ILUS International Acquires Controlling Stake in Samsara Luggage, Inc.

Solairus Aviation to Acquire Clay Lacy Aviation’s Aircraft Management & Charter Divisions

August 7, 2026

IT Services

Solairus Aviation has agreed to acquire Clay Lacy Aviation’s Aircraft Management and Charter divisions. The deal will expand Solairus’s scale to operate a combined managed fleet of more than 500 aircraft, making it the world’s largest managed fleet provider. Regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions are required, with the transaction expected to close at the end of September 2026.

Illva Saronno Holding Acquires Majority Stake in Sagamore Spirit

September 14, 2023

Food & Beverage

Italian spirits group Illva Saronno Holding S.p.A. has purchased a majority stake in Baltimore-based Sagamore Spirit, the rye whiskey brand and distillery owned by Sagamore Ventures (the family office of Kevin Plank). The deal expands Illva Saronno's U.S. presence and whiskey portfolio while preserving Sagamore Spirit's Maryland-based operations and enabling further market expansion.

AURELIUS Acquires LSG Group from Deutsche Lufthansa AG

April 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

AURELIUS has agreed to acquire the LSG Group International, a global airline caterer and onboard retail provider, from Deutsche Lufthansa AG in a carve-out transaction expected to close in Q3 2023 subject to regulatory approvals. The deal includes LSG’s classic catering, onboard retail and food commerce activities (including Retail inMotion and SCIS Air Security Services) and positions AURELIUS to grow the business organically and via add-on acquisitions as a standalone company.

SAS Acquires Kamakura Corporation

June 27, 2022

Data & Analytics

SAS has acquired Honolulu-based Kamakura Corporation to integrate Kamakura’s ALM, credit models and risk-data offerings into SAS’ cloud-ready Viya platform. The deal brings Kamakura’s software, subscription data services and specialist risk team into SAS to strengthen its asset-liability management and balance-sheet risk solutions for banks, insurers and asset managers.

ILUS International Acquires Bull Head Products Inc

October 13, 2021

Manufacturing

ILUS International Inc. (Ilustrato Pictures International Inc.) has acquired Bull Head Products Inc., an aluminum truck bed manufacturer based in Kodak, Tennessee. The acquisition secures US manufacturing capacity for ILUS’s FireBug rapid-response vehicles, electric utility vehicles and other vehicle bodies, and ILUS expects to scale production and revenue by expanding facilities and sales efforts.

Savaria Corporation Acquires the Assets of Visilift, LLC

August 24, 2017

Manufacturing

Savaria Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the assets of Visilift, LLC for US$5.0 million, with additional contingent consideration tied to post-closing performance. The acquisition expands Savaria's residential elevator product portfolio by adding Visilift's round and octagonal panoramic glass elevator technology and transfers production to Savaria's manufacturing facilities.