Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) has agreed to acquire Wilshire, a global investment consulting, solutions and analytics firm serving institutional investors and financial intermediaries. Sellers CC Capital and Motive Partners have owned Wilshire since 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and client consents.
Western Union (NYSE: WU) has delivered a notice terminating its agreement to acquire International Money Express (NASDAQ: IMXI). The company said it had worked with Intermex and regulators to secure the approvals needed to close, but the parties were unable to obtain an acceptable outcome.
Smart-ring maker Oura is acquiring Counsel Health, an AI-native primary care platform pairing medical AI with licensed physicians, for $625 million. Counsel was already integrated into the Oura app in June; CEO Muthu Alagappan will become Oura's chief clinical AI officer, joining with the company's 70 employees.
Stockholders of Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT) and shareholders of Centerspace (NYSE: CSR) approved all proposals needed to close their previously announced merger at special meetings held Tuesday. Both companies are multifamily real estate investment trusts.
An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in go asia, Germany's largest retail chain for Asian food, with over 70 stores in 30-plus cities and more than 1,600 employees. The founding family will reinvest and keep a significant stake; terms were not disclosed.
Montgomery-based MAX Credit Union has agreed to buy Bessemer-based First Financial Bank, a unit of FirstFed Bancorp, for an undisclosed cash sum. The deal adds $245 million in assets and eight branches to MAX's $2.3 billion, 16-site footprint and is set to close in 2027.
Mexico's Grupo Simec (NYSE: SIM) has agreed to acquire 100% of Acerbrag, a long-steel producer in Bragado, Buenos Aires province, from Brazil's Votorantim, using its own funds. Terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approvals.
Boise Cascade closed its acquisition of two building materials distribution facilities in Rocklin and Sanger, California, from Taiga Building Products.