Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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30/04/2026 10:37

April 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

** Irish energy distributor DCC  rejected a 4.95-billion-pound ($6.66 billion) takeover proposal from a consortium comprising U.S. investment firms KKR  and Energy Capital Partners, saying it undervalued the company.

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** India's Federal Bank  said that its board has approved a proposal to acquire a portion of Standard Chartered Bank's  domestic retail credit cards portfolio.

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** Investment bank Lazard  said that it has entered into an agreement to acquire private equity advisory firm Campbell Lutyens for a total consideration of about $575 million, creating a new private capital advisory division called Lazard CL.

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** Apollo Global Management , Blackstone  and KKR  are battling it out to acquire a significant stake in the mammoth LNG Canada project from energy major Shell , three people familiar with the matter said.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))