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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.
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The Home Depot and Its North Texas Subsidiary SRS Distribution Complete $5.5B Acquisition of GMS
by Lance Murray | Sep 4, 2025
The acquisition of Tucker, Georgia-based GMS—a leading distributor of specialty building products—comes a year after The Home Depot acquired McKinney-based SRS in a deal valued at over $18 billion.
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Sep 4, 2025
The Dallas private equity firm merged two California manufacturers with a Colorado R&D hub to launch an advanced materials platform for sea, space, and air. The move caps a 12-month run that saw Trive close its fifth fund at $2.7 billion, double its Uptown headquarters, and expand its defense and space portfolio.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 3, 2025
"This acquisition fits our portfolio and the mission of Dallas Opportunity Partners to align family office investors in the state of Texas with strategic investments that capitalize on the strategic initiatives of the United States," said Derek Wilson, managing partner of Dallas Opportunity Partners.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 3, 2025
The fund builds on the success of the $18 million Eagle Freedom Fund I, which has invested in 20 high-growth companies delivering measurable impact across healthcare, law enforcement, technology, and frontline response, the firm said.
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Dallas-Based Limestone Networks Expands With Acquisition of Four Hosting Brands
by Lance Murray | Aug 29, 2025
The IaaS provider known for its ‘bare metal’ servers is expanding into VPS and web hosting, aiming to serve everyone from startups to global service providers.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 26, 2025
AT&T CEO John Stankey said the deal "bolsters and expands" his company's spectrum portfolio "while enhancing customers' 5G wireless and home internet experience in even more markets." The company licenses cover virtually every market in the U.S.—more than 400 markets in total.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 26, 2025
The mega-deal will combine two global coffee brands and create two separate entities—a standalone beverage company headquartered in Frisco and the world's largest pure-play coffee company based in Burlington, Massachusetts and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2025
The Fort Worth company’s solutions are used by every U.S. nuclear reactor. The acquisition expands Mirion’s nuclear footprint and supports its push to meet rising global energy demand.
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North Texas’ Halcyon Wealth Advisors Acquired by Austin-Based Bluespring Wealth Partners
by Lance Murray | Aug 25, 2025
The deal merges the Irving-based firm into LifeBridge Financial Group and expands Bluespring’s Dallas-Fort Worth footprint.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2025
The North Texas-based healthcare learning platform—now led by CEO Dr. Tabatha Erck and recently named a Silver Edison Award winner—continues its 2025 expansion with the acquisition of Core Anesthesia, a fast-growing tool for nurse anesthetists.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2025
The Dallas-based private equity firm tapped two seasoned acquisition executives to lead the Illinois-based distributor’s next phase of growth. Also in July: A second foundational investment, representing a platform launch in commercial paving.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 22, 2025
The long-term collaboration between the Irving- and Dallas-based companies aims to meet the energy demands of always-on data centers, with the first project to launch in Texas.
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Dallas-Based Highway Raises Strategic Growth Investment to Accelerate Growth, Fight Freight Fraud
by Lance Murray | Aug 21, 2025
FTV Capital leads the round, with participation from Lead Edge Capital, to help the logistics tech company expand its carrier identity platform and combat growing fraud in freight brokerage.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Formed by a merger among Community Direct DX (CDx), Scienetix, and the R&D division of Advanta Genetics, OSPRI specializes in polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based infectious disease detection. It develops and delivers advanced tools that improve access to high-quality care across key healthcare segments, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
LevelBlue—formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity before its spinout as a standalone business last year—said the deal makes it "the world’s largest pure-play" managed security services provider, with the broadest and most comprehensive portfolio of managed security, offensive security, strategic advisory, incident response, and security software.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2025
"This investment marks a pivotal moment in our mission to redefine how enterprises harness data and AI," Polestar CEO Chetan Alsisaria said, while welcoming Michel Combes, acting CEO at Brightspeed, as Polestar's new board chair.
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