Ignite International Brands Proposed Going-Private via Share Consolidation

Copley Acquisition Corp and Aditxt Agree to Take Ignite Proteomics Public via Business Combination Valuing Company at ~$150 Million

June 9, 2026

Biotechnology

Copley Acquisition Corp and Ignite Proteomics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Aditxt) have entered into a definitive business combination agreement to take Ignite public. The transaction values Ignite at an implied equity value of approximately $150 million and is expected to create a newly formed holding company (Ignite Proteomics Holdings) with listings on the NYSE, with Ignite expected to become an independent public company following closing.

Plenary Americas Acquires Information Services Corporation (ISC) in $1.2B Take-Private

May 21, 2026

IT Services

Information Services Corporation (ISC) will be taken private in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately C$1.2 billion. Plenary Americas, through a wholly owned subsidiary, will acquire all outstanding Class A Limited Voting Shares for C$51.00 per share, with ISC continuing to operate independently and maintain its Regina, Saskatchewan headquarters.

Aditxt Acquires Ignite Proteomics for $36 Million

March 19, 2026

Healthcare Services

Aditxt announced the $36 million acquisition of Ignite Proteomics, a commercial-stage precision oncology company. The deal was structured through the issuance of 36,000 shares of Aditxt’s newly designated Series A-2 convertible preferred stock, and Ignite will operate as a subsidiary within Aditxt’s oncology initiatives.

Searchlight Capital Partners and BCI to Acquire Consolidated Communications for $3.1 Billion

November 20, 2024

Telecommunications

Consolidated Communications Holdings is set to be acquired in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). The deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Ignite Visibility Acquires Integrated Digital Strategies

December 7, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Ignite Visibility has acquired Integrated Digital Strategies (IDS), an Orlando-based digital marketing agency focused on franchisor/franchisee marketing, to strengthen Ignite's national-to-local franchise marketing capabilities. The deal — Ignite's first since partnering with Mountaingate Capital in February 2023 — was supported by financing from Capital Southwest Corporation and advised by Lakeside Partners and Karr Tuttle Campbell for IDS.

Tilray Brands Acquires HEXO Corp.

April 10, 2023

Consumer Products

Tilray Brands, Inc. will acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of HEXO Corp. under a court-approved plan of arrangement, with HEXO shareholders receiving 0.4352 Tilray shares per HEXO share (implying US$1.25 per HEXO share based on a 60-day VWAP). The deal, announced alongside a waiver and amendment agreement to address HEXO's near-term covenant and liquidity issues, is intended to combine HEXO's cultivation and brand assets with Tilray's larger cannabis and CPG platform.