Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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16/04/2026 14:36

Adds:  Arthur J Gallagher, American Express, Intertek, Choice Properties, Kering Updates:

April 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:

** Arthur J Gallagher has acquired UK-based Bridge Insurance Brokers Limited, the broker announced.

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** Credit card giant American Express  said it would buy Hyper, an artificial intelligence-focused expense management startup backed by OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman.

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** British product testing and certifications group Intertek  said it has rejected private-equity group EQT AB's  takeover offer worth 7.93 billion pounds ($10.74 billion), or 51.50 pounds per share, citing undervaluation.

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** Real estate investment trust Choice Properties  and KingSett Capital will acquire First Capital REIT  in a cash-and-stock deal worth about C$9.4 billion ($6.85 billion), the companies said .

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** Gucci-owner Kering  will acquire a minority stake in Shanghai-based Icicle Fashion Group as part of a new partnership with its Chinese parent ICCF, the French luxury group said.

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** State-owned oil firm Sonangol's refinery division Sonaref has not received any formal communication from Botswana signalling its desire to acquire a stake in Angola's new $6.6 billion Lobito refinery, a senior company executive said late on Tuesday.

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** Georgia's BasisBank, owned by Chinese conglomerate Hualing Group, has acquired a 95.99% ownership stake in Liberty Bank, the South Caucasus country's third-largest lender, BasisBank said .

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** British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion  has sold its entire 9.1% stake in Applied Nutrition  for about 49 million pounds ($66.47 million), a bookrunner said .

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** Fred Blackford, a British tech investor who heads Future Positive Global, has accumulated a stake worth more than $500 million in TikTok-owner ByteDance, he told the FT in an interview published .

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** Elliott Investment Management said it has taken a stake in Daikin <6367.T> and thinks the manufacturer of air conditioners should improve margins and shareholder returns and review non-core assets.

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 (Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

 ((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))