Acquisitions in California in 2026

CUBE, a Hg-backed provider of Automated Regulatory Intelligence and Regulatory Change Management solutions, has acquired Silicon Valley-based RegTech 4CRisk.ai. The acquisition integrates 4CRisk's agentic AI compliance mapping technology into CUBE's RegPlatform to expand capabilities across corporate regulatory domains such as cyber, AI, privacy, labor and ESG. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SolomonEdwards has acquired CFO's Domain, a Los Angeles-based consulting and recruiting firm specializing in Office of the CFO advisory services. The deal expands SolomonEdwards' finance and accounting consulting capabilities, strengthens its West Coast presence, and brings CFO's Domain's co-founders into the SolomonEdwards leadership team.

Fractional AI, a San Francisco-based applied AI services firm, has acquired Fabius, a Y Combinator startup that automates sales and operational workflows using generative AI. The deal expands Fractional AI's product and capability set for enterprise and private-equity backed clients by integrating Fabius's sales automation technology and team.

Shamrock Capital, via its Clover Fund I, LP, has acquired Mutiny, a Los Angeles–based creative agency focused on connecting global publishers and brands with gaming audiences. Mutiny was acquired from Trailer Park Group and will operate as a standalone business under Shamrock, pursuing organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

RTS has acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) from NODWIN Gaming, with RTS now operating Evo under the broader ownership and strategic direction of Qiddiya Investment Company. The deal preserves Evo’s leadership and identity while aligning the franchise with Qiddiya City’s Gaming & Esports District development and global expansion plans.

Aviation Equipment Processing (AEP) has acquired Vantage Associates, Inc., an employee-owned precision manufacturer of metal, composite and plastic aerospace components. Impact Capital Group served as exclusive advisor to Vantage; the deal brings together Vantage's composites and thermoforming capabilities with AEP's bonding, finishing, and testing expertise to expand product capabilities and accelerate growth in commercial and military aerospace markets.

TitanX acquired FrontSpin in an eight-figure transaction, combining TitanX's Phone Intent AI with FrontSpin's enterprise-grade cloud power dialer to create an end-to-end precision dialing platform for phone-led sales teams. FrontSpin will continue to operate as a standalone business while the companies plan to eventually integrate their platforms to improve connect rates and call deliverability.

Bennett West (a Pike Street Capital portfolio company) made a strategic add-on investment in California Water Services (CWS), a Coalinga, California provider of irrigation and municipal water treatment services, including its Green Leaf Ag division. The deal expands Bennett's water-treatment and irrigation capabilities across California's Central Valley and aligns with Pike Street Capital's sector-focused add-on strategy to broaden platform services and accelerate organic growth.

Los Angeles-based aerospace and defense company Amca has acquired Payne Magnetics of Covina, California from second-generation owner Jon Payne. The deal expands Amca's power-electronics and magnetics capabilities—building on a recent Electrocube acquisition—to better serve aerospace and defense platforms and reduce supply-chain risk.

Cherry Bekaert has acquired the business of Richardson Kontogouris Emerson LLP (RKE), a Torrance, California-based public accounting and advisory firm. The deal transfers RKE’s advisory, tax and nonattest assets to Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its attest assets to Cherry Bekaert LLP, expanding Cherry Bekaert’s West Coast presence and capability to serve middle-market clients in Southern California.

Fulcrum, an AI-powered field process management and data collection platform, has acquired Wildnote to expand its environmental compliance capabilities and deepen vertical expertise in regulated industries. Wildnote's environmental consulting–focused software and team will integrate into Fulcrum to enhance field data capture, regulatory reporting, and context-aware insights for environmental and infrastructure customers.

Custom Logos, a San Diego-based promotional products distributor, has acquired Builder Promotions, a Del Mar marketing and promotional-products distributor serving the homebuilding and homebuying market. Builder Promotions will operate as "Builder Promotions Powered by Custom Logos," expanding Custom Logos' capabilities and presence in the homebuilder marketing sector; financial terms were not disclosed.

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG) acquired Logistiq Insurance Solutions and is integrating it with Anova Marine Insurance to create a unified Cargo & Logistics insurance platform under SPG Transportation. The deal expands SPG’s marine, domestic transportation, and risk-intelligence capabilities, combining automated underwriting, cargo theft/supply-chain security expertise, and broader distribution to serve freight forwarders, 3PLs, and motor carriers.

The Leadership Edge, a San Diego-based leadership and organizational development consultancy, has acquired 2Connect, a communications and presentation skills training firm. The acquisition combines The Leadership Edge's leadership development capabilities with 2Connect's presentation and communications expertise to offer an integrated suite of services for life sciences and other technical industries; financial terms were not disclosed.

Keycard, an identity and access platform for AI agents, has acquired Anchor.dev, a stealth developer-infrastructure startup focused on automatic certificate issuance and validation. The acquisition brings Anchor.dev’s team and tooling into Keycard to extend runtime, application-layer governance for autonomous coding agents and strengthen agent identity and certificate management capabilities.

Bish's RV has acquired Cordelia RV in Fairfield, California from owner JC Foreman. Cordelia RV will be renamed Bish's RV and remain at its current location; the acquisition is Bish's RV's first dealership in California. Performance Brokerage Services acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor.

Zeitview, an AI-driven asset intelligence company, has acquired Insight M, a methane detection and analytics firm, marking Zeitview's formal entry into the oil and gas sector. The deal combines Insight M's aircraft-based methane detection and basin-scale analytics with Zeitview's global visual-inspection platform to expand capabilities for emissions mitigation and asset intelligence across energy infrastructure.

Hovercraft Ventures, a global experience and innovation venture platform, has acquired Visual Endeavors, a Santa Cruz–based design and creative solutions agency known for immersive live-entertainment and experiential work. Visual Endeavors will join Hovercraft's roster (which includes Raw Cereal, Hovercraft and OMM) and bring proprietary technical capabilities such as the PixelCannon rendering platform and a large BlackTrax tracking rental inventory to the platform.

Proofpoint, Inc. has acquired Acuvity, an AI security and governance platform provider, to enhance its capabilities for securing AI agents, copilots, and model-connected applications across the enterprise. The acquisition adds AI-native visibility, governance and runtime protection to Proofpoint’s human- and agent-centric cybersecurity platform, enabling broader protection of people, data and AI-driven workflows.

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Alpha Cubed Investments (ACI), a Southern California wealth management firm with approximately $3.8 billion in AUM, joined CAPTRUST in January 2026 and will adopt the CAPTRUST brand. The move expands CAPTRUST’s advisory presence in Southern California and adds ACI’s advisor team and capabilities to CAPTRUST’s platform.

Amca, an El Segundo–based aerospace and defense company, has acquired Electrocube of Pomona, California from two of the founding families. The deal adds flight‑critical power electronics (transformers, TRUs, capacitors, EMI filters) to Amca’s capabilities; Shedd Capital advised, and Amca plans to invest in engineering and product expansion to strengthen the aerospace supply chain.

Tenet has acquired Pallet’s Transportation Management System (TMS) business and used the technology to launch a unified operating system for cartage, courier, and expedited carriers. Pallet shifted its focus to AI agents for logistics and divested the TMS business to Tenet, which will integrate dispatch, warehouse, driver app, invoicing and line-haul capabilities into its platform.

Marvell Technology, Inc. has completed its acquisition of XConn Technologies, a provider of advanced PCIe and CXL switching silicon. The deal expands Marvell's switching portfolio and strengthens its scale-up connectivity capabilities for next-generation AI and cloud data center architectures.

Dober, a family-owned specialty chemical manufacturer based in Woodridge, Illinois, has acquired the Soltellus Agronomy and Water Treatment businesses from Lygos, Inc. The deal gives Dober greater control over manufacturing, quality and product development for Soltellus polymers (production to continue at Hazleton, Pennsylvania and R&D at Woodridge, Illinois), while Lygos retains Soltellus for Home and Personal Applications and its proprietary technology.

Trinity Hunt Partners has launched Allvia, a workforce services platform, through its investment in Melita Group, a San Jose-based HR, benefits administration, and payroll provider. Fred Pettijohn will serve as CEO of Allvia as Trinity Hunt supports platform growth via organic initiatives and additional partnerships to expand service capabilities and geographic reach.

Colliers has acquired Ramos Consulting Services (Ramos CS), a California-based provider of program management, construction management, and engineering services for public transit projects. Financial terms were not disclosed; Ramos’ senior leadership will continue to lead the California transit business and become significant shareholders in Colliers Engineering under the firm’s partnership model.

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has completed the acquisition of Arthrosi Therapeutics, acquiring all outstanding shares and adding pozdeutinurad (AR882), an investigational once-daily oral URAT1 inhibitor in two fully enrolled Phase 3 trials. The acquisition strengthens Sobi's gout franchise and pipeline; Arthrosi is headquartered in San Diego and rights to pozdeutinurad in Greater China are held by ApicHope. Pivotal Phase 3 data from REDUCE 1 and REDUCE 2 are expected in 2026.

Beast Industries, the creator-led entertainment and consumer products platform founded by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, has acquired fintech app Step to add youth-focused financial services and financial literacy tools to its ecosystem. The deal brings Step's technology, full-stack fintech team and more than 7 million users into Beast's distribution and content-driven platform to accelerate product development and expand access to financial wellness offerings.

Pendo has acquired Chisel Labs, an AI-powered product management platform, to accelerate development of agentic AI for product teams and to bring Chisel’s engineering talent in-house. The deal establishes Pune, India as a new R&D hub for Pendo (in addition to Chisel’s San Francisco presence) and will help Pendo scale specialized AI frameworks and autonomous product agents.

ActiveCampaign has acquired Feedback Intelligence, an AI evaluation and analytics platform that converts raw agent and user conversations into structured insights to improve AI agent performance. The acquisition will integrate Feedback Intelligence's conversation analysis and specialized evaluation models into ActiveCampaign's Active Intelligence to accelerate continuous improvement of AI-driven marketing workflows.

Bar None Auction, a Sacramento-based auction company, has acquired US Auctions, a long-standing Southern California auction firm that specializes in heavy equipment, fleet vehicles and government surplus sales. The deal expands Bar None's footprint and client base in Southern California — Bar None expects volumes through its Fontana facility to double and has named Marco Galvan, former President of US Auctions, General Manager of the Fontana location to support integration.

Blue Ridge Associates has acquired the ESOP third‑party administration (TPA) services business from AmbroseAdvisors, including the ESOP administration team and clients. AmbroseAdvisors will retain its advisory business while Blue Ridge expands its ESOP administration capabilities and client base to meet growing demand for ESOP formation and related services.

Novaria Group, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Plasma Ruggedized Solutions (PRS), a provider of high-reliability conformal coatings, parylene coating, potting, and encapsulation for defense, medical and advanced industrial electronics. The deal expands Novaria's advanced surface protection capabilities and strengthens its position serving mission-critical aerospace, defense and industrial end markets.

RelaDyne has acquired Dion and Sons, a Southern California petroleum distributor and provider of industrial reliability services with seven facilities across the region. The deal expands RelaDyne's West Coast footprint and strengthens its product and service offerings in fuel, lubricants, DEF, and reliability services.

Ear Professionals Group has acquired Soundly, a digital hearing solutions platform, to integrate Soundly’s consumer-facing resources and private-label brand into its provider network beginning March 2026. The acquisition is intended to streamline the patient journey from online research to in-clinic prescription fittings and expand Ear Professionals Group’s direct-to-consumer reach.

CrossCountry Consulting, a business advisory and technology solutions firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia, has acquired CDS, a San Francisco-based financial due diligence provider. The acquisition deepens CrossCountry's transaction advisory capabilities by integrating CDS's buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence expertise into a new Financial Due Diligence practice led by CDS partners Brian Drue and Anthony Azevedo.

Kingswood Capital Management has completed the acquisition of Safran Passenger Innovations from Safran and the business has been renamed RAVE Aerospace. Headquartered in Brea, California, RAVE Aerospace provides in‑flight entertainment and connectivity solutions for airlines, lessors and OEMs; Kingswood says it will invest to accelerate growth, expand globally, and develop new technologies.

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) completed an all-cash acquisition of Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies, in a transaction valued at $110 million. The deal brings LSI’s lasers, detectors, advanced packaging, and manufacturing capabilities into QCi’s thin-film lithium niobate photonics platform to create a vertically integrated, domestically manufactured photonics and quantum technology offering and to strengthen near-term revenue and defense/aerospace market access.

Armanino has acquired Step Up Consulting, a UKG Ready implementation and support partner headquartered in California. The acquisition expands Armanino’s enterprise technology and HCM service capabilities to better serve small- and mid-sized organizations seeking scalable human capital management solutions.

Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) completed the acquisition of StereoLabs SAS on February 4, 2026, paying roughly $35 million in cash plus 1.8 million shares (0.7 million of which vest over four years). The deal brings StereoLabs' ZED stereo cameras, perception software, and ~10,000 customers into Ouster's unified sensing and perception platform to combine lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion and perception software and accelerate capability and market expansion.

Semperis, the identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis management company, has acquired MightyID, an identity resilience specialist for cloud identity providers Okta and Ping. The acquisition expands Semperis' platform to provide backup, restore, migration, failover and faster recovery across hybrid and multi-cloud identity environments.

BioSelective Capital Investments, together with Shayan Enterprises, LLC, acquired BioDuro’s drug product development and manufacturing operations in Irvine, California and formed Forma Life Sciences, Inc. The transaction transfers two U.S.-based oral solid dosage development and manufacturing facilities (≈65,000 sq ft and ≈40,000 sq ft) to the new Delaware-held company; BioDuro (an Advent portfolio company) sold the assets.

GCM, a precision manufacturer backed by Avista Healthcare Partners, has acquired Kettmann Machining, a San Jose-based maker of precision-machined plastic and metal parts for the MedTech industry. The add-on expands GCM's capacity with a modern 40,000 sq. ft. facility and deepens its high-precision manufacturing capabilities to support next-generation medical device OEMs.

Nautic Partners has completed a growth investment in KabaFusion, a national provider of home and alternative-site infusion services. KabaFusion’s clinician-led management team remains significant investors and will continue to lead the company while Novo Holdings exited its investment; the capital will support accelerated growth and expanded access to infusion care nationwide.

SpaceX has acquired xAI in a transaction reported to value the combined company at about $1.25 trillion. The deal is described as a vertical integration to combine SpaceX’s launch and satellite infrastructure with xAI’s AI model development capabilities, including ambitions for space-based data centers and orbital compute.

RoundTable Healthcare Partners has acquired Colorescience, a premium, science-driven skincare and sun protection brand, from a group of shareholders led by 1315 Capital. The transaction will support Colorescience's next phase of growth—accelerating channel penetration, expanding brand awareness, and broadening its product portfolio while leveraging RoundTable's operating resources.

Banyan Software has completed a majority investment in Indee.TV, a secure video distribution platform used by studios, streamers, and guilds. Indee will continue operating independently under its existing management while Banyan provides long-term support to accelerate growth and preserve product and cultural integrity.

Marvell Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of Celestial AI, bringing Celestial’s Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology into Marvell’s Data Center Group to strengthen its AI and data center connectivity capabilities. Marvell expects initial revenue contributions beginning in the second half of fiscal 2028, with material ramp to a $500 million annualized run rate by Q4 FY2028 and $1 billion by Q4 FY2029; the deal reduced Marvell’s cash balance by $1 billion and added roughly $50 million in annual non-GAAP operating expenses.

Boyne Capital closed a single-asset secondary transaction forming a continuation fund to extend its ownership of Pilot Energy and provide new capital for the company's aggressive M&A and organic growth plans. The Fund is managed and controlled by Boyne and was anchored by New 2ND Capital, which along with other new and existing Boyne LPs provided commitments to support Pilot’s platform expansion and technology investments.

WTW has completed its acquisition of Newfront, a San Francisco-based, technology-enabled insurance broker. The deal brings Newfront's ~650+ employees and specialty broking capabilities into WTW's global platform to strengthen its U.S. middle-market presence and advance its technology and specialty strategies.