Merger & Acquisition News

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of Bartlett Brainard Products Co. to an Individual Buyer. The acquisition closed March 6, 2026. Based in West Hartford, Connecticut, Bartlett Brainard Products Co. is a family-owned, women-owned and operated exterior home remodeling company proudly serving the greater Hartford area since 1937. Founded as the manufacturer of the first double...

WEYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Switch Corp. (“Electro Switch”), a leading manufacturer of engineered switches and related components for critical applications in the power, utility, data center, defense, and industrial markets, announced today that it has acquired E-MAX Instruments, Inc. (“E-MAX”), a provider of control and monitoring solutions for electrical substation equipment. Founded in 1975, E-MAX is recognized for its trip indication relays, digital fault recorders, and batter...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian”) today released an investor presentation outlining serious concerns about Victory Capital's (“Victory”) unsolicited proposal to acquire Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG) and reaffirming the superior value and certainty of their $49 per share all-cash transaction, which they are sponsoring alongside General Catalyst Group Management, LLC (“General Catalyst”), and which is currently expected to close in mid-2026. The presentation...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, a high-growth, high-margin leader in liquid cooling technology for next-gen AI data centers. CoolIT is expected to generate approximately $550 million in sales over the next 12 months. With CoolIT’s rapid sales growth, the acquisition is expected to significantly strengthen the company’s Global High-Tech growth engine and accelerate Global Water’s organic sales gro...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS) (“Kodiak” or the “Company”) today announced that it recently closed on the purchase of over 20,000 horsepower of large horsepower compression assets from a leading oil and gas producer in the Permian Basin for $24 million. Kodiak will utilize the acquired compression assets to provide contract compression services to the seller under a seven‑year service agreement, generating more than $7 million in incremental annuali...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE, TSX: CDE) today announced the completion of its acquisition of New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”) by Coeur pursuant to the definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) previously announced on November 3, 2025 (“the Transaction”). Under the terms of the Transaction Agreement, Coeur acquired all of the outstanding common shares of New Gold, with New Gold shareholders receiving 0.4959 shares of Coeur common stock for each New Gold co...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE American: BURU), a dual-use Defense & Security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and software-orchestrated defense systems, today announced that it has signed a new binding letter of agreement (“Agreement”) with the shareholders of Tekne S.p.A. (“Tekne”) to acquire a controlling 70% ownership stake in the company, restoring the strategic acquisition framework originally announced in 2...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that it has closed its acquisition of TEGNA Inc. following approval of the transaction from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Nexstar’s Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Sook commented: “This transaction is essential to sustaining strong local journalism in the communities we serve. By bringing these two outstanding companies...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, for approximately $110 million in cash. B&G Foods expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to its earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. B&G Foods projects that on an annualized basis, the College I...

CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP) (“Fresh Del Monte” or the “Company”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of select assets of California-based Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates for approximately $285 million. The transaction was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey following a court-supervised sale under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and will be funded through a...