Business & Finance Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquire.fyi monitors the latest mergers and acquisitions. In the Business & Finance sector in 2026, 206 M&A deals have pushed the total transaction value to $118.5B.
M&A Deals (2026)
206
10.8% vs 2025 year-to-date
Total Value (2026)
$118.5B
183.4% vs 2025 year-to-date
Median Deal Size (2026)
$600M
15.8% vs 2025 year-to-date
Megadeals: >$500M
15
36.4% vs 2025 year-to-date

M&A Deal Volume & Value

Historical performance in the Business & Finance sector.

Source: Acquire.fyi, Jan 1, 2025 - Jul 13, 2026.

Top Categories by Volume (2026 YTD)

Most active categories within the Business & Finance sector.

Real Estate 16 Deals
Private Equity 10 Deals
REIT 9 Deals

Source: Acquire.fyi, Jan 1, 2026 - Jul 13, 2026.

Top Business & Finance Deals (Last 12 Months)

Largest mergers and acquisitions by disclosed deal value.

Acquirer Target Type Value Headline
Equity Residential AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Merger $69B AvalonBay and Equity Residential Set Merger Leadership
Banco Santander Webster Financial Acquisition $12.2B Banco Santander to acquire Webster Financial in $12,191.9M deal
Fifth Third Bancorp Comerica Acquisition $10.7B Fifth Third Bancorp acquires Comerica in $10,689.6M deal
Corebridge Financial Equitable Holdings Acquisition $10.6B Corebridge Financial to acquire Equitable Holdings in $10,623.8M deal
Stonepeak Castrol Acquisition $10.1B Stonepeak to acquire Castrol in $10,100.0M deal
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. OxyChem Acquisition $9.7B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to acquire OxyChem in $9,700.0M cash deal
Permira and Warburg Pincus-led investor group Clearwater Analytics Take-private acquisition $8.4B Clearwater Buyout Tests Private Equity Appetite in Fintech
Capital One Financial Brex Acquisition $5.2B Capital One Financial to acquire Brex in $5,150.0M stock and cash deal
KKR OSTTRA Acquisition $3.1B KKR acquires OSTTRA in $3,100.0M deal
Corpay, Inc. Alpha Group International plc Acquisition $2.4B Corpay, Inc. acquires Alpha Group International plc in $2,400.0M cash deal

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