Merger & Acquisition News

COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NYSE: PNFP) today reported financial results for Synovus Financial Corp. (“Synovus” or “legacy Synovus”) for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2025. “Pinnacle and Synovus both delivered strong results in 2025, demonstrating our commitment to growth amid the pending merger,” said Pinnacle President and CEO Kevin Blair. “Legacy Pinnacle grew diluted EPS by 35% and adjusted diluted EPS by 22%, while legacy Synovus achieved increa...

GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KI Wall, a division of KI and a leader in architectural wall systems and pod solutions, has announced a strategic acquisition of long-standing Wausau, Wisconsin-based glass fabricator Custom Glass Products, LLC–Wisconsin (CGP-WI). The partnership enhances KI Wall’s ability to deliver greater precision, flexibility, and reliability across storefront and glass-intensive wall system applications. By strengthening fabrication alignment, KI Wall will improve coordin...

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGL and, together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty), the leading financial guarantor, today announced its entry into the annuity reinsurance market through the acquisition of Warwick Re Limited (Warwick Re), a Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer. Assured Guaranty has renamed the acquired entity Assured Life Reinsurance Ltd. (Assured Life Re). Assured Life Re will focus on reinsuring fixed-term annuities and pension risk tran...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of mission-ready artificial intelligence (AI) for national security, today announced that it has acquired certain technologies of CargoSeer, Ltd., a specialized AI software company delivering cargo scanning enhancement and trade risk management capabilities for customs enforcement missions worldwide, for an undisclosed amount. CargoSeer’s AI Shipment Inspection Platform supports enhanced Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) for...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karman Space & Defense to Host Conference Call on Seemann and MSC Acquisition, Maritime Expansion, Updated Financial Expectations for 2025 and 2026...

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced its agreement to acquire Hatch, a leading AI-powered lead management and communication platform. As AI rapidly reshapes how businesses operate, this planned acquisition will bring together Yelp's scale and trusted brand with Hatch's innovative lead management solutions, better positioning both companies to serve the evolving needs of services businesse...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATXS) today announced that at the special meeting of Astria’s stockholders held on January 21, 2026, Astria’s stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of Astria by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Merger”). The parties expect the Merger to close on or about January 23, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. About Astria Therapeutics Astria Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, whose mission i...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAM Companies has acquired Hyatt Survey Services, Inc., a Florida-based Land Surveying, Mapping, and Hydrographic firm....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (“EPIC”), a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm providing specialized services and products across select industries and client sectors, today announced the acquisition of The Bond Exchange, a Mission Viejo, California-based surety bond agency. The Bond Exchange brings decades of surety underwriting and brokerage experience to EPIC’s national surety practice, expanding capabilities with added scale and experti...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PhaseWell Research (“PhaseWell”), a national clinical research site company, today announced a new partnership with Bio Behavioral Health (“BBH”), a leading central nervous system (CNS) research site focused in neurologic and psychiatric disorders. The partnership reflects PhaseWell’s continued commitment to connecting communities to clinical trials, bringing hope today and shaping tomorrow’s medicine. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, PhaseWell Research...