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Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in March 2026

Every verified merger and acquisition involving Americas in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.

We tracked 40 deals involving Americas in March 2026, 28 of them with a disclosed value, worth $126.3bn in total. The largest was Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Infrastructure VI (with CalPERS and QIA)'s $33.4bn deal for The AES Corporation, ahead of Sysco Corporation and Jetro Restaurant Depot at $29.1bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in March 2026

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  1. 12 MarGlobal Infrastructure Partners and EQT Infrastructure VI (with CalPERS and QIA) → The AES CorporationGIP and EQT agree $33.4bn take-private of AESEnergy / Power generation and utilitiesAgreed$33.4bn
  2. 230 MarSysco Corporation → Jetro Restaurant DepotSysco agrees US$29.1bn deal for Jetro Restaurant DepotConsumer / Foodservice distributionIn review$29.1bn
  3. 316 MarPublic Storage → National Storage Affiliates TrustPublic Storage agrees US$10.5bn deal for National Storage AffiliatesReal estate / Self-storage REITCompleted$10.5bn
  4. 425 MarMerck & Co., Inc. → Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Merck agrees US$6.7bn deal for Terns PharmaceuticalsHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$6.7bn
  5. 525 MarBrookfield Asset Management and La Caisse → Boralex Inc.Brookfield and La Caisse take Boralex private in C$9bn dealEnergy / Renewable powerCompleted$6.5bn
  6. 631 MarBiogen Inc. → Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Biogen agrees US$5.6bn deal for ApellisHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$5.6bn
  7. 711 MarCintas Corporation → UniFirst CorporationCintas agrees US$5.5bn deal for UniFirstIndustrials / Uniform and facility servicesIn review$5.5bn
  8. 82 MarWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Robert A. Ortenzio and Martin F. Jackson → Select Medical Holdings CorporationWCAS and Select Medical founders agree $3.9bn take-privateHealthcare / Rehabilitation and critical illness recoveryCompleted$3.9bn
  9. 93 MarRosebank Industries plc → CPM and MW ComponentsRosebank agrees US$3.05bn deal for CPM and MW ComponentsIndustrials / Engineered equipment and componentsCompleted$3.1bn
  10. 1030 MarCarlyle → MAI Capital Management (majority stake)Carlyle takes control of MAI Capital at $2.8bn-plus valuationFinancials / Wealth managementCompleted$2.8bn
  11. 116 MarServier → Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.Servier agrees US$2.5bn deal for Day One BiopharmaceuticalsHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$2.5bn
  12. 1220 MarNovartis AG → Pikavation Therapeutics (Synnovation Therapeutics)Novartis agrees US$2bn deal for Synnovation's PI3Kα unitHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$2bn
  13. 1323 MarGilead Sciences, Inc. → Ouro MedicinesGilead agrees US$1.7bn deal for Ouro MedicinesHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$1.7bn
  14. 142 MarHudbay Minerals Inc. → Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.Hudbay agrees US$1.48bn all-share deal for Arizona Sonoran CopperMining / CopperCompleted$1.5bn
  15. 1526 MarHenkel AG & Co. KGaA → Olaplex Holdings, Inc.Henkel agrees US$1.4bn deal for OlaplexConsumer / Hair careCompleted$1.4bn
  16. 169 MarMonomoy Capital Partners → Jiffy Lube International (incl. Premium Velocity Auto)Shell sells Jiffy Lube to Monomoy for $1.3bnConsumer / Automotive servicesCompleted$1.3bn
  17. 173 MarAccenture plc → Ookla (Ziff Davis Connectivity division)Accenture agrees US$1.2bn deal for Speedtest owner OoklaTechnology / Network intelligence softwareCompleted$1.2bn
  18. 1827 MarCrossCountry Mortgage → Two Harbors Investment Corp.CrossCountry Mortgage outbids UWM for Two HarborsFinancials / Mortgage servicingCompleted$1.1bn
  19. 1912 MarSavills plc → Eastdil Secured LLCSavills agrees US$1.1bn deal for Eastdil SecuredFinancials / Real estate investment bankingCompleted$1.1bn
  20. 2019 MarApollo Funds → Realty Income retail net lease joint venture (49% stake)Apollo takes 49% of $1bn Realty Income retail portfolio ventureReal estate / Net lease retailAgreed$1bn
  21. 219 MarAgilent Technologies Inc. → Biocare MedicalAgilent agrees US$950m deal for Biocare MedicalHealthcare / DiagnosticsCompleted$950m
  22. 229 MarUniversal Health Services, Inc. → Talkspace, Inc.UHS agrees US$835m deal for TalkspaceHealthcare / Behavioural healthCompleted$835m
  23. 2327 MarOtsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. → Transcend Therapeutics, Inc.Otsuka agrees deal worth up to US$1.2bn for Transcend TherapeuticsHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$700m
  24. 2419 MarCollegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. → AZSTARYS (Corium Therapeutics)Collegium agrees US$650m deal for ADHD drug AZSTARYSHealthcare / PharmaceuticalsCompleted$650m
  25. 2516 MarPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) → Petronas's 50% stakes in Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte Module IIIPetrobras pre-empts Brava with US$450m deal for Petronas's Campos Basin stakesEnergy / Offshore oil and gasAgreed$450m
  26. 2630 MarSun Life Financial (BGO / SLC Management) → Bell PartnersSun Life buys Bell Partners as it takes full control of BGO and CrescentFinancials / Real estate investment managementCompleted$350m
  27. 272 MarGyre Therapeutics, Inc. → Cullgen Inc.Gyre agrees US$300m all-stock deal for CullgenHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$300m
  28. 2816 MarAeroVironment, Inc. → Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero)AeroVironment buys ESAero for about US$200mIndustrials / DefenceCompleted$200m
  29. 293 MarThoma Bravo → WWEX GroupThoma Bravo to buy WWEX and merge it with AuctaneTransport / Logistics and shipping technologyCompletedUndisclosed
  30. 309 MarOpenAI → PromptfooOpenAI agrees to buy AI security start-up PromptfooTechnology / AI securityCompletedUndisclosed
  31. 3111 MarStonepeak (via Astound Broadband) → GFiber (formerly Google Fiber)Stonepeak to take control of Google Fiber in Astound mergerTelecom / Fibre broadbandAgreedUndisclosed
  32. 3211 MarKPS Capital Partners → Jennmar (controlling interest)KPS takes control of ground support maker JennmarIndustrials / Mining and infrastructure ground support productsCompletedUndisclosed
  33. 3311 MarBlackstone Energy Transition Partners → Advanced Cooling Technologies (majority stake)Blackstone backs data centre cooling specialist ACTIndustrials / Thermal managementAgreedUndisclosed
  34. 3412 MarArcLight Capital Partners → Invenergy AMPCI Thermal Power (InfraBridge's 50% stake)ArcLight buys InfraBridge's half of 5.4GW Invenergy power portfolioEnergy / Gas-fired power generationAgreedUndisclosed
  35. 3513 MarOaktree Capital Management → Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company (controlling stake)Oaktree agrees to take control of A-CAP's Atlantic Coast LifeFinancials / Life insurance and annuitiesAgreedUndisclosed
  36. 3624 MarSRS Distribution (The Home Depot) → Mingledorff'sHome Depot's SRS agrees deal for HVAC distributor Mingledorff'sIndustrials / HVAC distributionCompletedUndisclosed
  37. 3725 MarClearlake Capital Group → Qualus Corp.Clearlake buys grid services firm Qualus from New MountainIndustrials / Power grid engineering servicesCompletedUndisclosed
  38. 3826 MarCorebridge Financial, Inc. → Equitable Holdings, Inc.Corebridge and Equitable agree US$22bn all-stock mergerFinancials / Life insurance and retirementAgreedUndisclosed
  39. 3927 MarNovartis AG → Excellergy, Inc.Novartis agrees deal worth up to US$2bn for ExcellergyHealthcare / BiotechCompletedUndisclosed
  40. 4027 MarSAP SE → Reltio Inc.SAP agrees to buy master data specialist ReltioTechnology / Data management softwareCompletedUndisclosed