Paris – October 17, 2026 -- SAP intends to acquire TechWolf, a skills-intelligence vendor that Brandon Hall Group says surfaces in nearly every in-depth enterprise skills discussion it holds with clients.

TechWolf's context graph is meant to ground SAP's Joule agents

SAP says TechWolf's context graph can serve as a grounding layer for agent queries. According to SAP, that foundation can make token usage more efficient and make Joule more intelligent in skills-based hiring, workforce planning and role redesign.

Los Angeles – October 16, 2026 -- Fengate Private Equity, a division of Fengate Asset Management, has partnered with Clinical Research of West Florida (CRWF), an independent trial site operator with more than 1,000 completed trials, in a deal with undisclosed terms.

Westcove Partners, LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to CRWF. Its deal team comprised Managing Directors Justin Hand and Abe M'Bodj, Director Bill Bolding, Vice President Geno Catalano and Associate Andrew Hartono.

Salt Lake City – October 16, 2026 -- BorboletaPro has acquired Dulce Lash Artistry and been named preferred lash and brow education partner of Paul Mitchell Advanced Education (PMAE), giving it a route into the Paul Mitchell Schools network nationwide.

New York – October 16, 2026 -- Mubadala Capital has completed its acquisition of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, a transaction valued at approximately $6.2 billion, after receiving all applicable regulatory approvals and the approval of Clear Channel stockholders.

Irvine – October 16, 2026 -- Janssen Auto Group has acquired Gregg Young Chevrolet in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, from Gregg Young Automotive Group, giving it a ninth franchised dealership in the state. Performance Brokerage Services advised on the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tokyo – October 16, 2026 -- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (NX Group) acquired all shares of Canada-based logistics company Metro Supply Chain Group Inc. on October 1, 2026, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending NX Group's contract logistics reach in North America.

Stamford – October 15, 2026 -- Olympus Partners has agreed to sell MEI Industrial Solutions, a U.S. equipment execution services provider with nearly 2,500 employees, to 26North Partners LP. The announcement did not disclose financial terms or a closing timeline.

MEI provides rigging, machinery moving, industrial storage, millwrighting, custom crating and integrated logistics. Its customers include data center and semiconductor operators, as well as other industrial end markets.

White Plains – October 14, 2026 -- Rockbridge Growth Equity-backed FormativGroup has acquired Saige Consulting, an AI and technology consulting firm, to add AI implementation and software engineering capacity to its application and data architecture business. The announcement did not include financial terms.

Columbus – – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs LLC (STL), a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies, to strengthen its engineering capability where server-side liquid cooling meets supporting infrastructure in AI and high-performance computing environments. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has completed its acquisition of ThermoKey S.p.A., adding heat rejection and heat-exchange manufacturing capacity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as AI factories and high-density data centers drive demand for thermal systems. The release does not disclose financial terms.