Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Jan 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 20:45 GMT on Tuesday:

*Italian media group GEDI has entered into exclusive talks with regional publisher Gruppo SAE to sell the Italian newspaper La Stampa.nL6N3YL131

*Qiagen QIA.DE is weighing strategic options, including a potential sale of the company amid fresh takeover interest, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. nL4N3YL1R1

*Kuwaiti businessman Bader Nasser Al‑Kharafi said on Tuesday he had acquired a 3% stake in luxury yacht maker Ferretti YACHT.MI, amid moves to reshape the Italian company's shareholder base and board. nL8N3YL1OO

*Palantir PLTR.O leaders said the U.S. technology company has clinched a deal to sell more software to HD Hyundai 267250.KS, ramping up its heavy-industry work in South Korea. nL6N3YL0YM

*Risk Theory has set its sights on further M&A following its recent deal for Jet Insurance Company as it also targets talent acquisition to support its entry into new market segments. nL6N3YL11Y

*Restaurant Brands Asia RESR.NS said that Inspira Global will acquire a controlling stake in the Burger King India and Indonesia operator for around 4.60 billion rupees ($50.54 million). nL4N3YL1TY

Britain's GSK GSK.L has agreed to buy RAPT Therapeutics RAPT.O for $2.2 billion, accessing the U.S. biotech's experimental drug to treat food allergies as it seeks new medicines ahead of patent losses for a top-selling HIV drug.nL6N3YL0BU

Netflix NFLX.O has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets without increasing the $82.7 billion price in a bid to shut the door on Paramount's rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant. nL4N3YL106

Abivax Chief Executive Marc de Garidel dismissed as "noise" reports in the French press that Eli Lilly LLY.N may take over his company, and said market speculation about an ongoing review by French authorities was inconsistent with how French foreign-investment oversight works. nL6N3YG1CC

Acrisure has completed the rebrand of two of its UK insurance broking acquisitions, bringing heritage brokers Russell Scanlan and WH&R McCartney under the Acrisure name, the broker said. nL6N3YL0RS

Universal Music Group UMG.AS is set to secure EU antitrust approval for its $775 million bid for Downtown Music after regulators signalled acceptance of its offer to sell the latter's royalty services platform, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. nL1N3YL0IB

New Zealand's Fletcher Building FBU.NZ said on Tuesday it will sell its construction division to a unit of French infrastructure firm VINCI SA SGEF.PA for NZ$315.6 million ($182.76 million). nL6N3YK12J

Zurich Insurance Group ZURN.S has made a 7.67 billion pound ($10.3 billion) offer for speciality insurer Beazley BEZG.L, going public with an improved bid that sent shares in the British company up 40% on Monday. nL6N3YK0S9

Italian multi‑utility firm Hera said on Monday it had agreed to acquire water treatment group Sostelia in a deal worth 138 million euros ($161 million) including debt, boosting its position in the treatment of industrial and civil water. nL8N3YK0Z8

Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso GCARSOA1.MX, controlled by magnate Carlos Slim, will buy out Lukoil LKOH.MM to hold a full stake in the Ichalkil and Pokoch offshore oil fields, the firm said in a filing on Monday. nL1N3YK0GQ

Goldman Sachs-backed UK broker consolidator Clear Group has made its first acquisition of 2026 with a deal to buy insurance broker Shire Insurance Services Limited (SIS). nL6N3YK0PQ

Specialty MGA Optio Group on Monday announced that it has completed its acquisition of the remaining 75% stake in Italian MGA Heca S.r.l for an undisclosed sum. nL6N3YK0NI

Private equity firm Everstone will sell its entire 11.26% stake in Burger King's India and Indonesia franchisee Restaurant Brands Asia RESR.NS, as part of a deal to be announced on Tuesday, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. nL4N3YK0MY