M&A Insights | Goldenhill International M&A Advisors

AI Is Now the Leading Reason to Buy or Back a Sustainability Business

Building-controls, carbon accounting and climate-risk businesses are being bought and funded for their AI layers, not their data alone, with Johnson Controls, BeZero Carbon and Tomorrow.io among H1 2026's clearest examples.

AI-Driven Consolidation: Accelerating Deal Activity in the SSD Sector

Buyers and investors are consolidating sustainability software, data and services businesses at pace in H1 2026, with AI capability now the most common stated reason to acquire or back a company.

Compliance Isn’t a Cost Centre Anymore — It’s FinTech’s Most Acquired Category

FinTech companies are playing a pivotal role in reshaping the corporate landscape by actively investing in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data and carbon market solutions providers.

Workforce Solutions M&A Market Update: What the Last 12 Months Mean for Owners

A review of Workforce Solutions (WFS) deal activity over the last 12 months, covering the regional split, who is completing repeat deals, which specialisms are drawing bidder tension, how the cadence has shifted, and how buyer views on AI are starting to move the multiple.

HRTech M&A Market Update: What the Last 12 Months Mean for Owners

An HRTech M&A Market Update covering deal activity over the last 12 months, drawn from the PitchBook HRTech Deal Screener and cross-referenced against Goldenhill’s own transaction tracking.

The Role of Startups in the Carbon Accounting Software Market

Companies are increasingly recognising the importance of integrating carbon accounting into their operations. Here is why.

ESG & Carbon Market Solutions Meet Growing Demands in the ESG FinTech Sector