Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA

30/01/2026 20:39

Adds: Carlyle, Winston & Strawn-Taylor Wessing, and IDBI Bank

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 20:45 GMT on Friday:

** U.S. private equity firm Carlyle CG.O has begun exploratory talks with UAE investors to bring in partners should its initial agreement to buy Russian firm Lukoil's international assets proceed, three sources with knowledge of the process said.

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** Partners at Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have formally approved their anticipated merger, the law firms said on Friday, setting the stage for the legal industry's latest major transatlantic combination.

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 ** India's federal government has set a February 5 deadline for financial bids for IDBI Bank IDBI.NS as it looks to divest a majority of its holding in the lender, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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** Britain's Pinewood Technologies PINE.L surged as much as 28% after the automotive service provider said it was set to agree to a 575.5 million pounds ($792.06 million) deal with Apax Partners if the private equity firm tables a formal offer.

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** German media group Bertelsmann's  BMG Rights Management is considering a cash-and-stock offer for music company Concord in a deal that could be valued as high as $7 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources.

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** Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) <601600.SS> and Rio Tinto  agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio  for 4.69 billion reais ($903.61 million), the firms said.

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** Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla  as well as an alternative combination with artificial-intelligence company xAI, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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** Australia's Nine Entertainment  said it will buy digital outdoor media group QMS for A$850 million ($599.08 million) while selling its radio arm and shifting regional TV to an affiliate, accelerating a pivot to higher-growth digital assets.

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**  Apple  said it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup working on artificial intelligence technology for audio.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy,Parth Chandna and Apratim Sarkar in Bengaluru)

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