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OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, integrating the startup's team and technology into its Rosalind platform to advance AI models for life sciences research.
Healthcare and life sciences private equity firm Archimed expands its international footprint by acquiring a majority position in Brazil-based wastewater treatment specialist Genetica Bioscience.
Crypto exchange Kraken's parent company, Payward, is set to acquire Lithuania-based Saldo Bank, marking a significant move for a digital asset firm to gain a regulated banking license in Europe and offer traditional financial services.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has liquefied a massive $2.8 billion position in senior-focused primary care clinics, transferring its stake in joint ventures with Humana to BlackRock's HPS Investment Partners.
Cloudflare's acquisition of Deno marks a strategic consolidation in the edge computing market, bringing the secure-by-default runtime into the Workers ecosystem.
Anchorage Digital's acquisition of Routable signals a strategic move to integrate stablecoin issuance and custody with multi-currency payout distribution, enhancing its institutional digital asset offering.
C.H. Robinson is expanding its footprint by scooping up RXO's North American brokerage business in a massive $5.8 billion cash and stock transaction.
Payments giant Stripe has acquired embedded finance startup Parafin to bolster its small business lending infrastructure and expand merchant capital offerings.
Capital markets infrastructure provider Capitolis has acquired eSecLending in a $200 million all-cash transaction to expand its balance sheet optimization capabilities into securities lending.
Trading Technologies, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo and 7Ridge, has acquired TRAFiX, an equities trading platform, signaling continued consolidation in financial technology infrastructure driven by private equity.
Audax Private Equity has agreed to divest specialty wire and cable distributor GCG to Rexel in a transaction valuing the business on a revenue pace exceeding $1.1 billion.
Databricks has integrated cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, signaling an aggressive push to deploy capital into strategic tuck-in acquisitions.
Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners are exiting Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) in an $11.75 billion deal with GE Aerospace, marking a significant liquidity event for the private equity firms and a strategic acquisition in the aerospace supply chain.
Palo Alto Networks has reportedly acquired Console for $500 million, a move that significantly reshapes the competitive landscape for AI IT service automation and signals increased M&A activity in the sector.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Cleanhill Partners have agreed to sell Poway, California-based EPC Power to Flex for $4.4 billion, marking a significant exit in the critical power conversion sector.
Yellow Wood Partners has agreed to acquire Nestlé's Holistic Health business for $1 billion, a significant transaction underscoring private equity's continued appetite for established consumer health brands and setting a benchmark for the broader M&A market.
Identity verification and fraud prevention firm Socure has raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment, valuing the company at $5.2 billion, while also acquiring AI fraud investigation startup Fravity.
Gamma's acquisition of Lica marks an exit for the Accel-backed design startup, with Lica's co-founders joining Gamma's research team, signaling a talent-focused M&A outcome.
Stripe's strategic acquisition of AI model marketplace OpenRouter signals its intent to embed advanced AI capabilities directly into its payments and financial infrastructure, marking a significant expansion beyond its core offerings.
Francisco Partners is acquiring healthcare communication platform Weave for $650 million, marking another mid-market SaaS take-private as private equity capitalizes on depressed public valuations.
Anthropic is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire AI startup Decart for $6 billion, signaling a strategic move to bolster its technological stack before a potential public listing.
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Neos Investments for $2.25 billion, signaling continued consolidation in the asset management sector and a premium placed on specialized ETF platforms.
New Mountain Capital has agreed to acquire Jensen Hughes from Gryphon Investors, marking a significant exit for Gryphon and a strategic bet by New Mountain on mission-critical engineering services.
Okta has acquired AI security startup Permiso for an estimated $200 million, bolstering its identity threat detection capabilities amid rising demand for securing AI agents and non-human identities.
Cyera's $1 billion acquisition of Oasis Security marks its third deal this year, underscoring intensified venture activity in AI security and consolidation trends.
SoftBank is exploring a deal to acquire Gravis Robotics, signaling renewed focus on AI-driven robotics and potential shifts in venture-backed hardware investments.
Netflix paid $587 million for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck, marking a significant investment in AI filmmaking technology. The deal highlights the growing importance of AI in the entertainment industry.