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Developments (16)
Multiple reports about the same development are grouped; each source is retained.- ADT withdraws guidance in Q3 results, pending Thrive dealoperating evidence
ADT reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1,349M (up 4%) and withdrew its guidance because of the pending Thrive Holdings acquisition. The release also lists AI programs ADT began before the deal, including AI-driven sales and service pilots and Origin AI presence sensing planned for 2027. The Thrive deal remains announced, not closed.
- Closed 2026-10-28
Inkle, an AI-native small-business tax and accounting firm, says it has acquired the bookkeeping division of Finally in an all-cash deal, its first acquisition; terms were not disclosed. Inkle says the deal makes it a top-500 U.S. CPA firm by revenue.
Ganaz, a Seattle maker of payroll and HR software for farmworkers, has been acquired by Beacon Holdings, according to a post by its CEO Hannah Freeman, who is stepping away; terms were not disclosed. Beacon has not issued its own release.
- Baldwin reports $21M in go-private costs as Sequence/DFO deal stays pendingoperating evidenceAnnounced
Baldwin's preliminary Q3 figures, as reported by Insurance Business, include $21M of go-private costs so far; the acquisition by Sequence Holdings and DFO Management is announced and still pending, with closing expected in Q1 2027.
Trade press reports that Dwelly acquired London agency Paramount Properties, its tenth deal of 2026, and has secured $170M in funding from investors including EQT Growth and General Catalyst. Trade-press report only: we have not seen a Dwelly or investor release, and when the funding round took place is unverified.
Agreement announced; closing unverified.
Baldwin announces a $7.7B enterprise-value agreement; expected close Q1 2027.
Case study reports >50% of incoming tickets resolved autonomously.
- Harborpartnership
Harbor partnership covers advisory, implementation, training and adoption.
- Google Cloudpartnership
Google integration uses ADK and MCP to connect specialized legal agents.
- Microsoftpartnership
Microsoft collaboration includes Azure, integrations and joint go-to-market.
- Aloricapartnership
Alorica licensed to resell/deploy Crescendo, with joint offerings and human delivery access.
- Consiliopartnership
Consilio announces joint AI services; possible Aurora integrations remain exploratory.
OpenAI article reports drafting accuracy up to 97%.
- OpenAIpartnership
Eudia announces OpenAI partnership for government workflows.
Reuters reports a $6.3B Amex GBT agreement announced May 4.