Top Ten Tech M&A Transactions This Week by Ascento Capital Invest

Deal of the Week

9/8/25 SpaceX’s $17 Billion Deal Plunges Musk Deeper Into Wireless Market

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is writing its biggest check ever to expand its foothold in the mobile-phone business.

SpaceX said Monday it would pay $17 billion for the rights to use some of EchoStar’s valuable spectrum for cellphone service.

The deal with EchoStar includes $8.5 billion in cash and up to $8.5 billion of SpaceX stock for two chunks of valuable U.S. wireless licenses and related domestic and international rights to beam signals from space. The rocket and satellite-internet company also agreed to pay about $2 billion of cash toward interest payments on EchoStar debt through November 2027.

The Wall Street Journal

9/11/25 SIBS boosts Polish presence with ITCARD acquisition

European payment solutions provider SIBS Group is set to acquire ITCARD, a Poland-based company specialising in processing ATM and electronic payment transactions for banks and financial institutions. The terms of the agreed acquisition, which remains subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.

The proposed purchase will integrate ITCARD's payment services portfolio into SIBS's operations, including the Planet Cash ATM network, Planet Pay payment terminal suite, and the company's card issuance business.

FinTech Futures

9/10/25 Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons in $1.38B all-cash deal

Video platform Vimeo announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons, one of Europe’s largest mobile app developers, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.38 billion.

The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Vimeo will be delisted from exchanges once the deal closes.

TechCrunch

9/10/25 GE HealthCare to acquire brain MRI software developer icometrix

GE HealthCare aims to further build out its portfolio of programs focused on brain scans with a deal to acquire the MRI artificial intelligence developer icometrix following years of collaborating.

That includes the Belgium-based company’s icobrain aria platform, an FDA-cleared and CE-marked imaging solution for detecting and quantifying the side effects of Alzheimer’s disease therapies targeting amyloid plaque buildups, which can include brain swelling and small bleeds.

GE HealthCare said that, with the recent approvals of new anti-amyloid therapies, patients with Alzheimer’s may need more frequent MRI scans to track the progress and safety of their regimens.

Fierce Healthcare

9/9/25 Mitsubishi Electric to acquire Nozomi Networks to boost industrial cybersecurity, operational resilience

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Nozomi Networks announced Tuesday a definitive agreement under which Mitsubishi Electric will acquire Nozomi Networks, a global vendor in OT (operational technology), IoT, and CPS security. Upon completion, Nozomi will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, maintaining its independent structure.

The acquisition is designed to accelerate Nozomi’s cybersecurity innovation while preserving its heterogeneous approach to customer and partner support. Both companies share a vision for harnessing data and AI to advance cyber defense, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen resilience across industrial environments.

Industrial Cyber

9/9/25 Anaplan Extends AI Leadership with the Acquisition of Syrup Tech

Anaplan, the only AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform designed to optimize decision-making in today’s complex business environment, today announced the acquisition of Syrup Tech (Syrup), an AI-native supply chain platform that enables global retailers and inventory-intensive businesses to plan, buy, price, and allocate with confidence. Together, Anaplan and Syrup will help retailers and global enterprises address the massive data and business complexity they face daily, driving smarter, more precise decision-making at every stage of the retail journey. The integration of Syrup into the Anaplan platform will deliver the most granular and precise AI-powered forecasting, planning and decision-making in the retail sector.

The Manila Times

9/8/25 Chinese Fintech Giant Considers Acquisition of Venom Blockchain Platform Amid Financial Sector Digital Transformation

According to a report from Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, one of the country’s largest fintech players is negotiating to acquire technological infrastructure from Abu Dhabi-based Venom Foundation. Sources familiar with the situation indicate that the deal could be part of a broader strategy to strengthen China’s position in the digital finance market and create alternative channels for international settlements.

The potential acquisition echoes the recent deal between Hong Kong-listed OSL Group and Canada’s Banxa, completed in June this year. Following the announcement of the Banxa crypto infrastructure purchase, OSL shares surged 10%, reaching a four-year high. OSL’s CFO Ivan Wong stated at the time that the company would continue global expansion through acquisitions and licensing, emphasizing the importance of international presence for developing cross-border payments. Similar logic may be driving Chinese companies’ interest in Venom.

Blockchain Reporter

9/8/25 Aiwyn Acquires QuickFee’s US Payments Business and Adds Pay-Later Offering

Aiwyn has acquired QuickFee’s U.S. payments business, including QuickFee Pay Now and QuickFee Connect, to add new capabilities to Aiwyn’s payments and collection platform for accounting firms.

The company’s partnership with QuickFee will enable Aiwyn to provide customers with access to QuickFee’s Pay Later finance offering, and QuickFee customers can continue to use their existing payment solutions while also gaining access to Aiwyn’s platform, which includes practice management, client experience and artificial intelligence tax solutions, the companies said in a Sunday (Sept. 7) press release.

PYMNTS

9/8/25 SentinelOne to Acquire Observo AI to Reshape Security Data Pipelines and SIEM

SentinelOne is set to acquire Observo AI in a deal that could redefine how security teams handle data - shifting the focus from storing raw telemetry to enriching and acting on it in real time.

Observo AI takes a different tack on security data. Instead of pushing raw telemetry downstream into a SIEM or data lake, its pipeline processes everything in real time, right at the point of ingestion. Data is classified, enriched, and summarized as it flows, stripping out the noise and surfacing what matters. The result is a cleaner, faster stream of insights that lowers costs, sharpens detections, and speeds up response. For SOC teams, that shift is immediate: they spend less time wrestling with bloated datasets and more time acting on intelligence, whether through automation or human analysis.

Channel E2E

9/8/25 Clear Channel to Sell Spain Business to Atresmedia for $135 Million

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings has struck a deal to sell its business in Spain to television broadcaster Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion for an expected price of around $135 million.

Clear Channel on Monday said it will use proceeds from the sale, which will complete the divestiture of its European operations, to further pare down its debt load.

MarketWatch