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NG Bailey has acquired Engineering Solutions Group (ESG), adding a £30m-turnover engineering business with about 180 staff to expand its presence in the water and infrastructure markets. The Leeds-headquartered engineering services group said the deal would strengthen its infrastructure delivery offer and widen its access to water sector work during Asset Management Plan 8 (AMP8).

Pepper, a New York-based technology platform for independent food distributors, has acquired Alima, a Y Combinator-backed startup that built ordering and procurement software for small food distributors in Latin America. The deal, announced on Tuesday with no disclosed financial terms, brings Alima’s two cofounders into Pepper’s leadership team and extends the company’s push into AI-driven

The San Francisco B2B sales platform, which recently approached $200M in ARR and appointed a new CEO, absorbs the revenue intelligence startup’s signal-layer technology to deepen its enterprise push. Apollo.io has acquired Pocus, a revenue intelligence startup that helps sales teams identify and prioritise the accounts most likely to buy based on behavioural and CRM

TLDR Polymarket acquires Brahma to strengthen DeFi infrastructure and tools Brahma tech integration aims to simplify trading and wallet setup Platform targets deeper liquidity across niche prediction markets Smart accounts enable advanced features like limit orders Polymarket expands compliance and real-world market presence Polymarket has acquired Brahma to strengthen its DeFi infrastructure and improve liquidity

Operational teams from BGS will now work hand in hand with Northampton-based self-lay provider UDL supporting existing contracts and developing its multi-utility reach. Jonathan Hopkins, BGS Group Managing Director, said: “This is a story about our growth. I’m very clear about where I want to take the business and if we’re to achieve our ambitions

TLDR: Strategy acquired 13,627 bitcoin between January 5-11, 2026, at an average price of $91,519 per coin. The company now holds 687,410 BTC with total acquisition costs reaching $51.80 billion at $75,353 average. ATM program raised $1.25 billion through sales of 6.8 million MSTR shares and 1.2 million STRC shares combined. STRC Stock captured 43%

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Interhash acquired a controlling stake in Neopool, a top-ranked, highly efficient Bitcoin mining pool, to support its growth and scaling. Interhash has acquired a controlling stake in Neopool, a Bitcoin mining pool. The deal was closed during the Bitcoin MENA 2025 conference. Neopool, launched earlier this year, has entered the top 15 global mining pools