Top Ten Tech M&A Transactions This Week by Ascento 3/27/26

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Deal of the Week

3/25/26 Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for $465 million, Stratus for $95 million

Indian IT services firm ​Infosys (INFY.NS), opens new tab said on ‌Wednesday it had entered into ​separate agreements ​to acquire U.S.-based ⁠technology companies ​Optimum Healthcare IT ​and Stratus in all-cash deals.

Infosys will ​buy healthcare ​consulting firm Optimum Healthcare ‌IT ⁠for $465 million and insurance technology company Stratus ​for $95 ​million, ⁠the company said in ​a stock ​exchange ⁠filing.

Reuters

3/26/26 Logicalis enters Poland market with software development acquisition

Managed service provider Logicalis Germany has acquired Poland’s NetworkedAssets, a specialist in software development, network automation and diagnostics. The acquisition includes NetworkedAssets’ Berlin office and its broader operations in Wrocław, Poland, which is home to the majority of the company’s employees

NetworkedAssets platforms provide visibility into complex infrastructures and automate the operation and management of networks. This is complemented by AI-powered analytics that continuously optimize IT environments. 

ITEuropa

3/26/26 Shield AI closes $1.5B Series G round and moves on acquisition

Shield AI, a maker of artificial intelligence-centric software to operate autonomous vehicles and other systems, has completed a $1.5 billion Series G capital raise with some of the proceeds going toward a planned acquisition.

Aechelon Technology is an image generation and simulation software developer that opened for business in 1998. The software is designed to help enable full-flight aircraft simulators for training military pilots and testing uncrewed aircraft before live flight.

Washington Technology

3/26/26 Brookfield expands renewables portfolio with Boralex acquisition

Global investment firm Brookfield Asset Management has acquired Canadian independent power producer (IPP) Boralex for C$9 billion (US$6.5 billion).

Both companies, as well as investment group La Caisse, which is Boralex’s current largest shareholder with nearly 15% of common shares, have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement. Brookfield will acquire 70% of Boralex’s share, while La Caisse has agreed to invest in the resulting private company, which will result in a pro forma ownership of 30%.

Reuters

3/24/26 Amazon acquires humanoid developer Fauna Robotics

Amazon.com Inc. is acquiring the New York-based humanoid robot developer Fauna Robotics Inc., an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to The Robot Report. Fauna’s around 50 employees, including its founders Rob Cochran and Josh Merel, will join Amazon.

Fauna currently offers Sprout, a humanoid robot for research, released earlier this year. Amazon said it’s taking a “well thought-out and measured approach to truly understand the potential of personal robots.”

The Robot Report

3/25/26 Canva splashes $30m on Melbourne advertising start-up

Canva has bought Melbourne-based advertising technology company Doohly, its third acquisition of 2026, as the design software giant diversifies the business to better position itself for the artificial intelligence boom.

Doohly sells a software platform that runs information and advertising screens in offices and retail outlets, and is used by customers including Mitre 10, Rebel Sport, Mobil, LiquorLand and Darwin International Airport.

Financial Review

3/24/26 Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product

With an overflowing war chest from its $5 billion raise that closed last month (not to mention billions in revenue), Databricks is acquiring.

The company, best known for its cloud data analytics platform, announced on Tuesday that it was launching a new security product called Lakewatch. Lakewatch takes Databricks’ ability to store massive amounts of data and performs classic Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tasks, like detecting and investigating threats. Only it does so with the help of AI agents powered by Anthropic’s Claude.

Techcrunch

3/23/26 Israeli defense firm TSG expands into anti-drone systems with acquisitions

Defense against drone threats continues to dominate the agenda of the defense industry. On Monday, TSG IT Advanced Systems, controlled by Israel Aerospace Industries and Formula Systems, announced the acquisition of two companies and an investment in a third, as part of a broader effort to develop an integrated system capable of detecting, identifying, and neutralizing low-altitude aerial threats.

TSG will acquire Mabat, which specializes in mapping, 3D documentation, and measurement technologies using laser-based distance sensing, for NIS 14.5 million (approximately $4.65 million).

CTech

3/23/26 Meta acqui-hires the co-founders of agentic AI startup Dreamer

Meta Platforms Inc. has just swooped on another acqui-hire, signing up the co-founders and personnel of an agentic artificial intelligence startup called Dreamer for an undisclosed price.

Dreamer’s team, which includes former Meta and Google LLC executive Hugo Barra, will go to work within Meta’s Superintelligence Labs group under Chief AI Officer and former Scale AI Inc. founder Alexandr Wang, according to a report in Bloomberg. They’ll be working on AI agents and associated projects, the report said.

Silicon Angle

3/20/26 Redhawk Announces Twenty8 Technology Acquisition

Redhawk Federal Solutions has acquired Twenty8 Technology to expand its data interoperability and artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering capabilities.

In a LinkedIn post published Monday, Paul Johnson, founder and president of Twenty8 Technology, said joining Redhawk represents “an enormous leap forward” for the company and provides subject matter expertise, scaled infrastructure and tangible benefits for Department of War customers and their missions.

Govcon Wire