Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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27/02/2026 21:19

Adds Trump Media & Technology, Zurich Insurance

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Friday:

** Trump Media & Technology Group DJT.O, founded by U.S. President Donald Trump, is considering spinning off its social media platform Truth Social into a publicly traded company.

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** Zurich Insurance Group ZURN.S is likely to announce a firm, recommended bid for Beazley BEZG.L as early as Monday and raise billions of dollars in equity to fund the deal, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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** Indian budget retailer Vishal Mega Mart's VSSL.NS largest promoter sold around 14% of its stake via block deals for 76.36 billion rupees ($838.46 million), according to exchange data and Reuters calculations. nL6N3ZN0WO

** BlackRock-owned BLK.N Global Infrastructure Partners and equity firm EQT AB EQTAB.ST are nearing a deal to acquire U.S.-based utility AES Corp AES.N, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3ZN1D1

** Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Equinix EQIX.O have agreed to acquire Nordic data center operator atNorth from private equity firm Partners Group in a deal valued at about $4 billion, the companies said in a joint statement. nL4N3ZN0NW

** Italian utility A2A A2.MI, reacting to reports of a possible takeover and merger with renewables group Erg ERG.MI, said it was exploring "strategic options" but had not taken any decisions. nL8N3ZN0ZD

** Holcim HOLN.S wants to be a consolidator in the fragmented building materials industry and will press ahead with acquisitions during 2026 after buying 18 companies in 2025, CEO Miljan Gutovic said . nS8N3WA07C

** Senior's SNR.L shares surged after the British engineering company said it has received multiple takeover offers in the past few months and is considering two of them, with discussions also ongoing with a potential bidder. nL6N3ZN0FR

** Paramount Skydance PSKY.O emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O, after streaming giant Netflix NFLX.O on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the storied Hollywood studio. nL4N3ZM2EQ

** Brinks Co BCO.N said on Thursday it will acquire NCR Atleos NATL.N in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $6.6 billion including debt, sending the cash management and logistics provider's shares down 6% in after-hours trading to $126.90. nL4N3ZM2FU

** Specialty Program Group (SPG) has acquired Proper Insurance, a Bozeman, Montana-based MGA specializing in short-term rental properties. nL6N3ZM0Z5

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Abhinav Parmar and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))