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1,792 deals tracked since Aug 26, 2026, worth $628B in announced deal value. Every link is free to read.

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best and final bidHostile / unsolicited bidIndustrials & ManufacturingOct 5, 2026

Solidion calls its below-market Flux Power bid "best and final" after board rejection

Solidion Technology responded to Flux Power's board rejecting its acquisition proposal, saying it sees no basis to raise its offer and considers the bid best and final. CEO Jaymes Winters disputed the board's claim that the offer "significantly undervalues" the company, citing Flux's dilutive financing needs, regulatory issues and default risk. Solidion said it will continue pursuing other targets in parallel.

$100MDivestiture / carve-outHealthcare & Life SciencesCompletedOct 5, 2026

Harrow closes TYRVAYA buy from Viatris for up to $100M

Harrow has completed its acquisition of TYRVAYA nasal spray, the first and only FDA-approved nasal spray for dry eye disease, from Viatris. Harrow paid $30 million in cash at closing from cash on hand and may pay up to $70 million in milestones tied to net sales, for potential total consideration of $100 million. Harrow acquired worldwide rights except Japan, where Viatris retains commercialization and will pay royalties.

$150M raisedStrategic acquisitionTechnologyOct 5, 2026

Supabase acquires AI-database startup Turso alongside $150M raise

Supabase, which commercializes the open-source PostgreSQL database, has agreed to buy fellow database startup Turso for an undisclosed sum. Turso offers an SQLite-based database optimized for AI agents, with a small hardware footprint that lets agents spin up instances nearly instantaneously. Supabase announced the deal alongside a $150 million funding round led by Singapore's GIC, with CapitalG, IronArc and SquarePeg participating.

~$130MreportedStrategic acquisitionFinancial ServicesOct 5, 2026

Warren and Van Hollen press OppFi to drop BNCCORP bank acquisition

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren urged nonbank lender OppFi to withdraw its application to acquire Arizona-based BNCCORP and its subsidiary BNC National Bank, alleging OppFi's model relies on predatory lending with APRs as high as 195%. The push follows Enova's termination of its Grasshopper Bank bid weeks earlier. OppFi pushed back on the senators' characterization of its business.

700,000 bbl storageStrategic acquisitionEnergy & UtilitiesCompletedOct 5, 2026

HydroEdge takes majority stake in RES Water to build Appalachian water platform

HydroEdge Solutions said newly formed parent WET Tech has acquired Reserved Environmental Services and affiliates, combining the two into one of the largest independent water management platforms serving the Marcellus and Utica shales. The combined company runs five Pennsylvania treatment, recycling and storage facilities with roughly 700,000 barrels of storage and up to 116,000 barrels per day of processing capacity, backed by about 350 employees.

$5.00/share offerHostile / unsolicited bidConsumer & RetailOct 5, 2026

Curaleaf raises Aurora Cannabis offer 25% to $5.00 per share

Curaleaf Holdings will file a Notice of Variation to lift its hostile offer for Aurora Cannabis to total implied consideration of US$5.00 per share — 0.4013 Curaleaf shares plus US$1.00 cash — an 86% premium to Aurora's unaffected price. Cash consideration rises 33% and the cap price climbs 20% to US$6.00. The enhanced bid was built solely from public information, and Curaleaf is pressing Aurora's board for formal due diligence.

$2BMinority stakeTechnologyOct 5, 2026

General Catalyst and Koch put $2B into Flex's Axiom ahead of spin

Flex agreed to sell $2.0 billion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in Axiom Solutions International — its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment — to funds affiliated with General Catalyst, Koch Equity Development and co-investors. Proceeds fund Axiom's recently announced acquisition of EPC Power and shore up its balance sheet as it prepares to stand up as an independent, publicly traded company focused on power, thermal and compute infrastructure.

$691MStrategic acquisitionIndustrials & ManufacturingCompletedOct 5, 2026

IES Holdings closes $691M purchase of DBM Global

IES Holdings completed its acquisition of DBM Global, a vertically integrated structural steel fabrication, erection and industrial construction platform, for roughly $691 million in cash and IES stock. IES bought 100% of DBM's common stock, including the approximately 91.2% stake held by INNOVATE Corp. DBM generated about $1.5 billion of revenue in the twelve months ended June 30, 2026 and becomes IES's new Structural line of business with roughly 4,000 employees.

$17.2B Leidos revenueDivestiture / carve-outAerospace & DefenseCompletedOct 5, 2026

Leidos and Altaris close Analogic security screening joint venture

Leidos and investment firm Altaris completed their previously announced transaction combining Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions business with Analogic to form a scaled U.S.-based joint venture operating under the Analogic brand. Leidos retains a significant minority stake in the new company, which serves airport, border and critical infrastructure screening markets. Leidos said the launch sharpens its focus on growth engines under its NorthStar 2030 strategy.

$131MStrategic acquisitionTechnologyCompletedOct 5, 2026

Axe Compute buys out Duos' Georgia AI cluster SPV for ~$131M

Axe Compute completed its acquisition from Duos Technologies Group of 100% of the special purpose vehicle owning the Columbus, Georgia AI cluster. At closing Axe paid off the SPV's roughly $87.8 million asset-backed loan, with no new equity issued, plus a $42.9 million deferred purchase price payable to Duos in $715,000 monthly installments. The cluster holds 2,304 NVIDIA B300 GPUs, and its customer contract was extended from three years to five.