PARIS: Pluxee, a global player in employee benefits and engagement, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of ProEves, an Indian corporate childcare benefit player. With this acquisition, Pluxee will continue to deliver on its strategic growth plan, enhancing its multi-benefit offering in this market. With over 3.5 million consumers in India, Pluxee is a leader…
LONDON: Tavistock Investments has announced a strategic refocus of its business to target the “neglected 91%” of UK adults lacking access to full financial advice, following its acquisition of Lifetime Financial Management Intermediaries Limited. The move comes amid mounting regulatory pressures and rising operational costs that have made it commercially unsustainable for advisory firms to…
NEW YORK: Phreesia Inc. (NYSE: PHR), a leading provider of patient activation solutions, said Thursday it has agreed to acquire AccessOne Parent Holdings Inc., a healthcare receivables financing firm, for $160 million in cash. The deal, expected to close in the third or early fourth quarter of Phreesia’s fiscal 2026, is subject to regulatory approvals…
SAN JOSE: Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the Design & Engineering business of Hexagon AB, including its MSC Software unit, in a €2.7 billion deal aimed at accelerating Cadence’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy and expanding its footprint in the structural analysis market. Under the terms of the…
SYDNEY: COG Financial Services Ltd. (ASX: COG) has agreed to acquire EasiFleet Pty Ltd, a salary packaging and novated leasing provider, for $40 million through its subsidiary Paywise Pty Ltd. The deal values EasiFleet at six times its FY25 EBITDA on a post-synergies basis. The acquisition strengthens COG’s national footprint, adding government contracts across Western…
SYDNEY: Australian engineering and mining services firm NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH) said on Tuesday it will acquire Fredon Industries Pty Ltd for up to A$200 million, adding a fourth strategic pillar to its operations and expanding its footprint in electrical, mechanical, infrastructure and technology services. The acquisition, structured as a debt-free, cash-free transaction, will be…
LONDON: Intertek Group plc (ITRK.L), a global provider of Total Quality Assurance services, said on Monday it has acquired Envirolab, a leading environmental testing and analysis firm based in Australia, as part of its strategy to expand in high-growth sustainability markets. The deal gives Intertek access to Envirolab’s five laboratories across Australia and New Zealand,…
AGA’s NAV fell to €1.11 billion as of June 30, down from €1.23 billion at year-end 2024 LONDON: Apax Global Alpha Limited (AGA) reported a decline in net asset value (NAV) for the first half of 2025, as the private equity investment company prepares for a recommended cash acquisition by Janus Bidco Limited. AGA’s NAV…
NEW YORK: Accenture (NYSE: ACN) said Thursday it has agreed to acquire NeuraFlash, a leading Salesforce and generative AI consulting firm, in a move to bolster its agentic AI and managed services offerings and expand its reach into mid-market industries globally. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, NeuraFlash specializes in deploying agentic solutions across sales, service, and…
SYDNEY: Australian cybersecurity firm archTIS Ltd. (ASX:AR9) announced Wednesday it will acquire the technology, customer base, and employees of U.S.-based data security provider Spirion LLC in a $15.7 million AUD deal, marking a major step in its U.S. expansion strategy. The acquisition, priced at 0.9x Spirion’s FY25 annual recurring revenue (ARR), will boost archTIS’ pro-forma…
The company reported FY25 revenue of NZ$948 million, down 10.9% SYDNEY: Vulcan Steel Ltd (ASX/NZX: VSL) said on Tuesday it will acquire New Zealand-based Roofing Industries Ltd for NZ$88 million, marking its twelfth acquisition since 1995 and expanding its footprint into the steel roofing and cladding segment. The deal, which includes associated businesses Ribline Steel,…
LONDON: Halma Plc (HLMA.L), the global group of life-saving technology companies, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Brownline, a Netherlands-based provider of gyroscopic locating systems, for €150 million (approximately £129 million) in cash. The acquisition, funded from Halma’s existing facilities on a cash- and debt-free basis, is a strategic move to expand the company’s…