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JLL to Acquire Javelin Capital to Expand U.S. Clean Energy Investment Banking Capabilities

March 24, 2025

Financial Services

JLL announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Javelin Capital, a North America-based renewable energy investment banking firm. The deal is expected to close shortly, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, and is intended to expand JLL’s U.S. Energy & Infrastructure Capital Markets capabilities in the clean energy transition.

Curion Acquires Ravel (formerly Smith Dahmer Associates)

November 3, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Curion Holdings LLC has acquired Ravel (formerly Smith Dahmer Associates), a consumer research firm with expertise in qualitative and quantitative research plus product and service ideation. The deal expands Curion’s insight capabilities, enabling a more holistic research offering from ideation through product launch.

Worldpay to Acquire Ravelin

February 7, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Worldpay, a payments technology and solutions provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform based in London. The acquisition is expected to enhance Worldpay’s value-added portfolio for e-commerce merchants by adding Ravelin’s cloud-based AI fraud prediction and prevention capabilities. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2025.

MML Capital Partners Invests in RAVL Inc.

January 1, 2025

IT Services

MML Capital Partners has made a growth investment in Toronto-based RAVL Inc., a technology advisory and engineering firm serving financial services clients across North America. The partnership will support RAVL’s continued growth and investment in people, technology and delivery capabilities across DevSecOps, cloud, AI and software engineering.

Raymond James to Acquire Clark Capital Management Group

January 16, 2026

Financial Services

Raymond James has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Capital Management Group, a Philadelphia-based asset manager with more than $46 billion in discretionary assets under management. The deal is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals, and Clark Capital will maintain its brand while operating as an independent boutique within Raymond James Investment Management.

LightBox Acquires Revere

January 16, 2025

Real Estate

On January 16, 2025, LightBox acquired Revere to strengthen its commercial real estate (CRE) capital markets offerings by integrating Revere’s networking and deal-execution platform with LightBox’s Real Capital Markets (RCM) product. The combined capabilities will be used to build an enhanced solution (LightBox Live) to better connect brokers, investors, lenders and other CRE market participants; customers of both platforms will continue to receive existing service and support.