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The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint the transactions that actually matter.
That’s why inside Dakota Marketplace, we’ve zeroed in on this space. We’ve created a centralized resource where deal sourcers can easily find and track the exact deals they’re looking for.
In this article, we’ve curated 10 top transactions from last week that stood out in the marketplace and signal key trends shaping the deal landscape. By the end of this, you’ll have a better understanding of these deals.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Sector: Real Estate
- Transaction Value: $5.2B
- Participants: Brookfield, CPP
Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have agreed to acquire LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion including net debt and preferred equity, at $61.20 per share — representing a 19.8% premium to LXP's 90-day VWAP. The deal adds one of the largest portfolios of modern U.S. warehouse and logistics facilities, comprising approximately 53 million square feet across 108 properties in Sunbelt and Midwest markets, with strong occupancy and long-duration leases generating durable cash flows positioned to benefit from structural demand drivers including domestic manufacturing reshoring and evolving global supply chains.
- Transaction Date: 7/21/2026
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Sector: Industrials
- Transaction Value: $4.17B
- Participants: OCS
OCS Group has agreed to acquire Mitie Group, one of the UK's leading technology-driven facilities management companies, for 218.5 pence per share in cash — a 44.7% premium to Mitie's closing price — implying an equity value of approximately £3.1 billion on a fully diluted basis including the final dividend. The combination creates a UK-headquartered facilities services giant with combined revenues of approximately £8.5 billion, strengthening capabilities across government, defence, healthcare, national infrastructure, and commercial markets as one of the UK's largest private sector employers, with completion expected in Q1 2027 subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder votes.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Sector: Energy
- Transaction Value: $4.06B
- Participants: Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation
Magnolia Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion — comprising Magnolia stock, assumption of $600 million in WildFire debt, and a combination of cash and new equity — more than doubling its Giddings acreage to over 1.25 million net acres and creating a premier South Texas Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk position. The deal adds approximately 53,000 Boe/d of high-margin, oil-weighted production with a low 29% base decline rate, with over $100 million in identified annual synergies and estimated $700 million NPV from operational efficiencies, supporting an immediate 9% quarterly dividend increase to $0.18 per share with closing expected in Q3 2026.
- Transaction Date: 7/21/2026
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Sector: Consumer Staples
- Transaction Value: $2.9B
- Participants: Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG, The Rice Family Foundation
Intersnack Group, a family-owned European snack manufacturer, has agreed to acquire all outstanding Class A shares of Utz Brands for $14.25 per share in cash — a 91% premium to the pre-announcement closing price — implying an enterprise value of approximately $2.9 billion, with Utz going private as a 50/50 partnership between Intersnack and the founding Rice and Lissette Family. The deal marks Intersnack's entry into the large U.S. snacking market where it has no current presence, pairing its European snack manufacturing expertise with Utz's century-old portfolio of beloved American salty snack brands and financed through approximately $920 million in Intersnack cash plus $1.35 billion in new debt facilities.
- Transaction Date: 7/21/2026
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Sector: Utilities
- Transaction Value: $2.28B
- Participants: Iberdrola S.A.
Iberdrola has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Caruna, Finland's largest electricity distribution company serving 1.5 million people across approximately 89,000 kilometres of network, for €2 billion in equity consideration in a transaction valuing 100% of the company at approximately €5 billion including debt. The deal marks Iberdrola's entry into Finland — rated AA+ with a regulatory framework in place until 2031 offering approximately 8% return on equity — and reinforces its strategy of concentrating investments in regulated electricity networks in stable markets, with Caruna expected to grow earnings and assets approximately 7% annually driven by renewable energy buildout, data center expansion, and broader electrification demand.
- Transaction Date: 7/23/2026
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Sector: Health Care
- Transaction Value: $2B
- Participants: Dassault Systèmes SE
Nordic Capital has agreed to sell ArisGlobal, a leading life sciences regulatory, safety, and quality software company, to Dassault Systèmes for up to $2 billion, following a seven-year ownership period during which ArisGlobal transformed into a cloud-native, AI-enabled platform serving more than 200 enterprise customers including half of the world's top 50 biopharma companies. The deal pairs ArisGlobal's LifeSphere platform and NavaX generative AI pharmacovigilance solution — which processes over 12 million safety cases annually and is expected to generate approximately $175 million in 2026 revenue — with Dassault Systèmes' capabilities across research, clinical development, and manufacturing to create a broader end-to-end life sciences platform.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Sector: Health Care
- Transaction Value: $1.9B
- Participants: Tempus AI Inc
Tempus AI has agreed to acquire Personalis, a leading molecular residual disease (MRD) testing company, for $16.25 per share in a stock transaction with an option for up to 50% cash consideration, representing a total enterprise value of $1.5 billion net of Tempus' existing ownership — a 28% premium to Personalis' unaffected 30-day VWAP. The deal integrates Personalis' NeXT Personal ultrasensitive tumor-informed MRD test, which already has Medicare coverage in three indications, with Tempus' multimodal data platform and AI capabilities to expand its precision oncology reach from diagnosis and treatment selection through recurrence monitoring in a $20 billion addressable MRD market.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Sector: Industrials
- Transaction Value: $1.65B
- Participants: MasTec Inc
MasTec has completed its acquisition of The Superior Group, one of the nation's largest full-service electrical contractors with approximately 3,000 employees and a heritage dating to 1925, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.65 billion — comprising approximately $475 million in MasTec shares and $1.175 billion in cash. The deal extends MasTec's critical infrastructure capabilities from outside-the-fence power generation, transmission, and communications work into inside-the-fence electrical systems and integrated building services, directly targeting the surging data center buildout opportunity with Superior projected to generate $1.6–$1.7 billion in 2026 revenue and $225–$250 million in adjusted EBITDA.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Venture
- Sector: Financials
- Transaction Value: $1.2B
- Participants: N/A
Ant International, a global digital payment and fintech company that began independent operations in 2024, has raised approximately $1.2 billion in a Series A round with participation from existing investors Ant Group, Alibaba Group, and other international investment institutions. The proceeds will accelerate global expansion and innovation across Ant International's four business pillars — Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst, and Bettr — as the company connects over 150 million global merchants with more than 2 billion user accounts across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, with a strategic focus on AI-powered cross-border payments and agentic commerce solutions for SMEs and enterprises.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Type: Real Assets
- Sector: Real Estate
- Transaction Value: $1.025B
- Participants: Brookfield Asset Management Ltd
Healthpeak Properties and Brookfield Asset Management have formed a $2.1 billion strategic joint venture around a portfolio of 86 outpatient medical buildings totaling approximately 5.6 million square feet across 11 states, with Healthpeak selling a 49% non-controlling interest to Brookfield for approximately $1.025 billion at a trailing cash capitalization rate of approximately 5.9%. Healthpeak retains a 51% controlling interest and continues as managing member providing asset management and leasing services, with the 95% leased portfolio consolidated on its financial statements and a call right to repurchase Brookfield's interest after year seven at a price providing Brookfield a 6.5% net annual return.
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team is constantly monitoring the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more. Each day, we deliver these highlights directly to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
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