Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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18/09/2025 10:57

Sept 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

** Roche  has agreed to buy U.S. biotech firm 89bio  for up to $3.5 billion, joining a race to offer new liver disease treatments that complement an intense push in the area of weight-loss drugs.

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** Private equity firms Blackstone  and TPG  revived their interest in acquiring medical diagnostics company Hologic  in what could be one of the largest healthcare take-private deals this year, a person close to the transaction said on Wednesday.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Anshi Sancheti in Bengaluru)

 ((Anshi.Sancheti@thomsonreuters..com))