Atlanta Business Chronicle and ACG Atlanta are proud to present the 2025 Deals of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding M&A deals and corporate finance transactions fueling growth in Atlanta and beyond. This program honors the most impactful transactions that closed between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 across multiple industry categories. 

2025 Deals of the Year Finalists 

Advertising

Acadia.io acquires Amazon agency CRUSH

Fitzco acquired by Burrell Communications Group

Trevelino/Keller acquires Marsden Marketing

Business Services

Aprio and Radix Law merge as Aprio Legal LLC

OneDigital acquires Nonprofit HR

Trustpoint.One sells a majority stake to Arcapita Group Holdings Limited

Commercial Real Estate

Invesco Ltd. acquires Marketplace at Outlets in West Palm Beach from Starwood Capital Operations LLC

Jamestown acquires the Atlanta subsidiary of Cincinnati-based North American Properties

RCG Ventures acquires a multi-tenant portfolio of 100 non-core properties from Global Net Lease

Construction

Oldcastle APG acquires manufacturing assets of Master Block Inc.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety LLC acquires Allstar Fire Protection Inc.

Quikrete Holdings Inc. acquires Summit Materials Inc.

Consumer Retail

Eagle Merchant Partners acquires a stake in AYA Medical Spa

PlayOn acquires MaxPreps

Workout Anytime CEO Jerry Pugh acquires a majority stake in Workout Anytime from founders Steve Strickland and John Quattrocchi

Environmental and Facilities Services

Boutte Tree recapitalizes Tree Worx

Turf Masters Brands Inc. acquires Mr. Turf Inc.

Waste Eliminator LLC acquires Enterprise Landfill and Phillips Recoveries

Financial Services

Bitcoin Depot acquires the assets of Pelicoin LLC

Corpay’s cross-border business receives a minority investment from Mastercard

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. acquires the American Financial Exchange

Health Care

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. acquires Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care LLC

Guardian Pharmacy Services Inc. acquires Mercury Pharmacy Services

Summit Spine & Joint Centers acquired by Wellspring Capital Management

Hospitality

Henri’s Bakery & Deli acquires The Grateful Bread Co.

Roark Capital acquires a majority stake in Dave’s Hot Chicken

Terrapin Beer Co. acquired by Tilray Brands

Logistics and Transportation

Stord acquires Ware2Go, a subsidiary of UPS

UPS acquires Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL

Manufacturing

Artelon acquired by Stryker

Flowers Foods Inc. acquires Simple Mills

Media & Sports Entertainment

Press Sports acquired by The DONUT

Student Athlete NIL acquired by Blueprint Sports

Technology

Flock Safety acquires Aerodome

Global Payments agrees to buy Worldpay

PDI Technologies acquires P97 Networks LLC