Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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20/11/2025 15:16

Adds: Solventum,  Abbott,  Enterprise Products Partners, Generali Updates:

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Thursday:

** Medical device maker Solventum  said it would acquire privately held Acera Surgical for up to $850 million to expand its wound-care portfolio.

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** Enterprise Products Partners  said that Exxon Mobil  will buy a 40% stake in its Bahia natural gas liquids pipeline and help expand the system to handle growing Permian Basin volumes.

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** Abbott  said it would buy cancer-test maker Exact Sciences  in a deal valued at up to $23 billion, including debt, marking one of its largest acquisitions in nearly a decade and its first major push into cancer screening.

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** Insurer Generali , Milan-listed BFF Bank  and France's BPCE have advanced to the second round of bidding to acquire European life-insurance consolidator GamaLife from Apax Partners, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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** Palo Alto Networks  said it will buy cloud management and monitoring company Chronosphere for $3.35 billion, as the cybersecurity firm looks to strengthen its AI offerings.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Arnav Mishra in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))