Insights · September 2026
The carve-out wave: September 2026
seven carve-outs in September 2026, against none in August: who sold, who bought and in which sectors.
Covers September 2026. Updated .
- Carve-outs, September 2026
- 7
- August 2026
- 0
- Change
- +7
- Sellers named
- 6
Carrywatch recorded seven carve-outs dated in September 2026, against none in August. A carve-out is a business sold off by its owner, usually a larger company parting with a division, a brand or a unit.
The largest by stated value: Rexel / GCG, Progress Software Corporation / Domo’s AI and data platform business and AURELIUS / Hain Celestial's International business.
No seller is named on more than one of them: six sellers in all.
Three of the seven had a private equity or investment firm as a named buyer.
Carve-outs dated in September 20267
| Date | Deal | Seller | Buyer | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rexel / GCG | Audax Private Equity | Rexel | Not stated |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Progress Software Corporation / Domo’s AI and data platform business | Not stated | Progress Software Corporation | Not stated |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Everest Clinical Research (Arlington-backed) / Firma's Biometrics and Data Services unit | Firma Clinical Research | Everest Clinical Research | Not stated |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Carolwood / Thryv's print directories business | Thryv | Carolwood | Not stated |
| 14 Sep 2026 | AURELIUS / Hain Celestial's International business | Hain Celestial | AURELIUS | Not stated |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Crane Company / Trillium Flow Technologies' U.S. pumps business | Trillium Flow Technologies | Crane Company | Not stated |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 1315 Capital / Argonaut's Life Sciences and Diagnostics division (now Aluris Sciences) | Argonaut Manufacturing Services | 1315 Capital | Not stated |
Sellers6
Buyers7
| Buyer | Carve-outs |
|---|---|
| Rexel | 1 |
| Progress Software Corporation | 1 |
| Everest Clinical Research | 1 |
| Carolwood | 1 |
| AURELIUS | 1 |
| Crane Company | 1 |
| 1315 Capital | 1 |
Counts are the deals on Carrywatch dated in the period, by the day each deal page shows. Each deal links to its page. Coverage is not complete. Not investment advice.