue to operate the Company. Headquartered in Denver, CO, LINX (https://teamlinx.com/) provides technology infrastructure services for data center and mission-critical ap...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based expanded polystyrene insulation manufacturer ThermaFoam. Founded in 1978 and located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, ThermaFoam serves the commercial, residential, and infrastructure construction markets through both the ThermaFoam and PowerFoam brands. The purchase of ThermaFoam is consistent with Carlisle’s Vision 2030 strategy an...

WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), a global asset manager with approximately $100 billion in assets under management,1 from the Pacific Century Group. The transaction is comprised of $800 million in cash at closing, $200 million subject to achieving certain 2025 financial metrics an...

AMSTERDAM & JOHANNESBURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosus, a global technology company, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Despegar (NYSE: DESP) a leading Latin American Online Travel Agency (OTA), for $19.50 per share, equating to a 33% premium to the closing share price as of 20 December 2024, and a 34% premium to Despegar’s 90-day VWAP (volume weighted average price). The proposed transaction was approved by Despegar’s board of directors, who recommended that...

AMSTERDAM & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosus, a global technology company, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Despegar (NYSE: DESP) a leading Latin American Online Travel Agency (OTA), for $19.50 per share, equating to a 33% premium to the closing share price as of 20 December 2024, and a 34% premium to Despegar’s 90-day VWAP (volume weighted average price). The proposed transaction was approved by Despegar’s board of directors, who rec...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payfare Inc. (TSX:PAY), a provider of program management solutions with a particular focus on new economy workforces. The transaction is subject to obtaining shareholder and court approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of 2025. This acquisition compl...

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despegar.com, Corp. (NYSE: DESP) (“Despegar” or the “Company”), Latin America’s leading travel technology company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (“the Agreement”) to be acquired by Prosus (Euronext: PRX), a leading global technology company for $19.50 per share in an all cash transaction (the “Transaction”), representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.7 billion for Despegar. The transaction price represen...