DERBY: Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed contracts worth €1.2 billion with TransPennine Express for the supply and long-term maintenance of a new fleet of battery-electric trains, the company announced. The agreements combine a rolling stock contract worth…
LONDON: C&C Group plc said Friday it has agreed to acquire all of Asahi UK’s wholesale interests for nominal consideration, in a deal that will fold Nectar Imports Ltd and Asahi UK’s direct distribution operations into the company’s Matthew Clark Bibendum division. The…
LONDON: Built Cybernetics (AIM:BUC), the smart buildings group, has signed a binding agreement to sell half its interest in the smaller of its two German architecture investments, Aukett + Heese Frankfurt GmbH (“AHF”), for a cash consideration of €250,000 (approx £214,000). The…
LONDON: Macquarie Asset Management, together with co-investors including UniSuper, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in SI Solutions, a leading provider of structural integrity engineering, testing and software solutions to critical infrastructure owners and operators, from private equity fund MidOcean Partners. The…
DALLAS: Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT), a global leader in online vehicle auctions, announced a definitive agreement to acquire ACV (NYSE: ACVA) in a cash deal valued at approximately $1.9 billion. Under the agreement, Copart will acquire all outstanding shares of ACV common stock…
AUSTIN: TAR, a company building off-grid power systems for artificial intelligence data centers, said Thursday it has raised $120 million in Series A funding led by Spark Capital at a $1 billion post-money valuation. The company said the funding will support expansion of its…
MELBOURNE: Dubber Corporation Limited, an ASX-listed conversation intelligence platform for communications service providers, announced Friday it has entered an agreement to acquire specified assets of Daisee Holdings Pty Ltd. Daisee provides artificial intelligence services across voice recordings, supplying contact center AI solutions to…
LONDON: UAB Ignitis, following the call for binding offers for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) announced on 25 August 2026, will enter into a long-term LNG purchase agreement for the period 2027–2036 with a subsidiary of EQT…
BOSTON: Berkshire Residential Investments has agreed to acquire Limekiln Real Estate Investment Management’s 50% stake in MF1 Process LLC, making Berkshire the sole owner of the multifamily mortgage lender. Upon closing, MF1 will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of…
PALO ALTO: Navan, the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, announced Wednesday it has acquired BoomPop, an AI-powered meetings and events platform recognized by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2023,…
SAN FRANCISCO: Latitude, a global payments infrastructure company that simplifies cross-border money movement, announced Wednesday it has raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from NEA, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, OpenFX and Wilson Sonsini. The round…
LONDON: British building-lifecycle software company Eleco plc has agreed to a recommended all-cash takeover by Avocet Bidco Limited, a newly formed entity backed by private equity firm Accel-KKR, in a deal that values the company at approximately £207.6 million on a fully diluted basis. Under…