Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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16/07/2026 10:37

July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:
     
** 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.
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** Bridgepoint <BPTB.L> has agreed to buy a majority stake in German laboratory testing company GBA Group from Ardian, confirming a Reuters report.
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** ABB <ABBN.S> could still carry out large acquisitions after a $5.5 billion deal for British automation company Rotork <ROR.L>, CEO Morten Wierod said.
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** Uber <UBER.N> launched a public takeover offer for Delivery Hero <DHER.DE> that values the German food delivery company at $14.8 billion and would create the world's largest food-delivery firm outside China.
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** 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.
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** 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 .
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** Eli Lilly <LLY.N> is in talks to acquire psychedelic drugmaker AtaiBeckley <ATAI.O> and a deal could be announced as soon as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))