Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

EssilorLuxottica SA

23/04/2026 10:53

April 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

** Italian bank UniCredit CRDI.MI holds a stake of 8.72% in Generali GASI.MI, the chairman of the country's biggest insurer said as he listed the holdings of investors at the annual general meeting (AGM). nL8N4160PC

** Franco-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica ESLX.PA said it had acquired Faro, a small Italian company specialised in high-precision technologies for eyewear manufacturing. nL8N4160ML

** Swedish private capital group EQT EQTAB.ST is exploring a takeover of Japanese price comparison website operator Kakaku.com 2371.T, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. nL4N4160CG

** Private equity firm Apollo APO.N is nearing a deal to acquire the auto interiors business of France's Forvia FRVIA.PA, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL1N4160BB

** U.S. investment firm Bain Capital is seeking to sell a stake of at least 40% in Bridge Data Centres (BDC) in a deal that would value the Singapore-based data infrastructure builder at $5 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said. nL4N4150PB

 (Compiled by Dharna Bafna and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))