Utah Deal Intelligence - May 2026
This report is prepared as a courtesy to the Utah business community by Columbia West based on our research and information collected by our firm. Despite our dedicated efforts, occasionally a deal might be missed or appropriate credit not given to legal or financial advisors. Please feel free to contact us if you have information on a transaction that you want to ensure is included and credit attributed to appropriate advisors. Also, feel free to forward to others who may have interest; they can be added to the regular distribution by contacting our office. Our contact information is below.
M&A - Strategic
5/1/2026 Trucordia Insurance Services, LLC acquired Paradiso Financial and Insurance Services, LLC. On 5/12/2026, Trucordia acquired assets of Richardson Insurance. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Trucordia offers insurance brokerage services and is based in Lindon.
5/1/2026 PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE:PACS) acquired operations of the post-acute care facility Ridgeway Senior Living. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PACS, through its subsidiaries, operates skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the U.S. and is based in Salt Lake City.
5/5/2026 Silvester & Company acquired ChampionScott Partners. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Silvester is a women-owned boutique executive search firm based in Salt Lake City.
5/6/2026 Barton Associates acquired LocumsCollective. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. LocumsCollective is a Salt Lake City-based managed service provider serving the locum tenens industry.
5/8/2026 GoEngineer, Inc. acquired SKA Automação de Engenharias Ltda. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GoEngineer provides engineering consulting services in computer-aided design (CAD), simulation, product data management, and 3D printing solutions, and is based in Cottonwood Heights.
5/13/2026 American United Federal Credit Union agreed to acquire G&R Credit Union. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. G&R is a credit union based in Salt Lake City. American United is a credit union based in West Jordan.
5/18/2026 W.W. Clyde & Co. acquired CKC Construction & Materials, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. W.W. Clyde is a heavy civil construction company and is based in Orem.
5/20/2026 Ampleo LLC acquired Crunchfirm, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ampleo provides part-time CFO and outsourced controller services to small and mid-sized businesses and is based in Lehi.
5/21/2026 Podean LLC acquired Cartbloom Media, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cartbloom operates as a retail media agency and is based in Cedar City.
5/26/2026 Paessler GmbH acquired UVnetworks. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. UVnetworks develops network management software that automates discovery, mapping, and inventory of network devices and is based in Highland.
Private Placements
5/5/2026 Spring Labs announced that it has received $5.0 million in a round of funding co-led by BankTech Ventures, LP and Haymaker Ventures, LLC. BankTech is a venture capital firm based in Sandy.
5/12/2026 Govineer Solutions LLC announced that it has received funding from new investor TA Associates Management, L.P. Govineer develops and operates a software platform for local government operations and is based in Provo.
5/19/2026 Peel Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has received $20.0 million in its Series A round of funding. Peel operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing medicines for cancer and inflammatory diseases and is based in Salt Lake City. Peel is an alumnus of Altitude Lab, a biotech startup accelerator founded by clinical-stage TechBio company Recursion (NASDAQ:RXRX).
5/20/2026 Findd, Inc. announced that it has raised $21.0 million in a round of funding that included participation from new investor Unbundled Capital LLC. Findd designs and develops an AI-native workforce management platform for frontline workers and is based in Provo.
5/27/2026 Rialto Finance, Inc. announced that it has received $6.5 million in a round of funding led by new investor Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd with participation from Sorenson Capital, Liquid 2 Venture LLC, and Correlation Ventures, L.P. Sorenson is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Lehi.