Deal Review Friday: Mountaingate Won't Stop, a Retail Intelligence Merger Two Years in the Making, and a $900K ARR Exit for $80M
Market Insight: Strategic LOI volume is up 40% year-over-year. We have confirmation from Spearhead Corp Dev, a buy-side sourcing firm tracking this in real time. PE deal volume also ticked up — $216B in Q1 2026 vs. $190B in Q1 2025 — but the real acceleration is on the strategic side.
Deals are being sourced. Deals are closing. Here’s what landed this we…

