Merlin Entertainments Acquires The Wheel at ICON Park (renamed The Orlando Eye by Merlin Entertainments)

Herschend Completes Acquisition of Palace Entertainment’s U.S. Attractions

May 27, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation has completed its acquisition of Palace Entertainment’s 24 U.S. attractions from Parques Reunidos. The deal expands Herschend’s portfolio across 10 states, adding properties such as Kennywood, Dutch Wonderland, and Lake Compounce.

Helbiz Acquires Wheels Labs

November 18, 2022

Transportation

Helbiz, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLBZ) has completed its previously announced merger with Wheels Labs, Inc., adding Wheels' micro‑mobility assets and leadership to expand Helbiz’s presence across 67 markets and potentially double annual revenue. Wheels CEO Marco McCottry will lead Helbiz’s North America mobility business as the combined company works to integrate apps, advance product development and accelerate the path to profitability.

OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. to Combine with Majic Wheels Corp. (Majic Corp.)

November 15, 2022

Financial Services

OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. and Majic Wheels Corp. entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which Majic Wheels will become a publicly listed company on Nasdaq. Upon closing, OceanTech will be renamed Majic Corp. with an expected transaction value of approximately $200 million and a forward share purchase backstop of up to $40 million by Meteora Capital Partners.

TAIT Acquires ITEC Entertainment

October 28, 2021

Media & Entertainment

TAIT, the global live-entertainment engineering and fabrication group, has acquired ITEC Entertainment, a themed-entertainment design and technology firm headquartered in Orlando. The acquisition expands TAIT's capabilities and establishes a local presence in Orlando while ITEC's leadership team will remain with the business.

NWN Corporation Acquires Carousel Industries

May 12, 2021

IT Services

NWN Corporation, backed by private equity firm New State Capital Partners, has acquired Exeter, Rhode Island–based Carousel Industries to create a combined national cloud communications and infrastructure services leader with an estimated $1 billion run-rate. The deal expands NWN's capabilities across cloud communications, managed services, networking, security and contact center solutions and significantly increases its geographic scale and customer base.

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires The Wheel Group

February 1, 2021

Automotive

Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-area private equity firm, has acquired The Wheel Group, a designer and distributor of branded aftermarket wheels, specialty tires and related accessories based in Ontario, California. Wynnchurch said the investment will be a new platform to accelerate TWG's growth, leveraging the company's portfolio of proprietary brands, sourcing capabilities and 20 U.S. and Canadian sales and distribution centers.