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Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in September 2026

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

We tracked 27 deals involving Americas in September 2026, 25 of them with a disclosed value, worth $151.2bn in total. The largest was Union Pacific's $85bn deal for Norfolk Southern, ahead of Merck KGaA and Bio-Techne at $11.3bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in September 2026

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  1. 122 SeptUnion Pacific → Norfolk SouthernRegulator keeps Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern review on trackIndustrials / RailIn review$85bn
  2. 223 SeptMerck KGaA → Bio-TechneBio-Techne shareholders back $11.3bn sale to Merck KGaAHealthcare / Life-science toolsIn review$11.3bn
  3. 328 SeptAMD → World LabsAMD agrees $8.2bn all-stock deal for Fei-Fei Li's World LabsTechnology / AIAgreed$8.2bn
  4. 49 SeptIndependence Realty Trust → CenterspaceIRT and Centerspace agree $8.1bn apartment REIT mergerReal estate / REITAgreed$8.1bn
  5. 514 SeptSequence Holdings and DFO Management → The Baldwin Insurance GroupDell family office and Sequence agree $7.7bn take-private of BaldwinFinancials / Insurance brokerageAgreed$7.7bn
  6. 629 SeptLong Lake → American Express Global Business TravelLong Lake completes $6.3bn takeover of Amex GBTTech / Travel servicesCompleted$6.3bn
  7. 723 SeptRoyal Caribbean Group → Sandals Resorts (50%)Royal Caribbean buys half of Sandals for $3bnConsumer / Travel & leisureAgreed$3bn
  8. 830 SeptHarrison Street Asset Management (with Kenon Holdings) → Vicinity Energy (majority stake)Harrison Street agrees $2.92bn deal for control of Vicinity EnergyEnergy / InfrastructureAgreed$2.9bn
  9. 928 SeptBrixmor Property Group and Everview Partners → Slate Grocery REITBrixmor and Everview agree $2.3bn takeover of Slate Grocery REITReal estateAgreed$2.3bn
  10. 1010 SeptCopart → ACV AuctionsCopart agrees $1.9bn cash deal for ACV AuctionsTech / Automotive marketplacesAgreed$1.9bn
  11. 1128 SeptAAR Corp → MRO Holdings (65% stake)AAR agrees $1.8bn deal for control of MRO HoldingsIndustrials / AerospaceAgreed$1.8bn
  12. 1230 SeptKirin Holdings → Jamieson WellnessJamieson Wellness holders approve C$2.5bn sale to KirinConsumerIn review$1.8bn
  13. 1321 SeptInvestor group led by Thomas Priore (WD Capital) → Priority Technology HoldingsPriority Technology agrees $1.6bn CEO-led buyoutFinancials / PaymentsAgreed$1.6bn
  14. 1416 SeptACP Holdings Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → May MobilityMay Mobility to go public in $1.4bn SPAC dealTech / Autonomous vehiclesAgreed$1.4bn
  15. 1510 SeptBending Spoons → MiroBending Spoons agrees $1.36bn deal for MiroTech / SoftwareAgreed$1.4bn
  16. 1628 SeptBold Eagle Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → REDLatticeREDLattice to list via $1.25bn Bold Eagle SPAC dealTech / Defence cyberAgreed$1.3bn
  17. 1730 SeptHormel Foods → Brakebush BrothersHormel agrees $1.06bn deal for chicken processor BrakebushConsumer / FoodAgreed$1.1bn
  18. 1818 SeptH.I.G. Capital → Mistras GroupH.I.G. agrees $866m take-private of Mistras GroupIndustrials / Testing servicesAgreed$866m
  19. 1930 SeptPeoples Bancorp → Capital BancorpPeoples Bancorp agrees $728m all-stock deal for Capital BancorpFinancials / BankingAgreed$728m
  20. 2024 SeptSelect Water Solutions → Pilot Water SolutionsSelect Water agrees $700m deal for Pilot WaterEnergy / Water midstreamAgreed$700m
  21. 2122 SeptCognex → RealSenseCognex agrees $500m deal for RealSenseTech / RoboticsAgreed$500m
  22. 2221 SeptArtemis Gold → Vista GoldArtemis Gold agrees US$427m all-share takeover of Vista GoldMiningAgreed$427m
  23. 2321 SeptESENTIA → Energía Occidente de México (TC Energy)TC Energy sells Mexican pipeline to ESENTIA for US$400mEnergyAgreed$400m
  24. 2421 SeptLuca Mining → Cozamin mine (Capstone Copper)Luca Mining buys Capstone's Cozamin mine for up to US$385mMiningAgreed$385m
  25. 2529 SeptCapitolis → eSecLendingCapitolis buys eSecLending for US$200mFinancialsAgreed$200m
  26. 2614 SeptCarolwood LP → Thryv print directories businessThryv sells print directories to CarolwoodMedia / PublishingAgreedUndisclosed
  27. 2730 SeptStripe → ParafinStripe agrees to buy embedded lender ParafinFinancialsAgreedUndisclosed