Published October 8, 2026
In the six days of October 2 – 7, 2026, Vest tracked 37 verified US M&A deals with more than $49.6 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Schneider Electric's all-cash acquisition of PTC at an implied enterprise value of $23.7 billion. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 5 deals.
This edition's discussion on LinkedIn →Published, verified appearances across the 37 deals; buy-side and sell-side counted separately.
| Law firm | Deals | Clients this edition |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 5 | Option Care Health, Gen II sellers, IntraBio, SOFIE Biosciences, Centalion |
| 2 each | Paul, Weiss; Debevoise & Plimpton; Davis Polk; Gibson Dunn; Latham & Watkins; Willkie Farr; Sidley Austin; DLA Piper; Mayer Brown; Wachtell Lipton; Vinson & Elkins |
Specialist roles are not counted: McDermott Will & Schulte on tax for Schneider Electric, Freshfields on antitrust for Uber, Kirkland & Ellis as financing counsel to Kohlberg, and Day Pitney as counsel to the lender on Georgia Renewable Power.
On 19 of 37 US M&A deals announced October 2 – 7, 2026, at least one side's legal counsel has not been publicly announced.
On 13 of them, neither side's has. The 10 largest deals with a disclosed value all named counsel on both sides. Of the previous edition's 4 deals with no counsel on either side, 2 now have the buyer's firm named. Tracked weekly on this page.
Schneider Electric agreed to acquire PTC in an all-cash deal at $205 per share, valuing its equity at about $22.6 billion and implying an enterprise value of $23.7 billion. Source: SEC filing
CD&R and McKesson agreed to take Option Care Health private for $32.05 per share, a total enterprise value of about $5.8 billion, with CD&R holding about 51% and McKesson about 49%. Source: SEC filing
C.H. Robinson agreed to acquire RXO for an implied value of $5.8 billion, paying $17.25 in cash and 0.0856 C.H. Robinson shares for each RXO share. Source: SEC filing
KKR agreed to acquire Gen II Fund Services from Hg, General Atlantic and other minority investors for a total enterprise value of $5.1 billion. Source: Business Wire
Energy Transfer agreed to acquire Vaquero Midstream for about $2.625 billion, made up of $1.95 billion in cash and about 33.3 million new Energy Transfer common units. Source: Business Wire
Uber agreed to acquire ezCater in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion. Source: Business Wire
Shionogi agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based IntraBio for upfront consideration of $2.0 billion. Source: Shionogi
GE HealthCare agreed to acquire radiopharmaceutical company SOFIE Biosciences from Trilantic North America for $945 million in cash. Source: GE HealthCare
Advanced Drainage Systems agreed to acquire StormTrap from PSP Capital for about $530 million, or about $450 million adjusted for expected tax benefits. Source: SEC filing
Third Coast Bancshares agreed to acquire Great Plains Bancshares in an all-stock transaction valued at about $239.6 million. Source: SEC filing
Sportradar agreed to sell Atrium Sports, the coaching and scouting business of Synergy Sports, to Teamworks for $170 million in cash. Source: SEC filing
TowneBank agreed to acquire Mooresville, North Carolina-based blueharbor bank for about $154 million. Source: GlobeNewswire
Flowco acquired Canadian company Lifting Solutions for about US$113 million in cash, plus contingent consideration of up to C$10 million. Source: SEC filing
Healthcare Services Group acquired NEXDINE Hospitality for an upfront purchase price of $93.5 million, with the potential for additional contingent consideration. Source: SEC filing
Byline Bancorp agreed to acquire Illinois State Bancorp in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $87.9 million. Source: SEC filing
Funds affiliated with BDT & MSD Partners, with Sunrise management, agreed to acquire Sunrise Senior Living from PSP Investments, with BDT & MSD as majority investor; terms were not disclosed. Source: Sunrise Senior Living
Centalion Group acquired Haynesville upstream and midstream natural gas assets from Silver Hill Energy Partners; terms were not disclosed. Source: Centalion
Alto agreed to acquire Forge Trust Co. and Forge Services from Schwab, which acquired Forge Global in March 2026; financial terms were not disclosed. Source: Alto
Aurora Capital Partners acquired Softdocs, a provider of process automation and document management for education and government; terms were not disclosed. Source: Aurora Capital Partners
Kohlberg acquired a majority interest in Advanced Industrial Devices, which serves data center, water and power infrastructure markets; terms were not disclosed. Source: Kohlberg
The Sterling Group Foundation Fund acquired engineered lifting and rigging provider Slingmax Group from River Associates, in a deal that closed September 30 and was announced October 6; terms were not disclosed. Source: The Sterling Group
SGS completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Prescient Security, an enterprise cybersecurity and digital compliance firm; terms were not disclosed. Source: SGS
Anchorage Digital acquired payments platform Routable; terms were not disclosed. Source: Anchorage Digital
Automation Anywhere agreed to acquire conversational and voice AI company Boost.ai from Nordic Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. Source: Automation Anywhere
Pacolet Milliken acquired 100% of Georgia Renewable Power, a 116 MW biomass business; terms were not disclosed. Source: Pacolet Milliken
Keystone Capital completed the sale of VDA to Warren Equity Partners; terms were not disclosed. Source: Keystone Capital
TD SYNNEX entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BlueStar; terms were not disclosed. Source: Business Wire
Standard BioTools agreed to sell its Microfluidics business to ARCHIMED; terms were not disclosed. Source: SEC filing
Middle River Power closed its acquisition of the 427 MW Panoche Energy Center in California from an Ares Infrastructure Equity fund; terms were not disclosed. Source: Middle River Power
Harbor Health agreed to acquire 27 Village Medical clinics in Houston; financial terms were not disclosed. Source: Harbor Health
Stride Consumer Partners acquired Greek yogurt bar brand Clio in a majority investment; terms were not disclosed. Source: Clio Snacks
Zeta Global agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based Digital Audience; terms were not disclosed. Source: Zeta Global
Frontline Managed Services acquired KL Software Technologies and its affiliate KLoBot, launching an intelligent applications business for law firms; terms were not disclosed. Source: Frontline Managed Services
London-based Acuity Analytics announced its acquisition of US data and technology consultancy Continuus; terms were not disclosed. Source: Acuity Analytics
CFGI announced the acquisition of BAO Consulting Group, which has offices in Dallas and Houston; terms were not disclosed. Source: CFGI
Exuma Capital-backed American Service Partners launched a national home-services platform by acquiring HVAC, plumbing and electrical brands from Platform Partner Holdings and Air Today Holdings; terms were not disclosed. Source: American Service Partners
Austin-based Cirrus Logic acquired INVENTVM, a fabless semiconductor company in Pavia, Italy that specializes in mixed-signal power management and audio chips; terms were not disclosed. Source: SEC filing (Cirrus Logic)
Nasdaq-listed A2Z Cust2Mate completed its acquisition of Hedia, an Israeli retail media company, for about $8.4 million in cash and 833,333 shares, plus up to about $6.7 million in performance-based payments. Source: A2Z Cust2Mate
The deal above is not in the 37-deal count; A2Z is based in Canada. One counted deal has an Israel link: PTC has run an R&D office in Israel since 1991, with sites in Haifa and Herzliya.
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This edition covers October 2 to 7, 2026. A deal counts if it has a US target or a US buyer and the buyer takes control. Growth and minority investments, a 50/50 fiber joint venture, a merger that did not state which side takes control, a continuation vehicle, deals where only the seller is American, a restructuring with no outside buyer, and a sale of owned facilities to a government agency were left out. Each date and value comes from the company's own release or SEC filing; a law firm's later announcement or a closing does not move a deal into the week. A firm is credited only where a release, the deal agreement or the firm's own page names it as counsel for one side. The $49.6 billion total adds the headline value each company states, using enterprise value where one is given, and leaves out earn-outs, contingent payments and press-reported figures.
Verified US M&A deals and the counsel scoreboard.
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