Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Datagroup SE

16/04/2025 21:05

Adds Comau and Foresight Group

April 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Wednesday:

** Italy-based robotic company Comau signed a binding agreement to acquire full control of Automha, an Italian firm operating in the logistic automation sector, from current owner Trasma, the three companies said. nL8N3QU1E9

** British investment manager Foresight Group FSGF.L said it would buy battery storage investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust HEIT.L in a deal that values the company at about 209.9 million pounds ($277.9 million). [nL4N3QU19P]

** Markel has entered into an agreement to purchase marine MGA the Meco Group Limited, the company said on Wednesday. nL6N3QU0GC

** Lyft  is buying mobility platform FreeNow from German automotive giants BMW  and Mercedes-Benz  for 175 million euros ($198.40 million) to expand into the European ride-hailing market, the U.S. company said. nL4N3QU0UU

** Compre Group has completed its acquisition of Covéa U.S. subsidiary CSE Group, the legacy specialist said. nL6N3QU0D8

** U.S.-based private equity firm KKR  has reached a deal with Frankfurt-listed Datagroup D6HG.DE to buy the firm in an all-cash transaction that values it at about 450 million euros ($508 million), the IT services provider said on Tuesday. nL4N3QT1PJ

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))