Helix Energy Solutions and Hornbeck Offshore Services completed their all-stock combination, with the company taking the Hornbeck name and trading on NYSE under "HOS" from September 2, 2026.
Shell Oil Products US signed an agreement to raise its stake in convenience store operator and fuel distributor Tri Star Energy from 33% to 100%, adding 320 company-owned retail sites.
Transtelco Holding, dba Flō Networks, announced its intention to launch concurrent public tender offers to acquire up to 100% of Controladora Axtel and Axtel, subject to Mexican regulatory approvals.
Adecoagro closed its purchase of the Caarapó sugarcane mill from Raízen Group for R$705 million (about US$136 million) in cash, integrating it into its Mato Grosso do Sul cluster.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers completed refranchising transactions selling 108 company-owned restaurants for about $89.4 million, with eight more expected to close by fiscal year end for $6.6 million.
Chesapeake Utilities' Peninsula Pipeline Holdings sold a 49% minority interest in the Florida Energy Pathway natural gas project, estimated at $1.2 billion total investment, to NextEra Energy Resources.
Black Pearl Equities completed its all-cash tender offer at $5.75 per share for Selectis Health, acquiring about 90.93% of shares and will squeeze out the remainder via merger.
RedHill Biopharma acquired exclusive commercialization rights to Ferring's Rebyota and Clenpiq for a $12 million upfront payment plus milestones and royalties, funded by its $18 million Talicia divestiture.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical completed its acquisition of Alesta Therapeutics, adding oral hypophosphatasia candidate ALE1; Alesta spun out all non-ALE1 assets before closing.
Palo Alto Networks acquired Console, an AI-native agentic platform, to deepen agentic capabilities in its Cortex security operations products; terms were not disclosed.
Allworth Financial acquired High Falls Advisors ($665 million AUM) and Holistic Financial Partners (about $282 million AUM), pushing the firm past $40 billion in assets under management.
Wealth Enhancement acquired the investment advisory business of Virginia hybrid RIA Dickerson Jackson & Associates, which manages over $376 million in client assets.
GI Partners closed a majority investment in Montreal-based remote monitoring and vehicle tracking firm Otodata, with Renovo Capital and management retaining a minority stake.
S&P Global closed the divestment of its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB, forming a strategic alliance; financial terms were not disclosed.
Newmark Group acquired Altus Group's Development Advisory business, adding roughly 335 professionals in North America and Asia Pacific to its Project Management platform.
Salute signed a definitive agreement to acquire T5 Operations, part of T5 Data Centers' Services business, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Bull Moose Tube Company completed its acquisition of Hanna Steel Corporation, including operations in Alabama and Illinois and Hanna Truck Line; Hanna will operate as a division.
NexTier, Inc. completed its legal merger with Riverside Bank of Dublin effective August 31, 2026, bringing NexTier Bank to approximately $3.2 billion in assets.