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Kelley Austin managing partners Hunter Austin (left) and Waylon Kelley [Photos: Kelley Austin]
Richardson-Based Salesforce Consulting Partner Kelley Austin Acquired by St. Louis’ Perficient
by Lance Murray | Oct 9, 2025
Managing partners Hunter Austin and Waylon Kelley, who founded the firm in 2020, will join Perficient in key leadership roles. CEO Yusuf Tayob said the acquisition strengthens Perficient’s ability to lead clients through agentic enterprise transformation. The expanded Salesforce partnership is being showcased at Dreamforce Oct. 14–17 in San Francisco.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 7, 2025
The deal will create the ninth-largest U.S. bank with around $288 billion in assets. Once the deal closes, Fifth Third shareholders will own roughly 73% and Comerica shareholders will own approximately 27% of the combined company.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 6, 2025
In with Click, Out with Frankly. GameSquare Holdings is acquiring a top Australian digital creator agency for $8.5 million while streamlining its portfolio around creator talent, profitability, and onchain innovation.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 6, 2025
Dallas-based WashMetrix, founded in 2022 to keep data on track for operators in the $15 billion car-wash industry, has been acquired by Florida-based manufacturer Sonny’s as “an accelerant" to the company's strategy.
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Matt Michaels joined Vee Healthtek as CEO in 2024, bringing decades of experience in healthcare operations and revenue cycle strategy. “We’re creating the next generation of healthcare services,” he said. “Not just for where the industry is today—but where it’s going.” [Composite image: DI Studio; istockphoto; photo, Vee Healthtek]
Vee Healthtek Moves HQ to North Texas, Scales AI-Enabled Platform With Strategic Acquisition
by Quincy Preston | Sep 30, 2025
Backed by new leadership, a rebrand, and a growth investment from TA Associates, the company is expanding its AI- and automation-driven healthcare platform with the acquisition of Precision Practice Management.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2025
Greenvale, New York-based Carmatic's intelligent payment-as-a-service platform is built to deliver real-time, transaction-ready loan and lease payments, said Infomativ, a provider of fraud prevention, compliance, and credit technology for the automotive and consumer finance industries.
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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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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.
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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 |
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 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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Craft Partner Jeremy Merle (left) and Verndale CEO Chris Pisapia [Photos: Craft/Verndale]
Dallas-based Trinity Hunt Partners Launches HVAC Distribution Platform With Majority Stake in Blackhawk Supply
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 21, 2025
Founded in 1974, Shermco is one of the largest electrical testing organizations accredited by the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA), providing comprehensive electrical system maintenance, repair, testing, commissioning, and engineering & design services.
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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 14, 2025
McKinney-based StatLab said the moves mark "a significant step forward" in its European growth strategy, expanding its direct commercial presence to the top four European markets: France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K.
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