Mergers & Acquisitions

Home Depot Buys Specialty Building Products Distributor GMS for $4.3 Billion

The Home Depot’s SRS Distribution division will purchase GMS, a leading North American specialty building products distributor, for a cash tender offer…

FTC Approves Alimentation Couche-Tard Acquisition of 270-Store GetGo Café

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), the Canada-based convenience store giant, has received approval from the Federal Trade Commission to complete its purchase of the…

C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200-store SpartanNash chain for $1.77 billion, including assumed net…

Michaels Buys Bankrupt Joann’s IP and Private Label Brands

Michaels has purchased the intellectual property (IP) and private label brands of Joann and will add more than 600 fabric, sewing and…

Williams-Sonoma Buys Dormify IP, Plans 2026 Relaunch

Williams-Sonoma will acquire the intellectual property (IP) of Dormify, a content resource for students and young adults seeking curated, space-saving home solutions….

Salesforce Bolsters AI Ambitions with $8B Informatica Acquisition

Salesforce will beef up its cloud data management capabilities with the purchase of Informatica for $8 billion in equity value, net of…

UPDATE: Sharon Leite Returns to Lead Vitamin Shoppe Under New Owners

[Update as of May 20, 2025] Private equity firms Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners have completed their acquisition of The…

Authentic Buys Dockers for $311 Million, Plans to ‘Reimagine the Brand for a New Generation’

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property (IP) of the Dockers brand from Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) for $311…

CVS, Walgreens, Kroger Snap Up Pharmacy Assets from Bankrupt Rite Aid

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on May 19, 2025 to include additional details of the assets purchased by CVS. Rite Aid…

Hudson’s Bay Sells IP and Brand Assets to Canadian Tire for $21.6 Million

As part of its liquidation process, Hudson’s Bay Company will sell its intellectual property (IP) to Canadian Tire, another retailer with a…

Dick’s Sporting Goods to Acquire Foot Locker in $2.5 Billion Deal

In an acquisition that will provide Dick’s Sporting Goods with an international presence for the first time, the retailer has agreed to…

Mattress Warehouse Acquisition of Tempur Sealy-Owned Locations Puts Retailer Over the 500-Store Mark

Mattress Warehouse has officially acquired a total of 176 stores from Tempur Sealy International — 73 former Mattress Firm stores and 103…

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