Acquisitions in Kentucky in 2026

Afore Insurance Services has acquired Myron K. Hobbs & Company, LLC, marking Afore’s entry into Kentucky and establishing a new Louisville-area office. The acquisition brings group employee benefits capabilities and the Myron Hobbs team into Afore’s platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Reliable Energy Partners, a propane distribution platform backed by Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Irvington Gas, a bulk-propane distributor headquartered in Irvington, Kentucky. The deal expands Reliable's operating footprint to six states as part of its buy-and-build strategy for residential and commercial propane distribution; terms were not disclosed.

Pape-Dawson has acquired Louisville-based civil engineering firm Prism Engineering, marking the firm’s first expansion into Kentucky. The acquisition adds Prism’s civil engineering and land-development expertise to Pape-Dawson’s regional platform, enabling expanded services for commercial, industrial and residential development projects in Kentucky and the surrounding region.

Connect Media, a Los Angeles-based B2B media company, has acquired Louisville-based Networld Media Group, a business-to-business news and events operator serving the restaurant, retail, banking and self-service technology sectors. The deal expands Connect Media's media and events footprint into adjacent verticals and grows the combined team's headcount to more than 60 employees; terms were not disclosed.

Dominion Enterprises has merged Cross-Sell into its DataOne Software business, consolidating two wholly owned automotive data brands to create a single, stronger data and software offering. The move brings Cross-Sell employees and dealer-focused products into DataOne to accelerate data licensing growth and provide unified automotive market intelligence solutions.

Demeetra AgBio has completed the acquisition and full integration of Hera BioLabs, consolidating commercial rights to the hyperactive Super piggyBac transposase platform under Demeetra. The deal brings Hera’s in vitro services into Demeetra’s R&D, winds down Hera’s in vivo services, and positions Demeetra as the definitive commercial licensor for Super piggyBac across research, development, and biomanufacturing use cases.

MEI Industrial Solutions, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, has acquired CCI Industrial Services, an industrial services provider headquartered in Somerset, Kentucky. The acquisition adds roughly 120 employees, expands MEI's footprint in the Southeast (establishing a presence in Kentucky) and brings equipment-level electrical, millwrighting, rigging and fabrication capabilities to MEI's end-to-end service offering.

Atmus Filtration Technologies completed the acquisition of Koch Filter Corporation from Air Distribution Technologies (a Truelink Capital portfolio company) for approximately $450 million in cash. The deal establishes Atmus' new Industrial Solutions segment, brings Koch Filter's commercial and industrial HVAC, data center and power generation filtration capabilities into Atmus, and is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS and EBITDA margin in 2026.