Angel Pond Holdings Corporation Merges with MariaDB Corporation Ab to Become MariaDB plc via Domestication Merger

K1 (Meridian BidCo) Acquires MariaDB plc

September 10, 2024

Software

Meridian BidCo LLC, an affiliate of K1 Investment Management, completed a tender offer to acquire MariaDB plc for $0.55 per share, acquiring 88.7% of the issued share capital and issuing compulsory acquisition notices to purchase remaining shares. Following the acquisition, K1 intends to delist MariaDB from the NYSE and has announced new leadership to accelerate product innovation and enterprise growth.

Southport Acquisition Corporation Completes Business Combination with Angel Studios

September 10, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Angel Studios completed its business combination with Southport Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company. The combined company will operate as Angel Studios, Inc., and its shares are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under ticker “ANGX.”

Santander Holdings USA (Banco Santander) Acquires Amherst Pierpont Securities / Pierpont Capital Holdings

July 15, 2021

Financial Services

Santander Holdings USA, part of Banco Santander Group, has agreed to acquire Pierpont Capital Holdings LLC and its operating broker-dealer Amherst Pierpont Securities for approximately $600 million. The acquisition strengthens Santander Corporate & Investment Banking's fixed-income market-making, structured products and self-clearing capabilities while expanding its U.S. institutional client footprint.

MariaDB plc Acquires SkySQL Inc.

August 30, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

MariaDB plc has acquired SkySQL Inc., bringing the AI-powered, serverless DBaaS product and entire SkySQL team back into the MariaDB portfolio. The move integrates SkySQL’s serverless, multi‑cloud and agentic AI capabilities into MariaDB Cloud to accelerate cloud deployments and expand MariaDB’s managed database and GenAI tooling.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Pond & Company

January 15, 2026

Engineering Services

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Pond & Company, a full-service design and engineering firm that supports federal government and private clients across energy, infrastructure and life sciences. The deal is Arlington's first platform investment from its oversubscribed $6 billion Fund VII; Pond is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia and employs more than 850 professionals across 21 offices. DC Capital Partners, which held a majority stake since 2019, sold the business.

F.L.Putnam Acquires Arbor Capital, Four Ponds Financial Planning, and Ascension Asset Management

July 25, 2024

Financial Services

F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company acquired three independent registered investment advisors — Arbor Capital Management (Amherst, NY), Four Ponds Financial Planning (Mashpee, MA), and Ascension Asset Management (New York, NY) — in transactions that closed June 30, 2024. The deals add more than $1.25 billion of AUM, roughly 10 new advisors, two new offices (Western New York and Cape Cod), and expand F.L.Putnam's financial planning and investment management capabilities across the East Coast.