Acquisitions in Connecticut in 2026

Kian Capital-backed Diamond Landscaping has acquired Christensen Landscape Services, a high-end residential landscaping firm based in Northford, Connecticut. The transaction is an add-on to Diamond Landscaping’s platform and expands the company’s Northeast footprint while adding in-house design and hardscape capabilities.

White Cap has completed the acquisition of Colony Hardware from Audax Private Equity. The strategic combination expands White Cap's branch network across the Eastern and Central United States and brings Colony's route-based jobsite distribution, product portfolio, and service capabilities into White Cap's larger specialty construction supply platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Keeler Motor Car Company, in partnership with Open Road Capital, acquired three dealerships — Lexus of Westport, Toyota of Westport and Audi Hawthorne — from New Country Motor Car Group. Haig Partners served as exclusive advisor to New Country on the sale as New Country repositions capital into other markets.

Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) and its subsidiaries completed two acquisitions: CIRI Manufacturing purchased HABCO Industries, LLC, a Glastonbury, Connecticut–based aerospace manufacturer, and OSC Global (a CIRI subsidiary) acquired ISYS, Incorporated, an information technology and systems engineering provider. The transactions expand CIRI’s industrial and IT capabilities and diversify the corporation’s portfolio as part of its strategic growth plan.

Essity has completed the acquisition of Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business — including the Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. brands in North America and global feminine care rights for Playtex — for USD 340 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The deal includes a production facility in Dover, Delaware and will be consolidated into Essity's accounts as of February 2, 2026, supporting Essity's strategy to expand its presence in the US feminine care category.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. has completed its acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $550 million (about $300M in stock and $250M in cash). The purchase brings Quantum Circuits' error-corrected dual-rail superconducting gate-model qubit technology and team (including co-founder Dr. Rob Schoelkopf) into D-Wave to accelerate a dual-platform roadmap and advance an initial gate-model system targeted for 2026.

Sumco, a division of Industrial Manufacturing Group (IMG), has acquired National Integrated Industries (NII), a Waterbury, Connecticut-based manufacturer providing electroplating and custom injection molding services. The acquisition expands IMG/Sumco's manufacturing and finishing capabilities and broadens its geographic footprint across the U.S.; financial terms were not disclosed.

Leonard Green & Partners has completed the acquisition of NEFCO Holding Company LLC from Bertram Capital. NEFCO is a Hartford, Connecticut-based value-added distributor of SHARP products, tools, safety items and jobsite consumables with more than 70 U.S. locations; terms were not disclosed.

Valor Exterior Partners, a Cincinnati-based exterior home services platform backed by Osceola Capital, has acquired Landmark Exteriors, a Norwalk, Connecticut provider of roofing, siding and related residential exterior services. The add-on expands Valor's footprint into Connecticut and New York, enhances its high-end roofing and siding capabilities (including Landmark's Cedar Life division), and creates cross-selling and cash-flow opportunities across the Valor platform.

Generational Group advised the sale of Bridgeport Magnetics Group, Inc., a Shelton, Connecticut-based designer and manufacturer of magnetic components and transformer solutions, to an individual buyer. The transaction closed on January 8, 2026 and transfers the privately held company's Alpha-Core, Tortran and Goertz Audio business units under new ownership.

iQor CXBPO (a Mill Point Capital portfolio company) has acquired OP360, a customer experience BPO provider, to expand iQor's global CX and back‑office delivery footprint and deepen its tech‑enabled service capabilities. OP360’s teams across the Philippines, Colombia, India, Trinidad, Egypt and the United States will be integrated into iQor to strengthen scale, talent and industry coverage across healthcare, financial services and digital commerce.