Merger & Acquisition News

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the motion from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for an injunction blocking the company’s proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology. As a result, Edwards will not acquire JenaValve. Edwards disagrees with the decision and believes that the acquisition would have been in the best interest of a large, growing and underserved group of pati...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (“Dentalcorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: DNTL) announced today that the Company has received approval under the Investment Canada Act for its previously-announced plan of arrangement whereby a newly formed acquisition vehicle controlled by GTCR LLC (“GTCR”) will acquire all of Dentalcorp’s issued and outstanding subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares (collectively, the “Shares”) (other than certain Shares owned by Graham Rosenberg, t...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A joint venture between Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Elliott”) and Morning Calm Management, LLC (collectively, “MCME Carell”) announced today that MCME Carell has completed its previously announced acquisition of City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CIO) (“City Office REIT” or “CIO”) for $7.00 per share of common stock. As a result of the transaction, CIO’s common stock will no longer be listed on any public market. James Farrar, City Of...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Automated Industrial Robotics Inc. (“AIR” or the “Company”) today announced the acquisition of KAON Automation (“KAON”), an Ireland-based industrial automation company that delivers advanced automation solutions for leading manufacturing companies globally. In addition to strengthening AIR’s existing presence in Ireland, the transaction expands the Company’s presence in the medical and life sciences end markets and enhances its capabilities across precision assembl...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard AI, a leading technology company using computer vision and edge AI to unlock a new data layer for physical retail, today announced the acquisition of Pathr.ai, a spatial intelligence company known for its work analyzing movement and behavior in stores. As part of the acquisition, Pathr.ai founder and CEO George Shaw, along with several team members, will join Standard AI. Expanding Access to Practical Intelligence The acquisition comes at a time when int...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Cool Company Ltd. (“CoolCo” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CLCO / CLCO.OL) on January 6, 2026, announcing that all conditions precedent to the completion of the merger of CoolCo with a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of EPS Ventures Ltd. (“EPS”) have been satisfied. The merger has been duly registered in the Bermuda Registrar of Companies, having been effected through a cash merger. The merger has now bee...

BOSTON & CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueWater Marinas (“BlueWater”) today announced the acquisition of Kent Narrows Boatel (“KNB”), a Class-A, heated drystack marina located just outside of Annapolis in Kent Narrows, MD. KNB will be the fourth marina added to the Bain Capital/BlueWater portfolio. KNB opened in 2017 and has since become a cornerstone of the local boating community, given its commitment to quality operations and an impeccable physical plant. Situated off the Bay Bridge on...

GALWAY, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vivasure Medical®, a company pioneering novel fully absorbable technology for percutaneous vessel closure, today announced that the company has been acquired by Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) in a transaction valued up to €185M (~$215M) on completion of certain milestones. Based in Galway, Ireland, Vivasure is focused on the development of advanced polymer implants and delivery systems, primarily focused on minimally invasive vessel closure in cardiology,...

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gold Reserve Ltd. (TSX.V: GRZ) (BSX: GRZ.BH) (OTCQX: GDRZF) (“Gold Reserve” or the “Company”) announces that yesterday the Company filed its opening appeal brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the “Third Circuit”) in connection with the proposed judicial sale of PDVH Shares to Elliott/Amber Energy. The Company’s appeal asserts, among other things, that the District Court’s order approving the sale of the PDVH Shares to Elliott/Amber Ene...

ST. HELIER, Jersey--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blockstream Capital Partners (“BCP”) today announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement to acquire a division within Numeus Group’s digital asset trading and investment business. The transaction includes the absorption of select Bitcoin focused trading strategies with a focus on yield generation as well as a ten person derivatives trading team led by Chief Investment Officer Deepak Gulati, a specialist in volatility and derivatives markets. Deepa...