Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

EssilorLuxottica SA

23/04/2026 15:54

Adds: Warner Bros, Atlas Holdings, TAP, Sky Deutschland, CEZ, Acciona; updates: UniCredit

April 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Thursday:

** Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O shareholders on Thursday backed the company's proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance PSKY.O, but cast an advisory vote against executive compensation plans tied to the deal. nL4N4161X6

** Atlas Holdings said it has no intention to bid for UK construction materials supplier BRCK Group BRCK.L after it was denied sufficient access to company information and management ahead of a looming takeover code deadline. nL4N4161HL

** Portugal's government on Thursday asked Air France-KLM and Germany's Lufthansa to submit binding bids for a minority stake in flag carrier TAP, setting up a tight contest between the two European airline groups after closely matched initial offers, the only two it had received. nL8N4161Q3

** Czech power utility CEZ CEZP.PR is preparing to spin off its non-production assets and sell up to 49% of the new unit to investors, a move that could help fund the government's goal to take full control of the company's power generation business. nL8N4160SQ

** European broadcaster RTL's AUDK.LU takeover of pay-TV firm Sky Deutschland is expected to lead to significant job cuts, with a three-digit number of positions likely to be affected, according to two sources familiar with the matter. nL8N4161PF

** Spanish renewable power company Acciona Energia ANE.MC has received several non-binding offers for a package of 360 megawatts (MW) of Spanish wind assets, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. nS8N3PF0FH

** Italian bank UniCredit CRDI.MI holds a stake of 8.72% in Generali GASI.MI, the insurer's Chairman Andrea Sironi said as he listed the holdings of investors at its 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))