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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

ReutersJan 6, 2026 2:53 PM

- The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Tuesday:

Parcel locker company InPost <INPST.AS> said that it had received an indicative takeover proposal from an unnamed party, sending its share price sharply higher.nL1N3Y704U

U.S. private equity firm TPG <TPG.O> is close to acquiring UnitedHealth's <UNH.N> Optum UK business, in a deal worth between 1.2 billion pounds ($1.62 billion) and 1.4 billion pounds, Sky News reported.

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STAAR Surgical <STAA.O> said it plans to terminate its merger agreement with Swiss eyecare giant Alcon <ALCC.S> after failing to secure enough shareholder votes to approve the deal.nL4N3Y70UJ

Anheuser-Busch InBev <ABI.BR> will buy back a 49.9% stake in its U.S. metal container plants for about $3 billion, the world's top brewer said , at a time of soaring aluminium costs due to tariffs.nL1N3Y7066

Singapore's Grab Holdings <GRAB.O> said it has acquired China-based Infermove, a developer of AI-enabled robotics solutions, to strengthen its first- and last-mile delivery capabilities.nL4N3Y70QG


Skyward Specialty Insurance Group said on January 5 it has launched Skyward Group, the unified brand for the holding company, following the completion of its $555 million acquisition of Lloyd's insurer Apollo. nL6N3Y70CE

Jollibee Foods Corp JFC.PS plans to spin off its international operations and list the new unit as an independent company on a U.S. securities exchange, it said in a filing with the Philippine Stock Exchange . nL1N3Y704S

Catastrophe-focused MGU SageSure has completed the acquisition of Gemini Financial Holdings Corporation and its Olympus subsidiaries, it said on January 6. nL6N3Y70CA

Media billionaire Kerry Stokes made a near $9 billion buyout approach along with U.S.-based long-time suitor Steel Dynamics for Australia's top steelmaker BlueScope in a move that would substantially broaden his industrial footprint.nL4N3Y701O

A judge at Brazil's federal audit court TCU said on Monday that he may consider measures to prevent the sale of assets during the liquidation of Banco Master, a mid‑sized lender shut down by the Brazilian central bank in November after months of liquidity problems. nL1N3Y60NG

Holcim said it had completed the purchase of French precast concrete maker Alkern, the latest acquisition by the Swiss building materials maker. nL8N3Y706Q

Buyout firm Hg Capital is in advanced talks to acquire financial software maker OneStream , Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL6N3Y709E

Cathay Pacific Airways <0293.HK> CEO Ronald Lam said that major shareholder Air China's <601111.SS> decision to sell a 1.61% stake in the Hong Kong flagship carrier was a "tactical" move. nL4N3Y705V

Utility Vistra said on Monday it has agreed to buy Cogentrix Energy, comprising 10 natural gas-fired power plants, from Quantum Capital Group for about $4.7 billion, as it looks to meet growing power demand. nL4N3Y61FJ

IMA Financial Group has acquired The Richards Group, a family-owned independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm serving New England. nL6N3Y611L

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