Every deal we've covered

Fractal company Asper.ai acquired the key talent and assets of Geneva revenue growth management consultancy Pricing One.

Frazier & Deeter acquired Tuscaloosa, Alabama CPA and advisory firm JamisonMoneyFarmer PC.

Inszone Insurance Services acquired Assistance Insurance Agency, a family-owned Southern California personal lines agency founded in 1974.

Simplicity Group acquired Pinnacle Atlanta, bringing in insurance and wealth protection specialists Austin Knowles and Mike Becher.

Champions Group Holdings acquired Atlanta-area home services provider Bardi Heating, Cooling, Plumbing and Electric.

NativeSeed Group acquired the assets of Sharp Brothers Seed Company of Healy, Kansas, a native grass seed cleaning specialist.

Threadcraft Engineering purchased the assets of Albany, Georgia structural engineering firm M-Square Associates.

Health communications agency BRG Communications acquired startup-focused PR firm We Are HeadStart, now BRG HeadStart.

Nexxus Capital finalized its acquisition of two consumer brands from a major Amazon aggregator; the brands had $14.4 million in trailing revenue.

Organigram Global has signed an arrangement agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Aurora Cannabis at C$7.80 per share. The deal sets up a contest with Curaleaf, whose enhanced hostile bid from October 6 remains outstanding. Curaleaf says its offer is superior and accuses Aurora's board of refusing to engage or grant it due-diligence access.

Churchill Capital Corp XI shareholders approved the previously announced $2.5 billion combination with humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics. The deal is expected to give Agility about $465 million in gross capital before expenses, and the company is on track to go public this week.

CVS Health plans to separate its roughly 9,000 retail pharmacies from its Aetna insurance business and Caremark PBM, creating two public companies by the first half of 2028. The insurance and PBM company keeps the CVS Health name under CEO David Joyner; CVS Pharmacy will be led by Prem Shah. Shareholders will own shares in both.

Salesforce has agreed to acquire Cresta Intelligence, a venture-backed provider of AI-powered customer service software. Salesforce did not disclose terms, but The Information reported the price at $2.7 billion. Cresta's platform lets companies build AI voice agents and multi-agent workflows for support requests.

The Andersons agreed to acquire Harvestone Low Carbon Partners, which runs three ethanol plants in North Dakota and Indiana, from Energy Capital Partners for $915 million. About half the price is attributed to expected 45Z and 45Q tax credit cash flows. The deal adds roughly 215 million gallons of annual ethanol capacity.

Rent-rewards fintech Bilt Technologies agreed to acquire Lava, a sports loyalty technology company, in a $300 million deal. Lava connects point-of-sale, ticketing, loyalty and payments systems and works with 56 pro sports franchises, including the Detroit Lions and Denver Nuggets.

Braemar Hotels & Resorts closed the previously announced sale of the 210-room Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale for $372 million, or $1.8 million per key.

Analog Devices closed its acquisition of Alif Semiconductor, a maker of AI-native microcontrollers and fusion processors.

OppFi withdrew its applications to the OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC tied to its proposed acquisition of BNCCORP and BNC National Bank, citing unclear regulatory standards.

Samsung Display will transfer its 10.16% stake in display maker TCL CSOT to parent Samsung Electronics, making it a direct shareholder.

Signia Aerospace, backed by Arcline, agreed to acquire aircraft cabin systems provider Heads Up Technologies from JLL Partners.