Acquisitions in New York in 2026

CesiumAstro Inc. has acquired Vidrovr, an AI company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis, to integrate machine‑learning analytics directly into its communications payloads, satellites, and RF systems. The deal accelerates CesiumAstro’s capability expansion to enable on‑orbit inference, autonomous payload operations, and a distributed space‑to‑earth compute fabric for defense and commercial customers.

Angeion Group has acquired MedQuest Ltd, a legal services firm that provides litigation-ready work products such as life care plans, future medical cost projections, and medical record reviews to support personal injury and medical malpractice matters. The acquisition expands Angeion's single-event personal injury capabilities and is the fourth add-on to the Angeion platform since Renovus Capital Partners' 2024 majority investment.

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The partnership will support CPL's accelerated growth strategy — including geographic and end-market expansion, strategic technology investments, and an active M&A program — while financial terms were not disclosed.

Amadeus has acquired SkyLink, an AI-native corporate travel platform, to accelerate deployment of conversational AI across its travel technology portfolio. The acquisition brings SkyLink's conversational orchestration and booking automation—built for enterprise travel and integrated into chat platforms—into Amadeus to expand AI capabilities for corporate travel, airlines, airports and hospitality.

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has made a strategic growth investment in 5C Investment Partners to support expansion of 5C's direct lending platform and development of new private credit strategies. The partnership positions 5C to broaden capabilities across upper middle‑market sectors (including business services, software and healthcare) as it scales its platform (approximately $3 billion of long‑term investable capital).

HubSpot has acquired Starter Story, the entrepreneur-focused media brand founded by Pat Walls, in a deal that marks a full exit for Walls. Starter Story will join HubSpot Media and continue operating under its own brand while gaining HubSpot's distribution and media infrastructure; financial terms were not disclosed.

Vectorworks, part of the Nemetschek Group, has acquired Morpholio, the developer of Morpholio Trace, Morpholio Board, and Morpholio Journal mobile design apps. The acquisition brings Morpholio's mobile sketching, moodboarding, and production-ready AI features into Vectorworks' BIM/CAD product lineup to create more seamless workflows between mobile devices and Vectorworks design files.

Virgin Music Group (VMG) has completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, combining two major platforms that serve independent artists, labels and rights holders. The deal brings Downtown's distribution, publishing and artist/label services into VMG's global platform and names Pieter van Rijn as VMG Chief Operating Officer to lead integration and technology initiatives.

MyMiniFactory has acquired 100% of Thingiverse from Ultimaker, combining Thingiverse's library of millions of 3D designs with MyMiniFactory's creator-focused marketplace to form a larger creator-first 3D printing platform. The deal brings together roughly 8–10 million users under the SoulCrafted ecosystem and signals a push to preserve human-made content while introducing sustainable monetization for creators.

American Exchange Group (AEG) has acquired the assets of E. Gluck Corporation and combined the businesses to form E. Gluck Holdings LLC, creating a leading wholesale fashion watch and jewelry company. The deal brings together E. Gluck's heritage in watch design and retail partnerships with AEG's global sourcing, manufacturing scale and distribution network to expand distribution, accelerate product innovation and grow market share across retail channels.

Riverview Landscapes, a PE-backed landscaping platform owned by management and Talus Holdings, has acquired Cleveland Brothers Landscaping, Inc., a Corinth, New York-based provider of landscape maintenance, hardscaping, fertilization, and snow removal services. The acquisition expands Riverview’s presence in the greater Albany/Saratoga market, relocates Riverview’s Albany branch into Cleveland Brothers’ larger Corinth facility, and transitions ownership from founders Terry and Kevin Cleveland to Riverview.

King Risk Partners has affiliated Albany-based Ten Eyck Group, an independent insurance agency with over 120 years of history, to deepen its presence across New York and the broader Northeast. The move — executed by the PE-backed King Risk Partners platform — is intended to expand local personal and commercial insurance offerings while preserving Ten Eyck Group's client-focused service model.

Front Row, a New York–based e-commerce and Amazon marketplace agency, has acquired Socium Media, a performance marketing and digital growth agency. Socium will merge into Front Row's integrated agency business to deepen performance marketing capabilities and expand Front Row's Connected Commerce platform, with Socium operating initially as "Socium, Powered by Front Row."

Thomson Reuters has acquired Noetica, a New York–based AI-native platform that converts transaction deal data into structured market intelligence for deal professionals. The deal brings Noetica's analytics and AI talent into Thomson Reuters to integrate with its CoCounsel offering, enhancing benchmarking, term-search, and transaction-level analysis for legal and finance teams.

RedSail Technologies has acquired PrimeRx, a provider of pharmacy management software, from TA Associates. The deal will integrate PrimeRx into RedSail's family of pharmacy-focused solutions to expand product capabilities and scale services for pharmacies; financial terms were not disclosed.

Town Lane, in partnership with a leading international institutional investor, has acquired ShopOne Centers and a 27-asset grocery-anchored retail portfolio from Pantheon. ShopOne CEO Chris Reed is reinvesting in the transaction and Town Lane said it will significantly expand the ShopOne platform by pursuing additional value-add retail assets and portfolios.

Supreme Group, a Trinity Hunt Partners‑backed healthcare and life sciences marketing and communications platform, has acquired Broth, a science‑first creative agency. Broth will join Supreme Group's Brand + Creative vertical to add scientific rigor and evidence‑driven strategy for complex therapeutic commercialization and launch work.

Wonder has acquired the Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken brand and its East Village restaurant from Blue Ribbon Restaurants, taking ownership of the concept, its physical Manhattan location and current employees. Wonder plans to keep the East Village location operating as usual while leveraging its mealtime platform to scale the chef-driven fast-casual concept to additional Wonder locations and channels over time.

Nava Public Benefit Corporation has acquired Beam, a cloud-based SaaS platform that supports safety-net, emergency aid, and cash assistance programs, and will integrate Beam into Nava's open-source Strata suite. The acquisition broadens Nava's end-to-end benefits delivery capabilities — Beam has disbursed more than $400 million to over 300,000 recipients across 39 states — and brings Beam's team and technology into Nava to accelerate modern, open government benefits delivery.

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has acquired Beanstalk, a global brand licensing and management agency, and will integrate it into CAA Brand Management to expand its licensing and consumer-products capabilities. Sellers include JPE Capital, Beach Point Capital Management and the family offices of Lance Hirt and Brian Cooper; financial terms were not disclosed.

Viventium has acquired Apploi to create a vertically integrated human capital management (HCM) platform focused on post-acute and long-term care providers. The deal combines Apploi's recruiting and credentialing capabilities with Viventium's payroll, HR, and workforce management suite to deliver a single, healthcare-native system of record; the transaction closed January 30, 2026 and financial terms were not disclosed.

TopBuild has acquired Applied Coatings and Upstate Spray Foam, two Winfield, New York-based contractors that collectively generate about $20 million in annual revenue. The acquisitions expand TopBuild’s installation and specialty distribution footprint in the U.S. Northeast, strengthening its presence across New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts; financial terms were not disclosed.

SourceCode Communications has acquired Rally Point Public Relations to deepen its media strategy capabilities and combine Rally Point's editorial storytelling with SourceCode's Storyhub AI-informed insight platform. Rally Point's team will join SourceCode immediately, with co-founder John Cook leading media strategy and fintech teams while co-founder Dorian Langlais departs to start a new consultancy.

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has acquired American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a specialist in colored gemstone analysis and provenance reporting. AGL will remain headquartered in New York and continue operating under its brand with Chris Smith staying as President and Chief Gemologist; IGI said the acquisition—supported by Blackstone—will broaden its colored-gemstone capabilities and help expand AGL’s services beyond the U.S.

UiPath has acquired WorkFusion, a pioneer in AI agents for financial crime compliance, to expand its agentic automation platform and strengthen solutions for banking and financial services. The deal closed in UiPath's first quarter of fiscal 2027; terms were not disclosed.

Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) and AI-driven patent intelligence firm Garden Intel have closed a merger that values Garden Intel at $150 million. The combined company will operate under the SIM IP brand, integrating Garden's agentic AI infrastructure with SIM IP's IP monetization platform to scale patent-based investing and prepare for the public markets.

Cycle Group Holdings Limited (Cycle Pharmaceuticals) has completed the acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Applied Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel CNS-penetrant therapies for rare metabolic diseases. The transaction was funded from Cycle's cash on hand and brings Applied's lead candidate govorestat and rare-disease pipeline into Cycle's rare metabolic disease platform.

Popfly has integrated Mount, a VC-backed travel startup, into its creator platform; Mount founders Madi Rifkin and Casey Evans will join Popfly's team. The acquisition brings Mount's travel creator community and network of hosts, brands, and tour operators into Popfly's creator discovery, collaboration, and campaign management ecosystem to accelerate Popfly's expansion into travel and short‑term rental experiences.

Invio Automation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Calvary Robotics, a Webster, New York-based provider of robotics, advanced automation and material handling systems. The add-on expands Invio's engineering capabilities and manufacturing footprint to better serve high-growth end markets such as medical devices, advanced manufacturing and transportation; terms were not disclosed.

Paris-based data science firm Ekimetrics has acquired Actable, a New York–based specialist in AI-powered customer analytics, as part of its "Elevate" plan to become a global leader in large-scale managed data and AI solutions. The deal strengthens Ekimetrics' customer analytics and marketing/sales AI capabilities and accelerates its expansion in North America; Actable will continue operating within Ekimetrics while its technology is progressively integrated into the Ekimetrics platform.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a business of Marsh, has acquired Robinson & Son, LLC, a Hudson Falls, New York-based insurance agency specializing in the maritime industry. All employees of Robinson & Son, including Co-Founder and Agency Principal James Robinson, will join MMA and continue to operate from their existing office; terms were not disclosed.

BeatStars has acquired Lemonaide AI, a generative music startup focused on consent-based model training, to integrate ethical AI tooling into its rights-first music platform. Lemonaide's co-founders will join BeatStars to lead technology and innovation as the company embeds transparent attribution and creator compensation into AI-assisted music workflows.

Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of Chronosphere, a cloud-native observability platform, to unify observability and security for AI-era operations. The deal will integrate Chronosphere with Palo Alto Networks' Cortex AgentiX to enable AI-driven detection and autonomous remediation while preserving Chronosphere’s Telemetry Pipeline as a standalone offering.

StorageMart has acquired a 15-property self-storage portfolio in New York City from the Carlyle Group in a transaction valued at about $1 billion. The portfolio comprises roughly 1.3 million square feet, 25,498 storage units and 121 parking spaces; StorageMart said the deal reinforces its long-term commitment to New York City and expands its local footprint.

REV Entertainment, the sports and entertainment arm of the Texas Rangers, has purchased the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. Founding owner Frank Boulton will remain in an advisory role; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition brings the Ducks into REV's growing portfolio of minor-league and partner-league clubs.

Sword Health has acquired Kaia Health in a transaction valued at $285 million, adding Kaia’s digital musculoskeletal and pulmonary care offerings to Sword’s AI Care platform. The deal expands Sword’s U.S. member footprint by migrating Kaia’s millions of U.S. members onto Sword’s platform and gives Sword immediate access to Germany through Kaia’s integration in the country’s digital health reimbursement pathway.

ACES Quality Management, a provider of enterprise quality management and control software for financial services, has acquired BaseCap Analytics, an enterprise data quality platform. The acquisition integrates BaseCap’s data validation and rule-based data engine into ACES’ platform to expand automated data quality checks, improve compliance, and strengthen capabilities for lenders and other financial institutions.

Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) has made a strategic minority (growth capital) investment in Mascarene Partners to provide long-term capital to support the firm’s middle-market transportation and industrial investment platform. Mascarene’s investment process and strategy will remain unchanged; LMI previously acted as a lead anchor investor in Mascarene’s portfolio company Voyager Trucking and holds board representation.

Aspen Surgical Products has acquired Ruhof Healthcare, a Mineola, New York–based maker of enzymatic detergents, cleaning verification systems, and instrument/endoscope reprocessing solutions. The acquisition (terms not disclosed) brings Ruhof's products and ~ $50M in revenue into Aspen's SPD360 Performance Solutions platform to expand its infection‑prevention, reprocessing, and endoscopy portfolios and accelerate international growth.

Datarails raised $70 million in a Series C round led by growth equity firm One Peak, with participation from Vertex Growth, Vintage Investment Partners, Zeev Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Joey Low, Qumra Capital, and Claltech. The funding will be used to accelerate geographic expansion across North America and EMEA, invest in R&D (including AI capabilities for finance teams), and potentially pursue acquisitions.

Wonder, the parent company of Grubhub, has acquired Claim, a restaurant rewards app that offers automatic cash-back incentives and a merchant dashboard for promotions and performance tracking. The acquisition will integrate Claim's guest acquisition and retention tools into Grubhub's merchant network, beginning with availability in New York City and a nationwide rollout planned for 2026.

Doeren Mayhew entered the New York market through the acquisition of Rochester-based advisory firm 1RDG, effective January 20, 2026. The transaction also brings Bailey Carr CPAs (Rochester) and Bahgat & Laurito‑Bahgat CPAs (Fredonia) into Doeren Mayhew, adding more than 100 employees and seven partners and expanding the firm's audit, tax, outsourced accounting and advisory capabilities in key sectors such as construction, health care and real estate.

Teamshares Inc., a tech‑enabled acquiror of small‑to‑medium enterprises, entered into a definitive business combination with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (LOKV) that values the combined company at a pro forma enterprise value of $746 million and is expected to close in Q2 2026. The deal is expected to deliver up to $333 million of net proceeds (including a $126 million PIPE anchored by accounts advised by T. Rowe Price) to fund Teamshares’ acquisition-driven growth; Teamshares reported four 4Q25 acquisitions with combined LTM EBITDA exceeding $15 million.

Yellow Wood Partners has combined two of its portfolio companies, Suave Brands Company and Elida Beauty, in a merger that creates Evermark, a global personal care platform representing about $1.9 billion in annual retail sales. Ares Credit funds led a $1.6 billion debt financing to support the transaction; leadership will be led by Daniel Alter as CEO with Alfie Vivian as President, Europe.

Triple Whale has acquired Anteater, an AI visibility platform that measures how large language models surface brands, products, and sources in AI-generated answers. The acquisition expands Triple Whale's commerce intelligence capabilities by adding AI Engine Optimization (AEO) visibility into its Moby AI product, letting ecommerce brands track LLM-driven discovery alongside revenue and marketing metrics.

San Francisco-based strategic communications agency Highwire has acquired New York-based The Bliss Group, combining the two firms to create an integrated marketing and communications partner serving technology, healthcare, and financial-services clients. The deal (terms undisclosed) folds Bliss into Highwire’s platform—expanding capabilities, sector expertise and bringing Bliss leadership into senior roles at Highwire while creating a combined organization of more than 250 professionals across North America.

JWX has acquired Aug X Labs, the startup behind Augie Studio, to add LLM-powered content transformation and AI-assisted video production capabilities to its publisher platform. Augie Studio will be incorporated into JWX Studio, and all Aug X Labs employees will join JWX; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kasa has acquired Mint House in an all-equity transaction, integrating Mint House's portfolio (roughly 22 properties / nearly 1,000 residential hospitality units) into Kasa's platform to create the largest U.S. operator of apartment-style and traditional hotels. The deal follows a $40 million investment from Silver Lake Waterman backing Kasa and is intended to drive scale, cost efficiencies and improved commercial performance across distribution, revenue management and guest engagement.

Audax Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Keystone, purchasing the global technology and advisory services practice from RLH Equity Partners in a recapitalization that closed January 2, 2026. Concurrently, Keystone spun out its Core AI business as an independent B2B AI SaaS company (Keystone.AI) with RLH retaining a minority stake; Jeff Marowits was named CEO and Greg Richards will remain as a senior strategic advisor.

SPINS, the Chicago-based provider of CPG data and commerce solutions, has acquired MikMak, a New York-based commerce intelligence and omnichannel orchestration software company. The acquisition expands SPINS’ shopper engagement and omnichannel activation capabilities by combining its attribute-rich CPG dataset with MikMak’s orchestration and measurement platform to better plan, execute, and measure marketing across digital and physical touchpoints.