Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

BRF SA

06/08/2025 20:40

Adds: TotalEnergies, Blackstone, Turkish Airlines, Bio-Techne, MasterBrand; Updates: Apollo

Aug 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Wednesday:

** TotalEnergies TTEF.PA said on Wednesday that its affiliate Total Austral had agreed to sell its 45% interest in two unconventional oil and gas blocks to Argentina's YPF. nL6N3TY0MW

** Blackstone BX.N, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has agreed to buy energy data and analytics provider Enverus, it said in a statement on Wednesday, as dealmaking in the private equity sector shows signs of recovery after a slowdown. nL6N3TY0Q4

** Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS is still very interested in buying a stake in Spanish airline Air Europa and is in the process of preparing a binding offer, a company executive said during an earnings call on Wednesday. nL1N3TY0PR

** Bio-Techne TECH.O on Wednesday said it expects uncertainty related to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff and academic funding policies to spill into its fiscal year 2026 and could create pressure on the company's performance. nL4N3TY1LX

** U.S. cabinetry manufacturers MasterBrand Inc MBC.N and American Woodmark Corp AMWD.O said on Wednesday they will merge in an all-stock deal, creating a company worth $3.6 billion, including debt, amid consolidation in the highly fragmented building products sector. nL6N3TY0QK

** Logistics infrastructure developer FTAI Infrastructure FIP.O said it had agreed to buy The Wheeling Corporation for $1.05 billion to expand its freight rail platform. nL4N3TY14U

** Apollo APO.N agreed to buy a majority interest in Stream Data Centers (SDC), the alternative asset manager said on Wednesday, in a bet on rising demand for digital infrastructure fueled by artificial intelligence and cloud computing. [nL1N3TY0TW]

** Blackstone BX.N said it would launch a $3.5 billion offer to take TechnoPro Holdings 6028.T private, the latest in a series of deals that have helped push M&A dealmaking to record levels in Japan this year. nL1N3TY06V

** Buyout company Hg has begun lining up advisers to explore a possible sale of its financial data firm FE fundinfo, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, following on from a series of deals in the highly valued sector. nL8N3K30R9

** Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it would not refer the merger between Omnicom OMC.N and Interpublic IPG.N to an in-depth phase 2 probe, clearing the way for the creation of the world's largest advertising and marketing agency. nL4N3TY0YK

** German media company ProSiebenSat.1 PSMGn.DE recommended its shareholders accept the latest public takeover offer from MFE-MediaForEurope MFEB.MI, abandoning its resistance to the Italian group controlled by the Berlusconi family. nL8N3TY0SX

** Sabadell SABE.MC shareholders on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of its TSB business in Britain to Santander SAN.MC, which analysts see as a defensive move against BBVA's BBVA.MC hostile takeover bid. nL8N3TY0V7

** Italy's top insurer Generali GASI.MI said on Wednesday it would continue to assess Mediobanca's MDBI.MI bid to buy Banca Generali BGN.MI, as well as a revised distribution agreement with the private bank which is a key part of the offer. nL8N3TY19I

** British e-commerce firm THG THG.L said it would sell food and beverage flavouring manufacturer Claremont Ingredients for 103 million pounds ($137 million) to European flavour and colouring maker Nactarome Group. nL6N3TY0AB

** Australia's Infomedia IFM.AX said it had agreed to be acquired by the Asia-focused private equity arm of asset manager TPG TPG.O for an equity value of A$651 million ($421.33 million). nL4N3TX2ZW

** Shareholders in Marfrig MRFG3.SA and BRF BRFS3.SA approved on Tuesday the proposed merger between the two Brazilian food processors, the firms said in a joint securities filing. nL1N3TX19Q

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Anshi Sancheti and Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru)

 ((Anshi.Sancheti@thomsonreuters.com))