Tracked deals
375
375 tracked deals across 2026.
Tracked deals
375
375 tracked deals across 2026.
Buyer mix
PE-led
344 pe · 92 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
940 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| KKR | 6 | Global alternative asset manager with a core infrastructu... | PE |
| Bain Capital | 5 | Global private investment firm with a dedicated tech oppo... | PE |
| Bregal Sagemount | 4 | Growth-focused private equity firm providing flexible cap... | PE |
| Advent International | 3 | Private equity firm investing in companies across sectors... | PE |
| Blackstone | 3 | Global alternative asset manager investing in digital inf... | PE |
| Elevation Point | 3 | Wealth management partner that makes minority investments... | Strategic |
| Novo Holdings | 3 | Investment company controlled by the Novo Nordisk Foundat... | Investor |
| TA Associates | 3 | Global private equity firm partnering with management to ... | PE |
| Tecum Capital | 3 | Lower middle-market private investment firm providing mez... | PE |
| Trive Capital | 3 | Dallas-based private equity firm that invests equity and ... | PE |
Last 10 years
Supporting Data
Momentum Life Sciences announced a strategic growth investment from Parthenon Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Momentum’s existing leadership team will remain significant shareholders. The investment is intended to accelerate Momentum’s growth and support planned strategic acquisitions across the specialty-therapy commercialization ecosystem.
NNS Holding (Cyprus) Limited (“NNS”) acquired 487,359 shares of OCI Global N.V. as part of its voluntary public tender offer for all ordinary shares of OCI. Following settlement of the purchase transactions announced, NNS is expected to hold 105,952,630 shares (about 50.13% of OCI’s issued share capital).
BT Group and Verizon have agreed to combine their respective international enterprise connectivity operations into a new 50:50 joint venture. The JV will target multinational customers across more than 180 countries, aiming to provide a cloud-first, AI-ready secure connectivity platform, with an expected close in 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.
CVC Capital Partners IX agreed to invest in Chess.com, the world’s largest online chess platform, alongside longtime shareholder General Atlantic. Terms were not disclosed, and the investors said the partnership aims to improve the platform and expand Chess.com’s global presence.
Elroy Air entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II, a SPAC led by Inflection Point Asset Management and Cohen & Company. The transaction is expected to value Elroy Air at $800 million pre-money and provide roughly $165 million in committed PIPE capital, with the combined company expected to trade on Nasdaq under ticker ELRY.
Boundless and Merakey USA announced a strategic affiliation to create a shared national framework for delivering “whole-person, whole-life care” for people with autism, mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and intellectual/developmental disabilities. Under the affiliation, Boundless will continue operating under its established name while connecting to Merakey’s broader platform and capabilities.
Pittco Management, LLC made an equity investment in Nscale Global Holdings Limited, partnering with Epping Forest Capital GP, LLC. Nscale is a UK-based operator that develops and runs AI-focused data centers delivering training and inference compute capabilities.
Australian Financial Planning Group (AFPG) has secured a minority investment from Kudu Investment Management to fund growth initiatives. AFPG plans to expand its adviser base and pursue strategic acquisitions while maintaining its independent ownership structure and founder-led leadership.
Aquiline announced that Edward Jones has made an investment in Quicken, an Aquiline portfolio company. The minority investment is intended to help Edward Jones extend access to Quicken’s personal financial management capabilities across its advisor-led client base.
Reverence Capital Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Eide Bailly, an accounting and advisory firm. The capital is intended to accelerate Eide Bailly’s strategy and expand investment in talent, technology, and evolving service capabilities, while Eide Bailly continues under its current leadership team.
Oversonic Robotics (Italian cognitive robotics firm behind RoBee) announced that STMicroelectronics, Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical, and SpotInvest have entered the company’s share capital to accelerate its industrial, technological and international development. The investment is intended to support industrial scale-up of RoBee, expand applications across manufacturing and healthcare, and strengthen Oversonic’s presence in the United States.
Birchway Capital is providing Festina Finance with a growth investment of more than €25 million. The deal will be used to accelerate Festina Finance’s platform development and support expansion of its cloud-native modular systems serving pensions and life insurance providers across Europe, including the UK.
Harbourfront Wealth Group entered into a definitive agreement to receive a strategic investment from Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners, valuing the company at C$1.775 billion. Harbourfront’s existing capital partner, Audax Private Equity, will retain a significant interest after the transaction closes, which is expected in the second half of 2026 subject to customary conditions and approvals.
Truelink Capital entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Horwitz, a Minneapolis-based mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services provider serving the Twin Cities region. Horwitz’s CEO Matt Dekkers and management will continue to lead the business and retain a significant ownership stake, with Truelink supporting operational improvements and future expansion via acquisitions.
Greenland Mines entered into a strategic share exchange agreement with AnorTech, taking an initial 9.9% equity position and an option to increase its ownership to up to 19.9% over six months. The investment is intended to add midstream exposure to AnorTech’s proprietary processes and technologies for sustainable alumina, high purity alumina, and related critical industrial materials.
KKR will make a significant equity investment in Crowe Advisory LLC, Crowe’s newly created entity for tax, advisory, and other non-attest services. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, as Crowe adopts an alternative practice structure with Crowe LLP continuing to provide audit and review services.
Stars + Honey, a collagen protein bar brand, announced a minority growth equity investment led by VMG Partners. The funding will support omnichannel expansion, product development, and the buildout of a new 60,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility to scale nationally.
River Pines Capital (RPC) announced a strategic investment in Bendon, a producer of screen-free children’s coloring, activity, and educational products. Bendon’s founder and CEO Ben Ferguson will remain in charge and retain a meaningful ownership stake, alongside management.
TPG, through its TPG Growth platform, has signed a definitive agreement to make a significant growth equity investment in Smith + Howard. The deal is intended to support Smith + Howard’s next phase of national expansion, technology investment (including AI integration), and strategic growth initiatives.
Platte River Equity partnered with Tallman Equipment Company to support Tallman’s next phase of growth. Tallman is a supplier of lineman tools and equipment, rental services, tool repair/refurbishment, testing, fabrication, and other support for electric utility and linework industries.
Gemspring Capital Management made a strategic minority investment in Comoto Holdings, the omnichannel motorcycle and powersports retailer operating brands including Cycle Gear, RevZilla, and J&P Cycles. Existing majority shareholder Prospect Hill Growth Partners retained its ownership position, and financial terms were not disclosed.
IQSTEL’s board approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to 1 million shares, citing a perceived disconnect between market valuation and intrinsic business value. In a separate transaction, IQSTEL also signed a binding memorandum of understanding to acquire a 51% stake in Ultranet Telecom Group, with expected material uplift to net income from operations.
Godspeed Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm, has taken a strategic stake in JP Donovan, a Florida electronic security services platform with roughly $160 million in revenue built via 19 acquisitions since 2021. The investment was announced June 8 with undisclosed terms and is intended to accelerate JP Donovan’s buy-and-build expansion across Florida and Texas amid a fragmented electronic security market.
OpenPayd, a programmable money-movement financial infrastructure platform, entered into a definitive business combination agreement with SPAC Titan Acquisition Corp. to take the company public on the Nasdaq under ticker “OP” and value it at a pro-forma equity value of approximately $1.145 billion.
Mobilewalla plans to become a publicly traded company through a business combination/merger with SPACSphere Acquisition Corp. The transaction values Mobilewalla at a $250 million pre-money equity valuation and is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals and customary closing conditions.
HST Pathways, a provider of cloud-based software purpose-built for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), announced a strategic growth investment from Novo Holdings. Novo Holdings joins existing investors Bain Capital and Nexxus Holdings to support HST’s next phase of growth, including accelerating its AI and agentic product roadmap for ASC operations.
Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNAI) completed a $1 million strategic investment in HighTide Energy, Inc. d/b/a Accelevate Solutions, taking an approximately 10% ownership stake. BEN also received a warrant to increase its ownership to approximately 20% and secured an additional $1 million equity capital commitment from its investors to fund related tranches and warrant exercise over the following six months.
SOLAI Limited has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of a 51% equity stake in NEURALAND PTE. LTD., a Singapore company that designs and manufactures personal AI nodes. SOLAI issued about 1.162 billion newly issued Class A ordinary shares to AIPICO Global Limited (the selling shareholder) for total consideration of approximately $9.18 million, in exchange for transferring 51% of NEURALAND’s outstanding shares.
STARTEEPO Invest increased its beneficial ownership position in Xerox Holdings Corporation (Xerox) to more than 6% of Xerox’s outstanding common stock. The increase follows an amended Schedule 13D filing and takes STARTEEPO to approximately 8.0 million shares plus options on an additional 140,000 shares.
Timex Group announced strategic investments in jewelry brands Jane Win and Pictures on Gold to expand its presence in the jewelry category and adjacent lifestyle categories. Timex, together with Digital Fuel Capital, is investing in both brands, leveraging Timex’s capabilities across design, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and brand-building.
White Wolf Hybrid Capital has closed an investment in AccuCast, a Pennsylvania-based precision investment casting and machining manufacturer. The deal is intended to position AccuCast as a platform for consolidation in North America’s fragmented metal casting industry, targeting aerospace, defense, and industrial OEM customers.
Hidden River Strategic Capital announced an investment in Northstar Senior Living to support Northstar’s merger with Alta Senior Living, creating a combined Northstar Senior Living platform. Hidden River’s financing consisted of debt and convertible preferred equity intended to help integrate operations, invest in technology, and expand the company’s geographic reach.
SewerAI, an AI platform for sewer and underground infrastructure intelligence, announced a major strategic growth equity investment led by JMI Equity. The round includes continued participation from Innovius Capital, Epic Ventures, and Bentley Systems, with funds intended to accelerate AI-driven inspection, assessment, rehabilitation planning, and asset management capabilities.
AxisCare, a provider of home care management software, announced a strategic growth investment from LLR Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation (including AI capabilities) and organizational buildout to support AxisCare’s growing customer base in a fragmented in-home care market.
One Roof Sports and Entertainment, the umbrella organization for the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena, announced Melinda French Gates as its newest minority investor, pending NHL approval. The investment follows an ownership group update led by majority owner and managing partner Samantha Holloway.
CardsHQ and Sports Card Investor announced a strategic growth investment led by Shamrock Capital with participation from EnOne Ventures. The investment merges the two businesses under the CardsHQ brand, creating a larger commerce, media, and technology platform for sports card and trading card game communities.
GI Partners announced the closing of its majority investment in HES Facilities Management, an outsourced facilities services provider serving education institutions and commercial customers. The investment includes reinvestment from HES’s management team, while GI Partners and management partner to support HES’s next phase of growth.
Apex Service Partners entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo Funds (funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management) to acquire a minority stake in the company. Alpine Investors, Apex’s existing investor, will also make an additional investment alongside Apollo to support Apex’s continued growth, including expansion of its national footprint, multi-trade service offerings, and technology/workforce infrastructure.
Offit Capital, a multi-family office, closed a strategic minority, non-control investment from TRIA Capital Partners. The capital is intended to fund Offit’s next phase of growth—such as investments in talent and technology—while preserving Offit’s independent ownership structure, governance, and control.
Ryde Technology (Oslo-founded e-scooter operator) has closed a significant ownership transaction in which Goldman Sachs Alternatives comes in as the lead investor in a new Equip Capital-managed fund. The new fund acquires a majority stake in Ryde and provides additional growth capital while Equip Fund I remains invested alongside founders, management, and minority shareholders.
The Riverside Company has made an investment in Workbench International, a mission-critical vertical SaaS platform for project-based construction industries. Riverside expects Workbench to continue product development, expand commercial capabilities, and pursue AI transformation to improve project workflows and outcomes.
Warburg Pincus made a growth investment in Cornerstone Caregiving, a Waco, Texas-based home-based care provider serving seniors across the United States. Monroe Capital provided lead-arranged unitranche/senior credit financing (terms undisclosed) to support the investment, reflecting continued private equity interest in non-acute, aging-in-place care delivery models.
Patron Points, a Woodbury, Minnesota-based loyalty and customer engagement software provider for convenience stores, secured a strategic growth investment led by Straylight Capital. The round also included Scaleworks and other Straylight co-investors, and the company plans to expand nationally and advance its loyalty, promotions, portal, self-service tools, and AI-powered business intelligence.
Embed Financial Group Cayman Holdings (EFGH) filed an F-4 with the U.S. SEC for a proposed business combination with WinVest Acquisition Corp. The two-step merger would result in both EFGH and WinVest becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of a newly incorporated Cayman Islands exempted company (Pubco), which intends to list on the NYSE at an enterprise value of about USD 425 million.
Lodestone Capital led a $7 million investment in Blulabs, valuing the company at $160 million pre-money. The funding is intended to expand Blulabs’ global supply chain platform, including technology infrastructure and customer service capabilities, and to accelerate development of its proprietary AI-enabled supply chain intelligence platform.
Enceladus Partners, a family office, announced it has completed a strategic investment in Major Turbine Pump & Supply alongside the company’s founder-owner Wayne Grosch and existing management. The parties intend to use the investment to accelerate Major Turbine’s regional growth and expand its technical service capabilities while preserving the company’s legacy and customer service standards.
Kaos Capital Ltd. acquired a 4.9% stake in BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRTX) through open-market purchases. The hedge fund says BRTX should consider a comprehensive strategic review and potentially pivot into broader AI opportunities, and it plans to seek an immediate meeting with the board to discuss strategy and governance.
Bow River Capital has completed a strategic investment in SBI Growth Advisory to enter a new growth phase, including expanded investment in talent, technology, and its SBI Wayforge growth intelligence platform. SBI is a go-to-market advisory firm focused on helping B2B companies improve GTM performance through data, advisory expertise, and training.
LNG Energy Group Corp. entered into a binding exclusivity agreement and letter of intent to establish a 50/50 joint venture with Fifth Ocean Management LP, in partnership with Westlawn Group, to explore and develop oil and gas blocks in Venezuela. The proposed JV company would be organized in the United States, with LNG contributing existing Venezuela oil and gas assets and Fifth Ocean funding an investment program of up to US$200 million, subject to due diligence and definitive agreements.
Canada’s Aplin (David Aplin & Associates Inc.) announced a strategic investment partnership with Vancouver-based private equity firm TNC Capital Partners. The deal provides additional capital and operational support to accelerate Aplin’s acquisition strategy, expand service capabilities, and build out its multi-brand ecosystem (Aplin, CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems).
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