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News on capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and grant funding across Dallas-Fort Worth. From early-stage funding to public exits, here’s a look at deals making business news in the region.
Left: Doug VanTassell, President and CEO of Paragon Energy Solutions; Right: Mirion founder, chairman, and CEO Thomas Logan [Photos: PR Newswire/Mirion]
Fort Worth’s Nuclear-Focused Paragon Energy Solutions Acquired for $585M
by David Seeley | Sep 24, 2025
Atlanta-based Mirion is acquiring Paragon Energy Solutions—its second Fort Worth deal tied to the nuclear sector in a matter of months—in an all-cash transaction aimed at strengthening the global nuclear supply chain and advancing small modular reactor development.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 23, 2025
Dallas-based OneRyan Global is the family office of Ryan founder, Chairman, and CEO G. Brint Ryan and his family. Its minority stake in Mr. Gatti's is a continuation of its investment in the pizza-and-family-entertainment brand.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 23, 2025
DallasNews Corp. is the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and marketing and media company Medium Giant. Under the merger, DallasNews shareholders will receive an all-cash consideration of $16.50 per share of DallasNews common stock.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 23, 2025
The award is the latest signal of growing momentum for the North Texas defense tech company, which announced a state- and federal-backed deal to scale manufacturing in Oklahoma in May.
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John Martin, CEO of Integration Health [Photo: Integration Health]
Dallas-Based Integration Health Acquires Tennessee’s ECMO Advantage
by Lance Murray | Sep 22, 2025
ECMO's life-support technology provides temporary assistance to the heart and lungs when they are unable to adequately function.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 18, 2025
The cash deal for Concrete Pipe & Precast gives CMC a scalable entry into the fragmented $30 billion U.S. precast concrete market.
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North Texas’ UNION Technologies Boosts Its Seed Round With Investment by Defense-Focused Saudi Group
by David Seeley |
Sep 18, 2025
After emerging from stealth in May as "the new arsenal of deterrence for America," Carrollton-based UNION now operates "the largest large-caliber shell forge in the United States." And it's gained international backing for its $51.3 million seed round with the participation of Nadrah Trading Co., a leading Saudi Arabian industrial group.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2025
ENTOUCH says it has seen rapid growth, driven by its ability to drive energy savings, operational efficiencies, and sustainability initiatives for multisite operators across retail, hospitality, banking, entertainment, fitness, healthcare, and senior living.
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Crux Capital Managing Partner Wayne Moore [Photo: Crux]
Dallas’ Crux Capital Closes First Institutional Fund With Over $340M in Commitments
by Lance Murray | Sep 17, 2025
Crux focuses on partnering with businesses in the consumer and commercial services industries with a strong presence in the Sunbelt region. Its five platform companies are HTeaO, Woody's Brands, Uncommon Brands, Superscapes Landscape & Irrigation, and Buff City Soap.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2025
Founded this year, Stablecore said its platform enables community and regional banks and credit unions to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and digital asset products. News of its funding round follows Congress' July passage of the GENIUS Act, which creates licensing and regulatory requirements for domestic payment stablecoin issuers and standards for participation in the U.S.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 15, 2025
“We closed the first volume of our story—25 years in the making.” That’s how CEO Tom Spackman described Gigabit Fiber’s majority stake sale to Blue Owl, marking a new phase of growth as AI and cloud drive demand for hyperscale connectivity.
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Milestone Group co-managing partner Jeffrey L. Goldberg, left, and COO Chris B. Bartlett [Photos: The Milestone Group]
Dallas’ Milestone Group Closes $1.1B Real Estate Investors Fund
by Lance Murray | Sep 11, 2025
The fund—aimed at the acquisition and repositioning of middle-market suburban multifamily communities across the Sunbelt and Mid-Atlantic—was oversubscribed. Milestone said that reflects strong demand for its value-add investment strategies and historic performance, despite "a challenging fundraising environment."
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 10, 2025
Dallas-based Improving said the MangoChango deal is its third acquisition this year. With a primary workforce based in Guatemala, the add-on enables Improving to leverage the expertise of an expanded Latin America presence.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 10, 2025
After mastering retail workforce motivation through gamification, the Dallas-based technology company adds AI-powered skill development in an all-cash deal fueled by fresh capital.
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Sep 9, 2025
MCatalysis said its mission is to produce low-cost, clean synthetic fuels and chemicals by upcycling waste carbon resources, such as agricultural residues, plastic waste, and waste gas streams. Founder and CEO Michael Irwin says the tech, licensed from Oxford University Innovation, can "democratize the petrochemical supply chain."
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