Nebula Acquisition Corporation Completes Business Combination with Open Lending

ANV Group Holdings Acquires Open Lending for $3.15 Per Share

June 17, 2026

Financial Services

ANV Group Holdings Ltd. (ANV) agreed to acquire Open Lending Corporation for $3.15 per share in an all-cash tender offer, followed by a second-step merger. The companies cite strategic alignment around insurance-backed credit, with the transaction expected to strengthen ANV’s U.S. footprint and add Open Lending’s lending enablement and risk analytics capabilities.

Octus to Acquire LevPro to Expand AI-Powered Credit Management Platform

June 9, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Octus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LevPro. The deal will combine LevPro with Octus’ Sky Road platform to create a vertically integrated, AI-powered solution for CLO and private credit managers spanning intelligence, research, portfolio management, and trade execution workflows.

Openmarkets Group Enters Plan to Combine With Lake Superior Acquisition Corp (SPAC)

January 23, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Trading and Wealth Management technology provider Openmarkets Group Pty Ltd has entered into a plan of merger and business combination agreement with Lake Superior Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded SPAC. The transaction is expected to close in 2026, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, and would result in the newly combined Openmarkets becoming a Nasdaq-listed company. The deal also aligns with Openmarkets’ expansion into DeFi and tokenization (including Real-World Assets).

MeridianLink Acquires OpenClose

November 7, 2022

Software

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK) has completed the acquisition of OpenClose, a fintech provider of residential mortgage loan origination, POS and pricing engine software. The deal combines MeridianLink's cloud lending capabilities with OpenClose's POS/LOS/PPE solutions to expand product capabilities and deliver a broader omnichannel mortgage platform to banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

Clarion Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in OpenRoad Lending

September 14, 2021

Financial Services

Clarion Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in OpenRoad Lending, a Fort Worth-based direct-to-consumer auto refinance lender, with OpenRoad’s founders remaining in leadership and retaining meaningful ownership. The capital will be used to expand OpenRoad’s product offerings (including potential auto purchase lending and insurance), broaden marketing channels, and support organic and acquisitive growth; financing for the deal was provided by funds managed by Madison Capital Funding and PennantPark Investment Advisers.

Nebula Caravel (True Wind) Merges with A Place for Rover to Form Rover Group, Inc.

July 30, 2021

E-Commerce

A Place for Rover, Inc. (Rover) entered into a business combination with Nebula Caravel Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by True Wind Capital, creating the publicly listed Rover Group, Inc. The transaction values the combined company at an enterprise value of approximately $1.35 billion and provides roughly $325 million in gross cash proceeds (including a $50 million private placement) to fund growth, market expansion, and product development.