Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

GE HealthCare Technologies

05/10/2026 14:49

Adds: GE HealthCare, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, ConocoPhillips, Carlsberg, Cenovus
Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday:

** Medical device maker GE HealthCare GEHC.O said on Monday it would buy privately held Sofie Biosciences for $945 million in cash, in a move that strengthens its ability to manufacture and distribute PET imaging drugs. nL4N45R0PW

    ** Freight forwarding firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide CHRW.O said on Monday it would buy RXO RXO.N in a stock-and-cash transaction for $5.8 billion, as it looks to strengthen its footprint in North America's truck brokerage business. nL4N45R0MP
    
** ConocoPhillips COP.N is looking at an unsolicited offer for its North Sea business, executive chair Ryan Lance told the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday, but the company has not reached a decision yet. nL6N45R0EP
 
** Danish brewer Carlsberg CARLb.CO said on Monday it had agreed to buy PepsiCo's PEP.O bottlers in Georgia and Armenia, expanding its partnership with the US group as it increases its exposure to soft drinks. nL8N45R0IC
 
** Cenovus Energy CVE.TO said on Monday it would buy Athabasca Oil ATH.TO in a C$5.7 billion ($4 billion) cash-and-stock deal, expanding its presence in Alberta and cementing its position as one of Canada's largest oil sands producers. nL4N45R0JQ
    
** France's Schneider Electric SCHN.PA struck its biggest deal ever on Monday, agreeing to buy PTC PTC.O in an all-cash deal valuing the US software company's equity at around $22.6 billion, it said in a statement. nL6N45Q07P
        
** AkzoNobel AKZO.AS said on Monday it has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian decorative paints business to Nippon Paint 4612.T for $1.35 billion, completing a review of its Asian decorative paints portfolio. nL6N45Q07K

** Britain's BT Group BT.L acquired TalkTalk's consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration, it said on Monday, in a bid to rescue the broadband operator and protect 2.5 million customers from losing services. nL4N45R09R

** Canada's Suncor Energy SU.TO said on Sunday it had agreed to sell its interests in three offshore oil assets to London-based Ithaca Energy ITH.L for C$1.2 billion ($841.69 million) in upfront cash. nL6N45R01S

 (Compiled by Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru)
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