Merger & Acquisition News

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cotton Holdings, Inc. (“Cotton”), a Houston-based disaster relief and infrastructure support company, has announced the strategic acquisition of 24 Restore, formerly New England’s largest locally owned full-service disaster restoration company, specializing in restoring commercial and residential properties to their pre-loss conditions. “We are excited to partner with an organization that prides itself on creating a culture of excellence,” said Pete Bell, Founder and C...

WOKINGHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ferguson plc (NYSE: FERG; LSE: FERG) has signed definitive purchase agreements to acquire Yorkwest Plumbing Supply Inc. and Grove Supply, Inc., and closed on the acquisition of Harway Appliances. These acquisitions have aggregate annualized revenues of approximately $220 million. Yorkwest Plumbing Supply Inc. Yorkwest is a leading distributor of plumbing, municipal, hydronics, institutional, HVAC and industrial products in the greater Toronto area. Each of Y...

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milestone Technologies acquires Suyati Technologies...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Big Blue Swim School, one of the country’s fastest-growing franchises in the $3 billion learn-to-swim industry, announces today that it is combining with Atlanta-based L5 Swim, previously its largest franchising partner. Upon closing, all L5 pools will become Big Blue corporate locations, expanding the corporate footprint from five to 14 locations, with an additional 34 in the pipeline. “This combination is a testament to the confidence we have in our business model an...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kerrigan Advisors, the premier sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide, represented Charlottesville, Virginia-based Jim Price Auto Group in the sale of Jim Price Chevrolet to Malloy Auto Group, which has operated in the Virginia area since 1992. Kerrigan previously represented Jim Price in the sale of its Hyundai and Kia dealerships in 2023. This marks the 23rd franchise sale in Virginia completed by Kerrigan Advisors since 2020. J...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acquia, the digital experience leader, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the Monsido platform, a website accessibility and optimization solution. The SaaS-based Monsido platform helps customers of all sizes, across industries, to monitor and perfect website accessibility, content quality and governance, search engine optimization (SEO), data privacy, and performance. The acquisition expands the capabilities of the Acquia digital experience...

SAN JOSE, Calif. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lynx Software Technologies announces the acquisition of Thompson Software Solutions....

DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verdantas, a private-equity-backed firm specializing in environmental consulting, sustainable engineering, modeling and digital technology, announced today it has acquired Peterson Brustad, Inc. (PBI). Based in Folsom, California, PBI brings invaluable expertise and experience to Verdantas, broadening the depth and range of services within the water market, and public agencies specifically. The addition of PBI strengthens the Verdantas water services offering, add...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC (“Blue Wolf”), a middle market private equity firm specializing in the industrial and healthcare sectors, has completed its acquisition of Montreal-based LOGISTEC Corporation (“LOGISTEC” or “the company”). As announced on October 16, 2023, Blue Wolf partnered with Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, to execute the approximately C$1.2 billion transaction. This transaction builds...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calabrio, today announced their acquisition of Wysdom, the leading experts in AI (Artificial Intelligence) and virtual agent performance solutions. This acquisition will accelerate Calabrio’s strategy to help customers leverage AI and ML (Machine Learning) to maximize agent engagement, productivity, and ROI (Return on Investment). Wysdom, based out of Toronto, Canada, was founded in 2012 and has been a pioneer in developing software and services to help customers o...