M&A Activity

Acorns acquired a social investing app, according to a WealthStack roundup of advisor tech news.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Acorns in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Vivify Specialty Ingredients, backed by Gryphon, acquired botanical extracts supplier AuNutra Industries, a Chino, California company founded in 2003 that supplies herb powders, vitamins, amino acids and nutritional ingredients to nutraceutical and supplement markets.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Vivify Specialty Ingredients in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Parkview Health, a Fort Wayne, Indiana health system, has signed an agreement to acquire Ovation Healthcare, a provider of shared services for hospitals, health systems and physician practices nationwide.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Parkview Health in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Shareholder opposition is mounting against H&R REIT's roughly C$6.7 billion acquisition by a Go Residential REIT-led consortium (including Blackstone, Crestpoint, PSP Investments and Hofstedter-family interests). Sandpiper (about 1% holder) joins RBC Global Asset Management and Mill Pond in voting against ahead of the unitholder vote.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For H&R Real Estate Investment Trust in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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The owners of Portuguese agri-food firm Cerealis and French pasta maker Panzani have entered talks to merge their businesses.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Cerealis in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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The UK Post Office is reportedly weighing a bid for Notemachine, one of the UK's largest independent ATM operators, which Brink's must divest as a remedy for its $6.6bn NCR Atleos acquisition.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Post Office in Postal Services/Government, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Avenue Capital reportedly emerged as frontrunner to take a stake in a Serie A media rights venture, per sources cited by Reuters.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Avenue Capital in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Panzani and Cerealis, two European packaged-food manufacturers with combined annual revenue of about EUR 1 billion, are combining to form a major European food group. Backers include the Cerealis founding families, Sofina and CVC Capital Partners.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Panzani y Cerealis in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Report that SoftBank is evaluating a bid for US security firm Allied; shares of SoftBank fell on the report. Unconfirmed and early-stage.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Allied in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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NX Group completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Metro Supply Chain Group, a Canada-based contract logistics company with operations in North America and the UK, effective October 1, 2026.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Nippon Express Holdings (NX Group) in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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WaveDivision Capital, Stephens Capital Partners and The Pritzker Organization, partnering with EarthLink's management team, are acquiring the Atlanta-based internet service provider, which serves more than 500,000 internet and managed services customers across the US.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For EarthLink in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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Inrix, the Bellevue, Washington traffic data company, has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Arity, the mobility data subsidiary of Allstate. Terms were not disclosed and closing is expected later this year. Inrix had raised more than $288 million and had flirted with IPOs before.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Inrix in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

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