M&A

CVD Equipment ($CVV) surges 26% after agreeing to sell Stainless Design Concepts to Atlas Copco for $16.9M, netting $15M while focusing on core CVD operations.

Wawanesa Mutual Insurance agrees to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada, adding $305 million in annual premiums and expanding specialty coverage capabilities.

Powell Max signs LOI to acquire Boston Solar for $9M plus $7M debt assumption, marking major strategic pivot from financial communications into renewable energy sector.

Public Policy Holding Company acquires UK consultancy WPI Strategy, bolstering economics capabilities and creating 60-person combined platform.

Major M&A wave includes Public Storage's $10.5B acquisition of National Storage, Mastercard's $1.8B BVNK purchase, and IBM's $11B Confluent deal, while multiple companies including Domino's franchisee file for bankruptcy.

Ecolab acquires CoolIT Systems for $4.75 billion to capitalize on booming AI data center cooling demand, targeting $550 million in near-term sales.

Unilever explores potential all-stock Foods spin-off to McCormick, shifting focus to higher-margin beauty and personal care segments in transformative restructuring.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare agrees to acquire Breathe Right nasal strip brand for $1.045 billion, targeting sleep and respiratory health categories with expected margin expansion and free cash flow benefits by H1 2027.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare to acquire Breathe Right and related OTC brands from Foundation Consumer Healthcare for $1.045 billion, expected immediately accretive to earnings and margins.

Embecta to acquire UK firm Owen Mumford for up to $200M, bolstering drug-delivery capabilities and chronic care market reach. Stock rises 4.63%.

Institutional investors rotate capital to precision oncology biotech as patent cliff pressures Big Pharma. Five clinical-stage companies positioned for M&A amid $303B market opportunity.

Mastercard agrees to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B, targeting rapid digital asset growth and cross-currency money movement.

Iveco confirms all closing conditions met for Leonardo defence business sale, clearing final hurdle for Tata Motors' $3.8B acquisition to proceed.

HF Foods reports Q4 revenue growth of 2.2% to $1.23B and EBITDA rise of 6.9%, completes ERP digital transformation, and positions itself as consolidator in $50B Asian specialty foodservice market.

Mawson Infrastructure regains Nasdaq compliance, settles $19M lawsuits, establishes M&A committee to pursue AI infrastructure opportunities.

Papa John's receives $1.5B privatization proposal from Irth Capital/Brookfield. Shell sells Jiffy Lube for $1.3B. Meta acquires Moltbook; Google closes $32B Wiz deal.

AstraZeneca has exclusive access to Abivax data until March 23. If it misses deadline, Eli Lilly could rejoin bidding for French biotech valued by 1,600% surge.

Monteverde & Associates launches investigation into Cathedra Bitcoin's merger with Sphere 3D, questioning deal fairness for shareholders receiving 0.123 shares per stake.

Medtronic acquires Scientia Vascular for $550M to strengthen neurovascular offerings. Deal closes H1 FY2027, minimally dilutive in 2027, then accretive.

Mowi acquires Torghatten Aqua's Norwegian sea-farming operations for NOK 293M, adding 2,628-tonne biomass capacity and divesting its 33.34% stake.