Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Reuters2026/07/16 19:35Adds Csquare, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Dassault Systemes; Updates: Uber, KKR
July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Thursday:
** Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) said on Thursday a €30.6 billion ($34.9 billion) unsolicited takeover bid from larger rival Intesa Sanpaolo undervalued the bank, while highlighting concerns over proposed synergies and regulatory hurdles.
nL8N43I1OP
** French software maker Dassault Systemes DAST.PA is in talks to buy drug-trial software maker ArisGlobal from Nordic Capital for about $2 billion, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
nL6N43I13W
** Brookfield-backed data center provider Csquare CSQR.N was valued at $3.24 billion after its shares fell 0.5% in their NYSE debut on Thursday.
nL4N43I1JH
** Uber UBER.N agreed on Thursday to buy Germany's Delivery Hero DHER.DE at an equity value of $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and stave off intensifying competition from U.S. and European rivals.
nL4N43I1CB
** Eli Lilly LLY.N will buy AtaiBeckley ATAI.O for up to $3.8 billion, the company said on Thursday, joining a race among pharma majors to develop psychedelic treatments for depression and other mental health conditions.
** Private equity firms KKR KKR.N and Energy Capital Partners have sweetened their takeover bid for Ireland's DCC DCC.L for the second time in five weeks, the energy distributor said , valuing it at up to £67.97 per share, or £5.81 billion ($7.86 billion).
nL4N43I0H5
** Howden has acquired Limerick-based financial advisory firm Folk Asset Management as part of the expansion of its financial advisory team in Ireland, the broker said.
nL6N43I0OT
** Eli Lilly <LLY.N> said it would acquire psychedelic drug developer AtaiBeckley <ATAI.O> for up to $3.8 billion, entering the race to develop psychedelic treatments for depression and other mental health disorders.
nL4N43I0ZF
** ABB <ABBN.S> has $14 billion for further acquisitions, CEO Morten Wierod said, after the Swiss engineering group announced a record $5.5 billion purchase of British automation company Rotork <ROR.L>.
nL8N43I059
** Angelini Pharma said it had completed the acquisition of U.S. rare-disease drug maker Catalyst Pharmaceuticals <CPRX.O> in a $4.1 billion deal involving Italian state lender CDP.
nL1N43I0C1
** Bridgepoint <BPTB.L> has agreed to buy a majority stake in German laboratory testing company GBA Group from Ardian, Bridgepoint said, confirming a Reuters report.
nL1N43I0BV
** Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings <3382.T> is considering buying a double-digit stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group <ZAB.WA>, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said.
nS8N422034
** Hyundai Motor Group disclosed that it would make U.S. robotics company Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank Group's <9984.T> stake of around 10%, a move it said would help it deploy advanced robotics across its operations.
nL1N43I027
** Swedish investment firm EQT <EQTAB.ST> will lift its bid for Kakaku.com <2371.T> to more than 3,400 yen per share, above 3,384 yen previously offered by SoftBank unit LY Corp <4689.T> and Bain Capital, the Nikkei said.
nL1N43I06K
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Dharna Bafna and Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
You may also like
Canadian Dollar languishes near 0.8200 as Fed tightening bets buoy US Dollar
Merlin Properties CEO Ismael Clemente buys EUR 124,200 in shares
Pentagon's $33.4 Billion Iran War Estimate Leaves Out the Oil Shock
2-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - U.S. vs Other Nations