Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Etsy

19/02/2026 21:12

Adds: Visa, Bain, Vale Base Metals, Johnson & Johnson

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Thursday:

** Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is preparing a potential sale of the orthopedics unit that it has been planning to separate, with big buyout firms already circling, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3ZF1PO

** Vale Base Metals has agreed to sell its majority stake in the Thompson Nickel Belt mine in Manitoba to a consortium of buyers, a move that would lead to the creation of a new nickel company in Canada. nL6N3ZF0ST

** Bain Capital is considering a sale or initial public offering of its portfolio company Dessert Holdings that could value the maker of cakes, pies and cookies at over $3 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter. nL6N3ZE15R

** Card giant Visa V.N said it would buy payment platforms Prisma and Newpay from private-equity firm Advent International, bolstering its presence in Argentina. nL4N3ZF167

** Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio is planning to buy from two of his siblings an additional 25% stake in the family holding company that controls EssilorLuxottica ESLX.PA, in an effort to resolve an estate dispute, a source close to the son of the late founder told Reuters, confirming an Italian newspaper report. nL8N3ZF1BC

** Britain's competition watchdog said on Thursday it provisionally found concerns over UK editorial content supply in the proposed merger between U.S.-based Getty Images GETY.N and rival Shutterstock SSTK.N, but cleared the deal in the global stock content market. nL6N3ZF0R6

** A management buyout of commodity trader Gunvor has valued the group at around $5 billion, according to two sources and a Reuters calculation based on deal's financing via a loan to staff. nL8N3ZE0XM

** Yorkville America Equities LLC said that it plans to acquire the Point Bridge America First ETF MAGA.Z and incorporate its assets into the Truth Social family of exchange-traded funds currently managed by Yorkville. nTUA43BNP

** Nestle NESN.S said it was in talks to sell its remaining in-house ice cream business as part of new CEO Philipp Navratil's drive to streamline the sprawling Swiss consumer food giant. nL6N3ZF09K

** A Goldman Sachs-backed management buyout offer (MBO) for Japanese digital printing firm Raksul 4384.T was increased by 11% after investor criticism of the proposed deal, and the tender period extended to March 9. nL6N3ZF09U

** Nuveen's agreed 9.9 billion pounds ($13.3 billion) takeover of Schroders SDR.L undervalues the British money manager, shareholder J O Hambro said, as the companies seek to drum up investor support for the deal. nL6N3ZF0MX

** Hims & Hers Health HIMS.N said it will acquire Australian digital health company Eucalyptus in a deal valued at up to $1.15 billion, as the U.S. telehealth firm pushes into international markets to expand its personalized-care business. nL4N3ZF0O6

** EBay Inc EBAY.O forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday and announced the acquisition of fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy ETSY.N for nearly $1.2 billion. nL4N3ZE1MD

** India's state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL.NS has made its first-ever purchase of Venezuelan oil, and private refiner HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) has bought the South American country's crude for the first time in two years, three sources familiar with the trade said on Wednesday. nL1N3ZC0C6

** Kinetik Holdings KNTK.N, a pipeline operator in the Delaware Basin, is considering a sale following an approach from Western Midstream Partners WES.N, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3ZF013

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Pragyan Kalita, and Angela Christy M in Bengaluru)

((Pragyan.Kalita@thomsonreuters.com))