Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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11/05/2026 14:40

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May 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday:

** Meta  CEO Mark Zuckerberg backed-Cellular Intelligence has acquired Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's  cell therapy candidate for Parkinson's disease, the biotech firm said.

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** Blackstone  will acquire Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, CVC  said.

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** German utility group E.ON  is poised to become one of Britain's largest energy suppliers after it announced plans to buy rival Ovo Energy for an undisclosed sum.

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** Gallagher Bassett, Arthur J Gallagher's claims and risk management solutions unit, said it has acquired Mays Brown Solicitors, a London boutique law firm specialising in shipping and maritime legal services.

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** ASOS  said it will sell its Lichfield fulfilment centre to rival Marks & Spencer  for 66 million pounds ($89.7 million), as the British retailer looks to simplify operations and dispose of non-core assets.

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** Dutch technology investor Prosus  said it had sold a 5% stake in Delivery Hero  to Aspex Management, taking gross proceeds of around 335 million euros ($394 million).

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** Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is considering selling a 15% stake in three equal parts following the designer's death, potentially bringing in three buyers he had selected as shareholders, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Apratim Sarkar in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))