Acquisitions in Mississippi in 2026

Huntington Bancshares has completed its merger with Cadence Bank, combining the two regional banking franchises to create a roughly $279 billion-asset company and expanding Huntington’s branch footprint across Texas and the broader South. The deal adds Cadence’s ~390 branches and strengthens Huntington’s market position in Texas and Mississippi while preserving Cadence’s branch network and customer continuity during integration.

Godspeed Capital Management LP made a strategic growth investment in Engineering Resource Group, Inc. (ERG), establishing ERG as Godspeed's new MEP-focused engineering, consulting, and design platform. The transaction will support geographic expansion across Mississippi and the Southeastern United States while ERG's principals retain meaningful ownership.

Memphis-based family office SouthWorth Capital Management has acquired American Furniture Manufacturing (AFM), a vertically integrated producer of upholstered residential furniture headquartered in Ecru, Mississippi. AFM operates over 700,000 square feet of manufacturing and assembly space, employs more than 650 people across its subsidiaries (Peak Living, Independent Furniture Supply, Delta Furniture Manufacturing, Southern Fibers), and will partner with SouthWorth to accelerate growth and expand market reach; financial terms were not disclosed.

NTC Group completed a refinancing and buyout of junior capital that consolidates its ownership of Tenax Aerospace to approximately 80%, ending Bain Capital Credit’s investment. The transaction included new junior capital led by AEA Private Debt and senior debt facilities arranged by Regions Capital Markets to support Tenax’s next phase of growth.

Core Roofing Systems, a Shoreline Equity Partners-backed commercial roofing platform, completed the acquisition of Norman Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Norman Roofing), integrating the Meridian, Mississippi-based commercial roofing business into Core's platform. The deal expands Core's footprint into the Gulf Coast (Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana); Norman's owner and CEO, Tyler Norman, reinvested a material portion of proceeds and will continue to lead the regional business.