Tagged: acquisition

September 4, 2026 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has closed its purchase of Dasseti, folding the specialist’s artificial-intelligence tools for due diligence and ongoing manager oversight into Nasdaq eVestment. The deal, first unveiled on July 23, 2026 and completed on September 2, extends a relationship that began when Nasdaq Ventures… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 12:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has reached an agreement to buy Tokyo-based COMWARE Co., Ltd., a move designed to expand its mid-market offering in Japan and deepen the capabilities of Accenture Edge, a unit created in June 2026 to help smaller and mid-sized firms use artificial intelligence… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Hugging Face, a repository for open source artificial intelligence models, has been acquired by NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) for $12,930,300,000. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027. The announcement did not come as a surprise as markets had anticipated the move last… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 3:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dutch payments group Mollie has formally closed its takeover of UK bank-payments specialist GoCardless, bringing to an end a deal first agreed in December 2025. The combination creates a single European financial-services platform serving more than 350,000 businesses in over 30 markets, pairing Mollie’s card-acquiring… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights researchers used the last week of August 2026 to examine three developments that reveal how capital, talent, and product strategy are moving across artificial intelligence, heavy industry, and emerging-market finance. The most prominent deal was NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) purchase of Hugging Face. Job listings… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has acquired Clerky, the online legal platform long used by high-growth startups and their lawyers for incorporation and routine corporate paperwork. The deal expands Stripe’s reach beyond payments and Stripe Atlas into the legal workflows that accompany company formation, fundraising, hiring, and ongoing governance…. Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has told SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) it will end the arrangement that supplies OpenAI models to the coding product Cursor, after SpaceX completed its purchase of the company behind the tool. The proposed cutoff is November 12, 2026. OpenAI said it is using the longest notice period… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Stripe and Advent International have decided to halt their efforts to acquire PayPal (Nasdaq:PYPL). Advent International is a private equity firm active in the Fintech sector. The two partners had previously agreed to acquire the payments firm for around $53 billion, or $60.50 a… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 6:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Identity verification company Socure has taken another step toward becoming a broader trust platform for the digital economy, announcing a strategic growth round that values the firm at $5.2 billion and completing a deal to buy Fravity, an agentic software company focused on automating fraud,… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital asset investment platform RockawayX has acquired Relayer Capital, a crypto-focused hedge fund, in a move that expands its suite of investment strategies and strengthens its footprint in the United States. The deal, announced on August 25, 2026, transforms Relayer into the newly branded… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 7:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) has announced that it entered into a definitive agreement and completed the acquisition of NYDIG’s institutional trading business and other assets. The deal terms were not immediately available. Shares of BitGo were little changed on the news. BitGo offers custody, wallets,… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vanguard has agreed to buy Altruist, an artificial-intelligence-focused wealth technology and custody firm that serves independent financial advisors. The companies announced a definitive agreement on August 26, 2026, framing the deal as a way to widen access to advice and strengthen the tools advisors use… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has directed substantial capital from his Pershing Square Capital Management toward a key player in the digital payments sector. Recent regulatory disclosures reveal that the firm established a significant new holding in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), acquiring roughly 3.27 million shares valued at… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has reportedly reached an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence-focused startup, for more than $7 billion. The development, first detailed by Bloomberg citing individuals familiar with the discussions, positions the payments company more firmly within the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure space. OpenRouter, established… Read More

August 17, 2026 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has secured a key regulatory green light from New York authorities for its planned purchase of International Money Express, commonly known as Intermex, yet the transaction now confronts fresh obstacles in California that could postpone its completion. The roughly $500 million… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is set to become a significant joint venture partner in Jio Credit Limited, the non-banking finance company subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, through an investment valued at up to ₹18,268 crore, or roughly $1.9 billion. The agreement, announced on August… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 5:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models, is reportedly engaged in early-stage discussions to purchase Decart AI, an Israeli-founded startup specializing in artificial intelligence optimization and generative technologies. Sources familiar with the matter indicate the proposed transaction could value Decart at about $6 billion,… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is set to expand its presence in cryptocurrency-linked investment products through a major acquisition of Neos Investments. The Wall Street firm announced an agreement to purchase the specialized ETF provider in a transaction valued at as much as $2.25 billion, combining cash… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based fintech ANNA Money has completed the purchases of and Business Data Group (BDG) UK Business Forums (UKBF). The deals advance the company’s aim of creating an AI-driven operating system that supports entrepreneurs from the moment they launch a company through ongoing management and growth. ANNA… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditinfo Group has completed the acquisition of EveryData Group, a provider of data, analytics and software solutions that operates the primary credit bureaus across the Caribbean. The deal, announced on 6 August 2026, builds on a longstanding partnership between the two organisations and significantly strengthens… Read More