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For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In June alone, we added more than 1,500 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 25,700 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Marketplace.
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Below are the top 10 industrial transactions.
- Transaction Date: 6/25/2026
- Industry: Machinery
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $8.4B
Volkswagen Group has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Bain Capital for the sale of a 51% majority stake in Everllence — formerly MAN Energy Solutions — generating approximately €7.4 billion in proceeds while Volkswagen retains a 49% stake in the medium term. The deal unlocks value from Everllence, one of the world's leading manufacturers of large engines, turbomachinery, and decarbonization solutions with approximately €4.9 billion in revenue and 16,000 employees, as the company targets accelerating growth in high-demand markets including data centers, global shipping, and the energy transition.
- Transaction Date: 6/29/2026
- Industry: Aerospace & Defense
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $3.6B
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Iridium Communications for approximately $8.0 billion in a cash and stock transaction at $54 per share — comprising $27.00 in cash and Rocket Lab shares — creating a fully vertically integrated space company spanning launch, spacecraft manufacturing, globally-coordinated L-band spectrum, and a proven LEO satellite communications network serving over 2.55 million active subscribers worldwide. The deal gives Rocket Lab immediate recurring revenue from Iridium's $871.7 million in 2025 revenue and 57% OEBITDA margins, while positioning the combined company to build next-generation satellite IoT, direct-to-device, and resilient PNT services for government, defense, aviation, and commercial markets.
- Transaction Date: 6/1/2026
- Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $3.04B
Veolia has completed the acquisition of Clean Earth, a U.S. hazardous waste management firm, from Enviri Corporation for $3.04 billion, doubling its hazardous waste footprint in the U.S. and bringing its total U.S. revenue to $6.3 billion to become the second-largest hazardous waste services provider in the country. The deal adds more than 150 U.S. service locations including six high-temperature incineration units and 33 EPA-permitted treatment facilities, positioning Veolia to capitalize on surging demand for specialized hazardous waste treatment from healthcare, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy industries with the transaction expected to be accretive from 2027.
- Transaction Date: 6/15/2026
- Industry: Professional Services
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $2.75B
Nuvei has agreed to acquire Payoneer for approximately $2.75 billion at $7.40 per share in cash, combining Nuvei's payment acceptance capabilities with Payoneer's cross-border payouts, multi-currency accounts, and same-day settlement network spanning more than 150 markets to create a unified global financial infrastructure platform. The deal strengthens Nuvei's position across leading digital commerce platforms including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Airbnb, and Shopify, while adding Payoneer's established regulatory footprint across major jurisdictions — including online payment licensing in mainland China and authorization in principle in India — to support emerging financial models including agentic commerce and stablecoin payments.
- Transaction Date: 6/1/2026
- Industry: Machinery
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $2.2B
CECO Environmental has completed its strategic combination with Thermon Group Holdings in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, creating a global industrial solutions platform combining CECO's environmental and emissions control capabilities with Thermon's industrial process heating, heat tracing, and temperature management technologies. The combined company is positioned to capitalize on durable secular trends including energy transition, industrial reshoring, and decarbonization, with approximately $40 million in targeted annual cost synergies within 36 months and an enhanced financial profile delivering sustained double-digit growth.
- Transaction Date: 6/15/2026
- Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.76B
Kesko has agreed to acquire Dahl's technical trade operations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark from Saint-Gobain for €1.2 billion debt-free (€1.518 billion including lease commitments), adding a leading Nordic HVAC and infrastructure construction distributor with approximately €2.1 billion in combined 2025 net sales, 190 stores, and over 70,000 B2B customers across the three markets. The deal — the largest in Kesko's history — will make building and technical trade Kesko's biggest division and accelerates its target of reaching approximately €20 billion in Group net sales by the early 2030s, with Dahl's established brands continuing to operate independently following a light integration approach.
- Transaction Date: 6/10/2026
- Industry: Machinery
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $1.4B
NEURA Robotics, a German cognitive robotics and Physical AI company, has announced a landmark Series C of up to $1.4 billion — the largest ever for a full-stack robotics company — backed by Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Amazon, NVIDIA, Bosch, Schaeffler, the European Investment Bank, and others, to accelerate global deployment of its cognitive robots and humanoids through its open Neuraverse ecosystem. The capital will fund serial production targeting multi-million robots by 2030, expansion of NEURA Gyms as real-world AI training environments, and scaling of manufacturing infrastructure, as the company builds on an existing orderbook exceeding $1 billion across industrial automation, logistics, healthcare, and household robotics applications.
- Transaction Date: 6/8/2026
- Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.2B
Quantum Space, a Rockville, Maryland-based advanced maneuverable spacecraft company led by former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, has agreed to go public via a business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI at a pre-money equity value of $600 million — implying an approximately $1.2 billion post-transaction equity value — with approximately $253 million from Inflection Point's trust account and a $300 million convertible PIPE led by Inflection Point Asset Management. The deal will fund accelerated production of the Ranger platform, a highly maneuverable, refuellable spacecraft designed to operate across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar space at up to 70% lower cost than conventional architectures, backed by six existing U.S. Space Force and defense contracts and selection on the U.S. Space Force's flagship Andromeda IDIQ program with a $6.2 billion ceiling value.
- Transaction Date: 6/29/2026
- Industry: Professional Services
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.1B
Korn Ferry has agreed to acquire AMS, a UK-headquartered recruitment process outsourcing and talent consulting firm owned by OMERS Private Equity, for approximately £850 million ($1.1 billion) in cash and stock, adding AMS's approximately $650 million in annual fee revenue and $100 million in adjusted EBITDA across operations in more than 120 countries. The deal combines Korn Ferry's executive search and organizational consulting capabilities with AMS's RPO, early careers, contingent workforce, and skills creation expertise to create a global talent and organizational consulting leader with more than 16,000 colleagues and over $1.5 billion in estimated fees remaining under existing long-term contracts.
- Transaction Date: 6/1/2026
- Industry: Machinery
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $1.035B
Hiab Corporation has agreed to acquire Labrie Environmental Group, a leading North American refuse collection vehicle manufacturer operating under the Labrie, Wittke, and Leach brands, from Wynnchurch Capital for $1.035 billion in an all-cash transaction representing approximately 9.2x LTM EBITDA. The deal adds a market-leading platform with $491 million in LTM sales and 23% EBITDA margins across four manufacturing sites in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, strengthening Hiab's position in the North American waste and recycling market while diversifying its sales exposure and providing access to the growing side loader segment.
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team continuously monitors the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more to deliver daily highlights straight to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
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