Mergers And Acquisitions

Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ to Add AI Content Governance to File Platform

San Francisco – – September 16, 2026 -- Nasuni has acquired DryvIQ, adding AI-powered content classification and governance tools to its unstructured data platform for enterprise and AI workloads. Carlsquare advised DryvIQ on the transaction; financial terms were not disclosed.

Nasuni folds content intelligence into its file data platform to close a governance gap

The deal gives Nasuni's platform content-level discovery, classification, sensitivity detection and automated policy-driven governance, extending visibility beyond Nasuni's own environment into more than 40 cloud and on-premises repositories. Nick Burling, Chief Product Officer at Nasuni, said the company has added edge performance through Resilio, permission-aware AI access through AI Activate, and now governance through DryvIQ within the same year, positioning UniFS as a single foundation to manage, move, classify, govern and activate enterprise file data.

Clement Auto Group Enters Ohio via Mansfield Motor Group Acquisition

Irvine, Calif. – – September 15, 2026 -- Performance Brokerage Services has brokered the sale of Mansfield Motor Group, a three-rooftop Nissan, Honda and Volvo dealership group in Mansfield, Ohio, from Dirk Schulter and Brett Schulter to Penuel "Raj" Clement of Clement Auto Group.

Family-owned dealership group founded in 1947 changes hands after four generations

Mansfield Motor Group traces its roots to Whitey's Auto Mall, established by Frank "Whitey" Schluter and recognized as one of the early pioneers of the multi-franchise auto mall model. Brothers Dirk and Brett Schluter took ownership in 2001 and led the 79-year-old business until this sale.

Ambit RD Sold to Danforth Health in Avesi-Backed Life Sciences Deal

Washington – – September 15, 2026 -- Clearsight Advisors served as exclusive sell-side advisor to Ambit RD, Inc. on its acquisition by Danforth Health, Inc., a portfolio company of Avesi Partners, in a deal announced by the firms.

Ambit brings patient-identification technology to Danforth's life sciences platform

Ambit RD specializes in commercial strategy, advanced analytics, and patient identification solutions for rare and specialty biopharma markets, operating through three service lines: Strategic Services, Analytics & Data Services, and Patient ID Services. The company helps biopharmaceutical organizations locate patients, speed therapy adoption, and engage healthcare providers across the clinical and commercial continuum.

Procaccianti, Rugger Capital Buy Charleston Harbor Resort; Suntex Takes Marina

Providence, R.I. and Dallas, Texas – September 15, 2026 -- Procaccianti Companies and joint venture partner Rugger Capital have acquired the 217-key Charleston Harbor Resort in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, while Suntex Marinas has separately acquired the adjacent Charleston Harbor Marina, one of the state's largest in-water marinas with more than 450 slips.

Two buyers split ownership of a single waterfront destination

The resort and marina, though physically adjacent and jointly anchoring access to historic downtown Charleston, will be owned and operated independently. Procaccianti's hospitality affiliate, TPG Hotels & Resorts, will manage the resort, while Suntex will own and operate the marina, which accommodates vessels from recreational cruisers to superyachts.

SecureSky Acquires London's Soveren to Add Real-Time DSPM

Omaha – September 15, 2026 -- SecureSky has acquired Soveren, a London-based Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) provider, adding real-time sensitive-data discovery and classification to its Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform.

Soveren claims 98% accuracy detecting sensitive data in encrypted traffic

Soveren's architecture pairs eBPF-powered network analysis with ML-driven classification, enabling it to inspect and classify encrypted TLS traffic at scale without impacting application speed. The company positions this against legacy DSPM tools that rely on regex detection and static snapshots, which it says produce high false-positive rates.

Envestnet to Acquire Vestmark, Combining $8T and $2T WealthTech Platforms

Berwyn, Pa. – September 15, 2026 -- Envestnet has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vestmark, merging a wealthtech platform serving more than a third of U.S. advisors with $8 trillion in assets with a trading and portfolio management provider supporting $2 trillion in assets and over five million investor accounts.

Envestnet gains institutional-grade trading and tax transition technology from Vestmark

The acquisition adds Vestmark's portfolio management technology, institutional-grade trading infrastructure, and outsourced investment management services to Envestnet's ecosystem. Vestmark, headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts and founded in 2001, has built its client base over 25 years working with wirehouses and firms running institutional-scale trading operations.