Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Carlyle

20/08/2026 20:43

Adds: YipitData Update:
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Thursday:
    
** YipitData, a data analytics provider backed by investors including Carlyle Group CG.O, is exploring a sale that could value the company at more than $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. nL6N44G15P
    
** Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS is preparing a bid for British challenger bank Aldermore, Sky News reported, joining a growing field of suitors for the lender owned by South Africa's FirstRand FSRJ.J. nL4N44H0ZA
     
** OneDigital has acquired Midwest Insurance Agency, an Illinois-based commercial insurance brokerage with 20 employees. nL6N44H0EY
     
** Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and optimize token usage, its latest bet on the fast-growing AI industry. nL4N44G1HK

 (Compiled by Anzar Mehraj, Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)
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