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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories

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ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work

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ABB is acquiring Irish consultancy Premium Power to bolster its European power systems advisory services amid rising grid complexity.
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Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal

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Seismic to merge with Highspot, uniting rival sales enablement platforms in an AI-first deal with Permira to remain controlling shareholder.
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BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing

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BriefCatch acquires WordRake’s core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
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Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility

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Manchester’s mid-sized firms are stalling investment and expansion, citing volatile costs, policy shifts and tougher access to finance.
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Proofpoint buys Acuvity to secure AI agents at work

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Proofpoint snaps up AI security specialist Acuvity to police ‘agentic workspaces’ as enterprises rush to deploy copilots and agents.
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Be.EV buys Mer UK EV chargers to join top 10 network

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Be.EV buys Mer’s UK public EV charging network, gaining 1,600 bays and 450 sites to join the UK’s top 10 rapid charge operators.
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Endor Labs buys Autonomous Plane for container security

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Endor Labs acquires Autonomous Plane to add reachability-led container image analysis, promising fewer false positives for security teams.
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Serbus completes executive team for UK security push

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Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.
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Trane to acquire LiquidStack in data centre cooling push

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Trane Technologies will acquire liquid cooling specialist LiquidStack to bolster data centre thermal management for AI and high-density computing.
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Paragon buys majority stake in South Yorkshire firm Parseq

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Paragon has acquired a majority stake in South Yorkshire outsourcing specialist Parseq from Parabellum, boosting its back-office and payments arm.
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Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI cloud

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Submer is acquiring Radian Arc to fuse its InferX platform with carrier-embedded GPU edge, pitching a sovereign telco-focused AI cloud.
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Tradesman Saver targets digital pros with new brand

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Tradesman Saver launches Professional Saver brand to target IT and digital workers as it refreshes its image and eyes growth into 2026.
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Specialist Risk Group launches insurance arm in Australia

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Specialist Risk Group enters Australia with Sydney and Melbourne offices, targeting mid-market clients as it grows its Asia-Pacific platform.
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Copilot Capital boosts senior team with key promotions

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Copilot Capital promotes Dave Sun to Partner and Zerxis Billimoria to Director as it sharpens focus on pan-European software investments.
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Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push

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Trane Technologies will acquire AI-focused data centre cooling specialist LiquidStack, expanding its liquid and rack-level thermal management range.
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Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI edge

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Submer buys Radian Arc to fuse liquid-cooled AI data centres with telco-embedded GPU edge, targeting sovereign AI at carrier scale.
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UiPath buys WorkFusion to boost AI crime compliance

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UiPath buys AI compliance specialist WorkFusion to automate banks’ financial crime checks as monitoring workloads and governance demands surge.
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Beast Industries buys Step in fintech for Gen Z push

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Beast Industries acquires fintech app Step, betting on financial literacy tools to turn his vast creator audience into customers.
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ClearCourse appoints leadership team to drive 2026 growth

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ClearCourse names new CFO, COO, AI and M&A heads to unify its software brands and accelerate growth towards 2026 ambitions.
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Logicalis Australia appoints Luke Gardiner to lead new Technology Assurance Services practice

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Logicalis Australia launches Technology Assurance Services to help regulated sectors meet CPS 230-era resilience and third-party risk demands.