Acquisitions in Washington in 2026

  • Buyer
    Radiant Vision Systems, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas
    Target
    Radiant Vision Systems, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Radiant Korea, Instrument Systems, Specim, Eines, Konica Minolta Sensing Korea
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Radiant Vision Systems will merge with its sister company, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, to form a new company named Konica Minolta Sensing Americas (KMSA). The integration is scheduled to take place on April 1, 2026 and will combine sensing and measurement product portfolios (including Radiant, Instrument Systems, Specim, and Eines) to provide customers solutions from a single source.

  • Buyer
    Creative Planning
    Target
    Duncan & Haley, Ltd.
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Planning, a registered investment advisor (RIA), announced it has acquired Duncan & Haley, Ltd., an RIA headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The deal adds approximately $660 million in assets under management (AUM) to Creative Planning and expands its wealth management capabilities spanning tax, estate, retirement planning, and trust services.

  • Buyer
    Seal Shield LLC
    Target
    Vioguard
    Type
    Addon

    Seal Shield LLC announced the strategic acquisition of Vioguard, a Washington State-based company known for its UV-C keyboard sanitizing system and device sanitization technologies. The asset acquisition is intended to expand Seal Shield’s hygienic healthcare portfolio and integrate Vioguard’s automated UV sanitization technology and intellectual property into Seal Shield’s product ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    Exa Capital
    Target
    StaffReady
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Exa Capital, a long-term operator focused on enterprise software, announced the acquisition of StaffReady, a SaaS platform for clinical workforce management in healthcare. StaffReady will continue to operate independently under Exa Capital’s decentralized model, with its leadership team remaining in place.

  • Buyer
    Estes Logistics (division of Estes Express Lines)
    Target
    Key Trucking Inc
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Buyout

    Estes Logistics, a division of Estes Express Lines, has acquired Key Trucking Inc, a regional full-service transportation and freight provider based in Kent, Washington. The deal expands Estes Logistics’ footprint into the Pacific Northwest, and Key Trucking’s employees are expected to transition seamlessly to Estes.

  • Buyer
    Seismic
    Target
    Highspot
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Seismic and Highspot have signed a definitive agreement to merge, combining two AI-powered enablement and go-to-market (GTM) performance platforms. The combined company will operate under the Seismic brand and be led by Seismic CEO Rob Tarkoff, with Permira remaining the controlling shareholder after closing.

  • Buyer
    Orion Group Holdings, Inc.
    Target
    J. E. McAmis, Inc., JEM Marine Leasing LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Orion Group Holdings, Inc. acquired J. E. McAmis, Inc. and JEM Marine Leasing LLC (collectively, “J.E. McAmis”) for approximately $60 million, net of cash acquired. The deal strengthens Orion’s marine construction capabilities—especially jetty and breakwater work—and adds strategic Jones Act marine equipment and real estate.

  • Buyer
    Busy Bees North America
    Target
    Kids N Us Early Learning Schools, Birch Tree Academy
    Seller
    Kids N Us (Founder Lori Blades), Birch Tree Academy shareholders (Natalie and Marc Levy)
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    Busy Bees North America (BBNA) acquired thirteen early learning centers in the greater Seattle area — seven Kids N Us locations and six Birch Tree Academy locations — expanding BBNA’s U.S. footprint into Washington State. The deal adds roughly 380 educators and staff and more than 1,575 children and families to Busy Bees’ network, growing BBNA to about 270 centers across the United States and Canada.

  • Buyer
    Heritage Financial Corporation, Heritage Bank
    Target
    Olympic Bancorp, Inc., Kitsap Bank
    Type
    Buyout

    Heritage Financial Corporation completed its previously announced merger of Olympic Bancorp, Inc. with and into Heritage, effective January 31, 2026. As part of the transaction, Kitsap Bank merged with and into Heritage Bank and the acquired branches continued operating under the Kitsap Bank name.

  • Buyer
    Clearstead Advisors, LLC
    Target
    The Clarius Group, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Clearstead Advisors acquired The Clarius Group, a Seattle-based multi-family office RIA serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. The deal closed on January 31, 2026 and adds 36 Clarius professionals, expanding Clearstead’s ultra-high-net-worth and family office capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Hoffmann Family of Companies
    Target
    Smith Gardens, Pacific Plug & Liner
    Seller
    Smith family (Eric and Mark Smith)
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Buyout

    Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.

  • Buyer
    Loar Holdings
    Target
    Harper Engineering Company
    Type
    Buyout

    Loar Holdings completed an all-cash acquisition of Harper Engineering Company for $250 million. Loar said it will combine its operational and engineering capabilities with Harper’s portfolio of aircraft interior latching and securing mechanisms to expand Harper’s aftermarket footprint and support growth from rising commercial aircraft build rates.

  • Buyer
    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
    Target
    EVCO Integrated Solutions
    Type
    Addon

    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired EVCO Integrated Solutions, a Spokane-headquartered security system and fire alarm company serving education, healthcare and commercial customers in eastern Washington, north Idaho and western Montana. The acquisition expands Pye-Barker's life-safety and security service footprint in the Northwest and brings EVCO's capabilities in fire alarms, access control, video surveillance and communications infrastructure into Pye-Barker's platform.

  • Buyer
    Great Frontier Collective (Great Frontier Beverage holdings / GFB)
    Target
    Incline Cider Company, San Juan Beverage Company (San Juan Seltzer)
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Type
    Addon

    Great Frontier Beverage (the Great Frontier Collective led by Ninkasi Brewing) has acquired Washington-based Incline Cider and Seattle-based San Juan Beverage Company (San Juan Seltzer). The deals bring two regional craft beverage brands into the Great Frontier portfolio to broaden its beer, cider and seltzer offerings and expand distribution across the Pacific Northwest.

  • Buyer
    Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics
    Target
    Equipment Depot (Washington state operations)
    Seller
    Equipment Depot

    Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics, a third-generation family-owned forklift dealership headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired Equipment Depot’s Washington state operations and will establish a regional headquarters in Kent, Washington. Bailey will serve as the authorized Logisnext dealer in Washington for Cat Lift Trucks, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, and Jungheinrich, expanding its material handling, warehouse solutions, and intralogistics services into the Washington market.

  • January 16, 2026
    Buyer
    Phenom
    Target
    Included (Included.AI)
    Type
    Buyout

    Phenom has acquired Included, an AI-native people analytics platform, to integrate agentic workforce analytics and actionable insights into Phenom's applied AI HR platform. The deal expands Phenom's workforce intelligence capabilities by standardizing disparate HR data, adding conversational AI-driven analytics and actionable recommendations for HR teams and business leaders.

  • Buyer
    Emergency Care Holdings, Bridgefield Capital
    Target
    Philips Emergency Care (now Heartstream)
    Seller
    Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    Emergency Care Holdings (ECH), a platform backed by Bridgefield Capital, completed the acquisition of the Philips Emergency Care business from Koninklijke Philips N.V., which will operate as Heartstream under a Philips brand license. The carve-out, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, employs more than 600 people, serves over 130 countries and positions ECH to launch a global emergency medical products platform focused on consolidation, innovation and recurring software and service revenue.

  • Buyer
    Truelink Capital
    Target
    Prime Electric
    Seller
    WestView Capital Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Truelink Capital has acquired a majority stake in Prime Electric from WestView Capital Partners; financial terms were not disclosed. Prime Electric, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is a leading West Coast electrical contractor serving data center, technology, healthcare, commercial and industrial clients. The deal positions Prime for continued regional expansion and capability growth under Truelink's ownership while WestView remains involved.

  • Buyer
    Verdantas
    Target
    PACE Engineers, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Verdantas, a PE-backed technical consulting firm, has acquired PACE Engineers, a Kirkland, Washington-based multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and environmental consulting firm. The deal (terms undisclosed) expands Verdantas' multidisciplinary capabilities and Pacific Northwest footprint while providing additional resources and development opportunities for PACE staff.

  • January 6, 2026
    Buyer
    Microsoft
    Target
    Osmos
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    Microsoft has acquired Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform, to integrate autonomous data-preparation and ingestion capabilities into Microsoft Fabric and OneLake. The Osmos team will join Microsoft's Fabric engineering organization to help automate data transformation and accelerate AI- and analytics-ready workflows; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Altaris, LLC
    Target
    Tegria Services Group, Inc.
    Seller
    Providence St. Joseph Health
    Type
    Buyout

    Altaris has completed the acquisition of Tegria Services Group, Inc. from Providence St. Joseph Health, establishing Tegria as a standalone, Altaris‑backed portfolio company that will continue to serve Providence as a preferred technology services partner. The deal positions Altaris to expand its healthcare services and technology platform capabilities—supporting providers and payers with consulting, managed services, data & analytics, and revenue cycle management.

  • Buyer
    Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
    Target
    Great Northern Asset Management
    Type
    Buyout

    Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, an employee-owned investment advisory firm based in Portland, Oregon, has acquired Vancouver, Washington–based Great Northern Asset Management effective January 1, 2026. The acquisition expands Ferguson Wellman's regional presence in Southwest Washington and adds Great Northern's $229 million in client assets while preserving the Vancouver office and key advisors.

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