Wave Financial Acquires Cardano Staking Pool SkyLight

Solstice Labs Acquires Bridgetower Capital Assets to Launch Solstice Staking AG

December 11, 2024

Financial Services

Deus X Capital-backed Solstice Labs has acquired the assets of Switzerland-based Bridgetower Capital GmbH and launched Solstice Staking AG, a Swiss public limited company based in Zug. The acquisition brings Bridgetower's on-premises, banking-grade institutional staking infrastructure and partnerships (including Lido and Cordial Systems) under Solstice's control, with over $1 billion of ETH allocated for staking via Lido.

Sequence (formerly Horizon Blockchain Games) Acquires Light

April 8, 2025

Software

Horizon Blockchain Games rebranded to Sequence and announced the strategic acquisition of Light, a team specializing in chain abstraction for the EVM ecosystem. The deal brings Light's cross-chain expertise into Sequence to simplify cross-chain development and unify Ethereum assets, wallets, and liquidity for developers and users.

Skylight Health Acquires Stellation Care

January 9, 2026

Healthcare Services

Skylight Health has acquired Stellation Care, a provider analytics company, to integrate AI-powered provider and network intelligence into its multispecialty orchestration platform. The deal (terms undisclosed) is intended to enhance Skylight's Illuminations analytics and referral-optimization capabilities for health plans and risk-bearing provider groups.

Kraken Acquires Staked

December 21, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Kraken has acquired Staked, a non-custodial staking infrastructure provider, for an undisclosed sum to expand its staking product lineup and offer a non-custodial alternative to its custodial staking services. The deal strengthens Kraken's capabilities across additional proof-of-stake networks and brings Staked's institutional and retail clients into Kraken's broader crypto platform.

Sunlight Financial Completes Business Combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II

July 9, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Sunlight Financial closed its previously announced business combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, creating Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., which will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker SUNL. The transaction was supported by Spartan's cash-in-trust and a $250 million PIPE from institutional and accredited investors; Spartan is sponsored by funds managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.

Goldman Sachs Acquires GreenSky

March 29, 2022

Payments & Fintech

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. completed an all-stock acquisition of GreenSky, Inc., a cloud-native fintech platform for point-of-sale home improvement lending. The deal, valued at approximately $2.24 billion, integrates GreenSky’s merchant and consumer financing capabilities into Goldman’s Marcus consumer banking platform to expand its embedded lending and payments capabilities.