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Wednesday 14 October 2026
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Top mergers and acquisitions in September 2026

Every verified merger and acquisition in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.

We tracked 50 deals in September 2026, 39 of them with a disclosed value, worth $218.1bn in total. The largest was Union Pacific's $85bn deal for Norfolk Southern, ahead of Gold Fields and Northern Star Resources at $27.1bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in September 2026

  1. 122 SeptUnion Pacific → Norfolk SouthernRegulator keeps Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern review on trackIndustrials / RailIn review$85bn
  2. 228 SeptGold Fields → Northern Star ResourcesNorthern Star rebuffs Gold Fields' $27bn takeover approachMiningTerminated$27.1bn
  3. 328 SeptBASF → EvonikEvonik rejects BASF's EUR10.3bn takeover approach as too lowChemicalsIn talks$11.7bn
  4. 49 SeptCegid → SilaeCegid and Silae to merge in EUR10bn French software dealTechnology / SoftwareAgreed$11.6bn
  5. 523 SeptMerck KGaA → Bio-TechneBio-Techne shareholders back $11.3bn sale to Merck KGaAHealthcare / Life-science toolsIn review$11.3bn
  6. 628 SeptAMD → World LabsAMD agrees $8.2bn all-stock deal for Fei-Fei Li's World LabsTechnology / AIAgreed$8.2bn
  7. 79 SeptIndependence Realty Trust → CenterspaceIRT and Centerspace agree $8.1bn apartment REIT mergerReal estate / REITAgreed$8.1bn
  8. 814 SeptSequence Holdings and DFO Management → The Baldwin Insurance GroupDell family office and Sequence agree $7.7bn take-private of BaldwinFinancials / Insurance brokerageAgreed$7.7bn
  9. 929 SeptLong Lake → American Express Global Business TravelLong Lake completes $6.3bn takeover of Amex GBTTech / Travel servicesCompleted$6.3bn
  10. 1030 SeptSoftBank Group → DigitalBridge GroupSoftBank completes $3.1bn DigitalBridge takeoverFinancials / Digital infrastructureCompleted$3.1bn
  11. 1123 SeptRoyal Caribbean Group → Sandals Resorts (50%)Royal Caribbean buys half of Sandals for $3bnConsumer / Travel & leisureAgreed$3bn
  12. 1230 SeptHarrison Street Asset Management (with Kenon Holdings) → Vicinity Energy (majority stake)Harrison Street agrees $2.92bn deal for control of Vicinity EnergyEnergy / InfrastructureAgreed$2.9bn
  13. 1315 SeptBrookfield Asset Management → Reliance WorldwideReliance Worldwide backs Brookfield's $2.9bn buyoutIndustrials / Building productsAgreed$2.9bn
  14. 1420 SeptTelix Pharmaceuticals → ITM Isotope Technologies MunichTelix agrees up to $2.35bn deal for Munich's ITMHealthcare / RadiopharmaAgreed$2.4bn
  15. 1528 SeptBrixmor Property Group and Everview Partners → Slate Grocery REITBrixmor and Everview agree $2.3bn takeover of Slate Grocery REITReal estateAgreed$2.3bn
  16. 1610 SeptCopart → ACV AuctionsCopart agrees $1.9bn cash deal for ACV AuctionsTech / Automotive marketplacesAgreed$1.9bn
  17. 1728 SeptAAR Corp → MRO Holdings (65% stake)AAR agrees $1.8bn deal for control of MRO HoldingsIndustrials / AerospaceAgreed$1.8bn
  18. 1830 SeptKirin Holdings → Jamieson WellnessJamieson Wellness holders approve C$2.5bn sale to KirinConsumerIn review$1.8bn
  19. 1921 SeptInvestor group led by Thomas Priore (WD Capital) → Priority Technology HoldingsPriority Technology agrees $1.6bn CEO-led buyoutFinancials / PaymentsAgreed$1.6bn
  20. 2015 SeptGrab → Atome Financial (60%)Grab to buy 60% of Atome for $1.49bnFinancials / FintechAgreed$1.5bn
  21. 2114 SeptPuig → ISDIN (50% stake)Puig pays €1.2bn to take full control of ISDINConsumerAgreed$1.4bn
  22. 2216 SeptACP Holdings Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → May MobilityMay Mobility to go public in $1.4bn SPAC dealTech / Autonomous vehiclesAgreed$1.4bn
  23. 2325 SeptRexel → GCGRexel agrees $1.4bn purchase of US distributor GCGIndustrialsAgreed$1.4bn
  24. 2410 SeptBending Spoons → MiroBending Spoons agrees $1.36bn deal for MiroTech / SoftwareAgreed$1.4bn
  25. 2516 SeptClearlake Capital → Chelsea FC (Boehly and Walter stakes)Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea in £950m buyout of co-ownersMedia / SportsAgreed$1.3bn
  26. 2628 SeptBold Eagle Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → REDLatticeREDLattice to list via $1.25bn Bold Eagle SPAC dealTech / Defence cyberAgreed$1.3bn
  27. 2730 SeptHormel Foods → Brakebush BrothersHormel agrees $1.06bn deal for chicken processor BrakebushConsumer / FoodAgreed$1.1bn
  28. 2817 SeptSoftcat → General Datatech (GDT)Softcat crosses Atlantic with $1.05bn GDT dealTechnologyAgreed$1.1bn
  29. 2918 SeptH.I.G. Capital → Mistras GroupH.I.G. agrees $866m take-private of Mistras GroupIndustrials / Testing servicesAgreed$866m
  30. 3030 SeptPeoples Bancorp → Capital BancorpPeoples Bancorp agrees $728m all-stock deal for Capital BancorpFinancials / BankingAgreed$728m
  31. 3114 SeptSG Fleet / ORIX / Sumitomo consortium (competing bidders) → FleetPartners GroupJapanese bidders lead FleetPartners auctionFinancials / Fleet leasingIn talks$700m
  32. 3224 SeptSelect Water Solutions → Pilot Water SolutionsSelect Water agrees $700m deal for Pilot WaterEnergy / Water midstreamAgreed$700m
  33. 3322 SeptCognex → RealSenseCognex agrees $500m deal for RealSenseTech / RoboticsAgreed$500m
  34. 3422 SeptBlackstone → IDP EducationIDP Education rebuffs Blackstone's A$695m approachEducation servicesTerminated$490m
  35. 3521 SeptArtemis Gold → Vista GoldArtemis Gold agrees US$427m all-share takeover of Vista GoldMiningAgreed$427m
  36. 3621 SeptESENTIA → Energía Occidente de México (TC Energy)TC Energy sells Mexican pipeline to ESENTIA for US$400mEnergyAgreed$400m
  37. 3721 SeptLuca Mining → Cozamin mine (Capstone Copper)Luca Mining buys Capstone's Cozamin mine for up to US$385mMiningAgreed$385m
  38. 3810 SeptMBK Partners → SharingtechnologyMBK launches ¥37bn take-private bid for SharingtechnologyConsumer services / InternetAnnounced$240m
  39. 3929 SeptCapitolis → eSecLendingCapitolis buys eSecLending for US$200mFinancialsAgreed$200m
  40. 4010 SeptAccel-KKR → ElecoAccel-KKR agrees £208m take-private of ElecoTechnologyAgreedUndisclosed
  41. 4114 SeptCarolwood LP → Thryv print directories businessThryv sells print directories to CarolwoodMedia / PublishingAgreedUndisclosed
  42. 4217 SeptEB Development → Eurobio ScientificEurobio Scientific's owner moves to delist at €25.30 a shareHealthcareAnnouncedUndisclosed
  43. 4324 SeptSchneider Electric → Shelly GroupSchneider Electric to bid EUR1.2bn for ShellyTechnology / Smart homeAnnouncedUndisclosed
  44. 4424 SeptVerlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck → Zeit Verlagsgruppe (50% stake)Cartel office clears Holtzbrinck's full takeover of Die ZeitMediaCompletedUndisclosed
  45. 4525 SeptGenel Energy → Capricorn EnergyGenel tops DNO with £330m Capricorn offerEnergyAgreedUndisclosed
  46. 4625 SeptPeel Holdings → Harworth GroupPeel wins control of Harworth with 187p final offerReal estateAgreedUndisclosed
  47. 4729 SeptRHI Magnesita → VesuviusRHI Magnesita in advanced talks over 549p-a-share Vesuvius bidIndustrialsIn talksUndisclosed
  48. 4829 SeptMain Capital Partners → Tribal Group (business)Jenzabar gatecrashes Main Capital's £231m Tribal dealTechnologyIn reviewUndisclosed
  49. 4930 SeptHanwha Life Insurance & Centroid Investment Partners → Acuon Group (Acuon Capital / Acuon Savings Bank)EQT sells Korea's Acuon to Hanwha Life consortiumFinancialsAgreedUndisclosed
  50. 5030 SeptStripe → ParafinStripe agrees to buy embedded lender ParafinFinancialsAgreedUndisclosed