Acquisitions in Washington in 2026

Anthropic has acquired Seattle-based startup Vercept and will integrate Vercept’s team and technology into its Claude product to improve autonomous computer-use and multi-step task performance. Vercept will wind down its external product as its employees join Anthropic to help expand Claude’s ability to operate inside live applications and handle complex workflows.

Harbor Health, a Texas-based primary and specialty care clinic group that also operates a health plan, has acquired Rippl, a dementia care platform that helps seniors remain at home and avoid unnecessary acute care. The acquisition adds dementia-focused capabilities to Harbor Health's condition-focused care pathways, supports its expansion into Florida, and includes continued investor commitment from Rippl backers.

Exa Capital has acquired StaffReady, a cloud-native SaaS platform for clinical workforce management used by hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and other healthcare organizations. StaffReady will continue to operate independently under its existing leadership while leveraging Exa Capital's strategic and operational resources to support product innovation and long-term growth. The deal expands Exa Capital's presence in healthcare technology and the clinical workforce management segment.

Estes Logistics, a division of Estes Express Lines, has acquired Key Trucking Inc, a regional full-service transportation and freight provider based in Kent, Washington. The acquisition expands Estes' footprint into the Pacific Northwest and transfers all current Key Trucking employees to Estes while preserving the company's legacy under the Castagno family ownership transition.

Stratus Team, LLC acquired Kestrel Engineering Group, an industrial process facilities engineering and design firm with six offices across the U.S. Northwest and Upper Midwest. The deal expands Stratus' geographic footprint into the Northwest and Upper Midwest while adding specialized industrial/process engineering capabilities to its multi-disciplinary platform.

Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) has acquired J. E. McAmis, Inc. and JEM Marine Leasing LLC for approximately $60 million (net of cash) to expand its marine construction capabilities, including jetty and breakwater construction and strategic Jones Act assets. Consideration includes $46 million in cash, a $12 million five-year subordinated promissory note at 6% interest, $2 million in Orion common stock, plus contingent project-based payments; Orion expects the deal to be accretive to 2026 adjusted EBITDA.

Busy Bees North America (BBNA) acquired thirteen early learning centers in the greater Seattle area — seven Kids N Us locations and six Birch Tree Academy locations — expanding BBNA’s U.S. footprint into Washington State. The deal adds roughly 380 educators and staff and more than 1,575 children and families to Busy Bees’ network, growing BBNA to about 270 centers across the United States and Canada.

Rayonier and PotlatchDeltic have closed their previously announced merger of equals to form a combined land resources and wood products company owning more than four million acres of U.S. timberland and operating multiple sawmills and a plywood mill. The combined company will initially retain the Rayonier name and trade under the ticker RYN, with leadership and board representation split roughly equally between the legacy companies to create a larger, more diversified timberland and wood products platform.

Clearstead Advisors has acquired The Clarius Group, a Seattle-based multi-family office overseeing approximately $5.1 billion in assets, with the transaction closing on January 31, 2026. Thirty-six Clarius professionals, including co-founders Keith Vernon and Matthew Talbot, joined Clearstead as part of the deal, which strengthens Clearstead's ultra-high-net-worth and family office capabilities and its presence in the Pacific Northwest.

Heritage Financial Corporation completed its acquisition of Olympic Bancorp, Inc., effective January 31, 2026, merging Olympic into Heritage and Kitsap Bank into Heritage Bank. Under the merger, Heritage issued an aggregate 7,167,600 shares of common stock and Olympic shareholders will receive 45.0 shares of Heritage common stock per Olympic share (with cash for fractional shares); acquired Kitsap Bank branches will continue operating under the Kitsap Bank name.

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.

Loar Holdings completed an all-cash acquisition of Harper Engineering Company for $250 million. Loar said it will combine its operational and engineering capabilities with Harper’s portfolio of aircraft interior latching and securing mechanisms to expand Harper’s aftermarket footprint and support growth from rising commercial aircraft build rates.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired EVCO Integrated Solutions, a Spokane-headquartered security system and fire alarm company serving education, healthcare and commercial customers in eastern Washington, north Idaho and western Montana. The acquisition expands Pye-Barker's life-safety and security service footprint in the Northwest and brings EVCO's capabilities in fire alarms, access control, video surveillance and communications infrastructure into Pye-Barker's platform.

Great Frontier Beverage (the Great Frontier Collective led by Ninkasi Brewing) has acquired Washington-based Incline Cider and Seattle-based San Juan Beverage Company (San Juan Seltzer). The deals bring two regional craft beverage brands into the Great Frontier portfolio to broaden its beer, cider and seltzer offerings and expand distribution across the Pacific Northwest.

Phenom has acquired Included, an AI-native people analytics platform, to integrate agentic workforce analytics and actionable insights into Phenom's applied AI HR platform. The deal expands Phenom's workforce intelligence capabilities by standardizing disparate HR data, adding conversational AI-driven analytics and actionable recommendations for HR teams and business leaders.

Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics, a third-generation family-owned forklift dealership headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired Equipment Depot’s Washington state operations and will establish a regional headquarters in Kent, Washington. Bailey will serve as the authorized Logisnext dealer in Washington for Cat Lift Trucks, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, and Jungheinrich, expanding its material handling, warehouse solutions, and intralogistics services into the Washington market.

Emergency Care Holdings (ECH), a platform backed by Bridgefield Capital, completed the acquisition of the Philips Emergency Care business from Koninklijke Philips N.V., which will operate as Heartstream under a Philips brand license. The carve-out, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, employs more than 600 people, serves over 130 countries and positions ECH to launch a global emergency medical products platform focused on consolidation, innovation and recurring software and service revenue.

Solmetex, LLC has acquired ReLeaf, a developer of hands-free, high-volume evacuation systems for dental hygiene and clinical procedures, to expand its patient-safety and procedural-efficiency product portfolio. The acquisition will integrate ReLeaf's evacuation and aerosol-reduction technology into Solmetex's offerings and broaden accessibility to dental practices in the United States and Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed; Solmetex is PE-backed by investors including GTCR, AGIC Capital, Avista Healthcare Partners, and Gemini Investors.

Truelink Capital has acquired a majority stake in Prime Electric from WestView Capital Partners; financial terms were not disclosed. Prime Electric, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is a leading West Coast electrical contractor serving data center, technology, healthcare, commercial and industrial clients. The deal positions Prime for continued regional expansion and capability growth under Truelink's ownership while WestView remains involved.

Verdantas, a PE-backed technical consulting firm, has acquired PACE Engineers, a Kirkland, Washington-based multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and environmental consulting firm. The deal (terms undisclosed) expands Verdantas' multidisciplinary capabilities and Pacific Northwest footprint while providing additional resources and development opportunities for PACE staff.

Microsoft has acquired Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform, to integrate autonomous data-preparation and ingestion capabilities into Microsoft Fabric and OneLake. The Osmos team will join Microsoft's Fabric engineering organization to help automate data transformation and accelerate AI- and analytics-ready workflows; financial terms were not disclosed.

Altaris has completed the acquisition of Tegria Services Group, Inc. from Providence St. Joseph Health, establishing Tegria as a standalone, Altaris‑backed portfolio company that will continue to serve Providence as a preferred technology services partner. The deal positions Altaris to expand its healthcare services and technology platform capabilities—supporting providers and payers with consulting, managed services, data & analytics, and revenue cycle management.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, an employee-owned investment advisory firm based in Portland, Oregon, has acquired Vancouver, Washington–based Great Northern Asset Management effective January 1, 2026. The acquisition expands Ferguson Wellman's regional presence in Southwest Washington and adds Great Northern's $229 million in client assets while preserving the Vancouver office and key advisors.