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Monday, July 27, 2026 · US
Definitive Agreements
86 itemsZenaTech Closes 25th Acquisition with Alberta, Canada-based Velocity Geomatics Inc. Expanding Drone as a Service into Environmental and Regulatory Services in the Oil and Gas Sector
Baker Hughes Completes Acquisition of Chart Industries
Aptorum Group Provides Update on DiamiR Biosciences Merger
Curated Events Acquires Montana Party Rentals, Reinforcing a 30-Year Legacy of Specialty Event Production in the West
Cellution Biologics Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire SimpliDerm® Human Hydrated Acellular Dermal Matrix Business from Elutia Inc., Expanding its Allograft Portfolio
ARRAY Technologies to Acquire Affordable Wire Management (AWM), Creating New Growth Platform in Balance-of-System Solutions
Tim Lamb Group Represents David Weaver in the Successful Sale of Wheeling Subaru Volkswagen in Wheeling, West Virginia to Crown Auto Group
Jasper Therapeutics Announces Merger with Kira Pharmaceuticals
IPG Photonics Announces Binding Offer to Acquire Lumibird Medical, Expanding IPG’s Medical Laser Growth Platform
Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces the Results of Its Offering; Final Merger Consideration; and Anticipated Closing Date
Palomino Labs to acquire Vega Links in all-stock AI interconnect deal
ZenaTech Closes 25th Acquisition with Velocity Geomatics Inc.
Baker Hughes Completes Acquisition of Chart Industries
Esperion to be Acquired by ARCHIMED for $3.16/share + $100M milestone payments
Nova Leap Health closes Parkwood Home Care acquisition in Nova Scotia
Burke & Herbert completes LINKBANCORP merger
Diginex confirms $10.56 per-share consideration in $1.5B Resulticks acquisition
Vireo Growth to Acquire FLUENT in All-Stock Transaction
NGCG executes LOI to acquire $20M revenue parking business
Kadant Completes Acquisition of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil
TOMI Environmental Solutions Signs LOI to Merge with Carbonium Core
Critical Metals closes acquisition of 50.5% Tanbreez interest
ADW Capital proposes $18/share all-cash acquisition of Driven Brands
AIBotics to Acquire NovaCore Labs, Expand Caribbean Robotics Operations
Watsco To Acquire Jackson Supply Company for $230M
RELX Group to acquire French Legaltech company Doctrine
Ligand to Acquire XOMA Royalty for $39.00/share in cash
OceanFirst and Flushing receive all regulatory approvals; closing expected by June 1, 2026
Shell to acquire ARC Resources for US$13.6B in cash and stock
Critical Metals to Acquire European Lithium for ~US$835M
Stock Yards Bancorp to acquire Field & Main Bancorp in stock merger
IonQ to acquire SkyWater Technology for $15 cash + stock
Devon Energy to acquire Coterra Energy in 0.70 stock exchange
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II to merge with Ace Green Recycling
Volato to merge with M2i Global in stock transaction
Allegiant to Acquire Sun Country Airlines in Mixed Stock-Cash Deal
Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra in $374/share mixed consideration deal
Aptorum Group to Merge with DiamiR Biosciences; Combined Company to Be Niki BioSolutions
Richmond Mutual to acquire Farmers Bancorp in stock merger
VYNE Therapeutics to merge with Yarrow Bioscience
Prosperity Bancshares to acquire Stellar Bancorp for ~$2.0B in mixed consideration
Visa Inc. Exchange Offer for Class B-1 and Class B-2 Common Stock
CommerceOne to acquire Green Dot in merger with Smith Ventures buyout
Barinthus Bio and Clywedog to merge with Beacon Topco in stock deal
flyExclusive to Merge with Jet.AI SpinCo in Stock Transaction
BT Brands to merge with Aero Velocity in reverse cap deal
FG Merger II Corp. merges with BOXABL Inc. in $3.5B SPAC transaction
Esquire to acquire Signature Bancorporation in stock deal
Basin Electric Power Cooperative S-4 Bond Exchange Registration
Columbia Financial to acquire Northfield Bancorp via merger
CECO to Acquire Thermon Group Holdings in Mixed Consideration Deal
Arrow Financial to acquire Adirondack Bancorp in mixed consideration deal
Coursera to acquire Udemy in all-stock merger for 0.800 shares per Udemy share
Janus Henderson Group plc shareholder vote on $49/share Trian-led acquisition
Peakstone Realty Trust to merge with Brookfield affiliate for $21/share
Tri Pointe Homes merger with Sumitomo Forestry for $47/share
SunOpta Proxy Statement for KKR Acquisition at $6.50/Share
Mission Produce to acquire Calavo Growers in mixed stock-cash merger
TETE to Merge with Bradbury Capital Holdings for $1.1B
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance to sell loan portfolio to Athene Holding
DigitalBridge to be acquired by Duncan Holdco for $16.00/share
WBD shareholders to vote on Paramount Skydance merger at $31/share
Silicon Labs to be acquired by Texas Instruments for $231/share in all-cash deal
Farmer Bros. Co. to be acquired by Royal Cup, Inc. for $1.29/share
Masimo to be acquired by Danaher for $180.00 per share in cash
MasterCraft to acquire Marine Products for mixed consideration
European Wax Center merger with General Atlantic affiliate for $5.80/share
Dillard's shareholders to vote on W.D. Company merger on May 28, 2026
Clearwater Analytics to be acquired by Permira-led consortium for $24.55/share
Veris Residential to be acquired by AC Residential for $19.00 per share
Clear Channel Outdoor to be acquired by Mubadala/TWG consortium for $2.43/share
Enhabit to be acquired by Kinderhook-affiliated funds for $13.80/share
FONAR Corp shareholders to vote on $19/share going-private merger
Talkspace to be acquired by UHS for $5.25 per share
Two Harbors to merge with CrossCountry for $10.80 per share in cash
Expro N.V. redomicile from Netherlands to Cayman Islands via merger
Webster Financial to be acquired by Banco Santander for $75.63/share
Gold Candle Completes Acquisition of Fokus Mining
B2Gold Completes the Sale of its 70% Interest in Fingold
Descartes Acquires Idelic
Spectrotel and AireSpring to Merge to Create a Leading Managed Network Services Platform
1847 Holdings Announces Letter of Intent for Sale of CMD Subsidiary for $65 Million in All-Cash Transaction
Access Continues Multinational Expansion of Its Information Management Business with Strategic Acquisitions Across the Americas
Pushpay Announces Acquisition of Nurture.io, Adding Pastoral Care and Engagement Intelligence for Churches
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Contested Meetings
74 itemsContested Meetings
20 of 20 issuers| Meeting ↑ | Issuer ↕ | Mkt Cap ↕ | Issuer Solicitor | Dissident | Dissident Solicitor | Status ↕ | Filings ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | lululemon athletica inc.(LULU) Board seats, Bylaws | — | — | Dennis J. Wilson (and related entities: Anamered Investments Inc., LIPO Investments (USA), Inc., Wilson 5 Foundation, Wilson 5 Foundation Management Ltd., Five Boys Investments ULC, Shannon Wilson, Low Tide Properties Ltd., House of Wilson Ltd.) Dennis J. Wilson +3 more | Innisfree M&A Incorporated | TBD | 12 |
— | Seer, Inc.(SEER) | — | — | Bradley L. Radoff, Michael Torok, and affiliated entities (Radoff-JEC Group) Radoff-JEC Group (Bradley L. Radoff, Michael Torok, The Radoff Family Foundation, JEC II Associates, LLC, The MOS Trust, MOS PTC, LLC, Howard H. Berman, Joshua S. Horowitz, Luis E. Rinaldini) | — | TBD | 2 |
— | WEX Inc.(WEX, $5.4B) Board seats | $5.4B | — | Impactive Capital Master Fund LP Impactive Capital Master Fund LP (and related entities) +2 more | Innisfree M&A Incorporated | TBD | 10 |
— | Ingles Markets, Incorporated(IMKTA) | — | — | Summer Road LLC and participants (CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci) Summer Road LLC and affiliated entities (Summer Road LLC, CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, UNCH Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci) +4 more | — | TBD | 7 |
— | Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.(RGR) Board seats | — | — | Beretta Holding S.A. Beretta Holding S.A., Michael Christodolou, William F. Detwiler, Mark W. DeYoung, Fredrick DiSanto +2 more | Innisfree M&A Incorporated | TBD | 9 |
— | Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(PCRX) Board seats | — | — | DOMA Perpetual Capital Management LLC DOMA | D.F. King & Co., Inc. | TBD | 3 |
— | CEA Industries Inc.(BNC) Board seats, Bylaws | — | — | YZi Labs Management Ltd. and participants YZILabs Management Ltd. +2 more | Saratoga Proxy Consulting, LLC | TBD | 6 |
— | CarMax, Inc.(KMX) | — | — | Starboard Value LP | — | TBD | 1 |
— | lululemon athletica inc.(LULO) | — | — | Dennis J. Wilson Dennis J. Wilson et al. | — | TBD | 3 |
— | Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc.(MAWSF, $15M) | $15M | — | Endeavor Blockchain, LLC | — | TBD | 1 |
— | OraSure Technologies, Inc.(OSUR) | — | — | Altai Capital Management, L.P. | — | TBD | 1 |
— | Genco Shipping & Trading Limited(GNK) Board seats, Bylaws +1 | — | — | Diana Shipping Inc. | Okapi Partners LLC | TBD | 3 |
— | Peoples Financial Corporation(PFBX) | — | — | Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P. and affiliated entities | — | TBD | 1 |
— | Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.(RGC) | — | — | Beretta Holding S.A. | — | TBD | 2 |
— annual | Whitestone REIT(WSR) Board seats, Say-on-pay +1 | — | — | James C. Mastandrea | Okapi Partners LLC | TBD | 3 |
— annual | Matthews International Corporation(MATW) Board seats | — | — | Board of Directors of Matthews International Corporation Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. | Georgeson LLC | TBD | 2 |
— special | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.(WBD) Anti-merger | — | — | Paramount Skydance Corporation | Okapi Partners | TBD | 2 |
— | Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc.(MIGI) Board seats, Bylaws | — | — | Endeavor Blockchain, LLC | InvestorCom LLC | TBD | 1 |
— annual | Empery Digital Inc.(EMPD) Board seats | — | — | ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP | Saratoga Proxy Consulting, LLC | TBD | 3 |
— annual | BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.(private) Board seats | — | — | BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (Board of Directors) Saba Capital Management, L.P. | InvestorCom | TBD | 2 |
Live Situations
33 issuersLive Situations
33vs. Dennis J. Wilson (and related entities: Anamered Investments Inc., LIPO Investments (USA), Inc., Wilson 5 Foundation, Wilson 5 Foundation Management Ltd., Five Boys Investments ULC, Shannon Wilson, Low Tide Properties Ltd., House of Wilson Ltd.), Dennis J. Wilson, Dennis J. Wilson and affiliated group (Anamered Investments Inc., LIPO Investments (USA), Inc., Wilson 5 Foundation, Wilson 5 Foundation Management Ltd., Five Boys Investments ULC, Shannon Wilson, Low Tide Properties Ltd., House of Wilson Ltd., Marc Maurer, Laura Gentile, Eric Hirshberg), Dennis J. "Chip" Wilson, Dennis J. Wilson and affiliated entities
- · board representation (three independent director nominees)
- · restore premium brand positioning
- · halt brand-eroding strategic decisions
- +40 more
vs. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Board of Directors, Beretta Holding S.A., Beretta Holding S.A., Michael Christodolou, William F. Detwiler, Mark W. DeYoung, Fredrick DiSanto, Beretta Holding S.A., William F. Detwiler, Mark W. DeYoung, Fredrick DiSanto, Michael Christodolou, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
- · board refreshment with operational and strategic expertise
- · execution of Ruger 2030 plan
- · opposition to Beretta nominees
- +29 more
vs. Summer Road LLC and participants (CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci), Summer Road LLC and affiliated entities (Summer Road LLC, CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, UNCH Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci), Summer Road LLC, Cap 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci, Summer Road LLC, CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci, Summer Road LLC and affiliated entities (CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci), Summer Road LLC, Ingles Markets, Incorporated, Cap 1 LLC, Summer Road LLC and related entities (Summer Road LLC, CAP 1 LLC, East River Partners Ltd, East River Partners II Ltd, Unch Corp., Rory A. Held, Frank S. Vellucci)
- · board representation for Rory A. Held
- · improved corporate governance and independence
- · enhanced shareholder disclosure and transparency
- +33 more
vs. Impactive Capital Master Fund LP, Impactive Capital Master Fund LP (and related entities), WEX Inc., Impactive Capital LP
- · board representation (three director seats)
- · greater board independence
- · enhanced management oversight
- +15 more
vs. Trian Fund Management, L.P. and affiliated funds; General Catalyst Group Management, LLC and affiliated funds, Trian Fund Management, L.P., Trian Fund Management, L.P. (and affiliated entities: Trian Partners AM Holdco II, Ltd., Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May)
- · acquisition at $49 per share in all-cash transaction
- · board approval of merger
- · shareholder approval of merger
- +5 more
vs. YZi Labs Management Ltd. and co-participants, YZi Labs Management Ltd. and participants, YZiLabs Management Ltd.
- · board expansion
- · director election
- · board representation
- +12 more
vs. Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P. and affiliated entities, Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P., Peoples Financial Corporation, Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P., Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P., Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P., Stilwell Value LLC, and Joseph D. Stilwell
- · board representation
- · governance change
- · executive accountability
- +2 more
vs. Diana Shipping Inc.
- · acquisition of Genco at $23.50 per share
- · board representation
- · strategic alternatives review
- +7 more
vs. Biglari Capital Corp.
- · board refreshment
- · strategic oversight
- · reverse value destruction
- +9 more
vs. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc., BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (Board of Directors), Saba Capital Management, L.P.
- · reject activist hedge fund director nominee
- · maintain current board composition
- · board refreshment
- +2 more
vs. DOMA Perpetual Capital Management LLC, DOMA
- · board representation
- · CEO replacement
- · formal sale process
- +11 more
vs. WEX Inc., Impactive Capital Master Fund LP
- · board representation
- · board refreshment
- · improved oversight and accountability
- +5 more
vs. Dennis J. Wilson, Dennis J. Wilson et al.
- · board representation
- · election of director slate
- · elect director nominees
- +2 more
vs. Paramount Skydance Corporation
- · acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
- · integration of technology and content platforms
- · owner-operator aligned incentives
- +5 more
vs. James C. Mastandrea
- · election of trustee nominees
- · board refreshment
- · accountability to shareholders
- +6 more
vs. ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP
- · board reconstitution
- · independent directors with fresh perspectives
- · maximize stockholder value
- +5 more
vs. Beretta Holding S.A.
- · board representation
- · waiver of shareholder rights plan
- · cash tender offer at $44.80 per share
- +3 more
vs. Bradley L. Radoff, Michael Torok, and affiliated entities (Radoff-JEC Group), Radoff-JEC Group (Bradley L. Radoff, Michael Torok, The Radoff Family Foundation, JEC II Associates, LLC, The MOS Trust, MOS PTC, LLC, Howard H. Berman, Joshua S. Horowitz, Luis E. Rinaldini)
- · acquisition of company for $2.35 per share in cash plus contingent value right
- · strategic review and asset monetization
- · board representation via three director nominees
- +6 more
vs. Board of Directors of Matthews International Corporation, Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
- · board refreshment
- · execution of strategic alternatives review
- · portfolio simplification
- +4 more
vs. YZi Labs Management Ltd. and participants, YZILabs Management Ltd.
- · expand board of directors
- · elect nominated directors
- · full disclosure of 10X Capital warrant transfers
- +8 more
vs. Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
vs. Genworth Financial, Inc.
vs. Endeavor Blockchain, LLC
- · removal of all three current directors
- · board reconstitution
- · halt dilutive equity issuances
- +3 more
vs. Altai Capital Management, L.P.
- · board representation
- · strategic review
- · sale of entire business
- +1 more
vs. Medallion Financial Corp.
vs. Starboard Value LP
- · board representation
- · enhanced digital execution
- · reconditioning efficiencies
- +3 more
vs. Endeavor Blockchain, LLC
- · removal of all board members
- · board reconstitution
- · governance reform
- +2 more
vs. ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP
- · board representation
- · election of director slate
vs. James C. Mastandrea
- · board refreshment
- · accountability to shareholders
- · unlock trapped value
- +2 more
vs. Daily Journal Corporation Board of Directors
- · defend against dissident director nominations
- · reject Buxton's accounting proposals
- · maintain board composition
vs. BARK, Inc.
vs. Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P.
- · elect board nominee
- · board representation
vs. Tucows Inc.