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Saturday 17 October 2026
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M&A acquirers 2026: the most active buyers

Companies and private equity firms ranked by the number of deals we have verified this year, with links to every deal.

Most active buyers

  1. 1.EQT11 deals · $26.5bn
  2. 2.Apollo10 deals · $18.2bn
  3. 3.KKR10 deals · $32.3bn
  4. 4.Eli Lilly9 deals · $16bn
  5. 5.Bain Capital8 deals · $11.6bn
  6. 6.Blackstone8 deals · $9.6bn
  7. 7.CVC6 deals · $8.1bn
  8. 8.Accenture5 deals · $5.4bn
  9. 9.Brookfield5 deals · $15.8bn
  10. 10.Stonepeak5 deals · $2.4bn
  11. 11.Warburg Pincus5 deals · $1.5bn
  12. 12.Carlyle4 deals · $4.6bn
  13. 13.Itochu4 deals · $1.6bn
  14. 14.TPG4 deals · $2.9bn
  15. 15.Bending Spoons3 deals · $2.6bn
  16. 16.Boston Scientific3 deals · $16bn
  17. 17.Bridgepoint3 deals · $1.4bn
  18. 18.Gilead Sciences3 deals · $12.6bn
  19. 19.Goldman Sachs3 deals · $260m
  20. 20.GSK3 deals · $13.8bn
  21. 21.Henkel3 deals · $3.9bn
  22. 22.Lone Star3 deals · $7.6bn
  23. 23.Novartis3 deals · $3.1bn
  24. 24.Schneider Electric3 deals · $25.7bn
  25. 25.Thoma Bravo3 deals · $4.5bn
  26. 26.TMX3 deals · $790m
  27. 27.Advent2 deals · $9.2bn
  28. 28.Agilent Technologies2 deals · $1.2bn
  29. 29.Airbus2 deals · Undisclosed
  30. 30.Ares2 deals · $1.7bn
  31. 31.Authentic Brands2 deals · $6.8bn
  32. 32.Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena2 deals · $39.8bn
  33. 33.Biogen2 deals · $5.6bn
  34. 34.Cerealis2 deals · $2bn
  35. 35.Clearlake2 deals · $1.3bn
  36. 36.CrowdStrike2 deals · $1.1bn
  37. 37.Deutsche Börse2 deals · $7.5bn
  38. 38.Energy Fuels2 deals · $2.2bn
  39. 39.Eurazeo2 deals · Undisclosed
  40. 40.Francisco Partners2 deals · $1.2bn
  41. 41.Frasers2 deals · $2.5bn
  42. 42.Genesis Minerals2 deals · $4.4bn
  43. 43.Hexagon2 deals · $2bn
  44. 44.I Squared Capital2 deals · $730m
  45. 45.Infineon Technologies2 deals · $670m
  46. 46.IonQ2 deals · $3.1bn
  47. 47.Johnson & Johnson2 deals · $1bn
  48. 48.Landsec2 deals · $126m
  49. 49.Macquarie2 deals · $8.3bn
  50. 50.Marubeni2 deals · $240m
  51. 51.MBK Partners2 deals · $240m
  52. 52.Merck2 deals · $18bn
  53. 53.Mitsubishi2 deals · $7.5bn
  54. 54.Payward2 deals · $550m
  55. 55.Publicis Groupe2 deals · $2.6bn
  56. 56.QXO2 deals · $19.3bn
  57. 57.Rheinmetall2 deals · Undisclosed
  58. 58.SAP2 deals · Undisclosed
  59. 59.Servier2 deals · $4.1bn
  60. 60.Space Exploration Technologies2 deals · $60bn
  61. 61.Stripe2 deals · Undisclosed
  62. 62.TransDigm2 deals · $3.3bn
  63. 63.TTM Technologies2 deals · $1.1bn
  64. 64.UCB2 deals · $2.7bn
  65. 65.Verdane2 deals · $750m
  66. 66.Veritas Capital2 deals · Undisclosed
  67. 67.Zurich Insurance2 deals · $11.1bn

All buyers A–Z

26North PartnersA.P. Moller CapitalAARABBAbbVieAccel-KKRACP Holdings AcquisitionAdani Energy SolutionsAditya Birla RenewablesAdmiralADNOC DistributionAdvaya CapitalAdyenAegis LogisticsAEON CoAeroVironmentAichi FinancialAirTrunkAirwallexAkamai TechnologiesAkatsukiAldar PropertiesAlfasigmaAlimentation Couche-TardAlkem LaboratoriesAllianz Global InvestorsAltarisAmadeus ITAmazon.comAmbienta SGRAMDAmerican Family Mutual Insurance CompanyAmerican Industrial PartnersAMETEKAMG Critical MaterialsAmgenAmneal PharmaceuticalsAmplifonAnalog DevicesAngelini PharmaAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVANTA Sports ProductsANZAonApax FundsApax PartnersArchiMedArclandsArcLight Capital PartnersArcline Investment ManagementargenxArgo Infrastructure PartnersArityArtemis GoldArthur J. GallagherArtivionArum S.p.A. and Dompé Holdings S.r.lAsahi KaseiAster DM HealthcareAsterion Industrial PartnersAstorgAtlantic Ridge Capital and Grafine PartnersAtlasAura ConsolidatedAURELIUSAussie BroadbandAutodeskAvista Healthcare Partners and DamierAxel SpringerAxightAxis CapitalBAE SystemsBanco BPMBanco SantanderBanijayBASFBayerBayPineBeldenBENTELERBerkshire HathawayBernhard Capital PartnersBetterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.VBG Container Glass PCLBharti AirtelBioMarin PharmaceuticalBLS E-ServicesBlue Owl Real Estate CapitalBold Eagle AcquisitionBolidenBooz Allen HamiltonBournsBouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and OrangeBravedoBrixmor Property Group and Everview PartnersBrødrene A. & O. Johansen A/SBrookdale Senior LivingBrother IndustriesBullishC.H. RobinsonCadeler A/SCapital One FinancialCapitaLand Integrated Commercial TrustCapitolisCardinal InfrastructureCarolwoodCD&R and McKessonCECO EnvironmentalCegidCencosudCenovus EnergyCentral Garden & Pet CompanyCentricaCharterhouse Capital PartnersCheryChiesi FarmaceuticiChina Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical CoChina Tourism Group Duty FreeChubbyCimpressCintasCinvenCisco SystemsClaroCloudflareCMS Info SystemsCNP AssurancesCognexCohereCollegium PharmaceuticalColliers InternationalCopartCorebridge FinancialCovetrusCPP Investments and EquinixCPP Investments and I Squared Capital continuation vehicleCPP Investments and Sumant SinhaCPS ComunicacionesCrédit AgricoleCredo TechnologyCRHCriblCritical MetalsCronosCrossCountry MortgageCulture Convenience Club CoCuraleafCuriumCuscalCyeraD-Wave QuantumDaito Trust Construction CoDaiwa SecuritiesDanaherDanoneDassault SystèmesDatabricksDe' LonghiDeelDeluxeDensoDeutsche TelekomDEUTZDevon EnergyDIAFADigitalBridgeDNODoceboDöhlerDolomiti EnergiaDonaldson CompanyDoosanDr. Reddy's LaboratoriesDraxDream Finders HomesDubaiDubai Investments PJSCe-finance for Digital and Financial Investments S.A.EEB DevelopmenteBayEden Global Capital Private Limited and Auckland City CollectiveEFG InternationalEldorado GoldElisEmeraEnagásEnelENEOSEnergy AspectsEnergy Capital PartnersEnergy Capital Partners and KKREnergy TransferENGIEEniliveEPEPC GroupeePointZeroEqualsEquinox GoldEquitix-led investorEquity ResidentialESCO TechnologiesESENTIAEtraveliEverstone CapitalEvolution MiningExiro Nickel CompanyExpand EnergyExperianExproF.lli De Cecco di Filippo - Fara San MartinoFairfax FinancialFangda Special Steel TechnologyFaraday CopperFertitta EntertainmentFIBRA PrologisFincantieriFirstCashFive Point Infrastructure JV)FlexFlowcoFoxfreenetFreseniusFunds managed by Tosei Asset AdvisorsGaldermaGameStopGenel EnergyGenusPlusGHO CapitalGlenstone REITGlobal Infrastructure PartnersGlobal Infrastructure Partners and EQT Infrastructure VIGNIGold FieldsGoldgroup MiningGoMore ApSGrabGrant Thornton AdvisorsGravita IndiaGreenbriar EquityGRT Jewellers PrivateGrupo Televisa and FintechGTCR-led consortiumGuangdong HEC TechnologyGuohai Securities CoGyre TherapeuticsH.B. Fuller CompanyH.I.G. CapitalHanwha Life Insurance & Centroid Investment PartnersHapag-LloydHarrison Street Asset ManagementHaworthHeidelberg Materials AustraliaHelios ConsortiumHelix Energy SolutionsHeraHgHiabHindustan UnileverHOF Capital-led consortiumHolcimHome Credit India FinanceHomeTrust BancsharesHon Hai Precision IndustryHormel FoodsHoulihan LokeyHubbellHudbay MineralsHulicHull Street EnergyHy24Hydra InvestimentiIberdrolaInaba Denkisangyo CoIncyteIndependence Realty TrustIndo Borax & ChemicalsIndorama Ventures PCLInflexionInfraVia Capital PartnersINFRONEERIngenia CommunitiesIngredionInspira GlobalIntegrated Media CompanyIntercontinental ExchangeInternational Paper CompanyInternational ResourcesIntersnack Group GmbH & Co. KGIntesa SanpaoloIntuitive MachinesInventurus Knowledge SolutionsInvestcorpInvestor group led by Thomas PrioreIpseniRhythmISS A/SIthacaIthaca EnergyItoham YonekyuIyoginJ.C. Flowers & Co.-led investorJacobs SolutionsJanus HendersonJazz PharmaceuticalsJD LogisticsJohn LaingJollibee FoodsJSW EnergyJX Advanced MetalsK+S AktiengesellschaftKaga Electronics CoKanadeviaKeskoKG Steel CoKimberly-ClarkKINDENKinderhook IndustriesKingdom Holding CompanyKingSett Capital and Choice Properties REITKirinKITZKKCG MaritimeKnox LaneKodiak Gas ServicesKohnan Shoji CoKONEKPIT TechnologiesKPS Capital PartnersKustomL'OréalLabcorpLactalisLakala PaymentLattice SemiconductorLeidosLender group led by Blackstone, Apollo and FS KKR CapitalLeonardoLeonardo DRSLiberty GlobalLigand PharmaceuticalsLittlejohnLKCM Headwater InvestmentsLockheed MartinLondon Stock ExchangeLondonMetric Property plc and Schroder Real Estate Investment TrustLong LakeLongRange CapitalLoomisLoxam SASLuca MiningLufthansaLYLynas Rare EarthsM. Dias BrancoMadison Air SolutionsMagellan FinancialMagnolia Oil & GasMain Capital PartnersMalibu BoatsMandatumManipal Health EnterprisesMankind Pharma Limited B.V.)MapfreMARAMaricoMartin Marietta MaterialsMarvell TechnologyMasdarMastercardMatador Resources CompanyMatsukiyoCocokaraMcCormick & CompanyMcKessonMDA SpaceMedbaseMEDIPALMedtronicMehiläinenMeituanMercerMetLifeMicrochip TechnologyMideaMillicom International CellularMiMedxMinor Food with Serruya Private EquityMirae Asset ConsultingMistral AIMittal family and Adar PoonawallaMobileye GlobalMOLMonomoy Capital PartnersMorgan Stanley Infrastructure PartnersMosChip TechnologiesMotown AcquisitionMSA SafetyMSCIMTNMubadala CapitalMUFG Pension & Market ServicesMunich ReMutaresNational Bank of GreeceNational CineMediaNatWestNAURA TechnologyNedbankNestléNeurocrine BiosciencesNew Mountain CapitalNew WavenexfibreNextNext CapitalNextEra EnergyNextpowerNicholsNielsenNine Entertainment CoNIPPON EXPRESSNippon Investment CompanyNippon PaintNippon Seiki CoNippon TelevisionNippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaNissha CoNissin Foods Holdings CoNiterraNNSNojimaNorwegian Air ShuttleNovantaNscaleNSK Ltd. and NTNNuveenNuveiOaktree Capital ManagementObayashiOceanaGoldOCS Group InternationalOEP Capital AdvisorsOhmnia Electronics, S.LOlympusOmioOmoda BrandsOndasOne Equity PartnersOne River Asset ManagementonsemiOpenAIOptima HealthOrganigram GlobalOrient Securities CompanyORIXORIX AviationOrkla Food IngredientsOtsuka Pharmaceutical CoŌura Health OyOVHcloudPacific Asset ManagementPacific Avenue Capital PartnersPAGPAI Partners and Fondo Italiano d'InvestimentoPalo Alto NetworksPan African ResourcesPan Pacific Copper CoPan Pacific InternationalPaprecParamount SkydanceParker-HannifinParkview HealthParsonsPATEO Connect Technology CoPayPalPayPayPeelPennyMac Financial ServicesPeoples BancorpPersistent SystemsPetróleo BrasileiroPetroliam Nasional BerhadPlaylistPorchPori Energia OyPortland General Electric CompanyPoste ItalianePQPremier EnergyPrimary Wave MusicProgress SoftwarePrologisProofpointProvidence Equity PartnersPrysmianPrysmian and Fincantieri joint venturePT Chandra Asri Pacific TbkPublic StoragePuigPureGymPurvah Green PowerQBE InsuranceQingdao Gon TechnologyQualcommRadNetRaiffeisen Bank InternationalRamp BusinessRashi PeripheralsReddy IceRegis ResourcesRepligenRespighi BidCoRevenio Group OyjRexelRezolve AIRHI MagnesitaRidgeview PartnersRio TintoRocheRocket LabRökoRosebank IndustriesRoyal A-wareRoyal BAMRoyal CaribbeanRWES-BankS.F. Holding CoS&P GlobalSafe Harbor MarinasSaicaSaint-GobainSalesforceSalzgitterSamsung BiologicsSamyangSan Mateo Midstream (Matador ResourcesSanomaSavillsSBISeibu Real Estate CoSeismic SoftwareSelect Water SolutionsSenkoSequence Holdings and DFO ManagementSerica EnergyServiceNowSG FleetSGH Ltd and Steel DynamicsShellShimizuShine I FIPShinhan FinancialShinmente Holdings CoShionogiShizuoka FinancialSiemens MobilitySITASixth StreetSkylark Holdings CoSLBSLC Management)Smith & NephewSnowflakeSöderberg & PartnersSoftBankSoftcatSolstice Advanced MaterialsSomnigroup InternationalSompo InternationalSoochow Securities CoSpaceXSPIESRS DistributionSRS Holdings CoSSR MiningStandard LifeStanley Electric CoStarboard BidCo with AmwinsState StreetSTERISStonepeak-led consortiumStoneXSTRABAGSTRABAG UKStrides Pharma ScienceSumitomo consortiumSumitomo Mitsui Construction CoSun Life Financial (BGOSun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSuntorySunway BerhadSuperloopSuzuki MotorSwiss Life DeutschlandSword HealthSyscoTaarifaTabcorpTaiheiyo CementTakaraTalen EnergyTarsus PharmaceuticalsTata Consultancy ServicesTE ConnectivityTeledyne TechnologiesTelenorTelix PharmaceuticalsTemenosTempus AITenaristeno.Holdings CoTeva Pharmaceutical IndustriesTexas InstrumentsThalesThe Brink's CompanyThe British Land CompanyThe CarlyleThe Clorox CompanyThe Estée Lauder CompaniesThe Federal BankThe Indian Hotels CompanyThe KrogerThe Marzetti CompanyThe Williams CompaniesTilray BrandsTinicum and BlackstoneTNSTohoTongcheng TravelTotalEnergiesTransoceanTransurbanTriton Fund 6Triton Fund 6 and BoleroUberUber TechnologiesUmiosUniCreditUnileverUnion PacificUnited InternetUniversal Health ServicesUniversal MusicUpstageUranium RoyaltyUSA Rare EarthUTG Brands ManagementVår EnergiVerlagsgruppe Georg von HoltzbrinckVertex PharmaceuticalsVertiGISViatrisVictory CapitalVINCI ConstructionVINCI EnergiesVisaVisana Allgemeine VersicherungenVista EquityVistraVodafoneVosslohVSEWaaree Renewable TechnologiesWafraWarburg Pincus-led investorWatscoWaveDivision Capital, Stephens Capital Partners and The Pritzker OrganizationWDPWEBTOON EntertainmentWebuildWellington ManagementWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Robert A. Ortenzio and Martin F. JacksonWest China CementWestern Midstream PartnersWienerbergerWipro Consumer Care & LightingWipro EnterprisesWisdomTreeWittington InvestmentsWorkdayWorldWorthington SteelWynnchurch CapitalXXXLutzYamadaYancoal AustraliaYara InternationalYokogawa BridgeYuanzhuo Tianshi New Energy PartnershipYum ChinaZakłady Farmaceutyczne PolpharmaZijin Gold InternationalZijin Gold International Company