Acquisitions in Hawaii in 2025
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December 8, 2025
- Buyer
- Marsh McLennan Agency
- Target
- Atlas Insurance Agency, Pyramid Insurance Centre, IC International
- Seller
- Tradewind Group
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired three Honolulu-based brokerages — Atlas Insurance Agency, Pyramid Insurance Centre, and IC International — from Tradewind Group. The brokerages and their employees will join MMA and continue operating locally as the firm expands its presence and capabilities across Hawai‘i; financial terms were not disclosed.
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November 20, 2025
- Buyer
- Solid Sands B.V.
- Target
- Plum Hall Inc.
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Amsterdam-based Solid Sands B.V. has acquired the technology and test suites of Plum Hall Inc., a long-standing supplier of C/C++ compiler test suites. The acquisition expands Solid Sands' product portfolio and market share in compiler and library validation while ensuring continued support and development of the Plum Hall suites for customers and compiler developers.
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November 12, 2025
- Buyer
- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
- Target
- Lifeline Fire & Security
- Seller
- Todd Bedford, Stuart Lowe
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Lifeline Fire & Security, a Kapolei, Hawaii-based proactive video monitoring and security integration company. The deal gives Pye-Barker its first location in Hawaii and adds Lifeline's AI-driven video verification and 24/7 monitoring capabilities to Pye-Barker's national life-safety platform.
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October 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Resource Innovations
- Target
- Shifted Energy
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Resource Innovations (RI), a San Francisco–based utility software and consulting platform, has acquired Honolulu-based Shifted Energy to integrate its Grid Maestro DERMS technology into RI’s demand-side management (DSM) and grid-edge offerings. The deal expands RI’s capability to deliver end-to-end virtual power plant and flexible load management solutions at scale, with a focus on equitable access for renters and underserved communities.
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September 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Zazzle
- Target
- Hobnob
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Zazzle, the Menlo Park-based custom-products marketplace, has acquired Hobnob, a mobile-first event planning app, and will integrate Hobnob's invitation, RSVP and guest-management features into Zazzle Events. Hobnob founder Tina Fitch will join Zazzle as VP & GM of Zazzle Events to help deliver an end-to-end event planning and custom-products experience.
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June 30, 2025
- Buyer
- Creative Planning
- Target
- Mosaic Pacific
- Industry
- Wealth Management
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Creative Planning has acquired Honolulu-based Mosaic Pacific, a financial advisory firm, in a deal that closed June 30, 2025, adding roughly $430 million in AUM to Creative Planning's platform. The acquisition strengthens Creative Planning's presence in the Pacific region and brings Mosaic Pacific's financial planning and investment management expertise into Creative Planning's national wealth-management offering.
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- Buyer
- First Reserve, Fortress Investment Group
- Target
- Island Energy Services, LLC
- Seller
- An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
First Reserve and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (Fortress) agreed to acquire a majority stake in Island Energy Services (IES) from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners. One Rock will remain an investor in IES following the transaction, which was expected to close in the third quarter of 2025 and has since been completed.
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April 3, 2025
- Buyer
- fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547), Harrison Street
- Target
- DRFortress
- Seller
- GI Partners
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Hawaii, United States
- Type
- Buyout
fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street have acquired DRFortress, Hawaii's largest carrier-neutral data center, from GI Partners. The deal brings DRFortress into 1547's connectivity-focused platform to expand interconnection, cloud access, and digital infrastructure reach across Hawaii and the broader Pacific region while keeping the existing leadership team in place.
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