Mergers & Acquisitions

Backcountry Acquires Value Retailer Level Nine Sports

Outdoor gear retailer Backcountry has acquired Utah-based Level Nine Sports, which will combine Backcountry’s digital expertise with Level Nine’s product portfolio….

Alimentation Couche-Tard Abandons 7-11 Acquisition, Blames ‘Lack of Constructive Engagement’

Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), which has been trying to engineer a purchase of 7-11 parent company Seven & i…

Ulta Beauty Buys British Beauty Retailer Space NK

Ulta Beauty has purchased Space NK from Manzanita Capital, a private equity firm specializing in the beauty industry. Space NK, which debuted…

UPDATE: Family Dollar Launches as Standalone Private Retailer

[Update as of July 8, 2025] Family Dollar has officially separated from former parent company Dollar Tree and begun its tenure as…

Alimentation Couche-Tard Sells 35 U.S. Stores to Majors Management

As part of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order requiring divestiture to preserve competition, Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) — the Canada-based c-store…

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…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Backcountry Acquires Value Retailer Level Nine Sports

Alimentation Couche-Tard Abandons 7-11 Acquisition, Blames ‘Lack of Constructive Engagement’

Ulta Beauty Buys British Beauty Retailer Space NK

UPDATE: Family Dollar Launches as Standalone Private Retailer

Alimentation Couche-Tard Sells 35 U.S. Stores to Majors Management

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

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

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

Michaels Buys Bankrupt Joann’s IP and Private Label Brands

Williams-Sonoma Buys Dormify IP, Plans 2026 Relaunch

Salesforce Bolsters AI Ambitions with $8B Informatica Acquisition

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

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