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Canfor has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the PinkWood I-joist business located in Calgary for $68 million. The deal expands Canfor's engineered wood products portfolio. No additional financial terms or closing timeline were disclosed in the headline.

Canfor Corporation has agreed to acquire PinkWood Ltd.'s I-joist business for $68.0 million, including working capital. PinkWood, founded in 2009 and based in Calgary, AB, is the largest I-joist facility in Western Canada with 120 employees and production capacity of 46 million linear feet. The deal expands Canfor's engineered wood products portfolio into residential, multi-family, and commercial construction markets.

Brera Holdings has declined an all-stock acquisition proposal from Forward Industries. No financial terms of the rejected offer were disclosed in the report. The decision effectively ends, at least for now, Forward Industries' attempt to acquire Brera Holdings through a stock-based transaction.

Robseek Intelligence Inc. has entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger with QuasarEdge Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: QRED), a SPAC. Under the deal, Robseek will become a wholly owned subsidiary of QuasarEdge's subsidiary, with QuasarEdge merging into that subsidiary to form the surviving publicly traded entity. No financial terms were disclosed in the announcement.

Activist investor Jana Partners is reportedly pushing Fiserv to divest additional assets and refresh its board of directors. The report suggests Jana is seeking strategic changes at the financial technology company beyond any prior actions already taken. No specific assets or board candidates have been named in the report.

Sycamore Partners is in talks to sell the Boots pharmacy chain for approximately $10 billion, according to the Financial Times. Sycamore acquired Boots as part of its takeover of Walgreens Boots Alliance earlier in 2025. The deal, if confirmed, would represent a significant divestiture of one of the UK's largest pharmacy and beauty retailers.

VodafoneThree, the merged UK telecoms entity formed by Vodafone and Three UK, has reportedly bid for TalkTalk's consumer business, according to the Financial Times. The deal, if confirmed, would further consolidate the UK broadband and telecoms market. Details on bid size or timeline have not been disclosed.

Payoneer Global shares jumped after a report that Nuvei is in talks to acquire the company for approximately $2.7 billion. The deal has not been confirmed by either party. If completed, the transaction would represent a significant consolidation in the payments processing sector.

10x Genomics has announced the acquisition of Proteintech Genomics. No financial terms or deal size were disclosed in the article. The transaction expands 10x Genomics' portfolio in the genomics and proteomics tools space.

Novara has announced the acquisition of Ensogo, aimed at accelerating its AI-powered operational risk management and sustainability strategy capabilities. The deal is intended to support global growth for the combined entity. No financial terms were disclosed in the announcement.

Cycurion, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYCU) has completed the acquisition of Secuvant, LLC, the developer of the Panoptic cybersecurity platform, via a merger transaction that closed on June 2, 2026. The deal is described as a strategic move to accelerate Cycurion's growth in AI-driven cybersecurity and managed services. No financial terms of the transaction were disclosed in the announcement.

VisionWave Holdings (VWAV) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire up to a 52% controlling interest in Foresight Autonomous Holdings (FRSX). The deal is structured as an all-stock transaction, with VisionWave issuing $17.5 million in common shares as consideration. The acquisition is aimed at expanding VisionWave's AI-based sensing capabilities for the defense and security sector.

APi Group Corporation (APG) has completed the acquisition of Onyx-Fire Protection Services, Inc., a Canadian fire and life safety services provider, which closed on June 8, 2026. The deal was previously announced on April 23, 2026, and expands APi's footprint in inspection-first, recurring-revenue safety services in Canada. The company also issued an update to its 2026 guidance alongside the announcement.

GSK has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Nuvalent for $10.6 billion. The deal represents a significant expansion of GSK's oncology pipeline, targeting Nuvalent's portfolio of precision cancer therapies. No further terms or closing timeline were disclosed in the headline.

Janus Henderson has entered into an agreement to acquire Rantum Capital, a Frankfurt-based private markets investment manager focused on private debt and private equity for SMEs in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The deal is intended to expand Janus Henderson's European private markets capabilities and strengthen its presence in Germany. Rantum Capital was founded in 2013 and targets family- and entrepreneur-owned small and mid-sized companies.